Chapter 4: The Titan
The moment class ended, I bolted straight to the gym.
"Excuse meee! Kaito-senpai!" I shouted as I opened the gym doors.
The gym was freshly built—everything smelled new. The polished floors, the pristine hoops, even the unused clubrooms tucked in the corners gave off the scent of possibilities. There were three rooms beside the court, but since we were the only indoor club right now, one of them had become our base.
As I stepped inside the clubroom, I immediately spotted someone else already there.
A giant.
"Hmm? Is this the first year you mentioned, Kaito?" the man asked in a deep voice.
He looked like a gorilla in human form—towering at nearly 190 cm, muscles bulging under a loose shirt. If someone ran into him by accident, they might just bounce off and die on the spot.
"Yes, Senpai," Kaito nodded. "Dirga, this is Rikuya Asano-senpai. He's a third year. We used to play pickup games together before I enrolled here, but since there was no basketball club, he joined the judo team instead."
Wait—Rikuya Asano?! My eyes widened as I recognized the name.
The Titan of Japan.
In my previous life, he didn't even play in high school. He exploded onto the scene in university leagues, shocking the nation. A late bloomer who crushed his opponents with raw power and frightening intelligence. I had no idea he was here now... or that he had a history with this school.