[Comprehensive] Kazuya's happy life

"Is it an illusion..."

I always feel that there is something wrong with Lian today.

Kazuya hung up the phone and stood at the entrance thoughtfully.

In fact, not only today, but recently, the feeling Lian gave him has been subtly different from before.

It's just that Kazuya couldn't tell what was wrong, and the relationship between him and Tsuruga Ren didn't change because of this. He just thought that his close friend who had been thinking deeply since childhood was on the road of life again. When he encountered any confusion and difficulties, he would naturally say what he wanted to say, and he didn't force it if he didn't want to, so he didn't ask much.

However, from the looks of it now, the impact on Lian this time seems to be quite deep...

Do you want to communicate with Mr. She a little bit and find out what happened around Lian recently?

And also hesitated.

Before he could come up with a specific result, he was stopped by Xiao Nan who came out of the kitchen with a large plate of hamburger meat.

"And also?"

"Ah. It's nothing, come out to answer the phone." He turned his head, saw Xiao Nan's appearance, and quickly walked over to take the precariously large plate from the girl: "Be careful!"

"Thank you~" Xiao Nan rolled his eyes, "This is going to be delivered to the table in the dining room."

"Okay." Kazuya nodded, "Mom, are they still preparing for something else?"

"Yes. There are many more, including the fried shrimp that Tatsuya likes, and Kazuya's favorite omelet."

"Is it really okay to do so much..." Kazuya was distressed, "Even if there are six of us, we may not be able to finish eating."

Xiaonan said that it is useless to worry about the current situation: "My father and Aunt Haruko are very motivated today, and I also said that if you do too much, you may not be able to finish eating, but they won't listen."

She shook her head, and exchanged a helpless look with Kazuya:

"Forget it, let them like it. Everyone is very happy today."

After finishing speaking, he turned and ran back to the kitchen.He also could hear her lively voice coming faintly:

"Father! You can't do that over there..."

He smiled and shook his head.

He also said that Uncle Junfu and mother, Xiaonan himself is also very happy, and his mood is also very high.

Turning around, he was about to take a plate full of hamburger meat to the dining room according to the agreement, when he saw Tatsuya standing at the door of the living room with his arms folded...

"elder brother?"

"Do you need help?"

"Thanks, but no need."

"……Oh."

"Brother, come over to the dining room too, right? It looks like dinner may be served at any time."

"it is good."

***

The big victory in the first game of the regional preliminaries injected a strong confidence and motivation into the entire baseball club. On the second day after the game, everyone who started training after school seemed more motivated than before.

Kazuya finished a round of pitching practice, walked to the sidelines and sat down, took off his sweaty baseball cap, and picked up a towel to wipe his sweat.

Kazuya looked around the field, but he didn't see Tatsuya, who was supposed to take over from him to do pitching practice, and Kazuya felt a little strange.

"Nishio-senpai, have you seen my brother?"

He turned to ask Sachiko who was sorting out the bats behind the rest area.

The beautiful girl with black mid-length hair stopped when she heard the words, and looked at him with something meaningful in her eyes:

"Tatsuya, take Xiaonan to the health room."

"...the health room?"

"Well, Xiao Nan stepped on the confiscated ball and accidentally sprained her ankle. Tatsuya happened to be next to him, so I asked him to take someone to the health room." She said, raising her hand to tie the hair by her ears: "If you are worried, you can go and have a look. You have completed today's tasks, haven't you?"

He also thought about it, and shook his head:

"Forget it. I'm relieved to have my brother there to accompany her. But my brother is probably going to leave early today. I'll help him and talk to the supervisor."

After speaking, he stood up and walked towards Director Nishio who was standing on the sidelines and instructing batting practice.

After he left, Kuroki turned around from an unknown corner, and looked at Sachiko helplessly:

"Don't make trouble for Tatsuya and Xiaonan, manager."

Sachiko turned to look at him, "I just want to confirm something."

Kuroki looked into her shining eyes and sighed slightly.

He has never doubted his girlfriend's intelligence and ability, but sometimes, it is inevitable that she thinks too much.

"Kazuya and Tatsuya are twin brothers whose close relationship and tacit cooperation are obvious to all, and a rift will not easily appear because of a girl."

What's more, that kid Kazuya doesn't seem to be in love with Asakura.

and so……

"Don't worry anymore." He raised his hand and rubbed his girlfriend's hair.

A slight blush appeared on Sachiko's face.

"I just want to make sure." She emphasized again, "I don't intend to do anything else."

"I know."

As Kuroki spoke, he looked at the black-haired boy who was standing beside Director Nishio with a smile and was discussing something with him—

"only……"

Kazuya Uesugi.

In that kid's eyes, there was only baseball.

His dedication and love for baseball, but even he, who thinks he already likes baseball, feels ashamed.

That's why he felt that his girlfriend's worry was unnecessary.

Because the current Uesugi Kazuya cannot be shaken by anything else, his eyes are only chasing the baseball, and he is walking calmly and firmly on the road to Koshien every step of the way.

There is no need to worry about any emotional entanglements that will distract him.

At this point, perhaps the other protagonist that Sachiko thinks is the same with Kazuya's older brother Tatsuya.

These two brothers have an uncanny talent and an aura that makes one want to believe in them.

Kuroki raised his hand and tightened the brim of his baseball cap.

He had a hunch.

His dream, perhaps this year, can indeed be realized.

***

In the second round of the regional preliminaries of the Summer Jiaziyuan Competition, Mingqing High School faced Sangong High School.

In the second half of the seventh inning, Ming Qing hit the ball.

"Batter—No. 1, pitcher, Uesugi Kazuya!"

And also stood on the strike zone.

He looked sideways at the three-worker pitcher on the opposite pitcher's board.

The opponent was a tall, thin boy wearing glasses. Before Kazuya stepped into the strike zone, he had just thrown four balls, sending the previous Mingqing hitter directly to first base.

He also saw clear remorse and tension on the other party's face.

There is also a bit of unwillingness and fear for the results of the game that are gradually becoming clear.

And also clenched the bat in his hand.

His expression was turbulent, as if the emotion of the pitcher on the opposite side could not be conveyed to him at all.

Sangong's tall and thin bespectacled pitcher looked at the talented pitcher opposite him who played in the same position as him, but his performance was completely different from his own throughout the game. For a moment, a big cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Time passed little by little.

The boy with glasses let out a long breath.

He raised his arms high.

Kazuya's eyes were slightly focused. In his sight, the opponent's movements seemed to be slowed down countless times. From the shaking of the muscles, to the throwing of the fingers, to the baseball that broke away from the fingertips and flew straight in front of him, he could see everything clearly clearly...

And also swung the bat violently!

With a sound of "Dang", the crisp sound of the ball coming from the center of the bat rang in my ears, and the hit ball flew high outwards. Sangong's outfielder did not catch the high-flying ball in the outfield immediately.

Kazuya and his teammates easily completed the run.

They scored another two points.

In addition to the eight points scored in the previous six rounds, Ming Qing had an absolute advantage of 10 to 0, two rounds ahead, and at the end of the seventh round, he sealed the victory of the game.

Surrounded by his teammates, Kazuya turned his head and watched the Sangong pitcher on the pitcher bend his knees to support his knees, two lines of tears slowly slid down his cheeks from the shadow of the brim of his cap...

Kazuya looked away silently.

He knew that the opponent must feel very unwilling now, and he felt extremely unbearable and regretful about his performance in this match...

"When he goes back tonight, the pitcher will be so regretful that he won't be able to sleep."

On the return bus, Kazuya said this to Tatsuya.

"It's just the regional preliminaries, and the competition is already so fierce. That's why the annual summer Koshien competition is called the cruelest trial."

As he spoke, he turned his head to meet Tatsuya's eyes:

"So, brother, are you ready? The battlefield we are standing on now, but if we take a wrong step, we will have no chance to start over again, so we can only wait for next year?"

Da didn't speak either.

The two brothers looked at each other in silence for a while, then he suddenly raised his hand and slapped Kazuya on the shoulder heavily:

"It's just what I want! Let those guys come here! See Tatsuya-sama, I will send them back to their hometown one by one! Hahahahaha!"

"..." Kazuya was patted on his shoulders.

"It hurts, brother."

"Really, I didn't use a lot of strength. You seem to be quite delicate and weak recently, Kazuya-san. It seems that you haven't trained enough."

"Is it really okay to say such a thing, brother? It doesn't matter if I modify the training plan after I go back?"

"No, please don't take it seriously when I say nonsense, Kazuya!"

"..." Brother, where's your backbone?

"Hehe." Backbone?What it is?Can I eat it?

——So, today, the Uesugi brothers are loving each other as always.