Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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The second batter went back with a look of regret on his face, thinking that he had swung the bat too late and that was why he didn't hit the ball well. When he passed the waiting area, he said to the third batter, "His pitching posture is weird, but the ball is not strong, so it can be hit out."

"Ha!" The third batter looked at the second batter walking down and walked into the batter's box with a confused look on his face. 'One said the ball was heavy, and the other said it wasn't heavy. Which one is it?'

The confused third batter, facing the flying sweet ball, thought that he was just a freshman, and swung the bat without hesitation, sighing that he had a good feel.

The ball landed directly into the outfielder's glove, and the dugout suddenly let out a disappointed voice, "The outfielder was right there, what a shame!"

After the offense and defense were exchanged, Rongchun received encouragement from everyone, including the gentle Chris, "Very good shot, beautiful posture."

"Yes, I will keep working hard." Rongchun wiped the sweat off his forehead, approached Chris and asked for food.

"..." Chris looked at Rongchun who was looking forward to it, feeling a little helpless. Chris followed Ichiro's instructions and gave him three lollipops a day at most, one each in the morning, noon and evening.

After that, Rongchun kept asking for food, and his pitiful behavior caused others to secretly give him snacks. "If you do well in today's competition, I will reward you with a lollipop."

"Yes! I'll do my best!" After hearing Chris' reward, Rongchun happily ran out of the dugout to cheer for the batter.

At the end of the fifth inning, when the offense and defense exchanged again, the score was already 9-0, and Rongjun came on the court to pitch again.

"Is the game progressing so fast?" The audience who arrived a little later was also puzzled, "Am I late?"

"No...how should I put it..." The audience who had been there from the beginning didn't know how to explain it. It was really weird. "...It's just that this game is weird!"

"Damn it! What's wrong with this pitching rhythm!"

"The defense is too strong! No matter where we go, there will be people there!"

"What the hell is that first-year pitcher..."

The game was not as easy as they had imagined. They were originally angry that Qingdao sent its second-team team to compete, even though they had come here specially for a practice match, and the pitcher was only a freshman.

They thought they had an opportunity, but they didn't expect this first-year student to be so weird.

Rongchun didn't care about the batter. Chris's pitching rhythm was very brisk, without any unnecessary balls. Rongchun naturally threw according to Chris's secret signal.

"No way! Another one-ball knockout!"

The reason why Qingdao's defense is so good is on the one hand because of the abilities of the fielders themselves, and on the other hand because Chris deliberately arranges the balls so that the batters can hit them and then hit them to the defensive positions that have been arranged in advance according to his design.

He didn't want Eijun to throw too many balls, and even forbade him to swing the bat in order to save his energy. He planned to end the game early in the seventh inning, but Eijun's performance was completely beyond his expectations.

For the entire five innings, Rongjun only pitched fifteen balls.

In almost every inning, they struck out three batters with three pitches, which means they struck out one batter per pitch on average. This simply refreshed other people's worldview.

Not to mention the people from Komashiro High School, even the people from Qingdao were shocked, "This is fucking weird! This is too perverted!"

Komashiro, who had not been able to hit a hit, began to make some low-level mistakes in defense. Like a vicious cycle, the pitcher also started to make mistakes.

In the end, as Chris wished, the game ended early, and everyone felt a little sympathetic towards them when bidding farewell to Komashiro High School.

"Your catcher and pitcher are too abnormal! This is just the second team, the first team is full of monsters!"

"The coordination between the pitcher and the catcher is so weird, are they really high school students?!"

Although the main characters of the conversation were the catcher who was reviewing the game and the pitcher who was eagerly waiting for the reward.

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The match between the second team and Komashiro on the B court has ended, while the match between the first team and Teito on the A court is still in full swing.

Rong Chun got the reward Chris promised as he wished, and came to the A court with a lollipop in his mouth.

The pitcher on the field at this time was Tamba-senpai. Eijun looked towards the dugout and saw Fūya huddled in the corner with a lost look on his face. He tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Did he get substituted out?"

"Something must have happened." Chris said, looking at Rongchun, then took out a towel and wiped Rongchun's face.

"Well, thank you, Chris."

"Go change your clothes first, and then we'll know after we discuss the game."

"Good~"

"It's so hot and humid today..." Rongchun returned to the dormitory and found that his whole body was wet and he was still sweating.

Thinking that there would be no training today and that there would be no one in the bathhouse at this time, Rongchun took his clothes and went straight to the shower.

He finished washing his hair slowly, and when he stood up, he felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand. Rongjun didn't feel good, but he continued to take a shower calmly.

When he left the bathhouse, he looked at himself in the mirror for a rare moment. Seeing his rosy face in the mirror, Rong Chun touched his warm face and turned away.

'So heavy, so cold...'

The game ended long ago and it was getting dark.

Rongchun dragged his heavy steps towards the cafeteria. There was a lively discussion inside, but he couldn't hear what was being said. He reached out, opened the door, and went in.

"Oh! Sawamura!"

"I heard about your performance. How did you do it?"

"You guy..."

Before they could finish their exclamation, everyone was stopped in their tracks by Rongchun's strange look.

Rongchun's wet hair was still dripping slightly, sticking to his face and clothes. He was breathing heavily and walking towards Chris with slow steps, supporting himself on the table and chair.

"Did you take a shower? Why didn't you dry your hair..." Chris said in a reproachful tone, then stood up and looked at Rong Chun, whose face was flushed, and frowned uneasily.

"..." Rongchun came in front of Chris, curled the corners of his mouth, reached out and grabbed Chris's hand, and finally felt relieved.

"!" Chris was surprised by Rongchun's warm hand. He took a step forward to catch Rongchun who was slowly falling. He held him in his arms, which were as hot as a hot water bottle. "Rongchun!... You have a fever!"

"What!" Kuramochi, who already felt something was wrong, jumped up from his seat, rushed to Chris to help support Eijun, and put his hand on his forehead, "Really! It's so hot!"

"Go find the supervisor!"

"Ah? Okay!" Maezono rushed out immediately after hearing Yuki's instructions.

"Chris, let's go to the hospital first." Yuki looked at the helpless Chris and patted his shoulder.

"Yes, let's send Sawamura to the hospital quickly!" It was the first time that Miyuki saw Chris so helpless. He stopped smiling and became serious.

"..." Chris nodded palely, and carried Eijun on his back with the help of Kuramochi.

Rong Chun was taken to the hospital in a daze, and fell asleep on the way because he couldn't hold up his heavy eyelids.

While he was in a trance, he felt something propping up his eyelids. A bright light flashed, and then his clothes were pulled out. "Drink!"

"What!" The doctor was frightened by the sudden gasp and grabbing of his child, and took a few steps back.

“Eijun!” Chris rushed forward and comforted the frightened Rongchun. “It’s okay. This is a hospital. I just need to help you change clothes.”

"..." Rong Chun's frightened expression with his eyes open gradually calmed down, and he lay down relaxed, but he held on to the hem of his clothes tightly.

The doctor then talked to Takashima, gave Rongjun an IV, and after observing him for a night, he allowed Rongjun to go home.

"This is good for him. Given his condition, he won't get enough rest even if he wants to. There is no better time to rest than now."

"Maybe, in a familiar environment, he can fall asleep."

Then, Eijun was taken back in the morning.

Back in the dormitory, Rong Chun finally changed his clothes and climbed onto the bed with difficulty.

When Chris, who was sent away by him to get a lollipop, arrived, Rongchun had already fallen asleep.

Looking at the child who huddled against the wall, wrapped himself tightly in a blanket with only half of his face exposed, Chris smiled with relief, picked up the clothes that Rongchun had changed out of on the ground, and quietly left the room.

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After receiving a call from Rei Takashima last night reporting that he was safe, Kataoka tossed and turned all night, came to the stadium early in the morning, supervised the training, and then waited for them to come back.

Looking at the two game record sheets in front of him, Kataoka didn't know what to say.

The first team won the match with a score of 6-4 thanks to Tamba's relay throw, and the second team won the match with a score of 15-0 thanks to Eijun's complete game.

But what shocked Kataoka the most was that Eijun only threw 27 pitches in seven innings. What does that mean? It was simply unbelievable.

Although both sides won in the end, there were problems on both sides. Furuya cracked his nail and Eijun fell ill.

"Dong dong..."

After there was a knock on the door, Takashima Rei and Chris opened the door and walked in. "Director Kataoka."

"How's Sawamura?"

"His temperature has dropped a little. The doctor suggested that he should rest in a familiar environment." Takashima pushed his glasses and whispered, "If there are any signs of worsening, go to the hospital immediately."

"Right now, Rongchun has returned to the dormitory and fallen asleep." Chris chuckled.

"Hmm..." Kataoka nodded. He didn't expect Eijun to fall asleep in this way, but it was a good thing. At least he could finally get some sleep.

"During this period, Furuya is prohibited from pitching, and Sawamura is not allowed to participate in training until his body recovers."

"Yes..."

As for the sleeping Eijun, I don't know why he said, "I won't let him play too much until his body recovers to normal."

It became, 'You can't train until your body recovers.'

"Wait a minute, let's call Sawamura's family! The child is sick, and we still need to tell the parents and let them know."

"Yes, I have the same plan." Takashima Rei had the same idea.

After all, it is really wrong that the parents of the child entrusted their child to the school with confidence but they did not notice that the child was sick.

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