Chapter 119: Mortal Talent and Extraordinary Gift

“Wow! So awesome!”

“Is this the number of goals Vulcan has scored today?”

“I don’t know. Anyway, no matter who defends him, he can’t be defended!”

“It’s just like the Generation of Miracles!”

Just now, during the team practice of Seirin High School, Kagami Taiga once again broke through the defender and scored a slam dunk over Mitobe Rinnosuke’s head.

“Really? There’s no way I can compare to that guy…” Kagami Daiga looked around at his teammates with some boredom, “Is this all Neon basketball can do?”

“Although I expected this, I was still shocked by this guy…” Reiko Aida sighed as she stood on the sidelines, “With this level of talent, he might be able to compete with the Generation of Miracles…”

“Yeah, with Kagami and that guy from Teiko Junior High School, maybe when Muji comes back this year, we can really dominate the country.” Hinata Junpei’s eyes were full of anticipation.

“A guy from Teiko Junior High School…?” When she heard Hinata Junpei mention Kuroko Tetsuya, Aida Reiko fell into deep thought. “Come to think of it, there won’t be any weaklings among those who can graduate from Teiko, but… that guy’s data is too outrageous. I’ve never seen such weak basic data…”

“Okay, everyone gather!” Hinata Junpei’s voice interrupted Aida Reiko’s thoughts.

After gathering all the members, Junpei Hinata looked at the players in front of him and said in a deep voice: “Everyone take a ten-minute break. The team training match will begin in ten minutes!”

“Training match?” Kagami Daiga raised his eyebrows slightly, “That’s exactly what I want!”

“…” In a corner where no one was paying attention, Kuroko Tetsuya stared at the shining Kagami Daigo in the crowd and fell into deep thought, not knowing what he was thinking about.

……

“Alas…Rukawa Kaede lost so miserably…” Miyagi Ryouta covered his face, feeling embarrassed to watch the scene in front of him.

“It’s too early for him to challenge Kaneki Ken now…” Akagi Takenori crossed his arms, looked at Rukawa Kaede with a serious expression and whispered.

“Coach Anton, this kid won’t give up basketball, right…” Mitsui Shou asked Anton Mitsuyoshi with some concern.

“Oh, don’t worry about Mitsui-kun, just leave it to Kaneki-kun.” Anton Mitsuyoshi’s glasses reflected the lights from the top of the stadium, making it difficult to see his eyes.

Inside the Xiangbei basketball training hall, everyone was looking at Rukawa Kaede, who was kneeling on the ground powerlessly with lifeless eyes and breathing heavily, and they were whispering with some sympathy.

“Hehe, well done Jin Shanshan! Teach this stinky fox a lesson!” Sakuragi Hanamichi, who has always been heartless, of course did not notice the strange atmosphere in the field. He looked excited as if he was the one who defeated Rukawa Kaede.

“He’s really worthy of being the captain, he’s so strong!” Shuji Izawa, who was standing aside, was an old subordinate and die-hard fan of Kaneki Ken. Although he was not as gloating as Hanamichi Sakuragi, he was also sincerely happy for Kaneki Ken.

“Hey, they are teammates after all, can you at least consider Rukawa’s feelings?” Shigehiro Kabachi on the side looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi’s gloating expression and said in a deep voice with some displeasure.

“Tsk, why would I care so much about him? Can’t you just say he’s weak?” Sakuragi Hanamichi has never been afraid of anyone except Kaneki Ken, “If you’re not good enough, practice more!”

“You guy…” Kabata Shigehiro frowned and clenched his fists slightly.

“Don’t say such sarcastic words, Sakuragi.” Kaneki Ken suppressed the conflict between the two, slowly walked in front of Rukawa Kaede, and stretched out his hand, “How about it, can we do it again?”

“……”Rukawa Kaede glanced at the right hand that Kaneki Ken handed over to him without any reaction.

“You are very similar to a friend of mine when we were training in the United States.” Kaneki Ken didn’t mind and sat on the ground next to Rukawa Kaede. “Just as aloof, just as gorgeous, just as competitive, just as… bad.” “Are you here to humiliate me?” Rukawa Kaede, who had been silent all the time, spoke.

“I never humiliate my opponents, I only state the facts. You couldn’t beat Teikou in the past, and you can’t beat me today.” Kaneki Ken said with a gloomy face, “Not only can you not beat me today, you won’t be able to beat me tomorrow…you will never be able to beat me. But I recognize your love for basketball. So, Rukawa Kaede, remember me, be jealous of me, hate me, and then grow up insignificantly in the resentment and disgust of continuous failure…and try to defeat me! I look forward to the day when I cheer for the talent of mortals!”

“…I will.” Rukawa’s dazed eyes focused again, and his weak legs supported his shaky body with the help of his arms. “I’m really sorry, I’m not fit to continue training today, Kaneki…Captain.”

……

“What should we do? We’re going to lose…” In the training hall of Seirin High School, the first-year team looked at the scoreboard and saw that they had been overtaken. They also looked at Kagami Daiga who was being restrained by a group of senior students and were extremely anxious.

“There’s nothing we can do…” Kawahara Koichi sighed, “Although Kagami scored a lot of points in the first half, since he was double-teamed by his seniors, no one else on the team can stand up…”

“Seniors are seniors. As expected, he was able to make it into the round-robin tournament as a freshman last year.” Fukuda Hiroshi shook his head helplessly.

“Um, can you pass me a few balls later?” Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, Kuroko Tetsuya adjusted his wristband and said to his teammates.

“Really, what’s the point of passing the ball to you…” Mitsuki Furuhata recalled how Tetsuya Kuroko missed an open basket at the beginning of the game, and curled his lips with some disdain.

“Haha, new guy, let me teach you your first lesson at Seirin.” Hinata Junpei looked at Kagami Taiga who was helpless in the double-team and said jokingly, “You can’t play basketball well just because you have a good body!”

“What should I do, what should I do…” Fukuda controlled the ball, looked at the airtight defense on the field, listened to the time counting down on the sidelines, and was about to break out in a cold sweat.

At this moment, Kuroko Tetsu appeared from somewhere into Fukuda Hiroshi’s field of vision and reached out to him for the ball.

“Never mind, let’s give it a try!” Fukuda Hiroshi passed the ball to Kuroko Tetsuya with all his might, “Just don’t lose the ball!”

“boom!”

After a crisp sound, the basketball suddenly turned strangely under the gaze of everyone on the court and landed in the hands of Mitsurugi Furuhata who had a puzzled look on his face.

“Lower the flag, shoot quickly!” Seeing that there was finally an open chance to score, Kagami Daigo hurriedly urged.

“Oh oh!” At this time, Mitsuki Furihata also reacted and scored a layup.

“Huh? So Kuroko-san was on the court… I had no memory of him not long after the game started…” Aida Reiko on the sidelines was a little confused when she saw Kuroko Tetsuya, who had just completed an assist and was returning to defense. Then her pupils trembled, “This feeling is… Misdirection? Although I have heard of it, I didn’t expect it to really exist… Could it be that Kuroko-san is the legendary phantom sixth man who can’t be seen on the court but is good at passing the ball?”

The subsequent game was obvious. The senior team was exhausted by Kuroko Tetsuya’s passing and eventually lost the game by one point.

“I heard that you are the legendary phantom sixth man of Teiko?” After school, Kagami Taiga and Kuroko Tetsuya walked side by side. “What do you think will happen if I have a one-on-one fight with those Miracle Generations now?”

“He will be killed instantly.” Kuroko Zhe said without hesitation.

“You’re really straightforward, Kuroko…” Kagami Taiga’s expression was filled with fighting spirit, “But this is fine. Let’s start with the Generation of Miracles, defeat them, and then become the number one in Neon!”

“I will help you, Kagami-san.” Kuroko Tetsuya stretched out his right hand towards Kagami Daiga, looking at him with an extremely serious look, “I am the shadow, and Kagami-kun is the light. The brighter the light, the deeper I am. Although you are not a match for Miracles yet, I can feel that you have extraordinary talents of the same level as them. So, let’s work hard together!”

“Ah, let’s cheer together!” Kagami Daigo smiled slightly, stretched out his fist and collided with Kuroko Tetsuya.

(End of this chapter)