Kuroko's Basketball template: the king of slacking off, Shohoku's strongest sixth man.

"So verbose!"

"How could a genius like me possibly lose face!"

Akagi finally stood up and, with Ayako's help, walked towards the changing room.

"Don't think you can win just because I'm not here, Uozumi."

As he passed by Uozumi, he stopped and coldly uttered a remark.

Uozumi clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "I will defeat your substitute fair and square, and wait for you to come back."

Akagi leaves the field.

Shohoku lost its key inside player.

The atmosphere in the entire stadium instantly became subtle.

Taoka Shigeichi breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines. Although the victory was somewhat unfair, it was indeed a golden opportunity for Ryonan to launch a counterattack.

"Listen up! With Akagi out, Shohoku's inside game is completely exposed!"

"Uozumi! Attack the basket!"

"Beat that red-haired brat down!"

Taoka Shigeichi waved his fist, spitting as he spoke.

The game has restarted.

Without Akagi's restraint, Jun Uozumi completely transformed into an inside behemoth.

"Bang!"

Uozumi received the ball, turned around, and shoved Sakuragi aside for a powerful one-handed dunk.

69: 68.

Ryonan overtook them.

"Damn it! That monkey boss is so strong!" Sakuragi rubbed his chest, which was sore from the impact, and grimaced.

"Idiot, your center of gravity is too high."

Are you brain-dead?

Rukawa walked coldly past Sakuragi, his fox-like eyes filled with disdain.

"What did you say?! You damned fox!"

"If that ball had been yours, you would have been sent flying into the stands!" Sakuragi instantly bristled, his forehead touching Rukawa's.

"Idiot." Rukawa Kaede pushed Sakuragi's face away.

Next round.

Rukawa Kaede has the ball.

Facing Sendoh's defense, he didn't pass the ball but instead chose to force his way through.

A series of crossover dribbles, followed by a sharp change of direction.

So fast!

Even Sendoh was pushed back half a body length.

Rukawa Kaede drives into the paint.

Facing the defensive Uozumi, he made an extremely smooth pull-back motion in the air.

He dodged the block and made a reverse layup.

"Whoosh!"

Goal!

69: 70.

Shohoku kept the score close.

"snort."

Rukawa landed and glanced at Sakuragi.

Although he didn't say anything, his eyes clearly said: This is what playing ball is all about.

"Ugh! I'm so angry!"

Sakuragi jumped up and down in anger, yelling, "Give me the ball! I want to score too!"

However, Ryonan did not give Shohoku a chance to catch their breath.

Sendoh Akira stepped forward.

He looked at the chaotic situation on the field and a calm smile appeared on his lips.

"Don't panic, everyone."

Sendoh held up one finger, "Score another goal."

Lingnan launched an attack.

Sendoh dribbled past half-court and, facing Rukawa's defense, suddenly accelerated.

Not a breakthrough, but... a pass?

No, it's a fake news report!

The moment Rukawa Kaede lost his balance, Sendoh had already swept past like a gust of wind.

"Sakuragi! Cover!" Lin Bei shouted from behind.

Actually, Sakuragi had already rushed forward without Lin Bei even having to shout.

"Don't even think about going over there, you broom-headed guy!"

Sakuragi leaped high into the air, his hands covering the sky, as if he wanted to give Sendoh a big hot pot.

This amazing jumping ability drew gasps from the audience.

But Sendoh did not panic in the air.

He looked at the arrogant newcomer in front of him, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"You jumped really high."

"but……"

Sendoh paused abruptly in mid-air for a moment, and only exerted his strength again when Sakuragi began to fall.

A thunderous dunk over a defender!

"boom!"

Sendoh slammed the ball into the basket with one hand, the immense impact knocking Sakuragi to the ground.

71: 70.

The entire venue erupted in cheers.

"Sendoh! Sendoh! Sendoh!"

Cheers erupted like a tsunami.

Sendoh landed and looked down at Sakuragi lying on the floor.

She still wore that harmless smile, but her words sent a chill down Sakuragi's spine.

"Sakuragi-kun, jumping high isn't enough."

"Basketball is not such a simple sport."

Sakuragi stared blankly at Sendoh's retreating figure, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

This is a crushing defeat due to superior strength.

The next few minutes became Shohoku's darkest moment.

Without Akagi, the inside game is like a tiger with its teeth pulled out.

Uozumi used his height and weight advantage to dominate the paint.

Hook shot goes in.

The second attack resulted in a goal.

Draw a foul and get free throws.

Despite Sakuragi's best efforts, he was like a headless fly running around aimlessly in front of the experienced Uozumi.

"Foul! Red number 10! Pushing foul!"

The referee's whistle blew again and again.

Sakuragi Hanamichi already had three fouls on his hands, and was panting heavily, covered in sweat.

The score was quickly widened.

75: 70.

79: 72.

83: 74.

There are two minutes left in the game.

Ryonan is leading by 9 points.

In a high school game, they were down by 9 points with two minutes left.

With the starting center forward off the field, it's practically a death sentence.

"pause!"

Coach Anzai finally called a timeout.

The Shohoku team members dragged their heavy steps off the court.

Everyone looked like they'd been pulled out of the water, their jerseys soaked with sweat.

A sense of despair was spreading.

"Damn it...damn it..."

Sakuragi slammed his fist on the chair, covered his head with a towel, and his body trembled slightly.

He was not reconciled.

They clearly called it a secret weapon, and they clearly called it a genius.

As a result, he was humiliated by those two people in turn.

Lin Bei slumped in the far corner of the bench, holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand.

"call……"

He looked up at the glaring light from the ceiling.

tired.

I'm really tired.

My muscles were protesting, and my lungs felt like they were on fire.

"Is this what they call youth?"

"It's really... smelly and tiring."

Lin Bei unscrewed the bottle cap and, under the guise of drinking water, subtly stirred his thoughts.

[System Prompt]

[Use: Medium Stamina Potion?]

"use."

A cool liquid slid down my throat.

Instantly, the burning fatigue receded like a tide, and the exhausted cells were filled with vitality again.

Lin Bei let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes gradually clearing.

He glanced at the scoreboard.

83:74.

He glanced again at the smug Taoka Shigeichi across from him, and at Sendoh and Uozumi who were receiving cheers.

"Although I really want to lie down and go home to sleep right now."

"but……"

Lin Bei's gaze swept over Sakuragi, who was standing with his head down, and Rukawa, who looked unwilling.

"If we lose to this old man, we'll have to go back and be forced to mop the floor by that Akagi guy."

"Absolutely not."

Lin Bei sat up straight.

[System notification: The host has 1 skill point remaining unused]

【Use now?】

"use."

Lin Bei's consciousness sank into the system space.

A giant roulette wheel appeared before me, displaying countless names.

Aomine Daiki, Akashi Seijuro, Murasakibara Atsushi...

They are all monsters.

"Let's go all out."

"Ideally, it should be the kind of score that doesn't require running around."

Lin Bei silently recited in his heart.

The roulette wheel spun rapidly before finally coming to a slow stop.

The pointer was pointing at a green-haired man wearing black-rimmed glasses and with bandages wrapped around his fingers.