Kuroko no Basket: Honored One

Chapter 522 - 224: The Liverpool Locker Room

In the control room, Riko had long since cursed the media and the fans to death.

But when she saw Tendou handle the situation with such ease and composure, little stars immediately appeared in her eyes.

If there was an affection meter, Riko's would have definitely exploded just then.

Mike was very surprised and appreciative of the emotional intelligence and eloquence Tendou had displayed.

This was an unscripted performance with no teleprompter.

For the time being, the Liverpool fans had let Tendou off the hook, prepared to give him a little time.

If he didn't play well, it wouldn't be too late to attack this stupid transfer then.

After the morning's press conference was over, Tendou was brought back to the training ground by Mike.

He had to complete Liverpool's physical assessment.

His performance in this assessment would determine whether he could join the first team for training.

Peter Krawietz, Liverpool's assistant coach, was personally in charge of this assessment.

This man was a good friend of Klopp's; the two had been working together since their time at Borussia Dortmund.

Krawietz deserved some of the credit for the youth storm the "Hornets" had unleashed upon Europe back then.

"TJ, I heard you did very well in front of the media. That's very important."

"Playing in the Premier League, you will inevitably have to deal with these annoying reporters."

Krawietz had high expectations for Tendou.

Like Klopp, he believed that Tendou would become the core of Liverpool for the next decade.

"But as a player, you must first perform well on the pitch."

"For example, right now, we really need a Gerrard."

Steven Gerrard, an absolute legend of Liverpool, the very soul of the club.

Many people only know that in the famous comeback against Milan when Liverpool was down 3:0 at halftime, it all started with Gerrard's "lion's roar" of a header in the second half.

What they don't know is that in the group stage of the Champions League that year, Liverpool was on the verge of elimination when it was his violent long-range shot that helped them break through.

For Krawietz to expect Tendou to become the next Gerrard showed that he thought very, very highly of him.

"I'm ready," Tendou said. He had resigned himself to his fate. Let's get this over with.

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The Liverpool players had just finished their morning recovery training and were in the locker room showering and changing, getting ready to go to the canteen for lunch.

It was at this time that Tendou was brought to the locker room by Krawietz. He planned to formally introduce Tendou to the team first, and then they would all eat together.

"Hey, I heard we have a little kid joining the team. He's our Mr. 8 Million. Should we bow to him when we meet him?"

Liverpool's main wing-back, Trent Alexander-Arnold, was being sarcastic in the locker room.

He was Liverpool's "Crown Prince," but his first contract was only for 3,000 pounds a week. How could it be less than an Asian kid's?

"The gaffer wants to find an all-around midfielder. I heard that kid plays as a full-field free man, but I don't believe a 17-year-old brat can be that good."

Georginio Wijnaldum, Liverpool's midfielder. The fans were always saying this and that, and even the head coach thought they weren't good enough.

But was finding a little kid really the solution?

Wijnaldum was a hundred percent unwilling and unbelieving in his heart.

"I heard Asian guys' things are less than ten centimeters. How about we make a bet?"

"Good idea! I bet 100 pounds he's not ten centimeters!"

"I'll put 200 on it too!"

The Liverpool players must have been very bored, but not everyone was so crass.

The captain, Jordan Henderson, sitting in the corner, told them to end this stupid game quickly.

In his heart, he was also very unhappy that the team had spent so much money on a kid.

After all, as the captain, his current weekly salary was only 140,000 pounds, which is 160,000 euros, only a little bit higher than Tendou's.

And he had been the captain of Liverpool since 2015.

When Krawietz came, he had even told Tendou how united the Liverpool locker room was, how nice everyone was, and how it was like a big family.

Now, his face was being slapped. He regretted not having given these bastards a heads-up in advance, making the situation extremely awkward.

"It's nothing."

Tendou smiled, walked directly into the locker room, took out 5,000 pounds, and handed it to the instigator.

"I bet my 'package' is over 20 centimeters."

"Uh..."

This was awkward. Being caught talking trash, and by a little kid at that. Andrew Robertson looked very embarrassed.

The locker room was silent.

Arnold thought, "That's impossible. How could he possibly be 20 centimeters?"

The Liverpool Crown Prince didn't care about the awkward atmosphere at all; he was more concerned about the size of Tendou's package.

An Asian? How could he have that?

This was a joke. Did he think this was a movie?

Even the ones produced here are one in a million. How could everyone in real life be so gifted?

Arnold looked down at his own crotch.

Absolutely impossible...

"Alright! I hope this is the last time a Liverpool player makes this kind of joke in the dressing room!" Krawietz's sharp gaze swept over every player who had placed a bet.

Although he was an assistant coach, he had prestige at Liverpool.

"I'm Henderson. Welcome to the great Liverpool. At the same time, allow me to apologize to you on their behalf. They meant no harm."

"It's okay, no one needs to feel embarrassed. Men should do men's things. And Robertson, our bet must go on!"

"OK, welcome another man to our Liverpool."

Seeing how confident he was, Robertson felt a little nervous. Could it be that I'm really going to lose this 5,000-pound bet?

Like Arnold, he couldn't stop staring at Tendou's crotch. It was very creepy.

"I like your personality. Want to go for a drink tonight? By the way, is your... thing... really 20 centimeters?" Salah's first sentence was fine, but his second was very quiet.

"Of course. You can completely trust me."

"That's good."

The Egyptian Pharaoh immediately turned to Robertson and said, "I want to place a bet too! For him!"

"NO!" Robertson immediately shouted, refusing.

The locker room was filled with a happy atmosphere.

...

After meeting and eating, it was time for the physical assessment.

Tendou's performance needs no further description.

Tendou's stats had always been high, especially his physical ones. Every single one was at the max value of 99.

And after coming to this world, with the help of the system, Tendou's growth plates had already closed.

This meant that he couldn't grow any taller. Any taller would affect his agility.

Of course, this was limited to this world. Back in the world of Kuroko's Basketball, he would still continue to grow.

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