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

Aside from the education I received from a young age and family reasons, a large part of the reason is simply because it's really fun!

"Yo ho, after a whole day of walking, it's finally my turn to shine."

Kise received the pass from Xiangyang with a delighted expression. Before receiving permission from Xiangyang, Kise had been playing conservatively throughout the first quarter. For someone who loves to show off, he couldn't wait any longer.

Midorima's expression hardened slightly as he warily stared at Kise. As a former teammate, he dared not underestimate this genius who had only been playing basketball for two years.

"You haven't seen my special move yet, have you, Midorima?"

Kise raised his hand to place the ball, looking at Midorima with a smile on his face. At the same time, a faint light flashed around him, and the golden pupils in his eyes became even brighter.

He took a leisurely first dribble, then suddenly accelerated, straight...

As Kise charged straight at Midorima, just as his body was about to make contact with Midorima, he vanished!

Midorima suddenly opened his eyes wide, staring in disbelief at the empty seat in front of him.

A flawless imitation of the vanished dribble!

The referee on the sidelines had already put his whistle in his mouth. After all, Kise looked like he was about to have a head-on collision with Midorima. Who knew that Kise would actually use this move?

"You brat, you've even copied Kuroko's moves! Are you Kakashi?"

Xiangyang whistled and strolled leisurely on the field. From the moment he passed the ball to Huangse, he had already completed his task of organizing this round.

With a loud crash!

The sound of the basketball hoop shattering rang out.

Combining Kuroko's low profile with Aomine's speed, Kise drove past Midorima from the center line to the inside and slammed it home in just three seconds!

"Unbelievable! Kise's dribble past that opponent was as if he vanished from the court!!"

Bobo let out a strange cry in the live broadcast room. As the technical staff replayed the entire process of Kise's goal, Bobo stared intently at the screen and continued his commentary: "First, Kaijo passed the ball from the top of the arc to Kise on the wing. Then, Kise received the ball and faked a move past his opponent! Because the movement was so fast, he seemed to disappear from the screen!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, compared to Kise's dunk, his dribbling move this time was the real highlight. Kise's playing career has been enhanced with another spectacular shot. Is there really anyone on Earth who can stop him?"

Undeniably, Popovich did exaggerate a bit, but Kise's score was truly spectacular. Even Sasha and Nini, who are used to watching basketball games in the live stream, had their eyes shining, their beautiful eyes fixed on Kise, completely captivated by him.

If they were like this, the viewers in the live stream were even more so; the words "Kise" were already filling the screen with comments.

The audience was also excited, with cheers for Haichang ringing out continuously.

It felt like they were at Haichang's home ground. Under this atmosphere, the Xiude team all had a gloomy look on their faces.

Takao sensed that something was wrong with the team atmosphere, but he couldn't think of a good way to break the deadlock. Fortunately, Midorima spoke up at that moment.

"Takao, pass the ball to me."

"Hey? Xiao Zhen, but this is only the beginning of the second quarter..."

Takao paused halfway through his sentence, noticing Midorima's expression.

His usually calm face was now filled with fighting spirit.

Takao's lips twitched slightly as he recalled the coach's instructions from the sidelines.

Every bit of energy Xiaozhen conserves increases her chances of winning...

But... looking at Midorima now, I simply can't refuse!

Takao gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely.

When a general is in the field, he may disobey orders from others. During the game, as long as he does not leave the court, the point guard is the only commander in the team!

"Xiao Zhen, I'm counting on you."

"Don't worry, Gemini will be cheered by everyone today."

He clenched his fist tightly and looked at the wristband on his wrist, a gift from his father.

hell

In the darkness, it seemed as if a power was gathering around Midorima.

Gemini's lucky item today happens to be a sports wristband.

Xiude ball possession

Kise stuck close to Midorima as always, giving him no chance to receive the ball. In his "perfect" state, Kise was a true all-rounder in offense and defense. Having mastered all the moves of "Miracle" and integrated them, he truly deserved the name "Jordan".

However, Midorima's current conviction is not just empty talk.

With a feint, Midorima immediately pulled away from Kise by half a body length. The latter reacted swiftly and his defense was spot-on. Unfortunately for Midorima, Takao, with his "Eagle Eye," could always spot fleeting opportunities on the court instantly.

"Xiao Zhen!"

At Takao's call, Midorima finally received the pass. He turned halfway around to protect the ball, sizing up Kise's defense in front of him.

"Interesting... Little Vulcan couldn't defend against it, I wonder if I can."

Kise's expression hardened, his breathing gradually became steady, and golden light flickered around him. He was ready to change his playing style at any time to stop Midorima from scoring.

The two stood facing each other for more than ten seconds, while the others around them tacitly left space for the two to face off.

Suddenly, Midorima moved.

With his right-handed underhand pass followed by an in-out crossover, Midorima's exceptional three-point shooting ability leads many to believe he's merely an overly skilled outside shooter. However, Midorima's overall abilities are remarkably well-rounded. It's just that his outstanding three-point shooting overshadows his other strengths.

Sensing Midorima's speed of breakthrough, Kise adjusted his footing and followed up with a sliding defense. However, before he could get into position, Midorima suddenly stopped and jumped, stretching his body in the air, and made another difficult three-pointer!

"They're really tough to deal with. If I hadn't seen them beforehand, I probably would have been completely terrified."

Kise murmured something, and as golden light shone in his eyes, a red light flashed across his body.

A flawless imitation of Vulcan!

With his leg muscles instantly tensing and his jumping ability greatly enhanced, Kise leaped with all his might against Midorima, who hadn't even had a chance to shoot.

As his fingertips gradually moved toward the basketball in Midorima's hand, a hint of joy appeared on Kise's face.

Unfortunately, just as the block was about to be completed, Midorima, who had jumped ahead of time, was finally ready to shoot.

With a deft flick of his wrist, Midorima's expression remained unchanged even as Kise sealed his face.

For a pitcher of his caliber, a block is a block, a score is a score, and what is interference?

Swish!

With an extremely high arc, Midorima scores a three-pointer.

Xiude's three-pointer is effective

"Damn it, so the person who imitated me was wrong after all?"

Kise scratched his head helplessly. Although he was complaining, he knew in his heart that Kagami's attribute was the most effective against Midorima among the "miracles". However, neither Kagami nor Kise, who was now imitating Kagami, could stop Midorima from scoring.

After a year of refinement, Midorima's offensive skills have undergone an explosive transformation, and he has completely become an unstoppable scorer!

Just as Kise was pondering who to imitate to deal with Midorima, a figure flashed past behind him.

boom!

With a muffled thud, Xiangyang delivered a clean and swift chop to Kise.

"Cough cough! It hurts, Xiao Xiangyang, what are you doing!"

Kise clutched his back and glared angrily at Xiangyang.

However, Kise's angry appearance did not evoke any guilt in Xiangyang.

He picked at his ear, glanced to the side, and said, "I think I smell someone trying to solve the problem by playing one-on-one. I told you, Midorima can't play all four quarters like this. He needs his teammates' help to keep his offense going."

"So... the best way now is not to fight Midorima to the death, but to catch the others in Shutoku and bully them as much as possible."

Under the lamplight, several shadows appeared on Xiangyang's face, and combined with his words, in Kise's eyes, he was now exactly like a "villain".

"Little Sunshine".

"Ok?"

"You're terrifying."

Xiangyang: ? ? ?

I'm taking leave tomorrow, guys. Today's post is a draft I already had.

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Chapter 165 The villain dies from talking too much.

"After a brief slump, the Xiude players finally found their rhythm and successfully narrowed the gap to within five points before the end of the first half!"

At halftime, the score was 68-64, with Haichang leading by only four points.

In the live broadcast room, Nini clicked her tongue and exclaimed, "Both sides are scoring with amazing efficiency! The total score after two quarters has already reached 132. I feel like this is going to be a super high score!"

Sasha nodded in agreement with Nini's words. Haichang's offense has always been strong, but they didn't expect that Xiude was not afraid of them at all in this aspect. After falling slightly behind in the first quarter, they actually chased after them fiercely in the second quarter and pulled the score back.

Popovich, who was standing nearby, didn't say anything when he heard this. He just looked at the player data provided to him by the organizers.

Kaijo's players scored very evenly; out of 68 points, apart from Kise who scored 20, the other four players all scored over ten. For a basketball game spanning four quarters, this scoring distribution is undoubtedly very healthy, with each player being a scoring threat.

On the other hand, while Shutoku's score wasn't far behind Kaijo's, a full 35 of their 64 points came from Midorima Shintaro, with 11 three-pointers and two free throws. While the stats seem impressive, they also reflect a problem.

Shutoku's overall offense relies heavily on Midorima.

If this data were presented to the audience, many would be able to spot the problem. However, by simply watching the game footage, most people would only feel that Midorima played exceptionally well, making every shot, and wouldn't pay much attention to this issue.

After a brief moment of thought, Bobo made up his mind to carry out the art of "balancing" to the end!

"Kaijo's offense is as consistent as ever, but Shutoku's performance today is also quite good. Midorima Shintaro scored 35 points in the first half alone, and he has a good chance of breaking the national tournament's record for the highest single-game score by a single player..."

Numerous words of praise flowed from Popovich's mouth. Even if he discovered the problems in Xiude's game, what did that have to do with him, a mere "basketball blogger"?

His job is only to serve the fans and spectators of both teams well. How to solve internal team problems and win the game is the job of both coaches!

Incidentally, the current record for the highest single-game score by a single player in the national tournament is held by Qingfeng during the summer tournament.

Still in "obsessive Kobe mode," he scored 66 points in a do-or-die match against Seirin, breaking the national tournament record, but ultimately suffered a heartbreaking defeat...

Moreover, throughout history, most competitions where a single player scores a high number of points have ended in defeat.

Basketball is ultimately a team game.