novelraw Chapter 393 - 393
Chapter 393 - 393
Midorima held the ball with his back to the basket, ramming once into Fukaya Reiji—
And inside his mind, Fukaya Reiji's movements replayed again and again.
No…
It's not over yet…
If I keep thinking—keep analyzing—
I can still go further.
Fukaya-senpai's spider-like defense, in order to maintain its deceleration effect, compresses the arm contact into a point-blank burst at this distance and speed
Bang!
Then the moment that burst ends…
Here!
One hundred percent!
Bang!
In the middle of a half-turn, Midorima abruptly chained a between-the-legs crossover—so sudden it stunned everyone watching—and in that instant, he broke cleanly through Fukaya Reiji, who only moments ago had him tightly bound in invisible webs!
Then
Without hesitation.
As if he had already known this possession would succeed
He surged forward and released a drifting, quick-fire shot!
Swish!
Good!
Everything
Unfolded exactly as Midorima had predicted!
Kaijō vs. Yōsen.
Score: 27–33!
"WOOOOOO! MIDORIMA!!"
"What a sharp drive into a pull-up!"
"Eh?! It felt strange—but it was incredible!"
"If that's the case…"
"They've held the six-point lead!"
Unlike the roaring cheers from Yōsen's bench, Midorima remained standing in place, silent.
Inside his chest, he replayed that moment again and again—the sensation of going further, of having everything under control.
That feeling…
It was the very realm he had imagined when he first named this ability.
Yet until now, he had never once reached it.
Tactical Divination.
Even the name itself made its purpose clear—it was meant to increase team-based tactical success rates.
But now…
What was different from before?
It couldn't be something crude like simply "greater focus."
No.
There had to be something else.
That sensation just now—it was as if information surged in, was filtered, refined, processed—
Midorima Shintarō froze.
"…?"
I see now…
It's not just vision.
Even my way of thinking changed.
It was hard to believe—within such a short span of time, he had selected what mattered, discarded what didn't, and processed an enormous volume of information inside his mind.
That speed of processing…
That feeling was familiar.
Too familiar.
Nijimura-senpai—
His instantaneous analytical ability
Combined, subconsciously, with my own tactical divination's sandbox simulation!
So it can be done…
They can be fused?!
In that instant
It was as if Midorima's meridians had suddenly unlocked a terrifying new path.
Buzz
The green hue in his eyes was suddenly invaded by a faint prismatic glow.
"Reiji…?"
"Snap out of it!"
On the court, Kurokami Shinji called out to Fukaya Reiji, who had abruptly fallen silent.
Just moments ago, positioned further back, Kurokami had felt something emanating from Midorima—
A presence eerily similar to the Emperor Eye.
No
It felt even farther, even more precise.
And then
To Kurokami's surprise—
Fukaya Reiji broke into a completely out-of-place smile.
"…Amazing. Interesting."
Kurokami Shinji: "?"
That's… weird.
The next second, Fukaya Reiji caught the ball—and without the slightest hesitation, planted his foot and charged into Yōsen's half, just like the previous possession!
Still
Straight-line.
Power and speed—both A-rank.
No matter how Midorima defended—whether footwork or hand checks—everything became meaningless, torn apart by Fukaya Reiji's brute-force acceleration.
Then
Fukaya Reiji flung the ball toward the far end!
Fukui Kensuke froze for a split second.
He understood instantly—Fukaya was trying to recreate that same straight-line assault!
But
Wasn't that throw a little too far?!
Are you kidding me?!
Bang!
The dull thud of the ball hitting the floor answered everyone.
This wasn't a careless toss to free himself for a sprint
It was a high-level spinning return pass!
In the midst of his high-speed charge, the ball—laden with violent rotation—bounced back with pinpoint precision, steady as if guided by a fingertip brushing a feather!
Fukui Kensuke: "!"
But his shock wasn't because of Fukaya Reiji—
It was because of Midorima.
When
When did he get there?!
The moment Fukaya burst past him, Midorima had already begun his attempt.
Details he had never been able to capture before—
Now poured into his mind, clearly, accurately, in overwhelming volume.
A toss pass—60%!
A spinning return—80%!
Height.
Angle.
Receiving point.
Fukui-senpai's defensive position—the extent to which it could delay Fukaya-senpai's speed!
Stride length.
Preparatory movement.
Dominant hand—
Right!
I can't beat him to the contact point with speed alone…
But the position where Fukaya-senpai will receive the ball—
Now!
This is it!
It's coming!
Just as Fukaya Reiji touched the spinning ball and was about to accelerate again—
Before he could blow past Fukui Kensuke like last time—
?!
Smack!
A hand flashed out from behind him!
Perfect timing.
No hesitation.
Straight to the target—
The ball that had just settled on his fingertips was slapped cleanly to the side—into Fukui Kensuke's hands!
Even more frightening
The position Midorima arrived at
And the timing of his swipe—
Were perfectly synchronized!
"Senpai!"
"It's not that simple!"
"Fukui-senpai!"
"Pass it!"
"Counterattack!"
Midorima received Fukui Kensuke's pass and pushed the ball upcourt immediately.
And through that exchange, he felt it even more clearly—
The terrifying power of this still-unnamed ability.
That feeling of having everything on the court under complete control—
It stirred a thrill deep in his heart.
Basketball…
So this is what it can look like?!
Fukui Kensuke stared at Midorima as if he were looking at a monster.
Fukaya Reiji's absurd straight-line speed
That insane self-toss return pass at full velocity
Those were already monstrous enough.
But Midorima
Despite lacking speed and explosiveness, despite being beaten—
He still perfectly countered Fukaya's first-ever use of that assault.
A monster—
More monstrous than monsters.
On the court
Midorima surged forward at high speed!
Good!
Don't stop thinking!
Absorb more information—process more data—derive more precise possibilities!
Go deeper!
What can I do?
What is the opponent seeing?
What are they thinking?!
"Midorima!"
"Watch out!"
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