Kuroko's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

"Am I... seeing a ghost?"

Kise looked a little confused. He scratched his face and continued walking forward. The players' tunnel wasn't very long. Although he was thinking about something and walking a little slowly, Kise soon reached the entrance.

I looked up at the scenery outside the door.

The player tunnel is directly connected to the outside of the arena. Once Kise walks out of there, he leaves the arena and can do whatever he wants.

Just then, Kise stopped at the junction of the players' tunnel and the outside world, and looked back.

The players' tunnel on the other side was pitch black, with only a few dim lights flickering in the distance.

"Seriously... this feeling is really unpleasant."

Kise muttered a curse under his breath, scratched his head in frustration, turned around, and ran quickly back the way he had come.

He didn't know what he was thinking. Maybe it was his sense of responsibility as an ace player, or maybe he hadn't played enough, or maybe...

It was that invisible and intangible intuition that was reminding him to return to the field!

There, I see someone I want to see.

Kise's breathing was steady as he leaped forward, and he even subtly activated "Perfect Imitation"! With Aomine in full power, his speed reached another level!

Before him, the dazzling lights of the arena reflected at the exit. For some reason, in Kise's eyes, these lights were inexplicably bright, making his eyes hurt.

As he approached the exit, Kise gritted his teeth and, as if in a 100-meter sprint, accelerated and leaped into the air!

He returned to the field.

"Wow, that's slow, genius. Does it take that long to go to the bathroom? But at least the first timeout has just ended."

A familiar voice came from behind him, and Kise, who was panting heavily with his head down, immediately looked up with hope in his eyes.

"Little Xiangyang..."

Having just finished the "100-meter sprint," Kise's breathing was still not steady, but his voice unconsciously carried a hint of sob.

"Hey, why do you look like you're about to cry? It can't be that bad, can it?"

Xiangyang bent down and tightened his shoelaces, looking at Kise with a smile: "You guys don't really think I'd miss out on a high-profile event like the National Tournament, do you?"

However…

As Xiang Yang stood up and straightened his jersey, he turned to face the Haichang team, his expression unusually serious for a moment.

"I'm sorry, everyone."

"I'm late."

……

……

Hai Chang applied for a replacement.

At the start of the second quarter, the technical staff and the referees reconfirmed Haichang's substitution list.

Following a substitution just five minutes into the first quarter, Haichang once again made a five-in-five-out substitution!

Tenka High School, who had been somewhat relaxed and outwitting Kaijo's substitutes, became completely stunned after seeing Kaijo's new starting five!

"What's going on?? Why did they put the starting lineup back in??"

"No...not only that, look at their point guard..."

This time, it's truly the first time Haichang has launched!

A few minutes ago—

"Coach, I want to play."

While sitting and stretching, Xiangyang made his request to Takeuchi.

The team's main controller, who was away at home, has finally returned. It's only right and proper that he should be allowed to play.

Takeuchi: Go ahead.

"Coach! I want to go too!"

Kise waved his fist, his face full of excitement. He hadn't received a pass from Xiangyang in a long time, and he was itching to get one!

The family's ace player made a reasonable request!

Takeuchi: Okay.

"Coach... I want to play too."

Yuuki fiddled with his fingers, his cheeks slightly flushed. He rarely made requests of others, but when faced with the opportunity to compete against Kise and Hikaru, he couldn't help but speak up!

Would it be too cruel to refuse a request from a lovely junior in the family...?

Takeuchi: Let's go.

Just as Takeuchi was rubbing his chin, silently cheering for Tenka High School, a broad-shouldered figure blocked his way.

This person is none other than Hiroshi Ohara.

Takeuchi:…

"Go! Go! Go!"

Takeuchi has given up. Anyway, with Kise and Hikaru, Tenka High School's fate today is bound to be tragic. On top of that, it might be even more tragic... it doesn't really matter.

"And you! Go and die here!"

Without hesitation, Takeuchi slapped Kobo on the head, and just like that, the five starting guards of Kaijo were back in their positions!

On the field, Xiang Yang wore his familiar jersey and felt the familiar cheers from the audience. He raised his hands high to accept the cheers from the fans!

"Tianhua High School, I'm sorry, but in order to make my comeback debut as perfect, I can only ask you to be the background."

Xiangyang stretched his neck, looked in the direction of the people in Tianhua, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, to make it up to you guys, I'll take you all along for the next Basketball Weekly!"

Chapter 151 The Son is Stealing the House

Click! Click!

Dazzling lights

The sound of a camera shutter

Takeuchi covered his face with one hand and barely opened his eyes.

"Coach Takeuchi, what are your thoughts on today's opponent, Tenka High School?"

Takeuchi: Hmm... Tenka High School is a very motivated team overall. It's a good experience for us to face an opponent of this level in the qualifiers.

"Coach Takeuchi, could you tell me why Kaijo's point guard, Xiangyang, hasn't been on the court for the past few days?"

Takeuchi: Before becoming Kaijo's point guard, Xiangyang was first and foremost a high school student about to come of age, and of course he had his own things to deal with.

"Coach Takeuchi, what are your thoughts on the team's resounding victory today?"

Takeuchi: Uh, the team is in great form, the players are playing with a lot of passion, and I'm very happy.

"Coach Takeuchi, what do you have to say about the bizarre sight of many students from Tinga High School looking at the scoreboard and crying their eyes out after the game?"

Takeuchi:…

"Coach Takeuchi, do you have a grudge against smallpox?"

"Hahaha."

Takeuchi gave an awkward smile, slumped in his chair with a melancholy look on his face, and stared at the microphone in front of him, which looked like a large gun and a small gun.

"Next question".

(Next question)

……

……

An unprecedented score difference in the national tournament! 175:31!

According to post-match interviews, Kaisho and Tinea have a history of conflict. Kaisho's coach declined to comment.

Haichang's starting point guard, Xiang Yang, has finally returned to the team!

Shocking! Such a cruel thing happened on the high school sports field!

Inside the Kaijo Basketball Gymnasium, Kise was holding today's basketball weekly report, happily reading the Kaijo column.

"Hahaha, now many people think we have a grudge against Tinea High School."

Kise waved the newspaper in his hand and winked at Xiangyang who was standing next to him.

"You're really cruel. On your first day back, you've already put the opponent in this state, 175-31... I've never seen such a big score difference when I was at Teiko Middle School."

Kise clicked his tongue, as if he were genuinely condemning Hikaru in his heart.

Xiang Yang shrugged, somewhat helpless.

Although he hadn't been back with the team for a long time and was indeed a bit too excited in yesterday's game, the root cause of such a big point difference was his teammates!

"If it weren't for you guys, the point difference wouldn't have been so big, and that team wouldn't have cried like that after the game."

Xiangyang gave Kise a chop to the neck without any hesitation, and then packed his backpack on the bench while the latter muttered under his breath.

It was now more than an hour after school let out at Haichang High School, which was also the normal time for the Haichang basketball team to disband.

Since there are still qualifying matches to be played in the next few days, Xiangyang had already taken over from Wuwei and disbanded the club activities for the day a few minutes earlier.

Inside the stadium, only Kise and Xiangyang remained.

"Hey, Xiao Xiangyang."

Xiangyang, who had just picked up his backpack, heard a voice calling from behind and turned around in confusion.

Kise lay on his side on the bench, still wearing a playful grin, and said to Xiangyang...

He said, "Where have you been? I went to your house to look for you these past few days, but you weren't there. When I called you, it said you were out of service... Did you go on a trip abroad?"

Faced with Kise's question, Xiangyang pondered for a moment but did not answer. Kise did not mind, and sat up abruptly. He put his arms on his thighs, leaned his whole body forward, and looked at Xiangyang with a hint of urgency in his eyes.