Chapter 4: Charity games


"So, lemme get this straight, Akashi," Aomine started as he set his coke down onto the table. "You want us to participate in a charity competition which is headed by your father?"

Akashi nodded, "Yes. Why do you think I called this meeting, Daiki. I gave my father my word that I will find the perfect athletes for the participation of these games. Naturally, he wanted the Generation of Miracles."

"So…What kind of games will we take part in?" Kagami rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Akashi turned to Kagami and smiled, "There are seven different games in total. Games of wit, logic, speed, knowledge, strength, agility and strangely enough, beauty."

"Seven members, seven games." Midorima concluded.

Akashi closed his eyes in agreement, "Yes. I already know in which games some of us will compete in. Naturally, I will compete in the game of wits. I convinced my father to turn that into a shogi competition. Tetsuya will be in the game of logic."

"Of course, Akashi-kun," Kuroko replied in between sips of his milkshake.

"Daiki, you will be in the game of speed, correct?"

"Uh, duh!" Aomine deadpanned.

Akashi turned to Midorima, "Next to me, I think the most appropriate person to participate in the game of knowledge is Shintaro."

Midorima gave a curt nod. "As long as I have my lucky item, I will be fine."

Akashi faced Murasakibara, "Atsushi, I trust that you would like to participate in the game of strength?"

Murasakibara stopped his incessant munching of his chips. "Eh? Okay~ If you say so, Aka-chin~"

"Ryouta, You would love to participate in the game of beauty, I believe."

"Oohh~ Yes! Yes! Akashi-chii! I would like it very much-suu~!" Kise nodded his head enthusiastically.

"Very well." Akashi nodded. "Now, about the game of agility…"

All six rainbow heads turned towards Kagami. He blinked, and then smiled secretively, "Oh? Oh! You have nothing to worry about! I will gladly participate in the game of agility." He grinned broadly.

The rest of the GOM's faces promptly exploded in a splash of tomato red.

"That's not what I'm worried about…" Kuroko muttered. "One of these days, Kagami-kun, you will kill us with your adorableness. The newspapers will have the field day of the millennia to report the first ever deaths by cuteness-overload."

Kagami pretended that he didn't hear that. He, in fact knew about the GOM's affections towards him, but found it fun to play with them, seeming ignorant and seeing their reactions. He admits deep within his heart that he does carry a slight affection for them all, but he would not be caught dead saying that aloud.

"But…what's in it for us, Akashi?" Kagami wondered.

"W-well," Akashi cleared his throat as he regained his composure. "The prize money will undoubtedly be donated to the charity, but this event will be broadcasted live throughout the whole of Japan on every channel. The competition and its winners will be the talk of the country for months. Especially since word got out that the GOM will be participating."

"Ah, I see. But…what else? Do we get free food?" Kagami conceded.

"N-no, but you will get a 10000 yen voucher each to spend on whatever you want."

"Ok, fair enough."

"Excellent. I will inform my father of the good news. I will thus take my leave now. The event will be held in a week's time. I will see you then, farewell." He bowed and left quickly.

Kagami swiftly returned to his burgers.


A WEEK LATER:

Commentator:

Welcome to the first ever charity games! We have a bevy of strong, intelligent and healthy young men participating! In this event, the winners will gain country-wide fame! There were rumours that the GOM will be participating in this competition! I'm sure the rest of you are just as excited as I am to watch the legendary team compete in the flesh! The charity event is headed by the wealthy Akashi Zaibatsu, of which the heir is a member of the GOM himself! Ladies and gentlemen, let's begin the first competition! The game of wits! Please welcome the captain of the GOM, and the heir to the Akashi zaibatsu, Akashi Seijurou~!

Akashi stepped out onto the mat, and took his place at the first Shogi table.

This game requires patience, intelligence, a fast mind, but most of all…wits! Minna-san, it's a game of Shogi! Players, please take your seats.

Akashi smirked at his opponent. "Let's play a good game, shall we?"

He offered his hand to shake.

As the opponent grabbed his hand in a firm handshake, a chill ran down the man's spine and he felt the inexplicable urge to wet himself.

One hour later…

"It was a good game," Akashi said as he bowed.

"Y-yes! T-thank you for the game!" The last opponent had well and truly soiled his undies.

Saa! The first game is over and the winner is…Akashi Seijurou! Sasuga Akashi-san! Now on to the next game, logic. And Oh! What have we here? The Phantom Sixth Man of the GOM will be joining us in this one! It's Kuroko Tetsuya~!


Kuroko stepped out onto the podium, spotlights shining on him to make him visible. Other contestants stepped out onto their respective podiums as well.

All right, let's begin the Game! First Question!

The first question popped up onto the screen.

Brothers and sisters I have none but this man's father is my father's son.
Who is the man?

One buzzer buzzed 5 seconds later.

All right! We have the first contestant, Kuroko Tetsuya giving his answer!

All the other contenders thought, 'Fast!'

"The answer is that the man is the author's son."

Ding! Ding! Ding! Correct! And 10 points goes to Kuroko Tetsuya! Alright, next question!

This time, all the contestants all had their hands poised over the red buttons, all narrowing their eyes in concentration, occasionally casting wary glances at Kuroko. Kuroko, for his part, remained calm and expressionless.

What is greater than God,

More evil than the devil,

The poor have it,

The rich need it,

And if you eat it, you will die?

Bzzz!

Again, the buzzer sounded. "Nothing."

Correct! And points go to Kuroko-Kun~!

Many groans could be heard.

Oh! This is good! The famous riddle of the…No! No spoilers!

What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?

Bzzt!

"The answer is Man."

And once again, points go to Kuroko Tetsuya~!

Several annoyed growls could be heard, but Kuroko ignored them all.

In the stands, The GOM was looking at the game with pride.

'I knew picking him was the right choice.' Akashi thought to himself.

30 minutes later:

All right, last question, folks!

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a shop and wears size nine shoes. What does he weigh?

The seconds ticked by. Many contestants scratched their heads.

Bzzz!

"He weighs meat."

DING! DING! DING! DING!

Cooorrrreeeeccctttt!

This time, several curses could be heard, some of which were not even appropriate to be heard.

And Kuroko Tetsuya takes the game with 500 points and the other contestants none! As expected of the phantom sixth man! Stealthy and smart to boot!

Aomine won the speed game, and the game of strength and beauty was won by Murasakibara and Kise respectively.

The audience were awestruck. Who knew the GOM had such affinities for their respective talents?

Expectedly, Midorima trashed the knowledge game, spewing the facts as soon as the questions were popped out, not giving others a chance. Likewise, the rest of the GOM before him had done as he did. After all, they wanted the vouchers, so they can all treat Taiga to lunch respectively, and maybe getting something more in return. Or so they hoped.


At last, the game of agility came.

All right folks! The very last game! And from the GOM, We have the newest member, Kagami Taiga!

The audience roared, shaking the building to it's very foundations.

Elsewhere, Riko giggled while her eyes were glued to the screen. "How does he expect to win? He's too big! How can he be agile?"

Meanwhile, in the stands, the audience were thinking the exact same thing, especially the GOM.

Yosh! For the final event, we have an obstacle course set up. This is such that only the most agile person can cross it! Who will take the prize, folks?! Well, let's wait and see.

The first contestant stepped up, he was skinny, with long limbs and was between Kise's and Akashi's height. HE gulped as he looked at the obstacle course. Then he took a deep breath and started to climb up the stairs towards the handle bars. He then swung his way towards the other side. He stopped in the middle of the rail and stared at the gaping hole in the middle to the bars in front of him. Try as he might, no matter how much he swung, his hand could not reach the next bar that was as far away as his arms were wide.

Eventually, he dropped to the floor and was disqualified.

Others made it past that obstacle, but stumbled at the large deep pit 8 metres across.

Others who made past that, with difficulty, were K.O'ed at the swirling whirlpool of chocolatey doom.

Others who somehow managed to make it past that failed at the rock wall 15 metres high.

Finally, Kagami's turn came. Wasting no time, he ignored the ladder and simply leapt for the handrails 3 metres high.

The crowd gasped. He made his way across the bars.

The audience held their breath as he came to the hole in the bars. The first obstacle.

Undeterred, he swung his legs forward with a mighty thrust, using the momentum to propel his legs higher and his feet latched onto next bar. Then, he let his hands go and with the momentum of his upper body to swing downwards and upwards in a semicircle, his back curving in such a way previously thought impossible by someone of his physical stature. His nimble hands hooked onto the bar several bars away from the one his feet had grasped. He then let his feet go and used that force to propel himself forwards to land perfectly on the other end of the bar. Which took but 5 seconds. First, there was silence, jaws dropped to the ground and then there was a thunderous applause. Everyone began cheering for Kagami Taiga.

Not pausing for a single second, he sprinted towards the pit, where, having had a running start, he jumped at the edge of the pit, flew through the air, tucked his knees to his chest and his arms embracing his shins, he did 4 consecutive somersaults.

He landed gracefully upon his feet and then took off to confront the chocolate whirlpool of doom.

This time, the audience-which was the whole of Japan- all held their breath in anticipation for what he might do next.

In the middle of the whirlpool, was one red square platform protruding a good 20 centimetres from the brown vortex.

Frowning in concentration, he bent his knees and leapt towards the platform in an arc, landing on his hands in a handstand, before quickly but expertly bringing his feet in such that he stood upright on the platform, before jumping again, executing a flawless back flip onto his hands before pushing from his hands to flip once more to an upright position.

Not hesitating for one millisecond, he made a beeline for the rock wall, and leapt up it so quickly such that it seemed like he had ran up the wall instead of climbed it. Having reached the top of the wall, he saw the only thing that stood between him, and his month's supply of free food: a metal beam 6 metres in length and 30 centimetres in width.

His brain quickly came up with the appropriate move to overcome the problem. With that, he stood with his side facing the beam, lifted his hands and performed 3 perfect cartwheels across.

Bing! Bing! Bing!

The winner of this game is Kagami Taiga with a score of 30 seconds! WOW! That was amazing! I hope that was caught on tape!

"OMG! He's a monkey! Kagami's a giant monkey!" Riko cried in disbelief.


30 minutes later:

The GOM walked out of the exit, the last ones to leave, all their vouchers tucked safely in their pockets.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

They paused to look at a tall girl slowly clapping her hands in mock enthusiasm.

"Well, Taiga," Her melodious voice washed over them. "Looks like those acrobatic lessons really paid off, did it not?"


YJV: Well, I have updated and introduced Taiga's sibling! ^^

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