OOutside the stadium rest area.
Ayako stared at Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa, who were about to compete on the field with great interest, and couldn't help but say: "Kaede Rukawa is really impatient! After losing to Jack Carter last time, he couldn't help but challenge again so quickly. He is still the same as before, and he just won't admit defeat in his bones."
Hearing this, Kara Smith suddenly woke up from her thoughts and said, "Oh, that's right! Senior Ayako and Kaede Rukawa seem to be from the same junior high school."
Ayako nodded slightly and replied, "That's right. Kaede Rukawa is a very strong character. Now our team has Captain Akagi, Kaede Rukawa, and Jack Carter, which means we already have three great players. If Mitsui was still on the team, maybe we could really achieve our dream of dominating the country this year."
"Mitsui..." Kara Smith whispered softly, and a piece of information instantly appeared in her mind, "Ayako-senpai is talking about Hisashi Mitsui, right?"
"You've even investigated this?!" Ayako was slightly stunned, but not too surprised. After all, she had seen Kara Smith's intelligence-gathering ability.
Ayako nodded and continued, "Actually, I also heard about it from Captain Akagi and Senior Kogure. That was two years ago. It is said that at that time, Hisashi Mitsui was promoted to Shohoku High School as the MVP of junior high school!"
At this point, Ayako suddenly changed the subject, her tone full of regret, "It's a pity... because of something, he is no longer on the basketball team."
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Ryota Miyagi and Hanamichi Sakuragi, who were competing with each other, also noticed the strange atmosphere around them.
They looked around and found that everyone had gathered on the other half of the court.
"What happened?" Ryota Miyagi asked in confusion.
"How would I know? Let go of me!" Hanamichi Sakuragi struggled to free his legs from the other person's hands.
...
"I'm really curious if Kaede Rukawa can beat Jack Carter this time."
"It's hard to say. Jack Carter is too strong. It hasn't been that long since the last duel. Even if Kaede Rukawa tries his best to catch up, he shouldn't be able to catch up so quickly!"
"I guess Kaede Rukawa will be defeated by Jack Carter again this time."
...
Listening to the discussions of the people around them, Ryota Miyagi and Hanamichi Sakuragi also stopped what they were doing.
"That stinky fox and the ghost are showing off again." Hanamichi Sakuragi muttered with an unhappy look on his face.
Ryota Miyagi raised his lips slightly, looked at the two people who were about to face off with interest, and said, "These two people are the super rookies Kaede Rukawa and Jack Carter you mentioned?"
Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa completely ignored the looks and comments from the people around them and were ready for the showdown.
Just like last time, Kaede Rukawa took the lead in attacking, while Jack Carter was responsible for the defense.
"Let me see if you have made any progress during this period of time!" Jack Carter said with a smile on his face.
Hearing this, Kaede Rukawa's eyes became stern, a sharp gleam flashed in his eyes, and the momentum around him continued to rise.
Without saying a word, he slammed the basketball in his hand, flashed his body, and tried to break through Jack Carter's defense.
Jack Carter just took a light step and stood firmly in front of Kaede Rukawa, saying: "Your slow breakthrough will have no effect on me."
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, Kaede Rukawa immediately stepped back, then tapped the ground with his toes and spun his body to rush to the other side of Jack Carter.
"It's a good idea, but it's still too naive." Jack Carter also tiptoed the ground, but turned in the opposite direction and accurately intercepted Kaede Rukawa again.
"Wow...so amazing, Jack Carter's movements are so smooth, not stiff at all, and he blocked Kaede Rukawa's attack in one go." Satoru Kakuta couldn't help but exclaim.
Kiminobu Kogure also sighed: "It seems that Jack Carter is still more skilled."
Ayako analyzed: "It looks like Kaede Rukawa is going to lose again this time."
Kara Smith giggled and said nothing more. She had already expected this result.
Kaede Rukawa is certainly talented, but still a little bit inferior to Jack Carter.
At this time on the court, Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa had already started a fierce pursuit and blockade.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
The sound of basketballs hitting the ground continued on the court.
Kaede Rukawa dribbled the ball quickly, constantly trying to find a way to break through Jack Carter's tight defense.
However, every time he tried to break through, he would be blocked by Jack Carter accurately.
The two of them seemed to have transformed into two dazzling streaks of light, one blue and one black, which created a speed storm in half of the court.
Everyone around was stunned by the scene before them.
"Wow! Too strong, both of them are too strong!"
"I've never seen such a fierce offensive and defensive battle!"
"I thought what I saw last time was intense enough, but I didn't expect them to be even faster this time!"
...
Ryota Miyagi, who was standing on the other side of the field, was so shocked by the scene that he was speechless.
Before this, he had only heard that super rookie Kaede Rukawa was very strong, and Jack Carter was even more powerful than he had imagined.
But now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he was shocked to find that these two people were far more exaggerated than he had imagined.
As for Hanamichi Sakuragi, he put away his usual cynical look at this moment, and was deeply attracted by the exciting duel between Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa.
Just because this duel was so exciting.
Ayako looked at the situation on the field and couldn't help but praise: "Kaede Rukawa seems to have improved a lot!"
Kara Smith also nodded.
Kaede Rukawa has indeed made some progress compared to the last time he faced Jack Carter.
She cast her eyes towards Jack Carter, thinking to herself, "Ace is really something, can't he be more serious?"
Finally, Kaede Rukawa used a fake move to create a half-body distance between himself and Jack Carter, and then immediately jumped up to shoot.
Seeing this, Jack Carter remained calm, kicked the ground hard, and jumped high, directly crossing the distance of half a body length, and blocked Kaede Rukawa steadily again.
Kaede Rukawa's pupils shrank suddenly when he saw this.
But he was in mid-air at this time, with the basketball in his hand about to be shot, and he had no time to make any adjustments.
No surprise.
Next second
Bang!
There was a crisp sound, and Jack Carter slapped Kaede Rukawa hard, giving him a solid big block.
When other people saw this scene, their reactions were relatively normal.
Ryota Miyagi was completely stunned. It was the first time he had seen such exaggerated defense and blocking. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "No way, he can actually defend like that?"
Hanamichi Sakuragi curled his lips and said with envy and disdain: "Tsk! What's so great about that?"
"Not bad, an improvement compared to last time." Jack Carter said lazily while picking his ear with his little finger.
Kaede Rukawa was completely enraged by Jack Carter's careless look, his eyes were blazing, and he said angrily, "Be serious."
Jack Carter looked disapproving and said, "Didn't I say this before? It depends on whether you have the ability."
Hearing this, Kaede Rukawa became even angrier, but there was nothing he could do.
Attack and defense transition.
Jack Carter was hitting the basketball slowly and leisurely, looking just as lazy as usual.
Suddenly, he switched the basketball to his left hand, then changed hands under his crotch, changed direction in advance, and his body also made a sprint forward.
Upon seeing this, Kaede Rukawa immediately lowered his body center of gravity, spread his arms, and stared at Jack Carter's every move.
However, the next moment, Jack Carter, who had originally made a forward rushing posture, suddenly changed his movements and pulled back in an extremely strange way.
Kaede Rukawa watched Jack Carter's figure gradually get smaller in front of him, his pupils instantly widened, and he stood there for a moment, completely forgetting to step forward to remedy the situation.
To be more precise, he was completely fooled by Jack Carter's realistic fake moves.
He fully expected Jack Carter to rush over directly, but he never expected the other party to retreat suddenly.
In this way, Jack Carter successfully distanced himself from Kaede Rukawa.
Immediately afterward, Jack Carter shot decisively, shooting directly without even jumping.
Kaede Rukawa could only stand there and watch the basketball pass over his head and finally fall into the basket behind him.
Until this moment, Kaede Rukawa was still full of doubts and couldn't figure out how Jack Carter managed to retreat in that situation.
None of this makes sense.
The offense and defense changed again, and Kaede Rukawa stood in front of Jack Carter again.
Just when everyone was expecting Kaede Rukawa to launch an attack, no one expected that he might be inspired by Jack Carter or want to give the latter a taste of his own medicine.
The next moment, Kaede Rukawa did not choose to break through, but took a step back, retreated to the three-point line, and then jumped up to shoot.
It happened so suddenly that no one expected Kaede Rukawa to do this.
Jack Carter raised his eyebrows slightly and was quite surprised by Kaede Rukawa's choice. However, it was just a surprise.
"Want to catch them by surprise?" Jack Carter thought to himself, "But..."
He tensed his legs, stomped his feet on the ground, and his figure was like a flash of lightning. Under the stunned gaze of everyone, he instantly appeared in front of Kaede Rukawa.
Then, he pushed the ground with his feet again, jumped high, stretched out his arms, waved his palms, and slapped the basketball that Kaede Rukawa was about to throw.
Bang!
A crisp sound suddenly echoed over the court, and the basketball was hit far away by Jack Carter.
Kaede Rukawa's second attack ended in failure again.
"These little tricks don't work on me." Jack Carter glanced at Kaede Rukawa and said lightly.
Kaede Rukawa remained silent, walked straight to the basket, and took a defensive stance.
For the next period of time, the sound of basketball hitting the ground continued to echo on the court.
The Shohoku people once again witnessed Jack Carter's dominance over Kaede Rukawa.
Although they had seen this once before, they were still filled with disbelief and shock when they saw it again.
No one could remember how many rounds Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa had fought.
At this moment, none of this matters anymore.
They only remembered that under Jack Carter's airtight defense, Kaede Rukawa couldn't even score a single goal.
Jack Carter's strength once again left a deep impression on everyone in Shohoku.
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