"Who are you?" Ryota Kudo stared at them for a long while but still had no recollection of them, so he could only ask.
The tall man pushed up his glasses a little awkwardly. "You really don't recognize me? Looks like I'm not that famous after all."
The middle-aged man beside him picked up the conversation and began introducing himself. "I'm Kazuo Karasawa, the head coach of Fukuzawa Sports University.
"He's Shota Sugiyama, a third-year student at Fukuzawa Sports University. He's hailed as the Number One Center in Japanese college basketball, and he's also a member of the Japan National Team."
Hearing those names, Ryota Kudo remembered. These two were probably here to recruit Takenori Akagi early.
However, he had no idea why they had come to see him. Ryota Kudo was only in his first year of high school. Even for special recruitment, this was far too early.
"Hello. Please, come in." Ryota Kudo didn't grow nervous because of the standing and identities of the two men before him. He calmly welcomed them inside.
There wasn't even any hot water in his bachelor home, so Ryota Kudo could only take out two bottles of milk and set them in front of the visitors.
"Sorry, milk is all I have."
"That's all right. We're the ones who dropped by unannounced." Shota Sugiyama seemed good-natured. He casually accepted the milk and began drinking.
Kazuo Karasawa, naturally, left his untouched. He got straight to the point about why he had come. "Kudo, I came today to make an agreement with you. Our Fukuzawa Sports University is the strongest university in the country, and our special recruitment standards are very high.
"But if you agree to join Fukuzawa Sports University after graduating from high school, we can give Takenori Akagi a special recruitment