In Episode 365, the two of them stood on the court, nearly identical in height and built like powerful centers. Yet when they truly clashed, the gap in strength was so vast it was terrifying.
Had he not trained hard enough?
Yu Zhu could not help but recall all the effort he had put in over the years. From physical training at dawn to honing his skills late into the night, he had never once slacked off.
But why did all that effort seem like a joke before Morishige Hiroshi?
Could talent really be this unreasonable?
Once that thought surfaced, it wrapped around his heart like a vine.
He had once heard his teammates talk about the genius Sendoh, saying that Sendoh's feel for the game and court vision were innate.
Then Chi Tong had appeared, with talent so utterly unreasonable, so visible to the naked eye and impossible to compare against, that it left people stunned.
Back then, he had merely thought they played different positions. He had seen it and heard it, but deep down, he still believed in himself as a center.
But things were different now. Sun Zhongkuan was also a center, nearly identical to him in height and weight. Even their styles leaned toward power, yet the other man could still crush him with sheer talent.
Faster reactions, stronger explosiveness, more precise judgment—every single aspect left him far behind.
This was the first time he had felt so clearly that the gap created by those two words, talent, could be so cruel and so real.
Yu Zhu slowly straightened up and took a deep breath. The rise and fall of his chest gradually settled. Sweat still ran down his body, and the soreness in his arms had not faded, but the agitation and unwillingness that