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

Xiangyang followed Kise's gaze and saw many people he had seen before but were not familiar with.

That arrogant foreigner, Alex the master of the Vulcan, the parents of Kasamatsu-senpai whom I met once, the old-fashioned main characters... Igawa High School, and even that... who was it again?

Xiang Yang stared at the face of the national youth team's number one player, stroking his chin in deep thought, but unfortunately, he was too far away to see more than just a wheel.

廓。

Oh well, it's not an important role anyway.

Instead of trying to find out who they are, why not just say hello to Shiro Rin's gang?

Xiang Yang looked towards the opposite half of the field, where the Cheng Lin team had already begun warming up. He adjusted his expression, put on a subtle yet elegant smile, and walked towards the Cheng Lin team.

Having played practice matches before, the two sides knew each other, so there wasn't that pre-match tension. While the members of the Seirin team were surprised by Xiangyang's visit, they didn't react coldly. Kuroko, having received guidance from Xiangyang before, also showed a very friendly attitude.

Since their beloved pet had received a favor from someone else, the rest of the Cheng Lin group naturally treated each other with great friendliness. Even the kind-hearted Teppei chatted with Xiang Yang.

"You like animals too? I still have a Labrador at home. It might have eaten me, let me tell you. You can come over to my house sometime and play with it. That little guy loves playing with people."

"Really? Then it's a deal. Thank you, Kiyoshi-senpai, you're such a kind person."

"Hahaha, not at all, you're too kind."

"By the way, Kiyoshi-senpai, those shots you and Kagami combined on yesterday were amazing! How did you guys do that?"

"Oh, that? Actually, I don't..."

"Teppei!!!"

Hinata, standing to the side, watched as Teppei and Xiangyang got along better and better, and almost revealed their key information. She quickly rushed over and covered Teppei's mouth, while looking at Xiangyang with a wary expression.

Seeing that his goal had not been achieved, Xiang Yang slightly curled his lips, thinking to himself: I almost got it out of him.

Well, judging from their reaction, they probably couldn't control the power beyond the zone, so it's not like they went home empty-handed.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Xiangyang gave Hyuga and Teppei a big smile and said, "I should go back and warm up, otherwise my seniors will give me trouble. I'll be going now, everyone."

After saying that, Xiang Yang turned to leave, but then suddenly remembered something and turned back to Tie Ping with a smile, saying, "Thank you, Senior Muji. It was a pleasure chatting with you."

Hinata was still covering Teppei's mouth, watching Xiangyang's retreating figure, a bead of cold sweat trickling down her face.

Teppei, still not quite understanding the situation, broke free from Hyuga's grasp and said with displeasure, "What are you doing, Hyuga? That's very impolite."

Hinata's forehead creased with a tic-tac-toe expression as he glared at Teppei and said, "Politeness my foot! Do you know you were tricked into revealing information? You almost leaked our crucial intelligence. Did you really think that kid came to talk to you about animals?"

Teppei was stunned by Hinata's words. He scratched his head and hesitated, "Really? I think Hinata is a very polite person."

Ha ha.

Hinata adjusted his glasses and said, "If you've ever seen him face off against Akashi, you'll know what kind of person he is."

"In short, don't say a word from now on! If you accidentally leak military secrets, I'll kill you!"

Hinata glared fiercely at Teppei, then continued to warm up by shooting hoops.

Teppei glanced back at Hyuga on the Kaijo half of the field with reluctance, but finally listened to Hyuga's words and went to warm up in silence.

Next, both teams warmed up in their respective halves of the field without exchanging any further words. The number of spectators inside the stadium continued to increase, and many even paid for tickets to stand and watch the game because there were no seats available.

This Winter Cup final has attracted a lot of attention.

In the stands, the national youth team's number one player gripped his notebook tightly, scribbling furiously, his eyes glaring angrily at Xiang Yang. The match hadn't even started yet, and he'd already written someone's comments...

Chapter 108 Bring a bag when you go to the restroom

"Welcome everyone to the National Winter Cup competition! Please be patient, the match is about to begin!"

A sexy male voice came from above the stadium, and the familiar broadcast made Xiang Yang pause in his warm-up.

"Now, let me introduce the two teams in today's match."

"The champion team of the Summer Tournament, Kaijo High School!"

At this point, the audience cheered enthusiastically.

Xiangyang touched his nose, feeling a sense of wonder.

Unlike in the summer, they're here to defend their title in the finals!

"First up is Kaijo High School's coach, Genta Takeuchi!"

Facing the camera, Takeuchi reappeared with his "veteran actors," their smooth chins and hair even gleaming in the sunlight under the lights.

"Next, we will announce the starting lineup."

"Number four, Captain Yukio Kasamatsu."

"Number Two, facing the sun."

"No. 10, Hiroshi Kobori."

"No. 8, Mitsuhiro Hayakawa."

"Number seven, Ryota Kise."

Apart from Hayakawa-senpai, everyone else received enthusiastic cheers from the audience, with Kise being the most enthusiastic and Hikaru being the second most enthusiastic.

"Never mind... I'll just play the supporting role."

Hayakawa gave an awkward smile, but it wasn't the first time, and he was used to it.

"The Shiorin High School, which was unknown during the summer tournament, made a stunning debut in the winter cup finals!"

They defeated Rakuzan in the semifinals, and thanks to Kagami's eye-catching playing style, Seirin's popularity is not low, although of course it can't compare to Kaijo's current popularity.

"Shiro Rin's coach, Aida Riko."

Reiko tucked her hair behind her ears, stood up gracefully, and bowed to the audience.

"What?! It's a female coach?"

"She looks so young, like a student."

Many viewers were attracted by Reiko's youthful and beautiful appearance, and even some neutral fans who were biased towards Kaijo switched sides and joined the support group for Seirin.

After all, comparing a middle-aged, greasy man with a pretty high school girl makes the outcome obvious.

"Next, we will announce the starting lineup."

"Number four, Captain Hyuga Junpei."

Hearing his name called over the loudspeaker, Hinata quickly stepped forward and waved somewhat awkwardly to the audience. He had never experienced such a large event before.

"Number five, Izuki Jun."

Izuki's reaction was very similar to Hinata's. Even with her calm mind, she was a little nervous when facing this situation for the first time.

"Number seven, Kiyoshi Teppei."

The easygoing Tieping didn't seem nervous at all, and even had the leisure to roughly count the number of audience members. As one of the Five Uncrowned Generals, he was naturally under a lot of spotlight.

"Number 11, Kuroko Tetsuya."

Kuroko, with his delicate features, nodded to the audience while adjusting his wristband. Although he was a member of the Generation of Miracles, his presence was always very low. In addition, after receiving a reminder from Akashi, he had been controlling his presence since the start of the Winter Cup, so he didn't receive many cheers.

"Number 10, Vulcan!"

Upon hearing this name, the scene instantly erupted in cheers, as Vulcan delivered one spectacular defeat after another.

Scoring points on the basket earned him a lot of popularity!

It seems that the phenomenon of having the ace performer as the grand finale has become an unspoken rule, though I don't know when it started.

Kise looked at Kagami, whose cheers were no less enthusiastic than his own, and slightly curled his lip. A hint of fighting spirit rose in his eyes as he looked at Kagami. Noticing that Kise was looking at him, Kagami glared back defiantly.

I will beat you again.

If you can do it, give it a try.

Before the match even started, the two teams' aces had already exchanged glances.

"Please have both teams line up to greet each other."

Xiang Yang walked up to Hei Zi, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "Mr. Hei Zi, I didn't expect that you would be the one standing here at the end."

Heizi looked up at Xiangyang, tilting his head slightly in confusion.

Xiang Yang laughed out loud, "Don't misunderstand, I'm just a little surprised. I didn't mean to underestimate you. On the contrary, I made very thorough preparations before the competition."

As he said this, Xiang Yang glanced at Tie Ping discreetly, his smile still lingering.

"Please advise!"

After bowing, Hei Zi straightened up and smiled at Xiang Yang: "Me too, Xiang Yang. We are just as wary of Hai Chang as you are."

"Let's have an exciting match together."

After saying that, Kuroko nodded slightly to Xiangyang, then turned and returned to Shirorin's half of the court to wait for the jump ball to begin.

Standing still, Xiangyang couldn't help but look up and sigh.

Fortunately, they are the real main characters, so they don't have those cliché lines.

Speaking of which... what would happen if they ran into Igawa High School? Oh dear... I'm actually kind of curious to see.

While Xiangyang was lost in thought, little did he know that the entire Igawa High School, which he was thinking about, was also present in the audience.

Smiling Guy stared intently at Xiangyang's retreating figure, secretly vowing, "Damn it, next year! I'll stand there too and make Xiangyang completely astonished!"

……

The basketball court next door

Masako was sitting on the bench watching the match between Yangquan and Luoshan, glancing at the time every now and then, her fingers tapping the bench incessantly.

It's going to be too late... the match is about to start.

Looking at the time again, the fourth quarter had just begun, with Los Angeles leading 67-73.

Even with Akashi and Murasakibara both absent, Yosen is still a step behind Rakuzan in terms of raw strength. Masako, who is good at analyzing data to calculate results, had already seen that her team's chances of winning were slim.

And... the match between Kaijo and Seirin is about to begin.

Masako glanced at the time again. Ten minutes left? It would take exactly ten minutes to get to the other basketball court from here.

Yangquan applies for suspension