28 27- Fitting to His Title

"What is happening!?" Momo exclaimed from shock as she stared at the court.

"Oi, what's the matter Satsuki?" Aomine asked in surprise, everyone in Teiko also looked at her, it's not every you will see Momoi being agitated over something.

"T-the players of Ousai, their skills rose by another level, no, a huge level! it's like they are different people from before!" Momoi said loudly.

"What!?" everyone didn't doubt Momoi's skills.

And just as the match started, they saw how Tanaka dominated the court like it was a playground prepared for him, his teammates also played differently, the Teiko underestimated them at first seeing the first quarter but the second quarter.

Just like what Momoi said, they were like different players, their movements, their playstyle, and that seamlessly connected teamwork, it was like they were seeing an artwork that was being crafted right in front of their eyes.

And the artist of that art is none other than Tanaka, they saw the difference between Ousai and Teiko, Teiko relied more on their talent to crush their opponents but Ousai, relied on Tanaka to give them strength to crush their opponents, it just likes how his title fitted Tanaka.

The Demon King, just his presence alone in the court was enough to boost the morale of his team and also give them incredible buffs, Aomine felt excitement and also amazement towards Tanaka.

'An ultimate player' that was what he thought.

Murasakibra stopped eating a few moments ago and was staring at Tanaka and Akagi, he was sure he could crush Akagi earlier but the difference now was like comparing the bulb and the sun, an endless vigor and powerful strength to crush his opponents under the rim.

But that was not what Mursakibara was worried about, Tanaka, just this guy made him feel like defending him will be impossible, Murasakibara unconsciously clenched his fist tightly, then a few moments later he calmed himself down and continued eating.

Haizaki still had an arrogant expression on his face, he never paid attention to the court, Murasakibara was watching the game and felt the nationals will be interesting, maybe with this, he will be able to improve.

And the one who was feeling grave the most is Akashi, he was mostly calm and collected and was confident and excels in everything he does, but watching Tanaka, he felt uncertainty, clearly, Tanaka never showed his full strength playing against Meiho.

To Akashi, it felt more like an adult playing with kids, and letting them enjoy the game, simply, he was not even playing seriously, but just this not playing seriously was already hard to coup up even for Akashi.

An unpredictable play, it was like Tanaka moved before even being able to think what he will do next, this was the first time Akashi had seen something like this, but this is also getting him excited, even when winning is everything, he still seeks strong opponents.

Nijimura, the captain of Teiko and was a 3rd year couldn't help but be amazed in the match he was matching, "This is really an era of monsters" he exclaimed from shock, he then turned his head towards his team and could not help but sigh, he then continued watching the game.

In the end, the game ended with 158-63, with Tanaka earning a Five-by-five performance, the Meiho seemed to not be sad with the results and even thanked Tanaka for showing them a good game, Tanaka gave them some little advice since they were very friendly.

And with that, Ousai made their way to Nationals, the Ousai Academy cheered loudly the most defeating way on the stadium, girls really have a powerful voice, but the one that caught the attention the most was, of course, Tanaka.

In the eyes of many, this game was a perfect game for Tanaka, a game where he showed off how good he was at playing basketball, a stage prepared for Tanaka.

Well, Tanaka of course, doesn't care about that, he just played 'normally' how always would, well, except for playing against the shadows, those guys are on another level compared to these kids he was playing with right now.

Tanaka and the team were met up with a lot of fans just at the exit of the stadium, it was a rare occasion for something like this, middle schoolers won't really gain that much attention in tournaments, only in high school will they gain this kind of popularity.

But just in their middle school, they were already popular, it was a great chance also, they are still underaged so there were no predators who will eat them, but there are still some bold ones who wanted to taste the delicious pie but a group protected Tanaka *Ahem, I mean the Ousai players.

It was their own the one who gave them the way out was the fan club of Akagi who were muscled girls.

"Akagi, that girl has good muscles" Sora teased.

"Akagi, that one has shining muscles" Kuro pointed.

Akagi's mood dampened as he heard his teammates teased him, just because he was full of muscles doesn't mean he also likes muscle girls, he liked cute and petite girls, not someone who almost identically looked like him.

"Stop teasing me!" Akagi roared.

"Ahh! an angry gorilla run!" Sora was the first to run.

"Waaah!" everyone also ran away as Akagi chased after them.

Tanaka smiled, then turned his head to the right where the group of Teiko players was staring at him, Tanaka flashed a smile and waved at them, then followed his teammates who already ran far away.

"What a friendly guy, as I thought, there is no bad guy that plays basketball," Aomine said.

"Better rethink that idiot, take a second look at Haizaki then say that again," Nijimura said.

"Well, he is an exception" Aomine shrugged.

"Well, that is enough, let's prepare for tomorrow's game" Nijimumra commanded and everyone left, he took a last glance at Tanaka's leaving figure then boarded their bus.

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A boring chapter right? well, I was tired this morning and couldn't squeeze out any juice from my brain so, I just wrote this about him boasting hahaha! anyway, some of you are asking if he had an ability or not, I'm not actually sure as I don't know if I should add one or not, so same as usual, lets go with voting.

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