After securing the ball, Ryota Kudo glanced around. There was not a single defender near him.
Ryota Kudo raised the basketball, ready to take an open midrange shot. It really felt rather boring.
Tetsuya Totsuka had actually been trying very hard, but his ability was simply nowhere near enough to contend with Ryota Kudo.
Even with Ryota Kudo barely exerting himself, Tetsuya Totsuka was having a miserable time.
Just as he was about to shoot, Ryota Kudo noticed that Hisashi Mitsui was also unguarded in the corner.
The Tsurumi Brothers had gone to double-team Ryota Miyagi and had yet to make it back, leaving Hisashi Mitsui wide open.
Without further hesitation, Ryota Kudo passed to Hisashi Mitsui, and Shohoku picked up another three points.
On offense, the Tsurumi Brothers started moving at the same time. Their movements were almost identical, creating a very disconcerting feeling.
With a no-look pass and a give-and-go, the Tsurumi Brothers blew past a bewildered Ryota Miyagi.
Ryota Kudo stood in the paint, watching the Tsurumi Brothers' movements intently. Something about those disconcerting movements felt inexplicably familiar.
Suddenly, Ryota Kudo's eyes lit up. He remembered that Ryota Kise and Daiki Aomine had pulled off this very kind of combination in Kuroko's Basketball.
The key to that combination was Ryota Kise's special ability-Perfect Copy-and Ryota Kudo possessed that ability too.
In other words, Ryota Kudo was also capable of doing this. He simply had not thought of it before.
The realization left Ryota Kudo incredibly excited. Like someone who had discovered a new toy, he was desperate to try it out.
Just then, the Tsurumi Brothers drove into the paint, and Ryota Kudo charged toward them.
Ryota Kudo reached out to steal the basketball from Seiji Tsurumi. He was so fast that Seiji Tsurumi hurriedly passed it