Ryota Kise's sudden change naturally did not escape anyone's notice.
At that moment, everyone looked toward Ryota Kise, sensing the change taking place in his body.
Taiga Kagami's expression turned grave. The current Ryota Kise gave him an extremely uneasy feeling.
Teppei Kiyoshi was the same, his expression growing stern.
On the sidelines, Riko Aida's expression also began to change, because she had no idea what state Ryota Kise was in right now.
Over on Kaijō's bench, Yukio Kasamatsu and the others had already stood up, their faces filled with delight and anticipation.
Off the court, Miyamoto Tokima watched everything happening on the court and could not help murmuring, "Ryota Kise really is a genius."
Indeed, Ryota Kise's talent was undeniably outstanding. That had already been shown clearly in the original series.
No matter the sport, he could learn it immediately. More accurately, the moment he learned it, he mastered it.
He started playing basketball in his second year of middle school, and after playing for a year, he began slacking off.
Then later, in his first year of high school, he started training seriously again, and by his second year, his potential exploded.
In the canon match against Jabberwock, Ryota Kise entered a full explosive state.
In one stroke, he became the strongest player on the court at that moment.
Even Jason Silver and the other members of Jabberwock could not stop Ryota Kise back then.
Unfortunately, Ryota Kise's stamina ran out quickly. After only a few possessions, he was exhausted.
But there was no denying that Ryota Kise's talent truly stood at the top.
On the court, Ryota Kise received the pass from Kōji Kobori, then quickly advanced with the ball.
Seeing Ryota Kise rushing toward him, Taiga Kagami immediately spread his arms and took a defensive stance.
The tiger behind him also lowered its body into a defensive posture.
Soon, Ryota Kise dribbled right up to Taiga Kagami.
Taiga Kagami's gaze sharpened, and his focus rapidly intensified.
'Here it comes!'
The next second, Ryota Kise made two quick dribbles, then cut past Taiga Kagami's side with an extremely strange breakthrough stance.
After charging into the paint, Ryota Kise immediately turned around with his back to the basket.
After bumping Teppei Kiyoshi once in the post, Ryota Kise suddenly jumped with his back still facing the hoop.
The air around him was instantly stirred up, swirling around his body.
Ryota Kise raised the basketball high with both hands and slowly twisted his body in midair.
At the same time, a massive wave of air spread out with him, and the powerful impact swept across Teppei Kiyoshi's entire body in an instant.
Feeling that familiar motion, Teppei Kiyoshi's pupils suddenly widened.
'This...'
Off the court, Shogo Haizaki looked shocked and murmured, "How is that possible? That's Murasakibara's!"
On the court, after spinning one hundred and eighty degrees in midair, Ryota Kise faced the basket head-on. Then, ignoring Teppei Kiyoshi's defense, he brought the ball down with both hands in a forceful slam.
Crash!!!
A violent impact rippled outward.
Teppei Kiyoshi was knocked back by the sudden force, taking three consecutive steps before finally steadying himself.
Teppei Kiyoshi raised his head in disbelief, looking at Ryota Kise, who was still hanging from the rim as it swayed, and murmured, "[Thor's... Hammer]?!"
That was right. The skill Ryota Kise had used belonged to Atsushi Murasakibara.
[Thor's Hammer]!
Off the court, Miyamoto Tokima turned his head, wanting to see Atsushi Murasakibara's expression.
But when he looked, he found that Atsushi Murasakibara did not look surprised at all. He was even eating potato chips as if nothing had happened.
Shogo Haizaki clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, clearly irritated.
Because even he could not use Atsushi Murasakibara and the others' skills, yet Ryota Kise could.
That made Shogo Haizaki feel extremely unconvinced.
Makoto Hanamiya looked at Atsushi Murasakibara in confusion and asked, "Hey, Murasakibara, how are you so calm? Ryota Kise is using your skill."
Atsushi Murasakibara slowly picked up a potato chip and murmured, "So what? Let him use it. It's not getting in the way of my food."
After saying that, Atsushi Murasakibara put the potato chip into his mouth, paying no attention at all to what Ryota Kise had used.
Seeing this, Miyamoto Tokima smiled helplessly.
That made sense. Even if Ryota Kise had used [Thor's Hammer], the power behind it definitely could not compare to Atsushi Murasakibara's.
[Copying] could reproduce the movement, but that sense of power was something Ryota Kise could not [Copy].
To put it plainly, [Copying] could imitate the form of a move, and it might work well enough against people with other skills.
But using it against the original user would be asking for death.
After all, the original user's body and habits would definitely be stronger than Ryota Kise's imitation.
For example, have Ryota Kise and Atsushi Murasakibara both use [Thor's Hammer] and clash head-on. Who do you think would win?
Or have Ryota Kise use Shintaro Midorima's shooting form to compete with Shintaro Midorima in three-pointers. Then see whose wrist is stronger, Shintaro Midorima's or Ryota Kise's.
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On the court, the Seirin players had not expected Ryota Kise to have a move like that, and they fell silent for a moment.
But very quickly, their fighting spirit returned.
It had to be said, Seirin's fighting spirit really did recover fast.
As usual, after Shun Izuki crossed half court, he passed the basketball to Taiga Kagami, who had come out to the perimeter to receive it.
After catching the ball, Taiga Kagami had just turned his head when he froze in place and murmured in disbelief, "Na... Nani?!"
Even the other players on the court froze when they saw it.
Junpei Hyuga stared blankly and murmured in disbelief, "Hey, hey, hey, you've got to be kidding me. Am I dreaming?"
On the bench, Yukio Kasamatsu's expression was just as dramatic, and he kept repeating inwardly, 'This... is unbelievable!'
It was not just the people on the court. Even those on the sidelines and off the court could hardly believe their eyes.
Shogo Haizaki was especially shocked. His mouth hung wide open, and he began to stammer.
"Y-you've got to be kidding me, right? How... how is this possible?!"
Makoto Hanamiya was the same, his expression just as vivid.
Even Atsushi Murasakibara, who had been eating, paused mid-motion.
Over at Tōō, every member of Tōō had an expression of disbelief. They all stood up, completely unable to believe what was happening on the court.
Daiki Aomine also stood up unconsciously, a little shocked. He looked at Ryota Kise's figure and murmured excitedly, "Interesting, Kise! You're getting more and more interesting!"
Over at Shūtoku, Kazunari Takao's lips kept trembling as he shouted, "What kind of joke is this?! Isn't that..."
Shintaro Midorima's expression also changed. He pushed up his glasses and once again remembered that red-haired figure from his memories.
'Akashi... Did you already foresee this?'
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