[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball":3,"chapter-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-96":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Popular Character in Kuroko's Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2209196,3844,"Chapter 96","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>The basketball club activities ended, and today it was Tendou and Murasakibara's turn to stay behind and clean up the club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handling things, he changed his clothes and left wearing his beloved sunglasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment, Tendou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou turned back; it was his head coach looking for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging a look with Murasakibara, he stayed behind and let Murasakibara and the others go home first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man and a young man, two important figures of Teiko, came to a vending machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want a Coke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll just have water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou found a stool and sat down, his posture quite casual, completely lacking the awareness of talking to an elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogane Genzou didn't mind; after all, this was the Tendou he knew, the lawless Tendou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? What do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Become the pillar of Teiko, Tendou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your lines are mixed up; we're playing basketball, not tennis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A basketball coach like you actually watches Prince of Tennis?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogane Genzou choked. Didn't he say he didn't watch anime when Riko was reborn? How did he expose himself after just one line?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of you, Tendou, you can always say what I want to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou, did you go to the wrong set?..... Hahaha, so funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can't tell he's affected at all, that's great, he's cheered up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's all hidden in his heart, he's just being stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heartache for the kitty......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A week passed, enough for the audience to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the aftertaste was still quite strong, by now the audience was already discussing what Tendou had awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the last episode, Tendou's pair of pupils were brighter than stars, more beautiful than gems, and looked badass at first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to me, Akashi and Midorima would be more suitable, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou opened the water and took a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nijimura Shuzo was about to graduate, and because of his family, they were already prepared to go to the US to seek better treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Normally speaking, Akashi and Midorima are indeed the best choices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They aren't as willful as you, understand the big picture better than you, and are more mature than you.......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou was unhappy. I'm not as mature as two little brats?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be impatient, let me finish.\" Shirogane Genzou smiled and continued, \"However, you are more passionate than both of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Teiko doesn't need that kind of rule-following captain; we need a captain who can unite everyone and has charisma. You are that kind of person, Tendou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insulting me and then praising me, giving me a slap and then a date, do you think I'm a three-year-old? Besides, my wife just died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Generation of Miracles were united, what would he play for? The bosses of this show are just them. If everyone were righteous and didn't turn into basketball maniacs, what would the audience watch, and where would he earn popularity points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pain is the best catalyst for a man to mature. After this year, I might not come to the basketball club often. Fujimura can't manage the club alone; he needs your help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou looked at him, and Shirogane Genzou didn't waste words, explaining to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a basketball coach, long-term work has hollowed out my body. Next year, I'll have to consider retiring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still fell ill this year, just like in the plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it weren't for the things that happened to Tendou earlier, the Teiko captain would have been replaced long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held on until now just to wait for Tendou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to talk about such heavy topics right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But as a man, you have to learn to bear such heaviness sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, if there's nothing else, I'll go first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll take that as you agreeing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou picked up his water bottle, waved his hand, and got up, ready to go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I have to be, I'll be. Who else would it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, I get the title of leader of the Generation of Miracles. In the future, I can loudly tell people, \"The Generation of Miracles, I led them to victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tendou....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're talking a lot today, old man. Can't you say it all at once?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the last time.\" Shirogane Genzou's smile didn't fade as he said, \"Remember to come visit this old man when you have time in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave that kind of thing to your children. I'm off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou left as soon as he said so. Shirogane Genzou watched him leave and didn't turn back to the basketball club until his back completely disappeared.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he would also leave this basketball club he had served for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only felt reluctance for this place, but considering his family, he had no choice but to give it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The choice of the next captain was decided by his own hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like most head coaches, he couldn't treat everyone equally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Tendou was the disciple he favored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>National Tournament, April 2nd, semi-final venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou, who had taken over the captaincy from Nijimura Shuzo, led the team onto the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After warm-ups, the players habitually gathered together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time in the past, Shirogane Genzou would tell them about the game plan or shout a slogan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Fujimura had taken over, looking at the gifted players one by one, the pressure in his heart increased, a completely different feeling from when he was an assistant coach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players waited for him for a long time, but he didn't manage to squeeze out a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendou had to take matters into his own hands. He reached out and hooked his arms around the shoulders of Kise and Midorima on his left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone followed suit, hooking the shoulders of the teammates beside them, forming a circle, bending over, and waiting for Tendou's first speech as captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people say that some are born destined to fail, and some are born destined to succeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ask me, this guy is damn right. We are the annoying guys born destined to succeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too annoying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's so cool, I'm so angry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're damn right, some people are born in Rome, some people are born as beasts of burden!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuwuwu, can you stop with the knives? Last episode was knives, this episode is knives in a different way....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience thought Tendou would say some classic chicken soup lines, but he ended up squeezing out this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were amused by his pre-game speech; it was rogue-like, slightly different from the anime plot, but closer to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Tendou roared, \"Teiko!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the whole team shouted in unison, \"Must win!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling his arm sleeves up to his elbows, Tendou turned and led the four ceilings of the show toward the trembling opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>",1139,"2026-06-17T07:29:39.005Z","2026-06-17T07:46:54.104Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5c56a038f0fa3655fe17ed27c8f0c85cbbdaca9c3c656e8a8bb3830129a3a8e2","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-97","the-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-chapter-95",256,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-popular-character-in-kuroko-s-basketball-cover.jpg"]