Shin's Secret

Victory after victory was won by the Cyoku High School basketball team with the hard work and good cooperation of the members. However, amidst the excitement of advancing to the next round, there is one person who looks unhappy with his current state because he feels his ability is not enough to help his teammates win the match.

"Damn .... if I could be stronger than myself right now we certainly won't be in trouble like the first half earlier".

"If there weren't Kaze or Ryu or captain Hiruka, we certainly would never have been able to win this match just relying on my current abilities".

Various kinds of things went through his mind and made him look like someone who was upset.

"Shin ?? Are you okay?" asked Gyo.

"Yes ... I have noticed since you were grumbling for no reason and not as usual," continued Ren.

Suddenly what his friends said shocked him because Shin didn't pay attention to what his friends were talking about.

"Ah .. i-it's just ... I ..."

Stammering Shin tried to find an excuse to answer his friends' curiosity.

"Oh yeah !! my parents called and said my grandfather was sick and asked me to take care of him," Shin replied blindly.

"Is that so ... then you hurry home and we hope your grandfather gets well soon"

At the same time Shin then said goodbye to go home early, followed by Gyo's dumb look who was staring at him.

"Hey, what are you doing? Let's go home, too," said Ren, breaking Gyo's reverie.

"Ahh, y-yes, let's go home soon !!"

On the way home, Ren asked something which made Gyo a little surprised.

"Gyo, did you pay attention to Shin's attitude earlier?" asked Ren suddenly.

"Ahh right, doesn't that attitude seem a little ... strange?" Gyo answered.

"I also don't understand what he was thinking but it does seem like he's been looking weird since the match ended," said Ren.

No one can answer their curiosity about Shin but as friends, they really don't care about it until finally Gyo hears a statement that makes him shocked.

"Actually, from the first time I met him I felt something was wrong with your friend," said Dark Eyes suddenly.

"I felt a small amount of aura like mine flowing within his body but I can't be sure what it is," he continued.

"Whaaaaat?"

Hearing this, Gyo was surprised and startled Ren who had been thinking about Shin.

"You're shocking me stupid !! What the hell are you thinking?" Ren asked irritably.

"Actually, I wanted to say that I had a stomachache and it seemed like I was about to come out," said Gyo looking for an excuse.

"You're really dirty !! let's hurry before anything bad happens," said Ren.

Meanwhile, Shin, who had just arrived at his house, had apparently been awaited by a figure sitting casually on the terrace of the house.

"So how was the match? Do you have enough skills to overcome the tough competition there?" asked the figure.

"I feel the strength I have is not enough".

"So??"

"Looks like I'll ... no, I have to be stronger," Shin replied burningly.

"I will accept your offer Grandpa, let's do it .. !!"

A smile appeared on the face of the figure who was none other than Shin's grandfather. Without waiting any longer, the grandfather took Shin to a room in the house.

"Are you sure of your decision?" asked the grandfather.

"Yes ... I won't change it no matter what because I have to become even stronger.

With a smile, the grandfather stepped towards an altar with a wooden box on it then took it and then drew a magic circle where Shin was standing. A few moments later, there was only the sound of Shin's groan, which seemed to be in pain, followed by flashes of light radiating throughout the house.

The next day at school, Shin didn't even show his nose and made the other team members feel slightly surprised.

"Did you see Shin? Didn't we agree to practice today?" asked Mr. Yagami to find out.

"No ... but it looks like he's still taking care of his grandfather because yesterday he said his grandfather was sick," replied Ren.

"So I hope he doesn't often skip training like this because we will face the semifinals soon," said Pak Yagami.

The training then continued without Shin who knows what he was doing right now.

"Hey, Dark Eyes can't you keep an eye on what's happening to Shin?" Gyo asked Dark Eyes via telepathy.

It seemed that Gyo was worried about Shin's situation after hearing Dark Eyes' statement yesterday but couldn't do anything.

"I've left my aura on him yesterday to track him down but suddenly it disappeared without a trace," replied Dark Eyes.

"What? How come? Did something happen to Shin?" asked Gyo.

"I also don't understand why that could happen ... maybe the aura I left him was intentionally removed or ..."

Dark Eyes's words were cut off as if he was thinking about something until he was finally startled by Gyo's curious voice.

"Or what?"

Without realizing it, Gyo screamed in the middle of the field while doing training which made the other team members startled.

"Looks like what I was thinking right ... I'm sorry Gyo for hitting your head too hard," said Ren sadly.

"Yes, it must be your fault that you hit him too hard and he must have had a concussion," said Ryu.

"Then let's go to the medical room first to get treatment immediately," said Raito worriedly.

"That's the result of not obeying the rules ... if it gets too bad then all I can do is tear your body so that no one can recognize you anymore," said Pak Yagami with a scary face.

Seeing this, Ren could only stroke his chest behind his fear with the hair on his back, but Gyo seemed too focused on Dark Eyes so he didn't hear.

"Maybe the aura I left was absorbed by him because like I said before, I felt that there was an aura similar to mine to him," said Dark Eyes.

"Then this is bad ... really bad !!" said Gyo.

"You're right, this is very bad because we are going to be killed by the coach," Ren warned.

"What? M-murdered? Why did you come to ...."

Not having time for Gyo to continue his words, he saw a very thick killing aura around Mr. Yagami which made the hairs of his neck stand on end.

"I-I'm fine Coach, it's just ....," Gyo stammered to explain his situation but was continued with a frightening tone, Mr. Yagami.

"No buts ... take him to medical room NOW !!!" said Mr Yagami angrily.

Meanwhile Shin, who had undergone the ritual slowly opened his eyes and suddenly his left eye turned blue but a moment later it turned jet black followed by a terrifying smile.

whats next?

To be continued ...