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

Kuroko took a deep breath, slapped the ball out with his palm, and passed it to Izuki, who had run to the other corner.

Just now, after passing the ball to Kuroko, Izuki, with his Eagle Eyes, saw through the opponent's defensive intentions, which was to limit Hyuga. So Izuki immediately ran to a position opposite Hyuga.

Phew! There's plenty of space... It's okay, I've been practicing my three-pointers too.

Izuki slowly adjusted the position of the basketball in his hand. The opposing team was all looking for Kuroko and Hinata, and no one noticed him at all. Therefore, the Zheng Bang defenders were all far away from him, giving him ample time to shoot.

Squat down, raise your hand, jump, and strike.

Izumi was well-prepared for this shot, and the result did not disappoint them.

Izuki hit a crucial three-pointer, putting Seirin ahead 103-102!

The substitutes on Shiro Rin's bench went crazy, with Kagami even riding on his teammate's head and shouting wildly.

Instead of celebrating, Reiko stood on the sidelines anxiously shouting, "Defense! It's not over yet, there are still 10 seconds left!"

Just as I was basking in the joy of scoring, I realized, "Oh right, the game isn't over yet."

Hinata immediately ran to the bald man's side, and Itsuki also stuck to Masakuni's captain tightly. At the last moment, Shiro Rin used a man-to-man marking tactic.

Oh no! Time to serve is almost up! What do we do? Someone get here!

Zheng Bang's server was sweating profusely as he searched for a passing position when he suddenly noticed that the bald guy had run into an open space. Overjoyed, he quickly passed the ball to him.

A smile appeared on the bald man's face. He received the pass, launched a fast break, and scored the game-winning shot at the last second. He was definitely the star of the day!

Just as the bald man was envisioning a wonderful future, the basketball stopped in mid-air.

Huh? Why isn't the ball moving?

The bald man's smile froze on his face. He suddenly remembered that there was someone else in Cheng Lin who hadn't shown up at this final moment.

At that moment, Kuroko was standing in the passing lane of Zheng Bang's serve. In the final moments, he took advantage of Zheng Bang's anxiety and successfully made a crucial steal.

He glanced back at the timer, then slowly dribbled the ball toward the sidelines.

Beep—

The match ended.

103:102, Shiro Rin wins.

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"As expected of Xiao Heizi, I told you he was fine."

Kise boasted smugly.

Momoi, however, didn't hold back in undermining him.

"Just now someone said that Aquarius had the worst luck today."

Kise's expression froze, and he said with dissatisfaction, "Little Momo, you've all gone astray. These kinds of words are exactly what Musou would say."

Momoi made a face at Kise.

Xiangyang watched the two bickering helplessly and interrupted, "Soon it's Xiude vs. Chenglin's match. Who do you think will win?"

Chapter 34 Shiro Rin vs. Shutoku

"If you ask me, I think Midorima would win."

Kise rubbed his chin, still feeling that Kagami's strength was insufficient.

"I think it's Ah Zhe."

"Why? No matter how you look at it, Midorima should win. Kagami isn't at that level yet, and Cancer has the best luck today!"

Momoi and Xiangyang looked at Kise with some speechlessness. This kid has really become obsessed with astrology.

"What about Xiangyang-jun? Which side do you think will win?"

Momoi looked at Xiangyang curiously, wanting to know his opinion.

Xiangyang touched his nose: I remember that in the original work, Kuroko won, right?

"I'm optimistic about Heizi."

Hearing Xiangyang's words, Momoi smiled happily and waved her fist triumphantly at Kise.

"It doesn't matter; truth is always in the hands of a minority."

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Xiude changing room

"Seriously, we haven't even had a proper rest before we have to play another game. Just how much do we love basketball?"

Takao yawned and stretched, then turned to Midorima and teased, "But it's pretty good, they won too, so you get to play against your former teammates."

Midorima adjusted his glasses and said coldly, "I know this without you having to tell me."

After saying that, Midorima couldn't help but smile.

Takao watched this and found it somewhat amusing. This green-haired guy was such a tsundere; he was clearly having a great time.

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Shiro Rin's changing room

"Put on your coats, don't catch a cold, stretch your muscles, replenish amino acids to restore your energy, and don't forget to replenish your calories."

At that moment, Reiko was giving Hinata a massage when she turned around and shouted to the players.

"I will give you all a massage one by one, and you can all take off your shoes."

Hinata looked at Reiko with a smile in her eyes, feeling quite happy. What kind of good coach would personally give the players a massage to relax them?

Reiko noticed Hinata's gaze and looked up to ask, "How is it?"

"It would be a lie to say I'm not tired, but thanks to you, I should be able to manage one more game."

Reiko nodded, and just as she was about to give the other players a massage, she saw that Kagami was actually sleeping against the cabinet.

Yi Yue couldn't help but laugh: "What should we do, Coach? Should we wake him up?"

Reiko's face darkened, and just as she was about to speak, Kuroko suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Let's not wake him up. I think Vulcan is more than just sleeping; he's probably storing up more energy for the next game."

Seeing Kuroko's serious expression, Reiko rubbed her forehead and said speechlessly, "Sleeping will make your muscles stiff. Oh well, I don't care anymore!"

"I'm going to the restroom."

"Oh? I'll go too!"

Izuki followed Kuroko to the restroom.

Just then, Takao finished using the restroom and was washing his face when Kuroko walked in. Takao saw Kuroko through the mirror and greeted him.

"Wow! What a coincidence!"

Kuroko turned his head to look, his face still expressionless.

"Hello."

Takao walked past Kuroko with a grin and glanced at Itsuki.

"Senior is here too? Are we taking a break together? Please guide me in the next match."

After saying that, Takao walked out of the restroom.

A hint of surprise flashed across Yi Yue's face as she thought to herself: "How could they detect the black figure passing by from behind?"

Son? This guy…

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"Ten minutes left in the game"

"Okay, let's go."

Captain Shutoku saw that Midorima was still sitting there and called out in a deep voice, "Midorima?"

"Sorry, Captain, you can go now."

Upon hearing this, Captain Xiude nodded, turned around, and walked out of the locker room.

"Vulcan, it's time."

Inside the Shiro Rin dressing room, Kuroko gently woke Kagami, who slowly opened his eyes.

Kuroko... and his new light, Vulcan.

Midorima took a few deep breaths.

I practice shooting every day and have never missed a single training session. I also take care of my fingernails without fail. Today's divination indicates Cancer is number one, and today's lucky charm for Cancer is Mr. Raccoon. I tied my right shoelace first... All is said and done.

Midorima slowly got up and walked out of the changing room.

"It's so slow, the seniors have already gone ahead."

Takao leaned against the wall, hands in his pockets, tilting his head to look at Midorima.

Midorima lowered her eyes.

"Let's go."

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"To be honest, few people would have thought that Shiro Rin would have made it this far."

"Masakuni's defeat can only be considered an upset, nothing more. For us, it makes no difference whether we fight Masakuni or Seirin. No matter if the opponent is a lion or a rabbit, the tiger only has one thing to do: crush them with all its might, just like it always does!"

"Oh!!!"

Unlike Shutoku's passionate speech, Shiro Rin's Hinata first sighed dejectedly, "I'm exhausted..."

"I've been complaining since this morning. Two matches in one day, and both against strong schools. When we played Zheng Bang, I was thinking, 'I'll have to play a second match...'"

"But there's only one game left. Don't use weak excuses like conserving energy. You're refreshed and there's only one thing to do: play your best until the very last minute!"

"Oh!!"

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