[Day 6: You continued training.]
[By this time, you actually realized that it was impossible for you to complete the Mirage Shot.]
[Because your hang time (air time) does not meet the requirements to complete this shot.]
[Although Himuro Tatsuya always laments his insufficient talent, you know better than anyone that he is the strongest in talent below the Generation of Miracles, possibly bar none.]
[He is the perimeter core of Yosen High School in the main series, once going toe-to-toe with the protagonist Kagami Taiga in a game.]
[It's a pity he didn't have cheats, and even more of a pity that his junior brother Kagami Taiga had cheats, so he was beaten to tears.]
[Even so, Himuro Tatsuya's toughness cannot be denied. Apart from the Generation of Miracles and Kagami Taiga, Himuro Tatsuya can beat over 90% of high school students nationwide.]
[You didn't give up. You knew there was another 'you' watching from the outside.]
[You planned to bring the "cultivation experience" of the Mirage Shot back to reality, and let the real you complete it.]
[You suddenly said to the camera, "Lucky you, real-life Yuuto!"]
"I know, simulation Yuuto."
Yuuto took a deep breath.
If it were him—no, this is him—he would do this no matter what.
If hang time isn't enough, he can satisfy the skill usage requirements by adding attribute points gained from increasing simulation levels.
Just practice.
Simulation continued.
[Day 7: You continued to accumulate Mirage Shot skill package experience.]
[At the same time, your shooting percentage near the free-throw line is sufficient. You started trying to practice mid-range shots in other places.]
[Day 8: Continue grinding levels...]
[Day 9: Continue grinding levels...]
[Day 10: You continued grinding levels, but when you were practicing mid-range shots, you heard gossip about Sora.]
[Someone told you that Sora was confessed to, and Sora rejected it. But the other party didn't plan to give up and has been pestering her for several days. Sora found it annoying and wanted to summon her Pokemon "Yuuto" to teach the guy a lesson, but seeing you practice without eating or sleeping every day, she didn't disturb you.]
[Learning the news, you put down the basketball.]
[You led a group of people from the basketball club and stormed over.]
[More than a dozen of you came aggressively to Class 2-A and found a delicate-looking boy.]
[The other party was previously first in the grade, but since Sora returned to school, he became second. He didn't resent it; instead, attracted by Sora's beauty and wisdom, he launched a crazy pursuit.]
[You blocked him, sealing off the door of Sora's classroom with a group of basketball club members emitting male hormones.]
[He was scared witless! Asking what you wanted with him?]
[You told him to stop pestering Sora. He asked why, believing that pursuing the girl he likes is his right?]
[You felt this kid had no vision. Seeing Sora watching the show from the side, you simply dragged Sora over. Sora cooperated obediently like a little chick, standing in front of the guy.]
[You said, "My name is Yuuto, she is called Sora (names combine to 'Yuosora', similar to Yosuga no Sora's main couple vibe/or simply imply connection), understand?"]
[As soon as the words came out, you felt something was wrong, as if declaring sovereignty. But you didn't want to waste too much time on this crap. You had no interest in playing house with them; your goal was to destroy those five basketball maniacs from Teiko.]
[The ahoge (cowlick) on Sora's head moved. Her face became rosy, lowering her head, afraid to face her classmates.]
[The other party was stunned and questioned, "Aren't you siblings?"]
[You waved your hand and said, "I was picked up (adopted)... Fuck, that's not what I meant. What I want to express is different from what your brain is thinking. In short, stop pestering this guy in the future."]
[You lifted Sora up again and moved her aside.]
[You left with a group of basketball club members bursting with male hormones.]
[A day later, rumors spread in Homi Academy that a second-year basketball genius and a second-year top student were dating.]
[The news club wrote in their report, "The man claimed to be adopted and has no blood relation to the woman. Everyone should treat them with fair eyes."]
"What bullshit news club is this?"
Yuuto suddenly had the urge to visit the news club.
Sure enough.
The unscrupulousness of every worker in news media starts from a young age.
[Day 12: You were still accumulating skill experience. He feels that if he practices for another half year, the experience bar will be full. As long as the attributes are sufficient, the new skill package can be unlocked.]
[But at the same time, you also had an additional trouble.]
[Sora started appearing frequently in the basketball club and longed to stick to you, always unconsciously getting close to you when spending time together.]
[You feel the days of becoming the God of War at the Entrance are getting shorter and shorter.]
[No, you can't. If this goes on, the book will be banned!!!]
[You refused the hugging and lifting high on the grounds that you were covered in sweat.]
[Sora got angry. She planned not to talk to you for half a day.]
[Day 13...]
[Soon, the opening ceremony of the National Tournament arrived.]
[This year, the main tournament venue was chosen to be Tokyo, which means the Tokyo region has 4 qualifying spots this year.]
[As the largest division, the Tokyo region is the only one with 3 qualifying spots. Plus the host adds an extra qualifying spot, so this year, the four teams from the Tokyo region that broke out of the group stage will automatically advance to the main National Tournament.]
[In addition, you learned that for the Winter Cup qualifiers, the Tokyo region only has two qualifying spots. But because the champion and runner-up teams of the National Tournament will advance to the main Winter Cup by default, that's why in the main series, 3 teams from the Tokyo region appeared.]
(I forgot a bit whether the anime didn't explain clearly or I didn't notice. Here I apply the National Tournament rules of Slam Dunk. Regarding the Winter Cup, the main series of Kuroko's Basketball has an explanation.)
[In the first main match, under your leadership, Homi Academy successfully took down the opponent.]
[Although you couldn't master the Mirage Shot in this simulation because your hang time didn't meet the requirements, the long-term mid-range practice did increase your shooting percentage. Your Technique attribute increased by 2 points.]
[You broke into the Top 32!]
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