10 Chapter 10

One hour later,

Kagami supported his knees with both hands, sweat pouring down his back, panting heavily.

He, who had trained hard in basketball since childhood, had just been completely defeated by a guy who had just started playing basketball.

There wasn't anything fancy, just a jump and a shot.

Scoring seemed as natural as a fish in water.

"So... strong."

"Can basketball be played like this?"

"It's already fifty to zero, there's been no pause. Kagami has never even had a chance to attack. He's been constantly retrieving the ball and attempting to block after jumping. Kagami's defense, even in the era of miracles, could hold up. But in front of Rei, it's like paper."

"Is he here to join the basketball team? If he joins, winning the national championship doesn't seem like a dream. Is the era of Total Martial High's three consecutive championships about to come to an end?"

"Fool, he's the same grade as the coach. Even if he joins the basketball team, he'll graduate after one season."

[Basketball] Proficiency 3%

[Basketball] Proficiency 2%

[Basketball] Proficiency 6%

[Throwing] Proficiency 1%

[Basketball] Proficiency 4%

[Basketball skill reaches level 2]

[Strength: 28->29]

With Kagami's help, it only took Rei twenty minutes to go from level 0 to level 2 in basketball. The improvement wasn't very significant. For low-level skills like this, it was already difficult to provide Rei with a large number of attribute points. It wasn't that the rewards were reduced, but as Rei's physical qualities increased, the attributes that could have been increased by several points were now only able to increase by one.

Once Rei mastered basketball at level 2, instinctively, knowledge about basketball appeared in his mind: dribbling, breakthrough, crossover, dunking, shooting... Now, Rei was competent enough for any amateur league, even without relying on his physical qualities.

Well, to put it simply, at the level of the JBA.

If he used his physical qualities... even Jordan would have to hand him a cigarette.

"Do you still want to play, Kagami-kun?" Rei said with a smile, facing Kagami.

Kagami trembled all over. After sixty minutes of high-intensity competition, even though he didn't have a chance to attack, every defensive jump took all of Kagami's effort. But this guy Rei, he didn't break a sweat and didn't even breathe heavily. He jumped even higher than Kagami.

Even if he jumped twice in a row, Kagami couldn't catch up to Rei's height.

In an instant, Kagami felt the gap in talent.

A strong sense of humiliation covered his eyes.

A towel was directly placed on top of his head, and Kuroko , who knows when he appeared, was standing beside Kagami.

"Kagami , even if you lose, you shouldn't cry like this. Even if you cry again, you'll probably get beaten next time. Even in the era of miracles, no one's bounce can compare to Rei." Kuroko patted Kagami's head with one hand.

It was like petting a little puppy.

Kagami: "..."

If you can't console someone, you can just not console them.

"Ugh, aaaah~" With the towel covering his face, Kagami couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.

Rei: "..."

"Are you a child? Crying after being beaten."

"Aaah~!" The red-haired youth cried even louder.

Junpei walked over to Kagami, patted his shoulder, and thought, if he were beaten like this, he might cry too. Especially for Kagami, who hadn't lost much since childhood. Even if he lost, it was usually a back-and-forth.

Genius was proud, but if someone pinned a genius to the ground and rubbed it in, these geniuses, who had been smooth-sailing all the way up, would be more prone to collapse than ordinary people.

"It seems we can't continue." The basketball left Rei's hand and once again went straight into the hoop.

Riko comforted Kagami a few words and then walked over to Rei's side. "Rei-kun, I didn't expect you to be so good at basketball. How about it, are you interested in joining the basketball team?"

"Well... no, basketball and all that, it's too troublesome." Rei rejected without hesitation. As a member of the Return Home Club, Rei couldn't possibly join other clubs.

"But, if I have time, I might come to play occasionally." Rei added.

With the help of Kagami, an hour was enough for Rei to go from level 0 to level 2. If he didn't seize this opportunity to cash in on the rewards, what kind of person would he be! Well, it's better to wait until Kagami's state of mind stabilizes.

"That's it, I'm leaving. It's almost noon, and I have classes in the afternoon." Rei waved his hand, leaving the basketball court. Hana and Ai followed closely.

"Rei-kun is really petty. That big guy just blocked one of your shots, and you made him cry." Ai covered her mouth and giggled.

Hana looked down, staring at her feet... Well, she couldn't see them.

"Senpai... Is sports really that amazing?" Hana grumbled a bit unhappily. "If senpai is so good at sports, not too bad at studying, and looks decent, then shouldn't it be easy to find a girlfriend!"

"At this rate, senpai will soon transform from a lonely person into a normie with many friends. It's completely against senpai's character! Senpai should clearly be a net otaku with few friends!..."

Listening to Hana's rambling,

Rei sighed deeply.

Hana was very cute, but her brain wasn't very good. Just because she's cute, does that mean it's okay to not have a brain?

"Ding ding ding!"

Ai's phone suddenly rang.

Looking at it, the caller ID showed the agency's boss.

"Moshi moshi, this is Hoshino."

"Ai-chan, we received another commercial performance today. I know you might be in school right now, but can you take a leave? The client wants to see your skills."

"No problem, I can go right away."

The call to hanging up took only a minute.

"Sorry Rei, something urgent came up for me. I have to go handle it. I'm in a bit of a hurry. I'll go ask the teacher for a leave first. See you tomorrow!" Ai decisively said to Rei.

Although Ai only started on the path of performance because of Rei, now that she had entered this industry, according to Ai's personality, she naturally wanted to excel, especially in the early stages. She had to seize every performance opportunity to rise higher.

Moreover, she herself greatly enjoyed the feeling of facing countless enthusiastic fans on stage.

"Well, see you." Rei waved his hand.

Hana watched Hoshino Ai's retreating figure and asked Rei, "Senpai, is Hoshino-senpai an idol?"

"Yes, she's going to be a big star in the future."

...

"Senpai, then I'll go back to the classroom."

After parting ways with Hana,

Rei walked towards the classroom.

Baki was already sitting in the front row, his eyes fixed on the window.

But at this moment,

Next to Baki, there were three men dressed in a particularly 'tough' style.

The leader spread out his summer uniform, revealing the muscular belly beneath, wearing a headscarf with dyed red hair. The other two had similar outfits. "How did you get that injury on your hand?"

As soon as these three appeared, the usually lively classroom suddenly fell silent.

Baki looked out the window, casually replying, "Fell down the stairs."

"We delinquents aren't idiots, but you actually say you fell down the stairs. How can this injury possibly be from a fall!" The man said with dissatisfaction.

With such a tone,

Baki glanced sideways.

In his originally calm eyes, there seemed to be a terrifying power emanating.

This was the gaze earned from countless battles on the big stage.

The leader of the men trembled all over, but as a delinquent youth, this guy was considered qualified. He resisted his fear and said to Baki, "Come out with us!"

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