Rukawa Kaede, the top scorer for Shohoku High School, has finally made his move!

With Rukawa Kaede's goal, the score between Shohoku and Toyotama became 21-15.

At that moment, the girls in the audience who were part of Rukawa Kaede's fan club screamed with tears in their eyes.

They've finally waited for this!

One of the girls broke down in tears, her voice trembling as she said, "Ryu... Rukawa Kaede... I... I knew you... you'd be alright..."

However, Rukawa Kaede remained oblivious.

The fallen petals yearned for the flowing water, but the water remained unmoved; in the end, their love was misplaced!

But this kind of thing seems impossible to define completely. She may not need his response at all; she may simply be creating a perfect version of him in her own mental world to please herself.

All forms and appearances are illusory.

Everything is for the purpose of nourishing one's spiritual world.

Some people succeed through education, some through doing good deeds, some through working hard to make money, while others resort to prostitution, gambling, and drugs...

It seems there's some truth to the idea that these girls satisfy their emotional needs by idolizing celebrities.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, watching the enthusiastic Rukawa Kaede supporters in the stands, nudged Rukawa's arm with a grin and reminded him, "Rukawa, look! Those girls are crazy about you!"

Rukawa glanced in the direction Sakuragi Hanamichi pointed, then immediately turned back, his face expressionless the entire time, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had originally intended to make a few teasing remarks, instantly lost interest.

However, Sakuragi Hanamichi thought to himself, "A row of long, white legs! They're all fresh, tender flowers! Their eyes are all on you! Aren't you even a little bit tempted? Is this how a normal man should behave?"

Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't help but glance at the audience seats again.

When I first watched the anime, I found those girls really annoying.

Only now do I realize that Rukawa Kaede was unaware of his good fortune!

Nan Lie watched Rukawa Kaede's retreating figure and muttered, "You finally made your move! I want to see what makes you, a freshman, the top scorer on Shohoku, and what makes you a star player in Kanagawa!"

The match continues, and Toyotama serves.

Just as Daijiro Itakura dribbled the ball through midfield, Ryota Miyagi rushed up.

Miyagi Ryota had a rather smug look on his face.

However, Daijiro Itakura scoffed, scoffing, "You shorty! Is that all you've got?"

Ryota Miyagi wasn't angry at all. Instead, he smirked and said sarcastically, "The way you crossed your legs just now was so cute! Come on, show me another one!"

In an instant, Daijiro Itakura's face darkened.

Ryota Miyagi's groin pass just now really made Daijiro Itakura feel very embarrassed.

Daijiro Itakura roared, "You wretched little dwarf! I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

As he said this, Daijiro Itakura slapped the basketball with significantly more force, as if the basketball in his hand was Ryota Miyagi's head, and he wanted to smash it to pieces!

Clearly, Miyagi Ryota's words provoked Itakura Daijiro.

"Itakura! Watch out!"

Daijiro Itakura was preoccupied with how to teach Ryota Miyagi a lesson, and he seemed a little puzzled when he suddenly heard Minami's reminder.

But the next moment!

Daijiro Itakura was stunned. "What? You!"

Suddenly, Miyagi Ryota's right hand lashed out at Itakura Daijiro's lower body.

"Snap!"

The basketball in Daijiro Itakura's hands was knocked away by Ryota Miyagi.

cunning as a rabbit, swift as lightning!

With a single, invisible hand strike, the ball was knocked from his hand!

Daijiro Itakura only saw a fleeting afterimage.

The ball is gone!

"Quick attack!"

"Good job, Liangtian!"

"Hurry! Hurry!"

"Defense! Defense!"

"Quickly, defend!"

Both the Shohoku and Toyotama camps erupted in urgent shouts.

However, the Shohoku camp was excited, while the Toyotama camp was anxious.

In an instant, the roles of offense and defense were reversed.

Nan Lie cursed, "Useless!" and rushed back to defend.

Although Daijiro Itakura looked guilty and conflicted, he still reacted as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede of the Shohoku team charged the furthest, one on Miyagi Ryota's left and the other on his right, ready to receive Miyagi Ryota's passes at any time.

As Miyagi Ryota sprinted forward, he glanced at Itakura Daijiro behind him and said sarcastically, "You seemed to have crossed your legs again just now! Is that something you usually like to do?"

"Damn it!" Itakura Daijiro gritted his teeth, his face full of anger.

Miyagi Ryota's speed was extremely fast.

To be precise, everyone was moving extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, Miyagi Ryota dribbled the ball into Toyotama's territory.

At this moment, only Daijiro Itakura and Retsu Minami of the Toyotama team managed to keep up.

The Shohoku team had Ryota Miyagi, Hanamichi Sakuragi, and Kaede Rukawa, and the three of them charged forward.

Three against two!

Shohoku team has the advantage!

At this point, Nan Lie could either choose to defend Rukawa Kaede or Sakuragi Hanamichi, while if Miyagi Ryota were to dribble and make a layup, it would be up to Itakura Daijiro to handle it.

Nan Lie chose to defend Rukawa Kaede without hesitation.

According to Coach Kinpei's analysis report on the Shohoku team, Rukawa Kaede is best at scoring goals through fast counter-attacks. When such opportunities arise, the Shohoku team generally prefers to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede.

Nan Lie's intuition told him that defending against Rukawa Kaede was the best option!

"Rukawa Kaede!"

Miyagi Ryota roared!

"As expected! I knew you were going to pass the ball to Rukawa!"

Seeing that Miyagi Ryota was about to pass the ball to Rukawa Kaede, Nan Lie felt much more at ease.

But the next moment!

Nan Lie exclaimed in shock, "What?! Damn it!"

It turns out that Ryota Miyagi was just making a feint!

That ball wasn't passed to Rukawa Kaede at all!

It was passed on to Sakuragi Hanamichi!

A high lob shot!

Miyagi Ryota tossed the ball very high!

Daijiro Itakura was initially a little worried, but after seeing how high Ryota Miyagi tossed the ball, he sneered, "Shorty! You can't even pass the ball properly?"

Objectively speaking, that pass was really high.

Most people really can't handle that.

Miyagi Ryota smiled broadly and said, "Ignorant!"

Because Sakuragi Hanamichi is no ordinary person!

Sakuragi Hanamichi's legs seemed to spring up like two giant springs, and with a "whoosh," he leaped to an incredible height!

"What? He can jump that high?" Daijiro Itakura exclaimed in shock.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, suspended in mid-air, shouted excitedly, "Ryota! You understand me!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi successfully caught the basketball with both hands.

The next moment!

boom!!!

Sakuragi Hanamichi slammed his hands violently onto the basketball hoop!

Aerial relay!

Powerful dunk!

The basketball swished through the net!

"Cool!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi hung his hands on the basketball hoop and shook his body vigorously, like he was swinging on a swing, as happy as a child.

What Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't do, I will do!