[Congratulations, host! The Slam Dunk System has been successfully activated! Please open the system interface to claim your main quest!]
One early morning, when Wu Yufei woke up from his sleep, he suddenly heard a sound effect in his head that sounded like a system prompt in a game.
"Who?! Who is it?!"
Wu Yufei was startled, thinking it was some prankster messing with him.
However, when Wu Yufei got out of bed and looked around, he realized there was no one else in the room.
What was even more surprising was that he wasn't in his university dormitory at all, but in a completely unfamiliar room.
Where... is this?
Hadn't he gone out with his dorm mates last night for a birthday party, gotten drunk, and been carried back to the dormitory to sleep?
But this wasn't the familiar dormitory he'd been staying in for two years, nor was it any of the hotels around the school he remembered.
And what was that voice earlier?
He had drunk so much last night, yet why did his head not hurt at all when he woke up? He also did not feel thirsty or have any desire to drink water. There was no smell of alcohol on his body either.
Could it be that some kind, beautiful older sister had helped him take a shower and then moved him to the bed to sleep?
There were simply too many questions swirling in his mind, leaving Wu Yufei momentarily at a loss for what to think.
With no other choice, Wu Yufei picked up the neatly folded set of clothes on the bedside table, threw them on, and walked out the door to see who had moved him there.
Upon opening the door, he was greeted by a beautifully decorated living room. From the decor alone, it was clear that this family was well-off. At the very least, they were middle-class.
Unfortunately, there was no one in the living room.
Wu Yufei then searched the bathroom, kitchen, and another bedroom, but saw no one.
There was only a note on the kitchen counter.
"Yufei, Dad has gone to the office. I've already contacted the school and the team coach about your situation. Remember not to be late."
"Hmm... Yufei? That is indeed my name, but my dad doesn't work at a company, and this isn't my home. My university is hundreds of kilometers away from here."
Looking at the note in his hand, Wu Yufei was completely baffled.
Could it be...
After thinking for two full minutes, Wu Yufei came up with a perfect explanation for the current situation.
Could it be that I... have traveled through time??
"......"
Trembling, he dropped the note and ran back to his bedroom, picking up a mirror on the desk and looking into it.
"Is this... me?"
The face reflected in the mirror bore a resemblance to the one Wu Yufei remembered, but it had a more youthful appearance, clearly that of a teenager around fifteen or sixteen years old.
Wu Yufei then looked at the wardrobe in the room and realized that when he stood straight, he was only slightly shorter than the wardrobe!
The wardrobe was two meters tall! That meant he was at least 185 centimeters tall!
No matter how hard it was to believe, Wu Yufei had to admit the truth: he had indeed traveled through time.
"If that's the case, then the voice I heard earlier in my head was…"
Wu Yufei recalled the voice he had heard when he woke up earlier.
Open the system interface?
Wu Yufei closed his eyes and mentally said, "Activate the system."
Ding—System activation successful! Now scanning host's physical information and setting main quest.
The next moment, Wu Yufei felt as though he had been placed on a table, with his entire body scanned by some kind of device.
Then, in the darkness before his closed eyes, a beam of light suddenly appeared!
A panel resembling a character attribute screen from a game appeared before Wu Yufei, displaying various data.
Slam Dunk System (High School Edition)
Basic Information:
Name: Wu Yufei
Age: 15
Height: 188.4 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Wingspan: 207 cm
Body Fat Percentage: 5%
Attribute Panel:
Physical Constitution: 77
Agility: 82
Strength: 84
Endurance: 80
Detailed Attributes:
Dribbling: 80
Passing: 80
Jumping: 85
Mid-Range Shot: 75
Three-Point Shooting: 70
Overall Evaluation (A): In the current environment, you stand out as an elite among your peers. You are more than capable of taking on the role of a starting player in any high school team.
"Whoa..."
After reviewing his attributes, Wu Yufei couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
This... This is essentially setting his future life to "ultra-easy" mode, isn't it? After all, this body is only 15 years old right now!
Opening his eyes, Wu Yufei looked down at the sturdy muscles on his arms.
Compared to his previous life, where he was only of average build, Wu Yufei was quite satisfied with his current physique.
After reading so many Time travel novels, he never expected that he would be chosen by the Time travel deity and enjoy the same dream-like treatment as the predecessors in the Time travel world.
"Oh right, didn't Dad say earlier that I should go to high school to meet some coach?"
Wu Yufei recalled the contents of the note from earlier.
He hurried back to the kitchen, picked up the note, and double-checked the contents.
Flipping to the back of the note, he clearly saw the name of a high school.
Kanagawa Prefecture Private Miura-dai High School.
Boom—!
A thunderclap struck Wu Yufei's heart.
Kanagawa? Miura-dai?
"This… This is the world of Slam Dunk?!"
The happiness came too suddenly, leaving Wu Yufei completely unsure of what expression to make.
Slam Dunk was his favorite anime in his previous life, without a doubt!
He had watched both the anime and the manga at least fifty times, and every time he watched it, he felt as excited as the first time.
It was precisely because of this anime that he fell in love with basketball and became a mainstay of his school's team from elementary school to college.
Even though he was only 175 centimeters tall by high school, he could still outmaneuver those taller players over 180 centimeters with his speed and technical advantages.
But this was only possible on the school court and the street court, where he could show off his skills.
Height remained the biggest obstacle preventing Wu Yufei from entering the professional realm. He had tried every possible method to increase his height—diet, exercise, even medication—but all efforts ended in failure.
In the end, Wu Yufei had to accept the reality that basketball could only be his hobby and specialty, not his livelihood.
But things are different now!
At just 15 years old, his body is already nearly 190 centimeters tall. With proper diet and exercise, he can definitely play professional basketball in the future!
Plus, he's been transported into the world of his favorite manga, Slam Dunk.
Is there anyone happier than Wu Yufei right now? No!
He put the note back in his bag, grabbed a sandwich from the fridge, and finished it in a few bites. Then he returned to his room, picked up his wallet, confirmed that it indeed contained a few large yen bills, and walked out the door with a satisfied smile.
Downstairs at the apartment building, Wu Yufei hailed a taxi, handed the sticky note to the driver, and set off toward Miura-dai High School.