Chapter 3

After rejecting five challenges from God Of Fire, Tetsuo heaved a sigh of relief as he looked at the door of the dormitory.

"Thank you for your hard work." Tetsuya Kuroko patted his shoulder.

"Fire God hasn't changed at all."

Che Yu smiled helplessly and opened the door to the dormitory. Several dozen youths wearing different colored uniforms turned their heads in unison.

Before he could greet them, Tetsuo was greeted with a hug.

"Ah ~ Kobayakawa, long time no see ~ Little Fire God too ~ Where's Little Sunspot?"

Alright, this voice and tone, it was obvious who it was. But before that, can you let go of me? I'm about to suffocate!

Tetsuo quickly patted Huang Ase's shoulder in an attempt to save his face.

Is this person doing it on purpose? Why is he using so much strength?!

"Kun Hose, I've always been here. And please let go of Hayakawa-kun, he's about to ascend to heaven."

Kuroko raised her hand and said calmly.

"Ah ~ Little Sunspot ~ I missed you so much ~" After seeing Tetsuya Kuroko, Ryota Hase immediately abandoned Tetsuo and hugged Tetsuya Kuroko who was shorter than him like a large golden retriever. Little flowers kept appearing around them. "Little Sunspot is still so soft and small, it's so comfortable to hug ~"

"Please don't be like this, Kun Hose, I'll be shy."

Although he said that, Tetsuya Kuroko's pale face still had an indifferent expression. Even his tone didn't change. "And if I remember correctly, Hai Chang should be in Kanagawa, right? Why is Kun Hose here?"

"That's because of my love for Little Sunspot, wah!

It hurts, Takamura-senpai!!! "

Ryota Hase, who was hit hard on the head, finally let go of his hand. He covered his head and squatted on the ground, complaining to his senpai behind him.

Yukio Kasumura's answer was another merciless kick to his face. Then, he carried Ryota Hase, whose soul was already out of his body, and apologized to Tetsuo and Tetsuya Kuroko. Then, he ignored Ryota Hase's cries of "Don't separate me and Little Sunspot ~" and "I want to be with Little Sunspot ~" and dragged him into the room, closed the door, and cut off the noise.

The rest of the onlookers....

Che Yu patted Heizi Tetsuya on the shoulder and said in a heavy tone, "You've worked hard."

Hei Zhe said, "… Hawase-kun, you really are an idiot."

"Tsk."

Ryuta Hattori, who was walking at the back, clicked his tongue in annoyance. He kicked the door angrily and said, "Have you guys had enough fun? Hurry up and bring us to the dormitory!

Our luggage is heavy!

How can this kind of person be a team leader? "His words were directed at Tetsuo.

Tetsuo didn't refute. He just smiled apologetically at the other students. He asked the shop owner about the location of Didan High School's dormitory, and then brought his people to drop off their luggage.

"This person is still so annoying!" x2.

God Of Fire and Daisuki Aokamine, who had been chatting since they met, looked at each other.

“？”x2

"Has Qing Feng-kun met Hayakawa-kun before?"

"Ah?

It's Zhe. "

The dark-skinned Daisuki Aokamine scratched his short green hair and said lazily, "The first time I met their team leader was during their Winter Cup match with Zhe. But I've met that fierce-looking guy in IH. His skills are terrible, and he's very arrogant.

Speaking of which, they almost fought during the match. "

The others who wanted to complain but didn't know what to say: Are you qualified to say that he looks fierce?!

"Looks like the farce is finally over." Shintaro Midori pushed up his glasses and said calmly.

"Woah!

Green Room, when did you appear?! "

God Of Fire jumped up like a cat with its hair standing on end. "Have you become as invisible as Kuroko?!"

"Green Room has been here since the beginning. Fire God Kun's observation skills have really improved."

"Wow!

Kuroko, when did you appear?! "

"… Fire God Kun, if you continue like this, I'm going to get angry."

Green Room, who had only said one sentence since he left the factory, was speechless.

Kazunari Takao smiled mischievously and patted his shoulder. "Don't mind it, don't mind it, Little Zhen."

Shintaro Midori pushed up his glasses. "I really don't get along with Leo people."

"You're really a fraud."

— — —

After all, it was a joint dormitory, so the training was done together.

At the beginning, the coaches let the students from the five schools — Rin Jō, Hai Chang, Xiude, Huangtong, and Didan — warm up together in the gymnasium.

After all, they were still teenagers. Most of them had met each other on the field. Even if they hadn't met before, they would quickly call each other brothers after being introduced by others.

Tetsuo, who was being pestered by Fire God to wait for a one-on-one, looked helplessly at Akira Asahi and the others who had formed a circle with Takao and the others. They were laughing vulgarly from time to time. Then, he looked at Daisuki Aokamine who was interested in him because of God Of Fire. Tetsuo, who was trapped between two high walls, revealed a half-moon of his eyes helplessly.

"I've heard from Zhe that you're always able to spot him at the first moment. Also, your skills are very good." Daisuki Aokamine revealed an excited smile. "Let's have a one-on-one match later!

Ten balls! "

Hayakawa Tetsuo: I choose death.

Fortunately, the coaches of each school appeared in time to save him. They began to arrange the accommodations.

In addition to the individual physical training of each school, each school would have a practice competition with each other. Of course, it was only a small segment of ten minutes. The losing team would have to perform a slam dunk relay, and each team would have to shout "I lost!" for five rounds.

"Wow!

That's too much! "

Akira Asahi imagined the scene. Then, he couldn't bear to look at it and covered his face. He wailed, "If we really do that, we'll lose all our face!"

"Then, in order to not lose face, we have to try our best to win, right?"

Tetsuo had already prepared himself. He raised his hand and stretched backward. His eyes were shining. "Although they're very good, we're not weak either, right?"

Shigeru Ueno looked at him and smiled. He teased, "Oh, Hayakawa-kun is really becoming more and more like a captain. Compared to him, I'm really incompetent as a senior."

"Ueno senpai, please don't tease me like this."

"Then, little captain, please do your best from now on."

"… I will."

Since it was a practice match, the focus was on the training of the rookies and the cooperation between the main team members. Moreover, this match would have a great impact on the starting lineup in the future.

After discussing with the coaches, Tetsuo separated the main team members. Two of the main team members would bring three of the pre-selected teammates to practice. This way, not only could they gain experience, but it would also make it easier to pick out the potential members from the pre-selected team to train.

Of course, this method also had its disadvantages. The pre-selected players didn't have as much experience as the main team, and their skills weren't as good as the main team's. This led to the phenomenon of dragging the team down. For example, Ryuta Hattori would definitely be angry, but he couldn't be stopped.

Tetsuo thought for a while and put Ryuta Hattori and another third-year main team member into his team. They would bring two rookies.

In addition to this disadvantage, this kind of uneven team formation would also lead to another result, and that was …

"The match is over!

32 to 24!

Xiude wins! "

"Ahhhh!!!

I lost again!

How many times has it been?!!! "

"God, save me!

I've almost lost all my face!!! "

"Can't you let us win just once?!!"

"Captain!!!!!!"

"That, that …" Tetsuo, who was surrounded by his own team members, laughed dryly. He wanted to ask his coach for help, but he only received a "This is also the training to become an excellent captain. Do your best, Hayakawa-kun, I believe in you!" look. He was speechless.

In the end, he had no choice but to forget it. The next match happened to be the last match of the day, and it was time to raise the morale of the team. He sat up straight, smiled slightly, and said confidently, "We've been suppressed by them for so long today. Next, we should let them shout 'I've lost', right?"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!

Captain, I've been waiting for you to say that for a long time! "

"Look, they were laughing at us just now. Next, we'll teach them a lesson!!"

Even the members of the other teams who were in the middle of a match looked over curiously. They didn't know what was going on here. It was like a carnival.

Tetsuo, who was secretly relieved, maintained a smile on his face.

The last match was between Hai Chang and Didan.

"Finally, I can fight with Kobayakawa again ~" Ryota Hase smiled and slipped over from Hai Chang's team. He put his hand on his shoulder and said, "I've improved a lot compared to last time ~ This time, I definitely won't lose again!"

After saying that, the smile on his face suddenly turned serious, and the corner of his mouth curved into a slightly evil arc. His left eye flashed with a golden light, and the cynical expression on his face faded away, revealing the fangs under his kind face.

"Also, I don't want to lose to the same person twice in front of Little Sunspot ~"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Although the two of them were very close to each other, it was as if they would pull out their swords and slash at each other in the next moment.

"Although that's the case, I actually want to cheer for Hayakawa-kun more."

Kuroko, who happened to pass by the two of them, suddenly interrupted, and the atmosphere between the two of them instantly turned into nothingness.

"Wah!

Little Sunspot, when did you come!

Ah, no, Little Sunspot, you actually want to cheer for someone else? I'm so sad, wah wah wah QAQ "

"Because Hayakawa-kun is always the first to discover me, and Kun Hose, please don't cling to me. You're really heavy, and your crying is too fake."

"Little Sunspot, are you complaining that my observation skills are too low?

I'll definitely work hard so that I can be the first to see Little Sunspot as soon as possible! "

"I'm sorry, Kun Hose, please don't work hard. After all, Hayakawa-kun is the only one who can discover me on the field, and I don't want to meet a second one."

"QAQ, Little Sunspot, please don't despise me ~"

Hayakawa Tetsuo: "…"