Convenience store, service area
Four individuals sat together, Rina and Satsuki sipping on their milk teas in small sips.
Across from them, Shōgo and Daiki each held hamburgers in their hands, devouring them bite by bite. They seemed like starving ghosts just released from hell.
Observing the two big boys gobble down their food, the two girls couldn't help but smile.
Between bites of his hamburger, Shōgo asked the Daiki beside him, "By the way, Daiki, which high school are you guys planning to attend?"
"As for me, I'll be going to Tōō High School. I've already registered. It's priority admission, free tuition, and a stipend. How's that?"
"... Pretend I didn't ask. And what about you, Satsuki?"
"Shōgo-kun, I'm also enrolling at Tōō High School."
"..."
The plot hadn't changed. Satsuki was still following her childhood friend, entering Tōō High School with Daiki.
Satsuki didn't follow Kuroko to Seirin High School. As a 16-year-old girl in Japan, she had probably come to understand many things.
So, was Kuroko an aspiration? Was Aomine her true love?
These were the two questions that Shōgo believed all the readers wanted to ask, but he was afraid that if he asked them, he'd lose friends, the plot would crumble, and the novel's world would collapse.
In this world, these two questions would give rise to legends of a world-shattering catastrophe.
Putting aside these thoughts, Shōgo shared his situation with Rina as a courteous gesture.
"Shōgo-kun and I are still heading to Fukuda High School. We're planning to join the basketball club together and participate in the national tournament. Once I join the basketball club, let's have a practice match."
"Great idea, it's a deal. I'm looking forward to Fukuda High School."
"Yeah, I'm excited for Tōō High School as well."
Meanwhile, Rina and Satsuki whispered to each other on the side, sharing information and secrets between them, typical of young girls.
Half an hour later, the four finished everything on the table and left the convenience store, content.
"It's still early. The Rainbow Bridge is close by. Shall we go there together?"
"Sure! I haven't been there before."
"I agree. I'd like to feel the breeze..."
"I have no objections."
Thus, the two girls in white coats, Rina and Satsuki, walked hand in hand ahead. A gentle breeze swept across the bridge as their long hair fluttered in shades of pink and white.
Following behind, Shōgo and Daiki were lost in admiration. The mesmerizing figures were reflected in their eyes, and a few white seagulls flew by from under the bridge, creating a dreamlike scene.
...
Three days later, schools began opening one after another.
Shōgo carried a sports bag, walking leisurely at Fukuda High's high school section. Beside him, Rina held a stack of books, constantly sharing various odd facts and details with him.
Having attended both middle school and high school at Fukuda High, Rina knew far more about it than Shōgo, who was indifferent to worldly matters. She was meticulously imparting her knowledge about the school to him.
And the path they were walking was leading them to Fukuda High's basketball club.
During the previous campus activities, they had already submitted their applications to join the club. Now they were going to scout the place.
Similarly, at Tōō High School.
Daiki, with his hands behind his head, sauntered, lazily towards Teiko's basketball club recruitment area. Satsuki, a small figure leading him with her finger, guided him.
This scene was so enviable and romantic to the new first-year students, but this pair of childhood friends, from childhood to now, walked towards Tōō High's basketball club unburdened by others' gazes.
The scenes unfolded, as members of the Generation of Miracles entered various schools, and carried the common theme of excitement, anticipation, and a thirst for the championship.