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

Seeing that Vulcan didn't get angry or even talk back, Xiangyang's face turned serious. A dog that bites doesn't bark.

"This is boring. Well, then I'll have to use you as a scapegoat, Senior Itsuki."

Xiang Yang turned his head, glanced at the attack time, and a flash of white lightning passed through his eyes.

A simple step followed by a quick step to break through; Xiangyang's moves are never flashy, but rather focused on practicality.

Yi Yue gritted his teeth, immediately turned around and tried to catch up with Xiang Yang, while extending his right hand to try to steal the ball. He had no intention of taking the beating.

The hairs on his arm stood on end, a danger warning was activated. Xiang Yang reached out his auxiliary hand, slapped Yi Yue's arm aside, and at the same time subtly pushed Yi Yue.

Unable to maintain her balance, Yi Yue immediately lost her footing and stumbled backward, nearly falling to the ground.

Xiang Yang's expression remained unchanged as he pulled up for a mid-range shot, and the basketball swished through the net once again.

Off the court, the referee frowned slightly. Xiang Yang's offensive move was debatable, falling into the category of callable or not callable. After a brief moment of thought, the referee still didn't blow the whistle, but raised his hand to signal the technical table.

Two points are valid for Haichang!

The referee's calls were not unexpected for Xiang Yang. In the first few offensive and defensive battles, he figured out the referee's standards for today's calls. In addition, with the "birth of an actor," unless it was intentional, Xiang Yang probably wouldn't get a single foul by the end of the game.

"Don't worry about it, Senior Itsuki."

Kuroko brushed past Izuki, leaving behind a word of comfort, before disappearing alone to seek an opportunity.

Yi Yue sighed, feeling helpless: He'd taken another one down on her head.

Seriously, Akashi and Hikaru, how come they can both dominate me?

While grumbling inwardly, Izuki dribbled the ball across half-court and glanced at the scoreboard.

There are 20 seconds left in the first quarter.

Ugh... this is so troublesome. I have to control the ball and keep the clock running. What if this guy steals the ball?

"Slow down, slow down."

Izuki held up one finger, directing the movement of the Shiro Rin team. Opposite him, Xiangyang licked his lips casually, but his eyes secretly glanced at the ball in Izuki's hand.

Here we go again... This guy's trying to steal the ball from me.

However, under Izuki's Eagle Eyes, Xiangyang's little action did not escape his notice.

If we can hit a three-pointer over him right now, our momentum should be really strong.

It's a pity that I'm not in the same league as him.

That's the most I can do!

Izuki's eyes lit up. Under the illumination of the Eagle's Eye, Izuki dodged Xiangyang's sudden gamble-like steal!

Izuki pulled the ball back with one hand and simultaneously passed it across to Teppei in the paint. Teppei caught the ball with one hand, and although he didn't check the time, judging from Izuki's control of the rhythm, he had to shoot immediately!

Without much hesitation, Tieping turned around, raised his left hand slightly, firmly blocking Xiaoju behind him, and swung his right hand to score with a hook shot off the backboard!

Shiorin's two points are valid!

*Beep* — End of Section 1.

The referee blew his whistle twice.

In the final moments of the first quarter, Shiorin hit a buzzer-beater, successfully narrowing the gap to ten points.

Haichang leads 25-15.

On the court, Xiang Yang looked at Yi Yue with a surprised expression and praised, "Great shot, Senior Yi Yue."

"It's just avoiding your steal, nothing serious."

Chapter 112 Familiar

"It was just dodging your steal, nothing serious."

……

My steals aren't something everyone can avoid.

Xiang Yang gave Yi Yue a deep look. The holder of the Eagle's Eye was indeed not that simple.

"Everyone played well in the first quarter. Keep up the pace in the second quarter. Kise, watch your foul count and don't get into a foul trouble. Everyone, be more focused on defense..."

Takeuchi clapped his hands and gave a pep talk to the Kaijo team. It was all the same old stuff, but it was crucial and necessary.

"That's all I have to say. Continue playing at Xiangyang's pace on the court. In short, we've reached the final stage, so everyone better put away your weaknesses, Kaisho!!"

"Championship!!!"

……

beep—

The second quarter begins

Please have both teams' players enter the field.

Xiangyang took the initiative to stop Kise, who was walking towards the court, and said in a low voice, "Genius, I'm a little tired."

Kise immediately understood. He made a bodybuilding gesture towards Xiangyang and chuckled, "Leave the second quarter to me!"

Since Vulcan won the jump ball, Haichang had the right to throw the ball in the second and third quarters.

Xiangyang symbolically surveyed the situation on the field. Shiratsuyu's defense was very cautious and there weren't many good opportunities, so he directly passed the ball to Kise.

Kise received the ball, his face showing excitement. Due to the tactical arrangement, Hikaru was the main attacker in the first quarter, so Kise had been focusing his energy on defense. In other words, he had been doing the dirty work, which was not a good job for Kise, who was eager to perform.

Across from him, Kagami frowned slightly, thinking to himself: Is Kise finally going to attack?

Xiangyang helped Kise pull away while walking to the bottom corner, looking confidently at Kise and Kagami on the wing. He had great confidence in his ace.

Kise wasn't in a hurry to attack, and even smiled back at Xiangyang's actions.

Seeing this, Vulcan cursed under his breath, suppressing his anger as he said, "Are you looking down on me?"

Kise's expression froze for a moment, then he seemed to understand something and laughed, "Don't worry about it, I really think highly of you, Kagami, so... don't let me leave you too far behind!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed in Kise's eyes, a flawless imitation of the Emperor's Eye!

An invisible pressure instantly settled around Kagami's legs. This familiar feeling terrified Kagami, and the memory of being knocked down by Akashi surfaced in his mind.

Kise's eyes sharpened, and he used a quick change of direction to create distance between himself and Kagami. He looked at the empty space in front of him and prepared to launch his attack.

"It's not over yet!"

Kagami quickly adjusted, turned around and followed. Although Kise's imitation was quite accurate, it was still somewhat inferior to Akashi in "zone" mode.

Sensing Kagami approaching from behind, Kise frowned slightly; this guy was proving to be a handful.

With no space to shoot, Kise imitated Hikaru, using a backflip to shake off Kagami's center of gravity, and then raised his leg to break into the paint.

However, an unexpected change occurred, and Kuroko, who had been hiding all along, once again made a contribution, taking advantage of the gap when Kise was adjusting his dribbling after praying to Buddha to successfully steal the ball!

"Tie Pingqian"

generation!"

Kuroko, unusually, stood on the court and shouted, pushing the ball with one hand and accelerating the pass!

Tieping, who had already started running, easily received the pass. Unlike the traditional center's style of play, this playmaking center did not hesitate when he got the counter-attack opportunity. He immediately dribbled the entire length of the court to Haichang's restricted area and completed a layup!

Shiorin's two points are valid!

Xiang Yang, who had been closely following Tie Ping in search of a steal opportunity, shook his head helplessly. This big man was not only agile, but also had a solid foundation in dribbling. In open play, no matter how good Xiang Yang's defensive skills were, it would be difficult to stop this swift truck.

Kise scratched his head awkwardly, raised his hand to apologize, and acknowledged that losing the ball was undoubtedly his fault.

At halftime, Kagami secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing his teammate score. A sense of relief flashed through his mind; if Kuroko hadn't successfully made the steal, he would definitely have lost to Kise in this one-on-one match.

No, no, calm down...

Vulcan patted his cheeks, clearing his mind of all the random thoughts.

He walked over to Hyuga and said, "Hyuga-senpai, you don't need to keep creating opportunities for me to enter the zone. Let's fight at our own pace!"

Hinata wiped the sweat from his face and nodded in agreement to Kagami's suggestion.

Kuroko, watching this scene, smiled. It was the same when he faced Rakuzan. Kagami's calm mind is really reassuring!

When Kagami stopped obsessing over entering the zone, Shiro Rin's offensive tactics underwent a dramatic change.

On the offensive end of the Seirin, Kagami even took the initiative to move to the high post to set a screen for Hyuga! His offensive desire also decreased, and he passed the ball around more and more.

This super offensive team has suddenly transformed into a team-oriented offensive team.

Xiang Yang felt a little confused, but he did not change the rhythm and still gave the ball possession to Kise for one-on-one. At this moment, Kise was the strongest player on the court!

However, as time went on, Xiangyang noticed something was amiss.

Even though Kise scores almost every time he gets the ball on offense, the point difference doesn't necessarily widen.

With half of the second quarter gone, the score was 42-32, and the difference remained at ten points.

It's worth noting that Kise's scoring efficiency is currently terrifying, yet Jorin is still managing to keep the score close under these circumstances.

Xiangyang's ominous premonition grew stronger, but misfortune never comes singly. Shiro Rin's passing of the ball once again led to Kagami, who had somehow slipped into Kaijo's penalty area!

Kise looked at Kagami, who was two steps away, hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his raised hand. He had already committed two fouls. If he wanted to stop Kagami from this position, the only way was to commit a foul.

Vulcan didn't hold back, jumping up directly from the spot and slamming the ball into the basket despite Ohori's defense!

A meteor dunk, the trigger goes off.

As Vulcan landed, he clenched his fist and cheered, a flash of red lightning suddenly appearing in his eyes.

A cheer erupted from the stands; Vulcan's playing style was truly explosive and captivating.

Xiangyang's expression hardened slightly, and he made a gesture to Takeuchi in the audience.

Hai Chang's application is suspended!

"Shiro Rin is getting into the zone, Kaijo is in trouble."

In the audience, Akashi's pupils shifted slightly as he spoke softly.

The current situation at Kaijo is very similar to that of Rakuzan back then. If we let Seirin continue like this without making any changes, the outcome will likely be exactly the same as theirs.

"No problem, that guy isn't the type to sit idly by and wait to die."