Extra Game: Chapter 2

After the manga had ended, Kuroko no Basket came out with a sequel. It is called "Extra Game" written by Fujimaki Tadatoshi. This is about the second chapter of the sequel.

   
    After team Jabberwock from America completely disrespected pretty much the whole country of Japan regarding basketball, Kagetora Aida decided to have a revenge match to get a sincere apology out of Jabberwock and prove to them that they are not "monkeys".

     The second chapter, "We're all gathered here" was released March 13, 2015. 
     

Riko and Satsuki enter

      Chapter two starts off as Kagetora Aida is explaining to his new team about the upcoming match. The match is in a week and Kagetora encourages the boys to play as hard as they can. As he is talking, two girls walk into the room. It is Riko Aida, Kagetora's daughter, and Satsuki Momoi, the former manager of the Generation of Miracles! Momoi then runs up to Tetsuya Kuroko and gives him a big hug. She has had a crush on him since they were in middle school. Sadly for her part, he does not return her feelings. Kagami seems more surprised to see Riko, his coach. 

Momoi hugs Kuroko

   Kagetora tells the boys that Riko is the assistant coach and Momoi is the manager. Akashi then asks who the bench players will be, & as if on cue, they walk in. The are Junpei Hyuga from Seirin, Kazunari Takao from Shutoku, and Kousuke Wakamatsu from Touou Gakuen. Hyuga thinks to himself how incredible it is to be in the same room with so many great basketball players and if he really belongs with them. And if Akashi had read his mind, he tells him to relax and that he is welcome here.                                                            
      Kagatora begins to explain the purpose of why the back ups were chosen specifically. He says they were chosen "not only for their skills, but for the sake of rounding out the team". After explaining, Kagetora yells for the new team "Vorpal Swords" get to work. 

the bench players from left to right: Wakamatsu, Takao, and Hyuga

The team Vorpal Swords consists of the Generation of Miracles Seijuro Akashi, Shintaro Midorima, Daiki Aomine, Atsushi Murasakibara, Ryouta Kise, and Tetsuya Kuroko, Seirin's ace Taiga Kagami, and also Junpei Hyuga, Kazunari Takao, and Kousuke Wakamatsu.

The scene changes to team Jabberwock. They aren't practicing, instead they're partying. A man on the team named Nick asks his captain Nash Gold Jr. about practicing though. He also mentions that they were given a gym to practice at. Nash replies "...our new opponents are even younger than the previous ones. They're roughly the same age as us. Probably a bunch of super uptight Japanese... who insist on 'fighting' on equal terms no matter who their opponents are. It's quite commendable that they really do have each and every one of the personality traits irritate me. Those kinds of monkeys are the kinds I hate most of all."

     

    The next scene shows Vorpal Swords working hard at practice -unlike Jabberwock. Each individual shows off their skills: Kuroko -passing, Kagami -jumping high and dunking, Midorima -shooting, Aomine -high speed drives, Kise -layups he may have copied, Akashi -full court observation with a vast point of view, and Murasakibara -dunks made easy due to his height. Riko thinks that they could be better as teammates but that is expected with making such a quick decision with such little time. 

    Then it comes to educating Vorpal Swords about their rivals. The father-daughter coaches tell the team that they should focus on two players: Nash Gold Jr. and Jason Silver. They start off explaining Jason Silver's height and weight. They also mention that his position is center. Silver's weapon is his "physical dominance, speed, power, and flexibility". "One might say it was a body chosen by God himself," is how they would describe the way his body works. Momoi comments that God chose poorly because "his personality is horrible; he's a philanderer." She also adds that Silver avoids practice and does not work on improving himself. Kagetora tells Vorpal Swords Silver's true strength in terms they can better understand: "He has the ability to surpass Aomine, leaping ability that surpasses Kagami, and power that surpasses Murasakibara." Kise asks Aomine what he thinks of this. Aomine smiles, "I couldn't have asked for anything more, I can't believe I actually have someone I'm looking forward to playing against." Kagami also seems very excited too. Murasakibara doesn't seem too thrilled because it is his job to guard Jason Silver. 

     They move on to discuss the other player, Nash Gold Jr. They discuss his weight, height, and position, which is point guard. He is a well rounded player and beholds the nickname "the Magician". This suggests that he has many trick plays. However, Gold Jr. hasn't shown the world all of his tricks. Akashi decides to guard him and everyone seems to agree on this idea. Midorima declares that he will shoot three pointers against them. Kise is happy and says that they'll win for sure whoever their opponents are. He then adds, "BECAUSE WE ARE STRONG!", which earns him a kick from Aomine. Kagetora then has to leave to prevent Jabberwock from ruining places. After he leaves, the team begins to practice. 

The team practices

the team practices

 Six days later, they finish their last day of practice before the match. The team's confidence is really high, and yet again Kagetora must leave early to check up on Jabberwock. Hyuga asks Riko how she thinks the team is doing and she says that they have exceeded expectations in such a short period of time. Kise asks Kagami if he wanted to end the practice with a one-on-one. They start to play and reminisce about the first time they had played basketball on the same side. It was when Kuroko stood up to some bullies and Kagami and Kise had to join Kuroko's side to defeat the bullies in basketball. At the mention of Kuroko, Aomine and Midorma asks where the latter was. He had disappeared right after Kagetora had left. Kise and Kagami begin to wonder what could have happened and then scream, "It's just like last time!" This was probably a reference to the day Kuroko stood up to the bullies. 
    The next scene shows Nash Gold Jr. asking Kagetora why he had bought his "kid" with him. Out of nowhere, Kuroko greets him, "How do you do?" And in response, Kagetora screams in surprise. He did not know Kuroko had followed him. Kuroko ignores the coach and continues, "My name is Kuroko Tetsuya. I'm part of the team that is facing you tomorrow." Nash Gold Jr. doesn't believe him even though Kuroko is telling the truth. Jabberwock scoffs and bursts into laughter and begins to doubt Vorpal Swords. Jason Silver puts his hand on Kuroko's head and tells him to "go home, kid." Kuroko ignores him and asks Gold Jr. why would he call them "monkeys playing basketball".
      
The scene changes to the Generation of Miracles plus Kagami running through the streets looking for the Phanton Sixth Man known as Tetsuya Kuroko. 
      
     We then come back to Kuroko's confrontation with Jabberwock. Nash says if they somehow win against his team, then "what's wrong if a monkey plays basketball?" Kuroko fires back, "Last I checked, there aren't any requirements to play basketball!" It is very rare to see Kuroko get this angry, for he rarely shows emotion. Nash then insults Kuroko and his English and then kicks kuroko into the table!
 

Kuroko is kicked into the table by Nash Gold Jr. 

      Nash picks up Kuroko by his hair. Blood is seen dripping from the side of Kuroko's mouth. Nash tells him that a "monkey's" opinion does not matter. The Generation of Miracles arrive and see all the commotion. Kise bends down to Kuroko's side to see if he is okay. Aomine questions Jabberwock about what they did to Kuroko, and Jason Silver only replies with a nasty insult about how he should expect a show of dancing monkeys at the match tomorrow. Vorpal Swords only gets more furious. 

a "monkey's" opinion does not matter

Just as things are about to get worse, Akashi stops things. He says what Kuroko would have said, "Let's settle this with basketball." Jabberwock yet again degrades Vorpal Swords as they are leaving. Akashi mumbles, "Shut your mouth... just wait and see what happens."

      The next day arrives and the announcer announces the upcoming match. Jabberwock insults Vorpal Swords again, but they stay silent. Then, it's time for the tip off! Murasakibara and Silver jump for the ball. Murasakibara earns the ball and passes it to Akashi who then passes to Aomine who scores! Aomine tells Jabberwock to get ready to "Kiss the ground they walk on!". He uses their own words against them. 

Vorpal Swords score first

    The match Vorpal Swords Vs. Jabberwock has officially started with Vorpal Swords scoring the first points!

My personal opinion: My first word at this...WOW! First off, I did not expect so much action in this chapter. I was really amazed at Jason Silver and Nash Gold Jr.'s strength, I knew they were strong, but their level is very high. And the fact that they are such bad sports enrages me. From all those insults at the characters I have come to love ticked me off, but when Nash Gold Jr. kicked Kuroko really got me mad. Fujimaki Tadatoshi did a fantastic job of making the readers engage with this story, and I am sure other fans may have been just as enraged as me. This only gives Vorpal Swords more support and I doubt that there are any fans hoping for Jabberwock to defeat them. I'm team Vorpal Swords all the way! I can't wait to see what unfolds in the next chapter and the remainder of this sequel. I hope I'm not disappointed! 

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