Kuroko's Basketball template: the king of slacking off, Shohoku's strongest sixth man.

Separated by a wall, there is a women's bath.

The air was filled with mist and the aroma was enticing.

Ayako was helping Haruko wipe her back, and the two chatted casually.

"Haruko, your skin is so nice, so white and smooth."

"No way... it's Ayako-senpai who's..."

Sudden.

A deafening gasp came from the men's bath next door, as if they had witnessed some miracle.

"oh!!!!!"

"It's huge!!!!"

The sound was so loud that it even caused ripples to spread across the water's surface.

Haruko was startled and shrank into the water like a frightened little rabbit, only her big eyes showing:

"W-What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Ayako stopped what she was doing, her brows furrowing slightly.

He looked at the not-too-high wooden wall, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

These boys...

They were just making a racket, and suddenly they started yelling so loudly.

Could they be doing something strange?

Or……

"What do you mean, 'it's so big'..."

"They're not spying on us, are they...?"

Ayako muttered to herself, instinctively covering her chest.

"Peeking?!"

Haruko's face instantly turned bright red, steam rose from her head, and she looked like she was about to be cooked.

"No, no way..."

"And Sakuragi-kun and the others..."

Ayako narrowed her eyes, a dangerous smile curving her lips, exuding a queenly aura.

"snort."

"I hope not."

"otherwise……"

She picked up a wooden basin from the side, weighed it in her hand, and made a chilling sound.

"No matter who it is, if they dare to show their face, I'll let them know why the flowers are so red."

Meanwhile, at the men's bath...

Lin Bei sat back in the water, enjoying the gazes of the crowd that were a mixture of admiration and fear.

Hidden strength and name.

"alright."

He closed his eyes and said softly:

"Stop looking, that's a talent you can't learn. Some things are innate."

"Now, who wants to compete?"

The crowd looked at each other, shrinking back like quails.

Compare?

What's the point of comparing?!

Morale has collapsed!

I'm so frustrated!

Lin Bei emerged victorious in this hot spring battle.

He dominated with an absolute force.

This solidified his unshakeable "emperor" status in the Shohoku locker room.

Moreover, he is a "giant" figure whom people look up to.

……

The night was as dark as ink, as thick as aged soy sauce that couldn't be dissolved.

Under the corridor of the Yunyin Hot Spring Inn.

Several paper lanterns swayed wildly in the draft, making a "creak, creak" sound, which sounded just like an old lady grinding her teeth.

Inside the men's guest room.

On the huge tatami mat, several "corpses" stood upright.

No one spoke.

But the air was filled with a sour, pungent smell called "frustrated self-esteem," even more overpowering than Sakuragi's stinky feet.

"call……"

Someone sighed, and in the deathly silent room, it sounded like a summons to a spirit.

"I can't sleep."

Sakuragi Hanamichi sprang up as if he had risen from the dead, causing the blanket to swirl in the wind.

He sat cross-legged in the darkness, his eyes wide open, his face screaming "I refuse to accept this!"

"I...can't sleep either."

Miyagi Ryota slowly sat up and subconsciously touched his abs.

The lines that were once a source of pride now appear so thin and helpless under the shadow of Lin Bei in my mind.

"That guy..."

Miyagi gritted his teeth, his voice carrying a hint of despair at being completely crushed.

"Shut up."

Rukawa Kaede turned over, facing away from everyone.

The voice remained chillingly cold.

But the taut lines of his back, like a bowstring, betrayed the turmoil raging within him.

Clearly, the lingering power of that "holy sword" had even broken the guard of this aloof fox.

"Superficial! Utterly superficial!"

Sakuragi suddenly yelled, startling Akagi Takenori, who had just started to feel sleepy, so much so that he almost had a heart attack.

"What's wrong with you, going crazy in the middle of the night?"

Akagi sat up, his face dark, veins throbbing on his forehead. Were these problem children sent by God to shorten his lifespan?

"Gorilla! You saw it too, right!"

"That guy is just... a little bigger."

"What else is so great about it?"

"man!"

Sakuragi pounded his chest hard, making muffled "thump-thump" sounds, as if encouraging himself.

"The most important thing isn't appearance! It's courage! It's spirit!"

"It possesses a resilience that remains unmoved even when Mount Tai collapses before it!"

Mitsui Hisashi also sat up at this moment, rubbing his messy hair, his eyes gloomy like a resentful woman.

As a former gang leader, losing in a primitive male competition like "size contest" is an utter disgrace.

"What do you want to say?" Mitsui stared at Sakuragi.

"I refuse to accept this!"

Sakuragi jumped off the tatami mat and paced barefoot on the ground like an agitated red-haired monkey.

"That was just a physical contest, too low-level!"

"If we're going to compete, let's compete on a spiritual level!"

"Let's see who's braver!"

Miyagi raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "How do we compete?"

Sakuragi's lips curled into a wicked smile.

On his way back, he made a point of asking the hotel owner, who looked like a ghost, about it.

"Hehehe...I heard..."

Sakuragi lowered his voice and mysteriously moved closer to the crowd, his face appearing particularly ferocious in the dim light.

"There is an abandoned shrine on the hill behind this hotel."

"It is said that..."

"Squeak—"

Before the words were finished, the tightly closed paper door was pulled open.

A cold draft blew in.

"Waaaaaahh ...

Sakuragi and Miyagi instinctively hugged each other, letting out screams like pigs being slaughtered.

Even Akagi's face paled three shades.

"It's so noisy."

Lin Bei yawned at the doorway.

Holding a bottle of iced milk, he looked at the two huddled together as if they were mentally challenged.

Are you practicing a duet?

"You want to summon all the ghosts on the mountain?"

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that Lin Bei was not the only one outside the door.

There were also Haruko and Ayako who came out after hearing the commotion, as well as the four lively characters from Sakuragi's gang.

"Sakuragi-kun?"

"What happened? The screams are so pitiful..."

Haruko was wearing a light pink yukata, her wet hair draped over her shoulders, and she looked worried.

"N-No!"

Sakuragi shoved Miyagi aside as if he'd been electrocuted, straightened his non-existent tie, and instantly switched into "tough guy mode."

"This genius was just... practicing his voice!"

"Yes! Practice dantian qi!"

"Preparing for tomorrow's special training!"

"cut."

Miyagi rolled her eyes and mercilessly exposed him, "He clearly wanted to hold some kind of courage test."

"A test of courage?"

"That sounds interesting."

"The night is long and I'm bored, how about we all play some games?"

Ayako's eyes lit up, and she waved her round fan with great flair.

"this……"

Akagi was about to use his captain's authority to refuse this boring activity.

But seeing Ayako's enthusiastic eyes, the words of refusal caught in his throat and he swallowed them back down.

"Then it's settled!"

Seeing Haruko there, Sakuragi immediately felt his chakra ignite.

This is a fantastic opportunity to show off your masculinity!

As long as I stand up for Haruko when she's scared...

Hehehe, that scene is too beautiful.

He was afraid of getting a nosebleed.