18 Teammates

After receiving nearly an hour long lecture from Kiyoshi about defense, footwork and the mental side to basketball, the rest of my teammates started streaming into the gym.

I saw Yukio Kasamatsu, the future captain of Kajio high school and Kise's teammate and he should be a third year.There was also Kotaro Hayama, another one of the uncrowned kings, the fastest dribbler in high school.

Damn! This team is stacked, I thought to myself. This team has probably made it to the nationals every year, maybe even won a championship.

"Yo Kiyoshi, you here early today again huh. We wanted to join you but the damn Sato sensei held us back. Who you got beside you?"

"Yo guys, this is Kaen. He's the crazy first year I was telling you guys about yesterday. Did you know he broke the record, he scored 177 points."Kiyoshi introduced me to them.

"Woah! The talent we have coming in every year is insane. I don't see how we can not win the championship this year, we have Kiyoshi and Kotaro plus a new super rookie." Said Yukio. I'm going to assume he was the captain of the team from the way he spoke and conducted himself in front of everybody.

"Everybody gather up! It's time to start practice. I don't want to see anybody slacking off, is that clear."The coach shouted.

"YES SIR!" We all chanted back in unison.

"Okay so we will first be doing a warm up with 30 laps around the field. Then shooting and handling drills. After that we are hitting the gym to do some weights then a practice game to end the day. Is that clear."

"YES SIR!" We shouted.

Holy crap. If this was done in my previous life, people would be fainting and dying and the coaching staff would be going to jail. But I guess, this was the anime world. People had much stronger bodies and I noticed that even an average person was taller, stronger and faster than an average person from my previous world. But still, this training regiment for a bunch of middle schoolars is crazy.

We ran the 30 laps and did our shooting and dribbling drills. After, I collapsed into a corner, feeling like I could no longer lift my arms. I have already completed the daily missions more than 4 time, yet you tell me I still have to lift weights and play a practice game after this!

"Hey, Kaen. What you doing over here?"I looked over and saw Kotaro talking to me.

"I-I don't think I can go on anymore."I struggled to speak and catch my breath.

He chuckled and said"Don't worry, everybody was like that when they first entered the first team. Trust me, this is all about your determination. If you believe you can still go on, you can still go on. And this is only the first day, after 2 to 3 weeks, your body will get used to it." He then offered me his hand and helped me up.

We then went to the school gym and started working out. The coach asked us to do a combination of lifting and calisthenics. We lifted to target certain muscle groups in our body which were particularly important to basketball, such as your shoulders, back and legs. Calisthenics were then done to give the rest of the muscles in our body a proper workout, ensuring that our entire body develops properly in a healthy manner.

After the gym, my arms and legs felt like jelly. My mind was fuzzy and I felt like I couldn't really focus well. My body was exhausted.In the practice game I was trash, I couldn't make most of my shots and my passes were off. Shots that I had practiced multiple time just did not go in. I even struggled to lift my arms for the simplest of layups.

After the game, I just sat on one of the benches and closed my eyes, trying to recover the little energy I had left in my body.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying on my bed at home with the sun beating down on me. I checked my phone. How the hell is it Saturday and why am I in my bed. Shouldn't I still be in school after practice. I am dreaming?

I went downstairs and found my mother preparing breakfast for me.

"KAEN! ARE YOU OKAY! I THOUGHT YOU FAINTED YESTERDAY OR SOMETHING! TELL ME IS YOUR BODY ALL RIGHT NOW?!" My mother asked me anxiously.

"Yes mum, relax. My body is perfectly fine now, maybe just a little sore. But how did I come home, I swear I don't remember coming home from practice."

"Oh sweetie, your teammates carried you home yesterday. They said you were too exhausted to stay awake. The three of them, wonderful young gentlemen, what were their names again? Oh, Yukio, Kiyoshi and Kotaro and they even asked me to pass on this message to you."

"What did they say?"I asked anxiously.

My mum smiled at me and patted my hair and said:"You did good."

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Hey guys, could you tell me what kind of skill sets you would like the mc to develop.

I was going to have him become an all around player but if you want him to be more focused in certain areas leave me a comment.