What happens when Perfect Copy is paired with the Zone, the domain of geniuses?
No one knew; there was no similar record in history.
"This oppressive feeling."
Truly been a long time.
Yuuto didn't enter Demon Mode immediately to confront Kise as people expected.
"Since Nash can do it, I can too."
Zone isn't truly invincible; if strong enough, one can contend with it.
Jason Silver and Nash both contended with the Generation of Miracles under such circumstances and once came close to winning the game.
Yuuto dribbled fiercely, layers of golden light erupting from his body like a dazzling sun.
However.
Kise's hand reached out very abruptly. It was too fast; the concentrated focus made his world look like it was slowed down.
Smack!
A crisp sound of hitting the ball. Yuuto had just taken a step when the ball in his hand was poked away.
"Yarou!"
Yuuto retreated rapidly, quickly controlling the ball in his hand again.
Bible of the Star activated.
Speed Specialization.
Like a dragon entering the sea, the ball adhered to his palm like a magnet as he broke through with concise yet sharp movements.
Concise to the extreme meant extremely fatal; one strike could break the enemy.
And Kise?
The golden lightning in his eyes became more intense. Concentrated attention made him see things slower and react faster.
Imitation Emperor Eye almost usable as the real Emperor Eye at this moment.
With a swift turn, his arm stabbed out like a spear, destroying Yuuto's dribble for the second time.
"Stolen again!"
"This, what happened? Why does Kise look like he changed into a different person?"
"Yuuto, that Lion King, is actually being suppressed?"
Everyone exclaimed, completely unaware of what happened, widening their eyes, thinking: Is the invincible myth of the King of Seiho about to be broken?
"Shin-chan, are your teammates all monsters like this?" Kazunari Takao watched with palpitation.
That was Yuuto, who defeated their Shutoku.
Midorima said nothing, attention entirely on the TV.
Perfect Copy paired with Zone.
He could assert now that Kise was currently the strongest on the court.
Yuuto didn't protect the ball this time. Yukio Kasamatsu picked it up and gave it to Kise to handle.
Next moment.
Golden lightning cut through the court; in the blink of an eye, he had crossed the centerline.
"Sure enough, so strong."
Yuuto's eyes lost focus briefly; his body couldn't pursue immediately due to inertia.
Kise in this state was strong beyond thinking; he could single out the entire defense of Team Jabberwock alone.
Even Nash couldn't stop him before using his Belial Eye.
However.
"This is what I want."
Unlike Aomine's desire for strong enemies, what Yuuto wanted was to make himself stronger.
Such an opponent was enough to make him evolve a lot.
"Kise!"
Yuuto shouted, further specializing speed, exploding with faster speed.
He chased to Kise's side.
Off-ball movement evolved from Midorima, man-to-man defense evolved from Aomine—all exploded at this moment.
Result?
Kise swept a cold glance, those eyes scary calm; just one look was suffocating.
At this moment, he reached the limit he could currently reach.
Yuuto moved his body quickly, constantly blocking the opponent's steps.
But Kise was really strong. After several rounds, Yuuto found his legs unable to move; his center of gravity was destroyed.
Kise went straight to the hoop, ending this attack with a 3+1.
"Oh!"
People didn't know what happened, but Kise Ryota at this moment was shockingly powerful.
"Yuuto." Ryuhei Kasuga leaned over.
"Sorry, I have some things I want to do no matter what."
Yuuto didn't explain.
However.
Iwamura gave him the ball immediately.
"Go do it boldly. Seiho is your team!"
That's right.
Seiho had long become Yuuto's shape. Since it was the King's decision, they only needed to trust unconditionally.
"Hmph, ready to step down so soon?"
"But thanks."
Yuuto received the teammate's pass, exploded with extreme speed, breaking through the air to move forward.
Soon.
He engaged Kise again.
With the support of Zone's absolute focus, the power of Imitation Emperor Eye reached its limit.
But this time.
Kise failed to destroy Yuuto's offense immediately.
With a smack, although the ball was poked, Yuuto did it on purpose.
He extended his long arm to grab the poked ball back, following the momentum to accelerate towards Kaijo's paint.
Figures crossed as they reached the paint.
Then.
Bang~
Kise raised his right arm high to intercept. Absolute defense like Murasakibara Atsushi disintegrated Yuuto's offense...
"So amazing."
Kise's change made even Momoi feel unfamiliar. Was this still the docile Golden Retriever she knew?
The scene boiled over completely; Kaijo fans saw hope of victory.
Only...
"What exactly is Yu doing?" Sora didn't understand. She didn't believe Yu really had no way.
"Could there be some restriction on Demon Mode too?"
Aomine thought of such a possibility but denied it quickly.
"Maybe Yu is challenging and breaking his own limits."
Breaking limits?
Yes.
That guy Yuuto's talent had evolved once again; corrected memories wouldn't disappear because the match ended anymore.
If that's really the case.
"He's treating Ryota as a whetstone!" The secondary personality Akashi guessed the truth.
This great enemy in front of him never did meaningless things.
Doing this, there was only one possibility.
Using Kise to complete his evolution, constantly correcting his weaknesses, letting himself step into the next dimension.
While speaking.
Kise had taken the lead, rushing at the very front.
Behind him was Yuuto's relentlessly pursuing figure.
Speed Specialization.
Yuuto approached quickly.
Strength Specialization.
He attempted to strengthen physical confrontation to force the opponent to stop.
Useless.
Kise anticipated the enemy's move, dodging with a swift turn, passing from the other side.
"Can't stop him at all, even that Yuuto!"
Seirin people swallowed hard.
If.
If they faced such a Kise Ryota in that practice match, they would have absolutely no possibility of winning.
"But Yuuto is approaching Kise in this state at a visible speed."
Many people guessed Yuuto's intent.
Although feeling somewhat incredible, Yuuto's ability was indeed evolving at a visible speed.
Swish!
After Yuuto's block, Kise switched to Aomine style, wrapping the ball behind his back for a layup.
Both landed one after another.
Kise stared at Yuuto immediately, as if saying: How long are you going to continue this?
Yuuto had only one response, a somewhat cruel smile.
"Continue to dance, Kise."
This whetstone is truly great.
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