Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 275 The Last Power
"Is it really the game of pass the parcel? I knew Akashi would save this decisive move for this moment!" Aomine Daiki held his chin with his right hand, muttered to himself while looking at Akashi Seijuro in the field with a playful look on his face.

"Here it comes!" Dai Qianxun looked at the basketball that was spinning violently and flying towards her, her eyes fixed, and then she slightly stepped back with her right foot, twisted her body, and used her right hand to slap the ball out in the direction of rotation.

"Good pass, Akashi, Chihiro!" Mibuchi Reio excitedly caught the basketball outside the three-point line, shouted angrily, then raised her hand and threw the ball into the basket.

"Damn, it was almost..."

At the moment when Mibuchi Reo threw the ball, Hyuga Junpei rushed over and jumped up to meet the basketball thrown by Mibuchi Reo. Fortunately, the basketball flew past Hyuga Junpei's fingertips, drew a towering arc in the air, and fell accurately into the basket.

"brush!"

A crisp sound of a basketball hitting the net was heard, and the originally silent sidelines suddenly erupted into thunderous cheers.

"Are you serious?" Mibuchi Reo murmured to himself as he looked at Hyuga Junpei in front of him with a serious face, "The movements are much faster and more decisive than before... Is this guy really not afraid of breaking the rules again?"

"I don't have time to think about such trivial matters anymore." After hearing what Mibuchi Reo said, Hinata Junpei turned around with a smile full of fighting spirit on his face, and said solemnly, "I won't think about anything else until I defeat you!"

"I don't know what you're talking about..." Mibuchi Reio said with a livid face, "You just said that you wanted me to not be able to make a single shot!"

"Let's give it a try!" Hinata Junpei made a pistol gesture with his hands, fired a shot at Mibuchi Reio, and then ran towards the front without looking back.

"Vulcan! Ball!"

Muji Teppei came to the baseline, looked at the timer on the sidelines, and threw the ball hard towards Kagami Daiga at the center line.

"boom!"

After receiving the ball, Kagami Taiga, probably in order to save energy, did not say another word in the face of Akashi Seijuro's defense, but took the ball and rushed towards Akashi Seijuro's defense line.

"You don't even look at me... Are you looking down on me..." Akashi Seijuro narrowed his eyes and took a decisive step forward. His arm, like a sharp blade, cut straight towards the basketball in Kagami Daiga's hand.

"boom!"

Just when Akashi Seijuro's fingertips were about to touch the basketball, Kagami Daigo's palm suddenly pressed heavily on the basketball. The basketball that was hit to the ground bounced high and flew in front of Kuroko Tetsuya who was near the free throw line in the blink of an eye.

"I got you!" Dai Chihiro, with crimson electric light in her pupils, came to Kuroko Tetsuya's side at the first opportunity, and her tall body covered all of Kuroko Tetsuya's ball routes.

"It's useless to guard me so nervously..." Kuroko Tetsuya said softly while looking at Dai Chihiro in front of him, "After all, I'm just a shadow!"

"What!" Dai Qianxun looked at Kuroko Tetsuya who was calm and composed in front of her, her eyes suddenly fixed, and an ominous premonition surged in her heart.

"Bang! Whoosh~"

As the sound of a palm hitting the bottom of the basketball was heard, a streak of orange-red light brushed past Dai Qianxun's cheek and flew into the penalty area.

"Pass the ball? Is it to Kagami?" Dai Qianxun turned her head habitually to look at the penalty area, but found that Kagami Daigo, who had been flying to play the ball before, was now standing obediently in the bottom corner.

"Good pass, Kuroko..." Kiyoshi Teppei, who received the ball, felt his mind go clear. Neya Takenagakichi in front of him seemed to be in slow motion. "At this moment... that guy must be there, right?"

"What is he saying?" Netani Takeyoshi muttered to himself with a confused look on his face as he looked at Kiyoshi Teppei who was muttering to himself.

"Kotaro! The left corner!" There was a hint of barely perceptible panic in Akashi Seijuro's tone. His eyes were focused on the ball flying in the air, and he pointed at Hinata Junpei in the left corner and shouted angrily.

"The more it is now... the more I can trust this guy..." Hinata Junpei took a step back, his heels pressed against the sideline of the court, his knees slightly bent, his hands slightly open, his eyes fixed on the basketball flying towards him, and muttered to himself, "Muji has done well enough... Next... it's time for me to exert my strength!"

"Don't even think about shooting!" Kotaro Hayama rushed to Junpei Hinata like an angry thunder beast, and jumped up to meet Junpei Hinata's shooting action.

"So, stubborn, hot-blooded idiots are easy to be fooled..." Hinata Junpei gently took back the basketball that was about to be shot, looked at Hayama Kotaro flying past him, and said with a smile with emotion.

"What? A fake move?" Flying in the air, Hayama Kotaro looked at Hinata Junpei in disbelief. "In this kind of game, you actually have the time to make a fake move?"

"Of course I have..." Hinata Junpei said with a meaningful smile on his face, "The basketball hoop in front of me now... is as vast as the ocean!"

As Hinata Junpei finished his words, the basketball was gently flicked away by a thin and powerful hand.

"Make it, captain!" Mitsukiri Furuhata on the sidelines looked at the basketball's tall arc in the air, stood up and shouted loudly.

"These newbies really don't remember things..." Hinata Junpei chuckled and twisted his neck and said, "I've told you so many times... When I make a move, all you have to do is cheer and shout!"

"Shh!"

The ending was just as Hinata Junpei had expected. The basketball drew a rainbow-like arc in the air and fell accurately into the basket.

"Except for the IH finals, this is probably the highest quality match I've ever seen." Domoto Koichiro, who was standing by the sidelines, crossed his arms over his chest and said in a complicated tone, "Pass the Parlay vs. All-Member Synchronous Zone... The ultimate individual driving the team vs. the ultimate team driving the individual... There may not be such a high-quality match in Japan in the next 50 years."

"But if the fight continues like this, Rakuzan High School should still win in the end, right?" Haizaki Shogo frowned and looked at the field and said, "After all, the time advantage is on Rakuzan High School's side..."

"That's not what you said, Haizaki." Nijimura Shuzo looked at the field with a complicated expression and said, "Although Rakuzan High School does have an advantage in the score at the moment... but time is not on Rakuzan High School's side..."

"Ah? Captain Nijimura, do you still think Kuroko and his team can win?" Haizaki Shogo said in disbelief, "Don't be ridiculous, Akashi can kill them just by delaying the game!"

"Nijimura isn't kidding." Domoto Koichiro said solemnly, "On the one hand, Akashi's pride as a king won't allow him to use such a despicable method as stalling for time... On the other hand, Akashi's passing the parcel... is indeed not as successful as the full-member synchronization.zone in terms of success rate."

"Aaaaaaaah!!!" As if to confirm what Domoto Koichiro said, Kagami Daiga jumped up in the penalty area of ​​Rakusan High School, caught the basketball that flew from somewhere in the air, and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.

"How could this happen..." Hayama Kotaro muttered to himself as he stared blankly at the unwilling Neya Takeyoshi, "Yyoshi didn't defend that ball just now?"

"Baga~ That's natural!" Hanamiya Shin, who was sitting in the corner of the audience, chuckled and said, "Pass the Parlor, it's nothing more than Akashi using his superior personal strength to force the entire team to simulate an effect similar to full synchronization... How can it be comparable to real full synchronization?" "Is full synchronization really that powerful?" Seto Kentaro said in disbelief, "Is there no way to deal with Akashi's Eye of the Emperor?"

"If everyone on the court is compared to a node, then the effect of Akashi's pass is tree-like. No matter how the person receiving the ball reacts, in the end, it all comes back to Akashi." Hanamiya smacked his lips and said, "But with all players synchronized.zone, every point can be the starting point of the attack, and every point can also be the end point of the attack... Even with Akashi Seijuro's brainpower, it is impossible to calculate such a huge amount of data in an instant..."

"What a joke! This level of calculation is simply beyond the limits of human beings!" Seto Kentaro said in disbelief.

"No, there is one person who may be able to do it..." Hanamiya Makoto crossed his arms over his chest and murmured softly, "No, he must be able to do it!"

"Captain, are you thinking about Kaneki Ken again?" Seto Kentaro quietly approached Kojiro Furuhashi and complained, "He's known as the bad boy, but when it comes to Kaneki Ken, he's like a love-brained person..."

"The captain is a masochist. This is not the first day you've known about this." Kojiro Furuhashi said with a blank look at Kentaro Seto.

Amid the whispers of the audience, the game gradually came to an end. Just as Domoto Koichiro and Nijimura Shuzo had expected, in the last thirty seconds of the game, the score between the two sides had reached 126 to 122, with Rakusan High School leading by only four points.

"It's really sad! Akashi Seijuro's champion Rakuzan was actually forced into a corner by the dark horse Seirin!" Konyoshi Sho sighed as he looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines.

"Beep~" At this moment, the referee blew the whistle, "Luoshan High School, request a timeout!"

"Ah, what's going on? Why is there another timeout?"

"No wonder... After all, they are being chased so closely, Luoshan High School must want to adjust its tactics..."

As the players from both teams walked off the court, the spectators on the sidelines began to talk.

"Akagi..." As soon as Akashi Seijuro walked off the court, Shirogane Eiji came up to Akashi Seijuro with a worried look on his face and said, "Do you need to make any tactical adjustments during the game?"

"That's not necessary, coach." Akashi Seijuro said with a sullen face as he gulped down water, "At this stage of the game, the outcome is no longer determined by tactics... The next 30 seconds will be a pure hand-to-hand fight. Whoever is more resilient will survive!"

"Did you hear all of this?" Shirogane Nagaharu turned to look at the players and said, "There are only 30 seconds left. Even if I have to die, I want you to die on the court!"

"Yes, coach!" the players of Luoshan High School answered in unison.

Coincidentally, at this moment, on the Seirin High School bench, Reiko Aida also gathered the players together and was carrying out the final mobilization.

"Everyone has worked hard to get to this point, but there are only 30 seconds left." Reiko Aida stared at the people in front of her with a burning gaze and said, "No matter what, you have to hold on for these 30 seconds!"

"You don't need to teach me this, Reiko." Hinata Junpei put his hands on his waist and said breathlessly, "After all, I'm betting on the consequences of a naked confession. Even if it means death, I can't fail in the last 30 seconds!"

"Yes, coach." Katsume Ichiro lifted up his jersey to wipe the sweat off his face, then smiled and said to Aida Reiko, "Just sit on the bench and wait for us to carry you into the finals!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Aida Reiko stretched out her hand, glanced at everyone and said, "Come on, let's do that again!"

"Seirin!" Hinata Junpei placed his hand on Aida Reiko's palm and roared loudly.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!" The players of Seirin High School put their hands together and responded in unison.

"Buzz~"

As the players of Seirin High School finished their words, the timer on the sidelines rang.

"Everyone, let's go together!" Hinata Junpei pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose, turned around and strode towards the court.

"Akaashi, ball!"

As Takeyoshi Netani served the ball from the baseline, Seijuro Akashi began to organize what might be Los Angeles High School's last attack in this game.

"Huh... Huh..." As soon as Akashi Seijuro stepped across the midfield line, Kagami Taiga came up to him, panting heavily.

"You haven't given up yet, Kagami?" At this point, Seijuro's eyes became extremely complicated as he looked at Kagami Daigo.

"How can I give up?" Kagami Taiga stared at Akashi Seijuro with lifeless eyes and muttered to himself, "I... carry the hopes of the entire team!"

"Press defense?" Hayama Kotaro looked at Kagami Taiga who chose to stick close to Akashi Seijuro with a shocked expression and muttered, "Kagami... shouldn't have the energy to do that now, right?"

"Yeah... I don't have any more energy now..." Kagami Daiga felt his eyes were blurry. He could only rely on a basketball player's instinct to judge Akashi Seijuro's position based on the sound of the basketball hitting the floor. "But... as long as I can win, I will do anything!"

As Kagami Taiga finished his words, a fiery red figure pounced on the basketball in Akashi Seijuro's hand like a hunting tiger.

"Very good momentum, but unfortunately... the position is wrong." Akashi Seijuro dribbled the ball behind his back to avoid the steal from God, then stood outside the three-point line with the ball and sighed, "Goodbye, Kagami."

"Whoosh~"

With a sound of breaking through the air, the basketball broke away from Akashi Seijuro's fingertips and slowly flew into the sky.

“Motor Motor!!!”

Just when everyone thought that Akashi Seijuro's three-pointer was a sure thing, Kagami Taiga's hoarse roar suddenly sounded behind Akashi Seijuro, and a long arm stretched out from behind Akashi Seijuro, and then fiercely covered the basketball.

"Well done, Kagami!" Izuki Shun jumped up, grabbed the basketball, and then threw the ball heavily to the front court. Hinata Junpei, who took the lead, received the basketball outside the three-point line, raised his hand, and aimed the ball at the basket.

"Throw it in... Captain! This is my last bit of strength!" Kagami Daiga squatted on the ground with weak legs, looked at Hinata Junpei with anticipation and muttered to himself.

"Don't even think about scoring a goal, bastard!" Mibuchi Reo had come to Junpei Hinata's side without her knowing when, and jumped up to meet Junpei Hinata who was about to shoot.

(End of this chapter)