Horizon vs. Kurotsuki : The Final Verse 3

Let Kaito cook.

One bounce.

Stop.

Rise.

Fade.

Bang.

69 – 68.

"KAITO AGAIN! Fadeaway fire! This is what we waited for!"

"But there's no time to celebrate—Kurotsuki's sprinting back like wolves."

…

Kurotsuki answered.

This time, Taniguchi brought it.

Low dribble. Sharp pace.

Dirga rotated to meet him—

But it was bait.

Sho slipped in behind the play, ghost-screen low.

A blur. A flick.

Taniguchi zipped it to Toshiro at the slot.

One bounce. Pull-up.

Splash.

69 – 70.

No celebration.

No raised fists.

Just silence honed into rhythm.

…

The court felt tighter now.

Like every step pressed down on a wire.

Each pass—

a thread set on fire.

Fragile.

Crackling.

Perfectly timed.

Dirga exhaled.