Phantom in the Night

[Rise and jump four meters after 50 meters, land and perform five side rolls toward the south, execute a 360-degree mid-air spin, and continue side rolling.]

[Retreat rapidly for 8 meters.]

[Bend over to catch the basketball thrown from behind, using the crowd as cover.]

[Dribble the basketball past Sudo Ken, passing the ball through his lower stance, and face northeast.]

[Feint from the southwest, break through toward the northeast, and catch the basketball that bounced here due to the obstruction.]

[Raise the ball above the head with the right hand, jump...]

[Land quickly after the shot, roll on the spot, perform 7 side rolls facing southeast, execute a 360-degree mid-air spin, and leap onto the treetop.]

After a series of fluid movements, the person had vanished, leaving only a rustling sound coming from the trees.

"What was that just now?"

"Was that even a person?"

"Who was that?"

"Stop talking nonsense, go find him!"

In an instant, the entire stadium was in an uproar.

Many people were chasing him, and he could only run everywhere.

Half an hour later, after confirming he had shaken off those people, he quietly ran back to the dormitory and collapsed onto his bed.

"Who was that person just now? Where on earth did he go?"

The ones who chased him to the dormitory building were a group of members from the basketball club.

"Sudo, don't you know him? I thought since you play basketball so well, you would have some connection with him."

"I remember he seemed to call Sudo's name, so he should know Sudo."

"Yeah! Sudo, you must know him, get him to join the basketball club."

"How would I know? I don't know him either." Sudo was also completely confused; if he knew him, there would at least be some impression in his mind, but his mind was a complete blank.

"Anyway, the task of getting him to join the basketball club is up to you. First, find out which class he is in."

"I..."

These people had unilaterally assigned the task to Sudo, and Sudo couldn't just refuse; he also really wanted to meet the other person.

Behind him were two male students from Class A. After the others left, they whispered, "Don't you think that looked like Yagami? His height and voice were very similar."

"I think so too, it's too similar, but is he that good at sports? Isn't he a bookworm?"

"Shh~ don't tell anyone about this yet, it wouldn't be good if other classes found out."

Lying on the bed for half an hour, Yagami Shizuka finally caught his breath.

Getting up again, he felt that his physical strength had increased significantly, and his thinking was exceptionally clear.

He got up to take a shower, changed his clothes, and then realized he was starving.

Fortunately, at this time, the student cafeteria had not closed yet.

There were free set meals there that allowed him to eat to his heart's content.

To replenish the nutrients his body needed, he didn't hold back and ordered two plates of beef.

At this time, there were few people in the cafeteria, and no one would notice him.

After he went to get food for the fifth time in a row, the cafeteria auntie cast a strange look at him.

"Sorry, the training volume was high today, so I'm eating a bit more." Yagami Shizuka smiled embarrassedly.

The cafeteria auntie didn't say anything, perhaps because Yagami Shizuka usually ate quite a bit anyway.

After finishing this meal, Yagami Shizuka ran to the shopping street to eat another meal, and then bought a large pile of food to take back.

He needed to keep these things ready at all times.

The next day arrived.

He felt that his body had undergone some changes, and the muscle definition on his body was becoming more apparent.

According to the system, he performed targeted exercises; he had to do fitness routines, push-ups, sit-ups, and also go out for a ten-kilometer run.

When jogging, not many people paid attention to him, and he even wore a sun hat to hide himself.

"Did you hear? A powerhouse appeared here last night. He was basically Usain Bolt possessed; everyone was chasing him, but they just couldn't catch him."

Several girls were discussing by the track.

"What Bolt, that was Captain America."

"It was Spider-Man! He was literally scaling walls!"

"Isn't that a bit too sci-fi?"

Yagami Shizuka pulled the brim of his cap down and quietly slipped past them.

Quite a few people were interested in that person from last night; many had woken up early specifically to wait for him here, it seemed.

However, the moment they saw Yagami Shizuka, they immediately looked away. In their minds, the towering figure they were looking for had to be taller than Yagami Shizuka and possess a much more imposing aura.

His physical stamina was exceptionally strong; he hadn't even been out of breath after running ten kilometers.

He touched his feet and found they hadn't even heated up much.

It seemed that a higher training volume wouldn't be an issue, though he was currently just trying to adapt to his modified body rather than training for performance.

Inside the Student Council building.

Horikita Manabu pulled back the curtains of the Student Council Room and looked outside. "Have you found that person?"

Upon learning that such a person existed at this school, Horikita Manabu had been excited. Although he couldn't get Yagami Shizuka to join the Student Council, finding this other person would be a decent alternative.

"President, I checked all the surveillance footage from the stadium last night. I couldn't see his face; he avoided every camera." Tachibana Akane held a stack of documents, her head still spinning.

Horikita Manabu took the files from her hands. They contained the clearest photos they could capture, but they were all just side profiles.

Capturing a side profile was already the limit, and even those were incomplete; most were just shots of his back.

A side profile in the dark was not easy to identify.

Whenever that shadow was about to reach the next surveillance zone, he would usually turn around and walk backward, dodging the camera before turning back to continue running.

"President, take a look at this..." Tachibana Akane's hand holding the laptop was trembling slightly.

On the screen was a figure dribbling a basketball under the streetlights, precisely predicting every light and camera angle, using the basketball to obstruct them.

Everything seemed perfectly timed; the person even completed a dunk before running away.

That was a three-point line, yet the person looked as if they had flown across.

It was precisely because of this scene that the students who were still playing basketball were so invigorated, searching for that person like madmen.

Horikita Manabu remained silent for a long time. He had truly never encountered a situation like this before.

The other party was definitely avoiding surveillance on purpose and understood all the school's cameras, knowing the range of every single one of them clearly.

The reason for kicking that soccer ball and dribbling the basketball was to keep people's eyes fixed on the ball.

"To be able to avoid surveillance and the gazes of all the students while being chased by so many people..."

It was at this moment that the phone on his desk rang. The caller ID showed a girl with a long ponytail, and the nickname was Little Sister.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't want to answer this call, but today was a little different.

He tapped to connect.

A female voice filled with tears immediately came through: "Brother, why do you keep ignoring me!"

Horikita Manabu said nothing. After letting the girl on the other end vent her frustrations, he hung up the phone.

When it rang again, he did not answer.

Yagami Shizuka kept a very low profile. He didn't get carried away just because his body had been enhanced; his life was no different than usual, save for the addition of exercise and training.

He noticed that a few classmates who loved playing basketball were looking at him with strange expressions, but since no prompt popped up, he didn't pay them any mind.