Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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His consciousness was very blurry, and Rongchun struggled to open his heavy eyelids in the darkness, but he could only barely open a small crack in his left eye.

The first thing I saw clearly was a blank space. I could hear the beeping sound of the machine and my nose was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

He realized that he was in the hospital, but couldn't resist the blurred consciousness and fell into a deep sleep again.

When he woke up the next day, it was still dark. He kept his eyes open and stared at the ceiling until it was fully light.

"Eijun!"

The sudden voice called Rongchun's attention back. He turned around and saw his mother whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Mom..." Even though he thought he was dreaming, Rongjun couldn't help but burst out with tears.

He choked and wanted to call out "Mom", but his throat was so hoarse that he couldn't utter a complete syllable.

The ecstatic mother quickly ran to the bedside to comfort him, "It's okay, everything is okay, Rongchun."

"What's wrong?" Grandpa and dad, who were still outside, heard mom's cry and rushed in, only to see mom and Rongchun crying their hearts out.

"Eijun!"

"Grandpa... Dad..." Rong Chun didn't expect that he could still look at his beloved family like this. He was already satisfied. He really missed them and thought about them so much.

The family members, crying yet ecstatic, surrounded Rong Chun and comforted him softly.

"It's okay, Eijun."

"You made it through, Eijun."

“Everything will be fine.”

"Hmm..." He could only respond to them with a nasal sound, tears streaming down his face.

How much he wanted to hug them tightly, but his body was unable to move. He was wrapped up like a dumpling and it took him a long time to even move his eyes.

He was in such a state of disgrace that he couldn't even call out to them.

Even so, he hoped that this dream would not end too soon. He wanted to see them again.

He had seldom gone home since he started living in the dormitory in high school, and even though he had more time in college, he still immersed himself in baseball.

After playing professional baseball, Rongjun went abroad despite the team's attempts to retain him and the advice of his relatives and friends. The team, which was already far away from home, was now even farther away. They could only contact each other through phone calls and text messages, and it took a long time for them to see each other.

Unable to personally take good care of his parents and grandfather, in order to let them not work too hard and have a better life, he took all the money he earned and brought it home.

Then, only the ashes are left.

Rong Chun then realized that apart from the things he bought for them, the money he gave them was useless, as these were not what they wanted at all.

"Eijun, Ueda has come home for dinner."

"Okay~" Rongchun washed the dirt off his hands and feet in the small ditch, grabbed his shoes and ran.

After I got much better in the hospital, I realized that I encountered a fire on the way out to play, and I was so stupid as to run to save a child that I was affected by the explosion of an electrical appliance.

Thanks to timely rescue and a lucky chance, he finally survived, but he was in a coma for two months before he regained consciousness. He stayed in the hospital for half a year and was discharged three months ago.

When saying this, the mother was both proud and angry. She was only a first-grade student, so how could she save a child?

It's funny to say, 'I didn't expect that I killed so many people, but in the end I died because of saving others.'

After being discharged from the hospital, Rongchun’s favorite thing to do is to go to the fields and help his mother with housework. He enjoys spending time with his family.

However, it was a bit far-fetched to still be dreaming for so long, and he had to accept his own guess that he was reborn as a child.

According to this statement, the self in this world would have ascended to heaven long ago.

He had this idea thanks to his previous love of reading novels and comics. He accepted this fact surprisingly calmly, although he also went to the library to look up a lot of information and scared a lot of people out of their wits.

He originally thought that his six-month stay in the hospital would bankrupt his family, but he didn't expect that medical expenses for children under the age of fifteen in the country are free, which made him feel relieved.

After finishing his dinner quickly, Rongchun covered his bulging mouth and muttered, "I'm going back to my room to study~"

"Well, you should also make sure to rest early while studying."

"Would you like some snacks?" Mom came out of the kitchen, but Rong Chun was gone. She looked at Grandpa and Dad who were eating and watching TV, and asked worriedly, "This child has been so busy since he was discharged from the hospital. Is he okay?"

"As a man of the Sawamura family, nothing will happen to him." Grandpa didn't care and drank a glass of wine. "No matter what, it's good as long as you are safe and sound."

"..." Mom paused to clean the table when she heard that, then chuckled and said, "Yeah, that's right, as long as everything is fine."

"..." Rongchun returned to the room, holding a lollipop in one mouth, fiddling with a baseball in one hand, and holding a small white card in the other.

My mother told me that when she was rescued, she was holding these two things tightly in her hands and couldn't pry them apart, so she was left behind.

He was very happy. These were the only things that could prove that he had another life, and they were also very important to Rongchun. Just like he always carried this baseball with him in his previous life, he now always carried these two things with him.

"Okay, let's learn!"

After daydreaming, Rongchun encouraged himself and entered the state of studying.

He had never studied seriously in junior high school in his previous life, and because he was specially recruited by Qingdao, he almost forgot all the knowledge he learned in junior high school, so he had to start learning again.

Because, he did not participate in the competition this time, naturally he would not be chosen by Miss Takashima, let alone meet Miss Takashima.

Because he was considering not playing baseball anymore.

Not as the one sweating on the court, but as the one sweating and cheering in the audience.

Even though he likes reading, it doesn't mean he likes studying. After reading for a while, he felt dizzy and didn't know whether it was dazzled or a dream.

A figure appeared in front of him. His smile was so gentle. He always appeared and helped him when he was most helpless. Rongchun really respected and liked him.

His smile was warm, with the corners of his mouth rising into a suitable arc, gradually smoothing out, then drooping, and then turning into painful gnashing of teeth.

"Chris-senpai!" Rongchun looked up suddenly, grabbed the baseball on the table in panic, and held it tightly in his hand.

What's going on with this uneasy feeling? "Chris-senpai is crying! Why?!"

"..." Rongchun was suddenly stunned and looked at the calendar. It was already May, "...Hagar is about to start..."

Hagar was about to start. If I remembered correctly, Senior Chris was already injured and was still hiding it until the moment before Hagar was discovered.

This can't be done. Eijun can't let Chris-senpai continue. He loves baseball so much. He wants to dedicate his life to baseball.

As soon as Eijun had a day off on Sunday, he told his family that he was going out to play and would be back later, so he went straight to Tokyo, and the first place he wanted to go was Qingdao.

"..." Looking at the familiar scenery outside the window, Rongjun felt inexplicably uncomfortable. The closer he got to Qingdao, the stronger this feeling became.

Heartbeat is getting faster, breathing is getting heavier, excitement? No.

Resist? Yes, he wanted to escape.

"Hello, we're here."

"Um... ok, thank you."

After paying the fare, Rongjun got off the car and looked at the familiar Qingdao school gate. He probably didn't look very good, so he lowered his hat and walked towards the stadium.

As he got closer, the noise in the stadium became louder, the crisp sound of baseball hitting the ball, the dull sound of the ball falling into the glove, the sound of runners stomping on the ground, and the shouts of the defense - these were all sounds he was very familiar with.

This is the sound I have been hearing for more than ten years in my previous life, without interruption.

Rongjun mingled with the crowd outside the stadium. Even if there was no game, there would be many spectators every Sunday, including alumni, reporters, etc. who would come to watch the practice.

Rongjun looked at the people in the stadium. There were many people he didn't know. He only knew the current first-year students, the seniors who would become third-year students in the future, and the fat Dong senior.

I looked around but couldn't find Chris. I thought he should be in the bullpen. It's hard to say with so many people around. I can't just run up to him and ask if he is injured.

Thinking he might as well take a look first, Rongjun found a quiet spot under a tree where he couldn't get any sunlight and sat down. He also enjoyed watching his seniors being tortured, which was quite interesting.

"!" Suddenly noticing someone approaching him, Rongchun quickly stood up and stepped back, facing that person.

"Ah... that..." Obviously startled by Rongchun's sudden jump, the girl took a few steps back, "It's very late now, why don't you go home? It's dangerous for girls to be outside so late!"

"Hey!" Eijun came to his senses and looked at the empty court, feeling disappointed that his purpose of coming here had failed. "Where's Chris-senpai?"

It's like this again. I don't know when it started, but Rong Chun often gets in a daze for half a day or a whole night. He always wakes up the next day after being in a daze, and he feels helpless about it.

"…We practiced late today, and now everyone has gone back to the dormitory to eat dinner." She looked at the collapsed child and asked, "Are you here to see Chris-kun?"

“Ah! I came all the way from Nagano!” Eijun was so upset that he scratched his head and didn’t even listen to what the girl said, “It would have been nice to just meet her once!”

If we wait until the next rest day, we'll have to wait six days. Rongchun can't wait that long, and Chris's shoulders can't wait that long either.

"How about...I'll take you to Chris-kun now?"

"What should I do!" Even if I were to take Chris now... Rongchun was stunned for a moment and looked at the girl, "What?"

"You seem very anxious. I will take you to find Chris-kun now. He should be in the cafeteria now."

"..." Rongchun saw that the girl was dressed like a manager, and thought that it would be best if he could point out her today. Rongchun stood up and smiled politely, "Is it okay?"

"Sure." Although he was wearing a mask, the girl could tell that he was a polite boy. "What do you want to talk to Chris about?"

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