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

"By the way, Ms. Masako, are you sure you want to stay at my place tonight?"

"What? You ate so much of my food, can't I even stay at your place?"

"Of course you can, but men and women shouldn't touch each other, so..."

Masako raised an eyebrow and asked, "You're going to sleep on the sofa?"

"Of course not... How about you sleep on the sofa?"

Masako:…

bass!

The sound of a blade being drawn!

"Ms. Masako Smith, please forgive me."

……

……

"Hello everyone, welcome to the program 'Basketball Talk,' exclusively sponsored by Akashi Group. I'm your host today, Sasa."

"Hello everyone, I'm Nini."

"Since the start of the national competition, the preliminary rounds have been..."

The first round of matches has concluded, with three teams advancing from each of the four divisions, for a total of 12 basketball teams. The first round of matches will begin next week!

"Among these 12 teams, besides Haichang High School, which won the championship for the second consecutive year, there are many other teams that are well-known to basketball fans!"

"For example, Rakuzan High School, led by Seijuro Akashi, captain of the 'Generation of Miracles,' fought their way out of the Eastern Conference and didn't lose a single game in the preliminaries!"

"Yangquan High School, a team that qualified from the Southern Division, also without losing a single game, and which won the national top four last year!"

"And in the Northern Division, which fans jokingly call the 'Group of Death' in the Wild Division, three strong teams have also successfully advanced to the official tournament and are now vying for the championship title this summer!"

"Besides these, there are other teams with considerable strength and excellent performance, namely..."

Shark Gym

Xiangyang had just finished a set of bench press exercises and got up to get a drink of water when he saw Yako sitting on the sofa with a pillow in her arms, staring intently at the TV.

"Ms. Masako, you seem to be quite obsessed with this show lately."

Xiangyang picked up his water glass and took a sip. Looking at the two hosts talking eloquently on the TV, he felt inexplicably familiar with them.

[I think I've seen these two around Kise before?]

After thinking for a while, Xiangyang shook his head, unable to recall anything.

There have been countless female characters around Kise, and he's not so bored as to remember them all.

At this moment, Xiangyang noticed that Yazi was still intently watching the TV program, her fingers slightly gripping the pillow, looking completely absorbed in it.

Xiang Yang was speechless. He raised his right hand and waved it in front of Ya Zi's eyes. As expected, he was met with a threatening look from the latter.

Seeing that Masako looked like she was about to pull out a katana at any moment, Xiangyang smiled sullenly, took a small step to the side, and asked, "Why are you watching so intently? I never knew you liked watching TV so much before?"

Masako rolled her eyes, then turned her gaze back to the TV and said, "Today's basketball program will announce the schedule for next week's national tournament. As the head coach of Yangquan, of course I have to pay attention to it immediately!"

In fact, even if the program announces the schedule in advance, the time difference between it and the official announcement from the organizer will not exceed one day, so there is no need to watch this boring program.

Xiangyang thought so, but seeing that Yazi seemed to be engrossed in the TV program again, he wisely stopped talking and returned to the strength area to continue his bench press training.

"Alright, I'm sure everyone has been waiting for this long. Now, we're going to announce the matchups for the first round of the official matches next week!"

In the scene, Sasha covers a card prepared in advance by the production team with one hand, makes a playful expression on her face, and deliberately prolongs the end of her words, perfectly arousing the audience's curiosity.

"First up is the first match—OMG! I really didn't expect these two teams to be involved!"

Sasha stared wide-eyed at the card in her hand in disbelief, as if she were truly terrified.

Her affected and suspenseful actions, although

It wasn't particularly brilliant, but it successfully touched the hearts of the audience.

At least Masako Araki's ten fingers were deeply embedded in the pillow in her arms.

"The first match! Kaijo High School versus..."

【Huh? Us?】

On a bench in the weight room, Xiangyang, who was resting, heard his team's name and, filled with curiosity, got up and walked behind Yazi, propped himself up on the sofa with both hands, and started watching TV.

In the video, the host seemed to be on 0.5x speed, dragging out a sentence that could have been said in one sentence for ten seconds, and even interrupting the broadcast with an advertisement.

"What is this all about??? Does she have a problem with her cerebellum? She can't even finish a sentence. Who is this show trying to drive us crazy?!"

Hearing the advertisement for a certain condom coming from the TV, Xiangyang completely lost his composure. Even in the modern version of the program from his previous life, which was now highly commercialized, he wouldn't dare to go this far!

Not to mention that Sasha, whose methods of piquing people's interest are quite low-level, breaking down a single sentence into its own words and speaking at a slower pace?

There are so many flaws that Xiangyang doesn't even know where to begin his rant.

However… people in this world really do buy into this!

"If you don't want to watch, then shut your mouth."

Facing the sun ahead, Masako didn't turn her head, her tone completely indifferent.

Although he couldn't see Masako's expression, Xiangyang was willing to bet Kise's girlfriend that if he said another word, he would basically have to say hello to Masako's tachi.

Helpless against Yako's tyranny, Xiangyang had no choice but to shut his mouth and patiently watch this episode of "Basketball Talk".

Finally, after slowing down her speech once again, Sasha finally revealed Haichang's first opponent.

"The first match is between Kaijo High School and Nara High School!"

[Nara? What team is that?]

Xiang Yang was a little confused. At this moment, Ya Zi looked through the database in her mind and explained to him: "It is a team with good strength in the Eastern Division. They can basically get a top ten spot every year. Last year they were unlucky and ran into Xiu De in the first round and were eliminated."

Oh, I understand now, small fry?

"After all that... this is it?"

Xiangyang's eyelids drooped, and he was about to get up to eat dinner when he suddenly realized that Yako had been engrossed in television programs and had not yet started making dinner.

"Miss Masako, I'm hungry."

Xiangyang tugged at Yazi's sleeve, reminding her that today's feeding task hadn't been completed yet.

However, the latter only glanced at him indifferently: "Bear with it."

Xiangyang: ...

Ah, women!

While secretly grumbling to himself, Xiangyang acted very obediently, plopping down next to Yazi, intending to watch the show with her until the end.

"The second match, Shirorin High School vs. ~"

As expected, that damned host once again dragged out his sentences and slowed down his speech. This clumsy method of building suspense made Xiangyang's eyelids twitch all over again.

"The second match is between Shiorin High School and Igawa High School!"

call--

Seeing that Sasha finally managed to utter a complete sentence, Xiangyang took a deep breath and calmed his anxious mood.

"The third match: Touou High School vs. Fukuda General High School!"

Hmm? Fukuda Corporation? Haizaki Shogo?

As Xiangyang sensed it, a figure he had been riding and brutally beating reappeared in his mind.

"Aomine... that's fine. If Haizaki dares to play any tricks, he'll suffer a terrible fate."

P.S.: Aomine is very good at fighting.

"The fourth match: Shutoku High School vs. Karaki High School!"

[Is Shutoku also playing minor roles? What a pity, we missed one more opportunity to gather information on Midorima.]

"The fifth match is between XX High School and XX High School."

[Hey? Are you just going to drop the suspense since both teams are so weak? Your hosts are so unprofessional!]

Xiangyang, who had been watching and complaining all along, was now somewhat numb. What was most ridiculous was that he had actually been sitting here for almost the entire time!

"...It's finally almost over. There's only one last match I haven't registered for. Sigh...Yosen High School hasn't shown up yet, and neither have Akashi and the others..."

Xiang Yang paused, as if he had thought of something. Beside him, Ya Zi let go of the pillow in her hand. It was already the last match, and the result was already clear: the team that hadn't appeared yet would be the opponent.

"Match Six! Yangquan High School vs. Luoshan High School!"

Chapter 158 What if Murasakibara stopped giving up?

"The sixth match is between Yangquan High School and Luoshan High School!"

For a moment, the air seemed to fall silent.

Xiangyang sat on the sofa in a daze, his eyes darting around to steal a glance at Yazi's expression. The latter didn't react much, but simply leaned back on the sofa.

"This is truly unfortunate news, Ms. Masako."

Xiangyang tentatively asked Yako a question.

"Hmm...it's alright. What would you like for dinner?"

Masako remained noncommittal, got up, and tied her loose hair into a ponytail to prevent cooking fumes from getting into her hair.

"Anything is fine. Make whatever you want to eat. I'm not picky."

"Row."

Xiangyang watched Yazi's departing figure, his eyes narrowed slightly, his mind racing.

In the previous year's Summer Tournament and Winter Cup, Yangquan achieved a top-four finish. Considering the team's performance and the Araki family's influence, it's almost impossible for Masako to be pressured by the school.

Even if the team's performance is not bad, even if they are eliminated in the first round every year, Principal Yangquan would not dare to criticize Masako, unless he wants to be drowned in the Shinano River.

but…

As Xiangyang and Yazi's relationship deepened, he could naturally sense the importance of the Yangquan basketball team in Yazi's heart.