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The next day.
The second match day of the National Tournament.
Homi Academy arrived early at the competition venue.
Their Round of 64 match was scheduled for 9:00 AM.
High school coaches from the Tokyo area, including coaches from the three kings of Tokyo—Shūtoku, Seihō, and Senshinkan—came to the scene again.
"Coach, is it really okay to waste time watching a middle school game?"
Nakatani Masaaki is the head coach of the King Shūtoku.
Sitting next to him is the current captain of the team (Otsubo Taisuke is mentioned later as a new/future pillar, so this might be a graduating senior or just a generic captain).
They also need to prepare for the National Tournament (Inter-High). Spending time watching a middle school game seems meaningless.
Hearing this, Nakatani Masaaki propped his chin up and said calmly, "It is indeed a waste of time for you, but for Shūtoku, this is an important matter concerning Shūtoku's future."
"Otsubo, the future of high school basketball, the final winner will be decided by these children: the Teiko starters and Homi Academy's No. 10."
Daigu (Otsubo?) disagreed. "I've read the reports. I know their stats are excellent, but that's a middle school game. Coach, aren't you taking it too seriously?"
Who wasn't a genius in middle school?
Just like him; it was because of his outstanding performance in middle school that Shūtoku extended an olive branch to him.
Including now, he is still one of the best centers in the country.
"You'll know soon. These kids are special."
Nakatani Masaaki didn't talk nonsense anymore.
Competition in the Tokyo area is fierce in itself.
Their name as the Three Kings comes from their long-term occupation of the National Tournament qualifying spots.
This successfully allowed Shūtoku to attract many talented players, ensuring Shūtoku always maintains competitiveness.
But the situation is different now.
Not to mention the sudden rise of the nouveau riche Tōō Academy, which has been using abundant funds to pave the way and smash out powerful lineups in recent years.
The emergence of Tōō has long threatened the status of the Three Kings.
Of course.
These are nothing yet. The real threat is those kids.
As long as one of them is obtained, even a weak team can transform into a favorite to win the National Tournament.
Homi Academy is the best example.
Seeing this, Daigu also put away his contempt and waited seriously for the game to start.
Homi Academy's opponent today is a team from the Gunma Prefecture area.
Full name: Gunma Prefecture Prefectural S Boys Middle School.
When Yuuto heard this school name, he wanted to go over and ask if there was a female student named Natsuki in their school who often went to school in a Mercedes-Benz (Initial D reference).
This is an overlord-level team in Gunma Prefecture.
From 1986 to 2007, S Boys Middle School created an exaggerated record of 21 consecutive championships in Gunma Prefecture.
Although Gunma Prefecture is not a big area, its total population exceeds 2 million, far incomparable to a countryside like Tochigi Prefecture.
21 consecutive regional tournament championships, and the team history even has National Tournament victories. Such achievements are quite convincing.
"I must salute Mr. Takagi (Geezer Coach). He has accomplished something remarkable. They broke the dominance for two consecutive years and succeeded in breaking out of Tochigi Prefecture."
S Boys' head coach praised Homi Academy's geezer in the pre-match interview.
This revealed his lack of confidence.
Now all participating teams in the country know that a monster averaging 40+ points per game has popped up in Homi Academy?
Except for Teiko, no one dares to say they will win against them steadily.
S Boys' head coach was modest, but their players didn't think so.
A person's strength is limited after all; basketball is a five-person sport.
Yuuto is very famous, and many fans are looking forward to his performance in the National Tournament.
This is just right. Defeating him, people all over the country will see their prowess.
But this ambition disappeared by the end of the first quarter of the game.
"Passed three people in a row!"
"Incredible Yuuto! He destroyed S Boys' defense again and dunked!"
"14th point personally scored in the single quarter. This is a true genius!"
Tokyo TV's commentator shouted passionately as Yuuto scored with a violent dunk.
While in Gunma Prefecture, the local TV commentator said with a crying tone, "Still can't do it after all?!"
14 points in a single quarter.
This is just the help Yuuto provided to the team on the offensive end.
On the defensive end, he also ruled the game.
S Boys can dominate Gunma Prefecture; of course, they have their skills.
Opponent's offensive round.
Fujiwara Takuya broke through immediately after crossing half-court. He used his strong body to push away Sakurai Ryō and easily reached the mid-range.
This player with the same surname as the God of Mount Akina has the title of God of War in Gunma Prefecture.
His height reached 1.83 meters, and he was strong and fit.
Yuuto has only 70 Strength points, so he falls behind in confrontation.
But when the Gunma God of War killed near the free-throw line with the ball, facing Yuuto's help defense, what he saw was not Yuuto, but a Tyrannosaurus opening its bloody mouth to bite him.
Unimaginable instinct and insight into crisis meant that the moment the Gunma God of War made a move, Yuuto's arm had already slapped across.
Smack!
Fujiwara Takuya's body passed Yuuto and came behind him.
However, the basketball in his hand had disappeared.
"What?!"
He couldn't even see clearly how Yuuto moved; Yuuto's body had already started and rushed past half-court.
Sakurai Ryō picked up the basketball and threw it forward forcefully, not worried at all that Yuuto wouldn't catch up.
S Boys' guards reacted quickly because they had already been hit by Yuuto's fast breaks several times.
When Yuuto received the ball, the opponents had already completed their positioning.
No hesitation.
He advanced instead of retreating, accelerating and killing forward.
Smack!
Yuuto made a shoulder dip and crossover move; the opponent reacted.
However.
The next second, Yuuto's figure appeared on the other side of the opponent like jumping through a wormhole.
His passing speed and neat movements simply made people cold all over.
Through slow-motion replay, fans saw that almost at the moment the opponent shifted his center of gravity, Yuuto made a second change of direction.
His figure crossed the opponent almost simultaneously.
Momoi Satsuki was watching the game on the scene. She noticed that during Yuuto's dribbling process, the basketball never touched his palm.
He was dribbling with his fingers.
Such technology, Satsuki hadn't seen before, nor could she predict it.
"Fingertip dribbling?!"
"No!"
Akashi on the side saw the problem. From Yuuto's dribbling process, he saw lightning bursting out from the basketball and Yuuto's hands.
"It's the Lightning Dribble of that Lightning Beast."
"Lightning Dribble? Are you sure, Akashi?"
Midorima didn't have eyes like Akashi's, so he couldn't see that clearly.
But he knew that every time Hayama Kotarō's Lightning Dribble started, it was like killing a pig, so noisy that people couldn't sleep.
Although the movement of Yuuto's dribbling was also loud, it was within an acceptable range.
"This is where he is amazing."
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