A full-time girlfriend-for-hire job suddenly turns into a reverse harem.
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International basketball prodigy and full-time girlfriend-for-hire Ymari Seinaru's life was going characteristically well until a series of unexpected encounters makes he...
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THE BASKETBALL GYM OF NIIYAMA GIRLS' ACADEMY WAS QUIET.
It was ten in the morning, and Coach Rei Kise had just called for an early lunch break, so the team could eat and then prepare for the opening ceremony in the afternoon. The Niiyama Girls' basketball team had spent the past seven days training for the Spring Nationals that was to open later today.
Although three of their members had just won the Tokyo Olympics two weeks ago, the pressure was still high for the team. After all, some of those olympic champions were in teams scattered across Japan. So there was no telling how much their respective teams have improved over the course of the year of preparations.
To add to that, their captain still hadn't returned from Tokyo after being hospitalized. And they were yet to know whether or not she had recovered well enough already to participate in the tournament.
"Ichigo, can you come here for a second?" Coach Rei, head of Niiyama Girls' basketball team, called out to her vice captain.
Ichigo heard her name and jogged toward the coach. Sweat glistened on her toned abs as she peeled off her practice shirt, tossing it to Hanuka, the team's power forward, who caught it without blinking.
She stopped in front of her coach, one hand on her hip. "What is it, Coach?"
"The schedule just came in," She said, handing Ichigo an iPad with the tournament bracket for the upcoming Spring Nationals, which would begin later.
"Looks like we're in Bracket B." Ichigo furrowed her brows, scrolling through.
She handed the iPad back, as she called on Hanuka.
The pink haired power forward tilted her head, "Bracket B?"
"Yeah. Our first game's after Bracket A." Coach Rei confirmed.
Ichigo took a gulp from her bottle of Startori Sweat, wiped her mouth, and screwed the cap back on.
"Do we have a game later, Coach?"
"Yes," The coach replied. "Uniforms arrived this morning from Sana, so after lunch, we'll distribute them, and have you girls prepare for the opening later at 2 in the afternoon."
Ichigo grabbed a towel and began drying off.
"Have you heard from Cap'n yet, Coach?" She tossed the towel into the used pile.
Hanuka also looked at Coach Kise expectantly, but the latter shook her head.
"Oh.." The power forward sulked.
The other players on the roster heard this and also looked bummed by the revelation.
Truth be told, they were more worried for their captain's health than her not participating in the Nationals. They were national champions already on their own, their captain made sure to build them up to become a strong team of athletes ready to take on any team. But the loss of their captain on the team and the added worry for her health made their spirits low.
