Chapter 128 The Gap in Strength

“You can’t see anything except failure.” Shigehiro Kabaji grabbed the ball with one hand and said lightly while looking at Kagami Daiga on the ground.

“Well done, big black guy!” Sakuragi Hanamichi excitedly rushed forward and hugged Kabaji Shigehiro’s neck, “Teach this red-haired monkey a lesson!”

“Yeah.” Shigehiro Kabata’s introverted personality obviously couldn’t adapt to Sakuragi Hanamichi’s passionate way of celebration, and he scratched his head embarrassedly.

“Are you okay, Kagami?” Hinata Junpei and others hurriedly walked forward and pulled up Kagami Daigo, asking with concern.

“I’m fine…” Kagami Daigo shook his head without saying much. At the moment, he was recalling the goal just now.

“Although it’s not clear, he at least rushed back from outside the three-second zone…” Kagami Daiga gritted his teeth and looked at the place where Kabaji Shigehiro just stood, “With this height, he has this speed, and even his bullet speed…”

“Don’t worry about it, Kagami.” Hinata Junpei seemed to see what Kagami Taiga was thinking and interrupted his thoughts, “Just hit it back with the next ball…”

“Just hit it back with the next ball…”

“Just fight back in the next game…”

A similar scene emerged in Kagami Daigo’s mind, reminding him of the conversation he had with Himuro Tatsuya in the fast food restaurant that afternoon.

“I understand what you mean… an overwhelming gap… Tatsuya.” Kagami Daigo, who followed his teammates back to defense, smiled bitterly, but his eyes gradually brightened, “But as the ace, as long as the whistle for the end of the game has not sounded, I will continue to fight for victory on the court!”

“There’s one minute left before the first quarter ends…” Kise Ryota looked at the timer on the sidelines, feeling a little nervous for Seirin. “One minute. If we play fast, we can have at least two rounds…”

“If Seirin can defend this round and score the next goal, and the score difference returns to within five points, then the game can still be won…” Midorima Shintaro analyzed, and then shook his head in self-mockery, “I’m really confused, how is it possible? Shonan’s current offensive talent is simply overflowing…”

“Relax a little.” Mitsui Shou slowly brought the ball across half court. Seeing Yi Yuejun in front of him looking like he was facing a formidable enemy, he became playful. He kept dribbling the ball between his legs while approaching Yi Yuejun. “We can’t win anyway, so we might as well enjoy the game.”

“Huh? We’ve been behind the whole time and now we just want to tie the score!” Yi Yuejun retorted loudly in annoyance, as if this could ease his inner anxiety.

“Calm down, Yi Yuejun… The opponent is a champion without a championship… one of the strongest combo guards in the country…” Yi Yuejun kept comforting himself, “But as long as you stay focused… you still have a chance!”

Suddenly, Izuki Shun opened his eyes wide, found the moment when Mitsui Shou pulled the ball high, and pounced on it, trying to intercept the ball.

“Nice try!” Although Mitsui Shou then used a clever behind-the-back dribble to completely avoid the steal and passed Izuki Shun, this did not prevent him from admiring Izuki Shun’s sensitivity to opportunities – even though this was a trap he deliberately set for Izuki Shun.

“Not good! Kagami, pay attention to the backup defense!” Yi Yuejun chased Mitsui Shou while reminding Kagami Daigo to pay attention to the backup defense. At this time, it is better to leave the inside empty than to let the three-pointer pull the score difference to more than double digits.

“Don’t even think about succeeding!” Kagami Daigo stretched out his long legs and in two steps he moved from the inside to the three-point line, staring at Mitsui Hisashi in front of him.

“I have to say, this guy really deserves Kaneki’s attention… This kind of momentum really makes people feel like facing a tiger…” Mitsui Shou sighed, “But, I really didn’t want to shoot!”

“What!” Just as Izuki Shun was about to steal the ball from Mitsui Shou from behind, Mitsui Shou seemed to have eyes behind his head. He dodged Izuki Shun’s interception with a back pass and threw the ball into the hands of Rukawa Kaede who was 45 degrees outside the three-point line on the right side.

“I’ve heard of the Eagle’s Eye before.” Mitsui Shou chuckled, “Fortunately I was prepared.”

“Not good… This is one of the most disadvantageous matchups for Seirin!” Kise Ryota commented as he looked at Koganei Shinji standing in front of Rukawa Kaede on the court, “But wouldn’t it be more appropriate to pass the ball inside just now? The matchup difference between Mitobe Rinnosuke and Kabaji Shigehiro is also huge, and scoring inside is more reliable, isn’t it?”

“I can only say that Shonan is very ambitious. They plan to use this goal to completely break down Seirin’s psychological defenses.” Midorima Shintaro said confidently, “You know, a single-digit point difference is not of the same magnitude as a double-digit point difference.”

“But this is a bit risky, what if I don’t get in…” Kise Ryota was about to say something, but was stopped by Midorima Shintaro’s words. “What are you afraid of? Anyway, Kaneki Ken is here.” Midorima Shintaro felt a familiar feeling in his heart, and blurted out without thinking, then he was stunned for a while, and sighed with some regret, “Anyway, Kaneki Ken is here…”

“This guy… is so weak…” After catching the ball, Rukawa Kaede assumed a triple threat posture, staring at Shinji Koganei in front of him, feeling the breath coming from the opponent.

“Don’t… don’t even think about going over there!” Shinji Koganei stammered out the harsh words, but because his momentum was too weak and his voice was a little broken due to nervousness, it made people feel as if he was being cute.

“Hmm…” Rukawa thought for a moment and took a tentative step to the right.

“Crack! Bang!”

The nervous Shinji Koganei rushed to the right the moment he saw Rukawa take a tentative step. When he realized that it was just a feint and was about to adjust his body, his center of gravity shifted too quickly, his footing tripped, and he fell to the ground.

“Uh…” Rukawa felt a little speechless when seeing this. Facing the wide open space with no one defending him, he raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

“Don’t even think about scoring a goal!” Kagami Taiga rushed in front of Rukawa Kaede, jumped up, and slapped the basketball with his long arms.

“Kagami, don’t!” Hinata Junpei realized that Kagami was getting too excited and wanted to speak out to stop him, but it was too late.

It was not until the moment Rukawa Kaede shot that Kagami Taigo’s backup defense arrived late, and the slap that was supposed to be aimed at the basketball hit Rukawa Kaede’s arm directly.

“Bang~Swish!” The three-pointer hit the backboard and went into the basket.

“Beep~” Akagi Takenori also blew the whistle, “Black team number 10, shooting foul, three-pointer counts, white team number 11, one free throw!”

“This is really… the worst possible outcome…” Reiko Aida was almost in tears as she watched the situation unfold on the field.

“Damn, this guy has such great brute force…” Rukawa Kaede stroked the part of his hand that was just hit and glanced at Sakuragi Hanamichi, “He’s exactly the same as that idiot…”

“What are you looking at, you stinky fox! It was just a lucky shot!” Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at Rukawa Kaede’s eyes and said unhappily, “You are too lame, red-haired monkey, you couldn’t even let go of this one shot!”

“Tsk, idiot!” Kagami Taiga and Rukawa Kaede sneered at the same time.

“Damn it, what are you two talking about!” Sakuragi Hanamichi was completely broken by the ridicule of the two people, and was about to step forward and have a good talk with them.

“Sakuragi, play well.” Kaneki Ken’s majestic voice sounded from the side.

“Tsk, you two are lucky!” Sakuragi Hanamichi walked back to the basket with a snort to grab the rebound.

“Watch this!” Rukawa walked up to the free throw line, took the ball thrown by Akagi Takenori, and slowly closed his eyes, “None of my shots are lucky!”

After saying that, Rukawa threw the ball steadily, and the basketball fell into the basket accurately with a swish. The sound of the net fluttering was crisp and pleasant, but it sounded as dull as a death knell to the ears of Seirin and the others.

“The game is over.” Midorima Shintaro walked out of the gym without looking back, “No more miracles, Seirin. In one quarter, Kagami committed two fouls. He will definitely have to take a break to control the number of fouls. What awaits Seirin next is nothing but an absolute crushing victory in terms of strength.”

Finally finished writing. I had some drinks with my boss tonight, so it’s a little late. Sorry everyone, I’m going to bed now.

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