Chapter 116 Tennis 04
"Is liking someone this simple for you, Kurikawa-san?"
The purple-haired boy had a pleasant voice, but his words were filled with a strong sense of indifference and alienation.
Kurikawa Sana was stunned, still immersed in the shock brought by the beginning of this hell in this world, and was unable to recover for a while.
The girl looked completely stunned, unable to utter a word, her incredibly beautiful face filled with shock and astonishment.
However, this didn't cause the other party to waver in the slightest. Seeing her reaction, Yukimura Seiichi's expression didn't change at all. He simply continued in a calm voice, "If there's nothing else, then goodbye, Kurikawa-san."
After saying this, he put away his drawing board and was about to leave.
Don’t - I finally found him, and now I don’t know how I can see him again after leaving!
"Wait, wait a minute!" Kurikawa Sana was anxious and subconsciously grabbed the other person's hand.
In an instant, the information panel belonging to Yukimura Seiichi appeared in front of her.
【Yukimura Seiichi】
Playing style: All-round player
School: Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School (Year 3, Group C)
Height: Currently 176cm
Weight: Currently 61kg
Birthday: March 5
Constellation: Pisces
Blood type: A
Five-dimensional abilities: Speed 4, Strength 3.5, Stamina 3.5, Technique 6, Mental Strength 6
Hobbies: Watercolor painting, fine art flora and fauna, gardening, Jean-Luc Godard films, Brahms's Fourth Symphony, French poetry
Favorite food: Grilled fish
Special Skills: Destroy the Five Senses (deprive the opponent of vision, hearing, touch, etc.), Illusionary Dream, Selfless State, Sixth Sense, Mirage Mirror, Inspiration Tennis, Seize the Future (to be unlocked...)
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Kurikawa Sana: "…………"
No, playing tennis can actually deprive an opponent of all five senses. Isn't this more like a mage than a tennis player? His other skills also sound a bit like they're developing towards the Sharingan... Wait, stop! Now's not the time to complain about this!
The skin on the boy's arms, hidden under the khaki-yellow Rikkai University uniform, became a little cold under the sea breeze, just like his frowning brows and expression that were equally cold the moment she touched him.
After clearly seeing the coldness under the other person's beautiful iris-purple eyes, Kurikawa Sana couldn't help but shudder.
Oh no, is my favorability going to be deducted?
Yukimura obviously had a bad impression of her, and she even touched him without permission. This was terrible—
Bad premonitions are always very accurate. A "ding" sound was heard, and indeed, a very ominous warning sound was rang out.
[Yukimura Seiichi, favorability -7. 】
[Yukimura Seiichi's current total favorability: -28.]
Kurikawa Sana: "…………"
She was already very familiar with this process. She closed her eyes and felt that "it was as expected".
Although the overall favorability is negative, unlike the favorability increase when he first met Keigo Atobe today, Yukimura Seiichi still deducted the favorability when facing her real self who was not pretended by the system.
Having your favorability deducted also means having your health deducted. Your body will be filled with pain and will start to tremble instinctively.
ha……
It's been a long time since I've felt this way. The last time I experienced this feeling was with Akashi Seijuro, Aomine Daiki and Murasakibara Atsushi in the basketball world.
Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Sana Kurikawa's forehead. Although she was trying hard to breathe every minute, she still felt a sharp lack of oxygen. Her vision began to blur and her head became dizzy.
"…I'm sorry, Yukimura-kun."
The last bit of her remaining rationality and consciousness made her subconsciously let go of Yukimura Seiichi's arm immediately, fearing that the other party would continue to withhold her favorability.
Noticing her face suddenly turn pale, Yukimura Seiichi frowned. Being also seriously ill, he could tell at a glance that the girl's discomfort at the moment was not fake.
But before he could even utter the words "What's wrong with you?", he saw the black-haired girl collapse limply.
“…”
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That night.
When she woke up again, Kurikawa Sana found herself in an extremely familiar environment.
All I could see was white, and the smell that filled my nostrils was the hospital's unique smell of disinfectant and various medicines.
——It’s a ward at Tsuchiya General Hospital in Kanagawa.
Kurikawa Sana couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
If I remember correctly, her last memory was her first meeting with Yukimura and her fainting after he deducted her favorability points... Could it be that Yukimura had taken her to the hospital? But now he was nowhere to be seen. Surely, he didn't want to see her.
A familiar electronic sound that she hadn't heard for a while rang in her mind.
[It was Yukimura who brought you to the hospital.]
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
She suddenly shot up from the bed and took a deep breath, "System!"
"Explain what's going on! You didn't even answer my question!"
Because of her intense speechlessness, her voice sounded like it was about to break.
System: [I'm sorry, Sana. I didn't mean to avoid the question. It's just that I left this world a while ago. This tennis world has been destroyed by me, so I searched for the possibility of going to another world. I'm sorry, Sana, I did this because I was too worried about you. Your own health is in danger, and I was too anxious.]
"With time already running out, and the tennis world we're in now facing a catastrophic start, the difficulty is quite high. So just now, I tried to connect to the hidden fourth football world, and succeeded."
[Sana, if you want, we can abandon this world and directly switch to the football world, enter the closed training and selection football test field called "Blue Prison", and conduct strategies on the football boys.]
“……!”
Kurikawa Sana was a bit confused by the sheer amount of information, but she quickly grasped the key point. "Wait, I want to know, if we leave the tennis world now, does that mean we've completely given up and there's no chance of restarting the tennis show?"
System: [Yes, the body of a junior high school student is already exhausted. Once you leave, you will no longer be able to return to the time period of the tennis world. The soccer world will be a high school body, and it will not overlap with the body of the previous high school student in the volleyball world.]
...Why does it sound weird?
[How about switching to the football world? ]
"Let me think about it."
After thinking for two seconds, Kurikawa Sana opened the attribute panel and checked the total favorability of the currently unlocked conquerable targets - Atobe Keigo's favorability was still minus 7 points and had not decreased any further, but surprisingly, Yukimura Seiichi's favorability had actually increased from minus 28 to minus 26.
Hmm… Could it be that because he saw her faint, Yukimura-kun felt that his words were too harsh, so he gave her a little empathy?
But no matter what, it at least indirectly shows that the conquerable targets in this world are not heartless beings, and perhaps they are not as hellish as imagined.
Recalling that Keigo Atobe's favorability increased by 10 points when they first met, Kurikawa Sana felt that the tennis world could be saved.
"I've made up my mind, System. I've decided—I'll try harder."
[Are you sure? Sana.]
"I'm sure."
The black-haired girl raised her head, her expression filled with determination. "Life is always full of surprises, and there are too many uncertainties. Even if I switch to the next football world, I can't guarantee that the strategy will be smoother than the current one. If the strategy in the football world is also difficult, and I can't restart the tennis world, then the 3000 health point mission will be in danger... I want to try harder and stay in this tennis world for at least two more weeks."
"Two weeks—if I can't raise the favorability of all my captureable targets from negative to above 20 within two weeks, I'll choose to switch worlds then."
[Okay, no matter what decision you make, I will support you.]
Kurikawa Sana changed the subject, "...but the prerequisite is that you have to tell the system everything. What exactly did you do? Otherwise, if I'm always clueless like Atobe and Yukimura, it will be really difficult to proceed with the strategy!"
System: […I’ll tell you what I’ll tell you.]
System: [It's like this. I went to see Tezuka on Monday, Fuji on Tuesday, Atobe on Wednesday, Obito on Thursday, Yukimura on Friday, and Shiraishi on Saturday... I didn't expect them to know each other and be quite familiar with each other. Without realizing it, the Iron Chain Ship was discovered.]
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Is this how the phrase "iron chain boats" is used? But why is it so unexpectedly appropriate? Isn't this the iron chain boats?
No wonder the favorability of the conquerable targets in this world starts out like hell!
Kurikawa Sana asked desperately, "What about Sunday? Who did you use my appearance to find on Sunday?!"
System: [Closed on Sunday.]
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
You are quite good at combining work and rest = =
Kurikawa Sana had a sad face and was too lazy to say a word, but she showed no signs of being furious or angry.
After observing the girl's expression for a while, the system cautiously asked, "Sana, aren't you angry? I don't understand human emotions. I was stupid and self-willed, and I messed everything up."
"I was indeed angry at first, but you were doing it for my own good, because you were too anxious. And you've already tried to make amends, working hard to connect to the fourth world right away... So now I'm not angry anymore, I'm more speechless. Anyway, next time you have to trust me, believe that I can handle it myself, and there's no need to make things worse or anything like that... But there probably won't be a next time."
Kurikawa Sana held her chin in her hand and looked up at the white ceiling of the hospital ward. "And after all, if it weren't for you, System, I would have died long ago in the real world. Now when I think about it, I still have the illusion that 'Is this all a dream?'"
The system listened quietly to the girl's words, listening to her rare true feelings.
"My heart stopped one second, and the next I was at Teikoku Academy. And with all those magical god-level system items, I, a frail person in the real world, was able to run, jump, spike, and sweat with all my might in these worlds... No matter how I think about it, it still feels magical."
"System, you gave me a second chance at rebirth. Even if my strategy ultimately failed, even if I couldn't regain my health, you allowed me to live a little longer in various wondrous worlds... and you allowed me to meet such wonderful people. I truly enjoyed the time I spent with them."
When she said this, the girl lowered her eyes slightly, and her long black eyelashes cast a shadow, like a beautiful butterfly fluttering by.
Looking at her like this, the system fell silent.
He knew, needless to say, that she was definitely thinking back to the boys in the volleyball world, the ones she had the most affection for. Perhaps she was also thinking about the basketball world, missing Momoi Satsuki and Midorima Shintaro.
This is what I'm worried about.
Kurikawa Sana was puzzled: "Huh? What are you worried about?"
System: [I'm worried that you might actually like your potential target. Investing too much emotion isn't a good thing.]
It was just like that in the previous world. The system could clearly sense that she was really about to fall in love with that group of volleyball boys.
He couldn't bear the thought of this.
That's why he was particularly worried that she would be caught up in the tennis world this time.
That's why he took the initiative to attack her for the first time, hoping to help her speed up the attack while minimizing the time she spent with these young men. However, he ended up adding unnecessary steps and making a mess of things.
He wanted her to live, but he also didn't want to see her really fall in love with any of them.
So contradictory, complicated and incomprehensible.
Perhaps this is what humans often call "jealousy" and "possessiveness" at work. After staying in the human world for a long time, I have also been infected by similar emotions.
The system thought silently.
But unlike his unspeakable thoughts, the girl only felt more confused: "System, why are you worried that I really like them?"
system:【………】
"It's nothing, just pretend I didn't say anything. Sana, are you feeling better now? What are you planning to do next? Return to Tokyo or stay in Kanagawa?"
"Before returning to Tokyo, I'll go find Yukimura again, at least explain the reason for the Tetsuku Renshuu, and sincerely apologize to him, and see if I can salvage some of the situation."
As soon as she finished speaking, Kurikawa Sana fell into a strange silence.
Goodness me, how else can I explain this? Isn't this behavior typical of the Queen of the Sea? It feels like if I say something wrong, my favorability will be deducted from the other person.
The system apologized again: […I’m sorry, Sana, I’ve caused you trouble.]
Kurikawa Sana threw away the quilt and lay back, "Forget it, let's go to sleep first."
"Let me solve this complex and difficult problem tomorrow. I'm going to sleep today."
system:【………】
【Okay, Sana. 】
The air in the single ward fell silent again, leaving only the long breathing sounds of the girl as she fell into a deep sleep.
The system didn't say anything else, just quietly accompanied her.
How could there be someone with such a good temper? Even though his behavior was so outrageous and caused her so much trouble, she didn't even say a word of blame.
But he knew she was a good person from the first day they met, didn't he?
Rather, it is precisely because he subconsciously knows that she has a good character and will always face any difficulties positively, so he is fearless and self-righteous in doing such a thing, right?
The system calmly began to analyze itself like a bystander, and learned to despise itself like a human.
When he connected back to the tennis world from the football world, what he saw was her falling down because Yukimura Seiichi's favorability had been deducted.
At that moment, he immediately experienced what it felt like to regret.
He regretted that he had caused trouble for her because of his dark and unspeakable thoughts.
How stupid, how despicable.
In the ward at night, a tall figure made of photoelectric images slowly emerged and stood beside the black-haired girl's bed, staring at her quietly and silently.
He wanted to reach out and touch her, but in the end he pulled his hand back.
Sorry, Sana.
He whispered in his heart.
Then the figure disappeared into the darkness without leaving a trace.
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