Kuroko's Basketball template: the king of slacking off, Shohoku's strongest sixth man.

Beside him, Mitsui Hisashi frowned:

"You mean Maki Shinichi has recovered?"

"He was severely suppressed by Sendoh just now."

"recover?"

Lin Bei chuckled, unscrewed the bottle cap, and took a swig.

"It's not that easy."

"If mental obstacles could be resolved with just a few words, psychologists would have starved to death long ago."

"Gao Tou just gave him a shot of highly concentrated chicken blood to make him temporarily forget the pain."

Lin Bei pointed to the cold-faced man on the field:

"But that's enough."

"Given this situation, even if Maki can't open up the Zone, Ryonan's advantage is still uncertain."

"Maki Shinichi isn't the kind of guy who'll just stand there and take a beating forever."

……

On the field, Hainan has possession of the ball.

Shinichi Maki personally went to the baseline to receive the ball.

"Thump!"

The basketball hit the floor with a dull, powerful sound.

Instead of rushing forward as before, he lowered his center of gravity and took one step at a time, as steady as a heavy tank.

His gaze no longer wandered, but was fixed firmly on Sendoh in the front field.

That look in his eyes was as if he wanted to devour his opponent alive.

Ryota Miyagi leaned against the railing, his face grave.

"His rhythm has changed."

"Rather than letting his teammates do the work, Maki prefers to take the lead and cut the meat himself."

"And have you noticed that Hainan hasn't deployed its tactics yet?"

"Ah Shen is making runs, Kiyota is cutting through enemy lines, Takasago is blocking, but there's only one core player..."

Miyagi gripped the railing tightly: "Maki Shinichi is going to go solo."

On the field.

Shinichi Maki dribbled and pushed the ball to the top arc.

Sendoh still had his arms outstretched, with that unfathomable signature smile on his face, using his height to shield Maki Shinichi.

"Amu, you look much better."

Immortal even had the leisure to make jokes.

His response was a straightforward, hand-to-hand combat.

"Bang!"

A shoulder slams into a chest, the dull thud making your teeth ache.

Sendoh frowned slightly, and his sneakers screeched on the floor with a sharp "squeak."

Good weight!

If Maki Shinichi was a stone just now, he is now a red-hot iron!

Its power is on a whole new level!

"Defense! Defense!" The Hainan bench players were frantically banging on the bench.

Maki Shin turned to protect the ball, forcibly creating half a body's width of space.

Sendoh swiftly glided along, his long arms following him like a shadow.

It covers the route like a large net, leaving no room for leakage.

"Good shot!" Shigeichi Taoka shouted from the sidelines, clenching his fist.

On the Hainan coaching bench, Gao Touli lightly tapped his palm with his folding fan and nodded slightly.

"Taoka-senpai, I have to admit, you've trained them very well."

"To maintain formation even under such intensity, Sendoh's individual ability is truly remarkable."

"but……"

Gao Touli narrowed his eyes: "You can guard against Maki Shinichi's men, but can you guard against his ambition?"

Right in this very second.

The rhythm on the field suddenly exploded!

Maki Shinichi, who had been stubbornly chiseling away with his back turned, suddenly made an extremely incongruous turn.

It's not about getting past people, it's about speeding up!

Overtaking purely through explosive power!

"What?!" Sendoh's pupils contracted slightly.

Shinichi Maki was like an enraged bull.

Completely ignoring the advantages and disadvantages of the defensive position, he forcefully squeezed past Sendoh from the left side by relying on his terrifying first step explosiveness!

"Passed!!" The audience gasped.

"Reinforce defense!!"

With a roar, Jun Uozumi threw down Takasago and pressed down on Shinichi Maki like a mountain.

Ahead dwells a giant ape fish, behind are pursuing immortals.

A dead end?

Mu Shenyi showed no sign of panic, and didn't even glance at the basketball hoop.

Just before Uozumi jumped to block the shot, he subtly flicked his wrist behind his head.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball flew like a cannonball towards the right baseline.

There, a figure wearing a Hainan team uniform had already launched into the air.

Kiyota Nobunaga!

"Hahaha! I've been waiting here for ages!"

Kiyota Nobunaga caught the ball, but there was no one in front of him.

Ryonan's defensive focus was completely drawn away by Maki Shinichi.

"That's the power of an ace!"

Kiyota roared and stomped his feet on the ground.

His body stretched out in the air like a bow, ready to deliver a devastating tomahawk strike and vent the frustration of being frightened by Uozumi.

"Get in here!!"

If this ball goes in, Hainan's momentum will be completely reversed!

however.

Just as the basketball was about to hit the hoop.

One hand.

A long, slender, fair, yet powerful hand suddenly appeared above the basketball.

Kiyota Nobunaga's smile froze on his face.

He turned his head in alarm and saw that iconic spiky hair.

And those eyes, still smiling, yet chillingly cold.

Sendoh Akira!

When did he arrive?!

"I'm sorry."

Sendoh's voice rang out in the air, casual and understated.

"This road is blocked."

"Smack!!!"

A loud bang.

The basketball was slammed hard against the backboard, making a sickening scraping sound.

A spiked hat!

Kiyota Nobunaga, along with the ball, was thrown over by the enormous force and rolled twice on the ground in a sorry state.

The entire venue fell silent for a second.

Then, a deafening roar of screams nearly blew the roof off!

"Waaaaaah!!"

"It's been covered up!!"

"It's Sendoh! My God!"

"He can defend against Maki Shinichi while also coming back to block Kiyota's dunk?!"

"What kind of godlike reaction speed is that!"

In the audience, Aida Yayoi was so excited that she trembled all over, and the tip of her pen even pierced the paper:

"That's amazing... That's Ryonan's defense!"

"Sendoh isn't just a magician on offense; on defense, he's a spiderweb covering the entire court!"

Maki Shinichi stopped and turned to look at the scene, his face so dark it could drip water.

He never expected that his all-out breakthrough and pass would be neutralized by Sendoh in such an unreasonable way.

"Well done, Sendoh!"

Uozumi rushed over and patted Sendoh hard on the back.

Sendoh shook his slightly numb hand, glanced at Kiyota on the ground, and then looked at Maki Shinichi.

"call……"

He exhaled softly, his chest rising and falling noticeably.

"That was close, that was close, we almost got our hands on them."

Although he said it was easy, Lin Bei could clearly see that Sendoh's temples were completely soaked.

This extreme one-against-two defense requires an exponential increase in physical exertion.

In the next few minutes, the game turned into a meat grinder-like tug-of-war.

Although Maki Shinichi regained his form, he repeatedly attacked the inside like a bulldozer.

But under Sendoh's leadership, Ryonan was like a stubborn piece of chewing gum.

On the offensive end, Sendoh used his height and superior vision to continuously supply ammunition to Fukuda and Uozumi.

On the defensive end, the entire team retreated to defend the penalty area.

Although Hainan scored, every point came at a great cost.

Ryonan's scoring, however, seemed effortless and smooth.

"beep--!"

The first half ended with the final whistle.

The scoreboard was set at 29:39.

Ryonan still holds a 10-point advantage.

The players from both sides headed to the rest area.

The atmosphere in Hainan was heavy. Maki Shinichi took the towel and wiped his sweat without saying a word.

Although Ryonan was in the lead, everyone's face was etched with exhaustion.

Especially Sendoh, who slumped on the bench, tilted his head back, and gulped down water, his chest heaving violently.

"Looks like it took quite a bit of effort."

Lin Bei looked at Xian Dao's condition and stroked his chin.

"You have to be both the father and the mother, and also defend the opponent's strongest point."

"Even for a sage, how long can he sustain such high-intensity output?"

"What's more, Maki Shinichi hasn't even started to exert his full strength yet."