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Time flows relentlessly.
Ryu, as usual, trained with everyone in the gym.
After a while, covered in sweat, he sat on the bench outside the court watching the intra-squad match.
Aomine Daiki weaved through the crowd like a frightened mouse running around.
That might not be the most accurate description.
However, it perfectly describes Aomine Daiki right now.
In one word: fast.
'This guy's speed talent is truly amazing.'
Ryu shifted his gaze to the main entrance.
Momoi Satsuki had already gone to the second team to invite Kise Ryota.
Now the Generation of Miracles was officially all together.
How much time had passed?
Aomine Daiki dribbled the ball quickly and delivered a stunning two-handed dunk, shocking everyone.
A dunk.
This was something other middle school students wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Are you kidding me?
How many middle school students can dunk?
Ryu raised an eyebrow, inwardly marveling.
'This guy, it seems not only his speed has increased, but his jumping ability has too.'
He looked down at his hands, thinking to himself.
'Dunking? I should be able to do that too.'
This wasn't arrogance.
Although he hadn't yet demonstrated a dunk in reality, he had tried it many times in the dream world.
The feel, the power, the exhilaration of a dunk—it was all ingrained in his blood.
At that moment, two more people appeared at the entrance of the basketball court.
Aomine Daiki, hanging on the basketball hoop, had noticed them and asked:
"Hey! Satsuki, is this Kise Ryota?"
Everyone on the first team knew that Kise Ryota had joined the team today.
Momoi Satsuki nodded.
"Starting today, Kise Ryota is a member of the first team."
Aomine Daiki exhaled and looked at Kise Ryota.
"Wow... he's really good even though he's only just started playing basketball."
Kise Ryota, still reeling from the shock of Aomine Daiki's dunk, thought to himself in amazement:
"You're the one who's amazing! How can a middle schooler dunk?"
No one else knew what Kise Ryota was thinking.
"Where's Kuroko?"
Muttering to herself, Momoi Satsuki looked around, trying to find Kuroko.
Suddenly, her pink eyes lit up.
She waved and called out in Ryu's direction.
"Ryu..."
Following her gaze, Kise Ryota froze.
He saw a familiar face.
Wasn't this the person he'd met on the subway?
He was a student at Teiko Middle School?
And a member of the first-team basketball team?
Kise Ryota's mind went blank.
Ryu, resting on a bench, looked up at the sound, smiled, waved to Momoi Satsuki, and then smiled slightly at Kise Ryota.
"Ryu, have you seen Kuroko?"
Hearing Momoi Satsuki's question, Ryu simply pointed at Kise Ryota.
Neither Momoi Satsuki nor Kise Ryota understood what he meant.
Kise Ryota asked curiously:
"Um... who's Kuroko?"
Momoi Satsuki answered:
"Kuroko is your mentor. Your senior said that although you're a second-year student, since you joined mid-year, you'll have to do chores like the first-years, so Kuroko is your mentor."
Kise Ryota said knowingly:
"Kuroko, huh?"
Kise thought to himself: 'He must be a really strong person!'
Momoi Satsuki knew that Ryu was immune to Kuroko's disappearance technique, so she called out to him again:
"Ryu, help me find Kuroko."
Ryu replied with a helpless smile:
"He's over there with you."
He pointed ahead of Kise Ryota.
Just as Momoi Satsuki and Kise Ryota were completely confused, a voice suddenly rang in their ears.
"Are you looking for me?"
This figure startled Kise Ryota because the voice seemed to be right next to his ear.
He looked left and right but saw no one.
Momoi Satsuki also looked around, her expression quite adorable.
"I'm in front of you."
As Kise Ryota turned around, someone suddenly appeared in front of him.
Short stature, blue hair, a calm, expressionless face.
It was Kuroko Tetsuya.
Kise Ryota froze for a few seconds, then unconsciously took a step back, exclaiming in surprise:
"Ah… you, who are you?"
Momoi Satsuki turned around and also noticed Kuroko Tetsuya.
She quickly stepped forward to introduce him.
"Kuroko, this is Kise Ryota, whom I told you about before."
Kuroko Tetsuya bowed slightly to Kise Ryota.
"Hello, I'm Kuroko Tetsuya."
Ryu, who had witnessed this scene from a distance, suppressed a smile.
He had seen it all.
Even with Momoi Satsuki and Kise Ryota right in front of him, they couldn't detect him no matter what.
This strange and absurd feeling made him feel unreal.
What happened next was predictable.
Kise Ryota successfully became a member of the first team.
Today's intra-team practice matches began in several groups.
Murasakibara Atsushi's defense.
Aomine Daiki's breakthrough.
Midorima Shintaro's three-pointer.
Haizaki Shogo's cunning.
Each of these made Kise Ryota's heart tremble.
He then turned his gaze to Ryu, who was playing with Karupin on the sidelines.
'Seriously, what's this guy doing here? Why is there a cat in the gym? Doesn't he participate in practice? He should be a member of the first team too, right?'
A whole host of questions flooded Kise Ryota's mind.
Ryu was leisurely playing with Karupin with Momoi Satsuki.
Suddenly, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
Ryu stood up without changing his expression.
He spoke gently to Momoi Satsuki beside him:
"Satsuki, I'm leaving now. I'll be back later. Kise joined today; there should be a celebration, right? I'll be there."
Momoi Satsuki, confused, asked:
"Ryu, where are you going?"
"I suddenly remembered something important. I'll leave it to you to inform the coach."
With that, Ryu picked up Karupin, waved to Momoi Satsuki, and walked out of the basketball court.
No one else in the gym noticed Ryu leaving.
Even those who did notice didn't question it.
Ryu's sudden departures weren't unusual; everyone was used to it.
Kise Ryota was playing basketball, sweating profusely.
He naturally noticed Ryu's departure.
Although puzzled, he didn't dwell on it.
He was only interested in strong players.
He hadn't witnessed Ryu's strength, so he wouldn't pay much attention to him.
Besides, it was hard to say if Ryu was even a member of the first team.
The other first-team players were all training; why should he be idling around?
On the other side.
Midorima Shintaro, having just sank a three-pointer, adjusted his glasses and watched Ryu's departing figure.
"That guy keeps leaving without reason lately; it's outrageous."
Aomine Daiki didn't think much of it.
"Ryu must be busy! Never mind him; I'm having a blast, let's continue."
Ryu, having walked out of the basketball court, transmitted his voice to Karupin:
"Are you serious?"
Karupin nodded.
"No mistake; just like the last few times, it's that thing."
"You guide us; we have to get there before it disappears."
Ryu's eyes gleamed with unusual excitement.
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