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

Then, a strange scene unfolded on the rooftop.

Lin Bei lay down to sleep.

A red-haired delinquent was squatting nearby, his hands forming a mudra and his eyes closed.

At the same time, he muttered to himself, "I am a stone... I am a stone..."

Five minutes later.

The rooftop door was pushed open again.

Haruko Akagi came up carrying a bento box.

"Sakuragi-kun? Hayashi-kun?"

"Is Sakuragi-kun... constipated?" Haruko asked in surprise.

Sakuragi's expression was indeed ferocious; his face was flushed red, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

"Wow! Haruko-san!"

"No, no!"

"This is spiritual practice!"

"It's the secret to basketball that Master Lin Bei taught me!"

Sakuragi instantly lost his composure and hurriedly straightened up.

"Master?"

Haruko blinked her big eyes and looked at Lin Bei, who was still sleeping.

Lin Bei turned over, his back to the two of them, and waved:

"Don't listen to his nonsense, he's just constipated."

……

In the afternoon, at the basketball court.

Akagi Takenori stood at the very front of the group, his expression serious.

"Next week, we're going to Ryonan High School for a practice match."

This sentence is like a pebble thrown into a lake.

"Ryonan? That semi-final team?"

"I heard their Sendoh Akira is incredibly skilled..."

The freshmen whispered among themselves.

Akagi coughed and took out a list.

"This practice match is mainly for getting the team together."

"The following is the list of players accompanying the team."

"Akagi Takenori, Kigure Kimonobu, Yasuda Yasharu, Shiozaki Tetsuji, Tsunoda Satoru..."

Akagi paused for a moment after reading this.

His gaze swept over Lin Bei, who was standing at the back of the line, leaning against the wall and yawning, and then looked at Sakuragi, who had an expectant look on his face.

"Rukawa Kaede".

"Here," Rukawa Kaede replied coldly.

"And... Lin Bei."

"Here..." Lin Bei raised his hand weakly.

The list has been read.

The air froze for three seconds.

"And what about me?!"

"Gorilla! What's this genius's name?!"

"Why are that fox and this sleepyhead both here, but I'm not?!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed out of the line, pointed at his own nose, and his face turned a deep purplish-red.

"You're a beginner!"

"You don't even understand the rules? Aren't you going to embarrass yourself?" A well-shaped mark popped out on Akagi's forehead.

"Damn it! I have secret training!"

"I've learned to kill with my eyes, and I can teleport!"

Sakuragi persisted, even attempting to grab Akagi by the collar.

"Bang!"

Akagi gave him a sharp rap on the head without any hesitation.

Sakuragi covered his head, tears welling in his eyes, and turned to look at Lin Bei.

"Master!"

"You be the judge! This isn't fair!"

Lin Bei sighed.

This is such a hassle.

If we don't appease this single-celled organism, we definitely won't be able to slack off properly later.

He walked over and patted Sakuragi on the shoulder.

"Hanamichi, you're wrong."

"ha?"

"Think about it, would you just casually show off a powerful weapon?"

Lin Bei lowered his voice, his face mysterious, "The real trump cards only appear at the most crucial moment."

"The captain is using you as a 'secret weapon'."

"A secret...weapon?"

Sakuragi froze, repeating the word over and over.

"That's right."

Lin Bei pointed at Rukawa Kaede, "Rukawa Kaede is a conventional weapon, a consumable, used to wear down the enemy's stamina."

"And you are there to make the final decision."

"What if we put you up there from the start and the people from Ryonan get scared away?"

This logic is riddled with flaws.

But in Sakuragi Hanamichi's mind, a perfect closed loop was formed.

His expression shifted from anger to shock, and then to ecstasy.

Finally, he put his hands on his hips, looked up at the sky, and laughed loudly:

"Hahaha! I see!"

"The gorilla really did have good taste!"

"I am a secret weapon! A secret weapon!"

Akagi's lips twitched as he looked at Lin Bei: "You bastard, don't you feel any guilt lying to idiots?"

Lin Bei shrugged: "Captain, this is called tactical psychological counseling."

"Alright, let's begin training!"

Akagi roared, "Lin Bei, step forward!"

Lin Bei's heart skipped a beat.

"Captain, I'm not feeling well today, my period..."

Don't give me that.

Akagi tossed the ball to him, "I watched your attack yesterday, and you do have some tricks up your sleeve."

"But basketball is not just about offense."

"Let me see your defense."

Akagi walked to the basket, stood with his back to the basket, and said, "Come on, guard me."

The entire room fell silent.

Takenori Akagi is 197cm tall and weighs 90kg. He is a humanoid gorilla.

Lin Bei is 188cm tall and has a slender build.

This is like hitting the jackpot while riding a bicycle.

"Captain, if I get injured, will it be considered a work-related injury?" Lin Bei walked over with a bitter face.

"Enough talk, come on!"

Akagi, holding the ball, suddenly leaned back.

A tremendous force struck.

Lin Bei felt like he was pushing against a wall.

"It's too heavy..."

He simply couldn't withstand Akagi's back attack.

Akagi turned around, preparing to jump and dunk.

In that very instant.

A glint of blue light flashed in Lin Bei's dead fish eyes.

[Passive Skill: Sight Guidance Activated]

Just as Akagi was about to jump, he suddenly felt his hand become lighter.

Where's the ball?

He turned around in surprise.

Lin Bei was already standing behind him at some point.

Holding the orange basketball in her hand, she was about to hand it to Kogure next to her.

"Senior Kogure, could you please carry this for me? It's incredibly heavy."

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Rukawa Kaede's pupils suddenly contracted.

In that brief moment, even he didn't see how Lin Bei managed to get around him.

It's like... disappearing into thin air, and then reappearing out of thin air.

Akagi landed, staring at his empty hands with disbelief on his face.

"When...did you...?"

"Just as you turned around."

"Captain, your movements are too exaggerated; they're full of openings."

"Besides, you only have eyes for the basket and don't even look at me."

"Since you're not looking at me, then I'll take your ball," Lin Bei said, rubbing his chest where he had been bumped.

These words, while not particularly hurtful, are extremely insulting.

Akagi took a deep breath and looked at the lazy boy in front of him.

A premonition I'd never felt before welled up inside me.

This year's Shohoku...

Perhaps it really can turn the world upside down in Kanagawa.

"very good."

Akagi said in a deep voice, "Lin Bei, you'll be a substitute in the match against Ryonan."

"Yay!" Lin Bei raised his arms and cheered.

"However," Akagi changed the subject, "if the situation turns unfavorable, you must step in immediately."

"What if we lose..."

Akagi clenched his fist, making a cracking sound.

"You and Sakuragi will clean the gym floor together until graduation."

Lin Bei's smile froze on his face.

"Is this what they call bullying on the court? Absolutely!"

He wailed inwardly.

For that damn undefeated bonus, and to avoid having to mop the floor.

It seems I won't be able to sleep the whole way on this trip to Ryonan.

"Sendoh Akira, huh..."

The image of that broom-headed man flashed into Lin Bei's mind.

"Hopefully it will be a little bit more interesting."

"Otherwise, I might... actually fall asleep."