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

Fujima jumped.

He faked a shot in mid-air, luring Akagi to jump and block the shot.

Everything was within his calculations.

Akagi was tricked into jumping, leaving the area under the basket empty, where Hanagata Toru had already positioned himself.

"it's over."

Fujima gave a cold smile.

With a flick of his wrist, he prepared to pass the ball from under Akagi's arm to Hanagata.

In his field of vision, the red-haired beginner was standing foolishly on the left, posing no threat whatsoever.

His eyes told him that the area was safe.

however.

Just as the ball slipped from his hand.

Fujima's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.

What happened?!

On his retina.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who should have been spacing out on the left, suddenly experienced a strange "frame skipping" in his position.

It's like screen tearing caused by network latency.

It was on the left a second ago.

The next second, the red figure appeared in the passing lane without warning!

No preparatory action!

There are no signs of muscle tension!

It was as if they had teleported there out of thin air!

"What?!"

Fujima was shocked.

This defies the common sense of physics!

This contradicted his prediction!

But this is not teleportation.

Rather, it was Lin Bei's skill that blocked Fujima's "perception" of Sakuragi's instantaneous action.

When Fujima realized that Sakuragi had moved, Sakuragi had already reached his position!

"Damn substitute!"

"Don't underestimate geniuses!!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi roared, using his terrifying jumping ability to intercept the basketball like a red surface-to-air missile!

"Snapped!"

A loud bang.

Sakuragi held the basketball tightly in his hand.

"It's...it's broken?!"

Hanagata Toru's eyes widened.

The entire audience gasped.

"That red-haired kid... how did he do that?"

"Fujima actually made a passing error?"

Fujima landed, his face pale.

The momentary sense of unease he felt just now sent chills down his spine.

"Did I see wrong?"

"This is impossible... I clearly saw it with my own eyes..."

"Well done, Sakuragi!"

"Fight back quickly!" Lin Bei's voice rang out at the right moment.

He had already reached out to Sakuragi and was asking for the ball.

Sakuragi was still angry.

But his body reacted faster than his brain, and he instinctively passed the ball to Lin Bei.

From now on, we'll call him a genius!

"Okay, okay, you're a genius!"

Switching between offense and defense!

There are 2 minutes and 30 seconds left.

Lin Bei dribbles the ball forward.

This time, Fujima dared not be careless in the slightest.

He stared intently at Lin Bei, while also diverting some of his attention to the eerie Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Was that just a coincidence?

No, absolutely not.

Fujima gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

"These two people... there's something wrong with them."

Lin Bei dribbled the ball past half-court.

At this moment, Rukawa Kaede reached out for the ball on his right, his eyes cold.

"Pass the ball."

Rukawa's intention was clear: he wanted to fight one-on-one.

But Lin Bei completely ignored him.

Giving it to him wouldn't help; Rukawa Kaede was already completely exposed to Fujima.

Lin Bei's gaze returned to Sakuragi.

At this moment, Sakuragi was being tightly entangled by Takano from Shohoku.

Then, let's do it one more time!

Lin Bei took a deep breath, his lungs feeling like they were being pumped by a bellows.

The loss of energy made his legs feel like they were filled with lead.

But the blue light in his eyes grew even more intense.

Lin Bei suddenly started!

There were no fancy changes of direction, just a hard push to Fujima's left side!

"How naive!"

Fujima immediately moved sideways to block the attack.

His anticipation told him that Lin Bei's move was an attempt to stop and shoot.

However, at the very moment Fujima shifted his center of gravity...

Lin Bei subtly flicked his wrist.

The basketball wasn't shot; instead, it bounced off the ground and landed in an open area at the free-throw line.

There's... nobody there?!

Was it a mistake?

Do not!

Just as the ball bounced up, a red lightning bolt tore through Xiangyang's defense.

Sakuragi Hanamichi!

He appeared again!

In Fujima and Takano's eyes, Sakuragi was clearly still entangled with Takano just moments ago.

But why did he break free of the defense and appear at the receiving point in the blink of an eye?!

That damn "delay" is back again!

Takano even maintained the posture of spreading his arms to defend against the air, his eyes looking dazed.

"How did he get there?"

Sakuragi receives the ball, and the path ahead is clear.

Only the flower-shaped through ball that came to the rescue.

"Don't even think about going there!!"

Flower-shaped figure grits its teeth and raises its arms high.

"Get out of my way, you four-eyed frog!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi roared and stomped his feet heavily on the ground.

boom!

The floor seemed to be shaking.

He soared into the air, his red hair flying like a burning flame.

His terrifying jumping ability allowed him to look down on Hanagata from the air.

"This is……"

Hanagata stared at the overwhelming figure, his pupils trembling violently.

This feeling of oppression...

It's like a savage behemoth!

"I am...a genius!!"

"Sakuragi Hanamichi!!!"

Sakuragi stretched his body in mid-air, grabbed the ball with both hands, and slammed it hard into the basket.

There are no tricks involved.

It's pure power and violence!

"Bang!!!"

A deafeningly loud bang.

The rim groaned, and the backboard shook violently.

The force of the impact sent the flower flying, and it staggered back several steps before landing hard on its backside.

A thunderous dunk over someone!!

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

The entire stadium seemed to have been put on pause.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the red figure dangling from the basketball hoop, their minds blank.

A few seconds later.

"boom!!!"

The cheers erupted like a tsunami.

"It's in...it's in!!! A dunk!!!"

"That red-haired guy knocked Hanagata flying!!"

"That's brutal! Are these even high school students?!"

Sakuragi landed, triumphantly tossed his hair, and shouted towards the stands:

"See that?! That's the power of a genius! Hahaha!"

And behind him.

Lin Bei braced himself on his knees, panting heavily.

Sweat dripped down his cheeks onto the floor, leaving small, dark dots.

Although he was exhausted, a triumphant smile appeared on his lips.

He looked up at Kenji Fujima, who was standing not far away with a blank expression.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Lin Bei gave a thumbs-up, pointed at the red-haired figure who was still laughing, and then gently shook his finger.

Although he didn't speak, his eyes clearly said:

"How is it?"

Are your eyes deceiving you?

The scoreboard is ticking.

60: 58.

Xiangbei takes the lead!

There are 2 minutes left.

Fujima clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms, and the stinging pain brought him back to his senses.

Looking at Lin Bei's swaying yet defiant appearance, his uneasy premonition finally became a reality.

This first-year substitute...

He's not just a point guard who can only shoot and pass.

He is a monster.

A monster that can manipulate people's hearts and even distort "reality".

"Don't panic!"

Fujima took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

He turned around and shouted at his somewhat flustered teammates:

"It's not over yet!"

"It's only two points!"

Give me the ball!

Lin Bei straightened up and wiped the sweat that had gotten into his eyes.

My vision is a little blurry.

Using the [Imitation of the Heavenly Emperor's Eye] twice in a row is devastating to one's mental energy.

It felt like there was a steel needle stirring inside my head.

"Two minutes left..."

Lin Bei glanced at the scoreboard and gave a wry smile.

"This isn't playing ball, this is risking your life."

but……

Seeing Fujima's alarmed expression, Lin Bei felt that the risk of his life was worthwhile.

Since you want to play tactics and predict the outcome.

Then I'll play along with you to the very end.

Let's see if your eyes are more accurate, or if my "cheat" is more powerful!