I Am the Captain of the Ryonan High School Basketball Team, Chi Tong Lingyu (Part 1)

Chapter 45 pulled his neck back slightly, wearing a guilty expression.

I heard that Sendoh of Ryonan was a monster-class player!

The second- and third-year players had long harbored a sense of dread toward the name Ryonan.

This nervous emotion quickly spread, infecting even the newly joined first-year students, who all wore tight expressions and had sweaty palms.

Only two people still maintained their usual expressions.

One was Liu Chuanfeng; his personality was simply like that—you could be as strong as you wanted, but he lived only in his own world, with no fear in his eyes.

The other was Sakuragi Hanamichi, not because he had no fear, but because he had no idea what fear even was.

What kind of place was Ryonan?

Which village was Sendoh from?

He wore a blank expression, completely clueless about the situation.

The notification for this practice match had come suddenly and seemed rushed.

Anxi Guangyi gave no further explanation after announcing the news, directly ordering an intra-squad match; he needed to see for himself just how much strength Shohoku currently had!

Soon, the Shohoku Basketball Team's internal scrimmage officially kicked off.

Chi Tonggangxian center No. 4, third year Shohoku Basketball Team captain Mumu Gongyan small forward No. 5, third year vice-captain Liu Chuanfeng small forward No. 11, first year Sakuragi Hanamichi power forward No. 10, first year An Tian Jingchun point guard No. 6, second year Chapter 45 substitute guard No. 8, second year Jiaotian Wu substitute center No. 9, second year Shijing Kentaro substitute forward No. 12, first year Zuozuo Gangzhi substitute forward No. 13, first year As the days passed, several days later, at the Ryonan High School Gymnasium: This is the latest information on the Shohoku Basketball Team I managed to get yesterday.

Xiangtian Yanyi stepped into the gym and held her notebook up high, her face written all over with pride and showing off.

You guys would never guess that besides Liu Chuanfeng, Shohoku actually hides another incredible guy!

The group of first-years instantly perked up and gathered around.

Huh?

What?

Aside from that Liu Chuanfeng, are there other experts in Shohoku?

I know that Liu Chuanfeng; he was very active back in middle school. Could there really be a guy as strong as Liu Chuanfeng?

They spoke one after another, guessing wildly who this incredible figure in Xiangtian Yanyi's words could be.

As for the second- and third-year players, although they were also curious, they did not crowd around to ask like the first-years, choosing instead to stand aside and listen quietly with thoughtful expressions.

As for Chi Tong, he already knew who Xiangtian Yanyi was talking about.

In the original work, Xiangtian Yanyi went to Shohoku to gather intelligence and seemed to have only seen Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Sendoh walked over to Chi Tong's side, raising an eyebrow as he asked: Aren't you curious at all?

Captain Chi Tong!

Chi Tong only gave a faint smile, his tone calm as he said: Hmph, even Haizi cannot change any result with such matters. What we need to do is go all out to crush the opponent!

Sendoh wore an expression of utter defeat, shaking his head helplessly as he said: As expected, you guy is always so calm. Sometimes I even wonder if you're really only sixteen years old.

Yu Zhu and the others listened and nodded silently in unison.

In their hearts, Chi Tong didn't look like a teenager at all.

He was extraordinarily steady and mature in handling matters, always cutting straight to the point no matter what problem arose, resolving it in the most direct and effective way.

Though his decisive and vigorous style took some getting used to at first, everyone gradually grew to enjoy this crisp and efficient rhythm.

Ever since Chi Tong became captain, the changes in the entire team had been clearly visible.

Training was more methodical, tactical execution was more efficient, and even the tacit understanding among teammates was quietly improving—this kind of visible and tangible progress was something they had never experienced before.

Precisely because of this, everyone's respect for Chi Tong, from players to coach, deepened day by day.

Yueye Hongming glanced around the gym and suddenly complained: Speaking of which, the coach seems to be showing up less and less lately.

Shishang Liang'er laughed with deep emotion.

Of course, ever since Chi Tong became captain, the coach has rarely interfered with team matters.

Uekusa Tomoyuki sighed, his tone carrying envy mixed with a hint of dejection.

How can the gap between people be this big?

We're both point guards, so why am I so weak?

Shishang Liang'er patted his shoulder, smiling to comfort him: Hey, why do you even have to compare yourself to Chi Tong?

Isn't that just asking for self-inflicted torture?

Having a goal is a good thing, but you still have to face reality!

I know, I know, Uekusa Tomoyuki sighed helplessly.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the practice match arrived.

Ryonan High School Gymnasium.

On this day, everyone in the Ryonan Basketball Club arrived at the gym early to warm up and prepare, the atmosphere tense yet orderly.

Taigang Trading personally presided over the sidelines, his gaze sweeping over each player before he said in a loud voice: In the upcoming match, just listen to Chi Tong's instructions, understood?

Yes!

Everyone responded in unison, their voices ringing out loud and clear without a shred of hesitation.

Conviction was written all over everyone's face, completely devoid of any reluctance.

Chi Tong's ability was plain for all to see; if the coach was not around, then on the basketball court, Chi Tong was the sole authority.

Taigang Trading turned back to Chi Tong, his tone softening by a rare fraction.

Chi Tong, no problem, right?

No problem.

Chi Tong responded indifferently, his tone and attitude resembling a casual negotiation, as calm as if the two of them were simply discussing what to have for dinner.

The surrounding players couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths at the sight.

Hey, Coach, where is your usual majesty?

What about your imposing aura?

How come the moment you run into Chi Tong, your expression instantly changes as if you've turned into a totally different person?

Though everyone muttered such things inwardly, not a single person dared to voice them aloud.

There was no helping it—Chi Tong possessed that kind of strength, whereas they did not.

Is Sendoh still not here?

Taigang Trading suddenly frowned, looking around and finding no sign of Sendoh inside the gym.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present shifted slightly.

The next second, almost everyone simultaneously offered three seconds of silent mourning for Sento in their hearts.

Their gazes all drifted quietly toward Chi Tong.

Although Chi Tong had not explicitly stated any consequences for being late after taking office, nor had he ever established any such rules, the majesty he had built in everyone's hearts had already penetrated to their very bones.

In truth, what they did not know was that Chi Tong didn't care much about such things; whether someone was late or absent, as long as it didn't affect the match result, he could forgive it—which was precisely the manifestation of his personality tending toward balance after merging his two personalities.

Of course, once he gave an order, that order was absolute, a point that everyone on the team had to strictly abide by.

Before long, the heavy doors of the gym were violently pushed open, and a voice followed right after: Hello, Ryonan.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over to see a neat group of figures wearing Shohoku school uniforms standing at the entrance, led by none other than Chi Tonggangxian, standing tall like an iron tower with a steady and imposing presence.