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

Everyone: "!"

It’s actually true…!

Last year, Shigure Akito and Nijimura set a historic precedent for their construction.

This year, there is a successor.

Naoto Sanada had the experience of last year, and the noise around him had no effect on his announcement of the results.

"number 1."

"Murasara Atsushi!"

Murasakibara Atsushi scratched his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and walked out with a lazy look on his face.

"number 2."

"Midorima Shintaro!"

He pushed up the frame of his glasses, not forgetting his lucky charm, the raccoon. Judging from the man himself, his style was much more normal than Murasakibara's, but looking at what he held in his hand...

It’s still very strange.

"number 3."

"Akaashi Seijuro!"

Akashi had a calm and indifferent smile on his face, and he exuded a noble aura.

At last……

From an intuitive perspective, the two most important newcomers this year are Murasakibara and Aomine.

Among them, Aomine, due to his confrontation with Shigure Akito, is regarded by the members of the Second Army as being significantly higher than the talented Murasakibara Atsushi.

"number 4."

"Aomine Daiki!"

"above!"

At this time, Qingfeng seemed to have completely recovered. After being overwhelmingly defeated by Shigure Akito, he looked fine and had no negative emotions. On the contrary, his excitement level was even higher.

As soon as he got to the front, he immediately raised his eyebrows at Shi Yu Qiu Ren.

"Shigure Akito..."

"Going to the First Army means I can play basketball with you anytime, right?"

Before Shigure Akito could say anything, Nijimura Shuzo had already glanced at him coldly, "Aomine Daiki, after joining the First Army, the training will be doubled on the first day..."

"Until you learn to address your seniors."

Aomine, who was used to playing baseball, did not realize the problem at first, and the look he gave Nijimura Shuzo made the other party misunderstand him.

Next, Nijimura Shuzo walked forward with a ferocious, beast-like aura, heading towards Aomine Daiki, and also involving Murasakibara, Midorima and Akashi who were standing beside him.

"You are now the first-year first-class army, Teiko's 'Aomine Daiki'."

"You can challenge me anytime you want, but remember, every second- and third-year student here has been working on this team longer than you have..."

"Respect me in this matter."

"Then……"

"I'm Teiko's second-year captain, Nijimura Shuzo."

"Any comments?"

Seeing the wild nature of Qingfeng for the first time, I couldn't help but swallow hard, and at the same time thought innocently, why is he so fierce, what did he do... ?

but……

Regarding the name 'Teiko's Aomine Daiki'.

Somehow...

It feels pretty good.

Midorima, who was standing beside him, frowned and responded, "Yes, Captain Nijimura."

Murasakibara...

He nervously squeezed the snacks in his trouser pocket.

"..."

Captain Fox Eyes is so scary.

It’s still easier to get along with a smiling senior.

Akashi nodded, "Yes, Captain."

After the final little incident was over, Naoto Sanada informed all the newcomers of the next training time and venue, and then everyone disbanded.

first timing.

Shigure Akito looked for Kuroko Tetsuya, whom he had just locked onto.

but……

A blink of an eye.

People are gone.

He lowered his head and took out a piece of letter paper from his coat pocket.

It was the one that Akashi picked up during the orientation ceremony.

Since they needed to find someone, Akashi obviously thought it would be more appropriate to let the second-year seniors do it.

After knowing that this was Kuroko Tetsuya's thing, Shigure Akito was lazy and waited until the day of joining the club to return it directly to the other party, saving time and effort.

But no one expected that Kuroko Tetsuya, although he had not misdirected, could appear and disappear without a trace miraculously once he got into the crowd.

As for how to confirm that this letter paper came from Kuroko Tetsuya.

Of course it wasn't just because we passed each other that day.

Shigure admitted...

He saw the content.

Of course.

He definitely didn't mean to spy on others. After all, the letter didn't even have an envelope, and there were only two or three sentences in total. With just a glance, the entire content was engraved in his mind.

"Tetsuya, have you decided which club to join?"

"Hey~ I'm definitely a basketball player! You're definitely the same, right?"

"We must work hard together and strive to meet in the middle school competition and fulfill our original promise!"

These few simple lines of words, coupled with the hand-drawn basketball emoticon on the back of the letter, fully express the character of the person sending the letter.

……

Shigure Akito said hello to Nijimura, and after leaving the gym, he asked while looking for her.

Because he came out with the first-year team in time, and he had just finished playing basketball, he would probably go to only a few places. Finally, he found Kuroko Tetsuya in front of the pool outside the Second Army Gymnasium.

The boy with sky-blue hair had just poured cold water on his face in front of the pool. Even after calming down, a look of confusion still remained on his face.

Then when I looked up, I saw a very tall figure.

Teiko's super genius, vice-captain...

Shi Yu Qiu Ren.

And the moment Kuroko Tetsuya looked up, Shigure Akito met a pair of eyes as blue as the sky, but... although they were very clear, they were a little dull and without any fluctuations.

Those eyes were clearly looking at him, but they seemed to be out of focus, and coupled with that expressionless face, Shi Yu Qiuren was suddenly embarrassed.

at this time.

Kuroko Tetsuya's eyes suddenly lit up.

"senior……"

"that……"

"It seems to be mine."

Shigure Akito breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "No need to mention it, it's yours. We bumped into each other during the entrance ceremony and it fell with me."

"correct……"

"Akagi-san found it and gave it to me to help find the owner."

Done.

623 Shi Yu returned the letter to the other party.

As for the content, Kuroko must have read it, after all, even the envelope was gone, but Shigure Akito noticed that after taking the letter, Kuroko was still looking at it very seriously.

Shi Yu did not disturb the other party.

But...

Equally serious, he observed the 'protagonist' of this world closely.

First impressions...

Sure enough, it’s still ‘weak at first glance’.

Is he 1.6 meters tall? I'm afraid not, he's also very thin...

Although Akashi is less than 1.7 meters tall, he is not tall, but in a mysterious way, Shigure Akito can feel that there is a certain degree of strength emanating from Akashi.

But the one in front of me, let alone something mysterious, is so inconspicuous in the crowd that it is difficult to find someone.

As expected of you, Kuroko Tetsuya.

I've seen it with my own eyes...

It’s still magical.

His low presence and all that makes him even more interesting than the Aomine we just fought.

"I'm Akito Shigure, nice to meet you, Kuroko Tetsuya."

Kuroko Tetsuya's expression finally showed some emotional fluctuations, "Shigure-senpai... you actually remember my name...?"

Shigure Akito nodded.

"Of course."

"After all, it's rare for a player to have such a low presence."

"correct……"

"Welcome to Teiko."

Kuroko Tetsuya could also sense that Shigure-senpai was genuinely interested in his low sense of presence, though he didn't know why. "I only joined the Three Armies reluctantly..."

At this point, Kuroko looked at Shigure Akito with envy, "After seeing Aomine-san and the others today, I'm actually not sure if I can last in Teiko."

"Such talent..."

“It’s the first time I’ve seen it.”

But, Aomine-san couldn't even score a single point against Shigure-senpai.

Kuroko Tetsuya clearly saw an incredibly wide gap during the entrance test.

"No, Kuroko-kun."

"It's not okay to be discouraged..."

“Indeed…”

"Talent, this God-given ability, does exist."

"There are many people in this world who are considered amazing, and it's natural to think they're amazing. However, it's disrespectful to think they're born this way and have to give up all competition."

"'Relentless running' is also a talent."

"Wouldn't it be cool to use this 'talent' that everyone is born with to catch up with them and defeat them?"