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The two teams faced off.
Only then did Ryu clearly see the five men's appearances.
Tsk tsk tsk…
Looking at these five oddly shaped figures, the various colored hair on their heads, and the bizarre, grotesque tattoos on their arms…
Ryu inwardly exclaimed, "Good heavens."
The thought of the Generation of Miracles looking like this sent a chill down his spine.
Bang… bang… bang…
Ryu dribbled the basketball, watching the five men before him.
Just then, the green-haired guy suddenly rushed towards Ryu, his arm swinging out without any hesitation.
That stance, that force… these guys were clearly attacking him.
The three little ones on the sidelines had already closed their eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.
A cold glint flashed in Ryu's eyes.
Holding the ball with one hand, he smoothly spun around, dodging the attack.
Then he dribbled the ball toward the blond-haired guy.
The blond-haired man grinned maliciously, leaning to the side with his shoulder facing Ryu, preparing to brute force his way down.
Ryu's gaze was cold.
He tilted his body slightly downwards, then suddenly pushed off with both feet, instantly rising.
Ryu's elbow inadvertently poked the blond-haired man in the lower back.
Thump…
The blond-haired man, who had been preparing to brute force his way through Ryu, only felt a sharp pain in his right lower back before collapsing to the ground.
Upon reaching the basket, Ryu was met by the green-haired and purple-haired men.
The two men slyly swung their arms at Ryu, trying to distract him.
Meanwhile, the red-haired man secretly hid behind the green-haired and purple-haired men, preparing to trip him when Ryu wasn't looking.
Unfortunately, none of this escaped Ryu's icy gaze.
Ryu snorted coldly inwardly; his forward momentum suddenly halted, and he leaped backward.
Ryu, suspended in mid-air, aimed the ball at the basket with both hands.
Whoosh…
The basketball was released.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the basketball arced gracefully into the hoop.
Only then, with the help of Green Hair, did the blond-haired guy get up from the ground.
He clutched his right hip, glaring maliciously at Ryu.
"You little bastard, you did that on purpose!"
"Huh? What? I was just dribbling normally; you lost your balance and fell!" Ryu feigned innocence.
He chuckled inwardly.
'Even in a formal tournament, the referee wouldn't call a foul on me. The wicked need the wicked to teach them a lesson. Looks like Hanamichi's tricks aren't entirely useless after all.'
Possessing Divine-Demon Physique and [Nio Phantom], his learning ability was naturally exceptional.
"Are you looking for death?" The blond-haired guy angrily prepared to teach Ryu a lesson.
Red Hair stopped Yellow Hair's movement. "Don't rush, we were just careless. We didn't expect him to be so skilled. We have plenty of time. Let's play with this guy for a bit!" Red Hair said, a flash of malice crossing his eyes.
The rules of the game were that the scoring team still inbounds the ball after a goal.
Ryu returned to the three-point line with the basketball.
"1-0, two more points."
With that, Ryu tossed the ball.
The basketball flew towards the hoop.
"A three-pointer?" The Rainbow Delinquents thought to themselves, watching Ryu's action.
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and a silver shadow flashed past the five members of the Rainbow Delinquents.
"Wait, that's…" the blond-haired guy shouted after recognizing Ryu's back.
"You asked for it!" A glint of malice flashed in the eyes of the green-haired guy, and he quickened his pace towards the basket.
Ryu also spotted the green-haired guy out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't take him seriously at all.
Thud…
The basketball bounced off the backboard.
Ryu, who had just reached the basket, jumped at the sound.
He leaped high, his outstretched hand catching the rebounding ball.
He then held the ball with one hand, straightened his arm, and pressed it down to gather momentum.
Under the incredulous gazes of the five Rainbow Delinquents and the utterly shocked eyes of the three little ones, Ryu gently tossed the basketball upwards, and it flew almost vertically into the air before landing precisely in the hoop.
As Ryu was about to land, a figure appeared out of the corner of his eye.
A slight smirk played on his lips, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
Suddenly, all of Ryu's muscles tensed, his body curling slightly as if he were a weight plummeting downwards.
Seeing a foot suddenly appear below him, Ryu stomped down hard.
Crack…
Ah…
A scream of agony rang out.
Everyone looked over and saw Green Hair lying on the ground, clutching his ankle and howling in pain.
Visibly, Green Hair's ankle was swollen high, like a red steamed bun about to burst open from the inside.
Seeing this, the other four Rainbow Bad Guys glared at Ryu with uncontrollable rage.
"You little brat, do you want a beating? How dare you hurt our brother!"
With that, Red Hair, Yellow Hair, and Purple Hair surrounded Ryu.
Ryu remained unmoved, continuing to dribble the basketball repeatedly.
"Hmph... Inferior skills lead to self-destruction. If he hadn't tried to harm me, things wouldn't have come to this."
As he finished speaking, crimson flames began to emanate from Ryu's body, spreading the aura of a bloodthirsty beast.
Sensing the aura emanating from Ryu, the members of the Rainbow Delinquents immediately stopped in their tracks, their bodies turning ice-cold, cold sweat pouring down their backs, their hearts trembling.
Their gazes towards Ryu turned to fear.
"You'd better stay obediently in your 'Loser's Bucket' and not come out and get in everyone's way."
With that, Ryu paused in his dribbling motion, then vanished from the Rainbow Delinquents' sight like a silver lightning bolt.
Following this, four piercing screams echoed from the court.
The three kids outside the court only saw Ryu dribble past the four, and then they collapsed to the ground, clutching their groins and howling in agony.
They saw Ryu slam the basketball to the ground, then the ball bounced up and struck Red Hair squarely in the groin.
Red Hair immediately collapsed to his knees.
The other three involuntarily shrank back.
After the men fell to the ground, Ryu dribbled the ball leisurely to the free-throw line.
He caught the ball with both hands, raised it, aimed, and shot—all in one fluid motion.
Swish…
The basketball traced a beautiful arc and entered the basket precisely.
3-0, Ryu wins.
Ryu turned around, his eyes coldly fixed on the five members of the Rainbow Delinquent Gang, and said, "Get out of here. This isn't for you."
Sensing the power of Ryu's Ice Emperor Eye and the oppressive aura of the [Beast's Breath], the five members of the Rainbow Delinquents dared not act rashly again.
They quickly helped each other up and limped out of the basketball court.
Seeing that the people had finally left, the three younger members immediately ran to Ryu and bowed in gratitude.
"Ryu, thank you. We really don't know what we would have done without you."
Ryu waved his hand. "It's nothing. I just couldn't stand those people. After all, I occasionally come here to play basketball, so naturally I couldn't let them defile this place. Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. You guys have fun!"
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On the other side, the five members of the Rainbow Delinquents limped down the street.
"Hey! What's wrong with you guys?"
A lazy yet arrogant voice reached their ears.
The five looked up at the sound and saw a gray-haired boy leaning against the wall, a wicked smile playing on his lips as he watched them.
"Big Brother…" the five said in unison.
After a long while, as the gray-haired boy listened to their story, his wicked smile deepened.
"Big Brother, if it were you, you could definitely teach that kid a lesson."
"That's right, Big Brother, you have to avenge us!"
The gray-haired boy, annoyed by the noise, picked at his ear with his little finger and then said, "Heh… Silver-haired kid, quite interesting."
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