Chapter 125

Speaking of which, Midorima turned to look at Kuroko and Kagami. "Isn't it strange for people like Kuroko to sit at the same table and eat happily with him? Seirin lost to him before, right?"

0.9 Kagami got excited upon hearing this, and the food he was frantically stuffing into his mouth got stuck. "I... I will definitely... *cough cough*... get revenge, in the round-robin finals!"

Kagami issued a declaration of war, glaring angrily at Midorima and Yukimiya.

Just as Midorima wanted to say something, his words were suddenly interrupted. A lump of 'mush' from Takao Kazunari, who was messing around with Seirin, splattered onto Midorima’s head.

Midorima: "...!"

This morning’s horoscope was absolutely correct!

Unlucky things are always happening!

*Snap~!*

Midorima stood up with a dark face, his anger maxed out, and brushed the stuff off his head. "Takao, come here for a second!"

Takao Kazunari was lectured by Midorima and quickly apologized. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't use food to joke around anymore! Wait..."

"Ouch!"

After a while, although the wind and rain outside didn't stop, the intensity of the rain had eased significantly compared to before.

Inside the shop.

Kagami and Yukimiya finished their meal at the same time. Kise, who was watching from the side, was dumbfounded, and Midorima’s pupils also constricted slightly.

As they were preparing to leave, Midorima remembered Kagami’s almost blindly confident words from earlier, sneered, and reminded Kagami: "This round-robin final isn't just about Quanzhen Hall as a powerhouse. Before facing Yukimiya, you still have to face a strong enemy."

"Aomine Daiki."

"The Touou he is in is the first place in Group B, which means the first match of the round-robin finals is Seirin vs. Touou."

"Let me give you a piece of advice..."

"In a sense, Aomine Daiki and you, Kagami, are the same type of player, and his strength is far above yours."

Speaking of this, Midorima Shintaro looked at Kagami Taiga, feeling very unhappy in his heart. In terms of real strength, Kagami was still far from the Generation of Miracles.

Seirin being able to enter the round-robin finals while Shutoku was eliminated was purely because of bad luck, running into Yukimiya Kazuma, whose abilities in every aspect countered him.

Kagami was stunned upon hearing this and turned to ask Kuroko: "Hm? I don't really understand, but it just means he’s very strong, right?"

"Mm..."

"Aomine-kun was once the ace of the Generation of Miracles."

Kuroko looked at Kagami strangely as he said this. "And Kagami-kun... Takenaka-san and Hanakage-san have already explained all the information about the Generation of Miracles before. Please listen carefully in the future."

As for why it wasn't Kuroko, as a teammate, who explained it.

First, it was a personality issue, and second, in this regard, Takenaka Masaki and Hanakage Ryo, who had directly faced the Generation of Miracles in the final middle school tournament, had the most profound experience.

Kagami: "..."

Uh...

Indeed.

He seemed to have only listened to the part about Yukimiya Kazuma.

Yukimiya Kazuma, who was on the side, thought of Aomine Daiki, and several images flashed through his mind in succession.

He couldn't help but think...

Aomine is indeed strong; the high school version of Aomine is even ridiculously strong.

Yukimiya Kazuma agreed with Aomine’s strength, but Long Tianzhang at the table behind him felt like he was praising himself in a roundabout way: "Indeed, terrifyingly strong. Even I have to go all out."

Ignoring Yukimiya’s words, Midorima snorted coldly. "Work hard. Even if you can't beat Aomine or Yukimiya, getting into the top three shouldn't be a problem."

"Anyway..."

"The Tokyo district has three seeds."

After finishing, amidst Kagami’s anger, Midorima called out to Takao Kazunari. "Takao, let’s go."

"Eh?"

"So fast?"

Takao, who had gotten to know Seirin in the blink of an eye, said goodbye to the Seirin group.

And Yukimiya, looking at Midorima’s back, couldn't help but say: "See you at the Winter Cup."

Midorima had his back to Yukimiya Kazuma. "Cut the crap. Next time, we will definitely win!"

After leaving the shop.

"Shin-chan, do you want to play rock-paper-scissors? The loser pays for the transportation fee~"

Although he was being sarcastic earlier, Midorima had actually vaguely figured some things out in his heart. He took a deep breath, and his face returned to its usual expression. "Hmph, since you want to pay for the transportation fee, it's not impossible."

"Eh?"

"Then let's go~ Anyway, today’s morning horoscope must have said your luck wasn't very good, right~?"

"That was just..."

"An accident."

"The lucky item couldn't suppress the incompatible constellation. Next time, I'm going to make a bigger sunshine doll!"

"Ah?"

"Shin-chan, that shouldn't have anything to do with the size, right?"

"Too much talk, let's play rock-paper-scissors!"

"..."

"Look, Shin-chan, I told you your luck was bad today~"

On the other side.

The Seirin group was also preparing to leave.

Just before leaving, Yukimiya suddenly called out to Seirin, but it was actually mainly to remind Takenaka Masaki.

"Masaki~"

"Let me give you a piece of advice too~"

Takenaka Masaki was stunned.

"What?"

Yukimiya Kazuma smiled. "Be careful, it’s that time again, time for the classic sports anime tropes to play out~"

Takenaka Masaki’s face darkened upon hearing this, and he was completely bewildered, just like when he was still at Baishui Hall.

"Ah?"

"That's not right!"

"Isn't that supposed to be after the round-robin finals end?!"

Aida Riko looked at Takenaka Masaki’s shocked expression; clearly, what Yukimiya Kazuma was talking about must be something very important.

"Takenaka, what is that classic trope..."

Before Aida Riko could finish her sentence, Takenaka Masaki suddenly turned around and pressed her shoulders, causing Hyuga Junpei’s pupils to shrink suddenly.

"Senior!"

"Exams! Exams!"

"There were exams before the round-robin finals?!"

Aida Riko was stunned upon hearing this.

Indeed...

There were exams.

And the bottom 100 students in the grade had to attend remedial classes.

Aida Riko quickly realized the seriousness of the matter. Last year, everyone was basically in the top 100 of the grade, and the one with the worst grades, Hyuga Junpei, was just slightly over 100.

With over 300 students in a grade, the test scores of the basketball team members were all far from the bottom 100, so she had subconsciously ignored this point.

"Takenaka..."

"You..."

"How are your grades?!"

Hanakage Ryo said gloomily from the side: "In a sense, it's also amazing... After all, not everyone can manage to pass every subject by dangerously scraping the passing line."

Aida Riko felt relieved instead.

That’s good; with these grades, they just need to get out of the bottom 100, so there’s still hope; it’s not that serious.