When The Characters React

by alinchenbarca

Two months after the Winter Cup, all schools and their players are back to normal training. Before it gets really serious that new school year and new students are coming, Seirin, Kaijo, Shutoku, Touou, Yosen and Rakuzan find themselves at a final training camp in Kumamoto. A month of training, friendships, a big surprise and a DVD box that will captivate you, awaits you here.

10. Chapter Nine

-I do not own KnB-

Episode one: I am Kuroko

Not long after the light went out, the screen started in front of them and there was an intense music in the background, including a voice.

"The Teiko Middle School basketball club. An incredibly strong team with over one hundred members and three consecutive championship win."

Most eyes focused on the Teiko alumni in the foreground. Kagami couldn't stay silent.

"Really now? You start with it, what's that, huh? "

"Great that they mention our three championships," Aomine said with a smug grin and then got a head-nut from Wakamatsu, who was sitting behind him.

"Please stay on the floor, you bastard and look damned further."

"Amongst their brilliant record, the generation of five prodigies was known as the Generation of Miracles." The canvas showed all the miracles individually. First Kise, then Midorima, next Aomine, then Momoi, then Murasakibara and finally Akashi.

"They talk about us? What's going on now? "Momoi asked in disbelief.

"Huh, that's crazy, isn't it, and weird isn't it? You showed all of us except Kurokocchi? "Kise pointed out.

"Do you think they forgot him by mistake?" asked Midorima. The other teams looked at the phantom player pityingly. But he didn't move a mine, but was spellbound on the screen.

How tragic! Although the title bears his name, everyone thought together.

"However, there was a strange rumor concerning the Generation of Miracles."

"There were a lot of weird rumors about us," Kuroko opened the discussion, "for example, half of the student body thought we had some superpowers."

"Well, that's kind of understandable or. And it doesn't make it any better if your former captain can see the future, "Kasamatsu replied. Akashi turned and looked two rows behind him, the former Kaijo captain, and released a sigh.

"It was rude now, Kasamatsu-san, I can't help it." The person flinched at it.

"Despite being relatively unknown and lacking a game record, there was one more member recognized by the five prodigies. A phantom sixth man." The camera showed someone's shadow, standing at an open door. The camera followed this person only to show a light blue-haired boy in the Teiko jersey with the number 15.

There he is where he was hiding, everyone else thought. Kuroko himself blinked a few times when he appeared on the screen.

Ah, there I am," he said blankly, as always.

"So they didn't forget him, Shin-chan," Takao said to the tsundere next to him, "that would have been really stupid to forget the main character, neh?" The black-haired man had to refrain from laughing at the end.

"But honestly," said Himuro, "if they had forgotten him, would someone really be surprised?"

"Nopppppeeee," everyone said.

Kuroko then only raised his eyebrows and turned back to the canvas. Still everyone could hear his "how mean".

Akashi put a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him. Kuroko looked briefly at him, a small smile on his lips.

Suddenly there was music and you could see a basketball bouncing on a playing field in slow motion when guitar music started to play. Next was the lower half of Kuroko's face, with some sweat running down it. He was apparently in a game as it was shown. In the middle of a huge crowd. Meanwhile, he watched the game and dried the sweat with his jersey. Shades of Midorima, Aomine and Kise appeared behind him, all in their respective hair colors.

At that time, some heads were already bobbing with the music. Most of them looked impressed at the screen in front of them.

"The song is awesome," Takao was the first, "maybe I should learn to play the guitar."

"Oh, please spare us," Midorima almost pleaded.

"I wouldn't have expected an opening," said Susa.

"Isn't that normal, no matter what genre? And besides, when did you take such close-ups of us please? "Asked Wakamatsu.

In response, he only got shrugged people.

"Sure, there are openings, but I never thought that those who did this", he pointed to the screen, "go as far as that."

"Well, whoever has the time and money," Imayoshi murmured, "Anyway, they got the music done before."

In the further course Hyuga, Koganei and Izuki are shown.

Where the latter let go of another lousy joke.

"If I play well, I see well."

"Izuki, shut up!" Hyuga, who was sitting next to him, shouted at him.

After the logo of the series was shown, the further scene shows how Kuroko sits on the edge of a roof and enjoys a vanilla shake.

"Didn't you have a school and also say, ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS KUROKO ? !"

"Yes, but it's aesthetic," Kuroko replied as if it were the most normal in the world. He didn't notice the rising, rumbling dark purple thunder around Riko.

Finally Kuroko looked to the right on the screen where Kagami appeared, who was standing on the roof edge and holding at least eight burgers in his arm and had almost eaten one. His eyes went briefly to Kuroko and then back to the streets.

"Why do you do the same and don't say aesthetics! You are such bakas ... ahhhh, "Riko growled loudly and clearly across the room to her two freshmen." If you had fallen down, what would it be? Heh? ... these freshmen would have to be chained to a leash ", Seirin's coach continued to murmur, her aura darkening. She took Momois clipboard with a "sorry" and went up to Kagami. Before she had stopped the music, that was more important now.

When the redhead noticed who was standing in front of him, he flinched, but could not avoid the blow to the head.

"Owwww fuck, I got it, all right?" Kagami shouted back. "But why am I the only one hit?"

"Speak properly if you talk to your seniors!"

"What interests me more is that nobody wonders that he really planned to eat all ten burgers?" Liu asked.

"Are you serious? Dude, they stand on a roof. TOP, ROOF! You can plunge down, break everything ... no, even die! And you're so worried about his food intake? "Kimura indicated.

"Keep going! It may even be interesting, I was there to see, "Aomine interfered smugly as ever.

Riko pressed the start button again.

The next scene showed the entire Seirin team running after Riko, who was sitting on a yellow scooter. Kagami and Kuroko jogged after the team. More or less.

"Kuroko doesn't come after, I can understand, because of his few stamina but what is your excuse Kagami, nanodayo?" Midorima turned to Seirin's ace.

"Yes, right Kagami-kun, what's your excuse?"

"You green Tsundere, shut up! And you Kuroko - don't support him too! "

The next scene shows some of the Seirin team, Kagami and Kuroko standing on a street and waiting for them to turn green. This was followed by a scene of Kuroko and Kagami standing on rail tracks and waiting for the incoming train, which can be seen in the background.

"Really now, what are you doing there? Did you want to kill yourself or what ?! "Kasamatsu called to the duo." And one more thing. When are you at school, huh? "

"Did you skip?" Came the soft question from Sakurai. Although he didn't notice the dark aura behind him, called Riko, Kagami and Kuroko definitely noticed them.

"Ey, Sakurai, tell the coach behind you, we weren't skipping and don't ask such shit!" Kagami shouted, trembling.

"Oh god, I'm sorry, so sorry, so sorry ... I'm sorry, I'm sorry ... why did I ask that? It does me ... "

"Damn it Sakurai, shut up, baka!" The screaming Aomine interrupted his teammate.

The next scene showed Kuroko holding a basketball in his arms and leaves of the sakura tree flying around him.

"Oh, how romantic sweet," sighed Mibuchi. Momoi nodded in agreement, with hearts in her eyes.

Kuroko meanwhile sipped his vanilla milkshake. Wait, where did he get it from now ?!

Aomine appeared in the following two scenes. Once alone and the other time with Kagami. In this scene it seemed like it was a match and Aomine was walking past Kagami.

"Heh Looser, baka," Aomine scoffed. "As if you weren't even playing against me, just standing there."

Kagami grinned mischievously.

"Who was it that flew out of the first round of the Winter Cup?"

The room filled with soft laughter and you could even hear some cheers.

"It was good, Kagamicchi," said Kise with a laugh.

"Aomine-kun, you don't look that good at all. How long have you been lying on the roof of your school in the sun? "

"It's a shame anyway, burned as it is, nanodayo."

"Oi Midorima, I heard that! And Kise I'll get you ready! "

The next scene showed close-ups of Midorima as he pushed up his glasses and Kise, who smiled at the camera.

"Ahhhh, there I am senpai! Have you seen Me. Nijimuracchi, did you see me too? ", He now called across the room. Then his eyes fell on Riko." I looked cool, didn't I? "

"Can I get permission to kick Kise?" Kasamatsu asked Riko.

"Always do if that's ok for Takeuchi-sama?"

He just waved his hand and left it with a "Do what you want", that the two students would take care of Kise.

So Kasamatsu got up, asked if he should sit down briefly on Fukui's seat ... and he kicked, kicked the seat in which Kise was sitting. This flew out in a high arc and whined at how mean everyone was to him today.

"Just stop being so narcissistic, you blonde, annoying something!"

"So mean, senpai!"

The next scene showed Midorima transforming a threesome.

Midorima grinned mischievously.

"As it should be," he said.

"Speaking of narcissists ...", Takao announced. Thereupon he got only a clattering "Takao" from green-haired Tsundere.

In the next scene they saw Riko making a peace sign to the camera.

"Nah, that's me," she nudged Hyuga with her elbow.

"Yes, yes, I saw it, all right," said Hyuga.

The scene on it showed Kagami and Kuroko on the field as they clench their fists and then run in one direction, while Riko intensely sees the game from the side.

Aomine frowned.

"How can you give a fist bump to a fool?"

"Who do you call crappy here ?!"

"I'm going to give you what Aomine-kun, just today I gave you three. I would give a fist bump to all players who are my light. And of course that also includes Kagami-kun. "

"But someone is pretty jealous," whispered Imayoshi to Susa, who had to pinch his laugh properly.

"Oh yes, the youth ...", Kozo Shirogane now passed on to his younger cousin.

Excerpts of the game are shown in the next scenes. Once like Kagami makes a dunk. Then how Kuroko makes a "behind-the-back pass" that Kagami takes. Then again one-on-one with Kise.

"Oh yes, I'm in action," Kise said.

Kise had the ball and made a turnaround in front of Kagami before starting to jump.

"Chic," said some in the room.

The next scene showed Kuroko against Otsubo and Kimura again. The phantom player indicated that he would run past them, but then passed the ball behind his back.

"Even fancier," said some more, now more than before, in the room.

Kagami received the ball, ran past Imayoshi and then matched Izuki. Izuki took the ball and then fitted it back to Kuroko, who made a "behind the back pass" on all the players around. In the end, Kagami caught the ball and made a dunk.

"Most chic," everyone said now.

Kagami and Kuroko looked at each other and then clenched their fists. The duo looked two rows further to Izuki. Both raised their fists in the air and Izuki did the same with a huge grin.

Images now appeared from Hyuga, Mitobe, Izuki, Koganei, Midorima, Kise, Aomine, Kagami, Kuroko and Riko. All players had a ball in their hands and looked like they were in a game. Only Riko was holding her clipboard. Kuroko, however, had a basketball in his hands and stood with his back to the camera. But turned his head in the direction of the camera and had an intensely expressionless expression on his face all the time. When the scene was over, the opening was over.

"Huh, where was I Muro-chin?" Murasakibara asked now, his voice a little disappointed. The one just shrugged his shoulders, he was too spellbound. And that was just the opening.

Then Akashi interfered. A little knowing grin on his lips.

"I think we'll only be seen later."

The center nodded in understanding. "Okay ..."

"So I thought the opening was great, the music really gets you crazy about basketball - with all these scenes," said Miyaji.

"Yes, that and you want to eat more," said Nebuya.

"Please, that's kind of repulsive," said Mibuchi, grimacing at it. "If I hear you belching, say goodbye."

"I guess the opening is over now, so the real story starts now. Let's keep looking, "Akashi made everyone else in the room understand.

The canvas showed a gold lettering that said "Seirin Private High School". Sakura leaves fell and loud noise was heard. A large number of students gathered in the courtyard to recruit the newcomers to their respective clubs.

"Interested in rugby?"
"Have you ever played shogi?"
"You gotta play baseball if you´re Japanese!"
"Swimming! It feels great!"

"Wow, you really have a lot of clubs," Nakamura was amazed.

"Do you know how good the Shogi Club is?" Midorima and Akashi asked Seirin's players at the same time. Kagami shrugged his shoulders, Kuroko thought for a moment, but Kiyoshi was the one who answered them.

"Last year, the Shogi Club finished fourth in the national competition. Unfortunately, they lost to the Nageiko high. "

"Interesting," said Akashi, resting his chin on his palm.

The scene cut to Koganei, who stood in the crowd and held up his own flyers.
"Basketball!" Basketball club! How´d you like to join the basketball club?"

"I am here! Huhu ... I kind of opened it all up with the sentence. Great, isn't it? ", Koganei was happy, but Hyuga immediately took it back from him.

"If you're honest, it was the rugby player."

"Ahh Hyuga ..."

A black-haired teenager turned to Koganei and looked at him with displeasure.
"Koganei, you can´t be serious." It was Izuki.

"Hah, I'm back, how cool is that. Oh and there is Mitobe, look Mitobe, there you are, "he turned to Mitobe, who was sitting behind him, who nodded in agreement.

"How else am I supposed to say it?" Koganei asked.
"New kids, join the basketball club!" Izuki indicated. "The basketball club needs some serious help!"

The entire Seirin team groaned, while all other eyes were on the radiant Izuki.

Hayama was the only one laughing his ass off.

Takao also had to grin and nudged Midorima slightly.

"And you always say my jokes are horrible. His are much worse. "

"It is you too, nanodayo," said Midorima. "His are just bad."

Koganei made a face. "I´ve had enough of your jokes, Izuki."

He turned to Mitobe, who was handing out flyers, and called to him: "Mitobe, make sure they hear you!" Mitobe smiled and nodded ... and passed the flyers on without saying anything. Koganei was in despair. "You´re not gonna do it, are you?"

Laughter filled the room. Mitobe looked at Koganei. There was disappointment in the mute, but Koganei fixed it right away when he promised to do everything Mitobe wanted for two weeks.

"If I look back like this, you can already consider this a comedy. We are like a comedy, "said Kawahara.

"Yes, that's right," Fukuda agreed.

"I sometimes felt like I was caught in a sitcom," said Furihata.

"You think so?" Kiyoshi looked questioningly at the team of three. "I didn't even know that so many of our team were so funny."

The three first graders stared at him with narrowed eyes.

You are one of them, all three thought the same thing.

Just when Koganei was finished telling Kuroko came into the camera view.

Here it comes, everyone thought.

But Koganei completely ignored Kuroko and instead turned to another student behind Kuroko. "Hey, do you have a minute?"

The room fell into silence as everyone turned to Koganei, who felt the eyes on him and winced when he noticed the tension.

"What?" He said. "I didn't see him ?!"

"Koganei, you can do it, fight!" Tsuchida encouraged him to understand.

The scene showed Kuroko's torso. At the same time he was reading a novel as he walked the path.

"Why do you always read when you go somewhere –ssu?" Kise asked, which made Kuroko narrow his eyes a little.

"Because I can do it," he replied.

"That could end dangerously," Akashi interjected. "You could have run against someone, Kuroko." The person raised lowered his head.

"Sorry," Kuroko murmured.

It was like a fine whip, Seirin thought.

Kuroko passed a student who was turning in Kuroko's direction. "You´re a reader, aren´t you?"

"Do you see?" Kise indicated to Koganei as he pointed to the screen. "Even this totally unknown person noticed Kurokocchi."

The student gave a flyer to the boy behind Kuroko, while Kuroko ducked among them and walked on. "How about the literature club?"
"Sorry, but this is just a manga."
"Manga are books, too."

"Or not!" howled Kise.

"When will this ordeal come to an end?" Liu said dramatically. "Dear God, make someone finally notice him!"

Kuroko went on until his eyes focused on a glass case. It was a club description card where every club was listed. The camera zoomed in on the description of the basketball club that was between the baseball booth and the football booth.
The scene again cut to Izuki, Koganei and Mitobe.
"Basketball! Basketball club!"
"Join the club and you´ll be cute, too!"

Another moan from Seirin. After hearing what another bad joke their Piont Guard did.

Aomine looked at Kuroko.

"Oi Tetsu. Does that always happen when he jokes? "

"Maybe," Kuroko replied.

"What then?" asked Izuki personally. "I'm the team's joker, understand?" Another moan, but now with everyone else in the room, except Hayama and Takao, who had a great time.

In the middle of the recruitment, a large shadow opened over Koganei and a deep voice penetrated the crowd.
"Are you guys in the basketball club?"
Koganei looked up and saw a very tall teenage boy standing in front of him, of whom you could only see the lower half of his face and a ring hanging from a chain around his neck.

"Kagami-kun, that's you," Kuroko turned to his light. Kagami raised his fist.

"Yosh. My debut! "

"Why did they have to make him so disadvantageously big?" Complained Akashi. "You'd better watch those angles when I make my debut."

The scene continued to Riko and Hyuga, who were sitting at a table with a poster that said "Boys Basketball Club".

"The poster looks crappy," Mayuzumi mentioned blankly.

"We know that!" Seirins senpais shouted at the older one.

"Just a few more would be nice" Riko indicated. Hyuga stopped drinking and put the mug on the table and looked at Riko with a dull face.
"We couldn´t even get ten."

"Wow, that's really little," Mibuchi indicated. "If you need help with how to recruit well, get in touch with me, Hyuga-chan"

Hyuga winced at Mibuchi's testimony.

"Firstly, we are a new school that doesn't have much to show yet, secondly, thanks for the offer and thirdly ... don't call me HYUGA-CHAN!" In the end Seirin's captain was louder but Mibuchi just grinned mischievously.

"We´re just getting stardet" returned Riko. "We´re a new school. If we win the Inter-High and Winter Cup, we´ll be a big deal starting next year." Hyuga looked over at Riko, a little nervous. "Are you casually putting pressure on your captain?"
"Hyuga-kun, have you always been so delicate?" asked Riko. The teenager sighed and hung his head. A "Deung" was played in the background.
"I´ll do my best. I will do my best."

The majority saw Riko sitting in her seat with a devilish grin on her lips and Hyuga nervously sliding around in his chair.

Poor Hyuga, they all thought.

Riko took her attention from Hyuga and looked around. "I wonder how the recruitment is going?" she wondered. "If they could just bring in some promising ones, that would be ..." However, she stopped abruptly when she came face to face with Koganei, who, by the way, had tears running down his cheeks.
"The new students are here" he howled.

And laughter spread again.

"I already like it," laughed Takao.

"What?" Riko looked horrified.
"Is this the basketball club?" asked the deep voice again. Riko looked up and realized who had grabbed Koganei by the collar. That one, who had grabbed Koganei by the collar of his uniform, was a certain redhead who looked down at Riko with an intense look.

All of the first graders in the room, including the GOMs, were horrified.
"Oho, oho?" Miyaji looked down at Kagami, who carefully turned back to the Shutoku player. "How can a first grader be so daring and grab his senpai by the collar and treat him like this? Come here and I will Teach a few things you'll never forget, brat. Kimura, get a pineapple right away! "

Kagami swallowed. The other GOMs sent him their own pitying looks. Only Aomine couldn't keep his mouth shut again. He put a hand on Kagami's left shoulder.

"Rest in peace Bakagami."

Riko and Hyuga stared at him in awe, sometimes even speechless. After a few moments, Riko found her language again.
"Yeah"
Who is this guy? He´s got the intensity of a wild tiger!

"Huh, I never said that!" Said Riko. Although she had thought that at first, she never said it.

Kiyoshi scratched his chin. "Maybe this series can also look into our thoughts."

"Really? That's cool, "said Hayama happily.

"If you find it? I find it rather creepy, but I don't care. It can even be very interesting to hear other people's thoughts, "Moriyama indicated.

"This series breaks with all the rules of privacy," Kuroko pointed out monotonously as always. "But coach, I can't believe that you compared Kagami-kun to a wild tiger."

At this sentence, Izuki gasped.

"The Eye of the Taiga. Guitar solo! "

"IZUKI, GO ANYWHERE, NEVER COME AGAIN AND DIE !", Hyuga screamed. But he was totally ignored, because Izuki was back at Hayama long ago, who found it all too funny.

"I want to join" now stated Kagami. Both Riko and Hyuga still blinked in shock. "What?" asked Riko. The redhead dropped Koganei onto the table, rigorously pulled a chair forward, and dropped onto it.
"The basketball club" he clarified.
"Huh?"
Riko was relieved. "Um, welcome, welcome!" she said cheerfully. "Wait a minute!"
Hyuga gave her a paper cup, which she placed near the registration form.
"I´m sure you know, but our school just formed last year"she explained to the redhead.
"We only have second years to compete with, so I´m sure someone of your build would be..."
"I dont care"Kagami interrupted her. "I´m going after I leave my name."

Several pairs of eyes were now focused on Kagami. And underneath were more angry and incomprehensible looks than confused ones.

"Taiga, really, how can you be like that?" Himuro sighed. He felt the embarrassment that his "brother" put into his behavior there rising.

"Kagami-kun, I am very disappointed in you. You should never say anything like that to your senpais, "Kuroko now read.

"Incredible," Furihata managed to say. "A miracle he's still alive."

"Well, that's how I am," came from Hyuga grimly, who was staring at holes in Kagami's head. "He is lucky that he is good at basketball," Kagami ran ice cold down his back.

"However, he shouldn't forget what he did - I'll pay him back later. There would be the graduation ceremony of us and his, too, where I'm guaranteed to keep the day off - I would never miss something like that. "If Kagami hadn't heard it before, he would have it defensively. At 18 he can say goodbye to his life say.

Hyuga stared at Kagami while Riko stared at the registration form. She blinked a few times when she saw something on the form that confused her. "You dont have a reason for joining?"
Kagami swallowed the last of his drink and then crushed the mug in his hand.

"Not really" he said, getting up from the seat and getting ready to leave. "Baskteball´s the same, no matter where you go in Japan." He threw the mug behind his back where the trash cans were. The white paper cup first hit the trash can's net wall and then landed on the rest of the trash. Riko looked wide-eyed in the direction of the trash can and then back to Kagami, who continued to work his way through the crowd. Kagami looked back at her with narrowed eyes and let an arrogant sigh out of his mouth, turned around and left.

"Damn show off, I'll kick you right away," Kasamatsu muttered grimly to himself.

"He´s terrifying!" Koganei finally said, his face still on the table. "Is he really a first year high school student?"
"He´s one in a million" another voice said in the background. Koganei turned and saw Izuki and Mitobe standing behind them, looking in the same direction where Kagami had disappeared.
"You! Where have you been hiding?"Koganei shouted at them.

"If you really want to know. We hid behind the trees, "Izuki turned to Koganei." After seeing how Kagami almost strangled you, we preferred to stay away. "

Hyuga took the clipboard with the registration form and read through what it said. "Kagami Taiga" he read aloud. "He went to middle school in America. Must have learned from the source."
"Either way, I´m sure he´ll be extraordinary" Riko indicated.

"America ... what would I give to play there," Takao sighed.

"Just like me ... America ...", Moriyama now dreamed in front of her.

"Yes, I would like to have a chance to-"

"I bet there are a lot of cute girls!", Kasamatsu's eye twitched dangerously back and forth.

"Oh just forget it ..."

"Yo" Riko and Hyuga looked at Koganei. He was holding the registration form on which he had been lying with his face. "You forgot this club request."

Everyone in the room exchanged glances. The GOMs looked knowingly at their former shadow.

"I would say I think we all know who this form belongs to," Akashi said.

"Well finally. We finally get to the main character. It was about time, "said Wakamatsu.

"Oh, sorry" Riko laughed nervously. She picked up the sheet and started reading. "Let´s see, Kuroko Tetsuya..." Riko raised an eyebrow as she read the information.
"Huh? I was here the whole time, but I don´t remember him at all."

"REAL NOW ?!", everyone cried out at the same time.

"How is it possible that he sat in front of you, filled out the form, left it on the table and disappeared again without you noticing?" Asked Takao in shock

"Kuro-chin's lack of presence is beyond human imagination, you know," Murasakibara said smartly as he shoveled the next popcorn into his mouth.

Riko looked at the page sharply before suddenly looking at a sentence that stood at the reason for joining.

'Teiko Middle School Basketball Club'. Riko looked again to see if she hadn't read wrong. Hyuga noticed her strange behavior and asked her about it. "What´s wrong?" he asked.
"H-He´s from the Teiko basketball club!" Riko stuttered on it. Hyuga could now also be seen looking at the sheet in surprise.
"Teiko? You mean the Teiko?" he took the sheet from Riko's hand to look at it himself.

The GOMs grinned. And thoughtfully patted themselves on the shoulder for the high recognition of their former basketball club. Even though a lot of stupid things have happened there, they are still proud to have been part of the club's successful history.

"Yeah! And if he´s a first year, he must be from the" Riko said. "

"There'll be people soon," grinned Aomine.

"Generation of Miracles!"

"Yes, there it is," laughed Kise. "I can imagine how you felt when you knew that a miracle would go to school with you and come to your team."

"Technically, I'm no wonder Kise-kun," Kuroko instructed.

"Come on, don't pretend to be smaller than you are," Kagami interjected.

"Generation of Miracles..." Hyuga echoed. "That famous group?"

Kise beamed like crazy. "We don't want to brag about it now," he said, and got glimpses of death in the back from Kasamatsu.

"You blonde something in the front row, shut up!" he cried out.

Riko nodded, threw her hands over her head, and slid back and forth in their place. "Why can´t I remember that golden eggs face? she cried out in frustration. "And that guy just came back from America." The picture changed and now showed Kagami walking through the masses and Kuroko walking a little further behind him. The dramatic music grew louder in the background.

"This year´s first years could be ridiculous!" The scene showed Kuroko's gaze rising and his left eye looking at the camera. Then suddenly the title of the episode was shown.

'Episode 01 I'm Kuroko'. In the background the sentence 'The Basketball wich Kuroko plays' was read with red letters.

"Well, that was pretty dramatic now," Miyaji said to the others.

"That's right, and we only watched for six minutes," agreed Tsuchida.

"I'm wondering what they're going to show us next," Kuroko said.

Akashi nodded next to him.

"Me too."

The next scene immediately cut to the next day. The sports hall of Seirin High could be seen where the try-outs for the team took place. The camera showed the field where all the players had gathered. "All right, looks like all the first years are here!" pronounced Koganei.

The first graders stood in two rows and the scene showed Furihata, the Kawahara, poking his side with his elbow. Kawahara looked at him and then both looked at Riko, who was discussing something with Izuki. "Hey, isn´t the manager cute?"

Everyone could feel the tension building up in the room, according to this statement.

Furihata could be compared to a tomato and the other players also looked at Furihata. There was complete disbelief in her eyes.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" asked the brown-haired boy.

"Well, you always come across so shy and this page is so new to us. We really wouldn't have thought, "Kasamatsu replied.

"You always remind me of a chihuahua facing a wild animal," Aomine said, making the situation even worse for Furihata. The following scene made it even worse.

Kawahara replied to Furihata. "She´s a second year, right?" "If only she were sexier ..."returned Furihata.

At that moment there was a shameful silence in the room - and a dark, very dark aura.

Aomine just thought that maybe that was the real personality of the Chihuahua. Maybe he would talk to Furihata after all.

In the back of the room a vein popped out from Riko's forehead and she sent deathly glimpses to Furihata, who only buried himself deeper in his chair.

When Riko suddenly spoke to him, he almost jumped out of it.

"Oho Furihata-kun," she said in a sing-sang voice. "Your training will be tripled."

Furi, ganbatte, Fukuda and Kawahara thought.

Suddenly a fist came from behind and Furihata and Kawahara were knocked out by Hyuga. "Morons, you´re wrong." The two first graders looked up when they saw Riko coming to them. "What?" Riko smiled. "I´m the boys basketball club coach, Aida Riko. Nice to meet you."
"What?" all first graders shouted.

There was laughter all over the room.

"It´s not him?" Furihata asked, pointing to an elderly gentleman sitting on the bench in the background. "That´s our advisor, Takeda-sensei" Riko corrected and pointed to the man behind her. The man showed a trembling smile as he looked at the basketball players.

"Why did you think old grandpa was your coach?" Aomine asked confused and got a kick in the side from Kuroko, who had leaned over to him.

"Please, Aomine-kun, have a little respect for our advisor," Kuroko said without emotion.

"Seriously?" Furihata asked in shock. "You´ve got to be kidding."Riko continued in her speech, ignoring the previous one as if nothing had happened. "Now that you´re acquainted with Takeda-sensei" Riko turned his back on them.

The captains and coaches of the other teams slid a little forward in their seats to hear what Riko had to say. Maybe they could use that for their own training if they knew what Seirin had to go through to get where they are now.

Riko suddenly turned to face them, a stern look on her face. "you guys ... Take off your shirts!"

The whole room was silent. Everyone looked at the screen with wide eyes. Did she just ask them to take off their T-shirts?

The first graders were confused. "Huh?" Editing ... Editing ... Editing. "WHAT?" then everyone shouted at the same time.

"Kuroko, I have just been confirmed in my mind that this school is not for you at all," said Midorima, pushing up his glasses.

"What kind of school is this, Tetsu!" Aomine screamed.

"Kuroko, I'm shocked. I had no idea that your school used such methods. Are you okay? "Akashi asked his seat partner.

"Akashi-kun, please don't make such bad jokes," Kuroko just replied.

Riko said nothing, just gave the first graders a knowing grin. The next scene showed all first graders upper body free and Riko who passed everyone and examined them.
"Your ability to move instantaneously is a little weak" she said to Fukuda. "I bet you do 50 side jumps in 20 seconds, dont you? You´ll need to do a little better for the basketball team." She went on in turn and made critical comments.

Everyone who wasn't Seirin blinked in confusion.

"How does she manage that, that's fantastic," said Kimura.

"Just keep looking," Hyuga just replied.

"Seriously? She´s right" Fukuda brought out in shock and followed with his eyes how Riko made further comments to the others and what they have to improve.

Kawahara didn't know what was happening to him. "What do you mean?"
"How´d she know that just from looking at us?" Furihata asked confused. Hyuga smiled slightly and then turned to the three.

"Her dad´s a sports trainer" he began to tell while a scene appeared that apparently showed Riko as a young child and her father, how they both watched an athlete train on a treadmill. "Collecting data and creating regimen. It´s a skill she picked up from observing bodies and data every day at his workplace."
The next scene showed Riko's eye in close-up, while Hyuga continued to explain. "When she looks at your body, she sees all your physical abilities in numbers." In Riko's eyes you could see how a body was formed with incredibly high numbers. "I wouldn´t expect any less from a coach" Hyuga finished.

Everyone looked at Riko in awe. This looked from the canvas to them. "What are you looking at?"

We are not worth it ... we really are not worth it ...

The scene showed Riko standing with his mouth open in front of Kagami, who only looked at her in confusion.
"What?" asked this.
What? ... Riko thought. What is this? All his numbers are through the roof. These aren´t the values of a first year high school boy! I can´t even see his potential. I´ve never seen anything like this.
The scene showed what data Riko saw and the values she calculated. Riko was shocked. Such raw talent!

"Yeah, yeah, we saw it and we know it. Now Tetsu finally shows before— "

"Kagami-kun's ego is as high as yours?" Kuroko interrupted his best friend.

"Oi Tetsu!"

"Coach! What are you staring at?" Hyuga asked her. Riko thought again.
"Sorry! Um..."
"You looked at all of them." Hyuga meant. "Kagami´s the last one."
"Really? Huh?" she looked doubtfully at her clipboard. Then she looked around.
"Is Kuroko-kun here?"
"O,that kid from Teiko..." now also understood Huyga. A whisper went through the ranks at the mention of Teiko.
I thought I´d be able to pick out someone that strong when I saw him.

"Looks like he´s not here today" she let the others understand.

"Didn't you show up for the try-outs, Kuroko? Has Aomine infected you? "Asked Akashi a little shocked.

"Oi Akashi!" Aomine called in between.

"But I did appear."

Akashi exchanged looks with the other Teiko alumni. Everyone could guess what was going to happen.

Riko raised her hand. "All right, let´s get started with practice!"
"Um, excuse me." A boy with light blue hair stepped in front of Riko, who was now speechless before him.
"Im Kuroko."

"The title of the episode," exclaimed Hayama.

"I would be shocked if someone suddenly kicked from somewhere that I hadn't seen before," Kobori indicated.

The remaining members of the GOMs smiled at their shadow, which in turn sipped at his milkshake as if everything was in perfect order.

Riko's eyes and mouth widened in horror. The scream below could be compared to someone who is about to be murdered. Hyuga was also totally surprised.
"What? How long have you been there?"

"I bet he'll say he was there all the time," Midorima concluded succinctly.

"I´ve been here the whole time."

"Well what did I say?" Asked Midorima to the group. Everyone grimaced at it.

That has to be Kuroko's recognition phrase.

He was right in front of me and I didn´t notice? What? Did he say he´s Kuroko? What? He´s prctically invisible! Riko still in shock.

"Geez Tetsu, you really were invisibility that day, weren't you?" Asked Aomine.

The only answer he received was a long slurp.

"Oi Tetsu!"

Koganei and Hyuga came running. "What? This guy´s part o the Generation of Miracles?" Koganei asked. "He couldn´t have been a regular."
"Of course not. Right, Kuroko-kun?" Hyuga also added his mustard.

The tension in the room built up again. But this time it came from the very front.

"Ehehe, that was my stupidity, Kuroko," said Koganei, embarrassed at the shadow. "I didn't know how good you were."

"Yes me too. We're really sorry, Kuroko, "said Hyuga.

Kuroko smiled at both of them.

"Everything okay. You couldn't have known. "

"Well ... then, could you please make this clear to your watchdog bodyguards?" Hyuga asked anxiously and gave a gesture to indicate what he meant.

The rest of the miracle generation was about to commit murder, because that's what they looked like.

Kuroko looked at his colorful companions and sighed.

"Everything okay guys," he said to all of them. "You didn't mean it that way.

The GOMs turned around and relaxed a little. Hyuga and Koganei were still shaking a little.

Everyone else in the room just thought how creepy and crazy that was.

"I played in games" Kuroko told them.
"Right?" laughed Hyuga. Then he realized what Kuroko had just said. "What?" Koganei asked now. "WHAT?" both cried out at the same time. While Riko just looked at them oddly.

Kagami watched the spectacle before him. Generation of Miracles? What´s that?

Laughter filled the room. Already when Koganei and Hyuga grimaced, but when Kagami asked so stupidly, nobody could hold on anymore. Only when the others noticed that the front row hadn't laughed did they see the tension and Kagami, who was nervously sliding around in his seat.

"Sorry, yes? I couldn't have known, okay, calm down again, "he said to the other multicolored heads, who looked at him with scathing eyes.

Riko regained consciousness and ordered Kuroko to take off his t-shirt. Kuroko looked a little surprised, but agreed. He took off his t-shirt so Riko can go over his dates. Her face changed from serious to puzzled.

"What? What did you see? "Fukui asked her.

"We are guaranteed to see that," Imayoshi calmed the slightly excited Fukui.

Only Momoi still pouted.

"Manno, I wanted to see Testu-kun," she pulled out a puff.

"Old Satsuki du Perverse!" Aomine scoffed.

"Dai-chan !"

He just has to say it, everyone else thought.

The scene turned and showed Riko sitting on the bus and Kuroko again in front of his eyes. Kuroko was shown in the bus window and the data was shown. His scores were too low and far below average. In addition, it seemed like he was almost at his limit.
Who is he? His stats are way too low. All his numbers are below average. On top of that, he´s already almost at his limit. There´s no way he could have been a regular on such a strong team. What on earth...

Now the devastating looks turned to Riko. The latter immediately looked at Kuroko, who looked at her monotonously.

"Oh heaven, I'm so sorry. I didn't know anything. Everything I said there ... I didn't know anything yet ", Riko shook herself close to the nervous breakdown.

"Wow, you really turned him down in this episode. If I even think about it, you bullied more than all the other teams together in these few minutes, "Nebuya now passed on to Seirin.

"Everything okay, coach. Don't worry, "Kuroko said." Everyone has underestimated me so far. "

"That must be pretty frustrating—"

"It's all the more fun to hit them."

Now everyone stared wide-eyed at the sixth player of the wonder generation, well, except the five others in the group.

"Yosh, this is Tetsu!" Aomine exclaimed.

"As expected," said Akashi.

"Kurokocchi in total ssu."

"I couldn't have said better, Kuroko."

"Kuro-chin is right."

OKAYYYYYY ? ! It was kind of creepy now, the others in the room thought, and swallowed.

What have we got on the team for players?

The scene cut to a basketball court, where Kagami plays basketball alone. Kagami dribbled the ball around a bit and started to shoot when he noticed something.

A figure stood at the basket and watched him. He let go of the ball, but, because of the shock, only hit the ring of the basket. As intended, the ball fell into the hands of the person standing next to it. When the camera went up from the bottom, it showed Kuroko.

So he was the figure.
"When did you get here?" Kagami asked pissed off.
"Nice to see you" Kuroko replied.

"Really, that just gave me goosebumps. Like from a horror film, "said Takao.

Midorima just straightened his glasses and let him know that he hadn't yet seen Aomine in the dark.

"Aomine-kun is always like an ax killer," Kuroko bluntly blurted out.

"Oi Tetsu !"

"What the hell are you doing?" asked Kagami.
"What are you doing here by yourself?" Kuroko returned the question. Kuroko Kagami threw the ball, which immediately caught it.
"Nothing. I´m not doing anything"
"Is that so?" Then there was an awkward silence.

"Really cool party," Aomine broke, the silence on the screen.

Kagami broke the silence when he started to tell. "I was in America until my second year of middle school. I´ve been appaled ever since I came back by how low the standards are here. I´m not looking to play basketball for fun. I want to play a more serious game that really gets me going." The point of view kept changing between Kagami and Kuroko.

Kagami knew that he would not survive today when he heard growling noises behind and next to him. In retrospect, he should have kept his mouth shut before he did all of Japan badly.

"So you think we Japanese are not good enough, huh?" growled Miyaji. "Kimura! PINEAPPLE BUT IMMEDIATELY!"

"Kagami, you disgusting toad ..." Aomine growled beside him. "I swear you won't be able to get out of here alive." The Touou player was about to get up from his seat when Akashi intervened and put a hand on Aomine's shoulder.

"Don't start a fight here."

Kagami exhaled a little and was just about to thank Akashi for stopping Aomine when ...

"You forgot that I'm the first of us to do something first ... Daiki."

Shock everywhere, nobody could breathe. Well, except Kuroko, who sipped his shake calmly.

"AHHHH! AKASHICCHI! YOUR PERSONALITY! HEAVEN! "Kise called.

"FAST, HIDE THE SHARP CUTTING THINGS!" Midorima pointed out without thinking that Akashi always had scissors with him anyway.

"Kagami-kun, I think you should run now," Kuroko bluntly indicated his light.

The next scene showed Kuroko and Kagami on the square. How they both looked at each other. Both were facing each other. Kagami on the triple line and Kuroko directly under the basket.
"I heard all about you" he clarified. "I´ve heard all about the supposedly strong Generation of Miracles from our year. You were on that team, weren´t you? I have a pretty good sense of how good others are" Kagami started spinning the ball on his fingertip. "People who can succeed smell different from the rest."

The whole room fell into laughter. Kagami blinked in wonder why everyone suddenly laughed. Until Takao was the first to say something.

"Yo Kagami, what did you just say?" Takao said between the laughs that came out of his mouth. "You can smell successful people? Are you walking around the streets and sniffing at strangers?" in the end, Takao couldn't hold on and almost screeched.

"Kagami, why are you doing this?", He used the last name again and everyone else knew that the normal Akashi was back with them. "Do you have a hidden borderline disorder or a second personality? If you want I can recommend a doctor to you, "Akashi spoke up.

"You really are an idiot, Bakagami," said Hyuga. Izuki laughed at it.

"Hyuga, not that bad. He sure smells that you're angry. "

"Izuki, just shut up."

"Yeah yeah, got it. I am an idiot and you are all super smart. Can we continue to watch, thank you. "

Kagami threw the ball back to Kuroko. "But something´s not right with you. The weak should smell weak, but you ..." Kagami paused. "You don´t smell like anything."

"He's sitting here now. So Kagami smell if Kuroko smells different, "Mayuzumi suddenly spoke to Kagami.

"If you do, Kagami-kun, then an Ignite-Pass-Kai will face you," Kuroko warned the redhead.

"And youre strength has no scent. Let me see. Show me ... Show me just how good your Generation of Miracles really is" prompted Kagami.

"Breaking News: Tetsu is the wrong one when you think of one-on-one," Aomine scoffed at Kagami.

"How should I know that ?!" Kagami shouted at him.

It seemed like Kuroko was thinking about it before answering Kagami. "How fortunate. I´ve also been oping to play against you." He started taking off his jacket and throwing it off.
"One on One"
Kagami grinned. "You wanna go?"

"He might have done it, but he shouldn't have done that," said Midorima. The other teams looked at him in confusion. How bad was Kuroko at that time ?!

The game started. Kagami had the ball and dribbled it with his right hand. So he was the offensive part and Kuroko the defensive. Finally Kagami jumped into the air and started to dunk. Shortly you saw an arm that tried to fend off the ball. Kagami opened his eyes and sank the ball in the basket.

He ...

The next scene showed how Kagami got past Kuroko again. Then Kuroko had the ball in his hands and tried to get past Kagami, he did what Kagami was doing before him, but did not get past him, but lost the ball.

He...

The next time Kuroko jumped into the air and started to throw, but Kagami hit the ball out of Kuroko's hand without moving. The ball rolled to the other side of the field and Kuroko ran after the ball.

He is so bad I could die.

No one in the room knew whether to laugh or cry, in these scenes. Nobody knew that Kuroko was so bad. Even the GOMs were horrified - which was an understatement.

"So you played against him, Kuroko?" Akashi asked incredulously.

"He wanted to know what we can do and you showed him something like that, Tetsu?" Aomine exclaimed. "No wonder he thought we were so shit," murmured the Power Forward into his nonexistent beard.

"Kuroko. You knew very well that you couldn't do one on one at that time, why did you accept the challenge, nanodayo? "Asked Midorima now.

Kuroko sighed.

"I wanted to see and know something," he said bluntly. And that was the truth.

Kuroko is just crazy, all the other teams thought now.

Kagami started to think.

Even though they weren´t blessed with physical strenght, there have been plenty of athletes who have excelled by polishing their skills. But this guy´s hardly better than an amateur at dribbling and shooting. There´s nothing good about him. This is ridiculous.

During Kagami's train of thought, you could see Kuroko fetching the ball and then running again in Kagami's direction.

"Really, you haven't been taking good hair on him so far. How brutal Seirin is simply to taunt players, "said Otsubo, whereupon all the other teams nodded.

"As if none of you know when it's time to stop," Himuro announced.

"I didn't say it!" Kagami shouted back, close to a nervous breakdown. "Why did I just think it and not say it? Nobody knew that they could even hear our thoughts - OW!"

Kagami rubbed his head after Kuroko hit him on it. "What was that again, Kuroko ?!"

"For having thrown me like this in your head. You should have just put more trust in me when I say something. "

"You have shown nothing of the kind that could somehow increase my confidence. OWW ! HEY ! "

Kuroko was standing in front of Kagami again, holding the ball in his hands and looking up at Kagami. "You´ve gotta be kidding me. Have you even been listening?" he shouted at the little one.
"How much do you have to overestimate your own ablities to think you can beat me?" Kuroko just looked at him blankly. However, Kagami was not finished complaining. "I can´t believe how arrogantly you challenged me!"

Kuroko blinked. "You can´t be serious?" he said finally. "Of course youré stronger than me. I knew that before we stardet."

"Oi Tetsu, why did you let Kagami run like this? He's in top form. "

"What's that supposed to mean again, Ahomine?" He shouted back.

"That means, and I think it will happen here soon that Tetsu doesn't need one on one. He is almost like Akashi, he doesn't have to do one on one. The two have long since won in their heads. Don't ask me how. I really don't know. But you lose to the two if you're not careful. "

Not only Kagami was looking at the Touou Ass now, totally confused and horrified, but also the other teams.

Then why did he challenge him, everyone thought at the same time.

Suddenly Kagami pulled Kuroko towards him on his shirt. "You want a fight?" he continued to shout at him. "What the hell do you thing you´re doing?" Kuroko looked at him unimpressed and stared straight into Kagami's eyes. "I wanted to see how good you are for myself."

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH", the other players did now. Now they understand.

"What?" brought out Kagami and released Kuroko with a confused look. He put his hand on his head. Unbelievable. There must´ve been something wrong with me, too. He´s just so weakthat he doesn´t smell like anything. This is stupid.

"Just like your olfactory method," Murasakibara pointed out as he opened a pack of gummy bears.

Kuroko held the ball in front of Kagami. "Um..." Kagami held his hand in front of it. "Enough. I´m not interested in the weak" he said when he started walking away.

"What was that about the" time to stop ", Kagamicchi?"

"Shut up Kise!"

Kuroko watched Kagami go to the bank, take his jacket and bag. "Let me tell you one last thing" Kagami began. "You should quit basketball. However much you try to cover it up with nice words like effort, raw talent is fact of life. You´ve got no talent for basketball."

Everyone was staring at Kagami now.

"M-wait a minute, wait a minute. This guy here, "Aomine started, pointing at Kagami," got you completely wiped out in one on one, almost shouted at you, even then bullied you, then told you you had no talent and it was best to stop playing basketball, and you did chose him as your new light anyway, Tetsu ?! "Aomine asked incredulously. "Really, I swear you would take anyone as your light, wouldn't you?"

"Kagami-kun was rougher than I remember," Kuroko pointed out bluntly. And Kagami only got more disapproving looks.

"Wow, maybe Japan has really bad standards," said Tsuchida.

"Just a question Kagami," Furihata said to the redhead. "What would you have done if Kuroko had really acknowledged?" But the brown-haired was not yet finished. "Our team would have been chipped and destroyed. We couldn't have got anywhere! "

"Kagamin, how can you be so mean to my Testu-kun," Momoi interfered.

"He's a disrespectful idiot," Midorima replied.

And Kuroko had to sigh again.

"Furihata-kun, Momoi-san, Midorima-kun you have to understand, a brain doesn't choose its body itself."

"Oi Kuroko! Why do you have to join now? Is today the day "hit the kagami" or what? "

"You're a disgusting disrespectful basketball baka, that's why!" Riko shouted at him from behind.

Kagami turned his back on Kuroko when he heard a voice. "I don´t accept that" Kuroko said.

"Finally fight back shadow!" Takao exclaimed.

Kagami turned a little again. "What?" Now Kuroko also went to the bank. "First of all, I love basketball. And I don´t share your opinion." Kuroko looked over at Kagami, who was still just turning his head to Kuroko. "I don't care whos strong or whos weak."
"What did you say?" asked Kagami.
"I´m not like you." The camera flew over Kuroko's shadow on the field. Then turned back to Kuroko, who was standing there, like in front of a grave.
"I'm a shadow."

"In retrospect, that's really philosophical," began Takao. "Unfortunately, he didn't make an explanation, so it somehow seems like he's telling some nonsense."

"For me, it was, too," Kagami said to Takao. "I was awake all night and couldn't find a reasonable explanation."

"That's because Midorima-kun started making this statement," Kuroko said.

"What?" Both asked at the same time.

"Nothing," and Kuroko turned back to the canvas.

What did he just say?

The next day they were all back in the Seirin gym. The players split into two teams. "What? A mini game? "Asked Furihata. All first graders stood in yellow jerseys on one side.
"I can´t believe we´re playing the upperclassmen already" asked Kawahara. Fukuda looked at him.
"Do you remember the record from last year they told us about during our first meeting? They went to the finals just in their first year." The camera showed the second graders warming up and straightening up.
"Are you serious?" Kawahara replied in horror.
"Thats not normal" said Furihata.

After this year, do you find anything normal?" Asked Kagami.

Everyone in the room shook their heads. Nothing is normal here.

"Theres nothing to be afraid of" said Kagami. "It´s always better to have stronger opponents than weak ones." Kagami grinned and continued forward. "Let´s go."

Riko smiled as she looked at them all. Let´s see exactly what these rookies can do.

"Why doesn't anyone mark Kuroko," Kiyoshi asked curiously to his teammates.

Because we underestimated him, Seirin thought.

Riko started the game and the ball flew up. Kagami and Mitobe jumped into the air at the same time, but Kagami caught the ball first and passed it to Kawahara, who immediately dribbled towards the opposing room. Koganei, Izuki and Tsuchida tried to block him, but he threw the ball over their heads to Kagami, who was already ready. In the end, Kagami only had to dunk the ball in the basket.

"That dunk was unbelievable" Kawahara admitted in shock. The other players were also fascinated. "Amazing" Furihata managed to say.
Riko watched the spectacle and her eyes widened as she watched the game. They´re better than I expected.
When she saw Kagami hanging one hand on the basket. Such destructive force for such unpolished, intuitive play.
Kagami let go of the basket and landed on the floor of the hall with his feet.

"This is unbelievable" Hyuga said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He is more than ready. He´s a monster.
You could see Kagami do one dunk after another. The result was briefly displayed, with the first graders in the lead.

"There's no way you can do a dunk after another without getting tired," Imayoshi pointed out.

"You are a monster like Aomine-san. How do you do that? Oh sorry, I didn't want that. Sorry ... Sorry, "asked Sakurai and immediately apologized again.

"How do they get it?" Asked Midorima, and immediately gave the answer. "They converge their natural stupidity into physical energy, because they have nothing more in their body."

"Oi, Midorima!"

"Midorima you miserable bastard!"

Koganei, Izuki and Hyuga stood sweating on the square and looked at the scoreboard. "I cant believe the first years are so strong" said Hyuga.
"Kagamis doing it all himself!" Koganei said the most obvious.

The camera turned to Kagami, who looked just like he could murder someone. Shit! That kid still had me on edge!
The boy in question was none other than Kuroko. Who had the ball and stood in the middle of the field, looking left and right as if he didn't know what to do. It wasn't long before Izuki had stolen the ball from his hands and fitted it to Koganei.

"A Steal!" Furihata shouted.

The GOMs sighed.

"Kurokocchi, why did you play so badly? I know you differently, "howled Kise.

"After a while they put me in a different position because they thought it would suit me better. I just wanted to see what they could all do, "Kuroko bluntly dashed forward.

"You wanted to see if you made a mistake in your decision to go to Seirin, right?" Akashi asked, leaving the gasping noises behind him.

"Well, in part. Fortunately, they didn't disappoint me, "said the phantom.

"Eh, guys - we're still here," Koganei said from behind.

"Its him again!" Furihata admitted angrily. "Keep it together!"

"God Kuroko, that you're still alive is a miracle, I would have fried you long ago," Takao said to Kuroko.

Kagami looked at Kurko as he ran with the other players. He still looked angry. For all the profound things he says, he can´t play for shit! Guys who are all talk ... One saw Kagami Mitobe swallow the ball, which was about to bask it in. Piss me off more than anything! Kagami completed his thoughts.

"You really make a lot of people angry in this episode. Are you okay? "Asked Mayuzumi.

"All well," Kuroko replied. "It happened in Teiko too. I've confused a lot of people."

"Except for me, of course," Akashi said.

"Yes, except Akashi-kun, of course."

"So high!" Fukuda marveled. Kawahara was just impressed. "Nothing can stop Kagami now!"

Riko whistled at half-time. The scene now showed Hyuga and Izuki. "Time to put them on their place" said Hyuga. "It´s on" agreed Izuki.

In the next scene, Kagami is now blocked by Izuki, Koganei and Hyuga. Three?! Kagami thought to himself. He looked around, took a step, but was stopped by Hyuga. Kagami grunted.
"They´re desperate to stop Kagami" said Kawahara.
"They´re double-teaming him even though he doesn´t have the ball" Fukuda replied. Koganei and Izuki double Kagami.
"They have no intention of letting him touch the ball!"

After Kagami was blocked, the second graders took one shot after the next, stole balls and prevented Kagami from scoring. They quickly doubled the points of the first graders.

What just happened? Everyone except Seirin was amazed.

The first grader trio was sweating on the pitch.
"There good" said Fukuda.
"There´s no way we could have won" Kawahara admitted.
"I´ve had enough" Furihata agreed. All three had reached their limit.

Suddenly Furihata was pulled on the jersey. Kagami reached into the jersey and pulled Furihata towards him.
"Enough? What the hell are you talking about?!" he shouted.

"Dude, you have an aggression disorder. I recommend you do therapy, "Miyaji instructed.

"Why do you have to grab everyone by the collar?" Okamura asked.

"Kagami-kun is a bully," Kuroko said bluntly.

"Oi Kuroko!"

Suddenly someone stood behind Kagami and used his knees to push them into Kagami's own. He let go of Furihata and was now stunned.
"Please clam down" Kuroko said calmly.

The whole room started to laugh.

Kagami turned to Kuroko. A dark aura surrounded him and a vein popped out.
"You bastard ..."

The three first graders gasped in horror.

The laughs grew stronger. While Kagami sat insulted in the armchair, Kise and Aomine gave their former shadow a high five.

"Looks like they´re fighting" Koganei announced. Izuki looked frightened in the direction of the five first graders.
"Whats wrong?" Koganei asked him.
"Was he in the game?" asked Izuki. In the background you could see Kagami missing a blow after the next Kuroko, who skilfully avoided everyone. The other three panicked.

"Kuroko? I dunno."

And the laughs got louder, is that still possible?

Riko was horrified. Even I forgot, and I was the referee. Suddenly she raised her eyebrows when she looked at Kuroko, who stood like an expressionless statue in front of Kagami, who had to be held by the three first graders in order not to kill Kuroko. Huh?How long has he been in?

Every team, except Seirin, was horrified. How invisible can he be if the referee doesn't even notice?

When the game started again, Fukuda was seen dribbling the ball and Kuroko in front of him, who loosened his wrist.
"Excuse me. Could you just pass me the ball?" Kuroko asked the ignorant Fukuda.
"What?"

"FINALLY !" shouted the entire cinema room.

The next scene showed other first graders cheering on their team. "You can do it! Three more minutes!"

Fukuda was sweating madly as he dribbled the ball down the field while Tsuchida marked it.

What can you do with the ball once you get it? At least don't let them take it.

Finally, he passed the ball to Kuroko. This looked briefly where the next player from his team was. And already the ball flew perfectly over the heads of the others over into the waiting hands of Furihata, who was surprised that he got the ball from somewhere.

The rest of them stood stiff as well.

"And here he is - Kurrrrrroooookocccchhhhiii," Kise cried out.

"His ultimate miracle move," Aomine shouted.

"It was time, Kuro-chin," added Murasakibara.

"Sorry I didn't make it earlier," Kuroko said apologetically.

The second graders watched in shock when Furihata took the shot. "It went ... what? How did that pass go through?" asked Hyuga, puzzled.

The look went to Riko, who was shocked at the side of the page. Why do I feel so uneasy? Is something unbelievable happening?

"It happens when you see a miracle playing - BAMM," Aomine exclaimed.

"Actually, I'm not a—"

"Shut up Tetsu!"

Kuroko looked at the confused second graders with a knowing look. This only made Riko's expression even more shocked.

Kawahara next had the ball, but was intensely covered by Koganei. When Kawahara looked at Kuroko he saw that he had his hands ready to receive the ball. Kawahara passed the ball to Kuroko. Since the view of Kuroko was disturbed by Mitobe, one could only see how the ball flew in the direction of Fukuda, who took the ball in surprise. The players standing around were equally surprised.

Fukuda looked at the ball in his hands in amazement.

"Go for it! Shoot!" Kagami demanded. And Fukuda did too. The ball flew to the backboard and then fell with a" swich "through the basket.

Passes over passports flew across the field. And confused the players even more. Balls came from crazy directions. Were played behind the back of the opponents.
"What?" asked Koganei in shock.
The ball even flew through the legs and between two players. Angles, corners and edges were used and the expected player always got the ball perfectly played in the hands. And in a matter of seconds.

"They passed the ball and made the shot before we realized it!" Izuki exclaimed.
"What´s going on?" asked Koganei, horrified.

The scene went back to one of Kuroko's passports. This time they took Mitobe out of the picture so you could see what Kuroko was doing.

When the ball came to him, Kuroko touched it with one of his hands for a second, making the ball faster.

"Wow, how they explain that is awesome. That would also understand someone who had no previous knowledge of basketball, "explained Kasamatsu.

Everyone agreed with the former Kaijo captain. The game was only made better by the sound effects and the music.

Is he using his lack of presence to pass? Riko thought as she watched the game.

The scene showed a pass over all heads, and the ball flew directly into Furihata's hands, which only needed baskets. He´s not even touching the ball for very long! Could he be diminishing his already weak presence even more?

The scene showed how the ball was fitted to Kuroko in slow motion. Misdirection. A technique used in sleight of hand. He´s drawing his opponents attention away from himself. To be more accurate, he´s not using his lack of presence, but directing his opponents attention elsewhere.

Now everyone was officially impressed. Not only from Kuroko, but also from Riko.

"Analyzing so quickly is world-class format," said Fukui.

"I am really deeply impressed Aida-san, you are a fantastic trainer. My big respect, "Akashi replied and let Riko blush. She never expected anything like that.

"Oh, please stop, Akashi-kun, it's not that great," said Riko, embarrassed.

"And whether," he replied, smiling at her again, which made her hold her breath, and then turned back to the canvas.

The scene showed Kuroko standing with his back to the camera, wearing his number 15 Teiko jersey, and looking out of a door into the light. He´s the invisible regular of Teiko who excelled at passing. I heard rumors, but I didn´t think he actually existed.

"Welcome to the club!" exclaimed the other teams.

The sixth phantom member of the Generation of Miracles.

Kuroko continued with the pass distribution as before and made the other players look confused.

Hyuga tried to find the position, but couldn't find a way. Damn it. I got caught up in Kurokos pass!

Kagami took the next shot after getting the pass from Kuroko. The ball hit the backboard and landed perfectly in the basket.

The scoreboard was shown - with the first graders just one point behind the second graders.

I don´t believe it! It´s a one piont difference!

Koganei looked around to whom he could fit and found Mitobe, but the moment he passed the ball to Mitobe, Fukuda intervened and passed it to Kuroko, who just caught the ball.

"Crap!" cried Hyuga. Furihata cheered on Kuroko, who dribbled the ball to the basket. "Go, Kuroko!"

"So great!" Momoi squeaked. "Did Testu-kun hit?"

Seirin made a face.

If only it were

When Kuroko reached the basket, he jumped up to get the ball into the basket ... but the ball only hit the ring and jumped down, which horrified the other three first graders.

"What the hell! You didn't take the shot, "Wakamatsu shouted around.

Everyone in the room was shocked, the GOMs were horrified.

"Kurokocchi ... what?" Kise could only say.

"Tetsu ..." Aomine sighed.

"That shot was wrong from the start, nanodayo."

"Kuro-chin what did you do?"

"Tetsu-kun ..."

"Did you really have to develop your plan at the last moment?" Akashi asked Kuroko, leaving the confused faces behind and next to him in pure ignorance.

"Don't worry, it'll get better," Kagami said bravely.

"And besides, I wanted to see something," Kuroko indicated and let the others sigh desperately.

But before the ball can hit the ground, Kagami emerged behind Kuroko and grabbed the ball.
"That´s why I hate the weak!"
He completed the move with a dunk.
"You have to make the shot, dumbass."

Below you could see Kuroko with a small smile on his lips.

"Welcome to the light and shadow show!" Takao exclaimed jokingly, causing Midorima to sigh.

"Takao ... let it be."

After the game, the scene went into the Maji Burger.

"Guys, that brings back memories, doesn't it?" Aomine addressed his five companions, who finally nodded to him with a nostalgic look.

The scene showed Kagami, who had his order in hand and was now looking for a free place. But the attention of those around him drew on the many burgers on his tray.

"Why am I not surprised?" Began Himuro. "That you can do it all, Taiga."

"Aomine does just as much," said Midorima.

He sat down at a table and unfolded a burger's paper. It took as long as the first bite when Kagami noticed that he wasn't sitting alone at the table. Opposite him was none other than Kuroko, who was sipping a vanilla shake. Kagami was so surprised that he almost choked.

The room filled with laughter, especially Seirin never got around again.

"Hey, that's not fun! I could have suffocated, "Kagami exclaimed indignantly.

"If you had done one opponent less," Aomine scoffed.

"You bad bastard"

"Hello" Kuroko greeted him. Kagami choked down his food.
"Where´d you come from?" the redhead gasped. "What are you doing?"
"I was sitting here first" Kuroko answered him."I like this place´s vanilla shakes."

"How long have you been enjoying vanilla shakes?" Liu asked him.

"Always," replied the GOMs for Kuroko, who just nodded, sipping the last of his current shake.

Kagami grinned mischievously. "Go somewhere else" he said to Kuroko. "I dont want to" returned Kuroko.

"Dude, you're really a bully," said Kasamatsu. "Miyaji, you're going to get your pineapple and I'll prepare my feet," he announced.

"If someone sees us, they´ll think we´re friends" Kagami said angrily.

"As if Tetsu wants to be friends with you," Aomine scoffed again.

"Aomine-kun we are friends too and you are not much different from Kagami-kun," Kuroko stated bluntly.

"OI TETSU" "Kuroko," cried the two twins separated at birth.

"This is my usual hangout" Kuroko made Kagami understand. Kagami sighed in submission.

Then he threw a burger at Kuroko, which Kuroko caught. "Here."
Kuroko looked at him questioningly. "I don´t like guys who suck at basketball" he began. "But you´ve earned yourself one of those."
Kuroko looked at the burger and then back to Kagami. A slight lip twitching could be seen in him.
"Thanks" Kuroko thanked him.

"Okay, so after you've insulted him for almost two days and almost bullied him, will he finally get recognition from you?" Imayoshi asked with a mocking grin. "It's so heartwarming." Everyone could hear the mockery Imayoshi directed at Kagami.

The scene switched to the streets of Tokyo. Kagami and Kuroko walked together on the footpath.
"Just how strong is the Generation of Miracles?" Kagami asked. "If I played them now, how would I do?"
Kuroko gave him an expressionless expression.
"You´d be destroyed instantly."
Kagami was visibly angry.
"Do you have to put it like that?"

"Kuroko - again bluntly as ever," said Akashi slyly.

Kuroko just shrugged.

"These are facts."

Both players continued walking down the street when Kuroko continued to speak. "The five prodigies have each gone on to play for their own schools. One of those schools will stand at the top."

"Breaking News: None of them are there," Kagami scoffed.

"Oi Bakagami, come back down."

"Besides, without Kuroko you wouldn't have made it anyway," Midorima said smartly.

"It is a good thing. Kuroko has explained a lot of tactics, without him we would have been stuck, "interfered Tsuchida." And we always won with one point difference, that's really not much. "

"Dude, don't you have any pride or at least defend me!" Kagami motivated back.

"Kagami-kun sometimes you should really know when it's time to shut up," Kuroko told him.

Kagami turned his head to his shadow and looked at him with narrowed eyes.

"Kuroko," he pressed out of his mouth.

"I wasn't done yet, Kagami-kun. Secondly, there will always be a next time the cards are played again. "

A small but intense twitch was seen at the corners of Kuroko's mouth. Kagami's grin became more devilish and a low growl came out.

It's kind of malicious now ...

Kagami laughed as if he couldn't wait. "That´s great" he said. "That´s the kind of thing that´s light a fire in me." The camera pointed to Kagami's face. This was pure determination. "I´ve decided" he stardet. "I´ll crush all of them and become Japans best player."

Ahhhh, now we understand ... the other teams thought.

Kuroko looked over at him, still sipping his shake. "I don´t think that´s possible."
Kagami's expression showed that he was so pissed off.
"HEY!"

The room filled with laughter again, at Kagami's expression.

"You're not even considering what you're saying, are you Kuroko?" Takao laughed ruefully.

"It's official - Kuroko is the cheekiest of all wonders," Kimura announced.

"If you have hidden talent, I wouldn´t know" Kuroko started. "But, from what I´ve seen, you wouldn´t even reach their feet. You can´t do it alone."

The GOMs were surprised. Although Kuroko was angry with them at the time, he still kept them to a high standard and respected them. They were a little satisfied that they didn't make Kuroko turn away from them entirely. None of them would have wanted that. Absolutely no way.

Kuroko and Kagami crossed the street. "I´ve also decided" announced Kuroko. "I´m a shadow. But the stronger the light, the darker the shadow, and the more it accentuates the brightness of the light."

The whole room was amazed at the screen. The fact that the street lights and the lights of the cars combined with the whole atmosphere and were reflected on the faces of Kagami and Kuroko, exactly at this sentence, made the whole situation astonishing.

Kuroko looked at Kagami. There was a determined look on his face. "I will be the shadow to your light" he continued to tell. "And make you the best player in Japan."

Kagami looked puzzled at the smaller one. However, he grinned and replied to Kuroko.
"Look who´s talking" he said. "Do whatever you want."
Kuroko smiled.
"I´ll do my best."

The camera lost focus and panned into the blurry car lights. The screen went black and music started to play.

A basketball hoop appeared, the sun shone on it. A basketball was flying towards him from somewhere. Then the music became faster and Kagami stood in the shadow of a basketball court section. Then Kuroko stood in front of a building. Then Hyuga appeared, standing on a staircase in the park. Next up was Izuki, standing in a long hallway. Then Koganei, Mitobe and Tsuchida appeared together. The picture changed and showed Kuroko, Midorima, Kise and Aomine at the very front. Then suddenly Chibi drawings from the Seirin team could be seen. Apparently Hyuga grubbed at someone and the other four made their own expressions about the situation in front of them. Basketballs could be seen in the background. Riko was shown pointing to something in the distance, opening his mouth the next moment, Kagami was shown with a deeply shocked expression on his face. Apparently it should look like Riko is puking him. Suddenly Nigou was shown and then the upper half of Kuroko's head and face. Riko's father and Takeda-sensei were also briefly shown.

Next, the camera ran the entire Seirin team as they stood on the pitch in their jerseys. The first grader trio followed, and then the apparitions that followed appeared to show basketball situations from one of Seirin's games that Kuroko, who was in front, and Kagami, who could be seen in the background.

Finally the entire Seirin team was shown standing on the school roof and at the end the situation showed the basketball again, which now flew into the basket.

At the end of the song there was a basketball spinning slowly. There was something on that basketball. When it was easy to see, you could read: The Basketball which Kuroko plays.

And then suddenly a picture appeared with Kuroko lying on a bench and Kagami sitting next to it. Kuroko held the ball up and Kagami put his hand on the ball. With a "See You Next Week!" The screen went dark.

"I think the first episode is over now, right?" Liu asked quietly into the room.

"But what should be the twenty minutes that are still there?" Fukui replied doubtfully.

When the screen came back on, the two were so startled that a small scream came from their mouths.

One school was recognizable, then the lettering "Toba Shiritsu Toba Higashi middle school".

"Huh? What is that supposed to do now? ", Takao wondered. The other players looked at each other in confusion. Some looked for help at their coaches, but they only shrugged their shoulders.

The GOMs, on the other hand, looked at the screen with narrowed eyes. Somehow, all of them had a queasy feeling in the stomach.

Suddenly a boy appeared on the screen. He was not much older than those present. He had short brown hair and glasses. There was a small smile on his face.

Most of the players didn't know who he was, and the GOMs were desperately looking for a name. Akashi was almost rolling over in his thoughts, but he couldn't think of a name, even though the boy looked familiar to him.

"This is Suzuki Kojo," Kuroko stated, his eyes fixed on the screen. He was aware of the questioning looks, so he continued to explain.

"He was Toba's basketball captain."

Now the dimes fell for the GOMs.

"Didn't we play them in our first year?" Asked Aomine.

"Yes we have. You weren't there, Aomine, if I remember correctly, "Akashi replied.

"What, did he skip there already," mocked Wakamatsu.

"No, he had a dentist appointment that day. At that time, Aomine-kun would never have avoided a basketball game, "Kuroko replied.

Aomine looked at the floor in shame. God, Tetsu must have been really mad at him.

"And what difference did the game make for you?" Asked Otsubo bored.

"We lost," Kuroko admitted bluntly.

What followed was a tearing silence in the room.

"WHAT ?!" Then everyone suddenly exclaimed.

Midorima straightened his glasses and started talking.

"It was the first and only game we lost. It was the first game after we got on the first team. A training game between Teiko and Toba. It was only a six point difference, but it was a disgrace for Teiko and for us too. "

"After this game, I told Midorima that we needed a change in the team and their style of play, a surprising twist, preferably a player who changed the whole game," said Akashi.

"A-But Kuroko came in a little later, like ..." asked Hayama.

"I didn't know that Kuroko went to our school, I didn't notice him. You can't blame me for that. At the time there were over 3000 students in our school and our basketball team had over 100 players, "Akashi started again." In the end it was as if fate would agree with me and suddenly Kuroko was standing next to Aomine. For the first time I noticed him and then I knew he was the player I've been waiting for. But I think you want to know more about the Toba player. "

The boy, named Suzuki Kojo, was sitting in the spectators' bleachers in the sports hall. The camera caught the square and then panned back at the boy. Then he started to speak.

"My name is Suzuki Kojo, I grew up here in Toba and have been playing basketball since I was seven. I am currently in my first year at Kogakkan University.

Um ... actually I honestly don't know why I am being interviewed, but I was told to talk about my experience with the miracle generation, so I do it too, "he grinned at the camera.

The players slid forward a little. Everyone wanted to hear what he had to say.

Suzuki inhaled and finally sighed.

"Hmmm ... since it's been a long time, I unfortunately don't know everything anymore, but in any case I still remember that they were in their first year when we first met for a training game," he began "In any case, I can still remember that we won the game. Our school can actually count itself lucky that it was the only one that won against Teiko," he laughed.

The GOMs just looked offended. It was embarrassing for them.

"Well, in any case they had Nijimura Shuzo as their captain and I can remember him even more than the generation of miracles. I really don't know why, I know, most of them can only remember the miracle generation, but maybe the reason is that they were just at the beginning, "he continued." So, as a third grader, I have, well , not paying attention to them. Nevertheless, two things of them remained in my memory ", he looked into the field of the hall.

"Firstly, we had a really difficult time scoring points. My respect for Murasakibara, he got in this game. I am a center myself and what he did as a first grader at the time was very impressive. Well, and the second reason is ... the color of their hair,"he started to laugh. "I mean, when does it happen that so many fantastic basketball players come together and they also have the colors of a rainbow, huh? " he asked laughing at the camera.

"Yes, we are sorry that we have such hair colors. We can't change that, "Aomine scoffed.

"Aomine-kun please be quiet, I want to hear what Suzuki-san has to say," Kuroko asked him.

"Finally I met them again. That was almost four months later when the national championship started. I know that our coach was very excited because Teiko had always won in their previous games, partly with first graders, so we had a tactical discussion for two days. In the end it paid off really well, we lost ten points difference, but hey, there were only ten points difference, "he continued smiling.

"After all, I went to high school. But still saw the games from Toba and also the games from Teiko, because they quickly made a name for themselves with the players. A name that I still don't really understand, but who understands the press, eh? "He asked.

There were some smirking faces in the cinema room. Yes, the press was stubborn.

"In any case, I really liked the games from Teiko. Even if Toba didn't win against them at the next matches, it was really exciting games. In their second year, I found the six best. It was a team game. I had never seen anything like this before, "his eyes glittered." You could see that there was not only a team on the pitch, but also a group of friends who loved playing basketball together. "

The GOMs looked contrite when they heard this. Because they almost lost this friendship.

"I liked their understanding of each other, the style of play that kept changing and I liked that they had fun doing it, even though they had won so many times. I have pictures in mind that are playing in the NBA. There are legend players on the field and play with passion and fun, even though they have already won thousands. That's how the six Teiko players seemed to me. But then ... ", he looked away from the camera.

You could see the frown lines on his face when he started talking again.

Kuroko knew what that expression was, he knew it well enough.

"But then ... in their third year, it was different. They all had nothing left of the players I had admired. None of them radiated this joy, the tension that you get before a game. It felt like there were six players who didn't want to do anything or play basketball, "he said.

"I-I don't know what happened, I don't want to know that either, but something must have happened, because suddenly nothing can change if there is no reason for it. Well, I saw their games anyway ... and honestly? I didn't like them at all. It felt like they were playing cat and mouse with their opponents. The cat that doesn't get tired while the mouse is already on the floor and can't go on. It was horrific. Sorry if I put it that way, but I think if you should see this, you should know it too. "

You could see the players in the front row contracting at that mention. The rest of the teams understood, but felt that their kohais and teammates should know what they were doing with their behavior.

"Well, I saw the last two tournaments of them in middle school anyway ... and it got worse with every game," Suzuki looked angry now. "To be honest ... I was about to the bleachers to shout out to them what they are playing and that is the stupid thing they are doing, but I didn't do it. Many other spectators loved this dominance on the court. I don't know if they played basketball themselves but as a basketball player you should recognize that basketball was no longer played down on the court. In the end I knew that it was no longer a team. I don't know what it was. Maybe because of the pressure that their school demanded, a team argument or that they just didn't have any more senpais to show them what was right and what was wrong ... maybe all of that together, but I stopped watching them. But the plan didn't work ... ", suddenly he started again the head, and you recognized a glimmer in his eyes.

"Huh, what does he mean by that?" Asked Kagami.

"Ask me something better," answered Takao.

"My roommate at the university was from Tokyo. He was a huge basketball fan and played himself - only on the street basketball team but he enjoyed it. He graduated from Seiho, but he didn't like the way the basketball team played, so he didn't join them, but he still followed the high school competitions. Even now when he was no longer there. Well and one day he asked me if we wanted to watch the Winter Cup together, since it was broadcast on TV we luckily saw it ... and well what I saw was just amazing, "he started again to tell.

"He explained to me which schools would be the favorites for the title and which could be a surprise. He told me a lot of things about every single school and every single player. Above all, however, he kept mentioning the players from the miracle generation. There, I think as one of the few that Kuroko hadn't forgotten, because honestly, if someone could scare you like he would you forget him? ", He asked the camera.

The teams all shook their heads synchronously.

"So in any case I asked him if he knew if a certain Kuroko Tetsuya was playing. I still remember the face of my fellow student, "Suzuki laughed weakly." He was frozen to a pillar of salt and looked at me as if I were crazy. Then he showed me the Seirin team and their previous games ... to that I didn't know why he showed me all this and why, but there was a reason ... ", now he beamed at the camera.

"OK? What will come now? "Asked Mibuchi.

"So he showed me all these recordings. Once against Kaijo, then against other teams, against Seiho, then against Shutoku and then finally against Touou. And what I saw there fascinated you and kept you under its spell. I asked him how he found Seirin - he found the team great, but above all he found it great how Kuroko fights for his friends, "he now opened.

"Huh, what does he mean by that again?" Nebuya asked confused.

But Suzuki should provide the answer.

"At first I thought Kuroko would have become ice cold and arrogant like the other five, because he couldn't smile anymore and looked as bored in some games as the others. Well, anyway, this boy was teaching me better. In everything I saw how he wanted to show his former teammates that you are stronger as a team than alone and that you should trust the team and not just yourself and your skills. To get to the direct point, I can also imagine that this is why this interview has been held here since the end of Inter High, there is a supporter page for Kuroko. That's what my fellow student told me, so I don't know everything about it. In any case, many write down their own thoughts and experiences with the miracle generation there and somehow the rumor then went around that Kuroko was trying to use these games to lead his old teammates back into the light ... and that he had managed it I look very high on him. He is really celebrated on the site. But above all, he has achieved something that is even more wonderful than anything else.

He managed to lead former players who played against the miracle generation and lost and then quit basketball back into the light. Many of them start playing basketball again and are looking forward to meeting him in person. They look forward to playing basketball again, "he finished with a smile on his face.

"Well ... I think that's all I wanted to say, I don't know if he'll see this, but if he sees it, he should be proud of himself, because he's such a strong personality, you can't find that all over. And another note: basketball is a team sport not an individual sport, you should never forget that. Not one of you. Well ... maybe we'll see you somewhere, who knows ", with a wave at the camera he ended the interview and the screen went black.

The lights came on again in the cinema. But nobody wanted to speak at the moment, they were too much in their thoughts. What had just been said had surprised everyone, completely shocked.

The GOMs in particular were sitting in their seats, staring at the screen or the floor.

The silence was broken when a snore was heard. This made everyone turn in the direction of the sound, only to finally see Nijimura sleeping soundly in his seat.

Apparently the aftermath of the flight.

Finally, Rakuzan's coach raised his voice.

"I think the best thing now would be for you all to go to your room. Kozo and I will stay awake a little longer. We'd better let Nijimura sleep, waking him up now would be fatal. I leave a note here so he knows where everyone is when he wakes up. For my sake, you can all go now if you want. "

The players rose from their seats. Many still in thought. Some whispered whether they should take a look at this website and whether they can find it anywhere.

The GOMs also got up, but none of them looked directly at each other.

Riko sighed. They absolutely had to have a conversation and better today than tomorrow ...

And here, as promised, is the second chapter of today.

Again a big apology for the late upload, so here is my redress.

But please understand that the next chapters will be just as long and I first have to translate them into English, because English is only my foreign language.

That's why the other chapters will take just as long, sometimes even more time.

Add to that my studies and some exams, so please give me a little time.

Best wishes Alina :-))))))))))