"I'm home!" Mitsui Hisashi said after returning home.
"Hmm? Hisashi, why did you cut your hair so short?" Mitsui Hisashi's mother asked in surprise when she saw Mitsui suddenly get a buzz cut.
"Yeah, Mom, it's been too hot lately. I sweat a lot when I play basketball, and long hair is a hassle. It's better to just cut it short," Mitsui Hisashi replied with a smile.
"Hmm, this makes you look more like an athlete. Oh, right, you're going to Shohoku tomorrow. Although we've taken care of all the enrollment procedures for you, you'll need to prepare other things yourself. Have you arranged everything?" Mitsui Hisashi's mother asked, stroking Mitsui's hair.
"Uh, not yet, but I don't need to prepare that much. The textbooks haven't been handed out yet anyway, and I can just pack the rest tonight," Mitsui Hisashi said.
"Hmm, as long as you have it under control. Alright, go take a shower first; you smell of sweat."
"Okay, got it!" Mitsui Hisashi said and went to take a shower... The next day, at the entrance of Shōhoku High School.
"Mitsui!"
As Mitsui Hisashi stood at the school entrance with his backpack, he suddenly heard someone calling his name. He turned his head and saw that it was Horita Tokuo and his two friends.
Horita Tokuo and his two friends were Mitsui's classmates and teammates from Middle School. Horita Tokuo and Mitsui Hisashi were the closest, and before he transmigrated, Horita Tokuo, upon hearing that Mitsui Hisashi was going to Shōhoku High School, followed him there.
"Tokuo, it's you guys!" Mitsui Hisashi also greeted them warmly.
After all, in the original work, Horita Tokuo was definitely a loyal and good friend, always staying by Mitsui Hisashi's side and helping him, even willing to take the blame for him. Who wouldn't like a friend like that?
The four quickly arrived at the class assignment board. Mitsui Hisashi saw that he and Horita Tokuo were assigned to Class 1-10, while the other two went to Class 1-4.
Mitsui Hisashi also specifically checked on Akagi Takenori and Kogure Kiminobu, finding that one was assigned to Class 1-1 and the other to Class 1-3.
Seeing that he was not in the same class as them, Mitsui Hisashi didn't mind, as Mitsui Hisashi was not in the same class as them in the original work either.
He only paid attention to see if the flapping of his little butterfly wings had changed this matter.
After finding his class, Mitsui Hisashi sat in his seat, looking at the group of classmates in the classroom. Mitsui Hisashi, who hadn't been to school in twenty years, suddenly felt a little excited.
However, today was the first day of school, so he figured it would mostly be self-introductions and handing out textbooks, with perhaps a brief discussion of the textbook content at most.
Indeed, things were as Mitsui Hisashi expected. The first day of school here in Japan was similar to that in China, following the same routine, which instantly made the somewhat excited Mitsui Hisashi feel a bit bored.
After enduring a day with a sense of helplessness, school finally ended. Mitsui Hisashi and Horita Tokuo's three friends immediately went to the Shohoku Basketball Team's gymnasium.
Compared to the outdoor courts where they trained during the summer, the Shohoku Basketball gymnasium's conditions were undoubtedly much better, providing shelter from wind and rain, and with a smoothly paved wooden floor.
"You're so tall, are you 190 centimeters? Can you dunk?"
"Hello, Senior, my name is Akagi Takenori, 193 centimeters, and I can dunk," Akagi Takenori replied in a deep voice.
"Haha, don't be nervous. But can you dunk for us to see?" A senior said with a laugh.
Akagi Takenori was not shy. He took the basketball handed to him by someone nearby, walked to the basket, and performed a standing two-handed dunk.
This dunk, combined with Akagi Takenori's height and weight, gave people the impression of facing a Gorilla, immediately drawing exclamations from the surrounding onlookers.
"He's so amazing!"
"Is he really a first-year?"
...Mitsui Hisashi, on the other hand, didn't feel much about it. After all, when his 2.08-meter center teammate in high school dunked with two hands in his previous life, it was much more imposing than this.
Not to mention, he had also seen NBA's big shark O'Neal dunk, which truly gave a feeling of destroying everything.
So, when Mitsui Hisashi saw this scene, it mostly gave him a sense of childhood memories being recreated in reality.
After everyone's exclamations, the new recruits lined up and began their self-introductions.
First was the tallest, Akagi Takenori. "I am Akagi Takenori from Class 1-1. My height is 193 centimeters, weight 88 kilograms. I graduated from Kitamura Middle School, and I play center."
As soon as he said this, there was another wave of exclamations. The height of Japanese people, those who know, know. Many people had never seen anyone over 190 centimeters.
Although they felt that Akagi Takenori was very tall when they first saw him, they didn't expect him to be 193 centimeters.
"Quiet, quiet. The next person, please continue with your self-introduction!" The senior captain, having already asked Akagi about his height earlier, was not surprised, as those who were going to be surprised had already been surprised.
And at this moment, a round figure also walked into the basketball gym. "Oh ho ho, has it already begun?"
Hearing the voice, everyone looked over and, upon realizing it was Coach Anzai, a senior immediately brought a large armchair for Coach Anzai to sit on.
After Coach Anzai sat down, the senior captain said, "Coach, the new recruits have just started their self-introductions."
"Is that so? I see there are quite a few new recruits this year. Then let's have them play some practice games later," Coach Anzai said with a chuckle.
"Yes, Coach."
Next was the second tallest, Mitsui Hisashi. "I am Mitsui Hisashi from Class 1-10. My height is 180 centimeters (after scientific training, his height is higher than at the same period in the original work), weight 70 kilograms. I graduated from Takeishi Middle School, and I play shooting guard or point guard."
This time, Mitsui Hisashi did not follow his self-introduction in the original work, saying something about being able to play any position or leading Shōhoku High School to dominate the nation.
However, even so, Mitsui Hisashi's name alone was enough to draw exclamations.
"Mitsui?"
"It's Mitsui! The Middle School MVP! He might even be better than us."
At this moment, the exclamations brought by Mitsui's self-introduction were no less intense than Akagi Takenori's, perhaps even more so.
Next was Horita Tokuo. "Class 1-10, Horita Tokuo. Like Mitsui, I graduated from Takeishi Middle School. 180 centimeters, 73 kilograms, primarily plays power forward."
Then came Kogure Kiminobu, who said somewhat nervously, "Class 1-3, Kogure Kiminobu. 176 centimeters, 63 kilograms. Also graduated from Kitamura Middle School. Please take care of me!"
Finally, there was Extra A: "Class 1-6...", Extra B: "Class 1-8..."