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

"You should be thankful, you white pig, you've saved yourself a chance to embarrass yourself."

Nash stopped abruptly, turned to Xiangyang with a sinister grin, and said, "I'm warning you, you yellow-skinned monkey, you don't really think I won't make a move just because Akashi is here, do you?"

"hehe…"

Xiangyang smiled faintly, ignoring Akashi's frantic winks at him, and waved to Nash: "You can try and see who will be lying on the ground next."

Suddenly, the air seemed to fall silent. Nash's face was contorted with rage, as if he was suppressing his anger, while Xiang Yang wore a faint smile, full of sarcasm.

Akashi shifted his feet, subtly closing the distance between himself and the two. His right hand had already reached for the scissors in his pocket, in case the situation spiraled out of control.

Suddenly, Nash's eyes swept over Xiang Yang's muscular physique, and he said coldly, "Judging from your appearance, you play basketball too, right?"

"If you're a man, let's go to the basketball court and see who's the real deal, instead of just talking nonsense here."

As he spoke, Nash glanced at Akashi. If he were to fight with Hikaru here, the question of who Akashi would side with was a no-brainer.

At the same time, he didn't doubt Akashi's ability to send him to prison for a few days. During their time together, he had gained a general understanding of the power wielded by the Akashi family...

However! If it's just a simple basketball match between the two, then even Akashi wouldn't have any reason to stop them.

Nash felt incredibly clever about this move!

"Whether someone is a man or not doesn't need to be proven with this kind of thing, but if you want to play ball with me, I have no objection."

Xiangyang glanced at Nash and continued, "Let me add a condition: after the one-on-one match, no matter the outcome, let's find a secluded place and have a good chat."

Nash was taken aback, but after understanding the implied meaning in Xiang Yang's words, his face lit up with joy.

This is... double happiness!

"Hahaha, good lad, you've got guts! I'm starting to think you're not so bad after all!"

Nash was extremely confident. Just looking at his height, at 194cm, he was almost a head taller than Xiang Yang, who was 183cm! Whether it was fighting or playing basketball, he would never be at a disadvantage!

Furthermore, he did not see Xiang Yang during the match between the Zhabolong team and the Zhanlongjian team. What does this mean?

This shows that while this guy's skills aren't weak, they're definitely not that great either; at least not better than Akashi's. Otherwise, why isn't he the starting point guard for the Dragon Slayer team?

Just as Nash was imagining the scene after smashing Xiangyang, Akashi sighed inwardly.

Things had developed to this point and were no longer under his control.

"You were too reckless... That guy is very strong."

Akashi walked up to Hikaru and whispered in Japanese, "Even better than me!"

Xiangyang blinked, realizing that Akashi was worried about him, and patted Akashi on the shoulder to reassure him.

"Don't worry, Akashi. So what if he's better than you? I still beat you three times, so I'm practically better than you!"

Akashi: ...

"hehe."

Chapter 198 Nash vs. Xiang Yang

On a highway near Neon Airport

The two cars drove one after the other. Nash's eye-catching convertible supercar was in front, while Xiangyang and Akashi were sitting in the classic car, following not far behind.

Inside the car, Xiangyang looked around at the interior and said in surprise, "I didn't expect your family to have such an understated car."

"Are truly wealthy people all very low-key?"

Akashi ignored Xiangyang's words and turned to look at him, saying, "Nash is very strong... you might be in for a rough time today."

Xiang Yang whistled, waved his hand dismissively, and replied, "It's okay, I don't care about winning or losing the duel at all. Even if I lose to him, the heart-to-heart talk after the duel... I'll leave a deep impression on that guy!"

Xiang Yang opened the system panel, and the talent section "Israeli Military Combat Techniques" happened to be at the top. He licked his lips excitedly. Ever since he obtained that talent, he had been thinking every day about how to test it out.

As luck would have it, Nash delivered himself right to our doorstep!

"Don't worry about Akashi. Although he's strong, I might not necessarily lose to him."

Seeing Xiangyang's confident demeanor, Akashi said nothing more, but instead turned his gaze to the car window and began to admire the scenery outside.

After a while, Xiangyang asked, "Is there really a basketball court around here? It's near the airport, right? This is the outskirts, isn't it? Are we not going to drive into the city for a one-on-one game?"

Akashi glanced at Xiangyang and said, "Don't worry, there's a private basketball court nearby, um... it's owned by my family."

Xiangyang: ...

"So, does that mean that large supermarket we just saw was also built by your family?"

Akashi thought for a moment and said modestly, "It's just a sponsorship."

Xiangyang was speechless. So your family is just that rich but foolish boss?

They're naive and don't know... but they definitely have a lot of money.

Suddenly, Xiangyang felt like he had forgotten something and muttered, "Hey... that supermarket, what was I looking for just now?"

"...Never mind, it probably isn't anything important anyway."

At this moment, inside that supermarket

Lingzi stood in front of the cashier with her arms crossed, glancing at her watch every now and then, her angry expression almost overflowing.

"That guy spent over half an hour carrying a case of water??? Is he trying to kill himself?!"

……

……

Om 呲—

The sound of a car turning off

Xiangyang and his group had arrived at the basketball court built by the Akashi family in the suburbs.

Nash got out of the car first, and he was wearing sunglasses.

"Kid, don't blame me for not warning you, you can still regret it now."

Nash stretched his neck, his expression defiant.

Xiang Yang also got out of the car at this moment. After hearing Nash's words, he raised his eyebrows and said, "You're not thinking of running away, are you? We can skip the one-on-one match, but the post-match heart-to-heart talk is a must!"

Xiang Yang had wanted to test the "Israeli military combat techniques" for quite some time, and now that he had finally found an opportunity, how could he let it go?

Nash was so angry he laughed. He looked at Xiang Yang and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Good! Good! Good!"

After saying that, he led the way into the ball field.

At the pavilion, Xiangyang and Akashi followed behind him.

The lights inside the stadium were turned on, and Xiang Yang secretly clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked at the various basketball facilities inside.

As expected of Akashi's private basketball arena, judging from the exterior alone, it seems to be comparable to the largest basketball arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Akashi pulled out a basketball from somewhere, stood at the edge of the court, and said, "How are you going to play? Shall I be the referee?"

"Akashi, we don't need that at all..."

Nash licked his lips and said, "Because it will be over soon."

Xiangyang smiled, took the basketball from Akashi's hand, and said, "Let's decide the winner with three shots. How about the shorter guy takes the free throws?"

Xiangyang's suggestion was very reasonable. The standard rule for one-on-one matches is that the shorter player decides who goes first by taking free throws. But unexpectedly, Nash shook his finger.

"I told you, you don't need that kind of thing at all. Just attack first, and the result won't be any different."

Nash spread his hands, looking very magnanimous, while Xiang Yang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately stood outside the three-point line, ready to start the attack.

Regardless of Nash's exaggerated performance in the original novel or his status as a national player in the United States in this life, Xiang Yang is not naive enough to believe that Nash is a simple character.

Even by a conservative estimate, Nashgot will be the strongest opponent Xiangyang has ever encountered!

If it were a head-on confrontation, Xiang Yang knew his chances of winning weren't high, but he wasn't without any advantages either...

Xiang Yang clearly knew how formidable Nash was, but Nash knew nothing about him. This information gap was the key to his victory!

A glint of light flashed in Xiang Yang's eyes as he watched Nash's nonchalant defensive moves.

"You will pay the price for your arrogance..."

Xiang Yang murmured a sentence, and his aura suddenly burst forth, while several mechanical voices sounded in his mind at the same time.

Talent: Zone mode activated.

Talent: Overthinking has been activated.

Talent: The King of Feints has been activated.

...

Talent: The textbook example of big beating small... Insufficient conditions, failed to start.

In an instant, Xiang Yang activated all his talents that could enhance his offensive capabilities. Although his height and physique disadvantage caused the "Big vs. Small Textbook" move to fail, there was no doubt that he had reached the peak of his personal offensive ability!

With a flash of white lightning, Xiangyang immediately took his first step towards breakthrough.

Nash, who had just been playing "strolling defense," suddenly felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of panic. Sensing that the situation was not good, Nash immediately activated his "Demon King's Eye." However, before he could get into the zone, Xiang Yang had already bypassed his defense and was heading straight for the basket.

Unfortunately, Xiang Yang's lack of jumping ability meant that even when facing an empty basket, he couldn't guarantee a 100% success rate for a dunk. To avoid making a mistake, he ultimately opted for a layup.

Swish!

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the hoop as expected. Akashi, watching this, couldn't help but exclaim, "Great shot!"

With a total score of 1-0, Xiangyang took the lead and scored the first goal.

Having lost the initiative, Nash's expression turned grim; he hadn't expected Xiang Yang to possess such offensive capabilities.

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However, Nash wasn't in a hurry. Although he hadn't been able to unleash his full potential in the previous exchange, he had witnessed Xiang Yang's breakthrough level.

"You won't have this chance again for the next ball."

Nash's tone was serious, and compared to before, he showed less contempt in his attitude towards Xiang Yang.

"Who knows?"

Xiangyang touched his nose, took the basketball, and stood in the offensive position again.