Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"Come on, Inami!"

"do not give up!"

"Sawamura! The last one!"

"Come on!"

In Qingdao's rest area, the players were watching the match on the field intently, feeling nervous but unable to hide their excitement.

Fūtani fully expressed his inner desire, his eagerness to pitch, and his desire to win against Eijun, who was also a first-year pitcher.

"Fouya..." Kawakami felt helpless when he saw Fouya turning on the gas stove, but he still tightened the railing unconsciously with his hands.

"This game is so exciting... I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to play..."

This strong thought continued to ferment in their hearts and turned into a desire for summer to continue.

"..." Tamba in the bullpen was a little unwilling, but relieved, 'After today, no one will say Qingdao lacks an absolute trump card...'

"Qiang!"

In an instant, all the sounds disappeared, including the enthusiastic cheers from the audience and the players on the field who had their own dreams and expectations.

Their eyes followed the ball, and then, the moment it entered the glove, there was a sound of joy and sorrow.

"Snapped!"

There were more than one sound of Yanmian, and everyone was quietly waiting for the referee's decision at this moment.

"competition is over!"

"We won...We won!"

"what--!"

The whole stadium was boiling at this moment. Only at this time did the Qingdao players come back to their senses from the high pressure of the game and rushed to the pitcher's mound in an instant.

"Great!"

"We can go to Koshien now!"

"Eijun!"

"We won..." As they cried with joy and embraced him, and watched them laugh loudly, Rongjun felt dazed for a moment, raised his head, and looked at the sky...

The sky was blue, the sun was hot, everything was the same as that day, but the result was different...

"The seniors' summer can continue..."

Thinking of this, Rong Chun didn't know whether he was relieved or relieved, he just felt a sense of relief and hugged the people who held him in their arms tightly.

"The first-year player of Seidou withstood the pressure and finished the game! Standing at the top of the 118 schools in the West Tokyo area in the National High School Baseball Championship is..."

"Qingdao High School!"

The broadcast announced the result to everyone in the stadium, but to Inami it was just a cruel notification.

"A Ming..." Looking at Ming who was crying in a daze, Harada stepped forward and patted his shoulder, "Go and form a team."

"Senior Aya..." Ming held the railing tightly, trembling uncontrollably but not lowering his head. Instead, he looked at Qingdao who was celebrating, "If... I..."

If I had worked harder and been more cautious, I wouldn't have lost so many points. Then the outcome of the game would have been different.

At this moment, his heart was filled with endless regret. He not only lost his summer, but also lost the last summer of his seniors.

"This is a game without ifs..." Harada stopped Ming from talking and said nothing more.

Cheng Gong certainly knew it, and looking at the scene in front of him, his eyes became more determined than ever before.

The applause continued as both teams lined up on the field. Regardless of whether it was a happy or sad moment, the game had already been decided.

"salute!"

"Thanks for the advice!"

Amid the long sound of air raid sirens, the contestants on both sides bent down and bowed.

"Congratulations..." Holding Yuki's hand, Harada looked at him with a pair of determined eyes on his face that still showed traces of grief, "You have to stand at the top! Yuki!"

"...Yeah!" Feeling the strength in his hand, Yuki was stunned for a moment and then nodded firmly.

“……” Miyuki originally planned to say hello to Ming, but when he saw the pair of eyes that were obviously red from crying, he fell silent again.

He didn't play in this game, or if he went over to say hello, Ming would think he was provoking...

After exchanging greetings, Cheng Gong simply walked straight to Rong Chun and grabbed his hand without Rong Chun raising it yet.

"I will definitely win it back next time!"

"..." Rongchun looked at his tightly held hand, then raised his eyes to Cheng Gong with swollen eyes, and nodded gently, "Hmm..."

"Tsk..." Narimiya was so unhappy that he said, "Don't get too carried away, or you might end up being eliminated in the first round of Koshien!"

"No...Senior, don't be sad."

"What! Stop being so proud!"

"no..."

"You're just showing off, aren't you?"

“…I’m too lazy to tell you.”

"Hey!"

After greeting each other, when both parties retreated to their own rest areas, Narimiya suddenly turned around and looked at Eijun again.

"You absolutely cannot lose!"

"..." Rongchun looked at Cheng Gong's back, who was depressed but still walking steadily, and replied lightly, "Well, no."

"Qingdao!"

"Director Kataoka!"

"Let's go to Koshien and have a great fight!"

"Azhe!"

"Isashiki! Masuko!"

"We'll go to Koshien to cheer you on!"

"Chris!"

"Sawamura!"

"Let's dominate the country!"

After completing a series of procedures to win the championship, considering that the contestants were already very tired, Kataoka asked everyone to rest first and accepted interviews from reporters individually.

“His performance really exceeded many people’s expectations, as he reached such an important stage as the finals in his first year and achieved such a good result.”

"We believe in his strength..." Although that kid is really troublesome, his strength is unquestionable.

"His performance on the court has been inspiring everyone. In fact, his performance has exceeded our expectations. He performed very well." When he said this, Kataoka's serious expression gradually relaxed and he showed a gratified smile.

"Yes, today's game was really exciting..."

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The players who were resting outside the venue thanked the audience who came to support them, then packed their luggage and prepared to board the bus.

Here, Rongchun met someone he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Sawamura-senpai!"

"Ah..." Rong Chun was wondering who would call him senior when he saw someone rushing over, "Qing Shui..."

"Eijun..."

"Sawamura!"

When everyone realized that the big guy was sprinting at full speed, they subconsciously rushed forward to grab Eijun. After all, getting hit by a big guy like that was no joke.

But the man was too fast, and Sawamura actually took a defensive stance in an instant.

"boom!"

The sound of the two people colliding was so loud that Chris's face suddenly changed and his scalp went numb.

What was unexpected was that not only was Sawamura not knocked down, he also took advantage of the situation to adjust his posture to relieve some of the impact.

"Are you going to grab me as soon as we meet..." Rongchun tensed his muscles, and the bulging veins on his temples showed how hard he was trying.

"My strength has increased!" The guy was boasting about his upper hand and was still pushing forward with all his strength.

If they relax, they may be knocked out at any time, and the two of them are in a stalemate...

"Ah...Eijun, this is very dangerous..." Haruichi and Furuya were panicked and didn't know what to do. They looked around and asked their seniors for help.

"What are you two doing?" Seeing this, Isashiki jumped out of the car angrily.

"enough!"

When the two of them were unwilling to give in and everyone was about to step forward to stop them, Chris's roar scared everyone off.

"sorry!"

"Sawamura-senpai..." Shimizu was shocked, "You apologized so obediently!"

"Are you being bullied? No... Impossible, if there is any bullying, it should be Sawamura-senpai who bullies others! What's wrong with you..."

Thanks to Shimizu's reaction, Rongchun's eyebrows jumped, he turned around and pinched his face, then bent him down to look at him at eye level.

"Shut up!" Rong Chun smiled with his eyes curved, and said in a 'gentle' voice.

"I'm sorry..." Qingshui broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down in front of him.

“……”Looking at this scene, everyone in Qingdao had a dark look on their faces.

"You guys..." Chris slapped his forehead immediately, feeling really disgusted.

After all, the game had just ended and there were spectators all around. No matter how you thought about it, both in terms of your physical and mental state and in a public place, you shouldn't do such a thing.

On the bus back home, they should have been filled with joy that was hard to calm down, but now everyone's attention was more focused on Sawamura and Shimizu.

"Shimizu Yuto, a junior..." Eijun introduced briefly.

"I'm Yuto Shimizu, a third-year junior high school student, and I play center..."

"What! The third year of junior high school!"

"How tall are you?" Kuramochi asked in shock, as his body shape didn't look like that of a junior high school student at all.

"I am 187cm tall and weigh 80kg. The person I respect the most is Sawamura-senpai. What I want most right now is to enter high school..."

Shimizu answered the question and continued to talk to himself. He became more and more depressed as he spoke, "Continue to play with Sawamura-senpai..."

"Ah..." With a low sigh, Shimizu looked at Eijun and cried aggrievedly, "Why is Sawamura-senpai playing baseball?"

"Don't you like football? You're such a good football player! Do you like baseball that much?"

"You also said that Yokohama Academy's rugby team is pretty good! I thought you were going there and accepted the invitation there a long time ago!"

"Don't cry..." Rongchun pushed away Qingshui's face with disgust and sighed helplessly.

"Don't you think Sawamura-senpai wants to go to the national competition?"

"I can go to the national competition now..."

"It's totally different! I might as well go to Qingdao where Sawamura-senpai is!"

"Seidou doesn't have a rugby club..."

"Ahhhh~!"

"So noisy..." Eijun silently disliked this guy in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he cleverly changed the subject, "Why did you come to watch the baseball game?"

"I came here with my brother..." Qingshui came back to his senses, "Stop the car quickly!"

"...You left him there!" Looking at Shimizu who was frantically asking the driver to stop, Eijun amusedly provoked him, "He will be very angry!"

"Ahhhh~!"

The driver found a temporary parking place for Qingshui to get off, and before leaving, he did not forget to ask Rongchun for his contact information.

"Sawamura-senpai, I finally have a cell phone, let's add Line!"

"Hmm..." Looking at the guy who was so happy that flowers were floating on his face, Rong Chun chuckled and said, "Let's contact each other later!"

"Yes!" Qingshui bowed to Rongchun excitedly, ran a few steps, and then came back worriedly.

"Sawamura-senpai...please don't force yourself!"

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