Kuroko no Basket : Before the Generation of Miracles Formed

"Shigure's move is... way too strong, isn't it?!"

"The second-team senior really couldn't defend at all this time."

"He actually got tricked like that..."

On the sidelines.

The nervous new recruits whispered among themselves.

On the court.

Ijichi, who had been tricked by Akito and was now lying on the ground, looked completely confused.

On the other side,

Nijimura, who had been impatient earlier, now looked more serious as he watched Shigure Akito, who was about to shoot again, this time taking a three-pointer.

Whoosh~!

The smooth, fast three-pointer sailed across half-court.

All the second-team players watched intently, hoping the ball wouldn't go in!

But unfortunately, 

The shot went in, as expected!

In the new recruit team, Fukaya Reiji, seeing the trajectory of the ball, had already decided it would go in. Before the ball even landed, he said, "It's in again, what a beautiful shot..."

Kurobe Shinji, standing not far from him, noticed the shot went in just as Fukaya had said. He turned to look at him, and Fukaya, noticing his gaze, quickly turned away.

Kurobe Shinji: "…"

This guy...

If he's got the skill, then he should be more confident about it.

What a weirdo.

…

After Akito's offensive play ended on court 3, everyone turned their gaze in unison to court 1.

At this moment,

Nijimura's opponent wore the same confused expression as Ijichi had earlier.

In fact, his expression was even worse.

Ijichi, who had been faked out earlier, was just confused.

The player on court 1, however, looked completely dazed.

Why…

He clearly had the chance to break through the defense, but why was he blocked every time he turned around?! How could his speed and reactions be this fast?!

Could it be…

He's letting me break through, letting me get into the restricted area, and then he blocks me? Is my move really not throwing him off at all?

This guy…

Is he messing with me?!

Nijimura's opponent fell into deep self-doubt, his gaze wavering.

Seeing this, Nijimura couldn't help but snicker.

"Really..."

"Too easy, idiot!"

The difference in defensive skills in the restricted area was visible from the first play. Using that, he set up a simple trap, and yet this guy blindly walked into it…

Is it his pride as a senior?

Ha!

What an arrogant fool!

As the match on court 1 progressed, Nijimura's opponent's spirit crumbled, and the game became increasingly ugly.

Moments later, when Nijimura dunked again, the first second-team player to be defeated in the new recruit entrance test was officially out.

In the 21-point 1v1 match,

The score on the court was a terrifying 22:0.

Nijimura let go of the rim, dropped down, and the ball bounced off the ground. He casually flicked it out of bounds with the back of his hand, then turned to Shirogane, the supervisor, and said:

"Boring..."

"This should be enough, right?"

"Like we agreed, I'm joining your basketball team now."

Everyone on the sidelines watched Nijimura's figure, still unable to erase the sharp and dominant image of his play from their minds.

The second-team players, who had been unlucky from the start, were feeling particularly complex emotions.

"This..."

"We have no chance to fight back at all…"

"This person is different. According to a senior from the first team, this summer, Coach Shirogane didn't attend the training at all. His main job was to persuade this person to join Teiko." 

"With this kind of strength, no wonder..." 

"We have to give it our all. Otherwise, if we get dropped to the third team because of a newcomer test, it'll be a huge embarrassment." 

"That shouldn't happen, right? Nijimura is just special..." 

The last speaker, a second-team player, fell silent as his gaze landed on Akito, who was on Court 3. 

Right... 

This was just the first round of new players. 

Already, there were monsters like Nijimura and Akito! 

Who knows what other crazy players might show up in the next rounds... We have to be even more cautious! 

At this moment, 

On Court 3, where the second-team player couldn't find his words. 

The score was 21-0. 

Ijichi, also shaken by the pressure, couldn't pose a threat to Akito. 

Defensively, compared to Nijimura, Akito's strength was clearly a big weakness, but with 85 in Stealing and 80 in Contest, he was able to shut down second-team level players easily. 

Though the defensive moments weren't as explosive as Nijimura's, 

On offense, 

Akito's seven three-pointers were a huge firepower. 

And his dribbling skills, which occasionally left opponents confused or even stumbling, were explosive enough to rival Nijimura violent plays. 

Soon, 

The second second-team player was defeated. 

And just as the latest fresh recruit came onto the scene, Akito pulled off another "Freeze Frame Moment," knocking the player to the ground. 

[Current Glory Road task completed...] 

[In the Teiko 1v1 test, successfully defeated a second-team player and received the "New Player Benefits (2/2)," randomly unlocking a "Slam Dunk Mobile" Normal-profile Player] 

[New Player Benefits (2/2) loading...] 

[Received Normal-profile Player 'Nobunaga Kiyota']

[Player stats updated...] 

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