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On the court.
Murasakibara remained as dominant and ferocious as ever.
Whoever stood in his way, he would ruthlessly smash through.
He once again reached the basket of Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Ryu was still blocking his path.
He raised his hand, lifted the ball, aimed, aimed, but missed?
What?
Feeling the upward gliding vision before him, Murasakibara was stunned.
What's happening?
Thump…
A dull thud sounded.
Pain spread throughout his body.
I…fell?
Why?
Why is this happening?
Why did I fall?
After a two-second pause, Murasakibara came to his senses.
He tried to get up, but was shocked to find that his legs had no strength at all.
He couldn't move?
Crack…
A thunderbolt struck his mind.
He remembered the weakness in his legs he'd felt earlier.
He looked up in astonishment at Ryu before him.
"It's you…"
Ryu looked at Murasakibara, who was sprawled before him. "Murasakibara, I won this match."
Hearing his words, Murasakibara's eyes widened, then gradually dimmed.
He knew he was powerless to turn the tide.
He had lost, utterly lost.
The players from Yosen came to his aid.
"Atsushi, are you alright?" Himuro Tatsuya tried to help Murasakibara up, but noticed something was wrong. "Atsushi, what happened…"
"He's fine, he'll recover soon."
Hearing Ryu's words, the Yosen players gasped.
Could Ryu have caused Murasakibara's fall? But they hadn't seen Ryu do anything! This was too strange.
A while later, Murasakibara was finally helped up by Himuro Tatsuya.
Seeing Murasakibara stand up, the Yosen team breathed a sigh of relief.
Murasakibara's complex expression still held a hint of apprehension.
He realized that his former teammate had become far too strange.
Could he possess magic?
Seeing that Murasakibara was alright, the referee signaled for the game to continue.
Toho Kotei Gakuen inbounded the ball.
Murasakibara stared intently at Ryu, not wanting to give him any chance.
However, in dribbling, Ryu was the strongest among the Generation of Miracles, even surpassing Aomine.
With his [Selfless Realm] activated, his movements were like a ghost.
Even with Murasakibara's sharp reflexes, he felt dizzy and his head spun for a moment.
Ryu successfully broke through the opponent's defense. He reached Yosen's basket.
Ryu once again scored against Murasakibara's defense.
The electric currents in Murasakibara's eyes began to flicker.
He was breathing heavily, gritting his teeth, but the determination in his eyes remained unwavering.
He looked at the basketball hoop of Toho Kotei Gakuen, and the electric currents in his eyes suddenly intensified.
Hmm?
Seeing Murasakibara's change, Ryu raised an eyebrow.
Before he could think further, Murasakibara had already moved.
Murasakibara used unprecedented speed.
He paid no attention to Ryu, who was pressed close beside him.
His eyes were fixed solely on the basketball hoop in front of him.
The basketball in his hands felt like a meteor hammer, incredibly heavy.
Bang...bang...bang...
The resounding thuds of the basketball hitting the ground, like thunderous war drums, invigorated his previously limp body, propelling him forward step by step towards the basket of Toho Kotei Gakuen.
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Murasakibara.
He seemed to transform into a colossal King Kong, poised to utterly destroy the basket before him.
However, just as he was about to leap, that numbing, powerless feeling returned.
Ah…
He roared, forcefully breaking free from the shackles of paralysis, and leaped into the air.
Seeing Murasakibara leap before him, Ryu's pupils constricted, his heart filled with horror. 'This guy.' He hadn't expected Murasakibara to have broken through his [Temporary Paralysis].
You see, to break this move, an ordinary person could only try to avoid being paralyzed in the first place.
Once paralyzed, one could only wait for the paralysis to wear off before regaining mobility.
Murasakibara's actions were equivalent to forcibly suppressing paralysis with his willpower while already paralyzed.
This sent a chill even through Ryu, the user of the [Temporary Paralysis] skill.
Accompanied by Murasakibara's roar, he raised the basketball high and slammed it into Toho Kotei Gakuen's basket.
Bang...
It was the most powerful slam dunk of the game. This sound was even more breathtaking than the previous slam.
118 to 92.
Murasakibara landed back on the ground.
He gasped for breath, the electric lightning in his eyes gone, back to normal.
His legs were trembling.
Forcefully breaking free from the paralysis had left his legs somewhat weak.
"Impressive, but I won't hold back."
Hearing Ryu's words, Murasakibara glanced at him and said, "I don't need you to hold back."
With that, he turned and went back to defense.
He was no longer in a state to keep a constant eye on Ryu.
It was better to conserve his energy and focus on defending the basket than waste it!
Even if Ryu continued using his full-court three-pointers, he had no choice but to accept it.
Watching Murasakibara return to defense, Ryu grinned. 'So they're going to let me shoot full-court threes! Trying to force me to play fair? What a naive idea, but…'
Ryu received the basketball, his body wreathed in colorful flames. 'I'm not that tasteless.'
He had his own pride.
Regardless of whether he was a member of the Generation of Miracles, as a strong person, basic dignity was essential.
If he were someone like Hanamiya Makoto or Haizaki Shogo, he probably wouldn't care about others' opinions and would just unleash his full-court three-pointers.
Ryu dribbled the ball, like a streak of colorful light, straight towards Yosen's basket.
Before Yosen could react… a basketball had already flown from the three-point line.
"Oh no, it's a three-pointer!" Himuro Tatsuya shouted in alarm.
Murasakibara's reaction seemed a beat too slow. He hurriedly tried to block it, but it was too late. The basketball had already swept past him.
Thud...bang...gurgle...gurgle...
[Zero-style Three-Pointer]
Swish...
The basketball went in.
119 to 92.
Seeing this... the hearts of everyone in Yosen sank.
Yosen had no chance.
Although they were unwilling to give up, the team didn't give up; their eyes remained unwavering.
The game switched sides.
This time, Yosen's offense was even more frantic. Their passing accuracy increased. Even Murasakibara joined the teamwork. With Murasakibara's addition, Yosen's offense went very smoothly.
Ryu couldn't stop the combined attack of five players. So he went directly to his own basket, preparing to block their final shot.
His gaze swept between Murasakibara and Himuro Tatsuya.
He knew very well that if Yosen wanted to score, they had to rely on these two.
The ball finally reached Himuro Tatsuya.
Himuro Tatsuya caught the ball with both hands and jumped at the three-point line.
Kugawa also jumped to block.
Himuro Tatsuya had been observing Kugawa's movements the entire time.
Seeing his opponent jump, Himuro Tatsuya immediately made his choice.
[Mirage Shot]
The basketball was thrown, passing right through Kugawa's hand.
Damn it… Kugawa roared inwardly. This was the umpteenth time; he just couldn't defend against this move.
Himuro Tatsuya smiled with relief. But before his smile faded, he heard a sharp "smack." He was shocked to see the basketball whiz past his cheek.
What was going on? He looked intently and saw a figure appear behind Kugawa.
'Ryu?'
The person behind Kugawa was indeed Ryu. He had been observing Kugawa and Murasakibara's movements the whole time. When he confirmed that Himuro Tatsuya was also about to shoot, he acted immediately.
A massive block completely extinguished Yosen's morale.
Toho Kotei Gakuen launched a counterattack.
Toho Kotei Gakuen mercilessly scored another 2 points.
121 to 92.
In the stands.
Aomine withdrew his gaze and turned around. "Let's go, Momoi."
Huh?
"Aomine, the game isn't over yet!"
Hearing Momoi's words, Aomine said directly, "There's no need anymore."
Hearing this, Momoi blinked, then glanced back at the stands, and then revealed a charming smile. "That's right, then congratulations in advance!"
After saying that, she followed Aomine away.
...
"The result of the game didn't surprise me, but..." Kise was very puzzled. Murasakibara's previous strange behavior bothered him. That was definitely not an accident. And then there was the time he fell.
He looked at Ryu. 'Just how many more tricks are you hiding?'
...
"Looks like Toho Kotei Gakuen is going to win again!"
Kuroko nodded upon hearing Kagami's words. "Yeah! But that was expected."
"That Ryu is too strong! He seems like an unsolvable anomaly," Koganei Shinji said warily.
"Honestly, I have a feeling that against Yosen, we might even have a hard time scoring, let alone Toho Kotei Gakuen." Hyuga Junpei's words silenced everyone in Seirin.
Aida Riko immediately reprimanded them, "Those are things for later. Since you know you're inferior, go back and train hard, and try to get revenge at the Winter Cup."
...
Time ticked by. The match was nearing its end.
Yosen had been completely dominated by Toho Kotei Gakuen from the start.
The impenetrable shield-like defense that other teams couldn't break through was utterly torn to shreds by Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Whistle...
The moment the final whistle blew, Yosen's defeat was officially declared.
130 to 92.
Toho Kotei Gakuen won the match by a 38-point lead.
The Yosen players shed tears of sorrow and resentment.
The Toho Kotei Gakuen players cheered and celebrated together.
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