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

Dai Qianxun perfectly inherited Kuroko's characteristics. When he appeared, the audience only whispered about who he was, but after a while, they stopped talking about it, seemingly having forgotten about him. Of course, it could also be because Rakuzan's trump card had appeared.

"Number four, Captain Akashi Seijuro."

She's petite, maybe about the same height as Kuroko? With her fiery red hair and an aura of over 2 meters tall, and a faint smile on her lips, she's expressionless yet not completely so. It has to be said, Captain Akari's aura surpasses her height.

The cheers from the audience proved Akashi's strength; he was in no way inferior to Kise. Xiangyang also noticed that, perhaps because of his youthful appearance, Akashi had quite a few "mommy fans." Several young women in their twenties held up signs for Akashi and shouted, "Mommy loves you!"

Hearing the increasingly loud cheers from the audience, Akashi's face remained expressionless, and he made no attempt to greet them. Perhaps in his mind, he simply found these people noisy.

Akashi slowly walked up to Xiangyang and calmly said, "Cherish your feelings right now. In a little while, they will become very heavy, just like your body."

After saying that, Akashi looked down at Xiangyang's feet, as if he was thinking about how to shake him so that he would kneel down in front of him.

With his hands on his hips, Xiangyang looked at Akashi with a smirk. "Even though you only tried to scratch me yesterday, it's still unforgivable."

"Excuse me, but children shouldn't play with scissors or talk nonsense, otherwise... it could be dangerous, Akashi-san."

Kise was completely bewildered. What was going on? They knew each other, but before Kise could ask, the referee had already blown the whistle.

Both players, please prepare for the jump ball.

beep—

Game start!

Chapter 56: Not getting knocked out is a success

"Hurry up, Dad! The game might have already started!"

"What does it matter? We can't see the outcome from the beginning anyway."

Qingfeng picked at his ear, looking completely indifferent.

Momoi ran over angrily, grabbed Aomine's arm, and jogged over.

……

"Ah! The match has already started, it's all your fault, Ah Da!"

She finally arrived at the stadium, only to find that Momoi was still late and looked angry. She had wanted to cheer for Xiangyang when he went on stage!

Qingfeng didn't speak. He looked at the scoreboard, his lazy posture instantly disappearing, replaced by a serious expression.

Haichang leads 11-2.

Huh? After a brief moment of surprise, Momoi exclaimed, "Rakuzan is already down by so many points in the first quarter?"

Aomine gave Akashi, who was running around on the field, a deep look. He knew that Kaijo was strong, but to say that he could beat Rakuzan so badly that he couldn't find his way back? That was too unrealistic.

What are you thinking about, Akashi?

At this moment, on the court, Xiangyang was also frowning. Although Kaijo was leading, he felt something was off. Akashi wasn't putting up any effort; he was just running plays for his teammates. On Kaijo's side, Xiangyang wasn't in a hurry to organize the offense against Akashi. Instead, he passed the ball to Kasamatsu and Kise. Kasamatsu was in excellent form today.

Is this guy Akashi? What the hell is going on? Xiangyang thought to himself.

Under normal circumstances, with such a large lead and a grudge between them, Xiang Yang would have already started trash-talking. However, that strange feeling lingered in Xiang Yang's mind, preventing him from freely uttering trash talk.

The coach of Los Angeles showed no intention of calling a timeout, as if they were the ones in the lead, not the other way around.

"I let you take the lead on purpose, but that's enough. I already know your level."

Akashi waved to Nebu, who came to set a screen, indicating that it wasn't necessary. His eyes were filled with a cold glint as he looked at Xiangyang. Giving hope and then extinguishing it was far more interesting than simply crushing the opponent.

"Don't keep crossing my bottom line."

Akashi moved, and Hikaru's pupils contracted as he felt an invisible pressure gripping his lower body, causing him to sink involuntarily. His legs gradually bent, and he was about to kneel on the ground. His center of gravity had been completely shifted away by Akashi.

Akashi didn't break through; he simply raised his hand to catch the ball and was about to shoot. He wanted Xiangyang to kneel in front of him and watch him shoot the ball in.

Just then, *smack!* A crisp sound of a ball being slapped rang out, and the basketball that Akashi had just lifted was sent flying by Hikaru's slap.

Kasamatsu reacted immediately, rushed to pick up the loose ball, and made a layup. Reo followed behind him but was unable to help defend. Among the Generation of Miracles and below, Kasamatsu Yukio's speed is truly second to none.

Akashi looked utterly astonished; this was the first time such an expression had ever appeared on his face, which had never changed in ages.

"Enough! Stop crossing my line!"

Xiangyang, who was half-squatting on the ground, first imitated Akashi's words in a sarcastic tone for a while, then slowly stood up and looked down at Akashi in front of him, just like in the bathroom.

"Thanks to your height, your contact point is so low, otherwise with my pitiful wingspan, I really wouldn't be able to touch it."

Just now, Xiang

Just as Yang was about to kneel down, he realized what was happening and braced himself with his left hand. At the same time, he noticed that Akashi was about to shoot a basket right in front of him? He decisively swung his right hand, disrupting Akashi's shot. At that moment, he finally couldn't hold back anymore and started trash-talking.

When Akashi heard Xiangyang mock his height again, his eyes widened and his face turned ashen. This was the first time someone had challenged his bottom line repeatedly in front of him.

Kise, standing on the other side, was terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. It was the first time he had ever seen Akashi with such an expression…

People will die... Xiao Xiangyang, you won't be drowned in the Shinano River after the match, will you...?

(Shinano River: Japan's longest river.)

Seeing Akashi's terrifying expression, Xiangyang didn't care. It was indeed scary the first time he saw him, but how many times had this happened? He had gotten used to Akashi's oppressive aura. Adhering to the principle of not losing face even if he couldn't beat him, he couldn't lose his momentum.

Kasamatsu, who had rushed back from the front, gave Xiangyang a high five. He was in a good mood, as Kaijo's situation was now very favorable.

13:2. Moreover, Xiangyang had just gained an advantage in his clash with the opposing captain. Although Akashi was careless, the result was that Xiangyang won, and the score difference increased by two points again.

In the audience

Momoi looked delighted and excitedly pulled Aomine aside, saying, "Hikari-kun actually stopped Akashi! Maybe Kaijo really has a chance today!"

Aomine glanced at Xiangyang indifferently and said, "It's still early. Akashi won't sit idly by. He was tricked by that guy, and he will definitely get his revenge."

As expected, Akashi took over Rakuzan's possession of the ball, constantly targeting Hikaru. Hikaru was quite straightforward; he figured he couldn't defend against him one-on-one, so he might as well try to attack him from his position. His defense was just for show; avoiding being faked out was considered a success. Those who were seriously defending were always the ones who got faked out. Conversely, if Hikaru wasn't serious about defense, Akashi couldn't possibly fake out Hikaru.

Kaijo's offensive focus is on Kise. The gap between the five champions without titles and the Generation of Miracles is still very large. Kise still has a stable scoring efficiency when he plays one-on-one against Hayama.

End of first quarter

36:

Qingfeng sighed, "Both sides have scored an unusually large number of points."

Since neither side could defend against the other, both sides went all out on offense in the first quarter. Kise easily defeated Hayama, and Akashi played like a baby against Mukayo.

However, Akashi, who averages double-digit number of crossovers per game, never managed to cross Hikaru.

On the Haichang bench, Xiangyang patted his chest and boasted, "See? That guy couldn't shake me off at all. I told you I could defend him without any problem!"

Upon hearing this, everyone at Haichang University was speechless. You let them score 25 points over you in the first quarter!

Only Kise nodded seriously. Indeed, not being knocked down by Akashi even once was truly impressive. As a former teammate of Teiko Middle School, he had a deep understanding of Akashi's abilities.

"Well, everyone played well in the first quarter."

Takeuchi was somewhat surprised. Kaijo had always been a team-oriented team with Hikaru as the tactical core, only letting Kise play one-on-one in crucial moments. But today's game was different; Kise was the absolute core, and Kasamatsu was given the task of organizing the offense. Apart from a brilliant steal and a few passes in the first quarter, Hikaru was basically unproductive. Unexpectedly, the effect was quite good! It seems that Kaijo could develop in the same direction as Toou...

"Next, the other side won't just sit idly by. That red-haired brat will probably go and challenge Kise to a duel."

Takeuchi tapped the tactical board and looked at Kise.

Kise pursed his lips. Facing Akashi... he really didn't want to fight him.

"I will do my best."

Kise's answer was reserved, as if he lacked confidence.

Kasamatsu patted him on the back impatiently and scolded, "Are you trying to give up before the battle even begins? Cheer up! Take him down, and the rest of the matches will be much easier."

Xiang Yang nodded and said with a smile, "It's alright, genius. If you're suppressed, I'll stand up for you."

Kise touched his nose, taking it as Xiangyang joking. After all, given how badly you were scored 25 points in the first quarter, who would stand up for whom?

Takeuchi's guess was accurate; he was on the Rakuzan bench.

Akashi uttered the standard line from every Generation of Miracles.

"Next, give me all the balls."

Chapter 57 One-on-One Duels

The second quarter begins

"Yayama, change shifts."

Akashi's words were concise and to the point. He had already realized that Hikaru had no intention of defending against him. Instead of continuing to attack him, it would be better to switch targets to Kise and suppress Kaijo's momentum.

Hayama nodded. He was also feeling very uncomfortable being suppressed by Kise. Not only was he being beaten, but Akashi was also monopolizing the ball on the offensive end. As one of the five generals, it was really frustrating to be played like this.

Kise looked at Akashi who had come up to him and thought to himself that his coach had guessed correctly. He sighed and greeted him, "Akashi! I won't hold back."

Akashi glanced at Kise and smiled in response, "I really didn't expect it to be you standing here in the end, Ryota." Although Xiangyang made him angry, Akashi was still willing to greet his former teammate.

Xiangyang dribbled the ball across half-court, glanced at Kise's position, and pondered his offensive strategy.

We currently have the advantage. If Kise can defeat Akashi, then undoubtedly, Rakuzan's morale will plummet. Conversely, Kaijo's attack will be hindered.

There's no need to take any risks," Xiangyang decided, and began the first organization of the match, waving to Xiaojue.

Having already executed the double pick-and-roll countless times, Kobo immediately rushed up to block Hayama.

Xiangyang took the screen and observed the situation. Genwu's help defense was timely, and he immediately forced Xiangyang into position.

As the burly figure drew ever closer, Xiang Yang frowned. "No wonder he's one of the Five Generals," he thought, "he's different from the other small fry." (Jin Ji: ?)

"Kori!"

Taking advantage of Genwu's large size, Xiangyang delivered a bounce pass that went between Genwu's legs and was accurately delivered to Kojuro.

Akashi, standing next to Kise, revealed a hint of disdain in his eyes. What a coward, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. He clearly didn't dare to attack when facing him. But if you think you can do whatever you want just because I'm not around, you're being far too naive.

Upon receiving the pass from Xiangyang, Xiaoju roared and spun around, ready to show off a dunk. But he was thwarted by Luoshan's version of "Kuroko"—Dai Qianxun, who had been lurking nearby, used her low profile to steal the ball. Xiaoju, still bewildered, stared at his empty hands, his simple-minded mind blank, until Xiangyang roared.

"Get back to defense immediately!"

Kobo suddenly realized what was happening and turned back to his own half of the court. Xiangyang frowned, thinking to himself: "I was careless. This low presence is really troublesome." He thought of Takao's Hawkeye; if only he had that move, he wouldn't have to worry about being misled by visual cues.

Although Dai Qianxun's physical attributes are superior to Kuroko's, they are not outstanding; after all, his low profile means he can't stand out. Therefore, Luo Shan's steal didn't lead to a fast break.

Akashi walked to the frontcourt, took the pass from Chihiro Mayuzumi, looked at Kise in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Sorry, Kise, you'll have to pay for that guy's rudeness for now."

Kise's expression gradually turned serious, and he entered his "Imitation Aomine" mode. Even if his opponent was Akashi, he had to defend against him, because this year's champion would be Kaijo!