Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"We're here, get up."

"Hmm..." Rongchun blinked, stretched his body, opened the door and got out of the car.

The team manager and the production crew were already waiting in the parking lot. As soon as they saw people getting off the bus, they hurried forward.

"You two should hurry up and take care of it, the interview is about to begin."

"Oh~"

"I told you not to get so excited, hurry up!"

"Ah! I know!" Fearing that he would be kicked, Rongjun covered his butt and ran away quickly.

The team manager was no longer surprised and followed along with the production crew with a smile.

Just a quick tidy up and they are ready.

As soon as he got on stage, Rongchun saw himself and a terribly skinny child on the big screen...

Eijun was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Huh!? How come there is this photo!?"

Then there was a sudden burst of applause, and Eijun was pulled by Kuramochi to sit down.

"Welcome to tonight's live sports and entertainment news."

"We have always been curious about where Mr. Sawamura went and what he did after he disappeared for a year. Now, we finally know the answer!"

"This was sent to me a few days ago by a friend of mine who is a war correspondent. This is a photo she took of a volunteer helping war orphans, and she found you in this photo."

"So, Mr. Sawamura, you disappeared to participate in the operation to rescue war orphans."

"I guess you're going to the battlefield this time you're taking leave!"

“……” Seeing that Sawamura didn’t respond after the host talked for a while, Kuramochi kicked him directly.

Eijun was kicked so hard that he almost fell down. He struggled to keep from falling and reached out to Kuramochi for help, "Help... Help..."

"..." As a result, he got a roll of the eyes from Kuramochi-senpai. As soon as Rong Jun sat back, he blurted out the words he was used to, "Kuramochi-senpai is too much. Why didn't you save me?"

"Huh? Are you complaining about your senior?"

"No! No!" Rongjun suddenly became timid and shrank into the corner of the sofa, trying to avoid Kuramochi's continued poisoning.

This scene made the audience laugh, and Rongchun was rescued by the host.

"Oh, I'm just so surprised. This will probably be the only photo of me showing my face..."

The host laughed and said, "Then I'm going to tell you something that will probably surprise you even more. This is actually a photo I found from someone else's photo."

Then the original photo appeared on the screen. Rong Chun and the child were moved to the corner of the photo. Rong Chun couldn't help but sigh at the pixels of the current camera.

"Could it be that no one knew about this before?"

"Yes! Kuramochi-senpai knows." Eijun responded with a big smile.

"..." Kuramochi smacked his lips in dissatisfaction. This was pushing the topic back to him. Senior Chris also knew this...

The host was also smart. He brought the topic to Kuramochi with a few words. After asking a few questions, he started asking some questions about the team.

Rongchun adjusted himself to a comfortable sitting position, occasionally answering questions and responding with a smile.

"Mr. Sawamura's birthday will be here soon, so let's wish him a happy 31st birthday in advance~"

"Ohhh...thank you!"

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With nimble fingers, he fiddled with the baseball in his hand, counting the number of seams over and over again, feeling the weight of the ball and the touch of the leather.

The road was flat, and the street lights passed through the car windows and flashed across their faces.

"Go back and rest early. You've been distracted three times during the show."

"Well, sorry, I'm a little tired..." Eijun lowered his eyes and apologized to Kuramochi-senpai who had rescued him several times.

"..." Kuramochi glared at Eijun, took out a small white card and a pen, and threw it to Eijun, "A wishing card. You can get any gift you want."

"..." Eijun blinked, looking at the small white card in his hand, the smile on his face could not be controlled, and he hugged him directly, "Oh~ Kuramochi-senpai is the best!"

"Whoa! Stop it, idiot! I'm driving!"

Rongchun held the wish card tightly and carefully as if it were a treasure, and kept muttering along the way, "What gift should I ask for?"

"It's so noisy! Get out of the car!"

"Okay~" Rong Chun was climbing out of the car slowly, but was kicked out by Kuramochi the next second.

"Go back and rest quickly... We'll be moving back to the dormitory in a few days."

"Yes...I know!" Defeated by Kuramochi's bullying, Eijun ran into the building, waved to him and closed the door.

Holding the important baseball in one hand and the wishing card given by Kuramochi in the other, Eijun lay down on the sofa and stared at the night view outside the window in a daze.

Boom! ! !

"!" Suddenly there was an explosion. Rong Chun jumped up from the sofa in a daze and picked up the fruit knife on the table to be on guard.

He glanced around with his sharp eyes, but didn't find anything unusual. There was no sign of anyone coming into the room, and the bell hanging on the door handle didn't ring. Although there were some strange noises, it was certain that they were not in this room.

"Someone else's?" Rong Chun relaxed, stood up and put down the fruit knife, picked up the baseball and the wishing card, then looked at his phone and found that he had received a message from the little wolf cub.

'Why didn't you tell me earlier!'

I can imagine the expression on his face when he said this, and Rongchun curled his lips in amusement, "Is it half past four..."

After putting the things in his pocket, he turned to look out the window. A thick smoke blocked his view. Rongchun was silent for a moment, "Hey! There's a fire downstairs!"

He rushed out the door, checked and ran down two floors, only to find that the house of one of his little fans was on fire. It seemed that the residents nearby had already fled.

Rong Chun saw that his door was open, and thought that he must have run away, so he followed the crowd. However, he bumped into someone else when he turned around. He quickly supported the person and said, "It's dangerous here, let's go quickly."

"My child is still inside!" The woman wanted to rush over regardless of the danger.

"Are you the mother of that little fan?"

The little fan who recognized him even though he was fully armed with a mask and a hat, Rongjun naturally recognized his mother who was with him.

"I'll go find him..."

Blazing flames, rising smoke, Rong Chun was already used to such scenes, but the difference was that this time he was the one being surrounded, and he was there to save people.

Rongchun found the child in his room. He was holding the signed baseball that he had given him and crying. Rongchun patted his head gently and said, "Don't cry. I'll take you to find your mother."

Like a magic placebo, the little boy with tears in his eyes looked up at his idol with golden tears in his eyes, and couldn't help but think of his tall figure on the court.

This feeling of security made him seem to forget how dangerous the situation they were in was, and he hugged the hero in his mind tightly.

Rongchun took a blanket and covered him with it, then stood up and ran out.

When a foul smell came from the air, Rongchun's face suddenly changed, and he rushed forward without paying attention to the wall of fire blocking his way.

The door was right in front of him, and he could hear the rumbling sound in his ears and the hot breath he was breathing. He felt like he was in a state of levitation. The force from behind pushed his body towards the door faster, but he just gently pushed the quilt in his arms out.

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"Um..."

Kuramochi popped his head out from under the quilt, turned over and looked at the open window. He sat up helplessly and scratched his hair, then got out of bed and closed the window. "No wonder it's so cold."

It's almost five o'clock now, and he's awake now. Kuramochi thought for a moment, "Let's catch that Sawamura kid for morning exercise. He should be awake by now."

Kuramochi changed his clothes and called Eijun, but the phone rang for a while and no one answered. He frowned and sneered, "How dare you not answer my call, kid? The offseason is over and you're still being lazy."

Thinking about how to teach Eijun a lesson, Kuramochi picked up his bat and went out.

When he arrived at the stadium, some people were already exercising. Although it was not very enthusiastic, it was still lively.

In the past, there was always one particularly loud voice at this time, which could bring up the momentum of an entire cheering group simply by its own strength.

Kuramochi always complained that he was too noisy, but even though he said that, he actually didn't hate him.

After Eijun sent a text message saying "I want to take a break, don't worry." and then disappeared, Kuramochi once felt that it was too quiet here.

When Eijun came back a year later, Kuramochi looked at Eijun who walked up to him carrying only a suitcase.

He still remembers how brightly he smiled at that time, and said in a nostalgic big voice, "I'm back."

Then, Cang Jiu gave him a loving education.

But Eijun moved out of the dormitory, saying, "I want to be alone for a while, and I will move back soon."

The team actually agreed...

This stay lasted for two years.

Because it was time-consuming and laborious to run back and forth every day, Kuramochi told him, "It's almost time to move back."

Without even thinking, Rongchun answered readily, "Okay, I'll move back after this offseason."

"Oh, Kuramochi, that Eijun guy is moving back, right?"

"Well, he'll be moving back in a few days."

Obviously, Rongjun, the little sun, is very popular in the team, so the first thing the players say is about him.

Obviously, Kuramochi, the senior who has known Eijun the longest and has the best relationship with him in the team, and who just appeared on the show together with him, became the first person to be asked.

When Kuramochi had just finished warming up, the team manager hurried over and said, "Kuramochi, I have something to tell you. Come out for a moment."

"What's the matter?" Seeing him in a panic, Kuramochi frowned, feeling that something was wrong, and quickly followed him out of the stadium.

The manager walked to a deserted place, then thought for a moment and whispered, "Something happened to Sawamura..."

Kuramochi was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment, "Wha...what?"

"He was caught in the fire and is now in the hospital for treatment. He hasn't regained consciousness yet..." The team manager didn't dare to look at Kuramochi's increasingly frightened expression. "The doctor said... the situation is not optimistic..."

Kuramochi lowered his head... He just suddenly felt very cold... He was shivering with cold...

"I... am going to the hospital now..."

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