Basketball System: Rebound of the Underdog

"So, what's your name on Friendbook?" Jet asked as they gathered around Kai.

Kai sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Gosh darn!" Shang exclaimed, standing closer to Kai to inhale his scent.

Kai frowned and pushed him away. "What the heck are you doing?" he asked.

"What's your perfume, bro?" Shang asked, sniffing him once more.

Kai's frown deepened as he took a whiff of his skin.

"I don't wear perfume," Kai deadpanned, making Shang purse his lips in horror.

"You even sweat with a nice scent?" Shang asked. "You've changed. You really have."

Kai clicked his tongue. "Tell that to my grandma's detergent."

Shang shook his head. "Back to the topic! What's your Friendbook name? It's time for you to promote the team."

Kai scratched the back of his neck. "I honestly don't know. I've only been using it to chat with my friends, but aside from that, I've never looked through it."

Honestly, Kai should have looked at his profile. He already had a hunch of Kai Guo's past personality based on his room, choice of clothing, and reputation, but his social media was definitely another thing he needed to look into!

"Just click on your profile," Jet sighed, finally clicking on the icon. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

They waited for it to load. Then, they became silent as soon as they saw Kai's name and banner. He didn't have an icon, which Kai was thankful for. However, it seemed like the treasures were hidden in his profile all along.

"What's this?" Lina muttered.

"The Mad Dog Kai? That's your profile name?" she asked.

Kai's eyes comically widened as he brought the phone closer to his face. "Wait," he muttered.

His name was, indeed, 'The Mad Dog Kai.' To make matters worse, his banner was his unshaven face edited in front of a pack of wolves.

"Dang," Jinping said. "You still haven't changed your name since we were tweens? Mad dedication right there."

With his statement, the team burst into laughter.

"Aww!" Shang exclaimed, pinching Kai's cheek in the process. He didn't even have it in himself to protest because he was still looking at his profile.

"Oh no!" Jet exclaimed in anguish. "We can't capitalize on his fame because his profile is shit!"

Yuze shook his head in amusement. "You should give up on it."

"How do you change this?" Kai asked, frantically looking for a solution.

"Just change it in the settings," Andy said, still chuckling.

Kai quickly went to the settings to get his name changed. He knew that Kai Guo was unhinged, but he didn't think it was to that extent!

He sighed in relief as he inputted his real, normal name. However, his relief quickly vanished when he saw the next pop-up.

"It says it needs my password," Kai said.

"Isn't that normal?" Kun asked. "Just type in your password."

Kai pursed his lips.

"Don't tell me—you forgot about it?" Shang asked.

Kai didn't say anything, which confirmed their suspicions.

"You're stupid," Jinping said. "You've had that account since we were young. How could you forget it now?"

Kai couldn't find the right words. It wasn't like he forgot about it! He doesn't even know it in the first place! His passwords also weren't listed in his notes, so Kai was completely clueless.

"How do you delete it then?" Kai asked, feeling desperate. "I'll just make a new one."

"You also need your password to deactivate the account," Renren deadpanned.

"True," Andy chimed. "The only way you would be able to get rid of the account is if we mass report it."

Kai's eyes brightened as he looked at his teammates.

"My precious teammates," he started off. "Will you help me?"

The team turned to each other with mischievous smirks, causing Kai's heart to drop.

"Nope!"

***

"I can't believe we have Saturday training!" Jinping groaned as he placed his belongings on the bench.

Yuze clicked his tongue and glared at the younger player.

"The team needs it," he said, looking at the players.

"Don't you agree?" Yuze asked.

"I guess," Kun grumbled.

"I should be playing on my computer right now," Jet muttered.

"Waking up early on a Saturday is a crime," Andy chimed.

"I couldn't work because of this," Renren added.

However, their complaints were covered with Kai's loud voice.

"Yes, captain!" he exclaimed.

A small smile appeared on Yuze's face while the others grumbled.

"These two are passionate as always," Lina said in amusement.

"Anyway," she continued, clapping in excitement. "Today, we don't have Coach Muchen with us because he's trying out his luck in love."

"Ah, the blind date he's been talking about since the past week?" Jinping asked. "I heard that it's his third blind date this month."

"Oof," the others said. "It's rough out there."

"Let's not focus on his blind date and just wish him luck," Lina chuckled. "Instead, let's make use of this Saturday training to increase our strengths just in time for the game with the Feng Foxes!"

"It will be this Friday after our classes, so save up your energy," Lina reminded.

"Now, I specifically scheduled this training so we could improve one of your aspects—shooting," she started off.

"Since Renren joined, we have improved our game plays. With Andy by our side, we have also increased our shooting accuracy. However, there are still lots of misses in the game."

"Despite us having a large lead against the Alligators, we still need to be prepared since we're playing against a team we had never beaten before."

"Form a circle," she said, and the boys followed.

They stood at the free-throw line. Kai was situated in the corner, with the backboard nearly occluding his vision of the ring.

"We'll do a shooting round! The person who misses will be eliminated and will move to the next round. Meanwhile, those who make it will stay in the circle and wait for their turn once again."

"We'll continue the game until there's only one man standing!"

"The last man standing will be granted a very prestigious prize," Lina smirked.

The boys looked at her with curiosity.

"They'd have the privilege of going home as soon as they win!"