Chapter 128 - Thoughts (1/2)

The night of the day Shun arrived in LA and was sleeping, Tokyo was still bustling with activity.

Teiko Middle School basketball club was mid-practice.

Aomine and Murasakibara leaned against the wall of the gym as they took their break between practice.

Satsuki was sitting on a chair beside them, making notes on the players' progress.

She looked at her wristwatch, and a faraway look appeared in her eyes as she stared in blank space. She bit the tip of the back of the pen with her lips.

Aomine was looking around the gym with pure boredom on his face, and his eyes caught Satsuki's faraway look.

He looked at his childhood friend and asked.

Aomine: ”Satsuki, what is wrong. Why are you zoning out?”

Satsuki didn't look at Aomine and lightly said.

Satsuki: ”Hmm..? Do you know, Tokyo's time is sixteen hours ahead of LA time. Which means it would be night time at LA. I wonder if Shun-kun is sleeping?”

Aomine and Murasakibara's expression became serious when they hear about Shun.

Aomine looked at the ceiling and thought.

Aomine: 'America, huh. I wonder what is it like?'

Murasakibara similarly looked at his hands and the bottle in it.

In both Murasakibara and Aomine's minds, they acknowledge that Shun would return from America stronger and different than before, but that was not the main thing that they focused on.

Aomine: 'I wonder if there are players like us there?'

Murasakibara: 'I wonder if there is someone as strong as me out there?'

Aomine & Murasakibara: 'I wonder if there are people there that are fun to play against.'

Aomine and Murasakibara were once again in a rut of boredom, they came to practice every day and worked hard under the watchful eyes of Shirogane Kozo.

They worked on their personal skills in preparation for their next encounter with Shun. Aomine trained to increase his skill, and Murasakibara trained for more power, and they did personal training with complete seriousness and focus.

But these days, actually playing basketball was boring for them and failed to provide any stimulus. So, when they heard of the FIBA camp, they wondered if it would be fun.

Both the ace and the fortress of Generation Of Miracles felt that playing on the court was a task. They felt that they were trees with heavy and deep roots that tied them to the ground, and they were trying to move.

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Kise was extremely envious of Shun. He turned to Midorima and spoke.

Kise: ”Ugh! I am so envious of Kageyama-cchi. He would get to copy so many new people! I wonder what kind of moves he would see? What kind of players would he get to meet?”