Kuroko: I had already won the championship before the miracle happened.

I couldn't answer immediately.

even……

Could it be that even the violent madman Nijimura himself is unsure about this question?

Thinking of this, Haizaki couldn't help but come back to his senses from Sirius in the sky, and looked at the violent maniac with some surprise, who seemed to be able to give everyone a firm answer to any question at any time in the past.

But unfortunately, perhaps he wanted to see the joke of that Nijimura guy, or perhaps he was worried about something, all of this was revealed in the calm gaze of the Nijimura monster and the words that followed.

It turned into a bubble without any reason.

only……

When he started speaking, it was a bit outrageous and hard to understand.

"Haizaki..."

Nijimura Osamu's terrifying vision ability enveloped a large part of the world in the darkness. He could see Seirin hiding behind the bushes, Reiji watching without concealing his presence on the other side of the parking lot, and a window of a seaside hotel in the distance. There... green, red, cyan... a few little kids hiding in plain sight, and the tall black figure among them. All of them were clearly locked in his eyes.

And the hesitant words came out as he looked at Shigure Akito's figure:

"There's a monster living in my heart."

Haizaki Shogo: "?"

you……

What are you talking about?

Nijimura Shuzo grabbed the ball from his feet, shifted his gaze away from Shigure Akito, and turned to look at Haizaki Shogo, "What exactly is basketball to you?"

"dream?"

"The essence of life?"

"Or something else?"

"Or, have you ever thought about the reason behind that moment of wildness on the court, that urge to control the ball and run wildly?"

"Because of the bond as teammates?"

"To kill time?"

"Or are you simply enjoying the competition?"

Faced with Nijimura Shuzo's increasingly rapid questions, Haizaki Shogo was completely confused, but for him, using his brain was such a troublesome thing, but he still couldn't help thinking about it.

"that is……"

“It’s just quite interesting.”

"besides……"

"I don't want to lose to Aomine... and the others."

Nijimura Shuzo's sudden chuckle made Haizaki Shogo shudder all over. He wondered if his answer was too embarrassing, but no matter how he thought about it, it was not as strange as what the violent Nijimura had just said.

"Yes."

"Basketball is really fun~"

In an instant, Nijimura Shuzo's voice and tone made Haizaki Shogo feel as if he had seen the Shigure monster!

and many more……

Shigure...

monster?

"Qingfeng is causing you a lot of trouble, right?"

slap~

slap~

slap~

Nijimura Shuzo said this while dribbling the ball. "But I've probably experienced that kind of distress countless times~"

"Ha~"

“It’s too early…”

"It probably dates back to when Shigure Teikou and I joined the club. You were probably still elementary school students at that time~"

"Although I never showed it..."

"But actually..."

"Before I was defeated in a 1v1 by Shigure during the Teiko entry test, I was very arrogant and looking forward to my opponent."

"But I never imagined how much weight the word 'opponent' would carry. Nor did I imagine that the high wall called Shiyu would suddenly appear out of nowhere, blocking the view before my eyes."

"Regarding this..."

"I also confirmed it step by step through failure."

"Then……"

"Nourishing that monster, allowing it to flourish."

slap~

slap~

bang~

Bang~!

"The first stage...is until the first match of the national junior high school qualifying tournament, right?"

"Shigure..."

"You know that guy."

"For you, your impression of him as a monster should still be that his strength explodes and increases ridiculously with each passing year, as if there's no end in sight..."

"But for me, the first-year Shigure, although not as strong as it was later, was terrifying in terms of frequency. It was almost visible to the naked eye, and it was getting stronger with each attack."

Haizaki Shogo: "!?"

open……

Are you kidding me?

"It was also in that match, the first national match, that Shigure Akito, giving his all, first awakened the monster growing within me, a..."

"A monster named Shigure."

"you……"

"Want to see it?"

0Request flowers0

"What you missed is first-year Shigure Akito."

Indeed, regarding the first year of the Teiko Twins, all that the junior Haizaki Shogo and the others knew was that they had defeated Ogioka Kasa Yuki of Okayama together.

That was a miracle that saw him reach the pinnacle of his career upon debut, and is still talked about today.

then……

Huizaki nodded solemnly.

How to see it?

Video recording?

"Well, then, take a good look at it." Nijimura Shuzo stopped dribbling, grabbed the ball with one hand, and stood still, slowly closing his eyes. "This is the ability I prepared for you."

"Whether it's personality, playing experience, or even the fact that we were once bad guys, we are very similar to some extent."

"When I was in junior high, I paid more attention to you than Aomine. Shigure always said... maybe I saw my past self in you."

"Although he was just teasing you about your bad behavior, and it's rare that he made a mistake and didn't see your talent."

"This one……"

"A talent for monster immersion."

Boom~!

Moment~!

When Nijimura Shuzo opened his eyes again, his aura suddenly reached its peak. The wildness behind him burst out and quickly turned into a phantom, then gradually burned and disappeared!

until...

The lion in the black flames was reborn from the fire and turned into a human figure!

Although Teiko's No. 7 jersey could be vaguely seen, his entire body was sticky like mucus, and his face was completely invisible under the blurry flames. All that could be seen was that his eyes seemed hollow, as if his eye sockets had been dug out, and he had a horrifying, toothless, bloody mouth.

"What is effort?"

"Will you be like Reiji, silently sacrificing the so-called possibility of the future, shining in the moment of talent blossoming, and then moving on to greater heights? Or will you be like Kuroko, using your insignificant talent to strive for the title of the phantom sixth man?"

"Or, like Ogi Oga Kasa Yuki, you can use your superhuman talents to forge your own path."

"finally……"

"Top showdown?"

"Haizaki..."

"You talk about not being a slouch at all, but in my opinion, you can't even compare to them."

"It's even more impossible to beat me."

"So next, take a good look at how hard a person can try to climb the mountain that stands before him!"

Chapter 311: That 'monster' and I both longed for more nutrients!

The monster behind Nijimura Shuzo was ablaze with black flames. The aura rising from its body gathered in its eyes, igniting a monstrous ferocity!

It was as if the heat was tangible burning in Haizaki Shogo's eyes!

but……

Following Nijimura Shuzo's movements, the skills and style he displayed...

It’s really amazing.

but……

It seems that compared with that courage, it is not that powerful.

huh~

Nijimura Shuzo, controlling the ball, sped towards the other side of the field!

Haizaki Shogo might not have much to say about this. After all, compared to the Nijimura that the Miracles had seen, the current one was obviously much weaker.

But the autumn people in front of the window...

There are many things that come to mind.

He had seen that figure before, exactly like Nijimura, who had exploded for the first time in the national competition when he was in the first year of junior high school and suddenly had a scoring battle with him.

"In the first national match, Shi Yu, a freshman with even more advanced abilities, used a fake move technique that almost created a mirage. For the first time, I was astounded by Shi Yu's leaping, speed, and three-point shooting skills, beyond just these talents..."

"technology."

"That level of fake moves is the first time I've seen it."

"I was confident that I could defeat Shigure in terms of technique... but the monster that had been quietly growing inside me since I joined the club was awakened for the first time."

"In fact, it can be completely attributed to..."

"envy."

"At that moment, I lost all my rational thinking and followed my instincts, fueled by the passion brought on by that monster."

snort~

snort~