[Kuroko's Basketball] Our age

"Wait, that's not right." Momoi's voice was a little anxious.

The second ball went around the rim and fell into the rim.

Ping Song and the others beside me immediately clapped their hands in congratulations, but the faces of several people on the field began to look a little strange.

Midorima was preparing for the third time. At this time, it could be clearly seen that his left foot was slightly stiff.

The third ball, as expected, was missed.

"Diguang requests a timeout!"

Looking at the boys who came down from the field, Momoi apologized slightly: "I'm sorry, Akashi-kun, I really feel a little worried."

"No, the call for a timeout was timely." Akashi nodded to her, then turned to look at the teenagers sitting on the bench, "Hiramatsu, you play instead of Midorima."

"Wait Akashi, what do you mean?!"

"It literally means, Midorima, your foot is already hurt, isn't it?"

"I can still play!" Midorima was rarely so anxious, "This is the last game, and the opponent is that Kitazaki! Now we are all playing so hard, how can I retire!"

"But you can play normally in your current condition? You should be more aware of the burden on the body caused by three-pointers. With the current condition, you can't even last 2 minutes on the court, right?"

The whistle for the end of the timeout was blown, and Akashi turned to look at Hiramatsu who had changed his clothes: "Although the other party didn't intend to cause this situation, they will never show mercy if we are free, you should understand, right? "

Ping Song nodded timidly, but still followed those people to the center of the venue.In this game, no matter who it is, they don't want to give the victory to the opponent.

But I have to say that losing a strong three-point shooter like Midorima is indeed very unfavorable to us. Although Hiramatsu has good training results in normal training, when encountering an opponent like Kitazaki, the opponent quickly sees through his weaknesses.The original tactic of Aomine and Midorima could not be used again, Teiko had to rely on the breakthrough ability of Aomine and Haizaki to attack, and even Murasakihara, who usually had a negative attitude in the game, had to participate in the attack.

The gap that was originally widened to 9 points was quickly narrowed, and it has been hovering around 5 points.The opponent has clearly seen the right time, and the counterattack will soon begin.

The ball returned to Kitazaki, and the offense started again.It was too late to care about the mistake just now, Diguang quickly launched his defense.The ball controlled by Mukai was quickly passed to Matsumoto.Haizaki stepped forward to defend but was swayed by the opponent beautifully, and the ball was passed to Ishimoto.

As the ace of Kitazaki, Ishimoto perfectly interpreted the role of the small forward, and his clean offense repeatedly broke through our defense.Although Ziyuan and Qingfeng cooperated in defense, they still struggled.

Breaking through, it was too late to defend, and the only one standing in front of him was Akashi.

"With eyes like Akashi-kun, they should be able to block them, right?"

Momoi muttered to herself, the situation on the court was just as she said, although Ishimoto shot under the basket but missed.

"rebound!"

"Go and grab it!"

"Wait, why is No. 10 there!!"

With an exclamation, all of us were reminded that we were all attracted by Shiben before, but we didn’t notice that the opponent’s power forward was ready to grab a rebound under the basket, the favorable position was seized, and the rebound was easily snatched away. .

"Are they... have they already prepared?"

"The opponent's point guard is that Matsumoto anyway." Midorima responded to me, with a suppressed impatience in his voice.

"Looking at the guy's height, he has no problem being a forward or a center, but he chooses a point guard. I didn't understand it before. Only when I really stand on the court can I experience it. That height really has an advantage."

"What does Mr. Green mean?"

"The height requirements for point guards are not so strict, so point guards in general middle school teams are basically the height of Akashi, but Matsumoto's height is nearly 190, which makes him have an advantage over Akashi in terms of vision. The ability to control the overall situation is already powerful, so it goes without saying that we can do what we did just now.”

Midorima's fist slammed into the bench: "Damn it, if it wasn't for me I wouldn't be able to play..."

Kitaki's counterattack was clean and beautiful. Several ingenious cooperation made Teiko unable to parry, and the point difference changed rapidly. Teiko, who had a slight advantage at first, quickly fell to the disadvantage.

Kitazaki's cheerleading team became louder and louder, and even the atmosphere in the auditorium became more enthusiastic. Compared with these, our Teiko's re-established, weak basketball club with only 13 members seemed even weaker.

—It can’t be helped, can it?

——That's Kitazaki, the king.

But, but, very unwilling.

It's not because of such things as abolishing the team and returning the team fee after losing, but because of unwillingness from the bottom of my heart.

I have witnessed with my own eyes how hard everyone in Diguang has put in these past few months. How could... how could they just lose here?

Momoi held the record sheet tightly in his hand, and his eyes did not relax at all while staring at the situation on the field. The other people who had been sitting on the bench, although they didn't say a word, had no difference in their unwilling eyes.

"Damn... Damn..."

Midorima hit his leg with his fist one after another, his voice getting lower and lower.

The opponent is very strong, yes, but...but...

"We are also very strong."

I burst out like raving, and my speaking speed became faster and faster: "We all work so hard, why can't we possibly win? Even if no one has ever defeated Bei Qi before, why can't the next one be us ?”

The air seemed to be still, and people who were nervous, still looking forward to victory, or starting to give up thought of giving up all looked at me at the same time.

"What... what were you talking about just now, Shiraishi?"

"Of course we want to win, but we..."

"Who said it was impossible to win?"

The voice of questioning was suddenly interrupted, and all members of the basketball team opened their eyes wide. They did not expect that the one who made such a loud voice would be Momoi, whom they had always worshiped as a goddess.

"Aomine-kun and Akashi-kun are both on the field, as well as Xiao Zi and Xiao Hui, and even Hiramatsu has no intention of giving up! Pull yourself together!"

The sound of a slap in the face shocked everyone, and at this moment, the whistle blew at the end of the third quarter, 89-80, and Kitazaki took the lead.

It's not a score that is difficult to catch up to, but judging from the atmosphere in the auditorium, everyone thinks that Diguang is just the end of his battle, right?

In addition to sitting on the bench to greet them, we can see that the five teenagers wearing white jerseys, even though they are exhausted, their eyes are still arrogant like emperors.

"How's the data collection going, Momoi?"

"Yes... yes, it's alright, Akashi-kun." Momoi handed over the piece of paper that he had been writing and calculating for a while now, "I also showed it to Shiraishi-san, how did Akashi-kun feel on the field?"

"Baishi, what do you think?"

"If you want to counterattack completely, you still have to suppress the opponent's point guard, but the opponent's style of play is flexible and has a wide field of vision. If you want to completely suppress, I'm afraid you need someone who is more familiar with the point guard's style of play..."

"That is to say, I will do it?" Akashi smiled lightly, "Oh, I think so too."

"Wait a minute, Akashi, there is only one quarter left and there is no room for relaxation. I want to play too."

Meeting Midorima's urgent eyes, Akashi frowned slightly: "Midorima, I said before, your feet won't last long, and you can't shoot more than two three-pointers at most, right?"

"Even so..."

"Because of that, I'll give you the last 2 minutes."

That unexpected sentence contained all of Midorima's anxieties and doubts.He stared at Akashi in disbelief, eyes wide, and the latter put his hand on his shoulder.

"Why, don't you believe it?"

"Do not……"

"I will clear all obstacles for you. In the last 2 minutes, the three-pointer will be handed over to you."

I have experienced the strength of that hand before. Akashi Seijuro is extremely arrogant, so once he gives his trust to someone, the weight is equally heavy.

Akashi is saying, the final decision is up to you.

17 Our Victory

The fourth quarter, start.

Winning or losing, now is the time to decide.

Compared with before, Diguang's formation has been adjusted, from zone defense to one-on-one marking.While it's the most physically demanding way to go, it's the only way we can win with just one quarter left.

However, I am afraid that no one believes in Diguang, right?

The gap between the experienced Kitazaki and the freshman Teiko can be seen at a glance.

The right to attack belongs to Kitazaki. As before, Mukai passes the ball to Matsumoto, and Matsumoto starts to organize the attack again.

Looking at Akashi standing in front of Matsumoto, we couldn't help sweating.Akashi's position has a lot to do with it, and he should know better than anyone else that it's not just as simple as blocking a ball, but as long as he stops Matsumoto, it is equivalent to destroying the opponent's entire offensive lineup.

"Don't worry, Xiaobai." Momoi put his hand on mine, trying to comfort me as if comforting himself, "I will never lose, Akashi-kun is only a first-year student, but..."

Matsumoto's movements are as dexterous as a snake, but the difficult breakthrough movements seem to be easy for him to complete.

Switch from left hand to right hand... No, the eyes seem to be wrong... He wants to pass the ball!

For a moment like calcium carbide, one hand reached the thrown ball... Matsumoto's pass was cut off.

Momoi didn't finish the second half of the sentence, only at this moment the meaning became clear.

——However, we can all see Akashi-kun's strength.

——However, Akashi-kun's training has never been relaxed.

——But, Akashi