Basketball: One Man Has the Ball, Nine Men Panic!

At the National Tournament.

The Shohoku team finally faces the legendary "dark horse," the Taku To High School basketball team!

At first,

no one pays any attention to the team's star, Long Xing, an international student from the Dragon Kingdom.

But just a few minutes later...

Takenori Akagi: "He's the real gorilla. Don't try to take him on head-on!"

Kaede Rukawa: "Damn, he's got even more female fans than I do?"

Hisashi Mitsui: "That accuracy is terrifying!"

Ryota Miyagi: "I've never faced such a terrifying opponent before!!!"

Hanamichi Sakuragi: "If we can't beat him head-on, we'll play dirty. Watch me get him kicked out..."

Takenori Akagi punches Hanamichi Sakuragi straight to the floor. "Idiot, do you know how many fans he has around the world? Are you trying to get us all killed?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.