System
[I like that!]
{Jack grinned as he felt his consciousness being pulled away from the realm of nothingness.}
[Goodbye, Striker!]
What? Why are you saying 'goodbye'?
{Jack was confused as to why the unknown entity was bidding farewell. He wanted to know why, but his consciousness was already being drawn away by a mysterious force.}
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{Matsukaze Kokuo High School}
{On the playing field, a platinum-blond young man named Ryosuke Kira stood dumbfounded in the middle of a football game.}
{A ball hurtled toward the clueless blond young man and struck him on the head.}
*Thud*
Ugh! That hurts!
{The young man held his head in pain as a voice echoed in the distance.}
"I'm so sorry, Kira-san!"
{It was an ordinary-looking high school student.}
Wait! I can feel the pain now! Could it be...
I'm alive!?
{The young blond stood up in joy as he examined his body.}
"Wow! This body is even better than my previous one! I'm really alive and kicking!" I exclaimed unconsciously in joy as I kicked my foot against the grassy ground.
"Are you alright, Kira-san?"
"What happened to Kira-san?"
{The student who accidentally hit him with the ball asked Ryosuke—or Jack's new body's name, as the other student observed Jack examining his new body like a fool.}
"Did the ball hit him too hard?"
"No way! I only kicked the ball with a little strength! And besides, it's Ryosuke Kira! There's no way he'll-"
"Then why is he acting strange?"
"I, I don't know!"
{Their little commotion attracted the coach's attention, and he approached them hurriedly.}
"What is happening here?"
"Coach! Taiji-kun accidentally hit Kira-san's head with a ball, and now Kira-san is acting very strange!"
"What? It's not my fault at all why he's acting strange!"
"Quiet! I'll talk to him."
{The middle-aged coach approached Jack's new body, while Jack was completely unaware as he looked at his current body's palms in amazement.}
"Ryosuke-kun, are you alright?"
{Jack's mind was currently racing with countless thoughts, and he snapped out of his thoughts as the coach asked him.}
Wait...
I looked ahead and saw a middle-aged man.
I felt their language is a bit familiar...
{Jack finally realized the situation he was in. He realized that the language used by the middle-aged man was kind of familiar.}
"Hey, Ryosuke-kun, are you ok?"
{The middle-aged coach asked in worry.}
That language...
It's Japanese!
I couldn't be wrong!
Could it be... That my new body is Japanese? Then I didn't travel into another world at all, and my soul was just sent into a foreign country like Japan in Asia?
I thought as the middle-aged coach was about to touch my head, and I unconsciously blurted out in Japanese, "I'm doing fine!"
"Really? Are you sure you're not hurt at all?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"What a relief!"
{The middle-aged coach sighed in relief as the students surrounded them.}
"See? I told you I didn't kick that ball hard."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Kira-san was the 'Crown Jewel of Japan' after all!"
"That's right, haha."
{Their conversation caught Jack's attention.}
Crown Jewel of Japan?
I asked out of curiosity, "I'm the Crown Jewel of Japan?"
{His teammates answered enthusiastically.}
"Yeah!"
"We were able to reach the finals ultimately because of you."
"Without your lead, we probably wouldn't be able to reach the semi-finals, let alone the finals!"
{The coach joined in the conversation.}
"You guys... It's true that Ryosuke-kun is talented, but it's also because all of you are working as a team that you were able to achieve the impossible and reach the finals, right, Ryosuke-kun?"
{The coach turned to Jack while smiling with a cheerful expression.}
{However, Jack didn't know what they were talking about since Jack didn't inherit the memories of Ryosuke Kira.}
"Right..." I just responded without thinking.
It would probably be troublesome if they realized that I do not have recollection of what they're talking about after all.
From my observations, my name is something like Ryosuke or Kira... I am completely unfamiliar, as I am not Japanese.
<The System is loading...>
What?
{A mechanical voice suddenly sounded in Jack's mind.}
Is that you, Morgan?
<The System is loading... 99%... 100%.>
Morgan? Hey, don't fool around...
<The Gamer System's loading is complete.>
Complete? Loading? What is happening?
<The Host's Stats:>
<Name: Ryosuke Kira.>
<Occupation: Football Player. (Student)>
<Football Skills: ~Role: Forward CF ST~ [Finishing: 3.1] [Dribbling: 1.5] [Ball Control: 1.4] [Speed: 1.1] [Positioning: 2.6] [Off-the-ball-movement: 1.9] [Hold-up Play: [Link-up 0.8] [Vision: 0.6] [Creativity: [Set pieces: 1.7] [Defense: [Mentality: 1.2]< p>
<Gamer Points: 1.0>
What is this?
A hologram filled with text suddenly appeared in front of me...
{Jack was dumbfounded to discover that a transparent screen was floating in front of him.}