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

After putting down his chopsticks, Xiangyang listened to the two "

The conversation about "antiques" suddenly felt dull and uninteresting.

Fortunately, as a "foreign friend," at least for now, Xiangyang is not bound by the rules and regulations of Chinese table manners.

After receiving what seemed like the umpteenth meaningful glance from Lingzi, Xiangyang finally stood up and said to Elder Hai and Coach Sun, "Elder Hai, Coach Sun, I'm really getting sleepy, if possible..."

Xiang Yang stole a glance at Ling Zi, who was looking at him pitifully with a fawning expression.

"If it's possible... could you take me back to my place, Miss Reiko? To be honest, I was planning to go to bed at this time of day."

Xiang Yang lied without batting an eye; at that moment, the clock on the restaurant wall had only just pointed to eight o'clock.

Even if Xiangyang wasn't a night owl, as a 17 or 8-year-old teenager, this was far from the time he should be going to sleep.

Fortunately, this method was very useful for Eib.

He glanced at the clock on the wall, stroking his beard thoughtfully. "Yeah, it's already this late... The doctor also advised me to go to bed early. I can't be so reckless at this age..."

"Alright! We've talked enough for today, Xiangyang, you can go back now!"

Hai Lao waved to Xiang Yang, and also made a farewell gesture to Ling Zi.

Lingzi excitedly stood up and ran towards the door; she had wanted to leave this place for a long time!

In stark contrast to Lingzi, Xiangyang slowly rose and bowed to the three people present, including Brother Shu. Then, he took a few steps and followed Lingzi out.

Just as he reached the door, Coach Sun suddenly called out, "Wait a minute, Xiangyang."

Hearing the call, Xiangyang turned around in confusion. He saw Coach Sun waving at him with a big smile: "Take a good rest, Xiangyang. Don't forget to come to the national youth team's training place tomorrow. I'll be there."

Is this another attempt to probe my limits?

Xiang Yang's expression remained unchanged. He nodded in response and gave a slight bow, bidding a final farewell to everyone at the table before walking out the door.

"What a polite child!"

Watching Xiangyang's departing figure, Brother Shu couldn't help but praise him, while at the same time he couldn't help but compare Lingzi and Xiangyang in his heart.

In just one second, Brother Tree got the answer.

"No comparison...that kid, tsk tsk tsk..."

……

At the same time, Reiko, who had just stepped out of the private room and was jumping around happily, suddenly felt an itch on the tip of her nose.

"Ah!"

A sneeze blew out, but Lingzi's excited expression was not interrupted. Finally leaving the dining table that was so dull that it made her want to go crazy, Lingzi was in a very high mood!

"Xiangyang, where should we go? There are so many other good restaurants around here besides this one! But you just ate so much... you shouldn't be hungry, right? Let me think... where should we go to play?"

Seeing Lingzi take out her phone to check out the entertainment venues around, Xiangyang licked his lips, not wanting to spoil her mood. Although the main purpose of coming to China was to change her nationality, there was no need to be so rigid. Xiangyang didn't mind treating this trip to China as a vacation.

There's an amusement park nearby!

"But Japan... probably has something similar, right? There's a square on the left, lots of middle-aged women dancing there. You've definitely never seen this in Japan, but I doubt you'd be interested..."

Lingzi talked incessantly about the surrounding environment. Although she said she was taking Xiangyang out to play, she was actually enjoying herself as well.

However… Lingzi kept her head down, staring at her phone, unaware that Xiangyang beside her had stopped walking and was standing there with a slight frown, as if he was thinking about something.

“Miss Smithsonian, the plans have changed… We really need to go home and get some sleep now.”

Xiang Yang spoke slowly, ignoring the puzzled look on Ling Zi's face. His eyes glanced upwards, as if he were thinking about something.

However, she wouldn't be surprised if Reiko could share the same perspective as Xiangyang.

Right in front of Xiangyang, a screen lit up that only Xiangyang could see.

There is a line of text at the very top of the screen.

Main quest – Joining the National Youth Team – Completed!

……

……

With a bang, the door slammed shut. Ignoring Lingzi's shouts outside, Xiangyang rushed to the bed in a flurry of activity.

"Hiss... Finally, this damn main quest!"

Xiangyang murmured, his inner joy overflowing.

After being turned away twice by the Japanese Basketball Association last year, Xiang Yang thought he would never be able to complete this main mission.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. After a year, Xiangyang finally completed the task of "joining the national youth team"!

"You only mentioned the national youth team, but didn't specify nationality. Your stupid system can be quite humane sometimes!"

Xiang Yang opened the system panel and looked at the main quest section. A line of gold text read "Quest Completed." He took a deep breath and suppressed the smile on his face.

"Claim your reward."

As Xiang Yang gave the order, the system screen, which only he could see, simultaneously emitted a layer of golden light. Xiang Yang narrowed his eyes, a feeling of opening a treasure chest surrounding him.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Rewards will be issued."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained a new tactics panel—Bombardment Tactics!"

"Bombardment": Originating from a little-known basketball academy, it involves constantly running around to wear down opponents in order to find the best shooting opportunity.

Xiang Yang's mind stirred, and he felt a vast amount of knowledge being imprinted into his mind, giving him a deeper understanding of artillery bombardment tactics.

"So this thing can be used like this?"

Xiang Yang, who had just become a master of artillery bombardment, clicked his tongue and flipped through several artillery bombardment tactics tips in his mind. For a moment, he felt a little itchy to try it out.

"Tsk, hold back... I spent a year completing the next reward, you can't just give me one, can you?"

Xiangyang was somewhat indignant. Although the time spent completing the task did not increase the richness of the reward, as the person involved, Xiangyang naturally hoped to receive as many rewards as possible.

The system's rigid, mechanical voice continued to ring out, and the next reward was simultaneously imprinted in Xiangyang's eyes.

"Congratulations, host, on acquiring a new talent: Israeli military combat techniques."

Israeli military combat style: a hybrid combat style that incorporates...

The strengths of many other types of martial arts, including but not limited to judo, boxing, aikido, wrestling…

"Hmm, this way, my personal combat power will be greatly enhanced... what a load of rubbish!"

Xiang Yang suddenly sat up in bed, his expression showing a hint of existential doubt.

He looked at the newly added "Israeli Military Combat Techniques" in the talent panel and was speechless for a moment.

"Do you want me to switch to boxing? If there really aren't any more rewards, how about increasing my height and reach?"

Xiang Yang rubbed his forehead with one hand, casually closed the talent panel, and reluctantly accepted the fact.

"Forget it, let's look at it from another angle... I'll have more confidence when trash-talking people on the field in the future. It's a pity about what happened to Huiqi."

Xiang Yang clicked his tongue. Although he didn't know the specific effects of this talent, just looking at the words "military combat skills" was enough to tell that this talent was definitely extraordinary.

If he had that talent boost when he was boxing against Hai Qi, then...

"Never mind, I'll find another opportunity to use it next time. Is there any reward left?"

Xiang Yang crossed his arms and looked at the system with disbelief, saying, "I want to see what kind of rewards this damn system can give me."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained a professional basketball player experience pack."

Professional Basketball Player Experience Package: This package contains the career experience of numerous professional basketball players, which can improve basketball IQ and players' understanding of the game.

"Wow, this reward is quite serious?"

Xiang Yang was somewhat surprised. Feeling the extra experience in his mind, he was astonished to find that there were many areas where he could have done better on the field.

"This reward is quite interesting."

Xiang Yang nodded, and was about to close the system panel when he was interrupted by a mechanical voice coming from his mind.

【Hmm? Is there anything else?】

Xiang Yang was slightly taken aback. Including the professional player experience pack he had just received, the system had already given him three rewards.

"Congratulations, host, on acquiring a new talent: Zone Mode Shared Version."

The rewards page remained incredibly simple. If Xiangyang hadn't been able to feel the changes emanating from his body, he would have even suspected that the system was playing a joke on him.

However, this time the reward is quite special.

Xiang Yang swallowed hard as he looked at the newly released talent name.

"Judging from the name alone, it seems to be something extraordinary, being associated with the zone mode."

With a slight tremor in his fingers, Xiang Yang tapped on the talent introduction. He stared intently at the string of text, reading it word by word.

"Limited to one use per game. By transmitting one's will through basketball, the teammate receiving the ball will experience a short-term mental boost, and their basketball IQ and vision will be shared with the host..."

"PS: If the host is in Zone Mode and this talent is activated, then teammates who receive the pass will simultaneously share Zone Mode... Hiss!!!"

Xiangyang sat up straight and looked at himself in the glass mirror. At this moment, Xiangyang was supporting himself on the bed with his hands, his eyes full of disbelief.

He reached out his right hand and pinched the right side of his cheek; the pain felt so real…

"Is this a dream?"

Xiangyang looked down at his right hand and murmured.

"Has Kaijo become invincible?"

……

……

On the other side of the world, inside an airport in the United Kingdom

Several tall figures walked through the boarding area. Nash, who was in the lead, wore a pair of aviator sunglasses and had a mocking smile on his lips.

"Neon...we're here!"

(Just to clarify beforehand, since the Miracles in their normal state defeated the Neckbreaker in the original movie, not to mention that they are almost all stronger now, there's no need for Sun to appear at all. So, the movie will only briefly mention this, and then the protagonist will return and have another encounter with Nash!)

Chapter 186 Coaches Choose Players, Players Choose Coaches