Same Ability

Attack after attack was launched, technique by technique was issued but the two teams seemed to have difficulty increasing the score. Until the end of the first quarter, the position was still equal with both teams getting two points.

"We have to change the rhythm of the game, otherwise what will determine the victory is how much stamina each team member has," said Hiruka who was starting to feel tired.

The opposing team also slowly began to show signs of feeling tired but they benefited from the many reserves waiting on the bench. Pak Yagami, as the coach of the Cyoku High School basketball team, starts racking his brains to come up with a strategy that can penetrate the opposing team's defense and accidentally come up with an idea.

"Raito your lightspeed technique when you fill it what you usually do?" Mr. Yagami asked Raito who was sitting on the bench beside him who was standing.

"Usually it is fully charged when there is friction and wind pressure around my feet but why are you asking that sir?" Raito asked in return.

"I previously asked Gyo to keep his three eye seal abilities as our trump card later so he can't bring out all his abilities right now.

"Besides, Kazemaru still needs time for the next phase of his ability so I'm afraid he will be exhausted before that next phase because when he is exhausted he can't continue that ability phase," explained Mr. Yagami.

"So what does that have to do with my abilities, sir?" asked Raito, still confused by Mr. Yagami's statement.

"This is when your technique is needed even if you follow my words then you won't need a long time to fill in your technique and can use it right away," replied Mr. Yagami.

Changing players is now being done by Pak Yagami by including Raito in place of Gyo after explaining to Raito what to do when entering the field. As soon as he entered the field, Raito immediately gave Mr. Yagami's instructions to Shin and Ren who were astonished to use their abilities on Raito. The whirlwind began to envelop Raito's legs accompanied by a gravitational field that made him feel like he was holding a heavy load until the influence of Shin and Ren's abilities was eliminated.

Raito's body slowly feels very light and sure enough, as Mr. Yagami said his ability has been active without bothering to wait a long time. With his speed, Raito managed to grab the ball from Taichi's hand, who had not even had time to pass the ball and without waiting any longer Raito immediately ran towards the ring and then put the ball so that their points finally increased.

"What happened? He just entered but was able to use his abilities like never before, which had to wait a long time before he could use it," said Taichi who was surprised when the ball was easily snatched from his hand.

With Raito's entry, their attack patterns are getting more focused and finally they can add point by point. The opposing team who saw this began to focus on their defense so that until the first quarter ended, the Cyoku High School basketball team began to have difficulty adding numbers.

At the break before the second quarter began, both teams began to reorganize their strategies in hopes of breaking through their opponents' defenses. Gyo looks depressed because Mr. Yagami said that he will not be deployed in the second quarter and he must be prepared to play when needed, whether it is in the 3rd or 4th quarter.

"Sir, I still want to play please," pleaded Gyo pitifully.

"Gyo grow up, this is all for the victory of the team and not just for the sake of individual wins," persuaded Mr. Yagami.

Hearing this, Gyo looked down and regretted his childish actions and now encourages his friends who will soon be competing again.

The second quarter match finally started and the two teams got ready in their respective positions but suddenly the entire field area was filled with sand which turned out to be created from the ability of Kazemaru who had reached his second phase and was soon about to start the third phase. The opposing team slowly started to feel thirsty even though the second quarter match had just started but it turned out that they were ready to anticipate it with the ability of a new player named Kisho who came to replace Taichi.

"Oasis Area"

Slowly there appeared a puddle of water overgrown with grass and trees that seemed to grow outside the field around the area filled with sand. Seeing this, Kaze became surprised because he felt the abilities possessed by the opposing team members who had just entered resemble his own.

"Why is there an ability like this among their team members? Does he have the ability that same as my ability? "Kaze said when he saw the ability of his opponent.

"This is an ability that you haven't seen before because you guys suddenly disappeared and I'm sure this is an ability similar to your sand ability," replied Kouji.

Seeing his ability useful for his team made Kisho smile while trying to fill the empty area that was not guarded and then asked for the ball. Sawada who was carrying the ball immediately passed it after activating his ability to make the ball transparent but with his wind ability, Ren immediately made the wind blow hard on the ball's trajectory, making the ball deviate far from where Kisho was. This made Kisho, who did not see the ball passed to him because it was transparent, became confused about the direction of the ball's destination.

"Fortunately, I still had time," said Ren, who was running low on stamina due to continuous use of his abilities.

The ball now bounces freely and returns to normal so that the two teams scramble to take the free ball until finally, with the sand scattered on the ground floor, Kaze manages to direct the ball's movement towards him. Without thinking, the ball was immediately flung into the opponent's ring believing that Shin was ready to score by taking advantage of this.

Sure enough, Shin now seemed to have flown towards the ball and with one more movement it was confirmed that the points could be scored by him. Shortly before Shin made the last move, suddenly the ring in front of his eyes seemed to be swaying as if tossed around by water.

"Oasis Area - Mirage"

A technique like that of Kaze was cast and made Shin fail to score.

"T-that's the third phase in my ability, why can he use it?" muttered Kaze who was shocked to see the opponent's technique.

"You must be surprised at my ability right? Actually it's a slightly different technique from yours which uses sand and its hot temperature to create an illusion," said Kisho which made Kaze startled.

"What do you mean? How is it different from mine?" asked Kaze.

"Actually, my ability is to create a desert area along with anything that can exist in a desert without having to go through several phases first while yours must be done gradually," explained Kisho.

Hearing Kisho's answer made Kaze begin to feel a huge difference in ability between him and Kisho in terms of sand ability. Gradually Kaze began to feel dejavu's feelings about this and recalled someone he hated so much.

"Do you know Shuka? Tell me do you know her?" Kazemaru, who used to be quiet and didn't show much emotion, became very angry.

"Yes, he taught me this technique," answered Kisho.

With explosive emotions, Kaze immediately ran towards Kisho and immediately grabbed Kisho's body with his shoulder so that both of them fell. This made the referee blow the whistle as a sign of a foul and gave a stern warning to Kaze.

"Technical Foul"

A foul that occurred made Kaze almost get a Foul Out or was kicked out of the match. With Kaze committing this offense then when he did it the second time, he would really be kicked out of the match.

whats next?

To be continued ....