Here it is! Parts 1-2 of the Seirin New Generation chapter! The first two parts were short so I combined them. For those wondering why Seirin only has two new members, well, we get some insight of that.
Next translation post will be Teiko’s Hawaii Trip Part 2! Part 2 is longer than part 1 so it might take a bit longer for me to get that out but I’ll try to work as fast as I can!
Now who wants to strip for Riko again?
THE NEXT GENERATION
Part 1
6:15a.m. Before sunrise the lounge was quiet. Bringing a chair close to the wall-glass window, Kiyoshi Teppei gazed at the street of houses enveloped by the dim light in Los Angeles. From the 8th floor of the hospital, he could see the light of the people starting to move as they begin their new day called “today.” Just imagining the people under those lights preparing for their day somehow warmed his heart. Kiyoshi softly gazed down below his eyes and with his fingertips, brushed over his beloved cellphone in his hand.
6:20a.m. His cell phone lit up and vibrated at the incoming call. Getting the call right at the arranged time, Kiyoshi smiled and without checking the name ‘Aida’ on the screen he answered the phone.
“Riko, good morning.”
“Good morning Teppei. Well, it’s actually night over here,” said Aida Riko in a bright voice on the other line.
It’s been a few months since Kiyoshi went to America for knee surgery. A few times a month, Riko would call just like this.
“So how’s rehab?”
“It’s all right. I’m still a bit concerned about how slow my knee is responding, but my head doctor said it seems to be doing well.”
“I see. That’s good. But don’t over-do it. There are a lot of people who disobey their doctor’s orders and overwork themselves in rehab.”
“Yeah, I know. Anyway, Riko, how are things over there? Wasn’t today club recruitment day?”
In her own room talking on the phone, Riko smiled a “Well yeah~”
This spring, Riko and the other members of the Seirin High School Basketball Club all got promoted to the next grade (well, seemed like one person had to repeat a class), and today was when all of the clubs go out and recruit the new students in the school. Like last year, as the person in charge of the basketball recruitment, Koganei went to assertively invite the new students. The result of that, Riko was looking at it now: the mountain of club request forms that had piled rapidly. With the result positively different from last year, bigger than just a smile, Riko couldn’t stop herself from grinning.
“We got a big catch~! Sure it’s thanks to Koganei-kun’s hard work, but you really can’t make light of our victory at the Winter Cup~”
“Well that’s good. Do you see anyone promising?”
“There’s some. It’d be good if they don’t get discouraged after tryouts,” said Riko as she flipped through the club request forms in her hand. The number of forms is over 40. While it’s about 4 times the amount of members at the moment, how many will remain?
“The amount of members who stayed last year was quite a lot wasn’t it?”
“Right?? Hehe, we can improve our results! The new applicants are more eager than what Hyuuga-kun and the others imagined!”
Kiyoshi smiled at hearing Riko’s excited voice on the other line. Before he knew it the eastern sky had already turned bright. With the morning rising and the day starting, another day of rigorous rehab begins. But thanks to listening to Riko, Kiyoshi suddenly felt motivated.
“I’ll do my best to come back soon. I’ll ask my doctor for a harder rehab menu right away!”
“I told you not to over-do it didn’t I?!” At Riko’s sudden retort, Kiyoshi scratched his head saying, “Oh yeah…”
Part 2
The day after club recruitment day, the first day of the Seirin High School Basketball Club tryouts began. Upon reaching the gym, second year Kagami Taiga, who was a little late due to cleaning duty, opened his mouth in shock.
“Wow…”
“It’s amazing isn’t it?” His partner who came with him, Kuroko Tetsuya, opened his eyes wide, as it was rare for him to be surprised. Well, there were a lot of new applicants. It was about 10 people more than what they heard from Riko yesterday.
“So is this is all the new applicants for today then?” Riko smiled at the line of new students in front of her, looking pleased with herself.
Upon seeing their female senpai, none of the new students whispered or murmured things like “Eh? Female manager?” “She’s quite cute….” Because to the new applicants, the news of the “the female student coach who led Seirin to the nationals” was very well-known. Instead, upon seeing Riko the new students had a look of respect that said, “This person is the famous coach….”
“It’s like they’re completely different from us last year huh?”
“Yes you’re right.”
Kagami and Kuroko looked at the new students together as they all became nervous upon seeing Riko. Not wanting to miss hearing anything, they opened their ears.
“Now then, all of you take off your clothes!”
“Eh……eh? EH?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?”
It took