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However, among the crowd watching outside the men's basketball court next door, a boy glanced unintentionally to the west, and his gaze instantly froze.
He quickly nudged his friend next to him with his elbow and whispered, "Hey! Look over there, there's a super pretty girl!"
"Don't lie to me... Wow~ Really?! That figure is like it came straight out of a manga!"
Like pebbles thrown into a calm lake, whispers quickly spread.
More and more attention is involuntarily shifting from the intense men's training to the previously deserted women's basketball court on the west side.
Chapter 41 The Enhancement of the Blue Label
"Quick! There's a beautiful girl here in the stadium that you'll never see again in your life if you miss her!"
A message from a friend popped up on his phone screen, and Mizutani Takaya was taken aback.
He scratched his slightly messy hair, his fingers flying across the keyboard as he typed a reply: "April Fool's Day is long over, why are you still playing this kind of joke?"
"Don't believe me then, but don't blame me for not calling you later!"
Seeing his friend's resolute reply, Mizutani Takaya began to have doubts.
After hesitating for a moment, he jumped up from his seat, rushed out of the classroom, and made up his mind.
If you make him lie, you have to teach that guy a lesson!
Mizutani Takaya rushed down the stairs, changed into outdoor shoes in the shoe locker area, and then jogged towards the gymnasium of Meinan High School.
As he approached the north gate, he noticed that quite a few students were pouring into the gymnasium.
He quickly followed the crowd and squeezed in.
Upon entering the stadium, the viewing area outside the basketball court was already packed with students.
He wasn't very tall; even standing on tiptoe, he could only see the backs of people's heads bobbing around, and couldn't see what was happening inside the arena at all.
Where is the beautiful girl?
He looked around anxiously, craning his neck to search.
Soon, on the basketball court ahead, a girl with dazzling blonde hair leaped into the air.
With just one glance, Mizutani Takaya understood that his friend was right; this was probably a breathtaking beauty that he would never encounter again in his life.
He stood there blankly in the bustling crowd, his gaze seemingly drawn to the girl by a magnet, unable to look away.
At the same time, an exceptionally burly opponent with a rugged face, even more so than a man, leaped up in front of Yatohime.
The two formed a stark contrast in the air, a real-life "Beauty and the Beast".
Mingnan's number four player let out a deep growl, raising his right arm high like a pillar, his five fingers spread like a giant net, trying to slap away Yatohime's shot.
However, Yatohime's attack speed was even faster.
The basketball seemed to transform into an orange lightning bolt, rapidly springing from her fingertips with a slight whooshing sound as it hurtled upwards.
The fourth player's fingertips couldn't even touch the ball, and his heart sank.
Oh no, that ball is probably going to go in again!
The two landed almost simultaneously.
The basketball traced a beautiful, long-distance arc through the air, like a precision-guided missile, once again piercing the net with pinpoint accuracy.
The students watching erupted in deafening cheers and exclamations.
"Number 11 is amazing!" "How many three-pointers has that been?!"
"Thirteen! All thirteen are correct!"
"Hey, is this really the level of a high school student? This is outrageous!"
Most of the students who came to watch were initially attracted by Yatohime's beauty and figure, but at this moment, everyone was completely captivated by her amazing ball skills.
Throughout the entire court, no matter how tricky the position, his three-point shots were always accurate, without a single miss.
If it weren't for the clear rule against taking photos and videos during the friendly match, someone probably would have already taken out their phone and uploaded the scene to the internet.
"hateful……"
Number Four stomped his foot in frustration.
She stands at 1.83 meters tall and possesses an astonishing jumping ability that belies her massive size. She was originally the coach's hidden trump card, and it was thought that she could dominate the friendly match.
To everyone's surprise, such a monster suddenly appeared from the enemy's ranks.
Why does that exquisite, porcelain-doll-like body contain such terrifying explosive power?
She glared at Yato-hime, a fierce determination rising in her heart: Next time! Next time I'll definitely beat you!
The game continues.
Despite the fourth player's high spirits and even his two teammates' focused defense and double-teaming of Yatohime, they still couldn't stop her scoring momentum.
Once the basketball is passed to her, there's only one outcome.
Three point hit!
When the final whistle blew, the scoreboard showed a huge deficit, with Nagato High School leading by a full forty-two points.
"Ha ha……"
The regular players of the Mingnan basketball team were all exhausted and drenched in sweat, their hands supporting their knees as they breathed heavily.
Instead of the usual exhilarating feeling after a competition, they felt a sense of powerlessness bordering on despair.
Looking at the glaring score difference, they felt so weak they could barely stand up straight, their hearts filled with despair.
At this rate, if luck isn't on their side this year, even their hopes of competing in the national tournament may become slim.
The students watching couldn't understand their feelings and gave the most enthusiastic applause to the blonde girl wearing the number 11 jersey.
Yatohime casually wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, feeling slightly puzzled.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't be sweating so much from this level of activity.
It seems that the physical exertion in team competitions is indeed different from that in solo training.
As is customary, she went up to shake hands with the players of the Mingnan basketball team, and then followed them to the locker room.
After changing back into her school uniform, her impressive curves were still eye-catching, but she lost the surging tension that came with the tight-fitting jersey.
As the group left the gymnasium, many students followed behind, their eyes fixed intently on Yatohime, clearly hoping to get her contact information.
With teachers present, the teenagers were too embarrassed to step forward and could only watch helplessly as the group got into the slightly old van and drove away from the school.
……
The van was driving back.
Kana Yoshioka gripped the steering wheel intently.
Qingze sat in the passenger seat, while the girls were huddled together in the back.
Araki Mai's face was still flushed with excitement as she exclaimed, "Yato-kun, we really owe you a lot this time!"
This is the first time we've led Mingnan by so many points!
"It was mainly because of their excellent passing that I had the opportunity to shoot."
Yato-hime did not take all the credit for herself.
Other starting players also spoke up, sincerely expressing that she was the biggest contributor to the victory.
Just then, Qingze keenly noticed that the blue "Fallen Noble" tag above Araki Mai's head began to emit a faint glow, and then the four characters seemed to come alive as they flowed and merged.
With a soft "chirp," a barely perceptible stream of blue light shot out and instantly entered his brow.
In an instant, a strange sensation flowed through my entire body.
He felt his senses become sharper than ever before, and his strength also subtly increased.
Qingze didn't need to turn around to clearly "perceive" the subtle movements of every girl in the back row.
Araki Mai's fingers trembled slightly with excitement, Hoshino Saori rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window at her silhouette, and Yato-hime relaxed her hands from her knees...
Even more remarkably, he seemed to possess a sliver of precognitive ability, able to anticipate, through the slightest twitch of their muscles, whether they would raise their hands to fix their hair or turn their heads to look at someone.
"The blue label can boost both spirit and strength."
Qingze realized, "And the conditions for obtaining it seem to be related to the request made by the tag holder."
"Fulfill Araki's request, and you will gain this power."
He couldn't help but ponder further.
Will the strength of the increase brought by the blue label change with the difficulty of the request?
After all, the power boost brought by the animal-type red name tags and the human-type red name tags absorbed earlier was slightly different.
The blue labels likely follow a similar pattern.
He was lost in thought, while the street scene outside the window rushed past him.
……
The van returned to Nagato High School and came to a smooth stop in the parking lot. The philosophy club and basketball club then separated.
Because the stadium and the student union building are located in different directions and are not on the same route.
Aozawa led Yatohime and Hoshino Saori toward the club building.
The atmosphere was rather quiet on the way back.
The usually talkative Hoshino Saori, however, seemed to be carrying a heavy burden on her mind, pursing her lips and remaining silent.
Yatohime wasn't the talkative type to begin with; she walked with her hands in her coat pockets, her steps extremely natural and relaxed.
That is a composed demeanor that many people try to imitate but cannot achieve.
Aoze wasn't used to the overly quiet atmosphere, so he took the initiative to break the silence, "Hoshino, you look preoccupied, what's wrong?"
Chapter 42 Learning the Secret Treasure
Hoshino Saori's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden question, and she subconsciously stopped in her tracks.