Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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On the day of the semi-finals, Rong Chun woke up early again. It was already midnight...

4:00

Listening to the even breathing of Masuko-senpai and Kuramochi-senpai, Eijun quietly jumped off the bed, took his toiletries and left the room.

"Chris Senior..."

Unexpectedly, when he just came to the bathroom, he saw someone who got up earlier than him. Rongchun instantly changed his expressionless face and teleported to Chris's side.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning..." Chris chuckled with toothpaste foam in his mouth and responded vaguely.

"The first person I met today is Chris-senpai, maybe something good will happen!" Rongchun said that he felt that the squeezed toothpaste looked particularly good.

"..." After rinsing his mouth, Chris raised his head to wipe his face, and his eyes couldn't help but drift to Rong Chun in the mirror. It can be seen that he is in a very good mood now. Chris hesitated whether to speak or not.

"..." Rongchun noticed Chris's unconscious little movements, looked at Chris in the mirror next to him and tilted his head and asked: "What does Chris-senpai want to say?"

"No... nothing..." Chris quickly looked away and lowered his head to wash the towel.

"..." Rongchun looked back at himself in the mirror, lowered his head and spit out the foam, "As long as Chris asks, I will tell you."

"..." Chris paused while washing the towel and sighed helplessly. This child was really too perceptive. "Really... I can't hide anything from you..."

“Hehehe…” As if this was a compliment to himself, Rong Chun smiled and rinsed his mouth, then quickly washed his face, “It’s still early, let’s go for a walk!”

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"Yesterday...did you really just go to the masquerade party..."

"Yes!" That was true; he had gone nowhere except to the dance.

"So...did anything happen at the dance..."

"Huh?" Rongchun looked at Chris with a puzzled look, "No, it's just like the dances I attended before, it's fun!"

"Yeah... That's great." Chris chuckled and nodded. Eijun would never say anything he didn't want to say, so he didn't dwell on the issue. "What Fūya told you..."

"Ah... It's surprising, isn't it!" A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Rongchun's face, "That guy actually said that he wanted to be a safe haven that I could trust! I didn't expect that guy could say such a thing!"

"yes..."

Chris could see clearly that Eijun was special to Fūya, not just a rival, but a very important person.

There must be very few people who can make Furuya say such a thing, "He cherishes you as a friend."

"Hahaha...it's no wonder I'm so nice to him! That guy still has some conscience!"

Eijun hit him because that person didn't understand Fūya at all. Although Fūya was aloof and not good at dealing with people, he cherished people who took the initiative to show friendliness to him.

As long as you are sincere to him, he will give you a more sincere heart in return.

Even if what that person said made some sense, Eijun still acknowledged Fūtani. He was his important friend and also a strong opponent.

"So... now that we're done talking, Chris-senpai, would you like to help me catch a few balls?"

"Well... only a few balls!"

"In the end, you still don't want to tell me the truth..."

Rongchun is very good at observing people's expressions and hiding his emotions, but sometimes... when he lies in front of certain people, he will be very hesitant...

This is also one of the reasons why supervisors get angry.

Fūya is probably afraid that Eijun will leave one day and never come back, so he wants to become a safe haven that Eijun can trust, and it can be seen that Eijun is really happy about this.

But I'm afraid he only said half of it, 'A lonely...no one I can trust...'

"This will become a problem for Eijun..."

In their own minds, the two of them passed the first few balls, continued to increase the number of balls, and directly welcomed the first team players who came for morning training.

"The pitching I coached yesterday should have been close to 140km!" Isashiki said as he stretched and yawned.

"No...it should be faster..." Kadota, who was stretching on the side, also sighed, "One person threw nearly 200 balls!"

At the end of the game, Coach Kataoka still stood firm on the pitcher's mound, mocking the players, "What's wrong? Are you done for?"

Thinking of that, Isashiki couldn't help but grit his teeth, "It's really a monster! Although it was a very good practical training..."

"'If you want to thank me, go to the stadium and show me.' That's what he said at the end!" Unlike Isashiki, Yuki said with a chuckle.

"What are you talking about! I was in full serious mode yesterday!"

"Xian, did you sleep well last night?" Compared with the team next door, the team here was much quieter. While moving his arms, Miyuki did not forget to care about Kawakami's situation.

"Not bad..." Kawakami was a little absent-minded in response to Miyuki's greeting.

Kawakami has never had much confidence in his performance. Combined with the results of the last game, Kawakami really can't say anything affirmative.

“Hey, hey… It’s okay! The ace in charge of suppression.” Kuramochi was somewhat worried about Kawakami’s reaction. “You may feel too much pressure to appear in many important occasions, but we will support you well!”

"In fact, everyone understands." Yukichi smiled affirmatively at this time and continued: "In order to fulfill your duties, you have always tried your best to pitch."

"……"Kawakami miraculously felt affirmed when he saw Miyuki's rare non-teasing expression.

Shirasu on the side also smiled knowingly, but Kuramochi pouted unhappily, "This guy is quite good at handling other pitchers, except for Sawamura, who is his nemesis..."

"Sawamura! Chris!"

"Huh?" Someone called him just as he was thinking about Sawamura. Kuramochi looked in the direction of Isashiki-senpai's voice and saw the seniors gathered outside the bullpen.

“Morning, seniors!” After finishing his exercises under Chris’s gaze, Rong Chun jumped up and said, “Everyone, do your best today!”

"When did you two get here!" They were both sweating. Although it was still early, the temperature was starting to rise. It was obvious that they had been practicing for a while.

"Have you been practicing for a while?" Yuki's fighting spirit was instantly ignited. He didn't expect that there were people who got up earlier to practice, and they were such a strong pair.

"Sawamura!" Kuramochi used his cheetah-like speed at this time, rushed to Eijun and grabbed his face, "You disappeared so early in the morning, you went out to practice, do you understand the importance of rest?"

"I did... I stayed in bed all night..."

"And he pulled Senior Chris out!"

"No... Chris-senpai got up earlier than me..."

"Chris-senpai is not like you..." Kuramochi approached Eijun with a gloomy face, always reminding Fūya to rest more and do things within his ability, but he himself always acted recklessly.

“Really…” Eijun’s deformed mouth tried to explain, “When I got up… Chris-senpai was already washing up…”

"Puff..." Looking at Eijun who didn't dare to resist, Miyuki hid behind Kuramochi and laughed unscrupulously, "Are those who are not playing today here to vent their dissatisfaction?"

At this time, a pair of hands stretched out from behind Eijun and helped Eijun, who dared not resist, to break free from Kuramochi's evil hands.

"..." Kuramochi raised his eyebrows, and seeing how eagerly Fūya was protecting his cub, he curled his lips helplessly, 'This kid will be spoiled sooner or later...'

"Is Eijun in pain?" Jyoutani carefully rubbed Eijun's red face and asked worriedly.

"Fouya...thank you..." Eijun shook his head and hid beside Furuya pitifully. He glanced at Kuramochi-senpai cautiously and glared at Miyuki.

"Tamba..." Seeing that Eijun was quarreling with the others, Chris walked towards Tamba since he had finished the body-slimming exercise, "You look good, let me help you check your condition."

"Okay." As the starter today, he didn't encounter Chris's substitution. Danbo was really looking forward to seeing Chris. It would be great if he could help him confirm his condition.

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After the noisy morning training, Eijun and Fūya were unable to find Haruichi in the team heading to the cafeteria.

This became a little game for the two young pitchers who were announced not to play today to find something to do.

See who can find the Spring Market the fastest!

Watching Fūya run off towards the dormitory, Eijun smirked smugly. In fact, he had just seen Haruichi with his brother.

As expected, Eijun saw the two brothers standing in front of the recording board in the indoor training ground.

"In any case, there are only three days left. All the answers will be known in three days."

Should I go to Koshien or retire...

'Brother...' Hearing his brother's sigh, Haruichi couldn't help but be stunned while watching Ryosuke's performance.

The brother who had resolutely told himself that he would have to play baseball for three years in high school anyway, so he might as well train himself in a more rigorous environment, and who had persuaded his parents to come to Tokyo to study and play baseball, might not have been able to easily hear the hesitation in his words.

"This is our first and last chance to go to Koshien together..." After a moment of silence, Haruichi clenched his fists and firmly expressed his true thoughts, "I really want to go to Koshien!"

Ryosuke looked at Haruichi, who was still smiling but had obviously relaxed a little. He turned and walked towards the door, teasing, "Stupid, what I'm most worried about is whether you can be selected into the 18-player squad in the rest area."

"Uh!"

"After all, the Koshien rest area can only accommodate 18 players. If your number is 19, you won't be selected, haha..."

"I don't know why he hid..." Looking at the Kominato brothers walking away, Eijun slapped his eyes.

I have lived in this life for so many years, but I still cannot change the habit I formed in those three years. When I find my target, I will observe him secretly.

I felt like I was being discovered and was being eavesdropped, but if I didn't call them out, I would lose if Furuya found Haruichi first.

"Is this a side effect of stalking..."

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