Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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For the first ball, Miyuki hit the ball right in the middle.

Before throwing the ball, Rongjun couldn't help but grab the ball in his pocket. This was the ball that Chris gave to him when he was desperately running to the major leagues and was in a low ebb.

It was the ball used to get the last out in that game when Eijun's family passed away.

He tore the ball apart with his own hands to hold his family's ashes and then sewed it back together.

It was his opportunity to enter that world.

Because of this ball, he went back to playing baseball. Now he really didn't want to play baseball anymore, but the person who gave him this ball was trying to get him to play baseball.

'You always appear at the most critical moment, lend me the first hand to save me, but I can't give you anything in return.'

"..." The ball was slow to come, and Chris wanted to see something from Rong Chun's eyes. Only when he saw a flash of tears in those golden eyes, he made a pitching gesture.

So, as long as it is what you expect, I will do it no matter what it is, as long as it is what you desire, I will accomplish it no matter what it is.

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"puppy!"

Eijun found his ball, but the kid named Puppy fell beside him, blood staining the vision red.

"It hurts! Kitty, retreat first!"

"You..." Rong Chun looked at the person who got up, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief and crawled over in panic, but he didn't expect that he would grab him with one hand, pull Rong Chun and run away.

"What are you doing? Leave him alone!"

"Compared to this, what about spiders and butterflies?"

"Don't try to change the subject! This is a battlefield, not a playground!"

"What are they doing?" Rongchun looked at the child who was holding his side while running with him, but the blood was still flowing out, "Blood..."

"Tsk...I'll take care of the guys behind!"

'The girl stopped, no, she's so young.'

"You'd better get rid of that burden!"

"She...she's going to die..." Rong Chun wanted to stop, but the child who was pulling him was surprisingly strong, so Rong Chun could only focus on chasing him, "She's going to die!"

"She..." Before he could finish his words, Rongchun fell down with his action. Rongchun climbed up while holding his thigh that hit the stone in pain.

“Hey… Hey!” Looking at the child lying on the ground, Rong Chun climbed over to help the child up despite his legs being scraped by the rocks, “We need to find a doctor quickly!”

"You're seriously injured!" Only then did they realize that he was shot not only in the right abdomen, but also in the left shoulder. Rong Chun's face turned pale and he became at a loss, "What...what should I do!"

Carrying the puppy on his back, Rongchun kept running through the ruins, not knowing what to do, "Someone come save him!"

The sound of gunfire covered his voice and confused his vision and mind, making it impossible for him to distinguish which ones were dangerous.

“…” Looking at the gun pointing at them, Rongchun’s mind went blank, just when he thought they were going to die.

The muzzle of the gun moved, and the people holding the guns tilted their postures and fell to the ground.

"Come on..."

"..." Rongchun saw the girl he had just separated from and hurriedly followed her.

"That stupid dog actually went to save a person who didn't care!"

"Okay, kitty, don't be angry. You guys are back now."

"Do you realize that there is an outsider in our territory now?"

"Hahaha..."

"..." Rong Chun huddled in a corner, letting these fully-equipped, cheerfully chatting people look at him. Among them were some children who looked neither big nor small, like puppies.

"You don't have to feel guilty. He wanted to save you himself."

Rong Chun looked up at the man standing in front of him. He had long white hair, sharp yet gentle eyes, a high nose bridge, strong facial features, and a gentle, crisp voice.

He is a very handsome man, but, "How can you say such a thing... He was injured because he was trying to save me, how can I not feel guilty!"

"..." The white-haired man just smiled, sat next to him, and said softly: "He is just bearing the consequences of his own choice."

"Bear the consequences of your choices..."

"Let me introduce myself. I'm White Wolf."

"..." Rong Chun couldn't help but feel strange about his sudden interruption. Their names were all animals, so what did they do?

The army? But how could there be children there? Could it be a drug gang, a criminal group, a killer group? The children who are often seen in movies, who are tortured by drugs, whose minds are tainted and they become ruthless killing machines.

"Although the puppy saved you, I regret to tell you that we will kill you."

"..." When he was daydreaming, he suddenly heard such a notice, like a bolt from the blue, catching Rong Chun off guard, "What...what?"

"You have to die here, of course. That's the puppy's job."

"..." Rongchun looked at this man. How could he say such words with such a calm expression and in such a joking tone, "...Are you kidding me?"

"..." White Wolf tilted his head and asked back, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

"!" No, he was not kidding. Rong Chun felt something was wrong and immediately stood up to escape, but when he turned around, a knife was already on his neck.

"Kill...Killing is against the law!"

"Talking about law on the battlefield? That's really strange!"

"..." When Rong Chun thought he was going to die again, a hand appeared from behind his ear, grabbed the tip of the knife and pushed it forward, and then his shoulder felt heavy.

The puppy hugged Rongchun and whispered, "I brought him back, so I'll be the one to deal with him."

"I am your fan. I started playing baseball because of you. I love baseball. Once, I almost jumped off a building because I injured my hand and thought I could never play baseball again..."

"..." His voice became weaker and weaker, and as his body slid down, Rongchun quickly caught him, "Hey!"

"Idiot...I won't care if the wound opens."

Rongchun looked at the helpless doctor, and she just picked up the puppy roughly.

Rong Chun quickly went over to protect him, avoiding his wounds and supporting him. Seeing this, the doctor raised his eyebrows and said, "Take him to lie on the bed..."

"Um..."

Afterwards, Rongchun sat by the bed, looking at the puppy without saying a word.

"You've been staring at me for three days. Don't you need to sleep?"

"!" Until he was startled by a sudden voice, "You're awake! I'll go call a doctor!"

"No need..." The puppy stopped him, lifted the sheets and looked at his shoulders and abdomen.

Seeing him trying to get up, Eijun reached out to help him up, but was stopped again, "This minor injury is nothing serious."

"It was just a minor injury! You almost died!"

"Isn't it normal for people to die on the battlefield?"

"..." Rong Chun fell silent after hearing this. Life and death are just the most common things to them...

"Your family just passed away, and you're here to serve as a war volunteer?"

"...How did you know that?"

"Didn't I tell you? I'm your fan. I've been your fan since you were a junior. At that time, I lived near the university you attended. At that time... I was only about ten years old!"

"..." Looking at him like this, he was just an ordinary child, and this was just an ordinary and peaceful little village, but they were all used to carrying swords and guns, disregarding life and death, "What do you do? Where is this place?"

"Hmm?" Xiaogou took the water poured by Rongchun, drank it in one gulp and said with a smile: "This is just a temporary camp for us to live and trade. As for what we do..."

"They are so-called mercenaries! You can call them killers, but there are also many active military personnel, some of whom are child soldiers, some of whom are still in school or work, and just come to play occasionally..."

"You don't seem to have any big reaction. You're not scared or running away?"

"..." Rong Chun came here simply because he felt that home was too lonely after returning home. He turned on the TV and saw the news, and suddenly wanted to come here.

"Because you think it doesn't matter if you die?"

"..." Rongjun held the baseball that contained his family's ashes before he left home, lowered his head and fell into silence.

"Then it's okay if I kill you." Xiaogou turned over and sat on the bed, approaching Rongchun, "After all, a celebrity like you will be very troublesome. We have to deal with you before you have a negative impact on us."

"You need to lie down and rest."

Xiao Gou ignored Rong Chun's attempts to stop him and pulled him away, "Let me tell you, these guys here are all a bunch of monsters. This kind of injury is nothing. Doctor, I'm leaving the hospital first!"

"Just remember to come back and change the medicine."

"Is it that easy to be discharged from the hospital?" Rongchun saw that the doctor didn't even look at him and agreed. He couldn't help but wonder if he was exaggerating. "He was shot twice!"

"Where are you going?" Rong Chun looked at his left shoulder worriedly, and carefully protected his waist. "You've only been lying in bed for three days! Even if you're a monster, there's no way you'll be okay!"

"Go find the leader and let him decide whether you live or die."

"First..." Rong Chun was blinded by the light from the door that suddenly opened, and before he could adjust, he was dragged away, "What did you just say!"

"Little dog, you want to die!"

“Oh, a major league pitcher!”

"Do you want to go find the leader..."

"..." It was obvious that the appearance of an outsider like him here made many people wary, so Rong Chun had no choice but to follow the puppy obediently.

Along the way, I saw some people I knew without even having to get to know them...

Until they entered a house, the puppy went straight around the hall and into the garden, "Chief, I'm here with people."

"Leader..." Rongchun looked at the back of the man with long golden hair. Isn't this the child who saved them!

Still a very beautiful, doll-like child!

"What did you bring me here for?"

“...?” Judging from the voice...is it a man?

"..." The puppy looked at Rongchun's surprised expression with amusement, "I hope the leader will agree to spare his life. I like him very much."

"As long as you can guarantee that he won't cause any adverse consequences to us."

"..." Rong Chun met the leader's gaze. It was obvious that his answer was related to his life and death.

"Are you an angel..."

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