Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 294 Before Departure (Part )
"Yo boy, I heard you won another championship, congratulations~"

That night after the game, Michael Jordan called on time, urging him to congratulate but actually harassing him.

"Next time you want to congratulate me, you can transfer a large sum of money to me directly instead of calling me late at night regardless of the time difference." Kaneki Ken rubbed his sleepy eyes somewhat unhappily and complained to the person on the other end of the phone.

"F**k, when will you learn to respect me?" Michael Jordan on the other end of the phone cursed with a smile, "I have good news for you. Old Buss in Los Angeles has given me a definite answer. After you have spent a year at Oak Hill High School, as long as you choose to participate in the draft, the Los Angeles Lakers will definitely give you a pick that matches your status."

"How is this good news?" Kaneki Ken rolled his eyes speechlessly and said, "It would be best if he could get the No. 1 pick quickly. If that doesn't work, the No. 2 pick would be fine... It can't be lower than your No. 3 pick, right?"

"You are young, but you have big ambitions..." Michael Jordan complained speechlessly, "Okay, stop talking nonsense. When are you going to come to the United States? Oak Hill's Coach Smith has called David more than a dozen times."

"Going to the United States?" Kaneki Ken's eyes flashed with reluctance, and he sighed and said, "Give me a little more time. I will tell you after I say goodbye to my old friends here."

"Okay, but don't keep everyone waiting too long." Michael Jordan's tone on the other end of the phone also became serious. "You know, people's attention will be scattered. While everyone's attention is still on you, hurry up and increase your exposure. This will be very helpful for your future entry into the NBA."

"I get it. Why are you nagging like a woman~" Kaneki Ken scratched his ears speechlessly and said unhappily, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first. If you call me so late again, I'll beat you up the next time we meet!"

After saying that, Kaneki Ken hung up the phone without caring whether Michael Jordan had anything else to say.

"This brat..." Michael Jordan listened to the beeping sound coming from the other end of the phone and shook his head with a helpless look.

"Haha, Michael, are you being threatened?" Charles Barkley, who was sitting across the table, looked at Michael Jordan with a gloating look and laughed, "I didn't expect that you would have this day~"

"Stop talking nonsense, Charles." Michael Jordan looked at the cards in his hand, calmly picked up the burning cigar beside him, looked at Charles Barkley provocatively, and pushed all the chips in front of him out. "I'm not in the mood to play slowly with you today. I'm going all-in. Do you dare to follow?"

"Fuck, I'm not threatening you, why are you trying to show off in front of me?" Charles Barkley frowned in dissatisfaction, looked at the deck in his hand again, shook his head helplessly and said, "I won't follow."

"What a boring guy." Michael Jordan looked at Charles Barkley with a bit of boredom, narrowed his eyes and looked at the smoke in front of him and muttered to himself, "There are very few people who can be as interesting as that kid..."

At this time, Ken Kaneki, the interesting boy mentioned by Michael Jordan, the double national champion of IH and Winter Cup League, and the MVP winner of the Golden Arch Bridge All-Star Game, was tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.

"The United States..." Kaneki Ken stared at the ceiling blankly, and the time before his time travel emerged in his mind. He muttered to himself with mixed feelings, "I never thought that I would actually have the opportunity to enter the NBA in this life... Then, before entering the NBA, it's time to strengthen myself again and give those arrogant Americans a little Asian shock! System! Draw!"

As Kaneki Ken finished speaking, the system prompt sound in his mind rang again.

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the main storyline mission. The main storyline changes are being evaluated... Main storyline change evaluation: S, main storyline change reward: one S-level lottery opportunity!"

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for achieving a character bond with the main storyline character: Lifelong Enemy, and obtaining 6 S-level lottery opportunities, 5 A-level lottery opportunities, and 11 B-level lottery opportunities. Would the host like to draw the lottery immediately?"

"Draw!" Kaneki Ken decisively chose the lottery option in his mind.

"Buzz~"

As the sound of the lottery wheel turning was heard, Kaneki Ken became nervous for the first time in a long time.

"Ding! The B-level lottery opportunity has been used up! Congratulations to the host for winning the reward: 500 million yen in cash x11!"

"Hmm... another cash reward?" With a dazzling golden flash, 11 banknote icons appeared at the bottom of the system. Looking at the system cash reward that has appeared countless times, Kaneki Ken rubbed his chin with his palm, raised his eyebrows and thought, "Not bad, I'm going to the United States. Although the tuition can be waived with the recommendation letter of Bald Egg... but in this kind of high-level college... the social expenses are very scary..."

"Buzz!"

Just as Kaneki Ken was still thinking about the purpose of the funds, the system prompt sounded again in his mind. With a flash of purple light, five small icons like blind boxes appeared at the bottom of the system interface. Kaneki Ken waved his hand and chose to open all of them.

"Congratulations to the host, you have won 1000 million yen x5!"

"No...did I mess up the prize pool today?" Kaneki Ken scratched his head speechlessly and complained, "I don't believe I won't get a good prize this time! Come again!"

"Ding~" As the sound of the system wheel turning again rang out, Kaneki Ken's eyes became expectant again.

"Ding Dong~ Congratulations to the host for winning: Cash reward 5000 million yen x5, one player evolution card!"

"Player evolution card?" Kaneki Ken looked at the purple card on the screen with some curiosity, muttering to himself, "Could it be that my current level of physical talent has not evolved yet?"

"Host, do you want to use the player evolution card?" The system did not answer Kaneki Ken's question, but mechanically repeated the set questions.

"Use it!" Kaneki Ken rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "I want to see what my demigod body will look like after it evolves!"

"Buzz~"

As the system's mechanical humming sound was heard, the purple card suddenly scattered in the air like spots of light, and then plunged into the virtual man in the player's interface.

"Hmm~~~~" As the prompt sound indicating the completion of the system evolution rang, Kaneki Ken only felt a warm current spreading along the soles of his feet to his whole body. The extremely comfortable feeling made him unable to help but hum softly.

"Ding Dong! The player evolution card has been used up! The host's current physical condition is as follows:"

“Host: Kaneki Ken;
Age: 16;

Height: 205cm/211cm;

Weight: 102kg;

Wingspan: 225cm/231cm
Talent: Body of the God King (youth);
Strength: 130/150; Speed: 130/150;

Bounce: 130/150;

Coordination: 130/150;

Agility: 130/150;

Durability: 130/150;

Flexibility: 130/150;

Skills: Basketball Oracle (SS), Heaven and Earth (SS), King's Blessing (SS), Shura Shinto. Domain. Absolute Prediction (SS), Hundred Steps to Shoot the Target (SS), Magical Hands (SS), Wall of the Basket (S).

Badges: Giant Force (Hall of Fame), Speedster (Hall of Fame), Ultimate Black Mamba (Hall of Fame), God of Basketball II (Hall of Fame), Lore Moment (Hall of Fame), Microwave (Hall of Fame), Iron Man (Hall of Fame),
Rating: SSS level (best player in U18).”

When Kaneki Ken came back to his senses from the pleasure of evolution, a brand new data panel appeared in front of him.

"Has the upper limit of physical attributes been raised again..." Kaneki Ken muttered to himself as he looked at the data on the system panel, "It seems that I can really have a good time when I go to the United States this time..."

While fantasizing about punching Jordan and kicking O'Neal, Kaneki Ken finally couldn't resist the erosion of sleepiness and slowly closed his eyes.

……

"Ding-ling-ling-ling~Ding-ling-ling-ling~"

The next morning, the alarm on his cell phone woke Kaneki Ken up from his sleepy eyes.

"Hmm... who is it..." Kaneki Ken looked at the caller ID of his phone with an unhappy face, and it was the four big characters of Momoi Satsuki. Helplessly, Kaneki Ken rubbed his cheeks, cleared his throat, and answered the call, "Hello, Satsuki..."

"Hey, Ken-kun! Why haven't you come to school yet?" Tao Jing Satsuki said anxiously on the other end of the phone, "Did you forget that there will be a resignation ceremony today? Not only you, but also Akagi-senpai, Mitsui-senpai, and Mugure-senpai will all be present!"

"Yabai..." Hearing the reminder from Tao Jingsuo on the other end of the phone, Kaneki Ken, who wanted to take another nap, woke up completely. He quickly threw off the quilt and stood on the ground. He said to the other end of the phone with an apologetic look, "I'm sorry, Wu Yue, please tell the seniors for me, I'll be there soon!"

Having said that, Kaneki Ken, who had changed his clothes, hung up the phone, turned around and rushed into the bathroom to start washing up.

"It's really a headache..." Tao Jing Satsuki looked at her phone helplessly and sighed, "As long as he's not playing a game, Yan-kun always acts like a child..."

"Momoi, where is Kaneki Ken?" At this moment, Akagi Takenori suddenly opened the door of the locker room and walked in. He looked at Momoi Satsuki with a puzzled look and asked, "Kaneki Ken won't be late on such an important day, right?"

"Don't worry, Akagi-senpai, Ken-kun just told me that he has already taken a taxi and will be here soon." Taoi Satsuki was startled by Akagi's sudden appearance. She quickly put the phone behind her back and forced a smile.

……

"Senior Dai, you are here..." Just as Momoi Satsuki was racking her brains to delay time for Kaneki Ken's arrival, Akashi Seijuro had already arrived on the rooftop of the teaching building of Rakusan High School. Looking at the leader, Dai Chihiro, who was silently reading the light manga on the rooftop, he greeted her and said, "Everyone is looking for you. Why don't you go to the resignation ceremony, but instead come to this rooftop to sit alone?"

"You asked me to participate in that retreat ceremony, which made me feel depressed..." Dai Qianxun smiled and raised the book in her hand and said, "I'm used to being alone. In fact, if I think about it now, if it wasn't for Akashi, I might not have gone to play basketball... So now, please, leave me alone for a while."

"Well, if this is what you wish for, Senior Dai." Akashi Seijuro chuckled and shook his head.

……

"It's so cold... The temperature in Akita dropped too quickly, it's like quick freezing..." Murasakibara Atsushi was wrapped up tightly, with a bored expression on his face. He looked at the piles of snow on the street and muttered, "There wasn't such a thick snow when I went out yesterday..."

"There's nothing we can do about it. That's how much snow there is in Akita." Himuro Tatsuya smiled and looked at Murasakibara Atsushi and said, "So please be patient for a while, Atsushi."

"Oh..." Murasakibara Atsushi blinked as he looked at the cleared road and suddenly said, "But speaking of it, this cleared road and the snow together look like rice bran rolls..."

"This metaphor is wonderful, but I can't quite understand it..." Himuro Tatsuya looked at Murasakibara Atsushi helplessly and smiled dotingly, "Anyway, hurry up and go to school, or you'll be late."

"Hey, you guys are out too?" Just when Murasakibara Atsushi and Himuro Tatsuya were chatting casually, a rough voice suddenly appeared behind them. Murasakibara Atsushi and Himuro Tatsuya turned around at the same time and saw it was Okamura Ken's square butt and chin face.

"Hey, good morning..." Murasakibara Atsushi waved lazily at Okamura Kenichi and the others and said, "Actually, I've wanted to ask you for a long time... The game is over, why are you still here?"

"Ah?" Okamura Kenichi was stunned at first, then he looked at Murasakibara Atsushi and said unhappily, "I have to go to school! I am a student after all. If I don't go to school, how can I get into university?"

"Hey, you're also going to take the college entrance exam?" Liu Wei, who was standing by, raised his eyebrows in surprise. "How's it going? Have you decided which university you want to go to?"

"I don't know. My first choice is Waseda University, but I'm not sure if I can be admitted... I can only take it one step at a time..." Kenichi Okamura said with a helpless sigh.

"If you go to university...don't you have to study hard to get in?" Murasakibara Atsushi on the side asked Okamura Kenichi and the others with some curiosity.

"What do you mean? Do you think we two don't study?" Liu Wei pointed at Zi Yuandun angrily and said, "Don't underestimate the Chinese people's talent for studying and taking exams, asshole!"

"I don't have it, Liuzi~" Although Liu Wei pointed at his nose, Murasakibara Atsushi was not angry. Instead, he took out two rice bran rolls from his pocket and gently placed them in Liu Wei's hand.

(End of this chapter)