Chapter 160 Tennis 48
That night, in the ward of the Tokyo University Hospital.
Sana Kurikawa put a mixed bouquet of irises and baby's breath into the vase on the bedside. The purple-blue irises and Seiichi Yukimura's hair color complement each other, creating a mysterious and beautiful look.
The baby's breath carries the words of wishing for a speedy recovery, and the pure white baby's breath is dotted among them to add color.
"You're here."
The young man with the same hair color as the iris on the bedside table coughed and tried to sit up in the bed. Kurikawa Sana quickly stopped him, "No need to get up, you just finished surgery--"
Yukimura Seiichi laughed, "It's just sitting up. I'm not that fragile."
Kurikawa Sana shook her head repeatedly. "I'm not fragile. It was very painful to sit up after the operation. The indwelling needle on the back of my hand is so thick that I feel a dull pain when I push my hand against the bed."
She had performed so many major surgeries in the real world and knew the pain very well.
Hearing this, Yukimura Seiichi pondered for a moment, "Sana seems to understand it very well."
"I'm fine... huh? Wait." Kurikawa Sana suddenly raised her head in surprise, "Yukimura-kun... what did you call me just now?"
"Sana." Yukimura Seiichi smiled with his lips curved. The moonlight came in silently from the window of the ward and fell on the boy's face, which looked incredibly beautiful.
——A great appearance like a god descending from heaven.
Kurikawa Sana was bewitched for a moment.
"Can I call you by your name? Sana." The boy continued to seduce with his voice that was as charming as a facial model.
"Yes, yes..." Kurikawa Sana stammered, immersed in the bewitching influence of the God, not knowing what was going on in the world. "Um... why did you suddenly call my name?"
Calling each other by name is a sign of a very close relationship.
"Today's surgery is a crucial one in my life. Sana, you accompanied me throughout the entire operation. I think it would be too unfamiliar to continue calling you Kurikawa-san."
"You can also call me by my name." Yukimura Seiichi stopped teasing her and looked at the girl intently and seriously, "Thank you, Sana."
"Thank you for coming with me for surgery today."
Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "No, you're welcome... I couldn't help much, I was just waiting outside..."
"Because I know you're waiting outside, I'll work harder." Yukimura Seiichi asked softly, "Do you remember? Our promise."
"If my surgery is successful, you will promise me that you will consider actively seeking cardiac treatment."
“……!”
Kurikawa Sana suddenly became nervous.
…Of course she remembered the agreement.
That day was the first time she saw Yukimura seriously ill. They had originally agreed to play basketball together, but Yukimura collapsed on the subway platform. His condition was so serious that he was immediately taken away by ambulance. The doctor urgently announced that he needed to be hospitalized and scheduled for surgery.
After waking up, Yukimura told her that his operation would be successful, he would definitely survive, and then actively recover and rehabilitate.
He said that since the domestic hospitals were not good enough, he would accompany her abroad so that she would not give up on herself easily.
No one had ever said such words to her, and Kurikawa Sana was deeply shocked. In the atmosphere at that time, she shed tears and choked up as she agreed to the other party.
But after agreeing, when she returned home alone to think calmly, Kurikawa Sana had new concerns and began to regret that she should not have agreed so quickly.
Not to mention that she had already tried all the surgical options in the real world, and none of them worked.
The key point is that she doesn't have much time left and she will have to leave here sooner or later.
If she really had the surgery here, and it was the time for her to leave the tennis world, wouldn't Yukimura think that it was because he urged her to have the surgery that she "died"?!
...That won't do! I absolutely cannot let Yukimura fall into unnecessary guilt!
Absolutely not!
After struggling for a long time, Kurikawa Sana's expression changed back and forth. Finally, she just lowered her head in shame and said in a muffled voice: "...I'm sorry, I...I regret it."
She had clearly promised the other party something, but she went back on her word and broke her promise...her favorability rating will be reduced.
After she impulsively agreed to the other party, Yukimura's favorability increased by 10 points at once, which shows that he admired her for finally working hard to face her illness and actively seeking treatment. That was the kind of "her" that would resonate with the equally strong Yukimura Seiichi.
But now, she has overturned his impression of "Sana Kurikawa", and she would not be surprised no matter how much favorability she is deducted.
It was all her fault for agreeing on impulse.
Kurikawa Sana lowered her head in shame, not daring to look the other person in the eye.
"...Sana, why?"
Yukimura Seiichi was stunned for once, his deep blue pupils suddenly dilated.
"Is it because you're afraid of surgery? And the pain."
...Huh?
The other party seemed to have come up with a reason to justify himself. Kurikawa Sana closed her eyes and replied, "...Yes, I'm scared."
"I'm afraid of the surgery failing, the pain, and that I'll be in a worse condition than I am now. At least I can run, jump, walk, and move."
The girl's voice trembled slightly. She lowered her head and clutched her skirt tightly. Her long eyelashes drooped uneasily, hiding the look in her eyes.
“…”
Yukimura Seiichi was stunned and clenched her hands tightly under the quilt of the hospital bed. As she said, the thick and long indwelling needle brought a strong dull pain that lingered for a long time.
After a long time, he slowly let go.
"…I'm sorry, Sana."
Seiichi Yukimura had just undergone surgery, and the pressure from acute radiculitis had only been relieved for less than a few hours, so he was unable to control the movements of his arms well.
But he still reached out his hand towards the girl with some difficulty and clumsiness, and held her somewhat cold hand.
“……!”
Kurikawa Sana looked up at him in surprise.
A result that was completely beyond her expectations.
Not only was his favorability not deducted, but he also apologized.
"I'm sorry. I didn't impose my will on you." Yukimura Seiichi squeezed her hand soothingly, then quickly and politely withdrew it. "I won't do that again."
"I will stay with you until the day you are willing to take the initiative to receive treatment."
"Just like you accompanied me during surgery today."
[Yukimura Seiichi, favorability +5. 】
[Yukimura Seiichi's current total favorability: 90.]
Kurikawa Sana's azure eyes slowly widened, confirming one thing again - her previous decision was correct.
We can't let Yukimura - we can't let such a wonderful and kind person fall into the guilt that shouldn't exist.
Then she heard her own voice choking.
She also called out the other person's name for the first time.
"Thank you... Seiichi."
Thank you for lighting me up.
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