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Taiga Kagami and Tatsuya Himuro were a little confused, because neither of them knew what kind of skill this was.
However, seeing Ryota Kise suddenly change, both of them focused even more.
The next second, Ryota Kise moved.
He switched the ball from his right hand to his left and made a wide change of direction.
Taiga Kagami hurriedly moved to cut him off, but the moment he stepped forward, he realized Ryota Kise had suddenly changed direction and rushed the opposite way.
It was as if Ryota Kise already knew where he was going.
Taiga Kagami instinctively tried to follow, only to find his body had gone stiff. For a brief moment, he couldn't move.
Tatsuya Himuro followed up as well, but the same thing happened again.
The moment Tatsuya Himuro moved, Ryota Kise shifted his attack route and broke through right between the two of them.
Junpei Hyuga saw this and exclaimed:
"What?!"
With no other choice, Junpei Hyuga immediately moved in to help defend.
But Ryota Kise didn't seem to care about him at all. With a misleading change of direction, he completely shook Junpei Hyuga off.
After getting past him, Ryota Kise finished the possession without hesitation using a floater.
Teppei Kiyoshi jumped, watching the floater brush past his fingertips, feeling incredibly frustrated.
Sure enough, floaters and I can never coexist!
Off the court.
When Murasakibara saw this, his hand paused slightly while eating snacks, but he quickly went back to normal.
Makoto Hanamiya turned his head and said:
"I didn't expect that kid Kise to actually [Copy] a simplified version of Miyamoto's [Eye of Truth]."
Shuzo Nijimura nodded and said:
"Yeah. You can tell he really put in the work."
Shogo Haizaki listened to their conversation with a gloomy expression and said:
"No. He didn't [Copy] Miyamoto. He... [Copied] Akashi."
On Shūtoku's side.
Kazunari Takao asked in confusion:
"Akashi? But isn't that ability to see through people from [Magic Cube]?"
Shintaro Midorima shook his head and said:
"Kise really did [Copy] Akashi. You could even say he [Copied] a simplified version of Akashi."
"A simplified version?"
"Yes. If it were Akashi, then in that last possession, not one of Kagami's three would still be standing on the court."
"But when Kise attacked, the three of them only froze for a moment. From that, we can tell that Kise only [Copied] part of Akashi's [Emperor Eye]."
Kazunari Takao nodded unconsciously and murmured:
"[Emperor Eye]?"
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On the court.
Junpei Hyuga's expression was a little grim as he looked at Ryota Kise's back and said:
"Damn it. Did he still manage to [Copy] [Eye of Truth]?"
The others' expressions were just as serious. After all, the reputation of [Eye of Truth] was terrifying.
At that moment, Tetsuya Kuroko appeared and said:
"Kise-kun didn't [Copy] [Eye of Truth]. He [Copied] Akashi-kun's [Emperor Eye]."
"[Emperor Eye]?"
Taiga Kagami exclaimed.
Just as Tetsuya Kuroko was about to explain what [Emperor Eye] could do, Taiga Kagami spoke first:
"So it really isn't [Eye of Truth]. I didn't feel like I was being seen through. Looks like that [Emperor Eye] thing just freezes us in place for a little while."
Tatsuya Himuro nodded and said:
"Yeah. It probably reads muscle movements to predict actions in advance. But that's fine. As long as it isn't [Eye of Truth], we can handle it."
Seeing that they had already explained the essence of [Emperor Eye], Tetsuya Kuroko closed his mouth.
But what he didn't expect was that, in everyone's minds...
[Emperor Eye] had become nothing more than a skill that observed muscle movements and froze people briefly. None of them had even considered that it could make people fall to the floor!
The game continued.
Possession changed.
Seirin's ball.
On this attack, the moment Taiga Kagami got the ball, he saw the two [Iron Walls] appear.
He knew very well now that he couldn't break through those two [Iron Walls].
So he passed the ball out decisively to avoid making the same mistake as before.
The basketball flew into Tatsuya Himuro's hands. The moment he caught it, Tatsuya Himuro didn't hesitate at all and jumped straight into a shooting motion.
Yukio Kasamatsu rushed over to help defend, and he really did manage to block the shooting path.
After jumping, Yukio Kasamatsu even felt a little pleased.
'Stopped it! Nice!'
But the next moment, he froze.
Because the basketball passed right through his palm!
Seeing this, Yukio Kasamatsu cursed inwardly:
'Damn it, this move again!'
Meanwhile, Ryota Kise, who was guarding Taiga Kagami, had been watching Tatsuya Himuro the whole time. Using the simplified version of [Emperor Eye], he saw the movements of Tatsuya Himuro's muscles.
In Ryota Kise's eyes, after Tatsuya Himuro made the first motion of applying force for a shot, his muscles actually contracted again, creating a second shooting motion!
Seeing this, Ryota Kise understood how Tatsuya Himuro's shot worked.
Then he quickly analyzed it, broke it down in his mind, and finally reached a conclusion.
The corner of Ryota Kise's mouth lifted slightly as he murmured:
"Looks like I can do this move too..."
On the next possession.
Ryota Kise once again faced the defense of two players. This time, he didn't choose to break through. Instead, he gathered the ball where he stood, jumped, and shot.
Taiga Kagami and Tatsuya Himuro jumped at the same time, sealing off Ryota Kise's shooting path.
But Ryota Kise didn't panic in the slightest. He tossed the basketball straight up, and after it fell, he caught it again and shot.
That was the principle behind [Mirage Shot].
It was also the reason it could pass through someone's palm.
When Tatsuya Himuro saw this move, he was a little stunned.
He hadn't expected Ryota Kise to learn his move after watching it for only a few possessions.
Still, he wasn't panicking at all. If he had been the one defending, he might really not have been able to stop it.
But right now...
"[Mirage Shot]? Like hell!"
Smack!!!
Taiga Kagami shouted in midair, then slapped Ryota Kise's shot away with one hand.
Ryota Kise was shocked when he saw it.
"What?!"
The next moment, Tatsuya Himuro and Taiga Kagami rushed out at the same time, chasing after the basketball that had been knocked away.
Seeing this, Ryota Kise immediately followed.
At that moment, he understood why.
Damn it, Ryota Kise had forgotten that Taiga Kagami had absolutely insane hang time!
And besides, Taiga Kagami and Tatsuya Himuro were on the same team. They must have played against each other before, so of course Taiga Kagami knew [Mirage Shot] inside and out!!!
This time, Ryota Kise really had shown off so hard he made himself look like an idiot!
Ryota Kise: I regret everything!!!
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