The First Step Into The Inter-High

The HBI was taking the first step into the inter-high stadium. It was a large dome-shaped building with over 20 lights. The basketball court looked like it had been polished every day for the past six weeks and the stands were packed full of spectators. Yuichi, the point guard, was nervous because he hadn't ever played in front of so many people and so he went to the toilet for a good ten minutes and missed out on warm-ups. Not only him but Kono Masanori and Sazama Sora, the shooting guard and the power forward were both trembling with fear. Apart from those three, The others were good. They started to practice being sure not to show off any moves and then stood at the tip-off point to start. They were playing against Nakamiya South High.

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Kaijo Academy walked on to another basketball court and was welcomed with screams and fangirls shouting Kise's name and hoping to be noticed. Their expectations were met as they were replied with a smile, a wave, and some signatures. They were playing against Seiho, the powerhouse team known for defense and mastering the Namba run. The HBI had recently beaten them. As Kaijo started to practice, they were intimidated by the intensity of the workout that Seiho was doing. They were doing suicides, planks, crunches, and sprinting around the court. They never seemed to stop going full power because their coach had threatened them. But Kaijo had grown too. They felt weak when the HBI beat them without their ace. They too underwent training. Kise was able to hold perfect copy for a quarter and two of his other teammates could now keep up with his crazy movements. As they stood there ready for a tip-off, they heard a loud cheer coming from the other court.

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The HBI utilized Nakanishi Aki's jumping power for the tip-off. They gained possession of the ball and within ten seconds, the ball was through the net. The scoreboard went from 0-0 to 3-0. Kono Masanori scored an easy three. Nakamiya South High was easy to defeat and after one minute, The score was 8-0. That was when the crowd screamed at the top of their voices and were loud enough to be heard in the other court. That was also when Nakamiya South High's supporters moved to HBI. Not only that, but that was when all the other girls realized how hot Kuroko had become and started cheering for him. Momoi, who was there scouting, got jealous but as soon as Kuroko noticed her, she looked away while blushing. By the end of the first quarter, HBI had won by the mercy rule, which stated that if a team was leading by 35 points by the end of the first quarter then they automatically won. Well, The HBI was winning 37-2 at the end of the first quarter.

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Kaijo had a similar plan (winning by the mercy rule) so Kise had gone into perfect copy as Murasakibara for the tip-off. They got the ball then he turned into Akashi and dribbled past everyone. Afterward, He turned into Midorima to shoot a three. He didn't have to do all this, but he was being extra flashy in order to promote his modeling career. After those delayed three points, Seiho wouldn't let Kaijo get past them anymore. "They've grown," The coach muttered, "Once they've seen a move, nobody can use that same move again." He chuckled. Kaijo was in a pinch and it was all Kise's fault. If he hadn't been ostentatious and shown all his cards, they wouldn't be in the same position. He had shown 3 out of the 4 generations of miracles that he could copy so he only had Aomine's moves left. He decided to save him for later and push through using Midorima's High Projectile Threes. He stood in the correct form but Tsutomu Iwamura, the center, saw it coming and smacked the ball out of his hand. Little by little, Seiho started to score using their renowned Namba run and so they didn't lose any stamina. the score was 18-3. Kaijo remained at the three Kise was so eager to get.