"..."
Everyone was speechless after hearing Kuroko's explanation.
They never thought that anyone other than kuroko might be able to use misdirection with such mastery.
"Hah... Hahah..." Hyūga broke the gloomy silence by laughing.
"So what if he can use misdirection? We also have the perfect counter for that."
Hearing Hyūga's words, Izuki stepped forward. Izuki's eagle eye ability is perfect counter for misdirection.
"Hahaha!! That's great!! I would gladly take on a strong opponent like you." Kagami stepped forward while laughing.
Their fighting spirit was easily visible, now that they recognised me as a enemy.
"Sure. Try to entertain me a little bit."
[Would you like to buy skill : basketball for 1 point?]
A skill? No thanks.
[But host, you would be much stronger with this skill. You can defeat anyone in basketball. You can be invincible in basketball!!]
Are you stupid or something, system? Basketball is a game to play for fun. I just want to do something fun. Cheating in a game would not give that fun.
Besides, I am pretty confident in my own basketball skills.
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From my court, I dribbled the ball slowly towards them. Izuki was the first one to try to stop me.
Izuki activated his eagle eye and started to carefully observe my movements. Though, I didn't even need any ability against a inexperienced player like him.
With a simple movement, I easily got through him.
Mitobe and Hyūga tried to stop me as I started to move forward.
I quickly threw the ball from between them, moved around them, and caught the ball again.
Kagami and kuroko were really easy to pass through since they have no coordination with each other.
I got into the form for a three pointer and jumped.
"I WONT LET YOU!!"
Kagami jumped from behind me and nearly reached for the ball I had yet to throw.
"Nice. You can still jump here."
I complimented kagami but with a pity filled smile.
"But still, you can't stop it right now."
Instead of releasing the ball for a three pointer, with a quick motion of hands, I moved the ball behind my back and then threw it.
*Thud!*
The sound of whistle followed the sound of ball entering the basket.
"That was... Aomine-kun's formless shot...?" With wide eyes, Kuroko's legs started to tremble.
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The basketball match ended with 0 – 101.
They had zero points after a 40 minute match. It won't be an exaggeration to say that I absolutely, utterly crushed them.
All the members of the team was on their knees, with their eyes widened yet covered by gloom.
They were more shocked by the sense of helplessness they felt during the match.
"Sigh... Don't get all gloomy over a single match. You can have your revenge when you get stronger later." I said to them.
I wouldn't want to destroy the whole plot of Kuroko's basketball just because of a single match.
Hearing my voice, they looked up towards me with some weird emotions.
"Haruka Nanase!! Next time, I will be the one to beat you!!" First one to get up was kagami. Following him, other second years, also stood up and looked towards me. Kuroko helplessly looked at kagami and stood up.
"Well then, let meet next time." I started walking away.
"WAIT!!"
I turned behind to see the one who called me.
"Can you please join the basketball club?" It was Aida Riko that called me. She was looking towards me like she found a treasure.
"No." I replied without hesitation.
After hearing my reply, her face sulked down in disappointment.
"Although I won't join the club, I can help in some matches sometimes." I answered.
"Thank you!! That would be a great help." She happily grabbed and shook my hand.
The moment she shook my hand, she paralyzed for a second but soon recovered.
"Also, what is the name of this basketball team?" I asked.
"We... Don't have a name yet..."
"If I may suggest, how about "Seirin basketball team"?"
"That's... A good name. Thanks." Aida Riko walked away with a smile after that.
I walked out of the basketball club.
[Excuse me, host?]
"What is it?" I asked with a annoyed face.
[As you have successfully denied system even after temptations, you have acquired the skill : Sinless.]
[Sinless : you would be immune to any temptations from the deadly sins. Your decisions and actions would not be influenced by any of the sins.]
[You have practiced basketball by yourself without the help of system. You have successfully gained skill : Basketball (master level).]
"Hmm... I can learn skills this way too?"
[You can. But no skill can increase to monster level without using points.]
"That's still great. Also system, what is my ever-changing flesh today?"
[For today, you ever-changing flesh has changed to the flesh of Love God. Anyone you touch, would have a 100% chance of getting obsessed with you irrespective of age, gender, or species. Anyone who tastes your flesh has 1500% chance of getting obsessed with you. Point to be noted - Obsession doesn't necessarily mean love. It can also be due to admiration, respect... etc]
"...Is this a coincidence..?"
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Finally, it was time for me to meet furuhashi fumino.
I arrived at the meeting place, a garden beside our school, and waited for her.
After a while, furuhashi fumino finally arrived. A second girl was also with her.
"Hello, we are Furuhashi fumino and Ogata Rizu. Are you going to be our new teacher?" Fumino introduced herself and asked.
"Yes. I already know of your situations." I replied. Fumino is a prodigy in litreture but she is an absolute idiot in maths and science. Rizu is prodigy at science and maths but a idiot in litreture. Coincidentally, they both want to choose the major they are bad at.
"So, you are also going to give up on us like others?" Ogata asked.
"I'm not sure why you made such choices, but I am never going to give up on you." I replied without any hesitation.
"Really?!! You will not give up on us?!" Fumino grabbed my hands and came really close to my face in excitement.
"Yeah. I won't." I said while stepping away from her.
"So, do you guys have your books?" I asked them.
They both shook their head in deniel. It seems they expected to give up immediately.
"Sigh... Just follow me. There are more people I have to tutor."
"More students?"
"Nanase-san is a professional tutor?"
Both of them asked with confusion.
"Not a professional tutor. I am just helping some classmates."
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(Chap-ends)