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

Takeuchi closed his jaw, looking at Kuroko and Kagami with a gloomy expression.

Xiangyang almost burst out laughing, but to avoid retaliation from the coach later, he quickly said, "I'll go help clean up the next court."

Takeuchi glanced at Xiangyang, then turned to Kise and said in a deep voice, "Go warm up."

Chapter 5 Weakness

Haichang High School Basketball Gymnasium

The brand-new, adjustable basketball hoop slowly descended, while the hoop that had just been damaged by Vulcan's dunk was thrown to the edge of the arena.

"That was really scary. It was the first time I'd ever seen the coach's expression like that."

As Kise adjusted his wristband, he smiled and said to Kagami.

Vulcan replied nonchalantly, "That guy was the one who looked down on people first."

"How much does a basketball hoop cost?" Hei Zi still had that same expression, and Xiang Yang even wondered if he had facial paralysis.

"Huh? No way, we'll have to pay compensation."

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"Hey, Ryota, what's up with that number ten?"

Kasamatsu poked Kise in the kidneys and asked.

"Ah, you mean that guy? But Captain, have you seen number eleven? He's super strong, isn't he? He's my old teammate from Teiko, Kuroko."

Kasamatsu looked at Kuroko: "That guy was your former teammate."

"Yes, yes, I was telling you, about Xiao Heizi..."

Suddenly, a large group of girls gathered at the entrance of the stadium, shouting Kise's name, their eyes sparkling with hearts, wishing they could marry him on the spot. Seeing this, Kise stopped his commentary for Kasamatsu and turned to greet his group of female admirers.

Xiangyang sat on the sidelines, staring blankly with dead fish eyes, utterly speechless: They weren't even here a minute ago, but a minute after Kise entered the arena, they were all here. Damn it, it's an enviable charm that makes you jealous.

The members of the Shiro Rin were also surprised. The captain of Shiro Rin, Hinata, couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?" They had never had their names cheered by so many girls before.

"Ah, that'll get used to it. He always does that when he plays... By the way, how long are you going to keep waving your arms like that!" Kasamatsu kicked Kise in the butt, and Kise cried out in pain, clutching his backside and muttering to Kasamatsu.

Xiangyang looked at this scene and couldn't help but touch his chin, thinking: Speaking of which... Captain Kasamatsu has never laid a hand on me.

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"Then, the game restarts."

Beep—

As soon as Kasamatsu received the serve, he saw Kise calling for the ball in the midfield position, and Kasamatsu passed it to him without thinking.

After receiving the ball, Kise's eyes sharpened, and he immediately accelerated to the paint, jumping up for a one-handed dunk, scoring two points! He even tried to pull on the rim, but unfortunately, the rim on the new court was of better quality, and his attempt to imitate it wasn't quite right; he couldn't pull the rim down.

The movement was exactly the same as Vulcan's dunk earlier; except that he didn't break the rim, the two seemed to be cut from the same mold.

The members of Shiro Rin exclaimed in surprise, "This guy used the same move that Kagami used earlier!"

Kagami, who had fought him before, was not surprised. He clicked his tongue and realized he hadn't stopped Kise.

After scoring, Kise didn't return to the court. Instead, he trash-talked Kagami, saying, "I'm pretty casual with women, but when it comes to basketball, I always pay back what I borrow."

Vulcan's lips twitched, and a tic-tac-toe sign appeared above his head; he was provoked.

On the sidelines, Xiangyang waved a towel in celebration after Kise scored, but his eyes were fixed on Kasamatsu: "While Kise is undoubtedly the team's leader, passing the ball before even crossing midfield... that's too reckless, Ryota."

"It's always there." Xiangyang thought of Kaijo in the original work after Kise was injured, full of fighting spirit but to no avail.

The coach sat calmly in his seat, but inwardly he was somewhat disappointed in Kasamatsu. Passing the ball before even crossing midfield, when the opposing formation was still intact, was something no competent playmaker would do. Without Hikaru, the coach might not have thought there was anything wrong with this play; Kise was capable, so why not give him a few more chances? It was perfectly reasonable! But now, with Hikaru as a comparison, the coach realized that Kasamatsu was still somewhat lacking compared to Hikaru at the point guard position.

Kasamatsu had no idea what the two players on the sidelines were thinking. Right now, he was only focused on playing well in the first half to prove that he could play the point guard position at Kaijo.

However, the monster duo from Shiro Rin poses a considerable offensive threat. Even though Kagami is not up to par now, with Kuroko's assistance, their combined impact on the field is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Soon, Kasamatsu realized that he couldn't completely contain Jorin, so he immediately started attacking each other. Anyway, with Kise around, Jorin's defense was easy to break through.

For a time, the two teams began to attack each other, neither able to defend against the other.

However, as time went on, the shortcomings of Shirorin's overall strength began to become apparent.

"team leader".

The sudden appearance of Kuroko startled Hyuga, who took a deep breath: "What's wrong, Kuroko?"

"I would like to request a timeout. This fast-paced game is not good for the body. Also, we need to let Kagami calm down. The more aggressively he attacks now, the sharper Kise's counterattack will be later."

Hinata looked up at Aida Riko, and thought Kuroko's words made a lot of sense, so she nodded in response.

Shiro Rin requests a pause.

"What are you all doing? The other team scored so many points, are the defenders sleepwalking?! Huh!"

Coach Takeuchi was furious. At first, he was sarcastic and mocking towards Seirin, but now he's been pushed to this point by the other side. Isn't this a slap in the face?

"sorry."

"I will play good defense."

"But their attack is really fierce."

Kasamatsu picked up the conversation and turned to Kise, saying, "Even though you're there to match up against Kagami, what's wrong with that low-profile kid?"

Huang, whose eyes lit up at the praise for Kuroko, exclaimed, "Right? Right? Kuroko is amazing! He's actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kasamatsu delivered a karate chop to his waist.

"Do you really know what the situation is like right now? They..."

"It's alright, this balance will be broken soon, because of Kuroko..."

Kise gently pushed Kasamatsu's hand away and said confidently.

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"Weakness? You mean Kise has a weakness?"

Kuroko nodded in agreement, "Kise's talent is outstanding; he can replicate any move he's seen, but this move isn't a panacea."

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"Kuroko's misdirection is actually using something with a stronger presence to make himself less noticeable, so he keeps running and passing on the field. Because Kagami has a strong presence, it makes him seem like he has disappeared on the field. However, the effect of this move will gradually decrease over time."

Kise picked up a basketball and demonstrated for Kasamatsu: "Watch me." Then he put the basketball...

The ball was tossed from the left hand to the right, and Kasamatsu's gaze followed it to Kise's right hand.

"See, you're not looking at me anymore."

"I see. Does that mean if they keep fighting, they're finished?"

Bingo~

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"Kise's copying ability cannot copy abilities that exceed his own."

"...Wait, say it again, I didn't understand."

Aida Riko felt a headache coming on; she had been overwhelmed by the amount of information she had received today.

Kuroko looked at Reiko expressionlessly and said, "For example, Kise can't do what I do by misleading people because his presence is too strong."

Reiko suddenly realized, "Then if we just keep playing this way, won't Kaijo be unable to do anything to us?"

"No, my attempts to mislead are limited..."

After Kuroko elaborated on her abilities, Reiko couldn't hold back any longer.

"What??? Why didn't you tell me sooner that this was so important?!"

Reiko angrily grabbed Kuroko's head, venting her rage, while also feeling annoyed: This is bad, I should have thought of this sooner, how could such a monstrous ability be without any limitations.

Beep—

The pause has ended.

Oh no! We were so focused on strangling the black guy that we forgot to plan our tactics.

Reiko quickly released Kuroko and said, "No matter what, let's restrain Kise first, and Hinata can go help..."

"Wait! Let me play like this first...please."

When Kagami saw that the coach was going to use a multi-player zone defense against Kise, he immediately panicked. He hadn't had enough of a one-on-one fight with Kise yet.

"Please?" Reiko asked, her head full of questions.

Vulcan cleared his throat: "Please let me fight like this for now, I'm almost getting the hang of it."

Reiko thought for a moment and agreed to Kagami's request. However, she instructed the team to use coordinated defense to deal with Kise who rushed into the paint.

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Kasamatsu passed the ball to Kise early on, as he was already used to this style of play.

Kise received the ball and was about to drive into the paint when he looked up and was taken aback.

Two or three-way joint defense!

Kasamatsu couldn't help but frown and said, "So they really changed their tactics after all. That means Kise can't just charge in directly anymore."

Thinking of this, Kasamatsu turned around and asked Kise for the ball. He received the ball and immediately shot a three-pointer, which went straight into the net.

As Kasamatsu scored, the male spectators in the stands immediately cheered, their cheers no less enthusiastic than those of Kise's female fans.

Xiangyang clicked his tongue upon seeing this: "The captain is quite charming to men."

Then, his eyes darted around, and he turned to the coach and said, "The captain's three-pointers are still pretty good."

The coach glanced at Xiang Yang and hummed in response.

Xiangyang stuck out his tongue; his goal had been achieved. Plan succeeded!

Chapter 6 The Problem

"Huh? I didn't expect my next face-to-face meeting with Kuroko would be like this."