Makoto Hanamiya's mouth fell open as he muttered to himself, "Why can an idiot like Haizaki use it, but a genius like me can't?"
Shogo Haizaki's face darkened, and he shouted, "Hey, hey, hey! Hanamiya! I heard that!"
Beside them, Shuzo Nijimura could not help sighing.
"Man, I never thought Haizaki would awaken a godly technique, while I'm still stuck at a bottleneck."
"Tokima, when are you going to strengthen me... Wait, no, I mean help me improve?"
The corner of Miyamoto Tokima's mouth twitched. He did not know how to answer.
How should he put it... this was a little complicated...
At first, when Shogo Haizaki came to Miyamoto Tokima, Miyamoto Tokima really had intended to teach him a couple of moves.
For example, the dragging step Miyamoto Tokima had always used, the [Pendulum].
But every time Shogo Haizaki tried to learn it, he said it felt awkward, and he could not achieve the same effect Miyamoto Tokima did.
So Miyamoto Tokima taught Shogo Haizaki some other movements and a few small tricks.
But Shogo Haizaki stood there like an idiot, staring blankly in stunned silence.
He even said he could not learn any of them.
With no other choice, Miyamoto Tokima could only send Shogo Haizaki back to train with the coach.
Shogo Haizaki was a little discouraged after being sent away without learning anything.
Miyamoto Tokima could not bear it, so he decided to casually give him a grand promise. Then he described the neighboring Prince of Tennis technique, [Limit of Selfless Brilliance], to Shogo Haizaki.
Who would have thought that after hearing it, Shogo Haizaki would immediately leave in high spirits?
At first, Miyamoto Tokima did not take it seriously. After all, the physiques in Prince of Tennis and the physiques here were not the same.
But who would have thought Shogo Haizaki had actually learned the damn thing!
And he had actually used it!
Miyamoto Tokima even felt that if he had told Shogo Haizaki about the [Limit of Selfless Seamless Perfection] back then, maybe Shogo Haizaki really would have opened the door by now.
The door of Selfless!!!
Makoto Hanamiya looked at Miyamoto Tokima with anticipation and asked, "Tokima-san, can you teach me that move?"
The others also looked at Miyamoto Tokima at the same time, their eyes full of expectation.
The corner of Miyamoto Tokima's mouth twitched. He was completely at a loss.
But things had already reached this point, so what else could he do?
Make it up!
So Miyamoto Tokima coughed twice, and his expression became serious.
Everyone on Kirisaki Daiichi immediately perked up, waiting for Miyamoto Tokima's guidance.
Under everyone's expectant gazes, Miyamoto Tokima slowly said, "If you want to enter the [Limit of Selfless Brilliance], first, you must enter Selfless."
Since Atsushi Murasakibara had given all his snacks to Satsuki Momoi, he could only drink water now. He took a sip and asked blankly, "Then, Tokima, how exactly do we enter Selfless?"
It was clear that Atsushi Murasakibara had also taken some interest in Selfless.
The others quickly echoed him.
"Yeah, Tokima-san, how do we enter it?"
Miyamoto Tokima began to sweat.
How do you enter it? How the hell would I know?!
Just as Miyamoto Tokima was about to keep making things up, Shogo Haizaki spoke.
Shogo Haizaki said proudly, "It's simple. As long as you focus your attention and throw yourselves completely into basketball, you'll naturally enter it."
"Anyone who doesn't understand can ask me in private."
Makoto Hanamiya looked at Shogo Haizaki in confusion and asked, "Haizaki, since when are you this kind?"
Shogo Haizaki gave a strange grin.
"Who said I was? One Selfless lesson costs 100,000 yen!"
Kazuya Hara was stunned and cried out, "Damn, Haizaki, why don't you just rob people?"
Shogo Haizaki grinned and said, "Isn't that exactly what I'm doing?"
Shuzo Nijimura patted his forehead and said, "I think Haizaki's getting a little too full of himself."
Makoto Hanamiya's face darkened, and he nodded.
"I think so too. After the game, let's take him out to have some fun."
Shuzo Nijimura grinned.
"I'm in."
Seeing the ill intent in their eyes, Shogo Haizaki immediately got scared. He hurriedly ran behind Miyamoto Tokima and shouted, "Tokima-san! Save me!"
The corner of Miyamoto Tokima's mouth twitched slightly. He waved his hand and said, "Settle your own matters privately."
At that moment, Shogo Haizaki understood. After this game ended, he still had another game waiting for him... ... "Beep! Break is over! Both teams, take the court!"
After the referee shouted, the starters from both sides returned to the court.
After Shogo Haizaki stepped onto the court, his brain immediately began running wildly.
But at the same time, he also felt a faint ache starting in his head.
Tōō had the ball.
Shoichi Imayoshi seemed to have adjusted himself and calmed down considerably.
He even showed his signature narrowed eyes and smile.
He looked every bit like a scheming man with a hidden agenda.
He slowly dribbled over to Shogo Haizaki and revealed a meaningful smile.
Shoichi Imayoshi smiled and asked, "Haizaki, this time, how many seconds will our offense take?"
Shogo Haizaki frowned and began calculating frantically in his head.
Because his brain was working so furiously, Shogo Haizaki's head began to ache again.
The pain swept over him, making his expression shift slightly and revealing a trace of suffering.
And that expression was instantly caught by Shoichi Imayoshi, the master of psychology.
Shoichi Imayoshi revealed a smile that said it was just as expected.
'Sure enough. This technique really does require the brain to operate at high speed. If it were Hanamiya, maybe he could still use it for a few minutes.'
'But if you're the one using it, you can't keep it up for long at all, Haizaki...'
That was right. During the timeout, Shoichi Imayoshi had already discussed this with Katsunori Harasawa.
After their discussion, they all agreed that this kind of technique would overload the brain.
Although Shogo Haizaki's intelligence was indeed decent, there were far too many variables on a basketball court.
The amount of calculation required could be called beyond expectation.
So they concluded that Shogo Haizaki could only use this technique for a few possessions at most. He could not keep using it continuously.
That was also why Shoichi Imayoshi had chosen to test him just now.
On the court.
After seeing the slight change in Shogo Haizaki's expression, Shoichi Imayoshi prepared to add more fuel to the fire.
"Haizaki, have you still not calculated it? You're slower this time."
As Shoichi Imayoshi spoke, he kept watching Shogo Haizaki's expression.
He believed that, with Shogo Haizaki's personality, hearing that sentence would definitely make him speed up his mental calculations, pushing his brain into even deeper fatigue.
And reality unfolded exactly as Shoichi Imayoshi had expected... ...
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