"Impossible..." Mikoshiba swallowed, muttering to himself in disbelief.
Was that kind of speed and jumping height really something a first-year high school student could possess?
That dunk had been so spectacular that even in the NBA, it would definitely have made the top ten dunks of the year.
That single play had shattered Mikoshiba's confidence. He began to realize that he was only strong within Shizuoka Prefecture.
On the national stage, Mikoshiba was just an ordinary player.
It was not as though Mikoshiba had never seen those so-called geniuses before, but none had stunned him the way Ryota Kudo had today.
It was not just Mikoshiba. Everyone in the arena had been stunned, and Ryota Miyagi's expression looked grim too.
Known as Lightning Flash, Ryota Miyagi was naturally extremely fast, and that was also his greatest source of pride.
But the burst of speed Ryota Kudo had just displayed had been difficult for Ryota Miyagi to even follow with his eyes.
After making a rough comparison in his mind, Ryota Miyagi realized that the Ryota Kudo of a moment ago could have left him miles behind with ease.
Leaving aside the shock of the many players, someone off the court had completely fallen for him.
That was Mari Kawai from the journalism club, whose eyes had turned into hearts.
Mari Kawai no longer cared about keeping up appearances and began cheering loudly for Ryota Kudo.
"Kudo's the coolest! Ryota's invincible! ..."
By then, Ryota Kudo's Fan Club had arrived at courtside. Eri Fujisawa stood at the front of the group, gazing at Ryota Kudo with eyes full of tenderness and infatuation.
There might not have been much else in Slam Dunk World, but there were certainly plenty of hopeless romantics.
There were plenty among the boys, such as Hanamichi Sakuragi