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

Kise looked at Yang without speaking, then thought for a moment and continued, "You know about the other Generations of Miracles, right? They're all monsters."

Xiangyang certainly knew, even better than Kise, about his old teammates, but he pretended not to understand and asked, "They're probably about the same as you, it's not like there's no way to handle it."

Kise rolled his eyes and replied, "I think you underestimated me. But you're wrong about one thing. They're not like me. I'm the weakest one in the Generation of Miracles. Oh right, except for Kuroko."

"The weakest?"

“That’s right. I’m still a long way from them, and so are you. You’re about touching their heels, but as long as the two of us are together, those guys can’t do anything to us.”

Kise continued confidently, "Actually, I wanted to call Kuroko to come with me, but he refused, and I realized I didn't need him."

Xiang Yang smiled slightly: "Even a genius needs help. I'm really sorry I wasn't your first choice."

Kise noticed the sarcasm in Xiangyang's words and gave him a helpless look.

"You remember I told you that Xiao Heizi is the shadow, and I am the light. You will be my shadow. You will be stronger than him. You will be the best shadow."

Kise's eyes shone with a serious expression.

Xiang Yang was taken aback, then raised the corners of his mouth: "I think I understand what you mean. The shadow is there to serve the light, right? If you steal all the limelight, then I'll be bored. I don't want to be such a boring thing."

"Come be my Jordan, Mr. Genius."

Who is Jordan?

"Don't worry about it, just do it."

Chapter 4 A Show of Force

"Good morning, senior. Good morning, coach."

"Oh, Xiangyang is here. Hurry up and warm up, Cheng Lin will be here soon."

After greeting his senior coach, Xiangyang walked to the bench and put down his backpack. He saw Yukio Kasamatsu doing stretching exercises in the distance.

Good morning, Captain.

Kasamatsu looked up at the rising sun.

"Good morning." Then he continued to stretch with his head down.

So cold? Was it because of yesterday's training match? Xiang Yang clicked his tongue. He wasn't angry about being rebuffed. He put down his things and found an open space to start warming up.

Huh? Where did Kise go?

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"Little Blackie~ I begged you like that, and you still rejected me so cruelly. I've never been dumped by a girl before."

"Please stop joking with me."

Kuroko watched Kise act cute in front of him with a blank expression.

Upon hearing Kuroko's response, Kise's expression changed, and he said seriously, "Kuroko has praised you to this extent. I'm suddenly very interested in you."

Kise turned around to face Kagami, a faint smile playing on his lips: "I don't really care about the title of Generation of Miracles, but I'm not about to be so blatantly provoked by you. Sorry, I'm going to beat you seriously."

Feeling slighted, Kagami stared into Kise's golden eyes and grinned, "Interesting..."

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"Everyone, come and gather around." Kaijo's coach, Takeuchi, clapped his hands as he stood on the sidelines of the court.

"Today's opponents are of average skill, I'm prepared to..."

"Wait a minute, Coach, Kise hasn't arrived yet."

Xiangyang raised his hand to interrupt the coach.

"Ah, I know. Today's opponent is weak. Kise doesn't need to play, including you, Mukayo... Kasamatsu will play in the first half, and you can play in the second half. Is that alright?"

Xiangyang looked at the coach's nonchalant expression and said, "Yeah, I'm fine." But Coach, underestimating Cheng Lin could lead to big trouble. Speaking of which, why should I have the captain and I play the first and second halves of the game respectively? Do they want to compare our skills? Should we talk to the coach after the practice match? Xiangyang thought to himself.

At this moment, Xiangyang noticed that Kasamatsu was looking at him. He looked up and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: It seems that the captain requested it, so the coach should know what's going on. Then it's none of my business. Takeuchi is quite capable.

Having figured things out, Xiangyang simply ignored Kasamatsu. After all, Takeuchi in the original work was no pushover; as a former Japanese national player, he was more than capable of coaching a high school team.

"Coach, I've brought them!"

Kise shouted at the entrance of the stadium and ran to change his clothes. It seems he doesn't know that the coach doesn't plan to let him play. Xiangyang was gloating, and he couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Kise's expression later.

"Oh, you're here? Um... who's your coach?"

Takeuchi stepped forward, intending to greet Coach Shiro, but after looking around, he couldn't find anyone who looked like a coach.

“Me,” Aida Reiko, dressed in a Japanese sailor uniform, replied.

"Huh? Aren't you the manager?"

Aida Riko wasn't annoyed; she was used to being looked down upon. She stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I'm Shiro Rin's coach, Aida Riko. Nice to meet you."

Coach Takeuchi grunted, seemingly still not quite recovered from the shock.

"Excuse me, what is this?"

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Tian Lizi pointed to the Haichang substitute who was still running back and forth in the second half of the field and voiced her question.

"As you can see, I just wanted to let us adjust our form in today's game. Even if the players who are not playing watch from the sidelines, they won't learn anything. In order not to waste time, the other players will train as usual."

Ignoring the increasingly grim expressions on the faces of the Shiro Rin members beside him, Takeuchi continued to add insult to injury: "Although you say you're adjusting your form, today's players are all regular starters. Please, give it your all and don't lose by three times the score."

He then turned and left, muttering to himself: "Such an unknown team, and the coach is a woman. What a joke. Looks like I'm going to waste my time today."

Sitting on the bench, Xiangyang watched as the faces of the Seirin players turned as black as charcoal, and then looked at the coach's nonchalant expression. He almost burst out laughing. He then looked at Kise, who was changing his jersey next to him, and couldn't hold back any longer. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why are you changing your jersey, Ryota?"

Kise was adjusting the hem of his jersey when he heard Xiangyang's words and couldn't help but look up, about to ask a question. Takeuchi walked over.

"Kise, why are you changing your uniform? You're not playing today."

"Huh? Huh!!"

“Our team consists of elites from various junior high schools, and you are even more different. What are they going to do if you step up?” Takeuchi said with a look of disdain, not taking the members of the Seirin team seriously at all.

"Hey, stop talking, Coach!" Kise noticed that Shiro Rin's face looked terrible not far away, so he quickly ran over to explain, "I'm sorry! I'm really sorry, I'll be a substitute. If you scare him, he should be able to play. And if you can't even get me to play, then you can forget about challenging the Generation of Miracles..."

"Hey Ryota, the coach wants you to take them to the locker room."

After leisurely strolling over, Xiangyang finished delivering his message and looked around at the members of Shiro Rin before fixing his gaze on Kuroko and Kagami.

Although the coach's words were harsh, they were also true. Apart from Kuroko and Kagami, the current Shiro Rin really wasn't worthy of Kaijo's attention. Before the training camp, Shiro Rin was really too weak.

Of course, with these two added, things are completely different. Xiang Yang licked his lips, thinking: This Vulcan really has a strong presence, and you can tell at a glance that he has excellent athletic ability. No wonder "jumping" is his unique talent. Is this short guy Kuroko? He's expressionless just like in the original work, and his presence is indeed low. The two of them are really a good match.

"Alright, everyone, follow me. I'll take you to..."

Kise nodded in agreement, and then gestured for the rest of the group, including the members of the Jōrin, to join him.

"No need, you should hurry up and warm up properly, you don't have time to rest."

Kuroko's cold voice interrupted Xiangyang's inner thoughts and also made Kise's expression freeze.

Wow, this little guy has quite a temper.

Watching Shiro Rin's departing figure, Xiang Yang teased Kise, "Your ex spoke ill of you, huh? Genius."

"Well, he'll realize that refusing my invitation was a huge mistake."

Kise flipped his hair, looking smug.

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Beep—

The official referee of Haichang blew the whistle to gather everyone.

"The practice match between Kaijo High School and Seirin High School is now beginning."

"Um, the five students from Shirorin High School, please stand in formation."

"Hey...you're short one person."

"Um, there are five of us." Kuroko appeared in front of the referee with a blank expression, startling everyone present.

"Hey, was he over there just now?"

"I don't know, I didn't see it at all. Did Kasamatsu see it?"

"I didn't see it either."

The coach couldn't help but complain from the sidelines: "What is this? I thought they would at least have a few decent players, but they turned out to be this kind of trash."

The skinny Kuroko clearly lacks athletic ability, and those who don't know his background are likely to underestimate him.

Looking at the coach, Xiangyang couldn't help but shake his head. "You might get a shock later, Coach."

Beep—

The whistle blew, and Kaijo successfully jumped for the ball. Kasamatsu received the pass and began to advance: I must perform well and let the coach see that I am no worse than Hikaru!

Kasamatsu raised his index finger to signal the team's positioning and shouted, "Yoshi, let's get the first ball..."

The words had barely left his lips when a petite figure swept past Kasamatsu. It was Kuroko! Right at the start of the game, before the Kaijo players could even react, Kuroko, taking advantage of her low profile, stole the ball. Caught off guard, Kasamatsu committed a turnover right at the start of the game, and possession fell to Kuroko.

"Where did this guy come from?!" Kasamatsu thought in surprise, "This kid is really slow."

Kasamatsu was very fast; Kuroko was caught up by Kasamatsu before he even entered the three-point line.

Kuroko glanced at Kasamatsu and then passed the attack behind his back.

Kasamatsu only felt a gust of wind sweep past him from behind. Turning around, he saw that Kagami had arrived at the front of the court at some point. He stood up and slammed the ball down with one hand!

Beep—Two points valid!

As Vulcan landed and clenched his fist in celebration, he sensed something was wrong. Looking down, he saw that he had pulled the hoop down.

Xiangyang clapped below and couldn't help but praise, "What a brilliant steal and fast break! Excellent jumping ability, Mr. Vulcan." The visual effect of Vulcan's dunk was indeed exaggerated; judging by his appearance, his jumping ability was more than twice that of Xiangyang.

Takeuchi, standing next to him, was so shocked his jaw almost dropped to the floor.

Seeing her chance, Riko Aida immediately stepped forward, bowed, and apologized: "I'm so sorry! I broke your hoop!"

Hei Zi also came over and bowed in apology: "I'm so sorry."

Behind him, Vulcan carried the basketball hoop, looking excited, and he didn't seem to have the slightest bit of remorse.