Extra Game: Chapter 3

After the manga had ended, Kuroko no Basket came out with a sequel. It is called "Extra Game" written by Fujimaki Tadatoshi. This is about the third chapter of the sequel.

      This chapter shows a special color page featuring one of the main antagonists in "Extra Game", Jason Silver. 

     The chapter starts off with Tetsuya Kuroko and Taiga Kagami's teammates from their school, Seirin, arriving late to the game between team Vorpal Swords Vs. team Jabberwock.  The rest of Seirin along with the teammates of the Generation of Miracles and some rivals are watching the basketball game indoors through different medias, such as computers or TVs. 

watching the game on various media

   The scene changes to show Ryouta Kise blocking Jabberwock from scoring, thus giving Vorpal Swords possession of the ball. Kise passes the ball to Seijuro Akashi, the captain, who then passes it Daiki Aomine. Aomine runs with exceptional speed. He manages to impress one of rivals on Jabberwock with this skill, and the Jabberwock player thinks that he is very nimble for an oriental. Aomine wants to prove his point even more and starts, "Hey, you guys aren't the only ones who grew up playing street ball." He then proceeds to dribble the ball very fast and throws it from behind his back, where it is out of perception from the rival team member he was playing one-on-one with. The ball is heading toward the hoop in which Aomine runs and grabs it, and dunks the ball in, earning Vorpal Swords two points. The current score is Vorpal Swords: 15, Jabberwock: 9.

Order of Aomine's point

     Next it is Jabberwock's turn to rebound the ball. Nash Gold Jr., the captain of Jabberwock, against Akashi, the captain of Vorpal Swords. Nash tries to confuse Akashi by dribbling the ball with speed so fast that it is hard to follow. Nash notices how Akashi still is able to follow the ball, so he passes the ball to a teammate who then jumps to dunk the ball in, but proves no match for Vorpal Swords center Atsushi Murasakibara. Murasakibara passes the ball to the shooting guard, Shintaro Midorima, who has never missed a shot. Midorima starts to explain how his horoscope says his zodiac sign, Cancer, is the luckiest. Some members on Jabberwock begin to doubt him, however he makes the basket, like always. After his shot, the first quarter ends with a score of 20-16, Vorpal Swords in the lead. Everybody cheers for the home team. 
     However, Vorpal Swords coach, assistant coach, and manager all notice one thing: Jabberwock is not being pushed, in fact, Vorpal Swords is being pushed to the brink. Satsuki Momoi, the manager, notices how Vorpal Swords is already sweating more than normal, even though the first match ended. The team seems happy though. Aomine seemed the happiest because he had yet again found opponents who were potentially stronger than him. The rest of the team is encouraged by Aomine's happiness. 

      We then turn to Jabberwock's bench. Nash is telling his team how Vorpal Swords is better than they expected and play much better than American teams they have faced in the past. But he says, "Having said all that, monkeys will still be monkeys." Jason Silver agrees and crushed his water bottle as he sadistically replies, "It's time for a reality check. Show 'em just how wide the gap is between us."

     The second quarter begins. Jabberwock seemingly planned to have Jason Silver up against Aomine. Of course, Aomine suspects something. Jason Silver moves quickly trying to confuse Aomine and speeds past him. Jason races to the basket yet Murasakibara is ready to encounter the 6'11" man who is just an inch taller than him. Murasakibara jumps ready to defend his team when Silver pushes the ball in. The audience is shocked when Silver defeats the fastest and most powerful players in one play. 

Murasakibara & Aomine defeated by Silver

     Jason Silver starts to burst in laughter making yet another "monkey" remark to Aomine and Murasakibara. Aomine and Murasakibara cannot understand what he is saying because they cannot understand English, but both teens know that they are being mocked with the way he is laughing right in front of them. The game continues on and Akashi's shot is blocked by Jason. Everyone is surprised that this happened because Akashi is seemingly the best player on the team. Akashi is obviously shocked himself. This gives Jabberwock a chance to catch up so Nash passes the ball to Jason who then outruns Kise and Midorima and taunts them. To everyone's surprise, Jason Silver jumps from the free throw line and dunks and two handed windmill dunk. Kagami begins to explain how using two hands can give you more power when you dunk, but can sacrifice the jump height. He admits that he, a profound dunker, could not even do that from the free throw line. Junpei Hyuga finally sees the power of the man with the "body chosen by God himself". Jason Silver starts yelling and rambles about he is beating the "monkeys" and how hard work isn't what's being demonstrated. Jason Silver continues to score and raises Jabberwock's score to 33 while Vorpal Swords' score is 24. Then Vorpal Swords calls for a time out. 
       At the bench, Murasakibara is angered by Jason Silver and as he is talking about putting the man in his place, Riko Aida, the assistant coach, notices that this position as defender is putting a strain on his stamina. Kagetora Aida, the coach, decides to sub out some players. He puts Midorima and Akashi on the bench and replaces them with Kuroko and Kagami! Murasakibara seems displeased but Kagetora explains how Kise will be taking on Akashi's duties. Murasakibara wants to handle Jason Silver on his own, but Akashi tells him to listen to their coach and says, "It's impossible for you to win by yourself. You are not enough right now. If you really think differently, then know I've got your back...I get it, you're frustrated. Aomine, that goes for you too, got it?" Both Murasakibara and Aomine seem to agree. This is a great example of how Akashi is a remarkable captain and is able to control the Generation of Miracles. After the pep-talk, it is time to go back to the game. 

the new line up returns to the game

Kagami and Aomine work together to block Silver

    Jabberwock notices Kuroko is in the game and remember the incident from last night, when Kuroko encountered them and attempted to talk to them. Then its Jason Silver Vs. Murasakibara. Silver quickly runs to the basket but is blocked by Kagami. Silver proclaims that he will use more force and working alone won't help, and that's when Aomine comes to help (even though he and Kagami don't want to admit they are helping each other.) Aomine and Kagami both effectively knock the ball out of Silver's hand. The crowd goes wild! Vorpal Swords begins to advance to their basket. Kise passes the ball to Kuroko who uses his amazing passing skills to that "our run starts now!"

My personal opinion: This chapter gave me this feeling. I felt warm and content, those words are the best to describe what I feel about this chapter. The readers got to see what Vorpal Swords would do under extreme pressure as well as being frustrated. My favorite part was when Akashi helped calm down Murasakibara and Aomine were angry. The readers got insight on how Akashi was the best captain during Teiko. I hated how Jabberwock constantly taunted Vorpal Swords with the "monkey" insult. Repeating the same insult eventually gets old! They'll regret their words once they fight Kuroko. They have everything but a shadow on their team! 

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