[Akashi knew you wanted to provoke him deliberately; he couldn't ignore such provocation.]
[He said to you coldly, "Self-righteously thinking you did something superior to me? You are just killing Tetsuya's future."]
[He knows too well.]
[Kuroko's characteristic lies in his lack of presence. To maintain this "mystery," Kuroko must make himself like a shadow, attached under the illumination of light.]
[Once he becomes light, his advantage is gone, inferior to even an ordinary player.]
["You are pushing him into the abyss." He pointed it out sharply.]
[Of course you know what will happen once Kuroko masters so many flashy skill packages.]
[So you let him not attempt a single crossover or shot before today's game, just for today's explosion.]
[Moreover.]
["I know very well what I am saying. Yuuto has already told me the consequences of doing this, but..." Kuroko looked straight at Akashi and said, "Even so, I want to defeat you, defeat the Generation of Miracles!"]
[Akashi left without a word, but the anger in his heart was already rising.]
[After a single quarter, you surprisingly tied with Teiko 28:30. You only trailed by 2 points.]
[Second quarter, Kuroko still opened full fire.]
[With his help, you didn't fall behind Teiko too much.]
[The game was unexpectedly anxious.]
[But such constant scoring made Kuroko's presence more and more obvious.]
[Just midway through the second quarter, the Generation of Miracles could already clearly feel his existence.]
[Continuing like this, Kuroko's misdirection would completely fail by halftime.]
[You won't let such a thing happen.]
[You started taking over ball possession.]
["Finally couldn't hold back?" Akashi signaled Aomine not to care about team deployment and go face you.]
["Hmph." You let out a cold snort. Dual Personality Shooter talent activated at this time. You killed towards Teiko's paint like the sun.]
[Aomine stuck closely to you. He found your body seemed like bronze skin and iron bones. Last year he could clearly gain the upper hand in confrontation; facing you again this year, there is no advantage to speak of.]
["This power!"]
["From beginning to end, only you are marking time in place, Aomine."]
[You squeezed Aomine away, but quickly threw the ball to Haizaki after killing into the paint, letting him hit a mid-range shot.]
[The ball went in, but you weren't too happy.]
[You looked up and could see Murasakibara Atsushi right in front. You looked back and could see Akashi's cold and ruthless eyes.]
[If you had chosen to force a shot just now, you would have been sandwiched immediately.]
"Still not strong enough."
Seeing this, Yuuto outside the simulation frowned.
Last year he could hack 50+ points against Teiko, partly because Teiko underestimated the enemy.
They gave him many opportunities to isolate Aomine.
This year.
Won't happen.
Akashi stared at him from the beginning. Under his command, Murasakibara would also pressure him simultaneously.
This doubled the difficulty of his scoring instantly.
[You truly felt Teiko's toughness. Once they get serious, the intensity of the game is something even you find overwhelming.]
[You increased long-range shooting attempts. You tenaciously bit the score, not letting the difference widen to double digits.]
[Halftime ended. You trailed Teiko by 8 points.]
[The second half began. You started taking over more ball possession.]
[Akashi opened his "Eye."]
[Emperor Eye, beside him, seemed to form a forbidden domain.]
[Dazzling golden light erupted from your body. You attempted to impact the Emperor Eye's prediction.]
[You lost.]
[You were kicked to death by Teiko again.]
Yuuto comforted himself.
He didn't feel pity for this result.
[Akashi shattered your "Golden Body." Tezuka Zone could not break through the insight of the Emperor Eye.]
"No need to be depressed. This is an expected result."
"Kuroko is still useful. Within the effective time of misdirection, our scoring efficiency can catch up with Teiko."
[You turned sideways to block Akashi, thrillingly regaining possession. At the same time, changing viewpoint in the brain, sending the ball to Haizaki with a straight pass. Facing Kise, he scored.]
["Won't be so lucky next time." Akashi shook his hand. He said he would grant you a painful defeat; he won't break his word.]
[You stopped at the National Tournament Top 16.]
...
"Just that, facing Teiko, the original 20-minute misdirection time was shortened to ten minutes."
In the end.
Yuuto found he still had to rely on himself.
[Your National Tournament ended.]
[Soon after, news of Teiko defending their title again and achieving the National Tournament three-peat swept the country.]
[But this has nothing to do with you. You tasted the heartbreaking defeat for the third time.]
[You handed over the position of basketball club captain to someone else.]
[After that, invitations from high school basketball clubs came one after another.]
[Yosen, Kaijō, Rakuzan, Shūtoku, Tōō, and other powerhouses sent you invitations.]
[The conditions they offered were the limit of what they could provide; they were full of sincerity.]
...
[But you have no confidence to pay attention to these people now.]
[Throughout the summer, you were still training, constantly studying, integrating the double step-back into your playing style to use with the Barrier Jumper.]
[You resigned from the position of basketball club captain, but you still frequently appeared in the basketball club.]
[You also grabbed Haizaki and Kuroko to practice extra together. You attempted to get some useful memories from it to bring to the self outside the simulation.]
[You spent the last summer and winter at Homi Academy.]
[A year passed...]
[Simulation Ended.]
Ended just like that.
Yuuto exhaled. Sora beside him happened to reach out to smooth his furrowed brows at this time.
He smiled to reassure Sora.
[This simulation has ended]
[You obtained Green Talent: Bronze Skin Iron Bones]
[You obtained one year of National Tournament game memories]
[You obtained massive Barrier Jumper memories]
[You obtained massive Double Step-Back Three-Point Shot memories]
[Your Technique attribute increased by 2 points.]
[You obtained a small amount of memories of the special skill "Phantom Bubble" (Dream Bubble/Mirage Bubble - likely referring to Haizaki's developed skill or Kuroko's state).]
[Your Simulation Level did not increase.]
It is a pity to lose the game, but not entirely without harvest.
You obtained a large amount of game memories and training memories.
More importantly, he found the direction for Haizaki to move forward.
Strictly speaking, he didn't find it himself, but Haizaki suddenly found the direction after the game ended.
...
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