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

"Oh right, Sendoh hasn't arrived yet."

Taoka glanced at the watch and frowned slightly.

Then he relaxed again, "But even if Sendoh isn't here, Uozumi and the others are enough to deal with you."

"Arrogant!"

At this moment, all the other team members present clenched their fists.

Just then, a lazy voice suddenly rang out.

"Um... excuse me."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Lin Bei raised one hand, while rubbing his sleepy eyes with the other.

"Excuse me, where is the away team's bench?"

"The lights here are too bright. Is there a place that's... dimmer and preferably well-ventilated?"

The entire room fell silent.

Taoka Shigeichi was stunned.

Uozumi was stunned.

Even Akagi felt his face burning.

This guy...

At this tense and volatile moment.

What they care about is where they can sleep comfortably?!

"puff……"

Someone in the Ryonan team couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha! This is Shohoku's new recruit?"

"Is he here on vacation?"

"I'm dying of laughter, Captain Akagi, where did you guys pick up this clown?"

A wave of laughter followed.

Taoka Shigeichi shook his head even more, his contempt deepening.

"It seems I overestimated you."

"Akagi, you can't win with players like that."

Akagi took a deep breath and turned to look at Lin Bei.

There was no blame in his eyes, but rather a deeper meaning.

"Lin Bei".

"Go sit down."

"But remember what I said yesterday."

Only Lin Bei could hear Akagi's voice: "If things don't look good, you'd better get up here."

"Roger that, Captain."

Lin Beiru was granted a general amnesty.

Completely ignoring the laughter around him, he walked straight to the bench in the corner.

He found the most comfortable angle and put the towel over his head.

But the instant the towel covered his face, a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashed in his dead fish eyes.

[System notification: Enemy coach Shigeichi Taoka's group taunt has been detected]

[Task Released: The Moment of Being Slapped in the Face]

[Mission Objective: Make Taoka Shigeichi show an "incredulous" expression at least three times during the match.]

[Quest Rewards: Medium Stamina Potion x1, Skill Point x1]

[Failure Penalty: Forced participation in a week-long grueling physical training program]

"Tsk."

A soft sigh came from under the towel.

"I originally wanted to quietly be a handsome man."

"They're forcing me to work overtime..."

"Why are all old men these days so eager to be disciplined?"

"Immortal Dao is not here, I'll take a nap first."

……

"Hurry, hurry! The match seems to have already started!"

The heavy iron door of the gymnasium was pushed open a crack, and three girls squeezed in, panting.

Haruko Akagi ran in the lead, her cheeks flushed from the intense running.

Fujii and Matsui behind him were even more out of breath, their hands on their knees, unable to straighten up.

"Thankfully... I made it in time."

Haruko patted her chest and eagerly turned her gaze toward the court.

But the next second, her movements froze.

The front row of the stands.

Three girls in matching uniforms were waving colorful balls in unison, their shrill voices like a demonic cacophony.

"Rukawa Kaede! Rukawa Kaede! LOVE! Rukawa Kaede!"

Rukawa Kaede's personal guard.

That fervent atmosphere seemed particularly out of place in the stadium, where there were only a handful of spectators.

"Well……"

Haruko shrank back somewhat awkwardly and silently led her best friend to a corner.

"Um... Rukawa is really popular." Fujii muttered to himself.

On the field.

The referee blew his whistle.

"Beep—!"

Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi, the two giant towers, jumped at the same time.

"Drink!"

With his incredible speed, Akagi's fingertips touched the basketball first.

The ball was tipped towards Shohoku's backcourt.

"Good shot! Gorilla!"

"Beat that monkey boss to the ground!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi was waving his fist on the sidelines, his voice so loud that it could be heard even on the second floor.

"Shut up! That's the captain!"

Ayako tapped Sakuragi on the back of the head with a paper fan.

In the stands, Yohei Mito and three other members of Sakuragi's army were leaning against the railing, with newly bought drinks in their mouths.

"Wow, Hanamichi is still so energetic."

"But it looks like he's going to be sidelined again."

"After all, it's a secret weapon, hahaha."

Oonan Yuji laughed without a care in the world.

The situation on the field suddenly changed.

Yasuda had just received the ball from Akagi and was preparing to dribble across half-court.

A blue and white figure suddenly appeared from the side.

No. 6 in Lingnan is Zhicao Zhizhi.

Even in Ryonan High School, a team known for its defense, his stealing ability is among the best.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound of the ball being broken.

Yasuda felt his hand suddenly go empty; the ball was gone.

"What?!"

Before the Shohoku team could react...

The grass has already made a long run into the basket and easily scored a layup.

2: 0.

Ryonan took the initiative and made a strong first move.

On the sidelines, Shigeichi Taoka crossed his arms, a smug smile playing on his lips.

"Hmph, just as I expected."

"Besides Akagi, Shohoku's point guards are too inexperienced."

"If we can shut down Akagi, and then capitalize on the opponent's defensive mistakes..."

"This year, Ryonan will definitely make it to the national competition!"

Taoka secretly rejoiced as he watched Yasuda, who seemed somewhat flustered on the field.

Shohoku launches an attack.

Akagi Takenori held a key position in the paint, with Uozumi standing behind him like a boulder.

Give me the ball!

Akagi roared.

The ball was passed to Akagi.

He backed down to the basket, forcefully pushed past Uozumi, and turned to slam dunk.

Don't underestimate me!

Uozumi let out a roar, and his massive body sprang up again, slamming one of his large hands down on the basketball.

"Bang!"

He blocked the shot, ball and player combined!

"So strong..."

Kogure retrieved the ball from the floor and attempted a mid-range shot.

"Snapped!"

Another large hand appeared, and Uozumi jumped a second time, swatting Kogure's shot out of bounds.

"My God! Is that big guy a monster?"

Two consecutive blocks!

A gasp rippled through the audience.

The next few minutes were a nightmare for Shohoku.

Rukawa attempted to break through, but was blocked by Uozumi's help defense, and his shot missed.

Akagi launched another strong attack, committing a traveling violation while being double-teamed by Uozumi and forward Ikegami.

Meanwhile, the attack from Ryonan proceeded smoothly and effortlessly.

Off-road's three-pointers, Uekusa's fast breaks, and Uozumi's strong drives to the basket.

The numbers on the scoreboard were jumping wildly.

10: 0.

14: 0.

Shohoku has yet to score a single point.

"Okay! That's it!"

"Crush them in one fell swoop!"

"We want to get 100 points!"

On the Ryonan bench, the players' morale soared, and their shouts were deafening.

On the Xiangbei side, the atmosphere was so oppressive it was suffocating.

"Dad! Let me play!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi could no longer sit still.

He rushed up to Coach Anzai, his face almost touching Coach Anzai's glasses.

"Look at that fox, Rukawa Kaede, he's totally useless!"

"Only this genius can save the team!"

"Let me go up and smash that monkey boss into the air!"