Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"Eijun."

"Hmm..." Rongchun responded before he could come back to his senses. Looking at the two golden lumps beside the bed... "Xin, Yi, you are here."

"are you asleep?"

"No..." Rongchun rubbed his eyes, turned over and got up.

He recalled some things from a long time ago. The puppy's face had begun to become blurry in his memory, but the leader's face was still so clear.

It was very funny at that time, and there was always some irrelevant things when talking to them.

"We're going to Tokyo today, aren't we?"

"It's the 3pm bus." Rong Chun got out of bed and looked out the window. "Do you want to go for morning exercise first?"

"Okay!"

Two years ago, Rongchun found them in a wilderness survival club. He was so happy that he called them by their code names, Spider and Butterfly, the first time he saw them.

Although this made them notice me, it also made them wary of me.

Eijun explained it this way, "The brother's movements are swift and fierce, while the sister's movements are graceful and light, like a spider and a butterfly."

Although he knew that his explanation was too blunt, they didn't expose him, so Rongjun just let it go.

It was another cherry blossom season, and after running and playing with his favorite for half a day, he once again said goodbye to his family and friends at the station.

This time no one cried.

He looked at his friends outside the door who were cheering him on, and only turned around and sat down after he got out of the platform and could no longer hear their cheers.

This time there is no sadness or determination like in the previous life.

He could only calmly plan his future arrangements.

"Sawamura-kun."

"..." As soon as he got out of the station, Eijun saw Takashima Rei waiting at the exit, "Hello, Ms. Takashima, didn't you say I could go by myself? Are you worried that I won't come?"

"...No." Takashima did have this worry, especially since Eijun's pitching performance that day was so beyond imagination. He was even more afraid that this talented child would waste his talent.

"I'm just kidding. I said I'd come, and I'll come. Let's go!" Rongchun smiled naturally and ran to Miss Takashima's car with his luggage.

"Um..."

Perhaps there is also a concern that he might be scouted by another school, and if he is pulled in by another school, he will become a tough competitor.

"Once you get to the dormitory, you can pack your luggage first, take a good rest today, and prepare for tomorrow!"

Eijun took out his book and continued reading while riding in the car. "Even during spring break, there are strict practices starting in the morning, right?"

"...Sawamura-kun, you have understood it, right?... It seems that you have made up your mind enough..."

"...Yeah?"

Arriving at the gate of Qingdao, Rongchun got out of the car and looked at Takashima Rei, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Takashima. I know where the dormitory is."

"Hmm..." Takashima Rei nodded and said with a smile: "My work has also come to an end. Although you may not be able to adapt to the new environment, I believe in your ability."

"Come on! Future Ace!"

"Thank you. I will get along well with the seniors." After saying that, Rongjun waved his hand and turned to walk into the school.

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Walking to the dormitory alone, Rongchun went straight to the door of Room 5.

Seeing his name on the doorplate, Rongchun was indeed assigned here. He knocked on the door and suddenly remembered something when he turned the doorknob.

'Oh! That's right, the tradition of Room 5!'

Just as Rongchun was thinking about how to react, the door of Room 5 slowly opened with a creaky sound, and a pale head with rolled eyes and bleeding appeared from the darkness.

"..." He suddenly gave her a sinister smile. After a moment of silence, Eijun bowed out of habit... and politely, "Hello, senior Kuramochi. I'm Eijun Sawamura who's staying here today! Thank you for your guidance!"

"..." Kuramochi's mouth twitched suddenly. You are so polite... too polite...

Then the lights in the room came on, and Zengzi-senpai appeared holding a piece of paper, "Please give me your guidance."

"Yes, please give me your guidance, Masuko-senpai."

“…” Unable to scare anyone, Kuramochi wiped off her makeup with a look of regret, turned around and started looking through her things, “Hahaha… Don’t bother with him, he made a mistake in yesterday’s game and punished himself by not allowing himself to speak, isn’t that weird?”

"..." Seeing Zengzi-senpai blushing, Rongjun smiled, put the gift on the bed, took off his hat and put down his hair and mask.

Seeing their slightly surprised expressions, Rongchun put down his things and asked in confusion: "Is there a problem?"

"No, then... let's play video games together to build our relationship!"

"Yeah, okay..." Rongchun turned around and looked at them, but the two of them were already ready to come over.

When Eijun was about to sit down, he heard Kuramochi-senpai whispering sinisterly from behind, "If you lose... you'll have to run errands for us for the whole year."

"Kuramochi-senpai, I'm ready, can we start?"

“Hahaha… let’s get started!”

The three of them fought for most of the night, and when the breathing of the two seniors stabilized, Rongjun opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze.

When I came to my senses, I couldn't concentrate anymore and continued to be in a daze, so I quietly got up, took my headphones and went out for a run.

Early the next morning, Kuramochi and Masuko saw that Sawamura's bed sheets were bulging and thought he was still sleeping, so they quietly left with a bad idea.

What they didn't expect was that Rong Chun was still running around the outer circle of the school at this time and forgot the time to go back and gather.

On the court, the morning mist gradually dissipated, and the first-year students had already lined up to welcome the second- and third-year seniors as well as Supervisor Kataoka.

"Have all the new players arrived?"

"Yes!"

"Then please introduce yourselves one by one in order!"

"Yes!"

Masuko, who was standing at the back, saw that Kuramochi was still yawning, and held up the paper, "Are you really going to ignore that guy?"

Kuramochi smiled slyly with tears on his face, "Hehe...it doesn't matter. It's his own fault that he can't get up when the time comes."

“…”Chris was helpless when he saw the interaction between the two of them.

Takashima Rei, who was standing by, was not in such a good mood. "What is that kid doing?"

At this time, Rong Chun was finishing his last lap and running towards the court.

Looking at the team that was already introducing themselves, Eijun shifted his gaze to Miyuki who was sneaking behind the storage room, and after thinking for a moment, he ran behind him.

"what are you doing here?"

"Eh!" Yu Xing was startled by the guy who suddenly appeared, and looked carefully, "You are..."

"What? Senior, don't you remember me?" Rong Chun looked at him with regret.

"No, even if you turn into ashes I will still remember your voice." Yukichi feels so angry when he thinks about it now.

At that time, Eijun and Chris cooperated so well, but unexpectedly, when it was Miyuki's turn to receive the ball, Eijun threw the first ball to Chris.

"Really? I didn't expect that Senior was so impressed by me."

“Of course…” If I wasn’t doing something sneaky right now, I would… “You…you’re late on your first day?”

"In that case, isn't it the same for Senior?" As soon as Rong Chun saw him smiling like that, he knew that he was planning something.

"But you're in trouble now! Our supervisor is very fierce! He's especially strict with those who are late! There are about a hundred people on our team... The supervisor might not even remember your name after three years!"

"Eh! Is it that serious?" Rong Chun started to act worriedly.

Sure enough, this guy Yukichi started to teach him how to sneak in, and he said it in a very serious manner.

"Listen carefully, you only have one chance!"

"Yeah." Rongchun looked for the right opportunity and ran over as if he was taking a walk.

"Hey!" Yu Xing was so frightened that he almost fell out, but he had already run out. He took a deep breath and took a step forward, "Everyone, look! This kid is late and still wants to..."

"Coach! I'm sorry I'm late!" Eijun cooperated loudly and drowned out Miyuki's voice. He stood next to the supervisor and pointed to the storage room. "And that senior is also late. He taught me how to sneak into the team. He said he succeeded last year."

The entire stadium suddenly became quiet, and everyone shifted their eyes from Eijun to Miyuki who was awkwardly standing there.

"..." Miyuki was startled by the supervisor's gaze. He closed his shocked mouth and ran to the supervisor, "Supervisor! I'm sorry I'm late!"

"..." Kataoka looked at Yuki with a dark face. This bastard, who let him off last year, dared to teach his junior to do the same thing this year, but he failed. Kataoka looked at the student who came to admit his mistake obediently, "What's your name?"

"My name is Sawamura Eijun, and I graduated from Nagano Akashichou Junior High School."

"Oh~ this guy is him!"

"This is the first time I've seen him like this!"

"Is his end all right?"

"..." Kataoka supervised the second and third grades and successfully calmed them down, then looked at Sawamura.

Indeed, Sawamura had come several times before, but every time he came he wore a mask and a hat, and almost no one knew what he looked like.

"You're so brave to be late on the first day!" Kataoka said, turning to Miyuki, "And you even tried to sneak in. You better run until the end of practice."

Behind them, Masuko, who was doing it for her own good, and Kuramochi, who was laughing arrogantly, were held up. The supervisor, wearing sunglasses, said, "And the senior who shares the same dormitory with this guy, you two should run too!"

When they were about to go for a run with a look of disappointment on their faces, Director Kataoka called out to Eijun, "Boy, go back and get your hair cut before coming back."

This statement hit the nail on the head for everyone, and they all looked towards Rong Chun.

"..." Rongchun looked at the coach in silence, and after a while he said calmly: "Coach, this is the hair I've been growing since the first grade of junior high school, and there shouldn't be a hard and fast rule that the baseball club has to cut their hair short!"

"..." Indeed, no, but Kataoka was worried that this would affect practice and competition, and that boys with long hair would easily cause prejudice.

"I promise it won't affect my studies and baseball."

Eijun knew that this was an adult's concern, but when Miyuki jokingly tried to touch his hair, Eijun's voice dropped, "Besides my mom, the last person who touched my hair was in the hospital for a month."

"So, I hope the supervisor will agree to let me stay."

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