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

As Soyuki Eishi murmured this in a low voice, he couldn't help but imagine the scene of several predecessors falling in the quarterfinals, but no matter which predecessor it was, that scene was difficult to construct in his mind.

especially……

Vice Captain Midorima...

It is hard to imagine that the serious and responsible senior Midorima was defeated in the quarterfinals. However, in the two matches, Yangquan had the highest loss rate.

after all……

Their opponents are the Gemini.

"In this case……"

"The final will be between Touou and Kaijo?"

"Aomine-senpai versus Shigure-senpai...a super ace showdown. Also, Kise-senpai versus Nijimura-senpai...hmm, this...seems a bit difficult, huh?"

"Hey!"

"Captain Akashi might not lose, right?"

"what?"

"You're saying this, are you assuming that Rakuzan can beat Seirin? Seirin also has two seniors, Haizaki and Kuroko, with them. Scoring and passing, the combination is perfect, right?"

"Didn't you also concede that Hai Chang could defeat Yang Quan..."

At this point, the Teikou team members fell into tacit silence for a moment. It was obvious that they had completely accepted the result of the match between Haichang and Yangquan. But at this moment, the big screen in the venue suddenly lit up, summarizing all the results of the day.

All of a sudden...

The Teiko team members became a little uncertain about their hasty conclusion.

Hai Chang.

Tong Huang.

Luoshan.

Cheng Lin.

Naturally, they won the first round with super terrifying scores. Some players, such as Hai Chang and Luo Shan, even finished the first round with a terrifying score of single digits after defending their opponents.

Seirin and Toou each scored nearly 200 points with their super offensive basketball.

But even so...

Among the many teams that Teiko seniors were a part of, there was one team that broke the neat formation on the screen with a very surreal score...

It was Yangquan, the one they had just discussed and assumed would lose to Haichang.

9:0…

That's right.

Rubbed his eyes.

No matter how you look at it, it clearly says: Second Gymnasium, Third Game of the First Round, Yangquan vs. Binsen, Full Score 9:0!

"It's 9:0, am I seeing right...?"

"No, it's just 9 to..."

However, when Soyuki Keishi said this, he suddenly discovered that the people from Kaijo who had not yet left the arena, including Nijimura, Fukaya, Kuroname and several seniors who did not appear today, all had the same strangely calm expressions.

There was none of the surprise or solemnity he had imagined.

even……

Senior Shigure even smiled.

……

a few days later.

The game went on for two more rounds.

Yangquan Basketball Team.

After training, the players gathered in the tactical room under the instructions of coach Masako Araki. They were going to watch the game video here today.

Before the quarterfinals, all of Hai Chang's game videos were played, covering three games. From the first game where only Shi Yu Qiu Ren led the substitutes, to the last game where Hai Chang's entire starting lineup played.

The entire game, without a single fast forward.

After the Yangquan team members watched it, there was silence at the scene.

Araki Masako, swinging her bamboo sword, patted the table in front of her and said solemnly, "Okay, now that the video is over, what do you all think?"

first timing.

Fukui Kensuke turned his head to look at Midorima and Murasakibara, and asked seriously, "Those Shigure Akito and Nijimura Shuzo...are they really human?"

"Growth has no limits...?"

"It gives people chills to the bone!"

Hear the words.

Midorima Shintaro picked up the ping-pong ball, today's lucky charm, with his fingertips, and shook his head speechlessly at the nonsense that his senior said but seemed to have not said.

the other side.

Masako Araki glanced at everyone and saw that they all had similar expressions to Kensuke Fukui. The only ones whose expressions didn't change much were Midorima, who was fiddling with the ping-pong ball, and Murasakibara, who was crunching snacks.

Murasakibara's words...

Masako Araki thought, forget it, it’s useless to ask.

fine……

Another reliable one is Midorima.

Masako Araki closed her eyes slightly. When she first saw the complete battle schedule, she was already a little nervous about this battle. It was Midorima's particularly determined expression that gave her confidence.

But this confidence...

soon.

Just as the two monsters revealed their new looks in the new year, they were smashed to pieces by hammers.

When I think of those two people, especially Shigure Akito...

Tsk!

There are so many issues to consider.

I didn't know where to start for a moment.

Just when Araki Masako was in distress, the rustling sound of snack packaging being opened made the veins on her forehead gradually bulge, and the bamboo sword in her hand was pointed at Murasakihara with a sharp edge!

"Murasara! If you still want the snacks you hid in your locker, be quiet!"

Araki Masako sighed.

finally.

He still focused his attention on Midorima.

This miracle generation, who had developed tactical abilities beyond her expectations after entering high school, would surely be able to offer her some constructive suggestions.

……

In a blink of an eye.

The time has come to the day of the quarter-finals.

There will be two matches today, one in the morning between Haichang and Yangquan, and in the afternoon in the other half of the group, Kirisaki Daiichi and Torenmaquan.

Before the game.

Haichang and Yangquan got out of the bus one after another.

Two tall streams of people converged towards the gymnasium in front of them.

In the venue, not only the number of spectators, but also the layout of the scene was a level higher than in the previous rounds. At least in the previous rounds, there were not so many sponsorship posters of sports equipment.

Glancing at the sneaker shop, Fukaya Reiji suddenly noticed that Heiming's shoelaces were loose, and immediately reminded him, "Shinji, shoelaces."

"what?"

"Oh."

"The shoes are a bit old..."

"Do you think I should buy a new pair of shoes?"

"That's not necessary. Didn't you buy a lot of spare shoes last year? Your height hasn't changed much this year, so just wear last year's shoes."

Kuroname Shinji: “…”

Although he himself never thought of himself as being too tall, after seeing Murasakibara this year, Kurona Shinji, who had no worries about his height before, suddenly became worried again.

That Murasakibara guy...

208 Ah...

How does it grow?

Moreover, his body proportions are far more terrifying than the ordinary 208. I'm afraid... at least 5 centimeters more should be added. He should be considered as a 213 cm player.

Tsk!

Outrageous...

Kuroname Shinji squatted down and was tying his shoelaces when a figure suddenly passed by them. In terms of body shape, the height of Kuroname Shinji was more oppressive than his height of 202.4!

It's not just about height, but also about the thickness of the body!

"Huh? Isn't this the place? How did it become a shoe store? I remember there was a convenience store here that sold delicious bars?" The voice was so lazy that even without looking, Fukaya Reiji and Kurona Shinji could recognize who it was...

Turn around and look.

really.

It was Murasakibara Atsushi who had cut his hair short, a length that made him look like he was back in his first year of junior high school.

Just as Kuroname Shinji's eyes lit up and he wanted to say hello to Murasakibara, on the other side, the members of Yangquan's team came over from the corner in front.

Vice-captain Kensuke Fukui was speechless. "Murasara, if you dare to leave the team again, the coach will use his bamboo sword!"

that's it.

Haichang and Yangquan.

Dramatically, they met face to face in the conference hall.

The first person to react was coach Takeuchi Genta, but his reaction was entirely due to Yangquan's coach Araki Masako.

这位前全国选手，曾经在和相田景虎的恋爱战争中落败，又转头去追求了荒木雅子，但在多次死缠烂打后，被雅子的小弟们发现，揍得鼻青脸肿，最终身心俱伤的他，只得放弃。

It seems that he is still nostalgic for his youth. Unfortunately, compared with the handsome and stable coach Harazawa Kede of Touou, Takeuchi Genta, who has started to gain weight for unknown reasons, is no longer as handsome as before.

Just the voice, and he sounds like a handsome guy.

immediately.

Yangquan coach Araki Masako frowned and responded rather coldly, "Senior, long time no see."

"Yeah~ Masako, long time no see~" Takeuchi Genta scratched his head and wanted to get closer, but was stopped by Yangquan's two two-meter-tall bodyguards on the left and right.

Yukio Kasamatsu on the side looked at the Yangquan players. From the scene, their starting lineup was indeed very high, or rather, ridiculously high, even more ridiculous than Luoshan's last year.

The team's average height is 196.5cm. There are three players who are over two meters tall. Even the international student Liu Wei, who is 203cm tall, plays as a small forward.

So far, this is the first time that Hai Chang’s height disadvantage is so great.

As expected, they are known as the absolute defensive team throughout the tournament.

and also……

Murasakihara Atsushi.

It is an unprecedented exaggeration in the history of high school basketball.

At this moment, facing the high school champion coach in front of her, Araki Masako thought for a moment, then turned to the players and said, "Wait for me, I'll talk to Coach Takeuchi."

On the other side, Takeuchi Genta, with an excited look on his face, was saying the same thing to the Kaijo team members.