The invitation letters arrived almost all at the same time to the invitees at their respective domicile.

When all of them opened it, it read:


Dear Planet Slam Dunk's most gifted players,

In view of the up-coming Inter-Galactic, we, as the Board of the Slam Dunk's Basketball Association, would like to inform you that you have been chosen to be part of this highly prestigious Slam Dunk Basketball Intergalactic Team. Your skills, talents, perseverance and determination had made you stand out from the rest.

We therefore cordially invite you to our first meeting at (time concealed for privacy reason) on (date concealed for privacy reason), in the (gym's name concealed for privacy reason).

The rest of the team will be announced to you on the first meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at the appointed time.

Cordially yours,

Anzai Mitsuyoshi Taoka Moichi Takato Riki Fujima Kenji


Four pairs of hands were trembling, dumb-founded by their selection.

One smirked, "Took you guys long enough."

One grinned, "Oh boy."

One just eyed the wordings on the letter; foxy eyes widened an invisible micrometer.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" laughed two at their separate locations.

"I am a Genius, after all!" said one "They can't win the Inter-Galactic without me! Ha ha ha!" He accidentally bent too much backward that his back creeked a little.

"Ouch!"

"They can't live without me, the Super Rookie! He he he!" he was jumping up and down, petrified a four-legged creature that was waving its tail at him, 'Wait, can I bring my dog?'