Seven years later.
"Dangdangdang—"
A burst of intense hitting sounds came from a basketball court. The sound filled almost the entire basketball court. At this moment, there was only one person on the court who was shooting the basketball non-stop. But if someone saw it, they would definitely think that this person definitely couldn't play basketball, because almost all of his shots missed the basket and hit the back edge of the basket.
When the boy on the court shot the last ball at hand and also threw the ball to the back edge of the basket, his whole expression became excited, and at this time a voice also sounded in his mind.
"Shooting training has reached 100%, the shot has been completed, and the Mitsui Shou template has been unlocked successfully!"
It turns out that the man on the basketball court is none other than Mitsui Daichi. Now he is 12 years old and is 178 cm tall. After seven years, he has finally successfully completed all the basic training. During this time, he also integrated what he learned from Shinto Munian Kendo into his own basketball style, creating a basketball that belongs only to him.
The operation of not scoring a goal just now was also the last shooting training arranged by the system for him. He hit the back edge of the basket continuously but failed to score.
Looking at the character interface of Mitsui Hisashi that was gradually changing from gray to fiery red on the screen in front of him that only he could see, Mitsui Daichi lay down on the ground with satisfaction. Although the knowledge he had learned about sports told him that lying down was not the best choice now, his legs could no longer support him due to countless jumps.
Mitsui, who was lying on the ground, turned his head and looked at his hands lying flat on both sides. He felt a little powerless at this moment. Just when he was about to continue lying on the ground, a gentle voice came from the side: "Daichi, school starts today, you must be prepared. From today on, Daichi is a junior high school student!"
Following the sound, I saw a graceful and poetic woman standing by the basketball court with a schoolbag in her hand. Mitsui Daichi, who was lying on the ground, felt the sensation on his body and thought he had rested enough, so he got up from the ground and walked towards his mother holding the basketball.
"Mom, thank you for your help!"
"Oh, is our little Daichi still so polite to her mother? Well, go take a shower and then it's time to go to school!"
As she spoke, Mitsui Yuuka reached out and touched her son's head, then said to him, "Go take a shower. Mommy has packed everything for you. Your clothes are in the bathroom. Your schoolbag will be left at the door, and your lunch box is also packed for you."
Mitsui Daichi smiled and nodded to his mother, then went to the bathroom to wash up. Ten minutes later, Mitsui Daichi, who had changed into his school uniform, walked out of the bathroom. Looking at the silver-white school uniform in the mirror, and then at the words "Teiko" on it, Mitsui Daichi's eyes were filled with excitement.
After saying goodbye to his mother, Mitsui Daichi put on his schoolbag and basketball, rode his newly bought bicycle and headed towards Teiko Junior High School.
Along the way, he inherited his mother's good looks and the muscles he developed from playing basketball since childhood immediately attracted the attention of passers-by. When he arrived at the school gate, he attracted the attention of the surrounding students. You have to know that at the age of 12, he was 178 cm tall and was already a little giant.
When he pushed his bicycle into the school, an extended black Lincoln also arrived at the school gate. Mitsui Daichi also stopped and looked at the person getting off the car curiously. You know, today his father wanted to ask the butler to send him to school, but he didn't do it because he thought it was too high-profile. Now suddenly seeing such a car also attracted his attention.
When he looked at the boy with red hair and a very gentle smile who got off the car, he was also wondering who this person was. In his impression, he had almost seen the children of several top chaebols. The appearance of a boy like this, especially the temperament on his body, made it easy for people to guess that he was the heir to a chaebol.
Just as Mitsui Daichi was looking at the boy who got off the car, the boy seemed to notice Mitsui Daichi's gaze. When the boy looked at Mitsui Daichi, his eyes also noticed the basketball hanging on the handlebars of Mitsui Daichi. His eyes lit up, and he took the schoolbag from his housekeeper and walked towards the school.
When the day's classes were almost over, Mitsui Daichi went to the basketball hall with excitement. As far as he knew, Teiko Junior High School's basketball was known as the king. Now he went there with an excited and inexplicable mood.
I usually practice basketball by myself, and most of the time I go to the baseball field near my home to play basketball. But after a while, no one wants to play with me anymore, even some adults don't want to play with me anymore. The Teiko Basketball Club, which now has a magnificent record, immediately attracted him.
When Mitsui Daichi arrived at the basketball hall, he found that he was not the first person here. When he got here, the hall was already full of people. Some of them were particularly able to attract his attention. One of them was the boy he saw at the school gate this morning.
With the arrival of Mitsui Daichi, the black-haired man wearing the No. 4 jersey also stopped communicating with the coach. He clapped his hands, motioning all the freshmen to look at him. After the entire basketball hall was quiet, the man said, "Hello everyone, I am the captain of the Teiko basketball team, Nijimura Shuzo, and I am also the team's power forward."
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He paused, glanced at the freshmen and continued, "Today is the day for our basketball team to select freshmen. We will divide you into four groups based on your performance. The strongest ones who can become the starters will be the first team, followed by the second team as the first team substitutes, the third team, and the fourth team. So I hope you all show your strength! Do you understand?"
As he said this, he looked at the freshmen standing in front of him, with some childish looks on their faces. The freshmen responded to his words enthusiastically, and then he nodded with satisfaction and said to the people around him: "Then, let's start the formal selection. Those whose names are called will take the test in turn!"
After he finished speaking, another man in a jersey stood up with a list and started calling out the names on the list. Then, freshmen came on stage one after another to start the test. Mitsui Daichi, who was at the back because of his name, looked at the people around him seriously, his eyes moving back and forth between them.
Finally, the name of the boy with red hair was called, Akashi Seijuro. Mitsui Daichi was stunned when he heard this name. He had heard from his father before that a natural king appeared in the Akashi family. He didn't expect to see him this time at the basketball team selection of Teiko Junior High School.
Akashi Seijuro, whose name was called, walked out from the crowd. He started the test with gentle movements. Whether it was dribbling, passing, or shooting, he did it almost perfectly. Almost everyone in the stadium was attracted by him, and Nijimura Shuzo and the coach beside him nodded in satisfaction.
Mitsui Daichi, who was also watching Akashi Seijuro complete the test from the sidelines, looked at him with burning eyes. He hadn't felt this way for a long time. After Akashi Seijuro completed the test, he received recognition from Nijimura Shuzo and the coach, and went directly to the area where the first army was located. He was the only one in this area so far.
After Akashi Seijuro finished, another boy with dark blue hair was called, Aomine Daiki. He walked onto the field with a smile showing his fangs, then quickly completed the test. He was affirmed and went directly to where the first army was.
Seeing this group of people appearing one after another, Mitsui Daichi's eyes became more yearning. Then, the green-haired Midorima Shintaro, the purple-haired Shion Atsushi and the gray-haired Haizaki Shogo made Mitsui Daichi's eyes extremely hot, and he wanted to pick up the basketball and play a game with them right away.
The one who caught people's attention the most was a blue-haired boy who appeared before the others. He failed almost all the tests and could only be assigned to the third army. However, if Mitsui Daichi had not had a sensitive nose for such things, he might not have noticed his presence. He looked at the figure walking towards the fourth army and remembered his name, Kuroko Tetsuya.
In the end, his name was finally called. He took the basketball handed over by a senior from the basketball team, said thank you to the senior with a smile, and then took the ball onto the court, unlike Akashi Seijuro, Aomine Daiki, Midorima Shintaro, Shisono Atsushi and Haizaki Shogo who appeared before.
Mitsui Daichi's performance on the court cannot be said to be as explosive as theirs, but it is unusually standard. Every move he made was done perfectly, and there were even exclamations of admiration from those around him during the shooting test. Even Nijimura Shuzo said that Mitsui Daichi's moves were perfect.
As expected, when Mitsui Daichi completed all the tests, he was assigned to the first team. At this point, all the selections were over. There were only six people in the first team: Akashi Seijuro, Aomine Daiki, Midorima Shintaro, Shisono Atsushi, Haizaki Shogo and Mitsui Daichi. The second and third teams had the largest number of people. The fourth team had neither too many nor too few people. Some people even quit the basketball club directly after being assigned to the fourth team.
After receiving the result, Nijimura Shuzo looked at everyone's expressions and said seriously, "Today's selection is over, but the official selection is not yet over. Starting tomorrow, no matter if it is the fourth army, the third army, or the second army, everyone has the right to challenge the higher-ups. The challenged cannot refuse. Those who fail will be demoted, and those who succeed will be promoted."
"At the same time, if the fourth army fails to challenge five times, they will be kicked out of the basketball team, and if the first army is successfully challenged, they will directly fall into the third army. However, the first army can only be challenged by the second army. If the third army wants to challenge the first army, it must first enter the second army."
His words immediately brightened the eyes of the players from the second, third and fourth armies, but the players from the first army did not show any emotion at all. Akashi Seijuro just smiled faintly, Aomine Daiki looked around with curiosity, Midorima Shintaro pushed his glasses calmly, Shisono Atsushi yawned as if he was about to fall asleep, Haizaki Shogo looked nonchalant, and Mitsui Daichi just played with the basketball in his hand.
In Mitsui Daichi's opinion, the only people who could be his opponents were these people in the first army and Nijimura Shuzo who was speaking. While he was still playing with the basketball in his hand, a voice came from beside him: "You are Mitsui Daichi, right?" This immediately attracted his attention.
He tucked the ball to his waist and looked up at the source of the voice. It turned out to be Akashi Seijuro who came to greet him. Akashi Seijuro said, "I heard a long time ago that there is a person in the Mitsui family who loves basketball very much. I think it should be you, right?"
Mitsui Daichi smiled, looked at Akashi and said, "You are the one from Akashi's family, right?" Akashi Seijuro nodded, and the two of them looked at each other and laughed for some unknown reason. Midorima Shintaro, who was in the same class as Akashi, also turned his eyes to the two of them.
Akashi Seijuro stretched out his hand and shook hands with Mitsui Daichi, and said to him, "It's nice to play with you!" Mitsui Daichi also shook Akashi's hand in return and nodded.
After a few people greeted each other, the official training of the basketball team began. As the first team, they followed everyone to start today's training. During the running warm-up, Akashi Seijuro ran together with Mitsui Daichi, and Mitsui Daichi was in the middle of the team and ran slowly.
Mitsui Daichi, who was originally adjusting his breathing while running, looked at Akashi Seijuro beside him, and looked at Aomine Daiki and several other members of the First Army who were running excitedly in front of him, and asked curiously, "Why don't you run in front with them?" Akashi smiled and said, "This is just a warm-up exercise. You shouldn't spend too much energy on it. Besides, isn't Shintaro behind you?"
As he spoke, Mitsui Daichi noticed Midorima Shintaro, who was running further behind but with an unusually steady pace. After all, the one who was running in the front and most actively was Aomine.
Seeing this scene, Mitsui Daichi also smiled, and then the two of them continued to run without saying a word. After Akashi followed Mitsui Daichi for a few steps, an indescribable expression appeared on his face. He thought to himself: He is worthy of being the basketball fanatic of the Mitsui family. Even his running warm-up movements are very standard. What I saw just now was indeed not a coincidence.
Thinking of this, Akashi seemed to recall the scene of Mitsui Daichi's test just now. Mitsui Daichi performed almost all of his movements perfectly, without any unnecessary movements. Even he himself did not perform as standard and perfectly as he did. This was also the first time that Mitsui Daichi and Akashi Seijuro met and dealt with each other.