"So it seems that you all have finished the first chapter…"
Suddenly, they all heard a deep but soothing voice coming from the top locations of the stairs. The moment they all turned their heads to see who it was, they saw a male (or female, they can't actually tell), ghost-like (or angelic-like) person descending down to meet all of them. The said individual has a very long, wavy, and golden hair that reaches down to his feet. His build is also very large as he's around the same height as Aomine. He also had loose white clothing that covered its body entirely. He also had a golden halo hovering over his head.
"Who are you?" Akashi questioned with suspicion, "Were you the one who sent all of us here."
"Nice to meet you there, Akashi Seijuro…" the angel figure greeted quite solemnly, "I cannot reveal you my name yet but there's a reason why I have brought you here. You'll know it later."
"Can we just go back to our world? I want to train more so that I can finally dominate these assholes…" Kagami whined while pointing to the Generation of Miracles.
Before Aomine and the rest could violently react against Kagami, the mysterious angel said, "Well, this story is important especially for you, Kuroko-kun…" The golden angel then smiled at him in a way that was saying something like I-know-something-that-you-don't. "Don't you want to learn more about your own version of a light?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Naniiiiii?!" Everyone was stunned at the rhetorical question of the mysterious angel while Kuroko raised his eyebrows
Light? Does he mean my own light in basketball?
Kagami seemed to have the same train of thoughts as Kuroko as he asked, "Oi, ghostly angel, what do you mean, light? I mean, no offense to Kuroko but he's not—"
"I don't meant light as in a light in basketball," the golden angel clarified, "As the show's descriptions says, he's going to be a light—not just to the one who is going to be his shadow and that, I meant a representative and right-hand man, but also to the people who are involved in the ancient conflict between believers of science and supporters of the supernatural phenomena."
"Uh? What?" A lot of the people obviously didn't get what the angel was saying.
To the irritation of the basketball players and anyone present, the mysterious angel-like figure only smiled at them stoically as he said, "You'll soon have your answers as you delve deeper and deeper into the show. If I answer all of your questions now, there would be too much spoiling."
"I guess you're right on that one," Akashi conceded.
And before everyone else can notice it, the mysterious golden angel suddenly disappeared like how he appeared to them before, leaving a trail of gold-like glittering dust before they, too, disappeared like a bubble popped out of thin air.
"What the hell was that?" Touou coach Karasawa Katsunori asked, not caring about using foul language at everyone's earshot.
"I don't know what that was but whoever he is must be a powerful being for being able to send all of us here," Kagetora drawled while reclining in his seat. "But as he said, we would find our answers about why we are here and what's with the Kuroko brat's so-called light…"
Midorima then stood up to play the video.
Chapter 2: Gakuen Toshi
"It seems I'm lost."
After getting down from the bus, Kuroko Tetsuya can only sigh in defeat as he have been wandering around because he finds the map of this city so vague that it gave him several headaches, and as such he wasn't really good at complicated directions. In his own blank emotion, he continued to walk down the street of the 7th district as the sun began to set, trying to find a certain high school's boys' dormitory in which he's supposed to stay.
"So many dormitory buildings out there…" Some people commented when the show displayed some rows and rows of buildings where students live.
"I know it's normal for college but I'm not sure I would like living on my own in my high school days except for those in Touou Academy," Izuku said.
To be clear, he wasn't planning to really study here permanently as he intends to play his entire three-year career in Seirin High School. Nevertheless, he was planning to enter its summer classes in preparation for the upcoming entrance examinations for high school though the reason isn't because of Esper abilities (which he had none since he didn't take the Power Curriculum Program) or anything else. It was simply because he didn't intend to stay idle nor does he planned to let his brain rust off in a month-and-a-half long summer vacation as he was originally here for one reason.
"Very good of your alternate self to do that, Kuroko, unlike that imbecile partner of yours," Midorima harrumphed.
"The fuck did you say, Midorima?!"
"I agree. It's good for Kuroko to do something productive so his brain would remain sharp," Akashi approved.
I wanted to become strong. I want to be strong enough to stand as Kagami-kun's shadow. I need to be strong enough to prove to Aomine-kun and the others how wrong they were.
BANG!
Busy pondering in his thoughts, he was taken aback when he heard an incredibly loud noise from his back. It seems that some kind of small explosion or crash happened and before he knew it, he found himself running towards the scene.
With a mixed feeling of curiosity and unconscious fear rising, he just heard a voice saying "Such misfortune!" rang out of nowhere before narrowly he misses the culprit. He was now facing a pile of cans from the mini-wreckage of a vending machine. Maybe it's the cause of the sound? But even before he can step his feet forward, metal spikes suddenly appeared and darted its way towards the direction of his left foot although luckily, he managed to move it away from the sharp points of the projectiles before he gets his foot cartilage and bones pierced. I don't want to end getting injured like what happened in the practice game between Seirin and Kise-kun's Kaijo. He knew that such act would have left him in plight as the last time he got a head injury, he had his coach to help him.
Suddenly, Kise can feel a miasma of dark and murderous killing intent slowly but surely piercing his back and when he looked back, he nearly yelped in fear as he saw Akashi's eyes turning gold again.
"Kise, mind explaining that," Akashi's voice was so smooth yet so terrifying that some of those who knew him closely thought that the Rakuzan skipper's alter ego Bokushi is surfacing again.
"L-Look, Akashicchi! I didn't mean it! I accidentally hit him in the face during our practice game before the Interhigh but I swear, it was not intentional! I loved Kurokocchi too much to do that!" Kise defended himself frantically.
There was a sudden pause as Akashi seemed to be judging Kise's words. After that…
"Next time, if you hit him again, you're banned for a specific length of time," Akashi said, causing Kise to sigh in relief but also shiver at his warning.
And to his surprise, a voice coming from his left shouted at him.
"Stop terrorist! Don't move!"
"Whoever said Kuroko is a terrorist probably didn't know what she's looking at," Midorima said.
"Maybe she must have heard Tetsu coming but not exactly seen him," Aomine added.
That voice was overly familiar in a way, even if it's a bit different now. Peeking in his left side, he tries to look at the direction of the voice to see nothing, just thin air, but when he looks forward…
Auburn hair and two curly pigtails
"I had to admit that she's cute Kuroko-kun," Riko cooed.
"I'll take that as a compliment to my cousin, coach," Kuroko replied.
"By Judgment's name, I hereby arrest you!"
"Judgment? So she's a police or something?" Moriyama asked.
"Isn't see too young, though? She's like 12 there…" Mibuchi added.
"Anou, this is just a misunderstanding…"
The person, or put it exactly, the girl said with such authority which make some distinguishable furrowing of brows made its way in Tetsuya's usual emotionless face as he tries to persuade his pursuer but failed to do so as the addressee seems to ignore what he was about to say.
"Do you think you can fool me?"
"No."
At this blunt reply, the girl seems to consider it for a moment and prepared to leave but then, she seems to realize that she's been fooled (or that's what she thought) so she turned back to the innocent person-turned-suspect.
"Who are you and what is yo—"
"And you really just had to disappear," Kagami blanched. He was also a frequent victim of his shadow's seemingly mischievous stunts of just vanishing.
"it's not my fault that I had a very weak presence," Kuroko shrugged in his own way.
But she was surprised that the seemingly culprit was now gone. She desperately searched for the suspicious guy from the spot where she remembers him standing. There's no way he'd be gone at that speed, not if he had the speed-ability or the likes of her ability. Where is he!? Where did he go and how did he even escape so fast!? What could be his Esper power? No…what could be his Esper Level?
"So based from her words, Academy City's students are primarily composed of students whom they call Espers and these Espers had supernatural abilities which are ranked based most likely on their strength and potency," Akashi concluded.
"It's very cool!" Takao said.
"But still…neh, Kuroko, when did the last time that your cousin actually visited?" Ogiwara asked his childhood bestfriend.
"After the Interhigh. She's going to visit again this February, I think," Kuroko replied.
Twack!
Her thoughts were cut off by a sudden tug at her sleeve. The boy was now in front of her, looking at her with cold blue eyes and an unreadable expression. Due to the sudden turn of events, she was slightly frightened as she backs off a little.
"Anou…I…" The tealnette tried to explain but the girl was faster to respond.
"HOW THE HELL DID YOU APPEAR HERE SO FAST!? ARE YOU A TELEPORTER AS WELL!? WHAT IS YOUR POWER LEVEL!?"
"Interesting…" Akashi can't help but be fascinated by what Shirai said. "It seemed she had the ability to teleport."
"Just imagine if Kuroko can also teleport," Kawahara voiced out his imagined scenario.
"That would be totally unfair!" Takao angrily said. Without his Hawk Eyes, he would have a hard time tracking the Phantom Sixth Man and even with his eyes, his Vanishing Drive made his assignment even more difficult back in the Winter Cup qualifiers.
"He would instantly abuse it to scare all of us," Kagami said, not really liking the idea of a teleporting Kuroko suddenly appearing out of nowhere.
She almost had her mini-heart attack courtesy of the pale, ghost-like entity opposite to her.
"I walked towards you, and no, I am not a teleporter."
That was only the monotone and direct reply she received, but what most surprised her is how she had not noticed the boy's unusual appearance; the boy has teal-colored hair same color as his eyes and what he said after. Wait…it can't be!? Could this be…
"I'm glad to see you well and healthy, Shirai Kuroko-san."
That overly-polite manner of speaking and those features, she knows them, she can't be wrong of who this person truly is.
"Te..Tetsu-nii?!"
"You think Kuroko would be fine?" Hyuga mumbled to Riko as they were just returning to the inn that they had rented. To be clear, the whole Seirin team, sans their Phantom Player, was now in their first training camp as they are busy in preparing themselves for the Winter Cup. First, they played basketball in the sands besides the sea shore. It was very disastrous since the boys found it extremely difficult to move. Kagami can't make his dunks due to the fact that he is playing in an ironic mix rough and soft surface. While he did attempt one, he ended up falling over face-first.
Almost everyone laughed at the scene as Kagami was red in embarrassment.
"Is dunking the only thing you can do, you aho!?" Hyuga cursed at him at one point.
"As expected of a monkey knowing only dunks," Midorima condescendingly said.
Kagami was about to choke the green-head megane if it wasn't for Kuroko, who quickly jabbed him in his ribs. The Seirin ace ended up crumpling on his seat.
After the dreaded game at the beach, they move to the bench where they were forced to play another round of a game.
"You really drove them to hell, neh, Riko," Kagetora was very proud of her daughter.
"Maybe we should do this to our players as well, especially to Murasakibara," Coach Araki Masako said.
Some of the players, especially Murasakibara, feared for what is coming in the next days ahead of their training.
And this is where they experienced something changing.
Hyuuga all got a better grip of the floor than when they used to and as a result, he all made his shots without difficulty.
Not a bad idea. All of the teams thought simultaneously.
Izuki noticed that his legs weren't flopping around anymore.
Even Kagami, instead of going for a dunk, he did a layup.
"Now, that actually surprised me," Aomine said.
"I hate to admit it but I agree with Aomine," Midorima
But if there is one thing that Riko noticed that they didn't, it's that their speed has improved. If this continues, they'll be frightening! She couldn't help but grin.
"Ah, but I'm pretty sure Kuroko-kun would be fine," Riko said as they they finally sight the inn where they'll be staying for a week.
Hyuga just nodded as his gaze shifted to who knows where, "I see. But don't you think he is taking our loss against Touou too hard?"
"Well, I did take it hard since I was on a slump before I had that talk with you and Kagami-kun," Kuroko said.
"Aho, it's not your problem alone, brat," Hyuga sighed.
"What do you mean, Hyuga-kun?" the brunette coach asked.
"It's just that he and Kagami act so awkwardly after the game against Aomine. Well, they did manage to make up again but from how I see it," Hyuga explains, "Kuroko is still being bothered by it. I think the reason decided to stay away for a while is because he wants to find something to finally overcome the wall that he hit."
"Baka, that's his intention all along," Riko smacked him mercilessly as they finally enter the inn.
Everyone can only sympathize with the poor Seirin captain's misfortunes.
They just sat there peacefully, at some bench near a certain high school's boys' dormitory. Re-attending some memories they once had when they were younger, even before Shirai eventually chose to attend her elementary in Academy City while her older cousin chose to stay put in Tokyo and eventually become a fabled regular in the Teiko basketball team.
Shirai Kuroko, the Level 4 Teleporter and one of Judgement's fine officers, never knew Kuroko Tetsuya will be coming, much less attending at least a summer education at this place. For one, she knew how her Tetsu-nii likes so much basketball that she once said that her cousin eats, breathes, and talks nothing except that ball game. Basketball is never that big in Academy City though so it's more logical to stay in main Tokyo City.
"Oh…" The audience understood why alternate Kuroko wouldn't attend schooling in Academy City.
She peered at the guy besides her, his teal-colored soft locks gliding in the air as it pass by, just like her auburn hair gracefully. He seemed to notice her action as she saw those cold yet with a tinge of baby sky blue eyes lock into her light brown eyes.
"I had to admit, the more I stare at it, the creepier it looks," Koganei was somewhat unsettled by alternate Kuroko's steely eyes.
"I'm sorry on behalf of my counterpart, Koganei-senpai," Kuroko wasn't bothered much by the 2nd year's comment.
"What's the matter Kuroko-san?" still as monotonous as ever, that's Kuroko Tetsuya, except that he is using Shirai's given name—a rare thing given that he calls everyone (except his parents and elders) by their surnames even with his former and current lights.
"That's unfair! Call me Ryotacchi!" Kise wailed.
"I was his best friend first! I'm the only one who can be called Shige!" Ogiwara screeched.
"I was his light, oi!" Aomine didn't want to lose.
The bickering would have continued if it wasn't for Akashi throwing a pair of scissors just inches away from the heads of Aomine and Kise.
"Nothing, it's just that I really don't expect for you to come here. To think that you'll try to take summer classes here too is really surprising Tetsu-nii!" she said incredulously which the tealnette recognizes. She never really fails to amuse him even if they were separated long time ago.
"Is that so?"
"And as I can see you're still that polite cousin and big brother figure I once known, huh? Yet you alwas rejects mom's offer to have you take your education here!" she mutters the last part with a pout.
If she does have a favorite relative among the Shirais and the Kurokos, it's a no-brainer.
It was him.
"Well, that's very nice to hear," Kuroko said, "Especially with her family's busy schedule."
"Busy schedule?"
"She's an heir to the White Spring Holdings chain of malls in the whole Tokyo Prefecture," he calmly said.
Those who were aware of what that company is almost had their eyes pulled out from their sockets, "White Spring Holdings?! You mean those malls with those fancy scooters and automated convenience stores?!" Takao screeched.
"Yes, Takao-kun."
Kuroko's filthy rich, then. A lot of people thought so.
It's because she thinks of him as a kind big brother since he had no biological brother or sister on her own as she was an only child. When they're children, they lived together with his parents' wing. Even before meeting her onee-sama, she used to play with him. She even got to meet his Tetsu-nii's best friend, Ogiwara Shigehiro.
"Well, that's nice to hear, neh, Kuroko?" Ogiwara looked proud.
Yes, the same guy who quitted the game after having their score fixed by the Generation of Miracles in the finals at 111 – 11.
"On behalf of my fellow former Teiko teammates, I sincerely apologize for that unnecessary action," Akashi stood up and bowed before Ogiwara.
The latter was awkwardly looking at the redhead before replying, "Apologies accepted but please, don't be so formal. It's unsettling for me."
Being alone since her parents were working overseas as professional chef and overseas business consultant and they only go home once in six months, she had always looked up to her cousin and brother figure, whom she used to watch play in the streets in his fifth grade while she just stare at him. Until one day, her mom decided that it would be best for her daughter to learn independency by having her education in Academy City. From then on, the only communication the two had is by letters and as time passed, by e-mail and texting.
"Long-distance communication is pretty hard," Himuro said, sharing his experience, "In fact, communicating with Taiga before I came to Japan was next to impossible, not to mention some issues between us."
"It's not pretty hard for me to communicate with my former teammates," Akashi added, "I had their phones and my sources to track them down…"
Everyone merely gawked at Akashi.
And you wonder why we think you installed CCTVs on our homes? All the former members of the Teiko Basketball Club, sans Akashi, thought incredulously.
Until this day came…
"Sorry about that, it's just that old habits are hard to break. I hope I didn't become an inconvenience to you, Kuroko-san."
He reiterates, also muttering that he's just going to attend summer classes and he'll continue his high school at some place but here. She can only shake her head in disagreement. Why can't you study here!?
"Because Tetsu-kun's a basketball player and he can't leave his girlfriend behind, duh!" Momoi exclaimed, causing everyone to just sweatdrop at the last part.
Suddenly her cellphone rings, startling the both of them. She hurriedly opened it when she looks at her cousin that says '"excuse me'" who gave her a nod.
Answering the phone she realized who the caller is. Her eyes went wide, almost to the point that it's sparkling. Kuroko had to admit he almost got creeped out of this.
Great, she looks like a mini-Kise. Everyone from the GoM, sans Kise and Kuroko, groaned.
Do I look like that when I'm sparkling? Maybe I should lessen it a bit next time. Kise thought.
"Sorry Tetsu-nii, but I really had to go. You just have to go to that direction to reach your dorm. Okay? So if you'll excuse me, I better get my onee-sama dose for today. Bye and take care!" She hugs him tightly and with that, she disappeared, or to say, teleported away.
"How convenient…" Midorima said, "...I wish I had that ability to avoid Takao's unnecessary annoyance."
"So mean, Shin-chan!" Takao cried crocodile tears.
He gazes impassively at where his cousin stood a mere minute ago. Sighing, he stood up and follows her directives. Suddenly, he remembered something and sighed once again disappointedly.
I forgot to tell why I am actually attending here. Well, I hope this day doesn't get bad.
With nothing much to do, he then stood up and began to walk towards the dormitory where he will stay for the remainder of the summer vacation until August ends. Picking up his ball from his duffel bag, he began to roll it in his hands. As he did so, he was wondering what he can do to make himself physically strong. I wonder what Kagami-kun and the senpais are doing right now. Well, I'm pretty sure they are fine in their own drills.
The dormitory where alternate Kuroko would be staying was shown in the giant television.
"Well, that's one nice dormitory for high school students," Kagetora drawled.
"I wish we had that kind of thick walls for our dorm rooms," Touou center and incoming captain Wakamatsu said. He had enough of Aomine lazing off from practice and he could barely tolerate him yapping off in the dorms as their rooms were just one quarter away.
But as he walked closer to his door, he noticed a boy kissing the ground and cans rolling here and there. Hmmm…who could this guy be? But being the good person that he was, he immediately lent his help. To his amusement, that is the only time the said boy noticed him. As soon as the latter did notice the pale mop of blue hair, goose bumps rose as he staggered in fright.
"And another one bites the dust," Everyone except Kuroko said.
"Anou…do you need me to assist you uhmm…sir?" Kuroko, in his signature monotone voice, politely asked the boy that seems to be around the same age as his.
"Oh thanks…eeh!? Where the hell did you come from and when did you come here!?" The boy frantically asked as he tries desperately to gather all the rolling cans in his bare hands.
"That's a lot of soda cans. Does he plan to drink all of that by himself?" Takao asked rhetorically.
"I've been here for a while." Kuroko, already used to this kind of treatment, deadpanned.
"Oh…souka…" The boy could only sweat dropped to that.
After helping the guy picked up the cans, Kuroko observed him for a moment as the latter dust off his shirt. He then noticed some things. First, his somewhat peculiar but unique spiky hair is somewhat as atrocious as his own bed hair. But nevertheless, it actually looks good on him. Secondly, the manner of this guy's speaking certainly looks familiar. He just can't think what or when did he heard him but for some strange reasons, it does click to him somehow. Third, there is some weird aura around this guy. It seems as if Kuroko's misdirection and lack of presence was shaking off as per now the boy could easily notice him, not that he care about it too much. It's just that he's happy that someone can care to notice him for a while.
"It looks like you are new here," the boy with spiky, jet black hair said, "By the way, I'm Kamijou Touma and thanks for the help."
"The One who Purifies God and Slays Demons? That's a very…meaningful name," Akashi did not know how to put it in a good way.
"Kuroko Tetsuya," the tealnette replied, "Well…technically, I'm new here but I have a cousin who is studying here. Also, my stay in Academy City won't be permanent since I would only be taking summer classes here."
"Oh, is that so…," Kamijou said while opening his dorm room. But when the door opens…
THUD!
The poor guy accidentally stepped on a lone, forgotten can and from there, he ended up tripping himself as all the cans once again scattered in the floor. The boy then was thrown violently towards their couch. After his motion came to a halt, he then spouts what could be his main signature line that was so loud that it can be even heard outside the dormitory.
"SUCH MISFORTUNE!"
"So he was that person who stole those cans a while back in this episode?" Koganei asked.
"We dunno if he did stole it or not but apparently, alternate Kuroko was the one who was mistaken as the thief of those soda cans," Izuki replied.
And so, Kuroko Tetsuya suddenly remembered who this person is.
I see now.
After Kuroko once again helps the guy named Kamijou Touma from his another embarrassing incident, he then confirms that this is the one whom causes him to be blamed as a terrorist by none other than his own cousin. Upon seeing the number of cans the other boy is as well as the main tag line he just used, the Seirin player concluded that it was enough evidence. Upon pondering, he fails to notice a white blur heading towards them.
"Touma! Food! Food! Foooooood!"
A little silver-haired nun-alike loli dressed in white habit with golden trims launches herself forward towards the unsuspecting jet-black haired guy.
"So that's the young nun from the preview in the previous episode…but he doesn't act like a nun at all," Retired Shutoku player Otsubo Taisuke said.
"Agreed," Kasamatsu Yukio nodded.
"Dammit! I just brought some drinks and even got into trouble along the way, you know!"
"I don't care! I want to eat now!"
The girl stomped her foot and leapt on top of Kamijou's head where she chomped his head down like a hungry beast greedily biting a deer's flesh.
"Ouch…" Some people can feel the pain just by watching Kamijou's head get bitten.
"GAAAAAAAAAAH! INDEEEEX!"
With this entire commotion occurring like it was just a normal thing, Kuroko can only raise his eyebrows in both curiosity and amusement. The boy and girl duo then runs into his direction, running in circles that can make the tealnette go dizzy as Kamijou tries to take off a hungry Index on his head and directed his pleading look to Kuroko. Please, help me here!
Sighing, he tries to gather the girl's attention by making his soft voice louder to call her out but she didn't even budge and his efforts was all in vain as the commotion continued.
"Anou…please let him go now…"
"Kuroko, please help me take her deadly fangs off before she eventually turns me into mincemeat!"
Kamijou, mentioning his name got the girl's attention towards the teal-haired spectator. Flinching once the girl look to his direction, he took a step back as the girl's eyes widens in both horror and surprise upon noticing that they had company with them right now.
"Eeeeekh!? Who are you!? How long have you been here with us!?"
The little girl named Index, now noticing his pale presence, jumps off from Kamijou's head. Out of a mixed feeling of curiosity and suspicion, she walks near the blank Kuroko, eyeing him as if he's some sort of an alien or something strange.
"Now, the name Index is even weird…whoever named him thought she must have been a catalog of books," Hyuga said.
"Her mom's must have been a bookworm," an unnamed Touou bench player added.
He bows his head slightly at the acknowledgement as the silver-haired nun was only inches away from him.
"I've been here the whole time…Index-san."
"Eh…you're strange."
He raises a brow upon the girl's description of him. Since when did he get that compliment? Normally, they'll say that I look like a ghost.
"Eh? Really, Kuroko?" Takao asked, very much surprised to hear that.
"Not too many people really compliment me but yes, most people that I closely interacted with says that I feel and act like a ghost," Kuroko explained.
"Well, it's going to be late now, Kamijou-kun and Index-san. I'll be going to my own room now. See you tomorrow, then," He then leaves the gaping pair as he walks towards the hall since his room is on a floor lower.
The next day, Kuroko had woken up early with his usual bed head. Picking up his basketball, he then begins dribbling it hard as his own form of exercise. I think I need to do this first as a first step in overhauling my style. He didn't intend to totally abandon his style of passing but instead, he wanted to create new playing style that can make the most out of his team and Kagami. At least, that's what I said. He started by doing a simply dribble and afterwards, he began to do a simple crossover. The result was not quite amusing; he ended up hitting his own bed which did not do any damage fortunately. Sighing, he decided to practice longer as he then stops, take a towel, and entered the bathroom to take his shower.
"How unfortunate for you, Kuroko," Midorima said dryly.
"Good pass-first point guards must really have a reliable dribbling first," Imayoshi Shoichi added.
After finishing in taking his bath, he dried himself completely and wore a simple white uniform and black pants coupled with his Gel Hoop shoes. He also took his small suit case as he finally went outside of the dormitory and off he went to his temporary school everyone calls as the certain high school.
"Now, that's even a lamer name," Takao said and everyone agreed. It's really weird that a group of people would even call a school "A Certain High School".
"That school not even being named is worse than I first thought about Kuroko's choice to attend no-name school like Seirin High School," Midorima said offhandedly and everyone close to Kagami had to hold him back to prevent a possible all-out fight.
Since the school isn't far away from his dormitory, Kuroko was able to reach the school in no time. The certain high school is located on a hill, and one needs to climb an inclination and a number of steps to reach its main entrance though there is also an alternate way into the grounds, as staff members can park their vehicles inside the school grounds.
The establishment looks like a typical Japanese-style school building, much like Seirin High school and his former school in Teiko Middle School. The school has a large main building, towering several stories and with several other buildings surrounding the main one. Like any standard Japanese school, they have lockers for the students, parking space for the staff, a faculty room, a cafeteria, and an auditorium, and the roofs are apparently accessible to any student in the school. Kuroko chuckles at this as he began to ascend into the steps.
"I have to admit, the location of this certain high school is nice," Riko complimented that no-name school.
"It has mini-forests in the surroundings and clean air as well. Sounds like my type of school," Ogiwara liked the design of the school despite its rather "unknown" name.
At least, there isn't anything abnormal here.
Now that he checks his clock, Kuroko notices that he is actually five minutes late, if his schedule is right. It's great though that I'm only 5 minutes late. I must pick up my speed then. He then walked briskly as soon as he reached the halls of the school but in doing so…
Bam!
"Ow…" the tealnette winched slightly as he suddenly bumped into some one. Looking around, he notices a pink-haired girl almost the same height as Index but much more shorter suddenly looking at him like he was some kind of a phantom. Well…he did get that moniker, after all.
"What's a pre-schooler doing there in a high school place?" Aomine asked.
"Moron, that's a high school teacher, nanodayo," Midorima chided the tanned player.
"Eh? How did you know, Midorimacchi? You know her in real life?" Kise asked.
Midorima merely sighed, "Idiots. She had a folder clipping that is usually being held by homeroom teachers."
"Eh!? Where did you come from!?" The girl asked in fear as she was shaking.
"I've come here," Was the curt reply of the tealnette.
"O-Okay…"
Kuroko then looked at her closely. She must be someone familiar in this place. "Anou…ojou-san, do you know where I can find a teacher named Komoe Tsukuyomi-sensei?"
Hearing Kuroko's question, the girl smiled and replied, "Hai, you are looking at her right now."
"Damn, she does look like a pre-schooler though," Fukui Kensuke, the former Yosen point guard, said.
"Looks can be pretty deceiving," Okamura Kenichi, the retired center of Yosen, replied.
"Why does it seem like you are speaking from experience?" Fukui looked at him with a hint of incredulity.
He remains impassive and stoic, though his eyes seem to widen a bit at this current revelation. The girl, no, woman that looks like a-10-year-old looks at him incredulously as he seems not even bothered by it.Is this some result of Academy City's bio-engineering stuff?
"There are scientific breakthroughs done because of bio-engineering in real life such as stem-cell therapy," Akashi said.
"Wait…really?" The not-so-smart people once again said in astonishment.
"Sorry, I never thought that you were a little elementary student looking teacher, Komoe-sensei."
"Same," many of the people had similar trains of thoughts. Komoe really looked like a child.
Hearing the boy's blunt reply, Komoe become very frustrated by the way of this boy to speak the truth so bluntly. That's so harsh and direct for you to say, young man! She was taking all her energy not to lash out, not realizing that the boy in her front was a newbie here and it's not like he even know a lot of things in this place.
"So you were the applicant for this year's Summer Cram School, uhm… Kuroko Tetsuya-chan? That's your name right? I checked it here in my papers and I saw your profile. So you're not originally from here?"
"Hai."
"Then please follow me, I believe we're already late."
"I am sorry for being the cause of this unruly situation." Once again, Kuroko's over politeness takes over as he bows lowly in gratitude, something which Komoe could only sweat drop. This boy could even be more peculiar than one of my particular students.
Meanwhile…
"The summer's so hot lately! I've wondered where we could have been for now instead of getting stuck here, ya know," a bluenette guy with piercings complained as he sat besides a familiar spiky haired boy, "Hey, Kami-yan, I was just wondering what is your secret in making Komoe-sensei fall in love with you? We're hotties too, nya."
"You know what…I don't even know those two blonde and blue idiots but something about them is making me want to kick their asses," Kasamatsu grumbled.
"Same. I feel like I'm not going to like them," Miyaji added, understanding the former Kaijo captain's frutrations in dealing with their kouhais.
"I don't think giving me a lot of stuff to do means she had feelings about me. Stop being stupid, Aogami," Kamijou's nickname is heard as he speaks to a man that goes by the name Aogami Pierce, the bluenette guy.
"Are you too blind to see it? He gives you a lot of punishments!" a third guy named Tsuchimikado Motoharu who looks to be the most troublesome of the three, butted in, "That means something, Kami-yan!"
"My Kami…they're sadists…" Momoi said, getting disgusted with the two.
"I knew it, I'm not going to like those two," Miyaji moaned.
"Shut up…" Kamijou irritatingly answered as he was about to sleep when.
"You three! What the hell are you discussing about, huh!?"
The three boys stiffened as that voice belonged to none other than Fukiyose Seiri, the class president and acting representative of Class 1 – 7. She is the girl with the famous large forehead, hence, the nickname "Forehead Deluxe." She's quite slender yet has solid body build with a quite pretty face, giving her the looks of a model. Yet, her temperamental mood is what's she's more famous for.
"It's something perverted, right? Then I have to deal with your perverse notions!" She then was about to punch the three with her fists when suddenly, she heard the voice of their homeroom teacher cutting in.
"I like her attitude," Riko smiled. She was at least seeing someone with a no-nonsense behavior.
"Feisty. I like it," Araki agreed with her fellow female coach's compliment.
"I don't see what's so good in being punched daily. I always get kicked by Kasamatsu-senpai daily and I don't know why," Kise groaned as he was always a favorite target of Kasamatsu as a kicking bag.
"Because you're an idiot, that's why," Aomine taunted.
"Mine-chin, you don't have the right to call someone an idiot," Murasakibara said as he eats his maiubo.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but I agree with Murasakibara," Midorima pushed up his glassed.
Flustered, Aomine yelled, "Sh-Shut up!"
"Fukiyose-chan, I suggest you stop that for the moment, Homeroom's about to start." Grumbling about not being able to deliver her punishments, Fukiyose reluctantly dragged her feet back to her chair as the three were able to heave a sigh. That was close!
""Class, this is Kuroko Tetsuya, he will be joining us the rest of this summer but he will, again transfer once he finishes this term. Kuroko-kun, can you please tell us about yourself? Kuroko-kun?" Komoe, who was busy introducing their new classmate for now was not surprised to see the boy gone. Eh? Where did he go!?
"Doumo. I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. Nice to meet you."
"Eeeeeh!?"
For the first time, the class sees him as Kuroko sighs.
Here we go again…
Next Episode!
Kuroko Tetsuya finds himself in a certain high school's summer class and apologies to you all, it seemed like he has forgotten to ask his cousin about how he can get strong and it seemed like a certain Hime girl's debut has been delayed slightly...oh well...
Anyway, how will Kuroko adjust to his new (but temporary) life? Can he even endure the bickerings of a certain idiot trio? And once again, who is this Deep Blood user (this is serious now hehe) and just what the hell is Ars Magna?
See you in the next chapter!
"Well, that was the end of it," Midorima said, "Well, should I play the next episode now?"
"Considering that the angel is not appearing yet, then we should move one," Akashi nodded. Midorima sighed before he pressed the button to move to the next episode.
