Chapter 131: Dinner, Crying, and Reinforcement
“Oh my, it smells so good~” Takao Kazunari looked at the barbecue in front of him, his mouth almost watering, “Take a bath and then eat barbecue, what a wonderful thing…”

“Don’t drool on the barbecue, Takao.” Midorima Shintaro crossed his arms and closed his eyes and said, “Otherwise you will have to pay the bill later.”

“Hey, are you serious, Xiaozhen? I’m just a student, I don’t have any money…” Takao Kazunari said pitifully.

“You can’t be born like that. Rules are rules.” Midorima Shintaro was unmoved. “Besides, you dare to order so much when you don’t have money.”

“Haha, alright~ Don’t be nervous, Takao-san.” Momoi Satsuki laughed and teased Midorima Shintaro, “Midorima has already paid at the front desk~ You know he’s a tsundere~”

“Haha, that’s right~ Then I won’t be polite, Xiaozhen!” Gaowei Kazunari happily picked up the chopsticks and said loudly, “I’m going to eat~”

“You idiot, you only know how to eat! Aren’t you curious about why she knows your name is Takao?” Midorima Shintaro looked at Momoi Satsuki warily, “How far have you gotten from us?”

“Hehe, not many~” Taoi Satsuki smiled mischievously, “I only know that Sugitani-senpai and Nishida-senpai went to Shutoku. By the way, Shutoku is really good. Tsuchiya-senpai played very well last year~”

“Hmph! They are all a bunch of ungrateful traitors!” Izawa Shuji snorted in dissatisfaction when he heard that the guy who had received training from Kaneki Ken like himself to become a substitute in the army now chose to fight alongside other members of the Generation of Miracles.

“Relax, Izawa.” Kaneki Ken said with a smile, “Everyone has their own ambitions. Besides, I’ve been away from Teiko for more than two years, so it’s normal that everyone doesn’t remember me.”

“Haha, Takao, you Shude’s confidentiality work is not good enough!” Fujima Kenji on the side laughed with some gloating.

“What are you laughing at, Senior Fujima? Do you think Momoko can only collect information about Shutoku…” Ryouta Kise said in a faint voice.

“Uh…” Fujima Kenji couldn’t laugh anymore.

“Even barbecue can’t stop you from talking!” Kasamatsu Yukio slapped Kise Ryota on the back of his head, “Eat!”

“Ouch, what are you doing~” Kise Ryota rubbed the place where he was hit in distress, “Can you be gentler, Kasamatsu-senpai, it really hurts…”

“In fact, we all thought you would go to Mineo High School.” Midorima Shintaro ignored Kise Ryota who was playing tricks on the side, and looked at Kaneki Ken who was sitting across the table with a complicated expression, “But none of us thought you would come back to Shonan, which has always been a weak school.”

“So you are not me.” Kaneki Ken flipped the skewers in front of him with a normal expression, “In fact, from the beginning I didn’t want to join a wealthy family. Even if I didn’t come to Shonan, I wouldn’t go to Fenghuang. As for coming to Shonan, it was because of the recommendation of Coach Shirogane.”

“Coach Shirogane?” Kise Ryouta and Midorima Shintaro both looked a little complicated. “Why would the coach interfere with your choice of college?”

“Because my future is limitless, I am destined to become the strongest – and this is what Coach Platinum wants to see.” Kaneki Ken wiped his mouth leisurely, “As for you, your future is limited, whether the coach cares or not is the same. Coach Platinum naturally understands this and will certainly not do anything unnecessary. One day, you will regret being born in the same era as me.”

“Tsk, you’re still so arrogant.” Midorima Shintaro curled his lips in dissatisfaction, “Don’t talk like you’ve defeated all of us.”

“This is inevitable, have you forgotten? My victory is absolute.” Kaneki Ken said with a chuckle.

“Don’t dwell on this question. We won’t know until we fight.” Midorima Shintaro shook his head. “You just said that it was Coach Platinum’s recommendation. What about the deeper reason?” “The deeper reason? It’s funny to think about it.” Kaneki Ken patted the dust off his hands. “I saw you guys back then in Sakuragi Hanamichi, so I’m determined to train another Generation of Miracles to show you who is the beacon that leads Teiko to victory!”

……

“Hey, you’re back?” Katsuyori Aida, who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, heard the noise coming from the entrance and asked casually.

“Ah… I’m back.” Reiko Aida threw her schoolbag weakly at her feet, without even looking at Katsuya Aida, she returned to her room and slammed the door.

“What’s wrong?” Although Aida Katsuyori said that, he still felt sorry for his daughter. Seeing his daughter half dead and almost broken, Aida Katsuyori panicked and quickly opened the door and asked with concern.

“We lost…” Reiko Aida looked at Kagetora Aida with lifeless eyes and said in a low voice, “We lost by more than 140 points…”

“Hey, it’s not a big deal to me!” Aida Kagetora breathed a sigh of relief and went back to the sofa to read the newspaper. “This kind of thing is too normal. In a youth competition, the influence of a genius is so great. I’ve said you can’t beat Kaneki Ken… Come out for dinner. Find a chance for dad to give your players a training session. Just win back later!”

“But… wuwuwu…” Upon hearing Aida Katsuyori’s comfort, Aida Reiko’s originally empty expression could no longer be held back, and she burst into tears, “But Kaneki Ken didn’t use any strength at all… He only played for one minute and twenty seconds, and the rest was all played by the players he arranged… Their first-year student No. 10 has only played basketball for three and a half months, but he jumps almost as high as Kagami and runs faster than Kagami. When Kagami is on the court, we can still restrict him a little, but when Kagami is not on the court, he just kills us…”

“Wait… you said Kaneki Ken didn’t show up?” Aida Katsuyori got to the point directly, “You mean, Shonan defeated you guys the whole time under the leadership of a first-year No. 10?”

If Sakuragi Hanamichi was here, he would definitely pat Aida Katsuya on the shoulder and say proudly, “Yes, that’s it.”

Unfortunately, although Aida Reiko was sad, she still had basic professionalism. After pondering for a while, she sobbed and said, “It’s not that he led the team, but generally speaking, Shonan’s lineup depth this year is terrifying. The ace duo of Toyama Junior High School has also joined Shonan…”

“Is the lineup deep?” Aida Kagetora raised his eyebrows slightly, scratched his head in confusion, and finally sat down next to Aida Reiko as if he had made up his mind. “I have a few friends here. Their children have just come to Tokyo from other places and are planning to find a college that focuses on basketball. Are you interested in learning more?”

……

A week later, in the basketball team of Seirin High School, Reiko Aida gathered everyone together and pointed at three figures around her and said, “Let me introduce you to these three new students who have transferred in from other places. They will join us and fight side by side in the future. Welcome everyone!”

“Wow~” A polite applause broke out.

“Is this the reinforcement arranged by the coach?”

“I don’t know how strong it is…”

“Why does he look so familiar…” Everyone present applauded and whispered.

(End of this chapter)