Kuroko's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

"I'm fine, Peach, but it's really unpleasant to feel like I've been tricked."

Aomine lay on the bench, his eyes fixed on the field. Touou's attacks were repeatedly blocked by Kaijo, and the connection between Hikaru and Kise completely shattered Touou's defense.

He stared intently at the situation on the field and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Peach, I will solve the problem. The only one who can defeat me is myself!"

Momoi bit her lip, she was terrified. If she really lost, would A-da become the same as before? Or... would things develop in a way she couldn't predict?

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On the basketball court

Xiangyang compared

With a gesture of six, the Kaijo team quickly began to move into position. Imayoshi reacted and immediately covered Kasamatsu's position. However, the most unreasonable thing about the horn tactic is that it can create many scoring opportunities in a short period of time. It is not a tactic created for just one person to score. With five people moving at the same time, even if you can defend them all in the first round, what about the second and third rounds? People are not machines, and there will always be times when they make mistakes.

Seeing that Kasamatsu had no chance, Xiangyang passed the ball directly to Kise, who came around from the baseline, and then immediately cut into the inside of Touou. Wakamatsu followed up to try to help defend Xiangyang, but he overlooked Kise, who was standing on the outside. Kise did not hesitate and took a wide-open three-pointer, which went in steadily.

Imakichi, leaning on his knees and panting heavily, complained, "How the hell am I supposed to break this damn tactic?"

At this point, only half of the third quarter had passed, and Touou was on the verge of collapse, with the score at 70:56.

Xiang Yang stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Qing Feng on the sidelines with a slight smile. He pointed to the scoreboard, his meaning clear: If you don't get on the court soon, your underlings are going to collapse.

Aomine was so angry that his veins bulged. He turned to Momoi and said, "I have to go on the court. If we get crushed in the third quarter, it will be useless for me to save any more energy in the fourth quarter."

Momoi bit her lip and slowly nodded.

Touou changed players

"Yo, Mr. Aomine, it's been a long time."

Xiang Yang still had that smug smile on his face.

"I thought you were going to stay until the fourth quarter."

Aomine was so angry he couldn't speak. He glared fiercely at Xiangyang: "It's this guy who's put Tonghuang on the edge of a cliff."

"What's wrong with you? You're looking at me so affectionately. I'm going to get shy."

Xiang Yang joked that he was gradually growing to enjoy the feeling of tormenting his opponents.

"Don't look at me. You haven't come online for so long. My ace is getting really anxious waiting for you."

Xiangyang pointed to Kise not far away and said to Aomine.

At this moment, Kise's eyes were shining; he couldn't wait to have a showdown with Aomine.

Qingfeng just stared at the two of them without saying a word. He was afraid that if he spoke, he would swear at Xiangyang and be expelled, which would really end the competition.

The game continues

Aomine received the pass from his teammate. On the opposite side, Kise had already taken up his defensive position. Aomine's eyes revealed a hint of approval: "That's really skillful defense. You've really improved a lot, Ryota."

"I admit that the team you mentioned is somewhat useful."

Qingfeng glanced at Xiangyang and continued, "But the only one who can defeat me is myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Aomine immediately launched an attack, still using his signature street style, with dribbling moves that were so captivating that they were almost unbearable to watch, one after another flashing before Kise's eyes.

However, Kise was no pushover. After a brief moment of thought, he immediately caught up with Aomine's pace. But Aomine's superhuman speed still broke through Kise's defense. With a push and a turn, he successfully got past Kise and rushed towards the inside. Kise followed closely behind. Being beaten did not mean that the point had been lost.

Aomine glanced at Kise behind him, then jumped on one foot, pretending to dunk.

"Don't think you can score on me so easily!"

Kise immediately followed

He jumped up and stretched out his left hand with all his might.

I was so close... I almost touched it.

Just as Kise was about to successfully block the shot, Aomine smiled slightly. He pulled the basketball back with his right hand and then hooked it in with his left.

Kise, who had already jumped into the air, lost control and crashed straight into Aomine's back.

"A mid-air hand switch 2+1... This guy..."

Xiang Yang's eyes turned red as he watched from the sidelines. If he had that kind of physical ability, Kaijo would be Xiang's! Would Kise still be the ace? He'd be better off as Kise's second-in-command.

Kasamatsu couldn't help but complain, "Is this guy even human? He's a year younger than me, really. How come all the first-year students are all different kinds of perverts?"

Imakichi wiped the sweat from his face, a wide smile spreading across his face: "The moment this guy comes back, it's like nothing is a problem anymore."

Despite being hit with a 2+1, Kise wasn't discouraged. If it were that easy to defend against Aomine, he wouldn't have bothered to imitate him. Only things of value are worth the effort.

On the offensive possession, Xiangyang continued with the tactics from the first quarter, passing the ball to Huangse. He even started chatting with the opposing captain: "Hey, what grade are you in? How are your grades? Do you have a girlfriend? Let me tell you..."

Captain Imayoshi of Touou has absolute trust in Aomine. He couldn't be happier for the situation to develop as it is now. He was worried about how to contain Hikaru, and now that Hikaru had taken the initiative to talk to him, it suited him perfectly. The two of them chatted as they strolled around the field.

Kasamatsu, standing on the other side of the court, watched the two chatting more and more enthusiastically, almost as if they wanted to become sworn brothers on the spot. Kasamatsu was so angry that his mouth twitched. He wanted to come over and kick Xiangyang a couple of times right now, but Xiangyang had already told his teammates in advance that everything would be handed over to Kise. Just like Imayoshi trusted Aomine, Kasamatsu also trusted Xiangyang completely.

As a result, the atmosphere on the field became increasingly strange. Xiangyang Jinji started a tea party, Aomine Kise began a showdown of ace players, and the other six people just kept running back and forth.

In another offensive possession, Xiangyang instinctively passed the ball to Kise and wanted to chat with Imayoshi, when he suddenly heard a voice from the side—it was Kise.

"You say the only one who can defeat you is yourself, but what if the person standing in front of you is yourself? What would happen then?"

Chapter 19 Longing

"203, 204, 205..."

"So handsome!"

"Kise-kun! Kise-kun! Ah, he's looking at me!"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

A passerby heard the gasps and exclamations coming from the playground and couldn't help but come over to ask what was going on.

"In the ball-juggling test, Kise-kun is just as good as Tanaka-kun from the soccer club!"

Tanaka, drenched in sweat, was intently juggling the ball, inwardly grumbling: "What the hell is this guy? I've never seen him play soccer before, how can he do this well? At this rate, I can't keep going either! No, the soccer club's dignity cannot be tarnished by an outsider!"

Kise glanced at Tanaka beside him. This kind of thing is easy to learn, it would be strange if he didn't. It was quite fun at first, and he was also excited by the cheers of the girls in the audience, but he got tired of it after playing for so long. Speaking of which, a hundred is a perfect score, right? Now it's more than two hundred... Forget it, I'm not playing anymore.

Thinking of this, Kise headed the ball high, then raised his leg and volleyed the ball into the goal, a stylish move that drew screams from the sidelines.

My figure is good, I'm athletic, and my grades are decent. But I'm so bored.

I quite like sports, but I can learn them very quickly, and after playing for a while, no one wants to play with me anymore.

Anyone who can ignite this fire? Isn't there someone so incredibly powerful that no one can do anything about it? Surely there is, so come out already!

Thinking about this, Kise couldn't help but sigh: "Are you kidding me? There's no such person."

Suddenly, an orange shadow flew by, and a basketball hit Kise precisely on the back of the head.

"Excuse me, excuse me, oh? Aren't you that super famous model Kise?" (Kise was outstanding in appearance during junior high school and worked part-time as a model. He was very famous and popular at Teiko Junior High School.)

Kise, who had been hit by the basketball, clutched the back of his head in pain. Hearing a sound behind him, he turned around to look.

A boy a little taller than him stood there, with dark skin and an apologetic smile on his face.

Kise tossed the ball back to him, muttering under his breath, "What's going on?"

Aomine didn't mind; he was indeed in the wrong first. He waved to Kise and smiled, "Thanks." Then he turned and left.

Kise watched Aomine's departing figure, then scratched the back of his head, muttering to himself: Basketball? I've never played it before. Speaking of which, our school's basketball team seems to be really good.

Thinking this, Kise unconsciously wandered to the entrance of the basketball department and stood there curiously looking into the stadium.

At this moment, Aomine was launching a fast break, stopping abruptly, changing direction, and scoring in mid-air. This stylish playing style captivated Kise in an instant.

Seriously? To pull off something like that at that speed? Impossible! Wait… with enough effort… Oh no, there really is someone this amazing!

Kise, impressed by Aomine's tennis skills, sighed inwardly.

I may never catch up to him no matter how hard I try, but that's how it is. I want to play basketball with him, and then one day, one day…

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(I don't want to admire your basketball anymore, Qingfeng. Admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.)

Now! I'm going to beat you!

Kise held his breath, recalling Aomine's...

The way he played the game involved breaking down each move in his mind and then integrating it into his own body.

Aomine's expression changed instantly. In his eyes, Kise seemed to have become a different person, becoming himself!

In the blink of an eye, Kise had already passed Aomine completely. Aomine quickly turned around and gave chase. Even though Kise had passed him by a body length, Aomine still caught up with Kise thanks to his extraordinary speed.

Kise glanced at Aomine behind him and jumped up on one foot.

Aomine immediately jumped up behind him, his excellent athletic ability allowing him to keep up with Kise.

"Don't get too cocky, Kise!"

Kise glanced at Aomine behind him, grinned, then retracted the basketball he had extended with his right hand and hooked it up from the side, turning it into a layup. Unable to gain leverage in mid-air to change position, Aomine crashed straight into Kise's back.

Qingfeng's pupils contracted; this move... why does it seem so familiar?

Yes, isn't that the 2+1 you just scored on me?

Kise landed on the ground, and the ball bounced perfectly into the goal, just as the referee blew his whistle.

Hai Chang No. 7, 2+1 goal is valid.

"Awesome! Kise! Awesome, awesome!"

The single-minded Hori was completely ecstatic when he saw Kise score, and rushed over like a madman to grab Kise and celebrate.

Kasamatsu quickly came over to separate the two, but his gaze toward Kise also carried approval.

Xiangyang was the most straightforward. He ran straight up to Qingfeng and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. Qingfeng, I'm not bragging, but next, Ryota is going to return all your moves to you exactly as they were. Wash your neck and wait."

The spectators gasped in amazement. Kise's shot just now was exactly like Aomine's, it was as if Aomine himself had hit that shot.

Upon hearing Xiang Yang's words, Qing Feng's face darkened to the point of being almost dripping with water. He clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with electricity, and he entered the zone!

"I originally intended to save it for the final moment, but you really surprised me, Kise."

Kise was dumbfounded. Come on, I wasn't the one trash-talking you! Don't take it out on me if you're angry! And you even started using Zone, are you a sore loser?

"I will make you understand that the only one who can defeat me is myself, and my clones are no exception."