LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 11: Chapter 011: Perhaps Shigure Akito is the type to hide his strength?
Facing the wall of talent in front of him, Fukaya Reiji couldn't help but wonder what the view was like on the other side, after watching the showdown between Shigure and Nijimura.
It suddenly became clear to him.
But…
Realizing that he had started thinking so negatively,
Fukaya Reiji quickly shook his head.
"..."
If Coach finds out, I'll probably have to run laps again.
But, at least I've made it to the national team now.
Such a shame…
On the court.
Nijimura's defense had already closed in on Akito.
But as Akito stepped into the attack range, his confidence grew, and a smile of excitement appeared on his face again.
Seeing Akito's smile,
Nijimura felt a deep disgust rise within him.
Because it always reminded him of those guys from the park courts, who kept smiling even after he defeated them.
"Stop acting, Shigure Akito!"
"Come at me!"
"I..."
Nijimura Shuzo's words were cut off suddenly as Shigure Akito jumped off the ground in the paint, right before the basket!
At that moment, it wasn't just Nijimura.
All the new and second-team players were left wide-eyed, watching in disbelief!
Because from the distance he jumped, he was still quite far from the basket. If he managed to score from there, what level of jumping would that even be?!
Boom~!
On the court.
With a loud thud of his foot hitting the ground,
Shigure Akito jumped off one leg with all his might, using full power!
"He's going for it!"
"Shigure Akito's first dunk attempt!"
"What's it going to look like?"
"Maybe it'll be a dunk like Nijimura's..."
"Impossible, it's already impressive enough that Nijimura Shuzo from the first year can dunk. If Shigure Akito manages to dunk from this position... even the third-year seniors might not be able to do that."
Shigure Akito and Nijimura Shuzo jumped almost simultaneously, closing the distance between them!
Because of his size, Shigure Akito couldn't grab the ball with one hand yet, so he slightly turned his body, holding the ball with both hands away from Nijimura.
Nijimura, on the other hand, tried his best to block the shot and get in front of Shigure.
But soon...
Nijimura was shocked to realize...
When his own jump reached its limit, Akito, who was glaring at the hoop with wide eyes, was still rising!
He couldn't even reach him?!
This was the first time!
Among his peers, he was losing the height battle!
[Nobunaga Kiyota Dunk: Leaping into the air to perform a dunk beyond his body size.]
The next second!
Bam~!
Jumping 100!
Dunk 99!
At 176 cm tall, Shigure Akito completed a dunk with a slight glide, an incredible slam dunk!
In that moment.
The quiet gymnasium felt as if it had been hit by a bomb, and after Shigure Akito slammed the ball through the hoop, it passed through the net and bounced high into the air.
Near the baseline.
A Teiko player responsible for recording the performance on the court locked eyes with Shigure Akito, and seeing this up close left him frozen in place.
"....…"
A first-year?
What a terrifying first-year!
What an incredible dunk!
And across from him, Akito, still deeply excited after his first-ever dunk, felt even more exhilarated than when he first got his system and attributes.
The surrounding silence, this moment of complete stillness...
It was the best feeling!
Ha...
*Sigh...*
Sci-fi basketball!
This is just amazing!
The excitement of landing his first dunk was something no player could resist. Shigure Akito really wanted to control his emotions and stop himself.
But in that brief moment, he couldn't help but turn toward Nijimura...
"Good job!"
"You almost blocked me!"
Nijimura Shuzo: "!?"
Tap~
Tap~
Tap~
As Shigure Akito spoke, the atmosphere in the gym again grew tense, only the sound of the basketball bouncing, echoing on the court.
Everyone stared blankly at Akito, then anxiously looked at Nijimura, worried that this newcomer, with a rather aggressive playing style, might not be able to control himself after hearing such taunting words and might end up attacking.
At the same time...
In everyone's mind...
The image of Shigure Akito nearly dunking on Nijimura kept replaying.
Maybe...
The worry was unnecessary?
This Shigure Akito, who everyone thought was a technical shooter, seemed to be just as 'violent' as Nijimura Shuzo...
Such a level of dunking, to appear in a first-year rookie test.
It was something no one expected.
Especially the assistant coaches and players who had just recorded the physical ability tests. They were frantically flipping through their notes, desperately looking for more information.
However...
no matter how they looked at it,
The group looked at each other.
The final result from the physical ability test was clear: Akito only received a C grade for his jumping ability.
Under the murderous gaze of Coach Sanada Naoto, the group exchanged uneasy glances.
"Coach Sanada..."
"The test results are accurate," he said.
"Maybe... Shigure Akito is the type who likes to hide his true abilities...?"
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