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

"We are still the winners."

Midorima raised his head and did not refute after hearing what Shigure Akito said. Not only because the other party was Teiko's senior, but also because as a loser, it was only natural for him to accept the other party's preaching in its entirety.

……

"Line up in front of the audience!!"

Facing the banners on the Yangquan stands and the neatly dressed Yangquan cheering team, all the Yangquan team members lined up in a row.

"salute!"

"Thank you so much……"

"Everyone give us support!!"

Midorima looked up at the scene, a scene he had only seen as a winner in the past, but this time he saw it as a loser. The emotions that he had just forgotten because of Murasakibara suddenly surged up from the bottom of his heart.

On the other side, from Kaijo's position, Fukaya Reiji could clearly see that tears were brewing at the edge of Midorima's eye sockets.

At this time.

Kuroname Shinji sighed and said with some regret:

"Midorima's abilities actually have great potential. If he had more time to hone his tactics with his teammates and become more proficient in zone control, he could at least force out Shigure's strength, right?"

Fukaya Reiji glanced at Midorima and Murasakibara.

“There’s still a long way to go.”

"zone..."

"The only one who can come and go as freely as Shigure, Nijimura, and Ogioka-senpai is Aomine... Maybe Akashi can do it too."

"As for the others, they all need to find the key more clearly."

soon.

Having lost the game, Yang Quan quickly left the field, handing over the right to enjoy the audience's cheers to Hai Chang.

"Feel sorry……"

"I'll step away for a moment."

In the player tunnel when leaving the field.

Midorima's expression and tone remained the same, but all the Yangquan team members knew that was just a disguise that Midorima used to cover up his tsundere nature.

"Go and come back soon, Midorima."

"Yes~"

"Don't cry like Murasakibara~"

Murasakihara: "..."

Midorima: “…”

……

In the restroom.

Midorima took off his glasses and kept washing his cheeks with cold water.

The game footage...

The thought kept lingering in my mind, and my eyes became blank and absent-minded.

He lowered his head slightly, letting the water continue to hit him. It took him a long time to calm down. But at this moment, a hand reached out and turned off the faucet without authorization. The sudden interruption of the water flow and the sudden loss of his calm buff forcibly pulled him out of himself.

Aomine Daiki looked at the splashing water marks on Midorima's body, as well as his messy state wet with sweat, and couldn't help but teasing him, "You lost miserably, Midorima."

"You didn't sneak here to cry, did you?"

Midorima's face darkened, "That's not funny, Aomine."

Aomine smiled, avoiding mentioning the scene he had just seen in the audience, and deliberately said, "Yeah, I think so. Among us, Kise is probably the only one most likely to be like this~"

Aomine Daiki leaned against the sink with his back, looking at Kise who was being harassed by female fans outside the bathroom and kept gesturing towards the inside, and shook his head speechlessly.

Midorima: “…”

After wiping off the water stains and putting on his glasses, he followed Aomine's line of sight and saw a bright yellow outside the door. After noticing what was happening outside the bathroom, Midorima followed Aomine's lead and moved in sync.

then……

As Kise got rid of the fans' entanglement and entered the bathroom, the other party's eyes revealed clear stupidity, which complemented the words from the other party's mouth. It only took a few words to instantly break Midorima's defense.

"Midori~ It's a rare loss, how do you feel? How are you feeling right now? This is the first time in so many years that you've lost, are you sad~?"

Seeing Midorima, Kise came forward with a happy look on his face.

"besides……"

Kise Ryouta was like a little bee, asking Midorima a series of questions like a machine gun. He seemed really curious about what it felt like to lose a game after junior high school.

"Tsk~!"

"You should ask Haizaki this kind of question. Didn't you already beat them in the Tokyo preliminaries?"

"what?!"

"What do you mean? You bastard Midorima!"

Seeing Haizaki Shogo suddenly appear again, Midorima was completely speechless, thinking, is this bathroom the players' locker room? Why are they all running here?

Qingfeng...

Kise...

The same goes for this guy Haizaki.

Midorima wasn't in the mood to reminisce at the moment, but when he passed Haizaki, he hesitated for a moment and said bluntly, "Let's fight Rakuzan this afternoon. Go all out..."

"Ok?"

"No way……?"

Haizaki's demeanor outside the arena remained the same as always. Regarding the upcoming duel with Luo Shan, his eyes were filled with undisguised determination to win. "You didn't think I would lose before I met those two monsters, did you?"

"Even if it's Akashi..."

"I'll win too!"

Midorima raised an eyebrow when he heard that. "If anyone among us can defeat Kaijo, then Rakusan, where Akashi is, has the greatest chance. As for you..."

"Haizaki..."

"I'll remind you again, you've already lost to Tong Huang once."

Haizaki snorted coldly, "You seem to have made a mistake. Midorima, I know exactly what kind of strength Akashi has, but even so..."

"I will win!"

Aomine frowned, not agreeing with what Midorima said about Rakuzan being the most likely candidate. At the same time, he couldn't help but sneer at what Haizaki said, "You're still far from it~"

"really……"

"The only one among us who can defeat Hai Chang in the end is me!"

Haizaki Shogo: "!?"

"what?"

"Those of you who got lucky in the draw, just stand aside! I promise to take down Hai Chang before he gets to the finals! And then I'll take down you, you black-skinned fellow, in the finals!"

In Midorima's assessment, Seirin was currently on par with Toou at best, but still far behind Rakuzan in overall strength. Add to that Akashi's words...

but……

These two guys really haven't changed at all.

After hearing what Haizaki and Aomine said, Midorima curled his lips and said, "I hope you can still be so energetic after experiencing and seeing Akashi's strength firsthand."

then……

The moment you leave the bathroom.

Kuroko Zheya suddenly appeared in front of him.

Maybe it was because he heard his pessimistic view of Seirin just now, but Midorima always felt that Kuroko's words were extremely sinister, like rubbing salt into his wounds.

"Midorima-san, I'm sorry to meet you like this when you're feeling down... but you must cheer up. Even though we lost to IH, we can still look forward to the Winter Cup. Cheer up."

"Hey~"

A tent on the side.

Haizaki Shogo gave a wicked smile.

"Yes~"

"It's just that IH was eliminated. There's still the Winter Cup this year~"

"come on!"

Midorima Shintaro: "..."

Bastards, I’ll show you how to win next time!

Must win! .

Chapter 379: Kirisaki First in the Mental Hospital, Seirin vs. Rakuzan, Haizaki's Test of Akashi's Move! (Two in One)

On the first day of the quarterfinals, after Kaijo vs. Yangquan in the morning, the afternoon was the other half of the group...Kirizaki Daiichi vs. Torenmaquan.

Kirisaki First...

Five Generals...

Hanamiya Makoto's school.

In the star-studded Teiko showdown between IH, this Kirisaki team with five generals also caused quite a stir in the upper half.

Judging from this afternoon's quarter-final, Hanamiya Makoto, as one of the five players, is very strong purely in terms of strength.

The ability spider web is the ability to use extremely strong brain power to analyze all the opponent's offensive patterns and then intercept the pass.

To some extent, it is somewhat similar to Midorima's tactical divination.

But the level...

Whether it's eyesight, information collection, or physical ability...

In all aspects, it is of lower level.

at this point……

This was clearly reflected in the pass that Hanamiya really saw through but couldn't catch up to.

and so……

Taking advantage of Kirisaki's IQ of 160, Seto Kentaro, the only one who could keep up with Hanamiya's ideas, helped Hanamiya determine the passing route, which became the norm.

With his strength, it is said that 100% of all passes can be intercepted.

Shigure Akito was not surprised by Hanamiya Makoto's strength, because this was the strength that Kirisaki should have in the original plot. Moreover, having experienced the junior high school period of the Five Generals, Shigure Akito knew that Hanamiya Makoto was still the same old thing.

What surprised him was...

Even though he was beaten so badly by Teiko in junior high, this guy still maintained the same fighting style as in junior high, and it seems that he has not restrained himself at all.

He was extremely surprised that Hanamiya Zhen had no psychological trauma.

A bad boy is still a bad boy.

According to the data in May, in this IH, none of the core players of any team that played against Kirisaki Daiichi were able to complete the game safely.

It is obvious that Kirisaki's strength is enough to crush his opponents, but Hanamiya Makoto seems to like using despicable means, and he seems to be a bit of a psychopath.

Just like now.

Kirisaki's first match is against 577 Renmaquan.

The air at the scene was very dull, the atmosphere for watching the game was very depressing, and the atmosphere on the field was also very solemn. From a certain point in time, it was filled with a sinister atmosphere.

The high school teams sitting in the arena to watch the game all had extremely serious expressions, including some of the schools that had been defeated by Hanamiya Makoto before the quarter-finals.