Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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After that, the pitchers did some closing exercises and were allowed to rest, while the defenders did some pre-game defensive drills.

Everyone caught every ball that flew in and passed every ball in their hands with great seriousness, and finally ended today's training with a confident smile.

Because everything that should be done has been done, and the next step is to fully exert one's strength.

They will return to the stadium where they spent three years together with smiles on their faces.

At the meeting after dinner, the supervisor simply announced the list of contestants for tomorrow and then disbanded the meeting. The remaining time was free time for the contestants to rest.

"The starting pitcher and catcher haven't been announced yet..."

"It remains to be considered whether it is supervision..."

"Will you let Tanba-senpai start consecutively?"

"Futani has already started four games, so it would be more reassuring to have him start than to have him be a reliever."

"On the other hand, Sawamura has always been a relay player, and his performance has been very stable. It is really reassuring to have him take over..."

"..."After hearing other people's speculations about tomorrow's starting pitcher, Miyuki thought it shouldn't be too difficult to decide.

The most difficult thing to decide in tomorrow's game is the timing of changing pitchers. No matter who the starting pitcher is, if he cannot take control of the game, it is very likely that the opponent will win the game.

And the opponent is Ming...

Tomorrow will definitely be a game where we have to give our all...

Everyone left the cafeteria with their own thoughts, and Chris decided to watch Cheng Gongming's game again. Seeing this, Jin Wan also asked to stay and watch together.

The team members in the cheering seats also decided to fight together in another way and gathered together to practice new support dance steps.

Some people are still not satisfied with today's practice and do more practice on their own, while others...

"Isashiki-senpai ordered grapefruit flavor..." He pressed the button on the last can, and with a clang, Eijun took out the drink and looked at Furiya, "Let's go back..."

"Hmm..." Jyouya nodded obediently and followed with the drinks in his arms, "Do you want me to get them all?"

"How can you take so much..." Eijun looked at Fūya who had already taken most of it with amusement, "Besides... aren't you already sleepy? Why are you still running errands!"

"Because Eijun can't take so much..." It was Fūya's own free will to run errands for his seniors, and it was a very happy thing for him to do it with Eijun.

“I bought the drinks...”

The scene he saw when he opened the door was the seniors surrounding Kuramochi-senpai, and what Eijun saw was Kuramochi-senpai holding...

"Ah! That's my phone! Why did you take it and look at it without my permission?"

"Examine what your junior says and does to see if there's anything wrong!" Isashiki was very unhappy when his inspection was interrupted.

"Why are you angry?" Rongchun was helpless. Now that his privacy was being peeped at, he was the one who should be angry. Why did his senior seem even more justified?

"Kuramochi seems to care a lot about your girlfriend in the countryside..." Yuki, who was very calm on the side, chuckled naturally, betraying the mastermind of this incident.

“……” I didn’t expect to be betrayed so easily. Kuramochi’s expression went out of control.

"I've already told you, she's not my girlfriend!" Rong Chun sighed helplessly, feeling like there was no point in explaining.

"Oh? Is this okay? We can send her a text message to confirm..."

"Okay, give me your phone, I'll take a handsome picture of the senior for her."

Then everyone naturally gathered around Isashiki who was preparing to take a handsome group photo. Even Furuya left Eijun and got into the camera's view.

The only one who didn't join in the fun was the owner of the room, Miyuki. However, this didn't mean that he didn't want to watch his junior's fun, but that he just had no interest.

So even though Miyuki was sitting aside, he was also laughing unceremoniously.

"..." Rong Chun let it go, opened a bottle of drink and sat next to them to watch, letting them have fun.

Then everyone looked at the handsome photos that were sent over and discussed them one by one.

"Will Wakana come tomorrow?"

"Is Wakana already asleep?"

"Did Wakana watch TV yesterday..."

"I just wanted to say her name..." Rongchun looked at the few people with amusement. A scene like this happened a long time ago.

"Sawamura, come over here and take some cool photos!"

"No... no need..."

Just as everyone was playing and joking, the dormitory door was opened again.

After some psychological preparation outside the door, Maezono and others who came to ask the senior for advice on the striking posture saw Eijun who could get along with his senior without any scruples...

"..." Everyone had an expression of envy and jealousy.

"Why are you hanging out with the seniors? Even we're a little nervous!"

"..." Rongjun, who was pinned down and choked by Kuramochi-senpai and unable to resist, was forced to take ugly photos. He just wanted to ask if it looked like they were having a good fight?

"Seniors! You are too nice to the first-year students! You are very strict with us!"

"Ayuan, why are you angry..." Isashiki heard the dissatisfaction in Maezono's tone from his accusation.

"I'm not angry!" Maezono loudly denied Isashiki's doubts.

"Stop it! You're just angry!" After saying that, Izashiki grabbed Maezono and tightened his neck, looking like he was ready for a fight.

Then, Yuki, who was holding Eijun's cell phone, caught this scene and took a photo.

It seems that Yuuki is addicted to taking photos. He didn't stop there but took photos everywhere, such as the photo of Kuramochi laughing and the photo of Masuko eating snacks...

The fights among the crowd showed no sign of stopping, but Jūya was already so sleepy that he was dozing off...

As the owner of this room, I don't hate it, but...

"Um...everyone...can you please go back to your rooms...?"

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On the other side, at the silent Qingdao Stadium, there was only one person in the observation room, smoking silently.

"You are here..."

The first person to open the door and come in was Minister Ota, followed by Takashima Rei.

"Director Kataoka...you'd better go and rest..."

In response to the concerns of Minister Ota and Takashima Rei, Director Kataoka was silent for a moment and then said, "What do you think are our chances of winning tomorrow's game?"

"What?" Minister Ota was not sure. He seemed to hear a hint of confusion in Supervisor Kataoka's tone.

"Thinking there's a 50-50 chance... isn't that underestimating the opponent?"

"No... that's not the case..." After hearing what Coach Kataoka said, Director Ota spoke anxiously for his own players, "Our players will definitely..."

"To be honest, I think the odds are 6 to 4, and we are at a disadvantage..." Takashima Rei's answer stopped Minister Ota from speaking.

"Of course I'm looking forward to everyone's performance, but it's going to be difficult for our batters to score a few runs against Narimiya..."

"So the key should still be our pitchers... to what extent they can suppress Inami's hitters."

"..." Until the observation room fell silent again, Coach Kataoka spoke again, "Sawamura will pitch to the fifth inning, and Tamba will pitch the remaining four innings... This should be the most ideal arrangement at the moment."

"But I think the time will come when we need to change pitchers, and Furuya and Kawakami must be ready."

In fact, Takashima Rei still has some concerns about the arrangement of the starting pitcher... After all, Sawamura has never started in an official game, and whether it will have an unfavorable start...

"..."For some reason, when Takashima Rei was worried about whether Sawamura would have a bad start, the image of Sawamura standing on the pitcher's mound and looking down at everyone suddenly appeared in her mind.

Considering Sawamura's mental state, maybe I'm just worrying too much...

However, I believe that the arrangements made by Supervisor Katako have been carefully considered.

Regarding the arrangement of the competition, Minister Ota knew that he did not have these two professionals, but this arrangement was indeed the most ideal situation at present...

"Whether we win by luck or by hard work, it doesn't matter..." Director Kataoka looked at the bright moon outside the window and said firmly, "I want to take them to Koshien—"

Minister Ota and Rei Takashima were both stunned when they heard this, and then smiled knowingly.

"Your thoughts... The players must have felt it..."

Under the same moonlight, in the rest area of ​​Inami's stadium.

"It's finally tomorrow..." Minister Hayashida handed a can of beer to Supervisor Kunitomo and sat down next to him. "Tomorrow will be a long day."

Minister Hayashida took a sip of beer and looked at Supervisor Kunitomo. "You must feel a lot of pressure since you are the center of attention every year..."

"When we get to Koshien, it will be even noisier around us, so we can celebrate quietly by ourselves..."

“They won’t disappoint you.”

“……”Hearing this, Director Kunitomo, who had been silent all this time, curled his lips slightly and smiled.

That night, whether it was the players from Seidou or Inami, they were all quietly waiting for the arrival of the competition tomorrow.

Likewise, there are two pitchers who have sleepless nights...

He sat on the bed with his arms folded, and from under the covers a pair of eyes eager to explode appeared, like a beast that had been dormant for a long time.

A boy, forced to lie on the bed due to the bullying of his senior, curled up in the quilt with only a pair of eyes as calm as water revealed, like a docile and well-behaved puppy.

"Tomorrow... is the last day..."

Rongchun stared at the dark ceiling in front of him in a daze. The closer he got to the finals, the more anxious he became. Those words kept coming to his mind...

The last out, the summer of seniors...

He seemed to be eager to start the game right away, to stand on the mound until he got that last out...

"I feel like I haven't been this eager to get on the pitcher's mound for a long time..." Eijun unconsciously turned the baseball tightly in his hand, "Is it because I'm getting closer and closer to that regret..."

"Just one more win..."

In the silent space, a soft and discordant voice was heard, but the tone of the voice revealed the truest desire in the heart.

Just one more win...

"We can go to Koshien together..."

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