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

"thump."

Mitsui Hisashi knelt down on both knees.

He braced himself on the floor with both hands and buried his head deeply.

His shoulders were heaving violently.

The sound of weeping echoed through the devastated arena.

"Coach Anzai..."

He raised his head.

In those eyes, which had been filled with tears, a renewed desire for basketball was rekindled.

That is a flame that can never be extinguished, no matter how long one has fallen or how far one has fled.

"I……"

Mitsui Hisashi choked back tears, and with all his remaining strength, he uttered the words that had been hidden in his heart for two years:

"I want to play basketball..."

As Mitsui Hisashi's confession, a mixture of blood, tears, and regret, came to a close.

The entire stadium seemed to have been muted.

The entire room fell silent.

Only Mitsui Hisashi's cries could be heard.

Sakuragi Hanamichi scratched his head and put his fist away.

"Tch, turns out he's just a crybaby who wants to play basketball."

Ryota Miyagi turned around and shook his head.

Takenori Akagi looked up at the ceiling and exhaled a long breath.

That guy who's always going against him.

Finally... I'm back.

Lin Bei stood in the corner, watching this scene.

Although I already knew the plot.

But seeing this scene with my own eyes still stirred a ripple in my heart.

This is youth.

Passion, impulsiveness, making mistakes, and then looking back.

"That's great."

Lin Bei picked up the bottle, drank the last sip of water, and threw the empty bottle into the trash can in the distance.

"Whoosh."

Hollow-core netting.

"Now that the MVP is back..."

"Then I'll have to work even harder."

Lin Bei stretched and yawned widely.

Looking at Mitsui kneeling on the ground.

Looking at these boys who, despite their injuries, still had bright eyes.

Lin Bei's lips curled up slightly.

"Let's go crazy together."

"after all……"

"I also really like basketball."

However, this emotional atmosphere did not last long.

"Hey! What's going on in there?!"

"That was such a loud noise!"

The headmaster's signature shrill voice rang out from outside the gymnasium gate.

Then came a series of hurried footsteps.

Clearly, the deafening fighting had alerted the school authorities.

The atmosphere inside the stadium froze instantly.

If the school finds out that a large-scale fight has broken out in the basketball team.

Let alone participating in the county competition, the entire basketball team is likely to face the crisis of being disbanded.

Akagi Takenori's expression was not good.

Mitsui Hisashi stood there, stunned.

Before the tears in her eyes had even dried, they were replaced by terror.

"Oh no..." Kogure Kiminobu desperately adjusted his glasses.

At this critical moment.

Yohei Mito made a move.

He still wore that cynical smile, but his eyes held a newfound resolve.

He patted his dusty school uniform and strode towards the door.

"Yohei?"

Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to sense something and reached out to pull him.

Yohei simply turned around and gave Sakuragi a "V" sign.

Then he yanked open the door, bumping right into the dean of students and several physical education teachers who rushed in.

"Hey, hello teachers."

Yohei grinned and blocked the teachers' view.

"Mito Yohei?!"

"What are you doing here?!"

"This is... a fight?!"

The head of the teaching department looked at the injuries on Yangping's face.

He glanced at the group of delinquents lying on the floor and was instantly enraged.

"Yes, we're fighting."

"Because of past grievances, we've come to cause trouble for the basketball team."

Yohei shrugged, his tone as casual as if he were discussing the weather.

He pointed to the group of bruised and battered "Mitsui Army" members behind him, and then to Tokuo Horita.

"Right, boss?"

Horita Tokuo was taken aback for a moment, but when he saw Yohei's meaningful look, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

This delinquent, who usually only bluffed, was now showing an astonishing sense of loyalty.

"No...that's right!"

Horita Tokuo covered his face, which was swollen like a steamed bun.

They shouted, "It's us!"

"Mitsui wanted to go back to the basketball team, and we couldn't stand his reformed act, so we started a fight!"

"It has nothing to do with the basketball team; they're here to break up the fight!"

"Yes! That's it!"

Takamiya Nozomi, Okusu, and Noma immediately understood.

"Mitsui wants to go back to the basketball team?"

The head of student affairs glanced inside suspiciously.

Mitsui Hisashi knelt before Coach Anzai, weeping uncontrollably.

Akagi and Kogure stood to the side, their faces also showing signs of injury, but they did indeed appear to be "mediating" the fight.

"Yes, we're taking Mitsui with us."

"As a result, those bookworms in the basketball team insisted on protecting him."

Yohei pointed to the corner of his mouth, "Look, these are all marks from our own people."

The head of discipline frowned as he looked at the group of delinquent teenagers who usually gave him a headache.

Finally, he gave a cold snort: "It's you guys again! All of you, come to my office! This time, I won't let you off easily!"

"Yes, yes, we accept the punishment."

Yohei turned around, with his back to Sakuragi and Linbei, and waved.

That silhouette was incredibly dashing.

"Yanghei..."

Sakuragi Hanamichi clenched his fists tightly, his eyes reddening.

Lin Bei leaned against the corner of the wall, watching Yang Ping's departing figure, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"What a nice person..."

"Is this what male friendship is?"

Ultimately, the school quickly issued its decision.

Yohei Mito, the other three members of the Sakuragi Army, and Tokuo Horita, among others.

He was suspended from school and forced to stay home for three days to reflect on his actions after being caught fighting on campus.

The basketball team, being both the "victims" and the "peacemakers," miraculously escaped unscathed.

Just then.

Akagi Takenori suddenly turned his head, his large, bell-like eyes staring intently at the crowd.

They were especially focused on Lin Bei, Sakuragi, Rukawa, and Miyagi.

"The touching scene has ended."

Akagi pointed to the broken glass, the broken mop, and the mess of other things scattered all over the floor.

A devilish smile appeared on his face.

"Now."

"Immediately! Right now! Give me a thorough cleaning!!"

"You're not allowed to go home until you finish sweeping!!"

"What?!"

Sakuragi and Miyagi screamed in pain.

"This isn't fair! It's you, gorilla..."

"Stop arguing! You're the ones who broke it!"

Lin Bei stood frozen in place.

Looking at the mess on the floor, and then at the clock on the wall.

An hour had passed since he originally planned to watch JoJo.

"What a tragedy..."

Lin Bei looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

"Mitsui Hisashi, you owe me back for my Ripple Dash!!"

That day.

The lights in the Shohoku basketball arena stayed on until late at night.

That was the first time that the five members of Shohoku High School had truly "gathered".

Although it was spent mopping the floor and wiping the windows.

……

the next day.

Shohoku Basketball Gymnasium.

"Defense! Defense! Move your feet!"

Akagi Takenori's roar was still deafening.

It was as if the incident that almost destroyed the basketball team yesterday had never happened.

But everyone knows that something is different.

"Whoosh!"

A beautiful swish into the net.

The basketball bounced a few times on the floor and rolled to Lin Bei's feet.

Lin Beigang finished his physical training and was sitting on the ground resting, covered in sweat.

"Hey, you dead fish eyes."