"Don't come any closer! Stay back!"
"No! I love saying no to people who think too highly of themselves! Haha... I've always wanted to say that line at least once."
"Don't touch me! Before I share your powers, I have a question. How strong is the strongest among you?"
Celestial Dragon Shirou instinctively stopped, turned to glance at Black Dragon Shirou, and smiled.
"That guy is the big shot among us. Do you still remember the name Acunologiya?"
"What? Then absolutely—absolutely do not touch me!!"
"Why? Isn't it a good thing to be able to share our powers?"
"The world I reincarnated into is Slam Dunk. This year, I just joined Budokan High School's basketball team, and I'm in the same year as Ryota Miyagi."
The others looked at one another. Tohsaka Shirou was the first to understand.
"So that's why you don't want us touching you. Taking the Black Dragon King's power onto a basketball court would be outright cheating."
"Exactly!"
Slam Dunk Shirou nodded repeatedly and added,
"Whatever you want to know, just ask. My name is Kanbara Shirou. I'm fifteen years old and a first-year high school student."
"You just said you're on Budokan's basketball team?" Tohsaka Shirou asked in surprise. "Why join a tiny team like Budokan? Instead of joining a protagonist team like Shōhoku, you should at least join one of the other top four teams, right?"
Slam Dunk Kanbara Shirou hesitated for a moment before smiling.
"Because my home is close to Budokan High School, so I can walk to school. My childhood sweetheart, who's also my girlfriend, had her heart set on Budokan, and nothing I said could change her mind."
"Then are you sure you don't want to share our powers? The Black Dragon King's power might be wasted on basketball, but it would guarantee your school the championship."
Tohsaka Shirou paused, then asked,
"Otherwise, how could a one-man team like Budokan possibly win the championship?"
"It's not just one person. Besides me, Budokan also has my younger brother, Kumasuke. If I didn't know magecraft and Baji Quan, I wouldn't be a match for him at all."
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Aliens Descend
"You have a younger brother? That's rare. We're all only children. How tall is your brother? What does he look like?" Tohsaka Shirou asked curiously.
"Kumasuke is two meters and six centimeters tall, with an enormous build. You can think of him as a burly little giant, about the same size as those fierce generals from history."
"I see. No wonder you joined Budokan."
Even if Shirou Kotomine was weak, he was still a mage who had trained in Baji Quan and Reinforcement Magic.
If he focused on basketball, he would definitely possess the abilities of a top-tier player.
And with a giant younger brother like that, there really was no need to join one of the top four teams.
The two of them would be enough to dominate high school basketball no matter what team they joined.
"Is there anything you need our help with?"
"Yes! Kumasuke has been desperately trying to keep up with me, and he's accumulated quite a few hidden injuries. Do you have anything like healing potions?"
"Heh heh... you've come to the right person. This Slime Demon Lord has Recovery Potions that can restore all injuries."
"I see! Please, give me some."
"Don't mention it. You may not understand yet, but we're all the same person. What's ours is yours."
"Please put it on the ground. Don't touch me no matter what!"
"Are you really that scared?"
"Of course! If I had the Black Dragon King's power, what would even be the point of basketball?"
"Fair enough."
Tohsaka Shirou had plenty to say on that matter.
In his previous life, he had trained diligently in Baji Quan and magecraft.
But now that he had suddenly become so powerful, his desire to keep training no longer seemed as strong.
Even the Projection Magic he had once yearned for now seemed like a tasteless burden.
Becoming too strong was not necessarily a good thing.
"Forget it. I'll head back to study first. See you tomorrow."
"Okay, I should be going too."
Tsukimi Shirou left the White Mist Space, placed the game console in his hand on the bedside table, and sighed.
"Suddenly becoming this strong in such an ordinary world doesn't seem to mean much."
"Maybe I should play basketball too? But I'm not in a sports anime world, sigh..."
It had been two years since Shirou Kotomine reincarnated as Tsukimi Shirou.
Over those two years, while retraining in Baji Quan and magecraft, he had also explored this world extensively.
But in the end, he discovered that it was simply an ordinary technological world without magic.
"A person has to set some goals in life."
"The Celestial Dragon version of me wants to overthrow the World Government and reform the world. The stableboy version of me wants to work hard to improve his social status and marry Nero... What about me? Is there anything that only I can do?"
"Damn it!! Can't some trouble just come knocking on my door?"
In an instant!
An explosion suddenly rang out from the bathroom.
His parents were both busy, and he was home alone, yet an explosion had come from the bathroom?
"Speak of the devil! You've finally arrived, my future goal in life."
Shirou hurried to the bathroom and threw open the door.
The next moment, a naked Pink-Haired Beauty entered his sight.
Behind her, a black tail swayed from side to side.
No matter how he looked at it, this was a classic heroine introduction scene.
But the problem was that Shirou could not remember where he had seen this scene before.
Obviously, even if this really was the opening of some anime, it was a series he had never watched.
Of course, that was nothing strange. Many more things like this would surely happen in the future.
"My name is Tsukimi Shirou. May I ask... what is your name?"
"Me? I'm Lala, from Deviluke."
As expected, he had never heard of it.
"So aliens really exist in this world? I never noticed at all. Could there also be races like Saiyans?"
"No. Saiyans are just a race from manga. They don't exist in reality."
"Whew... that's good. At least I don't have to worry about waking up one day to find the whole planet gone. By the way, why are you in the bathroom? And why aren't you wearing any clothes?"
"Ta-da! I used this, the Jump Escape Device I made myself."
Lala raised her right hand and showed Shirou the Black Wristband tied around it.
"An escape device?" Shirou subconsciously looked over, his expression thoughtful. "I see. So you're a scientist like Bulma?"
"That's right! You understand so quickly. That really helps."
Lala smiled slightly and said happily,
"I used the escape device on my spaceship and randomly teleported into the bathroom."
"If things were urgent enough for you to use an escape device on a spaceship, was someone chasing you?"
"You understand so quickly! I hadn't even said anything yet. That's right. I thought escaping to Earth would make me safe, but they caught up, the ship broke down, and I was almost taken away."
"I see!"
Was this the beginning of the story?
Although he had no idea what kind of story this was, as the suspected protagonist, he possessed powerful abilities from multiple worlds. The story definitely would not unfold as it originally had.
"You mean they're chasing you, and they're about to catch up?"
"Yes. It was so dangerous just now. I was almost caught."
"Hahaha... this must be fate."
Shirou puffed out his chest and said with utmost seriousness,
"From now on, I, Tsukimi Shirou, will protect you! No matter what enemy comes, I'll drive them back."
"Huh...? Is Shirou confessing to me?"
"Well..."
If she was the heroine of this story, and he was the male lead, then they would definitely end up together in the future.
So—
"That's right. I like you!"
"Thank you, I'm so happy! Then from now on, we're lovers."
That was fast! He had been single until just moments ago, yet he had found a girlfriend so quickly.
At that moment, a strange creature suddenly flew in through the window.
"Lady Lala, I finally found you!"
"Peke is safe too! That's wonderful!"
"Mm, luckily the ship never left the atmosphere. Lady Lala, who is that human in pajamas?"
"My lover."
"Huh...!? But you just met."
"We did just meet, Peke. Change clothes."
The strange creature named Peke suddenly floated into the air, instantly transforming into an oddly styled outfit that wrapped itself around Lala.
"Shirou, this is Peke, the Universal Dress-Up Robot I made."
"Ooh... amazing! You really are Bulma. Does that mean I'm Son Goku?"
"Shirou likes reading manga too?"
"That's right! Does the 'too' mean Lala likes it as well?"
"Hehe... I do too."
As they spoke, shadows flashed past them. Two adult men in black suits suddenly appeared in the room, surrounding Lala from both sides.
"What a hassle. It seems that before leaving Earth, we'll have to find a way to tie up your hands and feet and restrict your freedom."
Shirou reached out and patted the Suit Man in front of him on the shoulder, speaking expressionlessly.
"Sir, you've dirtied my floor. Could you please leave? Otherwise, I won't be polite."
The Suit Man turned around, shooting Shirou an annoyed glance.
"This has nothing to do with you. Don't meddle, brat."
"This isn't meddling. Although we just met, Lala and I have already pledged our lives to each other." Shirou smiled lightly. "So, could you please leave?"
"What?" The Suit Man hurriedly looked at Lala. "Lady Lala, is what this Earthling says true?"
I've Seen Too Many Stories Like This
I've Seen Too Many Stories Like This
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