World Youth Invitational – SemifinalsKaizen vs. Team Arclight (USA)Tokyo Dome – Court 1
🦅 Enter Team Arclight
They didn't walk in.They marched—like a unit from hell.
Black jerseys with steel-gray trim.No smiles. Just eyes that said:
"We're here to break you."
Their captain:Cameron "Crash" Miles
6'5, shooting guard
Known for: "Crash Step" – an explosive stop-and-go move that knocks defenders off balance literally
Mental warfare: He talks the entire game
Nickname: "The Silence Breaker"
🔊 Pre-Game Press
Crash was already loud at the podium:
"Kaizen's cute. That little fairy-step Riku does? I'll eat that for breakfast.""And Renji? Yeah, I'm dunking on him first play."
Renji:
"Let's see if he's still talking when I drop thirty on his head."
Coach Tanaka:
"Let them talk. The court will speak louder."
🏀 1st Quarter – Hell Begins
First possession—Arclight's big man sets a moving screen that flattens Souta.No call.
Next play—Renji drives.
Crash hip-checks him mid-air.Renji crashes to the ground.
"You soft, anime boy?" Crash whispers. "Where's your magic now?"
Riku grits his teeth.Coach Tanaka yells, but refs are silent.
Arclight up: 17–8.
🧊 Kaizen Shaken
Renji has a bruise swelling on his back.Daiki's shoulder is hanging weird.Keigo's nose is bleeding.
They're not playing basketball.They're surviving a street fight.
🧠 Halftime – Broken Locker Room
Silence.
Even Coach Tanaka has no words.
Riku stands. His voice low.
"They're not breaking our game. They're breaking our will."
He looks around.
"We've danced. We've fought. Now we survive."
He looks at Renji.
"They want to break you? Make them fear you."
Renji nods. Eyes cold now.
"No more rhythm.I'm going street."
🔥 3rd Quarter – The Fightback
Renji stops running plays.He baits Crash—talking back, shoving back.
Cross. Pull-up.Splash.
Next possession—he steals the ball.Breakaway.
360 windmill dunk.
Crowd explodes.
Riku uses quick traps. Souta hits a corner three.Kaizen claws back: 43–43.
Crash? He's smiling.
"Now this is fun."
🥶 Final Quarter – Breaking Point
Arclight goes full pressure.Full-court press. Fouls. Trash talk.
Riku's ankle twists on a trap. He limps, but stays in.
Renji draws a double team—spins.Pass to Souta—wide open.
Bang.
Kaizen up: 58–56.
Arclight has the ball. 12 seconds left.
Crash stares Riku down.
"Last play, baby. Say goodbye."
He drives—
Riku switches in front of him—
Crash jumps.
But Riku doesn't block. He takes the hit.
WHISTLE.
Charge.
🎤 Final Score: Kaizen 58 – Arclight 56
Renji lifts Riku off the floor.
Riku's ankle is swollen.But he's smiling.
"We didn't just survive...We made them bleed."
👤 Closing Scene – Black Fang's Camp
Jin nods slowly watching the footage.
"That's real fire."
Noah stands beside him.
"Time to test if it burns through steel."
Finals: Kaizen vs. Black Fang.