Confirming the Talent

The tall boy smirked maliciously when he heard that, then said, "I've already signed up for the Basketball Club. Aren't you always the one who takes first place?"

"So, how about it? Dare to compete with me in basketball?"

Chi Tong was somewhat surprised, but when he looked at the tall boy, who stood half a head taller than him, he understood why the other boy had chosen basketball.

"Fine, I accept. But if you lose, don't come bothering me again."

Chi Tong said.

Chi Tong was not angered by the three boys' provocation.

They were just brats. He had never touched basketball in this life, but he had played it in his previous life. Besides, he seemed to possess Akashi Seijuro's talent now. Teaching a few little brats a lesson would be no problem at all.

When the tall boy heard that Chi Tong had agreed, his eyes lit up. He immediately said, "Then it's settled. Don't even think about running away. I'll be waiting for you at the Basketball Gym after school."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall boy waved at his two lackeys and said, "Let's go."

Watching the three leave, Chi Tong felt nothing at all. It was truly as if he had watched three flies buzz past him. They were disgusting, but they could not affect him in the slightest.

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the dismissal bell rang. Chi Tong packed his schoolbag and headed toward the school's Basketball Gym.

Before long, Chi Tong arrived at the entrance to the Basketball Gym.

Standing outside the door, Chi Tong could already hear the squeak of sneakers scraping against the floor and the thumping of basketballs striking the ground from inside.

When he entered the Basketball Gym, he saw quite a few people running back and forth across the court. Among them were the three boys who had provoked him earlier.

The tall boy quickly noticed Chi Tong. Still wearing a malicious grin, he said, "Hey, I thought you'd run away crying."

Chi Tong ignored the provocation. He merely walked to the sidelines, set his schoolbag on a bench, and casually said, "I'm in a hurry. How do you want to do this? Let's start."

Chi Tong's dismissive attitude greatly annoyed the tall boy.

"Don't think you can compete with me just because you're good at studying. This is the Basketball Gym. Watch how I crush you."

"Quit talking. Is it one-on-one, or are the three of you coming at me together?"

Chi Tong slowly walked onto the court and stared calmly at the tall boy.

The commotion also caught the attention of the Basketball Club members training nearby.

"What's going on?"

"Are they going to play a match?"

"Huh?"

"Isn't that Muye?"

"I heard he's really good at basketball. Who pissed him off?"

"Yeah, he's also the tallest among us. He'll definitely make the starting lineup."

"That red-haired guy seems to be our school's top student. I saw his photo on the bulletin board. How did he end up provoking Muye?"

"This is bad. Muye will probably teach him a brutal lesson."

Hearing the surrounding chatter, the tall boy looked smug and even cast a provocative glance at Chi Tong.

To show how generous he was, he tossed the ball directly to Chi Tong and said, "Hey, you attack first. Don't say I bullied you when you lose."

The instant Chi Tong's hand touched the basketball, his first feeling was not unfamiliarity, but a long-lost sense of familiarity.

At the same time, countless images surfaced in his mind—images of himself holding the ball, attacking, defending, stealing, and more.

The images flashed continuously through his mind, completely confirming that he had indeed gained Akashi Seijuro's talent. The scenes that had appeared in his mind were exactly like Akashi Seijuro's techniques from the Kuroko's Basketball anime he had watched in his previous life.

Ankle Breaker, Ultra-Wide Range Defense, 100% Steal, and Words of Heaven and Earth.

Chi Tong could now confirm that he truly possessed a Golden Finger. It simply was not the kind of system he had imagined. It was more like an innate talent, except that this talent had been bestowed by something similar to a system.

But now was not the time to think about that. He needed to settle the matter in front of him first.

Coming back to his senses, he turned his gaze toward the tall boy before him.

The tall boy had been waiting for Chi Tong to attack with a mocking expression, but the moment Chi Tong looked at him, an inexplicable fear rose in his heart.

Chi Tong said nothing more and instinctively began dribbling the basketball.

The basketball struck the gym floor again and again. An aura instinctively radiated from Chi Tong. He resembled a battle-hardened basketball player, making the tall boy opposite him begin to lose confidence. Chi Tong felt out his body and found that his dribbling movements were not clumsy in the slightest. Instead, he felt an instinctive sense of ease, as if he had practiced countless times. The basketball seemed like a part of his body in his hands, moving without the slightest hesitation.

Naturally, outsiders had no idea how Chi Tong felt. They could only watch him dribble the basketball over and over.

When the tall boy saw that Chi Tong had not attacked for so long, he assumed Chi Tong was scared and mocked, "What's wrong?"

"Are you scared—" Before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind swept past him. Then a bang sounded behind him.

"What?"

The tall boy stared at the empty space before him in disbelief. He turned around incredulously and saw Chi Tong already standing beneath the basket, raising the ball for a shot.

Seeing Chi Tong preparing to shoot, the tall boy hurriedly tried to rush over and stop him. But he had barely taken a step when Chi Tong had already released the basketball.

The basketball traced an upward arc. Since Chi Tong was still young, the arc was not particularly pretty.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the basketball fell cleanly into the hoop.

Basket!

1:0!

"How is that possible?!"

The tall boy rubbed his eyes, feeling that everything before him was an illusion. He could not understand at all how Chi Tong had broken through his defense.

The Basketball Club members watching nearby also stared in shock. They had not expected Chi Tong to break through the tall boy's defense.

Because of his height, everyone had assumed the tall boy would definitely be better than Chi Tong. Yet they had not expected Chi Tong to get past him so easily.

Moreover, Chi Tong's speed during that breakthrough had given them quite a fright.

"That guy actually got past Muye! What incredible speed! What grade is he in?"

"Why haven't we heard of him before?"

"Could that have been a coincidence?"

"Muye was way too careless."

"That red-haired guy doesn't seem simple at all."

On the court, Chi Tong gave his opponent no time to think and directly said, "Let's continue."

Chi Tong picked up the basketball and tossed it to the tall boy.

"Your turn."

The tall boy caught the ball and froze for a moment. Then his eyes became resolute.

"Don't get cocky. I was careless just now."

He looked toward Chi Tong, who was now defending him, and said.