Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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In the second week of June, the summer training camp of hell has begun.

"Bah! Bah! Bah!"

After a series of crisp triple hits, three balls hit the blocking net representing a home run with unstoppable momentum.

"Haha..." Makihara, who was in charge of feeding the ball, laughed and looked at Yuki and sighed, "It's still the same as always, swinging it so exaggeratedly!"

Yuki looked at Makihara, whose face was already covered in sweat, and asked, "Makihara...are you okay?"

"Idiot! Why are you being so polite? That's disgusting..."

"That's right! Azhe!"

"We are still here, so just fight until you are satisfied!"

"You guys..." Yuuki smiled knowingly after receiving the support from the three undrafted pitchers. "Thank you very much...but please throw the ball more flexibly..."

“You’re so strict!”

Meanwhile, the defense training of the Kominato brothers also attracted the attention of others. "Are those two monsters? Their movement speed is incredible!"

"That boy...even though he's only a freshman, he's no less talented than Ryosuke..."

Kuramochi, who had been paying attention to his partner-senpai, naturally noticed that Ryosuke-senpai was smiling at his sharp-moving brother, "Hahaha... Ryosuke probably doesn't want to either! And the two brothers' defensive positions are still the same."

"However, the gap between the two will soon become apparent..."

"Furuya! What do you do when the runners are on first and second base and the ball is hit to the outfield?"

Not knowing what to do, Fūya looked around in a headache, and was once again reminded by Maezono-senpai's loud voice, "Don't look around!"

"Ah... Is this guy really okay?" Maezono sighed helplessly, "There's been no improvement at all."

"..." Chris on the side was also thinking about countermeasures, "Every action is kept in the mind...that's why it turns out like this."

In comparison, Eijun's defense is too perfect, and it doesn't seem like there was a two-year gap before high school. "He has to simulate every defensive action in his mind first, and then rely on the body to move naturally."

"..." Looking at Eijun who could defend very naturally every time, Fūya stared at the baseball in his hand, unable to understand why something that looked so simple was so difficult to do.

"Tamba, Kawakami..." Chris thought about it and decided that the progress of the other pitchers should not be slowed down because of one person, "You two should go to the bullpen to practice pitching..."

"what about me?"

"Fouya, you...don't even think about leaving until you've completely learned how to fill in." Facing Fouya's doubts, Chris gave him a cruel answer, "After practicing filling in, you still have to practice catching in the outfield."

"To the outfield? No... that's not the case..."

"Of course, you not only have to catch the ball, but you also have to throw it back to home plate, understand?"

"Wait...Senior Chris..."

"Eijun, go do some short-hit practice first, take a rest and then continue." Even without supervision, Chris would not let Eijun overwork.

Let him do the most strenuous training at the moment, while also bringing out his short game advantage.

"Okay~" Rongjun didn't mind going to the side, but he found it funny to see the depressed look on Fūya's face.

"Fouya, just do your best!" Eijun comforted the depressed Fouya, "If you don't practice your defense well, you won't be able to pitch."

"Hmm..." Jyoutani lowered his head and responded weakly.

“…I’ll help you take care of your fingers tonight.” Looking at Fūya who was glowing with joy because of this, Eijun smiled helplessly and went to train first.

In the past life, he didn’t understand. But in this life, he understands.

By catching the ball in the outfield, you can not only practice your sense of direction, but also your long-distance throwing ability. If you want to pass the ball back to home base, your posture will naturally become larger, which can be said to be a two-birds-with-one-stone exercise.

With Furuya's hitting ability, it would be a shame for him to be left on the bench...

Having rejected Miyuki's invitation to pitch and catch, Tamba had already found Miyauchi as his partner. Although Miyuki was puzzled, he still asked Kawakami to pitch in the bullpen.

Rongchun went to practice short hitting while watching the show of Furuya...

Chris put aside his own training and went to have some private lessons with his junior classmate Fūya.

The expression of Fūya, who was being singled out for special treatment, was completely numb in the second half, which really amused Eijun, who was resting nearby. He laughed so hard that he couldn't even continue reading.

Fūya said he was very angry, but Chris-senpai's expression without a trace of smile was too scary for him, so he didn't dare to be distracted.

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"Eijun, it's time to eat!"

"Hmm?" Rongchun, who was engrossed in reading a book for a while, was even more distracted when Xiaochun called him from a distance.

It was already dusk and the players had gathered in the rest area. The table, which had been set up at some point, was already filled with rice balls and fruits.

Eijun crushed the remaining lollipop in one bite, stood up and trotted over to take the rice ball handed to him by Koharu, "Thank you, Koharu! Then I'll start eating!"

Seeing that Eijun didn't look tired after taking a break, Kuramochi smiled with relief and walked in front of Eijun, "Eat more, or you won't get any rest tonight."

"Yeah!" Rong Chun puffed up his cheeks and nodded. Perhaps it was because he had trained very little. Compared with him, others were sweating all over. This made Rong Chun feel a little disappointed. "Although it is a training camp, it feels no different from usual..."

"...Yeah." Fūya, who had been fucked to exhaustion both physically and mentally, hesitated for a moment and then nodded stubbornly.

"That's right... The training camp is just for people who usually commute to work to live in the dormitory. But there are only 20 people for the two courts, so the training volume will be twice as much as usual."

While Eijun was listening to Kuramochi-senpai's explanation, he handed Fūya a rice ball.

“You should thank them for coming to support you.”

"Yes!"

At this time, Kuramochi was eating a banana to finish off his dinner. Seeing that Furuya and Koharu were almost full, his expression suddenly changed and he smiled amiably, "You guys should eat more! Otherwise, you won't make it through the night."

Kuramochi said as he picked up a few rice balls and handed them to Koharu, Furuya and Eijun.

"..." Feeling that he could already feel the pitying gazes from his seniors, Rongchun silently prayed in his heart that they would not eat too much.

I thought that Kuramochi-senpai had become a little gentler in this life, but was it just an illusion?

It's a pity that the still naive Furuya and Koharu did not realize the bad side of their senior, Kuramochi Yoichi, and simply thought that he just cared about them.

Kuramochi, who had succeeded, stood up to get them drinks and said with a sinister smile: "I was also hurt badly by Xiaochun last year..."

"..." Seeing Kuramochi like this, Miyuki's movements of chewing a banana seemed a little stiff, 'Fortunately this guy is not my senior...'

"The hell training is just beginning..."

By the time the break after dinner was over, the sky had darkened and the night training officially began. Enthusiastic cheers once again resounded throughout the stadium.

“Go——”

"Rush!!!"

The first step was to sprint at a fixed point twenty times with only a short ninety-second rest period in between, which already made the first graders fall behind the pace.

Then he sprinted the bases 100 times, starting from home base and circling back to home base, a distance of more than 100 meters that seemed not far...

In this intense training without even a break, Koharu and Fūtani were already out of breath and stopped running the bases.

Rong Chun didn't react too much and just helped them calm down.

"Don't rest over there, first graders! Run!"

"Ten people have already finished running in venue A! Do you want to start from the beginning?"

"Sawamura! Next!"

"Minato! Run!"

"Still out of breath..." Even though he was at the starting position, Xiaochun still couldn't react immediately. He took a few slow steps before rushing out.

"Is this true? The speed of this practice is too fast! And there are so few people..."

"Furiya! Run! Sprint as hard as you can!"

The next one, Jōtani, was in no better condition. His face had turned ashen, and he was staggering with false steps, looking like he would fall down at any moment.

The entire base running training lasted almost non-stop for nearly five hours before it was completed.

After running the last lap, Fōtani fell to the ground. Koharu could still barely stand up to rest, while Eijun squatted next to Fōtani and asked if he was okay.

"Do you practice like this every day? Do you have to practice like this for a week?" Thinking of this, Fūya really hoped that he would faint.

At this time, Director Kataoka appeared and gave a touching sentence that seemed like a life-saving straw, "Okay... Let's end the first day of practice like this!"

"I'm saved..."

At this time, Fūya and Koharu, whose stomachs were already churning, rejoiced in unison, but the next words from Director Kataoka made them gasp.

"Finally... the whole team will circle the court twenty times! Shout out!"

After hearing this, Fūya and Koharu took a deep breath and finally couldn't help but kneel down on the sidelines and vomit.

"one two three four..."

"Hey! First graders...you're too slow..."

Although both of them vomited, they still insisted on running behind the team. However, they could not keep up the speed, and when they fell behind, they would be pushed up by Rongchun behind them.

The two men, who were completely unable to move after running, were carried back by the seniors.

And what about Rongchun...

"Chris-senpai, are you going to catch my ball?"

Everyone looked at Eijun with a surprised expression as he still had the energy to pitch. "Is it because he took a break?"

"..." Chris looked at his sweaty and dirty clothes, and his pleading eyes, and found it a little funny. "No, a pitcher's job is to get a good rest."

"..." Rongchun blinked his eyes and put on a pleading look, "I only ate two lollipops today!"

'It turns out that this is the preparation for the lollipop...'

"..." Looking at Rongchun's gaze, Chris reluctantly took out the last lollipop of the day and gave it to him, "Remember to brush your teeth after eating..."

"Thank you, Chris-senpai!"

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