Chapter 1: Starting off with colored hair, the future is looking bright!

"Yukimiya, get ready to warm up. You're going in next!"

The dazzling incandescent light and the low voice beside his ear pulled all of Duan Tang’s scattered attention back to reality.

He opened his eyes.

A gloomy, aged face faintly tinged with anger came into view. Behind the white-haired old man was an indoor basketball court that Duan Tang was very familiar with.

In an instant.

Sitting on the bench, Duan Tang looked at the players on the court who clearly still had their youthful naivety, his face full of confusion.

What’s going on?

Am I dreaming?

Where is this?

"Senior Yukimiya? Hurry up and get ready to warm up. Looking at the coach's expression, he's about to explode..."

Sitting beside Duan Tang, a boy who was clearly a head shorter than him noticed he seemed to be spacing out and hurriedly reminded him.

The boy was clearly not speaking Chinese, yet Duan Tang understood this foreign language immediately. Then, a sudden sharp pain pierced his brain, and countless memories poured in from the depths of his mind.

"..."

*Kuroko's Basketball*?

He had actually transmigrated into this manga world he had watched so many times, becoming a middle school student the same age as the 'Generation of Miracles'.

Yukimiya Kazuma.

15 years old.

Currently a third-year student at Hakusuikan Middle School in the Tokyo district, a starting power forward for the basketball club. He had suffered an accidental injury during training a while ago, so he had been sitting on the bench during this friendly match against another school.

From the massive amount of memories that didn't belong to him, Duan Tang quickly captured the information currently useful to him.

And then... he was even more bewildered.

Tokyo district.

Hakusuikan Middle School, third year.

A middle schooler of the same generation as the 'Generation of Miracles'.

Good grief, the buffs are fully stacked.

Is this even playable?

Compared to high school, the 'Generation of Miracles' in their middle school era were an absolute dimensional strike against the middle school basketball world.

Not to mention it was the third year of middle school, when the entire Generation of Miracles was in full bloom.

If they were in the same Tokyo district as Teiko, they probably wouldn't even make it out of the regional qualifiers for the 'All-Middle School Tournament'. Is it really okay to start off by regretting not making it to nationals right after transmigrating?

"..."

Duan Tang shook his head speechlessly.

The transmigration had been too hasty, leaving his brain feeling sluggish for a moment.

But soon.

"Damn it!"

"What kind of move is that?!"

Following an angry roar from the old coach on the sidelines, Duan Tang's brain and body quickly began to function again.

The coach's scolding wasn't directed at Duan Tang, who had reacted several beats too slow, but at the situation on the court.

During a fast break, the No. 7 player from Hakusuikan went up for a layup, and the opposing guard from Yamane Middle School wrapped his arms around No. 7, executing a heavy-handed body slam that knocked No. 7 to the ground.

This ignited the old man's temper and simultaneously fueled the anger of the Hakusuikan players on the court.

The scene became somewhat chaotic.

The referee and the basketball club members on the sidelines intervened, finally stabilizing the players from both sides and calming the irritable old coach of Hakusuikan Middle School.

After the old man finished cursing at the opposing coach's bench, he turned his head again and shouted in Duan Tang's direction: "You brat, your hand injury is healed, right! Get on the court and teach them a lesson!"

Duan Tang touched his left arm, which had recovered well after the injury, nodded at the coach, and then stood up and walked toward the court. Although he hadn't fully adapted to the identity of 'Yukimiya Kazuma', he would consider other things after finishing the matter at hand.

Watching Yukimiya Kazuma's back, the coach frowned strangely.

He just felt that this kid, who was usually quite lively, seemed a bit different today.

"*Kuroko's Basketball*, huh..."

After stepping onto the court, Duan Tang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

And this feeling intensified as his gaze shifted downward, catching a glimpse of the white-haired guy clearly reflected on the slightly reflective court floor under the incandescent lights.

"The hair is still colored..."

The color of snow.

It suited the name 'Yukimiya Kazuma' quite well.

Good news +1.

Duan Tang, who should be called Yukimiya Kazuma now, felt a faint sense of anticipation.

As for now...

He had played plenty of basketball during his student days, and after entering society, his theoretical knowledge was also quite rich.

However, after transmigrating and pairing it with the body inherited from Yukimiya Kazuma, he didn't know what level of strength he would have.

At the very least, dealing with this kind of unofficial friendly match shouldn't be a big problem.

Hmm...

Not a big problem.

Probably.

"Senior Yukimiya!"

"Senior Yukimiya, you can finally get on the court!"

Yukimiya Kazuma joined his teammates on the court, and soon two second-year teammates came over to greet him with great respect, which was normal in Japan.

After all, he was a third-year senior, and he was wearing the No. 5 jersey, second only to the No. 4 captain.

Facing the greetings of his juniors, Yukimiya Kazuma did not respond immediately.

Because a strange sound suddenly appeared in his mind.

*Hum~*

A look of joy couldn't help but leap onto Yukimiya's face.

He knew it; there was no way transmigration wouldn't come with a golden finger.

[Detected that the host has logged onto the court, Meditation Training System officially activated]

[Automatically loading starter badge rewards...]

[Badge loading complete...]

[Obtained Badge: Playmaking Master]

[Passing: 63→93]

[Ball Handling: 58→96]

*Woohoo~*

Yukimiya Kazuma's nervous mood stabilized instantly.

Although he hadn't seen his other attributes yet, having passing and ball-handling abilities above 90 meant he could provide assists to teammates and maintain stable, error-free ball control, which at least guaranteed his positive impact on the court.

Hmm?