Chapter

Returning to the classroom of Class E in the first year.

The two separated again as if they didn't know each other.

Shinjoka was dragged into chatting by Chiyo and Rika...the two girls who often surrounded her.

Kato Yusuke simply returned to his seat.

Yamaguchi and Takei were staying in their seats eating bread, while Kei and Yoshiko were nowhere to be seen and seemed to have not returned from the cafeteria.

When he saw him coming back, Yamaguchi greeted him heartlessly.

"Hey, you're back, busy guy. How's it going? How do you feel about watching Shinjo-san's oppa style up close?"

"Um."

Kato Yusuke gave a calm hum and did not answer the question.

In order to facilitate chatting with them, Takei also moved a chair to sit in the aisle.

"Speaking of which, what are you planning to have for lunch? Kato."

"bread."

As he spoke, he showed what he had in his hand, which he bought at the canteen on the way back, but Yamaguchi laughed at him.

"...Hey, why did you buy that dry and hard long bread? Isn't this something that no one wants? Isn't it too miserable??"

"It doesn't matter, that's fine."

Kato Yusuke ignored it indifferently. After all, when he and Shinjoka came back, the popular bread in the canteen had been sold out. In the end, only this item was left without anyone interested, so he bought it back.

I saw him drinking oolong tea while breaking a long piece of bread and eating it without changing his expression.

Takei couldn't help but feel sad, so he took one out of his ration, put it on the table, and pushed it over.

"I also have a piece of fried noodles bread here. I originally wanted to keep it to eat after training. You might as well eat this, right? Kato."

"Oh~? That glutton Takei is actually willing to hand over his inventory. What is this! It's unbelievable. Has the sun risen from the west?"

Yamaguchi joked exaggeratedly, unable to tell whether it was to hurt him or not, which prompted Takei's rebuttal.

"No matter how you say it, this is too much for me! Ah Xiao."

"This is a trick of love, idiot."

Kato Yusuke didn't say a word to this, he just stretched out his hand to push the fried noodles bread back, said no to Takei, and then continued to eat the long bread calmly.

At this moment, Shintiao Xiang came over.

"President Kato, this juice is for you. Thank you for your previous guidance~ That's it."

As she spoke, she placed a soft box of pomegranate juice on the table and left.

A pair of white over-the-knee socks looked a bit eye-catching, but they looked very matching when worn on her legs, and they looked pure and cute because of her petite size.

"Girl-faced big breasts..."

Yamaguchi muttered and turned his head.

"Speaking of which, how did you deal with Shinjo-san's matter?"

"approved."

"Huh? Are you serious?"

"Um."

After hearing this, the Mangkhut brothers looked at each other.

"Aha... Kako will probably feel uncomfortable like this." Takei said on the side.

Yamaguchi also nodded in agreement, and then said: "Well, after all, this is an internal matter of your student union. There is no need to worry about us. You can do it if you feel like it, Kato."

"I know."

"Hey! How about you look a little more thoughtful? Especially in front of Kako."

"What's going on between you and her?"

"Hmm??Who??"

"Himekawa Yoshiko."

"Aha??"

"Ah~ Speaking of which, Kako often comes to see us train recently, Xiao?"

"so what!"

"My nose smells the sour smell of love."

"Don't talk nonsense, that guy's obsession with Teacher Nakamura is extraordinary."

Yamaguchi said as he stuffed the last bite of yakisoba bread into his mouth, then clapped his hands and looked at Yusuke again.

"...I said, do you want to talk about what happened to you a while ago?"

"..."

"..."

Because of this sentence, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

after awhile……

"It's nothing." Kato Yusuke slowly chewed the bread in his mouth, with an undercurrent in his chest and a flat lake in his face.

A brief silence.

"Is that so?" Yamaguchi nodded, and wisely did not ask any further questions, and gently dropped the topic.

"So, are you free recently?"

Kato Yusuke looked back at him and asked: "...is something wrong?"

"If anything, I'm now starting to serve as the team's first batsman in the baseball club."

He pointed to himself and said: "But before the spring meeting next March, I still want to try to see if I can be promoted to the third battalion position."

"...Third baton?"

"——He is considered a key player in the batter's position." Takei took the initiative to explain.

"Compared to the first and second batters, the third batter has a higher probability of having a teammate on base, so it is usually played by a stronger batter."

He paused for a moment when he said this, then looked at Yamaguchi again, and said with emotion: "You have only played baseball for less than a year. It's a shame that you have such a big goal, Xiao."

"You're so noisy, idiot. Anyway, as a catcher, you just have to watch my performance."

"It would be great if that were the case~~"

Kato Yusuke understood their words and asked: "What do you want me to do?"

"Oh~! Of course - be my opponent."

Yamaguchi said confidently: "Because your ball speed is very powerful, as long as you can get used to it, other people basically have nothing to worry about, so come and be my sparring partner!"

"..."

Facing his bright eyes, Kato Yusuke began to think.

He has student union work after school, and the Mangkhut brothers also have baseball club training, so this time is not available.

The only time I can find free time seems to be during lunch break, or after school when both parties have finished their respective affairs...

"Then we'll start at noon tomorrow." He agreed after thinking for a moment, but he never thought of refusing.

"good!"

Yamaguchi grinned and readily accepted the plan.

…

It’s lunch break the next day, which is Thursday.

After lunch, the three people came to the school playground together and started to warm up.

After hearing the news, Sato and his team came as well, which was the trio from the previous baseball club.

While Takei was wearing protective gear there, Kato Yusuke also briefly greeted them.

After Takei put on his helmet, put on the bulky protective gear, and took his position behind home plate.

The trio also spontaneously dispersed to the outfield, ready to help pick up the ball.

The scene was quite grand, attracting many students to watch from the windows of the teaching building.

Standing on the strike zone, Yamaguchi put on his helmet and held the bat in his hand, adjusting his condition.

There was excitement on his face, as if he was excited because of the audience, but his guard was broken in the next second.

"Come on~~~~Chairman Kato!"
To be continued...