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Time passed.
Sunrise and sunset, each day turning according to its predetermined gears.
Ryu had been in this world for over two months.
Every day, Ryu would go to an empty basketball court to practice.
Every night, he would enter the dream space to hone his skills.
At school.
He often heard news about the top team in the basketball club.
How incredibly fast Aomine Daiki was.
How incredibly accurate Midorima Shintaro was.
How incredibly skilled Murasakibara Atsushi was.
How incredibly gentle Akashi Seijuro was.
Ryu just listened, not paying much attention.
After all, he wasn't a member of the basketball club yet.
After two months of hard work.
Ryu had obtained a total of 28,627 cat food.
Unfortunately, no missions appeared during these two months.
During this time, Ryu upgraded his [Basketball Basics (Beginner)] to [Basketball Basics (Advanced)].
This caused Ryu to directly consume 15,000 Cat Energy.
At this moment, he could be described as a hidden miracle.
His touch, ball control, dribbling, passing, defense, ball feel, and shooting were all at an extremely high level.
Ryu used 5,000 Cat Energy to exchange for the ability [Data Basketball] from Karupin.
That's right.
This [Data Basketball] is the [Data Tennis] of Inui Sadaharu from The Prince of Tennis.
In this world, it has been transformed into [Data Basketball].
Ability Description: By collecting opponent data, it creates targeted counter-strategies. In a match, it can even accurately predict the opponent's habits, choices, speed, psychology, etc., achieving a preemptive strike effect.
Ryu's physical stats also showed significant changes.
Personal Information Panel.
[Name]: Shirogane Ryu
[Age]: 12 years old
[Height]: 177CM
[Weight]: 65 kg
[Strength]: A
[Speed]: A
[Stamina]: A
[Mental Strength]: A+
[Ball Skills]: Basketball Basics (Advanced), Basic Ball Skills (Intermediate), Basketball Data 1.0
[Ability]: Eye of the Ice Emperor - Vision (Evolvable)
Karupin's stats.
[Cat Food]: 0
[Cat Energy]: 10101
[Activity Range]: 31111 meters
These are Ryu's current stats.
Now let's talk about Karupin.
As you can see from the stats.
Karupin hasn't changed much.
Except for the increasingly close relationship between the two.
Their activity radius has increased to over 30,000 meters.
Now Karupin can go for walks on its own.
Thirty thousand meters—that's enough to keep it busy.
On a street in Tokyo.
A group of fourteen people were waiting at a traffic light.
Except for the elderly man leading the group.
The other thirteen were all dressed in matching uniforms.
White jackets and trousers with light blue side stripes.
The words "Teiko" were printed on the left chest of their jackets.
This group was the first-team members of the Teiko Junior High School basketball team.
They were heading to a nearby school for a practice match.
And the man leading the group was none other than Kozo Shirogane, the coach of the Teiko Junior High School basketball team.
Shirogane had white hair, and a kind smile graced his weathered face.
He was very happy that fate had allowed him to encounter such a talented players.
Since the basketball club recruited four exceptionally talented geniuses, all his attention was focused on nurturing them.
Aomine Daiki, Midorima Shintaro, Murasakibara Atsushi, and Akashi Seijuro.
Each of them was a once-in-a-decade genius.
He firmly believed that the Teiko basketball club would reach new heights.
Just as he was envisioning the future glory of the Teiko basketball club, cheers and shouts of approval came from not far away.
He looked in the direction of the sound.
He discovered that the sound was coming from a nearby basketball court.
Due to his years of experience scouting talent, he became somewhat interested in what was happening there.
Soon, the green light turned on.
The group crossed the road.
Shirogane Kozo then said, "You guys go ahead, I have some things to take care of. Nijimura, you lead the group."
With that, he walked towards the basketball court.
Teiko's group looked completely bewildered.
However, they didn't dare say anything.
Nijimura Shuzo thought for a moment, then said to the pink-haired girl in front of him.
"Satsuki, go and keep the coach company. He's getting old, so please be careful."
"Okay."
The speaker was Momoi Satsuki.
She was now the manager of Teiko's first-team basketball squad.
On the other side.
Bang bang bang...
A game was underway on the basketball court.
Five players on each side.
But it was clear to anyone with eyes that one side was being completely crushed by the other.
To be precise, one player was completely crushing the other.
The surrounding crowd stared in utter disbelief.
They watched the game unfold on the court.
"Incredible... This is just too outrageous!"
"He seems to know every move the opponent makes."
"Exactly! He knows what the other five players are going to do before they even move. It's amazing!"
"I never thought I'd see such a spectacular game on a streetball court."
"Who is that guy? Do you guys know him?"
...
The crowd's voices reached the ears of Shirogane Kozo and Momoi Satsuki, who had just arrived.
The two became interested in the conversation.
They went to the sidelines.
Then they saw what was happening on the court.
On the court.
A handsome young man with silver hair and silver eyes, possessing striking good looks, was dribbling a basketball.
A smile always played on his lips.
His movements were effortless against the defense of the five opposing players.
And every movement of his was perfectly executed.
This person was none other than Ryu.
He had also started playing at this court a month ago.
Because of his improved skills, he wanted to test his abilities.
He stumbled upon this place by chance.
After one match, he became addicted to the game.
So, unable to tear himself away, he would come here to play whenever he had free time.
Outside the court, Momoi Satsuki exclaimed upon seeing Ryu.
"So it's him."
Shirogane Kozo asked curiously, "Satsuki, do you know that silver-haired boy?"
Momoi Satsuki nodded.
"Yes, I met him once at the beginning of the school year. He's also a student at our Teiko Middle School."
Shirogane Kozo murmured with some surprise, "Is he from our Teiko?"
His voice wasn't loud, but his gaze remained fixed on Ryu, his thoughts unreadable.
The scene shifts.
Ryu dribbles to the three-point line.
Three opponents come to double-team him.
Ryu smiles slightly, then takes a step back to create distance.
Ryu jumps and shoots.
Swish…
The basketball goes in.
At this moment, the three opponents finally reach Ryu.
Ryu smiles and waves.
"You guys were a step too slow!"
The three opponents shake their heads and sigh.
This guy is impossible to defend.
He seems to know what we're going to do; he's really troublesome