Chapter 148: Declaration of War
Makoto Hanamiya struck in an instant, cleanly cutting off the ball.
Shuzo Nijimura didn’t hesitate for even a second, surging toward the frontcourt at full speed.
The players from Yōsen High School could only watch helplessly.
It was too fast—so fast that they hadn’t even had time to react.
Seizing the opening, Makoto Hanamiya fired a long pass that landed squarely in Shuzo Nijimura’s hands.
After catching it, Shuzo Nijimura gradually slowed down and finished with a relaxed three-step layup.
A dunk? No need.
Take it easy.
Possession switched.
After crossing half court, Yōsen’s point guard’s expression turned ugly.
Every passing option had been completely sealed off.
The moment he tried to pass to the center, Kentaro Seto stepped directly into the passing lane.
When he shifted his target toward the power forward, Shuzo Nijimura extended an arm, squeezing that lane shut as well.
Only the small forward’s position remained uncompressed.
Shogo Haizaki even left the small forward completely open, standing deep in the paint instead.
As for the shooting guard—sorry, he wasn’t even considered.
The moment the name [Magic’s Cube] came up, the shooting guard’s courage had already collapsed.
With no other choice, Yōsen’s point guard sent the ball toward the small forward.
Smack!
The ball was intercepted again by Makoto Hanamiya.
This time, Shogo Haizaki exploded forward.
Shuzo Nijimura, who had just started sprinting, slowed down and willingly gave up the fast break.
Makoto Hanamiya didn’t hesitate. With a casual wave of his hand, the ball sailed high toward the frontcourt.
Shogo Haizaki caught it, took two powerful steps, and threw down a dunk.
Boom!
The rim was assaulted yet again.
Yōsen’s point guard went numb.
It felt like he had fallen into a spider web—every thought, every intention, completely exposed.
Seeing this, Makoto Hanamiya curled his lips into a smile.
This was their interception technique: Spider Web.
In the original story, Spider Web required provoking the opponent into anger, making their passing intentions easier to read.
It was also a two-man setup between Makoto Hanamiya and Kentaro Seto.
Seto applied pressure, compressing passing lanes, while Hanamiya—who knew the opponent inside and out—handled the interception.
But now, things were different.
The pressure no longer came from Kentaro Seto alone.
Anyone on the team could compress passing lanes.
Miyamoto Tokima didn’t even need to do anything—just standing there made opponents hesitate to attack.
After years of training with Hanamiya and the others, Shogo Haizaki had fully grasped how Spider Web functioned.
To be precise, he had stolen Spider Web.
Since he and Makoto Hanamiya were teammates, Hanamiya felt no resistance at all.
As a result, Shogo Haizaki became another link in the Spider Web.
Shuzo Nijimura, meanwhile, relied on his speed and the basketball IQ he had developed while playing in the United States.
He could accurately predict passing lanes and seal them off.
In other words—
The current Kirisaki Daiichi wasn’t running a two-man Spider Web anymore.
It was five people.
A five-man Spider Web capable of strangling the opponent to death.
Possession changed.
After bringing the ball up, Yōsen’s point guard realized that every passing lane had been completely shut down.
No one could receive the ball.
The only option left was the Yōsen shooting guard, who wasn’t being tightly marked.
But his defender was [Magic’s Cube].
Gritting his teeth, the point guard finally made the pass.
Better him than me.
Sorry—your turn to attack.
Makoto Hanamiya already knew the pass was coming.
But he didn’t go for the steal.
Because there was no chance the Yōsen shooting guard could break through Miyamoto Tokima’s defense.
The moment the shooting guard caught the ball, he froze.
Cold sweat poured down his face as he stared nervously at Miyamoto Tokima.
Right now, Miyamoto Tokima looked like a ferocious beast wrapped in dark aura.
The shooting guard’s legs began trembling uncontrollably, leaving him completely motionless.
Miyamoto Tokima shook his head helplessly, reached out, and stripped the ball away.
After the steal, he didn’t hesitate for a moment.
Fourth gear engaged—full power.
He blasted toward the frontcourt and, before anyone could react, smashed the ball into the hoop.
Boom!!!
The arena exploded—completely and utterly.
Spectators leapt to their feet, clapping wildly and shouting Miyamoto Tokima’s nickname.
Kirisaki Daiichi’s momentum surged to its absolute peak.
Yōsen High School’s spirit, on the other hand, crashed straight to the bottom.
From that point on, nearly every pass was intercepted by Makoto Hanamiya.
Even when Hanamiya didn’t get it, Kentaro Seto or Shogo Haizaki would.
It could be said that none of Yōsen’s point guard’s passes reached a teammate.
If he tried to drive, Hanamiya stole it mid-dribble.
If he passed, Hanamiya or someone else picked it off halfway.
By the midpoint of the first quarter, Yōsen’s point guard’s mentality had completely collapsed.
He stopped handling the ball altogether and let others bring it up.
But it didn’t matter.
The moment anyone else touched the ball, they were caught in the Spider Web.
When the first quarter ended, the score had reached a staggering 53–0.
A complete shutout in a single quarter.
Absolutely shocking.
While everyone was still discussing the first quarter, the second quarter began.
Kirisaki Daiichi showed no mercy.
With the Spider Web fully in place, Yōsen couldn’t even get a shot off.
That’s right—not a single attempt.
No shots meant no points.
The defensive pressure was overwhelming.
Passes were intercepted, isolation plays ended in turnovers, and even blind throws were anticipated.
What—were they supposed to fling the ball from the backcourt?
That would be no different from handing it over.
As a result, Yōsen was shut out again in the second quarter.
The score ballooned to an absurd 102–0.
The entire arena was set ablaze.
Even during halftime, discussions raged nonstop.
More and more spectators flooded in.
People pulled out their phones, messaging friends and family, urging them to come watch immediately.
The crowd kept growing until the gymnasium was completely packed.
A simple preliminary match had transformed into an atmosphere worthy of a championship final.
Second half.
Yōsen High School officially surrendered.
All starters were pulled off the court, replaced by bench players sent out to suffer.
Under normal circumstances, Miyamoto Tokima might have subbed out his own starters as well.
But this time, he didn’t.
He intended to use this earth-shaking match to declare war on the Generation of Miracles.
So—
He stayed on the court.
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