Kuroko’s Basketball: Before Generation Miracles, I Already Crowned Chapter 222: 100

Everyone held their breath.

And then

Seizing the mont before Shigure Akihito had reached his maximum jump height, Nijimura Shuzo attacked from the side with a block!

"!?"

No… sothing was off.

He touched the ball, but it felt far too easy.

Nijimura had expected Shigure to dodge his block, had even prepared to cover the second point in front of the rim. But instead, the ball was caught cleanly in his hands—just like that!

However…

Mammoth!

The instant Shigure gripped the ball with both hands, power surged through his arms. Crushing down against Nijimura's blocking hand, he engaged him in a raw battle of strength in midair!

The next second

A massive force surged through Nijimura's arm, straight into his body!

"…"

This guy…

Was he deliberately recreating that last play?

Locked in the air, the two of them struggled for just a mont. But because Nijimura was forced to use only one hand to counter Shigure's two, his height disadvantage quickly turned against him. Overpowered, he was dragged violently toward the rim!

Bang!

With a thunderous crash, Shigure overpowered Nijimura's block and hamred down a violent dunk. The gust of air from his arms whipping downward was so fierce it even blew back the hair across Nijimura's forehead!

Everyone who witnessed it was struck dumb.

Because this was almost exactly the sa as the last play.

The difference was

When Nijimura had been the one attacking, he could still clash against Shigure with one hand while in an advantageous position.

But on defense, relying on a single arm against Shigure's full force, the result was inevitable.

What this play revealed

Was the gap between their physical abilities, even in pure static strength.

And yet…

All eyes turned back to Nijimura. Even after Shigure had broken through his defense, he had still managed to recover in ti to block?

"Wait, did Captain Nijimura actually keep up with Shigure's speed, even after being beaten on defense?"

"Hold on"

"That strange state… it's gone."

"Nijimura-senpai too."

"So fast?"

"It's already been more than ten minutes…"

"What?!"

"How did it pass so quickly?!"

The words "so fast" carried two completely different anings now. Watching this 1v1, everyone suddenly realized—it had already lasted that long.

From the mont that strange state began, the two had been locked in relentless back-and-forth attacks.

Looking back

It was dizzying.

Beyond all common sense.

On the court, Shigure Akihito released the rim and dropped to the floor, the basket still rattling loudly from the dunk.

At the sa ti, everyone heard Shigure's voice aid at Nijimura:

"You prepared a lot, huh…"

"Playing full court…"

"Was all of this to set up for now?"

"Stretching the distance of each run, lengthening every possession?"

"And now…"

"Zone has worn off. Ti to start the second round?"

In that instant, the emotion in Shigure's eyes burst forth. From the baseline, Nijimura could feel it too—the sharp pressure, like a blade slicing straight through his body.

He didn't answer with words.

Instead, behind him, the roaring lion rose again, mane flaring wildly in the storm.

On the court, Shigure and Nijimura continued their battle.

But their states had completely changed.

Their speed, their strength—both heavily diminished.

Sweat poured from them like rain.

Nijimura dribbled, body swaying side to side, while Shigure shadowed him step for step. Like two small boats caught in a surging river, they darted and wove across the court.

Their ultra-high-frequency movents blurred before the crowd's eyes. One mont Nijimura was breaking ahead, the next Shigure was back in front of him.

And again, and again

The scene repeated.

Soon, they blazed past half-court, racing into the paint!

Nijimura leapt for the basket

Shigure rose beside him like a great bird, wings blotting out the sun!

Smack!

A block!

But the ball didn't fly out. Instead, the clash of their strength kept it close. Nijimura instinctively lunged toward it again, snatched it back in midair, and launched a second shot!

"What"

"That's possible?!"

Shock rippled through the crowd, everyone but Shigure himself…

Shhh!

With razor-sharp focus, Shigure imdiately reacted. The instant Nijimura's body tilted toward the ball, Shigure's hand shot out for another block!

This ti, he couldn't fully stop it, but his fingertips brushed the ball—just enough to disrupt the shot.

The ball bounced twice on the rim before dropping through.

At the sa mont

Nijimura landed first.

Shigure followed.

And the instant they opened their eyes again

Crack!

Lightning erupted.

Fierce.

Cold, rciless gazes.

Almost identical.

Shigure attacked, spinning his hips, turning his back to the basket.

Left hand!

Shhh!

Nijimura's fingertips grazed the ball!

Shigure's pivot foot slamd down

A hard contesting defense

Smack!

Shigure slipped the steal with a through-the-legs dribble!

The next mont

He snapped into a sharp stepback, then

A fadeaway jumper!

The shot was lightning-quick, but Nijimura's reaction was just as sharp, his arm flashing up to smother the shooting angle.

At so point, Zone had faded again.

Both were drenched in sweat, panting heavily. The cost of Zone was not sothing either could bear for long.

"Senpai… are they still going?"

"It's already…"

"It was over long ago."

"Uh…"

"Without realizing, even we forgot the score. The two of them never even looked at it once."

"It's 38:10 now."

On the court.

Score:

56:14.

Nijimura Shuzo and Shigure Akihito collapsed together.

On the sidelines, Kise Ryōta reached out a hand to Shigure.

"Senpai… are you okay?"

Smack!

Shigure glanced at Nijimura, who had also fallen, then instinctively slapped Kise's hand away and pushed himself up. "Don't touch ."

"It's not over yet…"

"Right now is the most exciting part!"

On the other side

The sa.

"Don't get in my way. The real show's only just starting!"

No one knew where they found the strength, but when the score reached 72:30, lightning flickered in their eyes for the third ti.

As their bodies moved at full throttle, arcs of electricity traced across the court like glowing lines.

Shigure Akihito

Behind-the-back dribble!

Nijimura pressed in hard, nearly stealing the ball.

A bead of cold sweat slid down Shigure's temple.

Just a little more, and he would've lost it!

This guy… Nijimura—he's back in Zone too?!

Shigure's eyes widened. Nijimura's gaze swept over him, carrying an unspoken ssage: Surprised, are you?

Just like the first ti they t

That glare, that single look that said: What are you staring at?

Score:

98:38.

Boom! Boom!

What began as a 21-point ga had unknowingly turned into a battle of triple digits.

After squeezing everything they could from Zone, Shigure's offense had slowed, reduced to heavy post-up plays. His weight advantage ground Nijimura back into the paint.

At first, after their "live-or-die" clash, Nijimura had briefly matched Shigure's scoring rhythm. But that peak ended between 56:14 and 72:30.

By 98:38, the final stretch beca a pure contest of static physical strength—and Nijimura could no longer keep up.

On the court

Shigure spun, rose for the dunk, his eyes locking on Nijimura.

Nijimura's gaze sharpened.

A dunk.

At this mont

If it was Shigure, he'd definitely go for it.

And he did. Shigure launched high, no hesitation, one hand gripping the ball and slamming straight toward the rim.

A fake?

Not even possible.

Bang!

For the second ti that ga, both crashed out of bounds together.

Score: 100:38.

As the scoreboard hit exactly 100, neither of them could stand back up.

"You stubborn wreck of a mud boat… you really don't sink easily, huh…"

"Nijimura."

END OF CHAPTER

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