This was already the best result. In the simulation, Kise was sent to the hospital for treatment before even finishing watching the game.
This is the butterfly effect.
With every different choice Yuuto made, things would develop in different directions.
The only constant was his victory.
Fwoosh~
A large amount of white steam erupted from his body.
The white demon awakened again, shocking the soul, making all Kaijo members feel despair.
"Time to send you on your way!"
Yuuto returned to the familiar free-throw line position. Seiho set up the most familiar 2-1-2 mutated zone.
Pressure pressed down like a mountain.
Yukio Kasamatsu holding the ball didn't dare step inside the three-point line; it was like a forbidden zone where stepping in meant death.
And Seiho.
Or rather, Ryuhei Kasuga, defended to prevent the opponent from shooting.
In the engagement with Kasuga, the Kaijo captain was forced to step inside the three-point line.
This wasn't what he wanted, but the Seiho vice-captain's defense forced him to do so.
Then.
The white demon killed his way out of the steam, arriving in front, and then slowly extended a palm.
The movement was incredibly slow, clearly visible to the naked eye.
However.
It wasn't truly slow; rather, the opponent was too fast, catching up to the speed of his brain's thinking.
Kasamatsu found his body couldn't move a millimeter, only able to watch helplessly as the opponent's palm brushed past his hands at an imperceptible speed.
Smack!
The ball was stolen so easily.
"Kise has been fighting such a monster from the beginning!"
At this moment, Kasamatsu truly realized what kind of existence Kise's opponent was.
But...
Seiho's counterattack.
"It's not over yet!" He roared, using his relatively thin body to block firmly in front of Yuuto.
Result.
With a whoosh, the basketball disappeared silently from Yuuto's hands.
The basketball jumped to a position near the center circle as if passing through a wormhole.
After that, Ryuhei Kasuga's figure ran over at extreme speed, picking up the basketball and accelerating to score a layup in Kaijo's undefended paint.
7 points!
Kaijo continued to attack, running a complex tactic, similar to Shutoku's off-ball screens, isolating Tsugawa to create opportunities for Moriyama.
"Useless. Our tactics have long been corrected by him." Midorima spoke across the TV screen.
Under his gaze, Yuuto's figure passed through Kaijo's screen clusters ghost-like.
Moriyama had just received a pass from a teammate when Yuuto's indifferent face was close at hand.
This was an extremely terrifying feeling, like watching a horror movie where a ghost suddenly appears in front of the camera.
Even.
Yuuto didn't even give him time to think; his arm swung down, cutting the ball away like a scalpel.
Next second.
Accompanied by a large amount of white steam, he shuttled across the court. Kaijo people wanted to intercept, but there was no enemy capable of one round.
Yuuto was like a demon walking out of purgatory, his body seeming ignited. His powerful posture shocked everyone's soul.
BOOM!
He ended this attack with a crisp dunk.
5 points.
In the blink of an eye, Kaijo's advantage was only 5 points, but there were still more than 3 minutes left before the end of the third quarter.
The entire Kaijo team tried their best, choosing not to give up even in such a situation.
Those two words (give up) were not in their dictionary.
But useless.
Absolute gap in strength; they were a dimension apart.
Back on the other end, Yuuto completed another block, landed, took the ball, and ran.
Hands, feet, steam emanating from all over his body as he moved.
Shooting directly from the mid-court LOGO position, a super-long distance three-pointer; the basketball pierced the net directly.
2 points.
About 1 minute after Kise left the court, Seiho hit Kaijo with a small 7-0 run.
His unwillingness deepened, tears flowing uncontrollably from his eyes.
Everything.
Was just because he wasn't strong enough, that's why these things happened.
Swish!
With Yuuto hitting another step-back three, Seiho achieved a one-point lead reversal.
No need to wait for the end of the third quarter; with 1 minute 58 seconds left in the game (quarter?), Seiho had already reversed the score.
"It's over."
"True. Only players of the Generation of Miracles level are qualified to contend with Yuuto."
This is a cruel fact.
But for Seirin, the good news is they have such a player in their lineup, plus Kuroko's assistance; not hopeless.
Kagami was silent, looking at Yuuto without saying a word.
Even in the US, he had never encountered such a genius.
Although he hadn't played in high school leagues there, nor contacted college leagues.
But Yuuto was undoubtedly a world-class genius.
Beep~
The whistle for the end of the third quarter sounded...
At this time, the score on the field was 79:70; Seiho went from trailing by 9 points to leading by 9 points.
Back and forth, Seiho chased 18 points frantically in the final moments.
Moreover.
Of these 18 points, 14 were scored by Yuuto alone. In addition, he had 2 assists, and 3 steals and blocks each.
All were data obtained in the final moments.
Invincible posture, shaking hearts.
Fwoosh~
White steam dissipated, and snow-white hair returned to its original black.
"Hard work. Rest for a few minutes next."
"Ah."
Yuuto released all states, taking a towel and water to rest.
As long as Seiho could hold this 9-point advantage next, he could rest for a long, long time.
And Seiho.
Worthy of being a powerhouse, they maintained a 9-12 point difference with the opponent throughout.
Not pulled away, nor caught up.
When the game entered the last 4 minutes, Yamashita Shio substituted Yuuto back in to harvest the game.
As soon as Yuuto came on, another wave of 10-0 offensive climax completely killed the suspense of the game.
Until the last second of the game ran out, Kaijo failed to narrow the gap to within 15 points.
They ultimately lost to Seiho by a gap of 18 points, falling in the Round of 16 match for two consecutive years.
"Congratulations, you won!"
After the match.
Enduring the pain in his heart, Yukio Kasamatsu congratulated the Seiho players with a calm expression.
Iwamura touched his hand briefly and blessed him similarly, "Don't worry, Kise will be fine."
"Don't look at our Ace being cold; if Kise were really going to have problems, he would have blown Kise up in time."
You really know how to comfort people.
Kasamatsu sighed silently, turned to order the players to pack their things, and finally led the people into the player tunnel with heads held high.
Anyone could be depressed or sad, but he couldn't, because he was the captain of the powerhouse Kaijo.
"What a graceful player."
Ryuhei Kasuga expressed that if it were him, he absolutely couldn't do this step.
"That's why you can't become Seiho's captain." Yuuto had already packed up, waving towards the direction of Sora and Momoi.
As for whom he waved to?
Of course both!
"Don't need you to lecture me, Seiho's new captain!" Kasuga pouted, following Yuuto to leave.
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