Chapter 1: Sports Boy Favorability Collection System
“Drip—drip—drip—”
In the suffocating silence, only the sound of the monitor running in the hospital's intensive care unit seemed particularly clear.
Monitors and treatment equipment surrounded a black-haired girl in the center of the ward. She lay quietly on the bed with her eyes closed. Her long black hair spread out like a waterfall, making her skin look even paler.
Even when seriously ill, the face beneath the oxygen mask was still breathtakingly beautiful.
However, her extremely weak breathing made her look like an exquisite and beautiful doll, having lost all vitality and energy.
"What a shame, Sana is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, and she has such a good personality..."
"There's no way around it. The survival rate for this disease is only 1.5%."
“How pitiful…”
Outside the transparent glass of the intensive care unit, the nurses who had taken care of the girl for a long time were talking about it. In the end, they could only sigh in unison, their tone full of heartache and regret.
——The girl on the hospital bed is named Kurikawa Sana. She was originally a high school student living a carefree life, but she was suddenly diagnosed with a terminal illness without any warning. After falling into a coma due to the serious illness, she was forced to drop out of school and was admitted to the hospital. To this day, there is still no sign of improvement.
Kurikawa Sana comes from a wealthy family, but her parents are often in England, extremely busy with their family business. Furthermore, her parents have focused most of their energy on raising her brother, leaving their daughter to study and live alone in Japan since she started high school.
Perhaps out of guilt, they never shortchanged their daughter financially. However, birth, aging, sickness, and death are among the few problems in the world that cannot be solved with wealth. No matter how much Kurikawa Sana's parents spent to cure her, it was to no avail.
"Come to think of it, Sana-chan's parents still haven't come to the hospital to see her this month. That's really too much."
"That's right! No matter how busy she is, she can't be so busy that she can't spare even this little time, right? She doesn't have much time left anyway..."
"Sana's brother treats her much better. He always rushes back to see her even if it means taking an early morning flight. But her parents...sigh."
"I think they just gave up on Sana, right? After all, they have such an outstanding son. They've been training him as the only heir from the beginning, right?"
"Shh—even with soundproofing, she can't hear you. Keep your voices down! How sad Sana would be if she heard it!"
…
The thick partition walls of the intensive care unit blocked all sounds from the outside world. Sana Kurikawa on the hospital bed still had her eyes closed, sleeping quietly.
But as if she sensed something, the girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly.
Like a butterfly gently flapping its wings, struggling to survive in the world.
Tears flowed down her cheeks from the corners of her eyes.
Then came the sharp alarm of Kurikawa Sana's vital signs monitor and the voice of the medical staff -
"…Her heart has stopped! Notify the doctor!"
"Perform CPR immediately!"
"1 ml of epinephrine intravenous injection!!"
"Prepare for defibrillation! 150 joules ready, everyone out of bed!"
…
As the situation became critical, Kurikawa Sana's consciousness became increasingly blurred.
The alarms of the instruments and the anxious voices of the doctors seemed to become smaller and smaller. Pump after pump of emergency medicine flowed into her body through her blood vessels, but to no avail.
She could feel her consciousness gradually fading away and drifting far away.
Until the scene before his eyes, which should have been a hospital ward, was replaced by a completely different scene.
"here it is……?"
When she opened her eyes again, looking at the pure white, endless space in front of her, Kurikawa Sana's blue eyes widened in surprise.
Has she ascended to heaven?
As if able to guess the doubts in Kurikawa Sana's heart, a voice answered her -
【No, you are still alive.】
!!!
Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked around, "Who is talking?"
【It's me, Sana. 】
The voice that spoke to her was a male voice that was full of magnetism and had a futuristic, slightly electronic sound, deep and pleasant.
The other person even called out her name naturally, as if they were very familiar with her. But Kurikawa Sana was sure that she had never heard this voice before, nor did she know the owner of this voice.
"...Um, who are you?"
After a moment of silence, the other party did not immediately answer her question, but instead asked her: [Kurikawa Sana, do you want to live? ]
Without the slightest hesitation, Kurikawa Sana blurted out - "Of course!"
How could I not want to live?!
Every day and night that she lay helpless and hopeless in the intensive care unit of the hospital, she never stopped longing for life. Her life had just begun, so how could she be willing to die like this?
But being unwilling is one thing, but what about this unscientific phenomenon happening before her eyes?
Facing the girl's suspicious yet wary gaze, the mechanical voice spoke again: "Kurikawa Sana, you have another chance to live. I will send you to several different time periods, during which you will meet a variety of young men. You need to make them like you, gain their favorability, and then convert it into "health."
[When your health value is full, a miracle will happen and your original body will recover and turn around your fate of dying from illness.]
Kurikawa Sana: "...?"
A question mark slowly appeared above the girl's head.
"Wait, why do I sound so much like a youkai that sucks people's yang energy? And this light novel-like plot development is too weird. I must be dreaming..."
This isn't a dream; it's all happening, Sana. Let me explain it to you in a more accessible way. You can understand it as follows: you've been "chosen" by a higher-dimensional intelligent civilization. Therefore, after completing several strategy missions, you'll receive a "clearance reward"—a new life.
[As for me, if you use the language of light novels, you can call me... the system.]
"What system?"
【Sports boy favorability collection system.】
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
After a long silence, the girl calmly read out, "Alright, please give me your guidance. This is the Sports Boy Favorability Collection System."
[It seems you have successfully understood all of this, so let's get started. The first world we will go to is the basketball world.]
“…”
There were so many things to complain about that Kurikawa Sana almost didn't know where to start complaining. "Excuse me, are there any other worlds?"
System: [There are also volleyball, tennis, and football worlds. According to observations by higher-dimensional civilizations, various ball sports are the most popular on this blue planet in the 21st century. Young people who are proficient in these ball sports possess the most abundant health and are the most suitable candidates for capture.]
"Okay, okay." Kurikawa Sana rubbed her forehead helplessly.
It was hard to imagine that she would have such an outrageous and Mary Sue dream when she was on the verge of death. She wanted to see when she would wake up from this dream.
System: [Okay, let's start with the initial background and character introductions. In the basketball world, you will become a student at the prestigious Teikou Junior High School. You will join the Teikou Junior High School basketball team and become a manager. You will then gain the favor of the "Age of Miracles," the target of your capture.]
As the system finished speaking, a white light flashed before her eyes, and several tall young men appeared in front of Kurikawa Sana. They were all wearing blue and white basketball uniforms with the words "Teiko" written on them, and they were full of sporty atmosphere.
Although the boys have different appearances, temperaments and skin colors, they are all handsome beyond average.
Kurikawa Sana was shocked.
No, will this Mary Sue dream ever end? Why are there so many specific boys' faces and body shapes set up?
And what's going on with those dazzling red, purple, green, cyan, and yellow hair and eye colors? Are they going to play flying chess?!
[Host, please remember the appearance of the target you need to capture. You are being placed in the first world——]
[The countdown begins, five, four, three, two, one...]
As the system machine counted down, the white space in front of Kurikawa Sana's eyes suddenly grew brighter until it engulfed all her field of vision.
After a dizzying moment, the dazzling white light disappeared and Kurikawa Sana opened her eyes again.
However, when she saw the sudden scene of the basketball court under the sunset, she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
Not only that, when Kurikawa Sana looked down, even the clothes she was wearing had changed.
The original hospital gown was transformed into a blue and white student suit made of high-quality material. The black bow tie at the collar, the white stockings on the legs and the JK leather shoes complemented each other, looking exquisite and beautiful.
Just as she was puzzled, an anxious male voice came from not far away: "Hey - that girl over there, be careful!!!"
Kurikawa Sana looked up in surprise, and a huge basketball came towards her, hitting her in the face with a "bang"!
Before her vision was obscured by the basketball and the pain set in, Kurikawa Sana saw the man's stunned expression and a rather familiar face—indigo buzz cut, handsome and untamed features, deep chocolate skin, and a tall frame...
Isn't this the darkest one among the "capturable targets" she just saw?!
And if I saw it right, there was another flying chess player with dazzling hair playing with him, and the other player also cast an inquiring look in this direction.
At this moment, the girl suddenly had an urge to fall down with a plop.
——It’s actually true.
Kurikawa Sana roared in her heart.
She thought she had a messy Mary Sue dream before she died, but it turned out not to be a dream!
It turns out that everything is true!!
So, does that mean she really...
Can I have a chance to be reborn?!
Basketball World Volume 1
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