[Comprehensive] Kazuya's happy life

Tsuruga Ren had lunch and dinner at Uesugi's house, until the sun was setting and the sky was getting dark, then she regretfully declined Kazuya's invitation to stay overnight and drove away alone.

Of course he didn't want to stay.

Mr. Naiheshe has already squeezed too much work, and even so, he still tried his best to help Kazuya have a rest time for the day before he set off for Koshien. If so, he would still be absent from work the next day , presumably Mr. Manager would not mind showing him what it means to be a good old man with anger...

Ren Tsuruga thought to herself a little while driving onto the highway bridge.

On the other side, after Ren Tsuruga left, Kazuya helped Haruko clean up the tableware, and wanted to help clean the kitchen, but Haruko pushed the door out with a smile, so she had to dry her hands, turned around and walked into the next door. living room.

Shingo went to the bathroom to take a shower, so now in the living room only Tatsuya was sitting at the low table alone, without turning on the TV, but chewing senbei while flipping through manga magazines with a bored expression.

Hearing the sound of Kazuya's footsteps entering the door, he didn't lift his eyes, but just pushed the snack basket containing senbei in his hand to the middle of the low table, as a silent invitation.

Kazuya smiled and sat down beside him.

"Hey, brother?"

"what."

"Just now in the kitchen, my mother told me that the leave application submitted by my father has been approved, and the annual leave will start the day after tomorrow."

"is it?"

"Well, it is said that even with the useless shares accumulated before, this time I got a total of nearly three weeks of super long vacation..."

"Hey~ Daddy and his company's benefits are quite good—didn't he get a long vacation during the summer vacation last year?"

It's been less than a year, and they've saved so much again.

Tatsuya rubbed his chin, and sincerely began to think about the possibility of joining his father's company after graduation and inheriting his father's career...

And being reminded by him, Kazuya also thought of the holiday time spent at the seaside with the Xiaonan family next door last year——

"Ah... It's true. But isn't it because Dad was just promoted last year, so all the benefits have also been improved? Even if he was on vacation before, it didn't seem to be so long."

That being said, it seems to be true.

Tatsuya thought about it, and felt that it was too early to decide his own future, so he simply put this question aside.

"So Dad decided to go to West Palace to watch our game?"

Flipping the magazine in his hand upside down on the floor beside him, Tatsuya, who knew what Kazuya was talking about Shingo's vacation since Kazuya mentioned Shingo's vacation, narrowed his eyes and asked lazily.

Kazuya nodded, still smiling and in a good mood:

"Well. Mom said that Dad has even booked a hotel room, and I don't know how long ago he started planning..."

——Every year from January to August, due to the summer Koshien Conference, hotel room reservations around the Koshien Stadium are extremely hot.

Not to mention Nishinomiya City where the stadium is located, even the nearby cities of Osaka and Kobe will also be radiated by the upsurge of the competition. The reservations of various hotels are almost hard to find a room.

Therefore, since Shingo has successfully booked the room, he must have made the reservation very early, which shows that he has full confidence in Kazuya and Tatsuya, and firmly believes that the two can successfully enter Koshien.

And according to Haruko, Shingo booked the room from the very beginning until two weeks later, which perfectly matched the time of the Koshien Tournament...

It is conceivable how happy and touched Kazuya was when he heard the news from Haruko——for Shingo’s silent support and trust.

He thought that Tatsuya must be feeling the same as himself now.

"So, come on, brother."

Without turning his head to see Tatsuya's reaction, Kazuya supported his chin with one hand, chewing the senbei in his mouth:

"Let's make it to the final together! Even if it's just so that Dad doesn't spend the ten days' accommodation in vain."

"If the supervisor heard his favorite ace pitcher say such a thing, he would definitely cry."

Tatsuya's tone was still slack, making complaints as if he had no energy at all.

However, He could also hear a hint of cheerfulness in his voice that he didn't try to hide.

Swallowing the last senbei, he leaned back and lay down on the floor behind him:

"Don't you still have my brother? Maybe the supervisor will realize how reliable my brother is this time."

"...I've always been reliable, thank you."

"Huh? Is that the case?"

"……"Place!by!explain!

I really want to beat my brother!

Tatsuya glared angrily—who just made a promise in the morning that he would stop bullying others?

I knew that the words of the Black Heart Prince could not be believed!

He also burst out laughing at his angry eyes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...it's my fault." He sincerely (?) expressed "regret", "My brother is really reliable. It's great to have my brother here, and let me know that I will never be alone during the game. "

"Well!"

He didn't expect to hear such a candid "confession", and Tatsuya didn't know how to react for a moment.

Fortunately, Kazuya didn't necessarily ask for his response.

"I'm going to see if Dad has washed it well. Brother, don't keep reading comics. How about packing your luggage in advance? Although the supervisor has not notified yet, we estimate that we will leave in a day or two."

With that said, he got up and walked out of the living room.

Tatsuya, who was left behind, sat at the table in a daze for a while.

"Pack your luggage..."

Muttering in a low voice, he turned his head, his eyes seemed to look through the wall of his own house, and look straight at the Asakura house next door——

"Speaking of which, that guy... what is he doing now..."

He couldn't help but want to go over and have a look.

***

8 month 4 day.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the baseball club of Mingqing High School completed the formation and assembly at the school's baseball field.

All the team members, Director Nishio, and the two team managers, Konan and Sachiko, boarded the bus and drove to the station, preparing to take the Shinkansen to Koshien.

Before departure in the morning, Kazuya specifically asked Shingo and Haruko if they wanted to go with the team, and got a negative answer from those two.

"The two of us are going to leave by ourselves." Haruko carefully tidied up her son's slightly messy forehead hair, looked at Kazuya's Tatsuya with tenderness and pride in his eyes, "I can't disturb you at such an important time. Don't worry, mom and dad are adults, and you won't get lost on the Shinkansen."

Gently touching Kazuya's cheek, and then moved to Tatsuya and hugged him, Haruko smiled softly at the two sons:

"So, Kazuya and Tatsuya, do your best! Don't worry about Mom and Dad."

"Oh!"

——Compared to Kazuya, Tatsuya is much simpler.

He nodded with a grin, stretched out his hand and pulled Kazuya, who still wanted to say something:

"Okay, it's time to go! Parents are grown-ups who don't need to go out and ask you to remind them. Hurry up and put on my shoes properly!"

"Brother..." Kazuya looked helpless, "If I just want to walk together, my parents will have someone to accompany me on the way..."

"Stupid again!" Tatsuya knocked him on the head unceremoniously, "It's enough for the two of them to have each other! What other company do you need!"

Do you really think that Uncle Junfu rushed to the stadium on the day of the opening ceremony because he couldn't let go of the business in Nanfeng's store?

Is it because I consciously staggered the travel time with Uesugi's parents because I don't want to be a light bulb!

Kazuya sat down and put on his shoes "aggrieved" while clutching the knocked position.

However, at an angle that Tatsuya couldn't watch, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing a sly smile——

How could he not know the plans of his father and mother.

It's just that Tatsuya's state has been a little bit wrong since he woke up today, so by pretending to be silly and cute when he said goodbye, he wanted to let him return to normal and relax again.

Now it seems that the effect seems to be too good?

Also.

After all, he has already sacrificed his image like this.

Kazuya fastened his shoelaces neatly.

"Then, Dad, Mom, let's go."

"Well. Be careful all the way."

"See you on the pitch."

…………

"And also?"

On the bus heading to the station, Tatsuya, who had just finished another quarrel with Kotarou and won a big victory, turned around and found his brother sitting there with his arms propped up in a daze, so he couldn't help calling out in doubt.

He also came back to his senses immediately:

"elder brother?"

... something?

"...＝＝" Hearing this, Tatsuya's mouth twitched slightly—and he asked him if he was okay...you must be the one who is busy!

From his brother's expression, he understood the deep-seated complaint (what the hell), Kazuya bent his mouth:

"I'm fine. I just remembered what happened when I went out this morning."

"Really?" Tatsuya was skeptical.

Kazuya looked back at the past sincerely:

"Really...how can I lie to my brother about this kind of thing?"

This is true.

Although he was still a little puzzled, Tatsuya accepted his younger brother's statement this time.

"By the way, did the supervisor just send out the list of 49 schools that will enter Jiashiyuan this time?"

"Ah."

"Brother, did you watch it? Who is the opponent you least want to meet in the first round of draw?"

"Strictly speaking, I don't want to meet either."

"Huh? Are you saying that you want to be one of the 15 teams that are lucky enough to be sent to the second round by a bye in the first round?"

"Ah. Having a bye in the first round is good for conserving your energy, isn't it?"

"...Speaking such serious words with such a serious expression, in fact, my brother just thinks that it is convenient to be promoted and save time and effort by taking a bye?"

"...→_→"——If you know it, don't expose it!

"In my opinion, I think schools such as Ikeyamada High School, Fahai University Sixth High School, Yashang Academy, and Ochi Business School should be more difficult to deal with. According to the information collected before, they are all regular visitors to Jiashien, almost every year. Attending the Summer Conference..."

"yes."

"There is also the traditional strong team Akihama Industry. I heard that among the newly recruited players this year, there is a batter who has the same strength as Nitta? I don't know if the rumors are so credible."

"Well……"

"And..."

Then the two brothers discussed the list of participating teams sent by Nishio Supervisor all the way, from the bus to the Shinkansen.

And when they had carefully explained the information of every school except Mingqing, and stopped to discuss with some unfinished business, the train was not far from the destination.

After taking off the luggage amidst the frequent arrival reminders, Kazuya turned his head, and Tatsuya, who was looking at him with the same heart, met his eyes for an instant——

It's finally here.

Kazi Garden.