["Just had to meet him, truly unlucky."]
["Yeah, why does such a monster appear in a small place like ours?"]
["Ah, can't he just hurry up and go to those basketball powerhouses!"]
["What's the fun in bullying small teams like us?"]
[Group Stage Qualification Match: Things became unexpected for you.]
[Your opponent today complained before the game even started.]
[They complained why they had to meet a monster like you at such a time.]
[Since drawing the Tyrannosaurus Wildness talent, you have completed several massacres, leaving an indelible impression on people.]
["Why? Their own strength is insufficient; why blame Yuuto!"]
[In the audience, Sora shouted across the air after hearing the opponent's words.]
[Her fierce yet milky look was very cute, but her voice was quickly swallowed up.]
["If a player is so strong that people can't raise the fighting spirit to win, his appearance is despair to others."]
[Momoi Satsuki also came to the scene today. She looked at the court as expected.]
[Clearly unrelated to you, yet as if you committed some unforgivable sin, opponents would fear and hate you.]
[Just like her childhood friend not long ago. As his talent awakened, Teiko's opponents were all beaten to collapse by him.]
["Don't stand there, go warm up. Three quarters... no, I want to establish enough advantage to send these pitiful worms home to their mothers in half a game. If we can't do it, everyone goes back for two hours of extra practice!"]
[You ignored the opponent's bad words. You put pressure on your teammates: if the game suspense isn't ended by halftime, everyone goes back for extra practice.]
[The game started. Ota won the jump ball. You received the teammate's pass, and unparalleled Wildness erupted from your body.]
[You opened full fire, crushing the opponent's number 3 and smashing the ball into the hoop to open the scoring for the team.]
[Momoi Satsuki's face softened.]
[She was happy that you are not Aomine Daiki. You didn't choose to give up yourself because of this kind of "attack" (criticism).]
[You are still that Ah-Yu she knows, with crazy paranoia for victory.]
[Sora was dissatisfied with her expression looking at you, feeling she was the purest slut.]
[She spoke ill. Momoi Satsuki's smiling action froze instantly, turning her head to quarrel with Sora. Migiwa Kazuha watched from the side, feeling as if she had been abandoned, and couldn't help but interject.]
[You noticed, but you ignored it.]
[You were never the kind of person like Aomine Daiki. You wouldn't show mercy or feel bored because the opponent gave up (let it rot).]
[On the contrary, beating a drowning dog has always been your hobby!]
[Halftime ended. You slaughtered the opponent by 47 points. You played the full first half, getting a game-high 43 points.]
[Fans in the whole arena were chanting your name.]
[You were noticed by Shirogane Eiji. You were noticed by Harasawa Katsunori. You were noticed by Nakatani Masaaki. You were noticed by Araki Masako...]
"So many people?"
Yuuto in the outside world was stunned seeing these names.
He knew all these people.
They are head coaches of high school basketball powerhouses.
Respectively the head coaches of Rakuzan, Tōō, Shūtoku, Yosen, etc.
Although the National Tournament is called national, it is ultimately an amateur-level competition.
Whether at the middle school or high school level, it is difficult to attract the attention of scouts.
Teenage geniuses?
No matter how genius, they are just children. Their opponents are also just a group of children. Being the king of children by beating a group of children doesn't prove much.
Professional teams in the past never valued competitions of this level.
But in 1995, with the appearance of the Wolf King Kevin Garnett, this phenomenon was changed.
His sudden emergence made league teams realize that college players are not the only choice.
If a gifted child can be found, they can be drafted and trained by themselves.
The subsequent appearance of players like Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady completely made the NBA pay attention to young players.
The NBA henceforth completely opened its arms to high school students.
Gifted young people took pride in skipping college to bring their talents to the NBA.
LeBron James' popularity across America a few years ago pushed the rejuvenation of the draft to a climax.
As the industry leader, every move of the NBA affects basketball leagues around the world.
The same goes for the island nation.
However, due to national conditions, the island nation cannot be as "unrestrained" as the NBA.
But they arranged a Winter Cup, specifically gathering gifted young players together for training.
Selecting young talents for cultivation is the original intention of the Winter Cup.
Finding the most talented young players of the current generation.
If players from one's own team can be selected, and even become professional players or national players later, it is a great honor.
People like Shirogane Eiji, Harasawa Katsunori, Araki Masako.
They were all professional players once. Retiring to work as coaches is to cultivate the next generation for island nation basketball.
However, due to funding, their basketball clubs do not have a scouting system.
Therefore.
They can only obtain information on genius players through newspapers, live broadcasts, etc.
Yuuto exploded consecutively in the qualifiers, even beating opponents into retirement; naturally, he attracted the attention of these powerhouses.
"But that's a high school matter; no rush to consider it now."
The simulation continued.
[The game ended. You broke the Prefectural Tournament record created by yourself again, blasting 71 points in a single game.]
[Your opponents were all dejected. No one on the scene pitied them; fans were going crazy for your stats.]
[You ignored the opponents with ashen faces, walking straight past them, not even interested in shaking hands.]
[Post-game, Sora, Satsuki, Kazuha, and others found you together, saying they wanted to celebrate breaking out of the group.]
[They didn't say it, but you could feel they were worried about you, worried you would be affected by those words, especially after learning about Teiko from Satsuki.]
[You mocked them for worrying about nothing. "I'm not that fragile of a guy, so don't look at me with eyes looking at a child."]
[But food still has to be eaten. You went to celebrate the victory together.]
[At the dinner table, three women fought openly and secretly over the issue of sitting next to you. Others looked at you with strange eyes.]
[You looked at Momoi Satsuki. Noticing your gaze, she smiled innocently at you.]
[You couldn't figure out what this girl wanted to do?]
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