Kuroko no Basket : Before the Generation of Miracles Formed

"Second-year, second team, Ijichi Hiroshi." 

"First-year, Shigure Akito." 

Ijichi Hiroshi relaxed a bit when he saw Akito's attitude, relieved that he wasn't facing a troublesome junior like Nijimura. 

Whoosh~ 

The ball was tossed to Akito by the staff on the sidelines. 

Ijichi bent his legs slightly and assumed a defensive stance. 

Beep~ 

With the sound of the whistle, 

Akito's 1v1 test began. 

Starting in a similar position to Nijimura, Akito held a triple-threat stance, carefully observing his opponent's defense and ready to react accordingly. 

When he saw that the distance between them was about one and a half steps, Akito raised an eyebrow. 

Normally, first-year middle school players are still learning their skills, and they wouldn't be good at long-range shots like the three-pointer. But that only applies to regular players. 

At this moment, Shigure Akito, who had received the 'Godai Tomokazu' training, was clearly not in that category! 

"This defense won't work against me~" 

Whoosh~! 

Akito used the skills from 'Godai Tomokazu'! 

Smooth Standing Three-pointer! 

[Smooth Standing Three-pointer: Stand still outside the three-point line, and immediately release a soft and quick shot as soon as you catch the ball or while holding it.] 

"Don't underestimate me, second team..." 

"Senpai!" 

Ijichi, who had been focused on defending the drive and had ignored Akito's voice, suddenly froze when he saw the opponent's move. He then rushed forward to defend! 

However, Akito's 'Smooth Standing Three-pointer' was almost like a quick shot, released very fast, with a smooth touch while maintaining speed! 

By the time Ijichi used all his strength to rush in, Akito had already shot the ball, and it was too late for him to block. 

Thanks to the shooting skills from 'Godai Tomokazu,' Akito's three-point shooting ability reached a high level of '105,' though the exact rating was still unknown. 

But compared to his own weak 'Strength' of '50', it's clear that a '105' must be a very high level. 

Because of this, Akito was confident that, with almost no contest, he could make the three-pointer. And as expected… 

Whoosh~! 

The three-pointer swished through the net! 

At this, Akito's pupils slightly contracted. The feeling from that shot was just so great that he instinctively looked at his hands and couldn't help but smile. 

Starting over with a fresh file might actually be fun! 

Off the court, 

Shigure Akito's friend, Kurobe Shinji, widened his eyes after seeing the shot. As someone who had played with Shigure for a long time, it was the first time he had seen Shigure make a shot like that. 

"Akito…" 

"When did he secretly practice a new shot?" 

"And…" 

"So fast, so accurate!" 

On the court, 

Akito's opponent, Ijichi, nodded seriously, muttering to himself, "Such a decisive and clean three-pointer..." 

"I see, just like Nijimura earlier..." 

"This year's newcomers are extraordinary…" 

"In that case…" 

"He can't be treated as just a first-year anymore." 

They have to treat him like a first-team opponent! 

After Akito scored, the teams switched offense and defense. 

Ijichi got the ball and carefully watched Akito's defensive movements. 

First, he tried a step from the triple-threat position. Unexpectedly, compared to his earlier offense, Akito's defense seemed to have a lot of gaps. 

Then… 

Ijichi lowered his waist, stepped forward with his left foot, and moved to break through! 

This time, he didn't underestimate Shigure Akito, using all his strength to attack! 

But when Ijichi broke through and reached Akito's side, suddenly he felt the ball slip from his hands. Realizing what had happened, Ijichi quickly turned around! 

Sure enough, he saw Akito, who had stolen the ball without him noticing! 

Damn it! 

When did this happen?! 

At this moment, off the court, a group of coaches and players holding score sheets were observing and making detailed records while whispering to each other: 

"This newcomer is impressive, both his shooting and stealing abilities are excellent, he's capable in both offense and defense, maybe the type who can become a valuable player immediately." 

"What about his side data?" 

"His speed is fast..." 

"But his Strength and Jumping are average." 

"Let's observe a few more rounds. Shigure Akito's skills aren't as polished as Nijimura Shuzo's from earlier." 

Akito's offensive turn. 

For his offense, he didn't need to think much. 

To complete the task and earn the reward, there was no need to hide his skills. He just used everything he had, aiming for a steady win! 

As for developing new strategies or combining techniques, that wasn't something he needed to focus on right now! 

And then...

Akito didn't use the triple-threat position this time.

Facing Ijichi's tight defense against his three-pointer, he simply dribbled and showed off excellent ball-handling skills on the court.

Ijichi Hiroshi's defense was even closer than before. Even though Akito abandoned the triple-threat position outside the three-point line to focus on ball control, Ijichi didn't let up, staying tight on defense.

Then, suddenly!

Akito burst forward with a quick dribble!

Ijichi quickly reacted and got closer!

But the next second…

Akito faked a drive with a series of cross-steps and then used 'Godai Tomokazu's' signature move, the 'Moon Gaze Step-back'!

Wham~! 

Wham~! 

With two sharp, rapid dribbling sounds!

Akito, who had already stepped inside the three-point line, seemed to suddenly hit the accelerator. In the blink of an eye, he had backed up behind the three-point line again!

To Ijichi, it looked like he had just kept up with the cross-over move, but in the next moment, Shigure Akito had quickly backed away!

It was as if he was gliding on ice!

In his line of sight, Akito had already jumped and released the ball!

The air went still!

And then… 

Only the crisp sound of the basketball swishing through the net remained! 

---