Kuroko: I had already won the championship before the miracle happened.

"It's ok."

"Don't worry, take it."

"Perhaps this managerial job I took on unintentionally will allow you to become a part of the basketball team. After all, there's no one else in this position, and besides..."

Shigure Akito glanced at the laundry basket in Momoi Satsuki's hand and said, "You're actually quite interested in joining the Teiko basketball team, right?"

Tao Jing Wuyue was stunned for a moment.

"Ok!"

Her pink hair, neatly tied into a ponytail, swayed as Taojing jumped up and down. Then, her bright and clear voice rang out joyfully, and her words were filled with an eagerness to respond.

"Should I take my senior's sweatshirt to the laundry?"

"I'm on my way there now~"

"give it to me!"

Momoi shook the basket in her hand, and Shigure Akito glanced at the pile of towels inside, smiled and shook his head, "Forget it, I'll do it myself."

Done.

Turn around.

He was facing Nijimura Shuzo who had a playful expression on his face as if he was watching a show.

Rapid eye contact...

Nijimura: Ha!

Shigure: I'm just being considerate of the younger generation!

Nijimura: Ha!

Nijimura: It wasn't you who ordered the juniors around in the team?

Shigure: ...

Nijimura: You're only in the first grade, you're amazing.

As the two exchanged glances, Momoi Satsuki took the opportunity to take the sweatshirt from Shigure Akito and put it in the basket. "If you want to be a manager, you really have to start with these small things, senior."

Aomine, who was standing by, kept the ball in his hand, spinning it while complaining, "Don't worry, senior, Mayu is incredibly strong, she's a monster!"

"Just leave it to her~"

"Um?!"

"Aomine-kun!"

Because I was afraid of being misunderstood by my seniors, I changed my usual address to 'Aomine-kun'.

"what are you saying?!"

Tao Jing turned her back, raised her eyebrows, and spoke quietly in a bad mood.

He was about to kick him angrily, but suddenly remembered something. A strange smile appeared on his face, and then he changed his expression and looked at Qingfeng solemnly.

"Qingfeng, did you know that in the past month, while your army was preparing for the National Conference, a 'ghost' appeared in the Armed Forces Gymnasium~"

"?"

"ghost……"

"ghost?"

"Are you kidding me? How is that possible?!"

The ball in Qingfeng's hand fell to the ground after his face darkened. However, in front of several people, especially the two seniors, he still pretended to be calm and said, "May, what nonsense are you talking about?"

impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

What ghosts? They are all lies!

Tao Jingwuyue came closer mysteriously and whispered.

"It's the Tri-Service Arena. It used to be empty after school, but in the last month, a lot of people have said they hear something playing basketball inside. But every time they go in, there's nothing to see. There's only a light on above one of the courts."

"Then……"

At this point, she paused, then looked at Qingfeng seriously, "Pa~pa~pa~pa~pa~pa~" Under the lights... there was the sound of a ball bouncing, echoing all the time!

"Snapped!!"

The last word.

Tao Jing suddenly raised her voice, scaring Aomine Daiki so much that he shuddered!

Noticing the strange expressions of the two seniors, he quickly picked up the basketball from the ground and shouted, "Idiot! How can there be such a thing?"

"A ghost... or a spirit, or something...?"

"Only children would believe that!"

Aomine's reaction made Nijimura and Shigure look at each other. Because they knew the specific situation, they both couldn't help but smile.

"puff……"

"idiot!"

Behind him, Haizaki Shogo, who had recovered from the gym, walked over and saw Qingfeng's cowardly look, and immediately sneered. At the same time, he knew who the "ghost" was referring to.

"A weak army like Sanjun can scare you like this. Qingfeng, you are only this level!"

Tao Jing heard the voice and turned to look over.

It's someone I know...

Gray hair.

Haizaki Shogo of the First Army.

But she heard that he was a delinquent, so they had never spoken to each other and were not familiar with each other at all. So in order to scare Qingfeng, she deliberately hid this person.

There is actually another version...

Say it is...

In order to defeat Captain Nijimura, Haizaki Shogo would train with the 'ghost' players at the Sanjun Gymnasium at night.

"That's Kuroko Tetsuya of the Three Armies."

At this time.

Nijimura Shuzo spoke up, answering the question about 'ghosts' and 'spirits' without really answering them, then asked Haizaki Shogo, "How's his progress?"

"Humph!"

"What's the point of just being able to trick people into disappearing..."

"The ball is still there."

"That guy was completely powerless against me, and I lost interest in him after a few days."

Shigure Akito: “Pfft…~”

Shigure's laughter made Haizaki Shogo's mouth twitch unnaturally, and he had a bad premonition.

really……

"You guy..."

"Even more tsundere than Midorima?"

"I saw you were almost convinced earlier, but recently you were quite courageous and took the initiative to look for Nijimura. You clearly seem to be very happy to be around Kuroko~"

Haizaki Shogo: "I..."

Just barely...

I just acknowledged the guy's efforts a little.

but……

hateful!

What’s the use…?

It’s still impossible to catch up with that violent maniac!

Looking at Haizaki Shogo's obviously arrogant figure "fleeing in panic", Shigure Akito couldn't help but laugh, thinking that some changes are really amazing.

Kuroko.

Haizaki.

These two people inexplicably formed a bond.

Thinking of Kuroko Tetsuya...

"Hongcun."

"Would you like to go to the Three Armies together?"

"Ok?"

"..."

"Yes, although I don't think he can be used in this national championship."

But next year, he and Shigure would be in their third year, and as the captain, he needed to make some preparations for the generational change in Teiko.

In sight...

Qingfeng who hasn't recovered yet.

Haizaki ran away in a tsundere manner.

Not far away, Akashi and Midorima were passing by, quietly standing there watching.

Nijimura thought...

And for the younger generations, leave a sixth man on the bench who can change the course of the game.

The prerequisite is that Kuroko Tetsuya can really complete that technique, otherwise with that physical condition, he won’t even be qualified to join the first army.

After Shigure Akito and Nijimura Shuzo left.

Tao Jing teased Qingfeng a few more times.

Such as...

"A-Da's appearance is very deceptive. No one would guess that he's afraid of ghosts, right?"

At this moment, two girls who were also working as support staff but had ulterior motives in sneaking into the basketball team ran over excitedly from a distance.

"Hey, May."

"Aomine-kun... I heard you two grew up together?"

"Does he have a girlfriend now?"

"Ok?"

Tao Jing was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the two.

"Look, Aomine-kun showed off his skills in yesterday's match... He scored the most points among the first-years. That was awesome!"

ha?

handsome?

Ah Da?

Sorry, I didn't notice it at all.

But when she thought of being handsome, Tao Jingwu couldn't help but look towards the direction where Shi Yu Qiu Ren left, and her mind couldn't help but recall the few scenes after she entered junior high school.

On the street...

Skybridge Stadium...

Then, she subconsciously said, "Sure enough, Senior Shigure is better..."

Tao Jing Mayu: “!”