Gyo's Return

That day the opening of Interhigh started and the preliminary round for the prefecture level between Cyoku High and Taitei High School basketball team was taking place soon but Gyo who was expected to attend did not show his nose even.

"Ren, do you already know where Gyo is? I'm afraid something untoward will happen to him because I'm sure he will try to restore his Gold Eyes ability." Shin looked at Ren with the expectation that Ren had a clue about Gyo's whereabouts.

With a deep sigh, Ren shook his head as a sign that he did not get any clue until finally every team member lined up in the field to sign the match was about to begin.

The whistle sounded the start of the match and the two teams were ready in their respective positions. Shin was ready to do a Jump Ball and managed to get the ball which was immediately passed to Raito who was already in position.

"Nice Shin !!" exclaimed Ren.

Immediately Raito ran towards his opponent's ring but suddenly was blocked by a member of the opposing team named Naka. With his ability that can make someone confused for a moment he tries to grab the ball from Raito's hand.

"Confusion"

Raito who was hit by that ability felt like there were shadows covering his vision as if there were several people trying to run towards him to snatch the ball from his hand. Seeing this, Ren swiftly took the ball despite a slight resistance when he took the ball because Raito thought that his opponent was trying to snatch the ball from his hand.

"Shiro, don't be silent !! Hurry up and block him !!" Taitei High School basketball team captain Aoi ordered to one of his colleagues.

Without taking long, the person named Shiro immediately blocked Ren's movements and immediately used his abilities.

"Blind Area"

Instantly Ren and Shin's gaze who were around the area turned white as if something was covering their eyes. Shiro quickly ran towards Ren in hopes of getting the ball but Shin with his sharp instincts immediately used his eye ability and created a gravitational field that made Shiro unable to move.

This opportunity was not wasted by Raito, who at high speed immediately grabbed the ball from Ren's hand then passed it directly to Hiruka who was ready to take a three-point shot until finally the first point was finally created.

"I didn't expect the runner-up of Masara prefecture to be this strong even though I heard that you guys lost in the preliminary round at national level," said Aoi.

"Thanks for the compliment, I hope we can play to the best of our ability," Hiruka replied.

"Yes, that's what I expected." Aoi immediately ran towards the ball that was currently under their ring.

The match resumes and now the Taitei High School basketball team is taking on the attack. With his charisma so inherent in the hearts of each of his team members, Aoi leads the attack and arranges the attack patterns that will be carried out in order to break through the opponent's defense. With a solid teamwork they finally managed to get the opportunity to make a shot but unfortunately the ball only bounced off the ring and was finally caught easily by Shin.

The longer the attack pattern carried out by the Taitei High School basketball team the better but on the other hand, the Cyoku High School basketball team began to experience a decline which resulted in them having to lose point by point.

"Shin didn't I say that you were late in using your abilities," Ren said irritably.

"Isn't it your fault that you let your opponent free and leave your defenses open, don't blame me but blame yourself," replied Shin.

Eventually a fight is inevitable which splits them apart so that the opponent can easily score points. By the end of the second quarter, they had only scored 32 points, while their opponents had a far lead with 55 points.

At the break before the second half started, an argument broke out between them so that they didn't realize that someone had disappeared from among them.

"Since earlier I haven't seen Kaze, where did that person go even though his ability is needed to turn things around," said Raito who realized Kazemaru had not been seen since earlier.

Raito's words succeeded in reducing the debate that occurred between them until they finally started to wonder where Kazemaru had gone.

"Calm down ... I told him to do something that's why I backed him up for one round," said Mr. Yagami who answered the question that was crossing their minds.

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Meanwhile Gyo, who was already in the middle of the road to go home from his grandfather's house to his house, began to feel a bad feeling but did not know what to make it that way and don't really care about it. While at the Masara city bus terminal, suddenly Gyo was stopped by someone he knew and tried to take him away.

"Kaze what are you doing in this place? Aren't you currently training?" asked Gyo innocently.

A message in his head made him startled and looked at Kaze in surprise.

"Where have you been? Don't you know that today we will have a match?" asked Kaze.

Gyo is surprised to hear Kaze's statement saying that their match has started and with a sad bow Gyo asks how Kaze can find him.

"Fortunately, I remember being able to find someone with my sand when the sand was already attached to the target," said Kaze.

After saying that, Kaze quickly invited Gyo to run to the match venue which was located not far from the bus terminal until they finally arrived at a fairly large building and entered it.

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The second half has now started but mistake after mistake was made by the Cyoku High school basketball team which made them lose even more points. Pak Yagami, who was standing alone next to the bench, looked nervous as if he was waiting for something that would not come until finally two teenage figures arrived with their breath running because they were running.

"I managed to find him sir, so how about the game going?" asked Kaze.

"Right now the opposing team is leading but fortunately you managed to find it on time," replied Pak Yagami.

With a languid bow, Gyo approached Mr. Yagami and immediately apologized for what he had done which made their team into trouble.

"I'm sorry sir, it's all my fault," said Gyo.

"You better apologize when we win this match," replied Mr. Yagami.

With Gyo's arrival, Mr. Yagami finally asked for time-up to rearrange their strategy. All team members look happy to see Gyo's figure who has long disappeared without news until finally the time-up ends and the match resumes. Gyo then enters the field in his proud uniform and while activating his ability Gyo smiles as he stares at his opponent.

"Time to counterattack," said Gyo with his left eye that gave off a golden light.

whats next?

To be continued ....