The visual impact of this scene was absolutely intense.
From a "God's eye view":
Facing a double-team, Yuuto twisted his body like a pretzel in mid-air. With a movement that seemed completely off-balance—something perceived as nearly impossible—he flicked the ball into the net.
He was practically challenging the limits of human anatomy!
Such a scene.
It was so terrifying, yet so familiar.
Familiar because this was the signature style of Tōō's ace, Aomine Daiki—like the embodiment of chaos.
Terrifying because Shutoku's opponent today wasn't Tōō, but Seiho and Yuuto.
"Formless Shot!?"
In the audience, Kise, Momoi, and the others were dumbfounded.
This was a development they couldn't have imagined no matter what.
Midorima's expression also turned to shock in that instant.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.
Tap~
Yuuto landed, his body staggering slightly.
He wasn't quite used to this style of play yet.
"I really am not used to that guy Aomine's style." Yuuto shook his hand, then said, "But I will correct it."
Yes.
He could correct it.
This meant that Shutoku would very likely face an Aomine Daiki next.
And this "Aomine Daiki" was currently hidden within Yuuto, ready to switch styles at any unpredictable moment to suppress them.
"How on earth did he do that?" Kise was astounded.
His copy wasn't complete yet, but Yuuto had taken a step ahead...
This brought a huge shock to his worldview.
At the same time, it confirmed that the path he was considering was valid! He could fuse the abilities of those five people into one body.
That would be the optimal form for Kise Ryota in the future!
Trouble.
Nakatani clenched his hands together.
Next, Midorima would face a player who could switch between different styles at any time—two completely different extremes of basketball.
Shutoku's offense.
Kiyoshi Miyaji drove with the ball, but his final layup was swatted away by Ryuhei Kasuga.
Iwamura and Omuro coordinated well; the latter boxed out Otsubo, while the former outmuscled Kimura to secure the ball.
Seiho's counterattack opportunity. Midorima faced Yuuto again.
The existence of the Acrobatic Shot talent only allowed Yuuto to perform various fancy shots/layups/dunks in the air.
On the ground, he actually couldn't be as dazzling as Aomine.
But how does the saying go?
The person who knows you best is often your enemy.
In so many past simulations, Yuuto didn't know how many times he had faced Aomine head-on.
With the ball sense granted by the Tezuka Zone and the boost from massive memories, playing "Aomine" for a bit wasn't impossible.
The difference lay in Yuuto's thought process and the commands issued instantly.
Yuuto turned into a golden beam and crashed directly toward Midorima's right side. Seizing the moment Midorima shifted laterally, he suddenly pulled the ball behind his back and pushed it forward.
The ball flew deftly behind Midorima.
At the same time.
Yuuto's body swung violently, moving with the basketball. By the time he completed all this, Midorima had only just stabilized his center of gravity and found time to chase.
But ultimately, it was too late.
Yuuto pulled up for a jump shot and scored again.
The first quarter wasn't even halfway through, and Yuuto's score had already reached double digits.
Fans hadn't seen Midorima's terrifying offensive firepower yet, but they had witnessed Yuuto's heaven-defying firepower.
"6 for 6, 1 for 1 from three, 13 points all alone!"
"My god, these are the stats the Lion King got in just 4 minutes of a single quarter!"
"He single-handedly accounted for all of Seiho's points in the past 4 minutes! There's no solution!"
The fans who had waited so long finally saw Yuuto's strength today.
Facing Shutoku's strategy of double-teaming him upon possession, he put up an insane 100% shooting percentage.
The point gap continued to widen.
If this continued, Shutoku would trail by double digits in a single quarter. The suspense of the game would end prematurely.
Seiho's morale was high right now, which would feed back into their game state.
Their defense would get tougher, and scoring would become difficult for the rest of Shutoku.
Couldn't wait any longer.
Masaaki Nakatani made a prompt decision and signaled the players.
Consider corrections later; right now, they needed Midorima to pull some points back.
Then.
"Roar!"
The three-pointer went in.
The Generation of Miracles' strongest shooter, who had been silent for a few minutes after the opening, fired again.
He utilized off-ball movement and teammate screens to gain a fleeting moment to shoot...
Midorima seized it.
As long as there was a sliver of space, he could put the ball in.
He was confident in his shooting to the extreme, as if he never considered the possibility of missing.
Yuuto stood in place, his eyes empty.
People knew that this monster's correction ability had activated again.
"If this keeps up, Yu's off-ball ability will sooner or later rise to a level where he can ignore Shutoku's screens." Momoi wasn't so optimistic.
Looking at the cheering Shutoku fans, she thought these people were too naive, completely unaware of what kind of opponent they were facing.
Sure enough.
In the next possession, Yuuto seemed to have anticipated it in advance. Sticking to that limit of one step distance, he dodged Miyaji's screen and continued the pursuit.
"This damn monster!" Miyaji cursed inwardly.
The same move didn't work a second time.
He had only seen such things in that Saint Seiya anime.
But Midorima still sank a three.
Because they prepared a double screen for Yuuto.
"Double screens?"
"Just to provide Midorima with shooting space, Shutoku really is... stopping at nothing!"
Junpei Hyuga's expression was full of longing.
This was the highest praise for a three-point shooter.
Using the power of the entire team just to create shooting space for one person.
"Stop fantasizing, Hyuga," Izuki Shun poured cold water on him. "If you had Midorima's ability, we'd be happy to carry your bags for you."
Blyat!
Is this really my teammate? That was harsh!
Yuuto's eyes became empty again. Midorima noticed and frowned tightly.
The opponent's correction ability was, to some extent, as demoralizing as Kise's copying—perhaps even more damaging to one's confidence than Kise.
The tactics their coach prepared all night, the tactics the team practiced countless times—they only worked once.
But what Midorima didn't know was...
Yuuto's correction this time wasn't just targeting one or two specific tactics.
He was correcting the concept of "screens."
The memories from the simulation provided him with a vast amount of material.
Yuuto was now attempting to correct all of Shutoku's off-ball screen tactics that would follow.
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