"Nice work!"
"Great pass!"
SLAP—
On the way back, Murasakibara walked over to Yuuto on his own initiative. The two bumped fists.
"This is unbelievable... Murasakibara isn't losing to Jason Silver in strength?"
"Starting midway through, all his unnecessary movements disappeared."
"Could this be why Yuuto kept passing to Murasakibara?!"
"He knew from the beginning..."
The Generation of Miracles were all stunned.
They simultaneously arrived at the same possibility.
Because of Murasakibara's overwhelming physique and strength—so far beyond everyone around him—he'd subconsciously been afraid of hurting opponents during games, placing invisible shackles on himself.
But now.
He'd encountered Jason Silver—someone who matched or even surpassed him in every way.
Finally, Murasakibara had the chance to fully unleash his true power.
While they were processing this, Jason Silver received the ball in the post.
Another powerful back-down, like a mountain bearing down.
And Murasakibara?
He bit down hard, legs planted firmly against the floor, using his core to resist.
"How is this possible? This monkey?!"
Jason Silver found himself unable to move an inch—he couldn't budge this high schooler.
Frustrated, he attempted a turnaround jumper, only for Murasakibara to meet him with a towering block.
SMACK!
Their positions had completely reversed. Murasakibara now held the upper hand against Jason Silver.
On the bench, everyone's jaws dropped.
Momoi had gathered data on Jason Silver—he was considered a guaranteed first-round pick, a monster among monsters.
Yet now Murasakibara was suppressing him. This was simply unbelievable.
"Fast break!"
Yuuto grabbed the loose ball and initiated the break, sprinting at the front of the pack.
Nash was right on his heels, refusing to let up.
"You're not getting through, Yu!"
Jason Silver being suppressed was unexpected, but Nash wasn't like the others. He didn't panic that easily.
"I don't need to get through."
Yuuto grinned and, without even looking, casually tossed the ball.
A turnover?
Jabberwock froze—but Nash saw it. A blue shadow suddenly appeared in the trajectory of Yuuto's pass.
That eerie presence—aside from himself, none of his teammates had noticed the phantom.
"That monkey... where did he come from?"
SLAP!
Kuroko loaded up, thrusting his right arm forward with full force.
In an instant, the ball tore through the air. Haizaki caught it, his image splitting into three as he blew past Allen and drove into the paint, seemingly about to dunk.
But then he dished it off to Kagami, who threw down a thunderous slam to complete the fast break.
ROAR—
The arena erupted. Team Yu's relentless offense had ignited the fire in their blood.
"Nice pass, Haizaki!"
After scoring, Kagami tried to get a high-five from Haizaki, only to be completely ignored.
"Do I know you?"
"You bastard..."
Kagami was furious but helpless.
The guy was a total loose cannon. As far as anyone knew, only Yuuto and the former Teikō captain could actually handle Haizaki.
"Amazing!"
"The lead—they've taken it back!"
Takao and the others were energized.
The deficit from moments ago had been erased in the blink of an eye, and they'd pulled ahead.
"Bringing him back was absolutely the right call." Kagetora relaxed slightly.
His team was now united as one.
More than individual ability, Kagetora valued this kind of leadership quality above all else.
"These idiots!"
Nash glared at the scoreboard. The numbers were increasingly unfavorable.
He never imagined his own teammates would be worse than those monkeys.
Whoosh—
Nash took a deep breath.
His face showed no frustration—completely unreadable.
Kagami and Haizaki immediately locked onto their men, afraid that if they relaxed for even a second, Nash's pass would find its target.
However.
This time, Nash had no intention of passing.
His steady dribbling rhythm suddenly accelerated. The next instant, he exploded forward.
Yuuto immediately slid to cut him off, only to see Nash's figure simultaneously circle to the other side, crossing past him.
Yuuto spun and gave chase, his arm shooting out like a spear—but Nash slipped away again.
"What is that?!"
Someone shouted.
Everything happened so suddenly. Nash had become a completely different person.
"Even Yuuto can't stop him? And that speed—how is this possible?!"
After several seconds of stalemate, Nash seized his opening and blew past Yuuto.
Haizaki rushed over to help, but the moment they met, he was sent stumbling to the ground.
Kagami rotated next, only to be beaten in one step.
Finally, Murasakibara roared and leaped, arms fully extended mid-air, standing before Nash like a wall.
The result?
Nash's ball-carrying right arm swung down violently. With a thunderous crash, he slammed it through the rim.
"He got past four people?!"
"Is this real? He just dunked over Murasakibara?!"
"Nash can get even stronger? Or is this the real Nash?"
The three Uncrowned Kings watching from Rakuzan were all shaken.
"That feeling... it's like he sees everything in advance, always one step ahead of his opponent. It's the same feeling as facing Akashi!" Midorima felt chills down his spine, reminded of his matchups against Akashi.
Too sharp. As if he'd predicted everything, every move exploiting his opponents' defensive gaps.
Akashi spoke gravely. "Nash's eyes are... special."
He hadn't been certain before, but after that four-man breakdown, he was now convinced.
"He has eyes similar to the Emperor Eye!"
"What?!"
The news was staggering. They'd thought the Emperor Eye was unique—never imagined there was something similar.
"Dad?!" Riko looked at her father. Should they call timeout?
"No need. If it's the Emperor Eye, that actually makes things easier."
Yes.
If it was the Emperor Eye, there was even less to worry about.
Because Yuuto had abundant experience fighting against the Emperor Eye.
"Don't forget—he's the only person who can break through even Akashi's Emperor Eye predictions!"
And Yuuto?
His expression remained unchanged, but looking closely, his gaze had grown even brighter.
"You just said my biggest mistake was choosing the wrong side?"
At the top of the arc, the two faced each other again, eye to eye.
"That's right. Playing with those monkeys is exactly why you'll fail."
Nash stood firm before Yuuto, his eyes opening wide as the Demon King's Eye's unique domain expanded, completely enveloping Yuuto as if it could see everything.
At this point, there was nothing left to hide.
Yuuto deserved his full effort.
"Heh. No wonder you left college and ran off to play in some Asian club league."
"What do you mean by that?!"
Nash's eyes went cold instantly. Getting run out of the NCAA wasn't exactly a proud chapter in his history.
"I mean, it doesn't matter who your teammates are. What matters is whether you can handle it."
ROAR—
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful aura erupted from Yuuto's body.
Ancient, mighty, bloodthirsty, fierce—the same type as Jason Silver's.
Yuuto stepped into the domain of the Demon King's Eye.
"The same Wildness as Silver? IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
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