Chapter 53 - Kise Ryota (2/2)

Kise: ”Just kidding...”

But before he could finish his sentence, something hit him in the back of his scaring the hell out of him and hurting the crap out of the back of his head.

Kise g.r.o.a.n.e.d in pain as he heard a voice call out to him from behind.

???: ”Sorry, sorry.”

Kise turned to see a person drenched in sweat with his hand raised in apology.

Kise looked closely to see that the person had blue hair and a tanned skin tone, and was dressed in easy to move clothes.

The person who hit him stopped and recognized Kise.

???: ”Hey, you're that famous model, Kise-kun.”

Kise might not be that famous in the fashion world, but he was pretty famous in his school.

Kise looked at what hit his head and found a basketball near him. He picked it up and threw it towards his assailant.

Kise: ”What's your problem?”

Ther person caught the ball, said his thanks, and ran away with the ball.

???: ”Thanks.”

Kise looked at the retreating figure and thought.

Kise: ”Basketball, huh? I haven't tried that one yet. Now that I think about it, I heard our school is pretty strong.”

He followed the person and arrived at the gym. He peeked inside and was instantly stunned by what he saw inside.

He saw the person who had hit him dribbling the ball with another player in pursuit, he stopped and showed his defender his back, and the moment his defender got close for the contact, the person in an instant moved and passed from his behind his defender.

The person was again defended by another two players, but he passed from right between them with pure speed.

As he got near the basket, the person was met by another defender. The person simply jumped and dunked the ball into the basket, leaving his defender with a failed attempt to stop him.

In a short period, he had passed four defenders and scored with an amazing dunk.

Kise: ”Amazing! That speed, those movements, can I do that?”

Kise thought for a second and came to a conclusion.

Kise: ”It's impossible. No, maybe if I try hard.”

Kise's heart started to beat faster as he felt goosebumps rise on his skin.

Kise: ”This is awesome. I found someone amazing!”

The person felt a gaze on his back and looked back to find Kise starting at him.

He wondered what he wanted.

???: 'Maybe he was hit too hard. I am not in trouble, am I? I am already in trouble for not submitting my homework. I don't want any more trouble.'

While such thoughts passed through the person's mind, Kise was thinking something entirely different.

Kise: 'Going forward, no matter how hard I try, I may never catch up to him. But that's just what I want!'

Kise felt excitement return to his life as he decided what he wanted to do.

Kise: 'I want to play basketball with this guy, and then someday I want to play against him and surpass him.'

It may have been a coincidence, or maybe it was fate, but when Kise Ryota crossed paths with Aomine Daiki, his destiny was decided.

It didn't have to be basketball, any other sport could have been fine, but Aomine Daiki had pulled Kise Ryota to the sport of basketball and had put in motion a series of events that affected and influenced quite a few people's lives.

Kise Ryota had decided to join Teiko Middle School Basketball Club.