Kuroko: I had already won the championship before the miracle happened.

"This year……"

"It's just a disguise."

"Although Mibuchi Reo has a slender build, she can consistently knock down three-pointers even after aerial duels. Clearly, she's actually quite strong."

"Even if he's strong enough, it's not enough to synchronize his 'Earth Shot' and 'Sky Shot' shooting movements. He must change his shooting movements to strengthen the confrontation..."

"But the other way around..."

"Since the 'Earth Shot' action is restricted by the existing conditions."

"Then we just need to compromise the shooting motion of 'Sky Shot' to match 'Earth Shot'. Given Mibuchi Reo's three-point shooting ability, sacrificing some accuracy to change the motion shouldn't be a difficult task."

"That 'ground shot' may be a work in progress, but as part of Shibuchi's three-point threat, it's more than enough."

Hear the words.

Shigure Akito was silent for a moment.

"..."

Well-reasoned...

But it's a bit beyond the scope, isn't it?

Wasn’t it said that Reo Mibuchi’s skills would only be awakened in high school?

but……

I took a look at Nijimura Shuzo.

Fine.

It's different.

"Ah~"

"It's all because I was too strong in the first grade~"

"One by one..."

"Now I'm all excited like a monster~"

……

Because Teiko's game was about to enter the warm-up stage, Shigure Akito was unable to see the result of the match between Senjin and Teruei.

On another field.

Off the court, on the Ibu Middle School side.

hiccup~

hiccup~

hiccup~

Genbuya Eikichi let out an extremely long burp, prompting the third-year team member to grumble, "How much did you eat? One burp... isn't it a bit too long?"

The other teammates were also stunned.

"right."

"Probably the longest one ever!"

"Ha! I had a super meal today. After all, I'm going to face Shigure Akito today!" Netakeya Eikichi waved his arms, which were obviously much stronger than last year, with an excited look on his face: "That's great! Shigure is the only one who understands what I want. I want to show him the results of this match..."

"I feel like my muscles are going to burst with excitement!"

"muscle!"

"muscle!"

"More muscle!"

He looked speechlessly at Netakeya Eikichi, whose mind was all muscle. He was a senior on the team who had stepped down from center to power forward this year to make way for Netakeya Eikichi, whose muscles were growing day by day. He couldn't help but remind him, "Shigure Akito is a shooting guard. You're going to play against Kuroname Shinji."

Done.

He also knew that Yongji wouldn't listen at all.

Then he turned to look at his captain.

"Where's the captain?"

Ibu's captain, who was also muscular, meticulously tied his shoelaces before speaking, "I'm responsible for defending Shigure Akito..."

"The coach's arrangement."

"Although it is the so-called strongest in the country."

"But in junior high school..."

"It turns out that the power that is generally lacking is the strongest."

"At this point."

Captain Ibu clenched his fist and said, "I'm confident I won't lose to him."

"what……"

"Muscle training or something..."

"so terrible."

"I don't know why the coach believed Yongji's nonsense last year."

aside.

The third-year point guard thought about the past year's training and his face darkened. "About this... you should ask Yongji. This guy used Shi Yu Qiuren as a shield..."

"That guy's suggestion..."

"That muscle idiot..."

“I heard that he even made his own plan that day.”

"..."

"never mind."

"Don't talk about him anymore."

"I'm really worried about you, Kamimori. Nijimura Shuzo of the Teiko Twins is called a power forward, but his playing style is nothing like a power forward..."

Power forward Kamimori had a bright smile on his face and didn't seem anxious at all. "No matter what, we can always find a solution, right, Captain?"

"Ah."

"Nijimura Shuzo's breakthrough ability is quite impressive."

"That's why he prefers aggressive breakthroughs to compress the opponent's defense. You should focus on defending the shooting. If he tries to get in..."

"Let him taste Ibu's power."

Pa~!

After hearing what the captain said, Genbuya Yongji slapped his arm muscles vigorously, "That's right, that's right! As expected, Captain Imaru, you also understand the power of muscles~!"

Ibu Captain Imaru was silent for a moment after hearing this.

then……

He clenched his fist tightly.

"..."

If there wasn't such a huge gap in their basketball talents, no one would have thought of training their muscles like this instead of focusing on their basketball skills during junior high school...

This is an unconventional approach.

As a player...

cost……

Except for someone as gifted as Yongji, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can endure.

but……

This kind of thing.

Nothing else can explain it except self-esteem.

All of this is done to leave no regrets in the last year of junior high school. Even if it means having to find a balance between strength and skills in the long run, it must be done.

Because this is the only power in front of Ibu that can catch up with Teikou in the short term.

While captain Imaru was thinking this, the other players were quite dissatisfied with power forward Kamimori's clear expression and the words he used to push most of the responsibility of defending Nijimura Shuzo onto them.

"¨¨¨"Kamimori..."

"Can't you have a bit of backbone?"

"What happened to Nijimura Shuzo?"

"Why don't you dare to confront him? Has all this year's strength training been in vain?"

"Even if it doesn't work..."

"Morale!"

“Morale!”

"The opponent we're playing today is Teiko, and it's an elimination match. If we lose, we'll just go home. No...if we lose, we'll just go back to high school!"

"By then, everyone will go their separate ways, and it's unclear whether we can still be teammates..."

Kamimori's face darkened when he heard this.

I know!

but……

That’s Nijimura Shuzo!

He didn't have the confidence to say something like "Leave Shigure Akito to him" like the captain did.

"It doesn't matter……"

At this time.

Captain Imaru stood up.

At the same time, because of Teikou's presence, the scene suddenly erupted in cheers like a tide, and his words were faintly buried in the noise of the crowd (Qian Nuohao).

"We are a team. If we can't do something, don't force it. Relying on teammates is also the solution of basketball."

"Even I need everyone's support..."

"Because Teikou is very strong."

There was a gleam in Jingmaru's eyes.

"I wouldn't say we're going to win."

"but……"

“Think about the choices we make for ourselves in our struggles…”

"Would that be for the best?"

All the Ibu members gathered around them. In the silence of the circle, Netakeya Eikichi was the first to speak, "Muscles! Of course they're the best, oh la! oh la!"

"..."

"Yongji..."

“Nice muscles.”

"but you……"

"It's noisy."

Everyone smiled.

"Yes."

"It's too noisy~"