"…You're going to be the manager of our team."
"Eh!? But, Hanamiya-san—"
"Our last one 'quit'. You're going to replace him."
Amazing. You would have never thought you could hear the air quotes in someone's words just from their voice. You imagine that the previous manager of the Kirisaki Daīchi High basketball team 'quit' in much the same way the previous coach did.
"…What is this really about, Hanamiya?"
There's a brief silence. He narrows his eyes, watching you darkly, before he steps closer to you. Even though he's less than a foot taller than you are, his body seems to tower over you. You swallow nervously, and submissively look away when his eyes bore into yours. You hear him chuckle menacingly, clearly pleased.
He knows you'll obey him.
"Don't ask questions. Just be a good girl…" he leans down to whisper right beside your ear, and you feel a shiver go down your spine. "...And do as you're told."
And that's how you became the manager of the Kirisaki Daīchi High basketball team.
Of course, this meant you had to meet all of his teammates, in particular the starting members. Their reactions to you ranged from 'don't care in the slightest, just stay out of my way' to 'I don't like you, so don't talk to me and just stay out of my way'.
But...well…some things do change.