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Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Basketball Club.
Kamimono Kazuo and Kugawa led Ryu to the entrance of the basketball court.
Kamimono Kazuo introduced, "This is our school's basketball court."
Ryu stared in astonishment at what was supposedly Toho Kotei Gakuen's basketball court.
'This is a basketball court?'
The palatial building before him gave Ryu a sense of unreality.
The basketball court had two floors, but it wasn't very large; it seemed to only accommodate two courts.
Ryu could understand. After all, the basketball club was only established last year. Currently, the basketball club, including him, only had five members.
"This basketball court is really special."
"Right! I was shocked when I first saw it too!" Kamimono Kazuo agreed.
Kugawa Yuuki also said with a smile, "Let's go in! Kuroki and Hanafuji should be inside too."
Kamimono Kazuo nodded, then walked ahead and entered the stadium first.
Upon entering, Ryu took in the entire stadium's interior.
The floor was still the same wooden floor, only the surrounding walls and some details were slightly different. There were two courts, just as Ryu had expected.
On one of the courts, two people were practicing.
Hearing the sound, the two stopped practicing and looked at Ryu and the others who had entered the stadium.
"Kamimono, Kugawa, you're a little late today!"
The speaker was a boy with black hair and bangs covering his eyes. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ryu beside Kamimono and Kugawa.
He asked with some confusion, "Huh? Who's this?"
The boy next to him, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, also noticed Ryu.
"Is this a new member of the basketball club?"
"Kuroki, Hanafuji, Kugawa and I have a surprise for you."
Kamimono Kazuo greeted the two, then pointed to Ryu and introduced him.
"This is Shirogane Ryu. From today onwards, he's a member of our team."
Hearing Kamimono Kazuo's words, the two he called Kuroki and Hanafuji looked at Ryu curiously. They didn't mean any disrespect; they were simply curious about Ryu.
Kamimono Kazuo looked at Ryu and introduced them.
"Ryu, these two are the other two members of the basketball club."
Ryu nodded and smiled at the two.
"Hello, my name is Shirogane Ryu. Please take care of me from now on."
Kuroki and Hanafuji exchanged a glance, then each spoke.
"My name is Kuroki Ryuichi, I'm the team's power forward. Since Kamimono personally brought you here, it means your skills must be quite good."
As soon as Kuroki Ryuichi finished speaking, Hanafuji spoke up.
"Hello, my name is Hanafuji Souji, I'm the team's point guard. Welcome to the team."
Kamimono Kazuo laughed heartily.
"Haha, don't underestimate Ryu. Ryu is the one who defeated me last time. He comes from Teiko."
Teiko?
This name made both Kuroki Ryuichi and Hanafuji's hearts skip a beat. Of course they knew Teiko; the three-time consecutive champions, everyone knew them.
"This silver-haired boy is actually from Teiko?" Kuroki Ryuichi asked.
"Teiko? So you're from the 'Generation of Miracles'? But that doesn't make sense! I haven't seen any information about you in magazines."
Hearing Kuroki Ryuichi's question, Ryu smiled helplessly.
"I left Teiko in my second year of middle school, so I wasn't there in my third year."
Hearing Ryu's explanation, Kuroki Ryuichi and Hanafuji Souji nodded in understanding.
Just then, Kuroki Ryuichi spoke up.
"Ryu-kun, what position do you specialize in?"
Ryu replied, "Position? I guess small forward! Although I can play power forward too, I played small forward when I was at Teiko."
"Great! That fills our positions perfectly. Does that mean we can participate in the National Tournament?" Kuroki Ryuichi asked excitedly.
Kugawa Yuuki chimed in.
"It should be possible! After all, we've waited a year. If we hadn't lost one person last year, we wouldn't have missed the national tournament."
Clap clap clap…
Kamimono Kazuo clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to himself.
"Alright, it's too early to discuss this now. We'll just ask the coach later."
Speaking of the coach, Ryu asked curiously, "By the way, who's our coach?"
For a moment, Kamimono Kazuo and the others were speechless.
Kamimono Kazuo cleared his throat and then stammered.
"The coach... him? Well... anyway, he's a very strange person! You'll understand when you meet him."
Ryu blinked, becoming even more curious about the coach.
...
Seirin High School.
Cherry blossoms danced in the air inside and outside the school as one boy after another walked through its gates.
Students shouting recruitment notices filled every corner of the school. They would stop any newly enrolled student they saw and invite them to join their club.
Strangely, a thin, blue-haired boy went completely unnoticed by everyone. He carried a comic book, reading it as he walked along the school paths.
When he arrived at the basketball recruitment office, he picked up a club application form from the table and began filling it out. However, the boy and girl sitting opposite him remained completely oblivious to his presence.
The blue-haired boy wrote four characters in the name section of the application: "Kuroko Tetsuya."
...
Touou High School.
A boy and a girl walked through the Touou campus.
The boy was about 190 cm tall, with blue hair and dark skin, always appearing lazy. The girl had beautiful long pink hair, a sweet and lovely face, and snow-white skin.
These two were Aomine Daiki and Momoi Satsuki.
"Aomine, wait for me!" Momoi Satsuki chased after Aomine Daiki.
Aomine Daiki replied lazily, "Satsuki, it's because you're too slow."
Momoi Satsuki pouted and said discontentedly, "Seriously, why did you come to Touou? I've already found out which school Ryu goes to, why don't you go to the same school as him?"
"What's the point then?"
Suddenly hearing Aomine Daiki's words, Momoi Satsuki didn't react for a moment.
"Huh? What? How is it pointless? I haven't seen Ryu in so long."
"If you want to see him so much, why don't you go with that guy?"
Hearing this, Momoi Satsuki said, both embarrassed and angry, "It's all because of you. If no one keeps an eye on you, I don't know what you'll become."
Aomine Daiki said impatiently, "I don't need you to keep an eye on me."
Aomine Daiki paused, then asked, "By the way, Satsuki, you said you found out which school Ryu went to, what school is it?"
Momoi Satsuki snorted lightly, then answered, "The school Ryu went to is called 'Toho Kotei Gakuen.' I've already texted everyone to let them know."
...
Kaijo High School.
Kise Ryota, with blond hair, handsome features, and a perpetual smile, strolled leisurely through the campus. Girls passing by all swooned at the sight of him.
"Wow! So handsome!"
"He's so handsome!"
"Is he a freshman at our school? He's so handsome, I have to get his autograph."
Kise Ryota was used to the sounds around him, his smile never fading.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. He took his phone out of his pocket and opened it. A text message appeared on the screen.
Kise Ryota opened the message, and his smile widened even further.
"Oh, I see! So that's where Ryucchi went!"
...
Shutoku High School.
At the entrance of the basketball court.
Midorima Shintaro, with green hair, stood motionless at the entrance, his green eyes behind his glasses fixed on the screen of his phone. The words "Toho Kotei Gakuen" were reflected in his glasses.
Just then, a short-haired boy behind him reminded him.
"Hey! Midorima, let's not stand here, we're blocking other people's way..."
Midorima Shintaro looked up from his phone and spoke, "Oh, I know, Takao."
...
Yosen High School.
Murasakibara Atsushi, with medium-length purple hair, had a snack stick dangling from his mouth, his eyes fixed blankly on the screen of his phone.
After a long while, he finally bit off the stick.
Crunch... Crunch...
"Finally, news from Ryu-chin!"
"Is he your friend, Atsushi?"
The one who asked was an extremely handsome and gentle-looking boy. A mole under his right eye added to his charm.
"Oh, a classmate from junior high! Eh...? Who are you?"
Hearing this, the boy with the mole under his right eye smiled helplessly.
"My name is Himuro Tatsuya."
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Rakuzan High School.
In a quiet room.
Akashi Seijuro, with his red hair, sat alone at the table, silently playing shogi. There was a cell phone on the table next to the shogi board.
The phone displayed a text message from Momoi Satsuki: [I've found out Ryu school! It's "Toho Kotei Gakuen"]
...
Ryu, of course, was unaware that his academy had been exposed by Momoi Satsuki.
Toho Kotei Gakuen.
Basketball court.
A one-on-one game was underway on the court. The two players were Ryu and Kuroki Ryuichi.
This wasn't a challenge he initiated. It was because the other three players, except for Kamimono Kazuo, wanted to see just how strong Ryu was. That's why this scene occurred on the court.
On the court, Ryu dribbled the basketball. He looked at Kuroki Ryuichi in front of him and said, "Well then, I'll go."
Kuroki Ryuichi chuckled. "Come on! Don't be shy."
His words had barely left his lips when he felt a blur before his eyes, and then the figure of Ryu appeared before him.
Kuroki Ryuichi's heart tightened suddenly, and he quickly reached out to intercept.
Seeing this, Ryu executed a crossover dribble, then suddenly accelerated, preparing to break through Kuroki Ryuichi's side.
Kuroki Ryuichi's eyes narrowed, and his body shifted its weight to the side. Just then, his vision blurred again, and Ryu disappeared from his sight.
Immediately afterwards, he felt a gust of wind flash by on the other side. An ominous premonition surged into Kuroki Ryuichi's heart.
Before he could turn around, he heard a loud clang.
Ryu slammed the basketball into the hoop.
1-0.
Kamimono Kazuo, watching from the sidelines, was also dumbfounded. He muttered to himself, "He's stronger than before."
Kugawa Yuuki exclaimed, his eyes wide, "He broke through Kuroki's defense so easily, it's unbelievable! Isn't he really one of the 'Generation of Miracles'?"
Hanafuji Souji didn't speak, but his wide eyes revealed his inner turmoil.
Ryu landed back on the ground and turned to Kuroki Ryuichi. "Want to go again?"
Kuroki Ryuichi turned around. He nodded, his eyes resolute. "Again."
Ryu smiled slightly, then picked up the basketball and tossed it to Kuroki Ryuichi.
"It's your turn to attack this time!"
Kuroki Ryuichi caught the ball and nodded. "Okay."
Soon, both sides were ready.
Kuroki Ryuichi's gaze was fixed on Ryu. His dribbling motion never stopped.
Thump... thump... thump...
The sound of the basketball hitting the ground echoed throughout the empty arena. An invisible aura emanated from Kuroki Ryuichi.
Ryu raised an eyebrow. This level of aura didn't affect him. However, someone who possessed such an aura was quite an impressive player.
Ryu couldn't help but think to himself, 'Kamimono Kazuo is like this, and so is Kuroki Ryuichi. Could those guys named Kugawa and Hanafuji be like this too?'
But he didn't have time to verify these things now. Faced with Kuroki Ryuichi's breakthrough, he didn't underestimate him. Although he was confident in his abilities, out of respect for his opponent, he would take it seriously.
Whoosh...
Kuroki Ryuichi moved. He transformed into a black shadow, rushing towards Ryu's side.
Ryu took a step to the side, easily blocking the opponent's attack.
Kuroki Ryuichi paused, then retreated to protect the ball, preparing to find another opportunity. But Ryu wouldn't give him a chance to breathe. He leaned forward, pressing tightly against Kuroki Ryuichi, reducing his space to move.
Beads of sweat began to drip from Kuroki Ryuichi's forehead. The pressure from Ryu was mounting. No matter how he changed direction, he couldn't break through Ryu's defense. This made him both anxious and frustrated.
Just as the two hovered outside the three-point line...
Thud...
A crisp slapping sound rang out. Ryu successfully stole the basketball from Kuroki Ryuichi's hands.
Seeing this, Kugawa Yuuki on the sidelines exclaimed again, "My god! Kuroki actually got the ball stolen! I've never seen him get the ball stolen before!"
Hanafuji Souji had a similar expression.
Only Kamimono Kazuo's expression was both surprised and delighted. Surprised by Ryu's rapid growth over the past year. Delighted because with such a player joining the team, their chances of winning future matches would be much higher.
On the court, Ryu didn't hesitate after stealing the ball; he went straight to the basket and slammed it down again.
2-0.
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