Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 60 Special Training
"What's wrong with you, Akashi..." Midorima Shintaro followed closely behind Akashi Seijuro. He looked at the figure in front of him with some worry, "You usually don't act so rudely like this."

"Nothing, Shintaro." Akashi Seijuro said coldly, "I just feel a little angry for no reason.

"Angry?" Midorima Shintaro was a little confused, "Did Aomine say something wrong again? He's just like that..."

"No, it's not such a trivial offense." Akashi Seijuro flatly denied what Midorima Shintaro said, "I don't know who I'm angry at, but I always have a feeling that I've been deprived of something... Be it you, Atsushi, or Tetsuya! You should all be my assistants!"

"Akagi..." Midorima Shintaro looked at Akashi Seijuro, who looked particularly scary because of his anger, and a chill ran through his heart. "Who... are you?"

"..." Akashi, who was originally full of momentum, suddenly paused, remained silent for a long time, took a deep breath and slowly said, "Really, Shintaro, of course I am Akashi Seijuro!" His tone was still so calm and gentle.

Midorima Shintaro stared blankly at Akashi Seijuro's eyes, and stood there for a long time looking at the familiar crimson pupils. He sighed and said nothing.

……

"Hey, Qingfeng, you're here too?"

The next day during lunch break, Aomine Daiki and Kuroko Tetsuya appeared in the coach's office together. Seeing the two of them appear at the same time, Sanada Naoto curiously asked them to sit down and prepared to listen to their ideas.

"Coach, I...I came here today..." Kuroko Tetsuya took a deep breath, and the words he had practiced for a long time became stuttered.

"Hey, Zhe, behave better, be more energetic, don't lose face!" Aomine Daiki slapped Kuroko Tetsuya on the back, "Just do as Kaneki taught you!"

"Huh~~" Kuroko Zheya seemed to be injected with strength by the slap. After taking a long breath, his speech became fluent.

"Coach, I came here today to tell you that I will not quit the team. I hope you can give me some time. I will definitely prove that I can contribute to the team." Kuroko Tetsuya repeated what Kaneki Ken had said before in one breath.

"Yes, Coach Sanada, this is what Kaneki Ken meant." Aomine Daiki patted Kuroko Tetsuya, "Kaneki and I promise that within a month, Tetsuya will be able to make a contribution to at least the second-tier team."

"Emmm Aomine-san." Sanada Naoto leaned back a little, "Actually, to be honest, the lineups of the first and second armies are now stable. Even if Kuroko-san passes the test, he won't be able to play..."

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Aomine Daiki was about to say something after hearing what Sanada Naoto said, but Shirogane Kozo's voice came from the side, interrupting their conversation.

"Coach." Seeing the appearance of Shirogane Kozo, Naoto Sanada and Daiki Aomine both stood up subconsciously. The two looked at each other, and finally Daiki Aomine stated the purpose of their visit.

"Is this what Kaneki-san suggested?" Shirokane Kozo looked Kuroko Tetsuya up and down and muttered to himself, "Let Kuroko use his extremely low presence as a weapon and become an elusive surprise soldier on the court..."

"Yes, coach!" Seeing that the two coaches had not responded, Qingfeng Daihui said anxiously, "I'm willing to take a gamble! If within a month, Azhe still makes no contribution to the team like before, I will be demoted to the third team with him!"

"Aomine-kun!" Kuroko Tetsuya was about to say something when he was interrupted by Shirogane Kozo. "Okay, it's settled then." Shirogane Kozo touched his chin and said with a smile, "It just so happens that I am also considering introducing some new players to the first team to enrich the playing style, so it's not impossible to give Kuroko-san a chance."

"Thank you, coach!" Aomine Daiki clenched his fists excitedly and said gratefully, "Kuroko will definitely not let you down!"

"Don't thank me yet." Shirogane Kozou casually picked up a schedule and handed it to Kuroko Tetsuya. "In half a month, there will be a practice match between the third army and the second army. If Kuroko can play his due role in the third army by then, we can consider whether he can play a role in the second army."

"Thank you, coach!" Kuroko Tetsuya took the schedule with both hands, his knuckles turning white from pinching it, "I will definitely do my best."

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That night, in Hall 2.

"So what you mean is that you not only negotiated with the coach in my name, but also gambled with the coach about your own starting spot?" Kaneki Ken looked expressionlessly at Aomine Daiki who looked unnatural. "I was wondering why the coach suddenly asked me if I had any opinions about the team lineup tonight."

"Hey, we're all friends, right?" Aomine Daiki patted Kaneki Ken's shoulder with a smug look on his face. "After all, you definitely don't want Zhe to quit the club like this, right?"

"So I'm telling you, you need to use your brain when doing things." Kaneki Ken shook his head and sighed, "Originally, Kuroko only needed to perform 70 points to pass, but you pushed your starting spot up. Kuroko can't meet the coach's psychological expectations unless he performs 90 points... Kuroko is really lucky to have you."

"So Qingzai is a fool." Murasakibara Atsushi put down the potato chips in his arms, wiped his fingers, and made a concise comment.

"What should we do now..." Aomine Daiki listened to Kaneki Ken's words without realizing that he had done something stupid. He spread his hands and looked at Kaneki Ken in disgrace. "I've already said it. At worst, Kuroko and I can fight together from the three armies."

"Don't say such stupid things." Kaneki Ken put down the basketball in his hand and turned to look at Kuroko Tetsuya, "Kuroko, what do you think of this practice match? Or what does the coach hope to see from this practice match?"

"Uh... want to see if I can lead the three armies to victory?" Kuroko Tetsuya was a little confused by the question, and said tentatively to Kaneki Ken.

"It's too early for you to lead a team. In my opinion, the purpose of the coach arranging this practice match is to see if your playing style has changed and how complete the change is." Kaneki Ken shook his head and denied Kuroko Tetsuya's idea, "If you can really win this time, it would be the best. If you can't win, you must play in your own style."

"My own style?" Kuroko Tetsuya scratched his head and said in annoyance, "Actually, I'm still trying to figure out how to turn my extremely low presence and vision misdirection into immediate combat power..."

"So thank that idiot Aomine." Kaneki Ken patted Kuroko Tetsuya on the shoulder, "I don't have time to let you take your time. I decided to give you a targeted and intensive special training. You will be busy from now on."

Today is a little better. I owed two chapters yesterday. I will make up for it in the next two days. I am really sorry.

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(End of this chapter)