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

"I'm the one who beat you!"

"It can only be me!"

"Rukawa Kaede!!"

The chilling announcement boomed across the deathly silent stadium.

The crimson light in Rukawa's eyes intensified.

Crimson lightning tore through the air.

Zone!

Empty cicada!

Open!

Sawakita Eiji's originally casual gaze completely changed when he encountered this violent aura.

"A boastful first-year student."

Zebei scoffed inwardly.

He lowered his center of gravity, firmly holding his defensive position, his entire body tense to the extreme.

He wanted to completely crush the opponent's arrogance in this round!

but.

Just as Zebei was completely focused, not daring to even blink.

A sudden change has occurred!

Rukawa Kaede's right shoulder suddenly sank slightly by half an inch.

"right!"

Zebei's reflexes were extremely fast; he immediately shifted his body's center of gravity to make a perfect defensive lateral movement.

however.

Just as Zebei was shifting sideways, the scene before him suddenly froze.

Like an old film reel, with a second forcibly cut off!

Rukawa Kaede, who was right in front of him, suddenly... vanished into thin air!

Only a broken red phantom remained, slowly dissipating into the air.

Like the empty shell left behind after a cicada sheds its skin!

"What?!"

Zebei's pupils dilated in shock, and his heart skipped a beat.

Where are they?!

At that moment, the passage of time seemed to stretch out infinitely in Zebei's perception.

A chilling sensation, making my scalp tingle, shot up my spine and into my brain.

The period of breakthrough seems to have been completely deleted!

There was absolutely no movement trajectory!

"That's impossible!"

Zebei turned around abruptly in shock.

Accompanied by the ear-piercing screeching of sneakers rubbing against the floor.

A ghostly red figure had already sliced ​​through his defenses like a sharp knife!

Rukawa Kaede charged in!

Sitting on the sidelines, Lin Bei had a smirk on his lips, as if watching a show unfold.

"Using the difference between extremely slow and extremely fast rhythms, forcefully inserting actions into the blind spots of the opponent's blinking and nerve reflexes."

"Well done, you sly fox."

Inside the restricted area.

Sannoh Industrial's rebounding machine, Nobe Masahiro, is tightly blocking Sakuragi Hanamichi behind him.

But when he caught a glimpse of Rukawa Kaede cutting into the paint, he was completely stunned.

His rugged face was filled with horror.

"So fast!"

"Are you kidding me?"

"He actually beat Sawakita?!"

Before Nobe Masahiro's brain could issue any commands, his body reacted instinctively.

He abandoned his position and stomped one foot on the floor.

Its massive body, like a thick wall, roared as it lunged at Rukawa Kaede.

"Don't be so arrogant! You're a first-year student at Shohoku!"

"This is a forbidden zone for Sannoh!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi was stunned for a moment when he felt Nobe disappear in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes lit up like two big light bulbs.

"Hahaha!"

"Are you crazy, you big guy?"

"They actually let their guard down against this genius?!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi was so excited he was trembling, and he dashed to an absolutely open spot under the basket.

He raised his hands and jumped and bounced wildly.

"Hey! You damn fox!"

"Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

"This genius is already incredibly hungry!"

However, Rukawa Kaede, in his "empty cicada" state, completely blocked out the sounds of the outside world.

His scarlet eyes were fixed on the basketball hoop hanging high above him.

And the prey in front of him trying to stop him.

"It's in the way."

Rukawa Kaede's voice was icy.

next second.

He stomped his foot hard on the floor from just inside the free-throw line!

"Bang!"

The enormous reaction force propelled Rukawa's slender body into the air like a rocket.

He held the basketball in one hand and swung his arm high behind his head.

The waist and abdomen are drawn into a fully arched posture with explosive power in the air!

One-handed tomahawk dunk!

"Don't even think about it!!"

Nobe Masahiro roared wildly, his massive body rising from the ground.

A pair of long arms, like a vast net that blots out the sky, tightly enveloped the basketball in Rukawa Kaede's hands.

He was going to swatt this arrogant first-year student, ball and all, flying through the air!

The two bodies were about to collide in mid-air.

Just when Nobe Masahiro thought he had the victory in his grasp.

That extremely eerie "lag" has returned!

Nobe Masahiro felt a blur before his eyes.

The fierce afterimage of Rukawa Kaede's slam dunk still lingered on my retina.

However, the physical sensation of their bodies colliding violently did not come for a long time.

"Where did you go?!"

Nobe Masahiro hung in mid-air, his expression twisted with terror.

He clearly jumped up to block the shot, but the person in front of him simply vanished!

"boom--!!!"

A deafening roar that shattered eardrums exploded behind Nobe Hiroshi!

The entire basketball hoop groaned in pain, unable to bear the weight.

The reinforced glass on the backboard trembled and cracked violently, as if it would shatter at any moment!

Rukawa Kaede appeared behind Nobe Masahiro in an instant, as if by teleportation!

With a ferocious tomahawk dunk, he slammed the basketball into the basket!

"beep--"

The referee's whistle rang out sharply after a full two seconds of dead silence.

"Two...two points are valid!"

The entire audience seemed to have their souls drained.

He stared blankly at the red figure hanging on the basketball hoop.

Silence reigned.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of gasping for air spread wildly from every corner.

"What...happened?"

"Not only did they get past Sawakita, but they also outmaneuvered Nobe in the air?!"

"What kind of god-like aerial agility and rhythm shifts are these?!"

"Bang."

Rukawa Kaede released his hands and landed lightly on the wooden floor.

A streak of scarlet lightning slowly flashed across the corner of his eye, exuding an eerie and chilling aura.

He completely ignored Nobe Masahiro, who stumbled and fell to the ground behind him after losing his balance.

Rukawa Kaede slowly turned around.

Those emotionless eyes swept indifferently over the half of Sannoh Industrial's field.

"Is this the nationally renowned Sannoh Industrial Co., Ltd."

Rukawa Kaede's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Then, his gaze swept past the crowd and fixed on Eiji Sawakita.

Rukawa Kaede slightly raised his chin, his expression indifferent.

"What a disappointment."

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

That's insane!

This is a first-year student from Xiangbei.

They actually dared to use their ultimate skill right in front of the national hegemon!

Sawakita Eiji stood still, neither angry nor retorting.

His usually carefree face was now replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

Zebei stared intently at Rukawa Kaede, his gaze seemingly intent on devouring him.

He took a deep breath, his voice low and menacing.

"This is..."

"Was that the kind of performance you had when you beat Toyotama?"

Zebei's lips curled into a smile: "That's interesting."

……

At the same time, outside the stadium.

The midday sun was a bit too bright.

Two figures were walking slowly up the steps toward the stadium entrance.

The figure walking in front was extremely tall and robust.

He is nearly two meters tall and his weight is estimated to be over one hundred kilograms.

His face was full of sleepiness and impatience, and he was holding a half-eaten popsicle in his hand.

It was none other than the super monster rookie, Morishige Hiroshi, from Meihou Industrial.

Following behind him was a short, wrinkled old man.

The head coach of Meihou Industrial.