Chapter 362: Yui Kaoru

After the discussion sparked by Koharu's hairstyle ended, everyone began talking about the new semester.

"Speaking of which, the new students will be arriving at the dormitory tonight. I wonder if our little juniors will be easy to get along with," Asou Takeru said while eating.

"What, are you worried that the underclassmen will give you attitude?" Maezono Kenta said.

Aso curled his lip; as a seasoned veteran, why would he worry about that?

"Heh, the one in our room is named Asada Hirofumi. Sawamura and I are already prepared; we'll definitely scare the wits out of him tonight." Kuramochi Yoichi wore a wicked grin, his mouth unable to stop smiling at the thought of pranking the new junior tonight.

Everyone was speechless upon hearing this; the tradition in that room really wasn't friendly to newcomers at all.

"The quality of this year's freshmen should be pretty good, right? We've won Koshien four times in a row. Just because of that, everyone who comes to our school must be a genius."

"Impossible. At the very least, for the Pitcher position, true geniuses probably won't come," Miyuki said.

"Exactly. With Huangqian here now, and Furuya and Sawamura after that, those so-called genius pitchers won't have a chance to shine for at least two years if they come to Seido."

Hearing this, Huangqian Yangyi nodded: "Personally, I hope the genius pitchers of this year don't come to Seido. Otherwise, it feels like a waste of talent not to go to another school."

After hearing this, everyone had their own thoughts. Not to look too far, just take Tojo for example; he was a famous pitcher in middle school, but in the end, he had to switch to another position after coming to Seido.

"Oh right, Kazuya, the one in your room will be very interesting." Huangqian Yangyi thought of Okumura Koshu; that kid was quite interesting.

"You know him?"

Miyuki was puzzled. Wasn't the list for the new student room assignments posted only today?

"I don't know."

"Then what are you talking about?" Miyuki rolled his eyes.

"Hehe, anyway, you'll know tonight."

After finishing their meal, everyone returned to their respective dorms to tidy up their things.

In the evening, after finishing the chores in their classes, the first-year members of the Baseball Club each carried their luggage toward the Seishin Dormitory of the Baseball Club.

"Hey!!! Jiecheng, speak up! Don't ignore us!"

While daydreaming about life in the Baseball Club with his good buddy, Seto Takuma suddenly saw someone jogging past them. After calling out a few times and getting no response, he simply chased after him.

"What do you want with me?" Yuki Masashi looked at Seto Takuma in front of him and said coldly.

"You arrived so early? And you've already started running?" Seto Takuma asked.

Yuki Masashi shook his head: "My house is nearby."

"Then what are you doing? Independent training?" Seto Takuma asked like a curious baby.

"Yeah, my brother said that if I want to earn the recognition of Senior Huangqian, I have to show the right attitude, otherwise he won't pitch to me." After Yuki Masashi finished speaking, he looked a bit dejected.

Just as Seto Takuma was about to speak, another person walked over.

"So you guys came to Seido too."

Hearing the voice and turning back to look, Seto Takuma's eyes lit up. Okumura Koshu still had his deadpan face, while Yuki Masashi didn't care who the newcomer was at all; he turned around and left while jogging.

"Yui Kaoru, the starting Catcher for the Mamiya Little League and Captain at the World Championship, you actually came to Seido too," Seto Takuma said in surprise.

Yui Kaoru smiled, "The champion Seido—isn't it only natural that I chose here?"

"That's true." Seto Takuma nodded.

At this moment, Yui Kaoru looked at Okumura Koshu standing on the other side, "From now on, we are teammates. Please take care of me."

Okumura Koshu nodded: "Yeah."

Seishin Dormitory.

Huangqian Yangyi was leaning on the railing, with Arima Kazusa standing behind him.

"Arima, don't bully the little junior when he arrives later."

"Eh? Senior, am I that kind of person in your eyes?" Arima Kazusa was shocked. Was that really his image?

Huangqian Yangyi smiled and turned back to his room.

Less than ten minutes later, footsteps were heard at the door, followed by a knock.

Outside the door, Yui Kaoru became excited after seeing the names on the door.

Third-year Huangqian Yangyi, second-year Arima Kazusa!

He had actually been assigned to the Ace's room!

Yui Kaoru had already started daydreaming about the wonderful experience of catching pitches from the Seido Ace.

Just then, the dormitory door opened.

"You must be the newcomer. My name is Arima Kazusa."

"Hello, Senior Arima. I am Yui Kaoru." The well-behaved Yui Kaoru immediately gave a 90-degree bow.

"Yeah, come on in." Arima Kazusa stepped aside.

Yui Kaoru carried his luggage into the room and immediately saw Huangqian Yangyi sitting at the desk studying—well, pretending to.

Seeing that Huangqian Yangyi didn't speak or turn around, Yui Kaoru felt a bit nervous. His palms were covered in sweat, and he looked at a loss for what to do.

This was the Seido Ace, the undefeated Overlord. When he really put on an act, the pressure was quite intimidating.

Arima Kazusa, standing to the side, was speechless as he returned to his seat. He had just told him not to bully the junior, yet now he was playing around himself.

"Ahem~"

Arima Kazusa coughed to remind Huangqian Yangyi that he had played enough; the kid was about to be scared silly.

"Hahaha, you were scared, right?" Huangqian Yangyi turned around abruptly and almost fell off his chair.

Yui Kaoru's pupils dilated, his face full of astonishment, as if he had seen a ghost.

The Seido Ace, the pitcher he admired, was a goofball?

"Ahem, little Yui Kaoru, welcome to our room. My name is Huangqian Yangyi. I am the team's unshakable super Ace, and also your future Captain." Huangqian Yangyi crossed his legs, looking very full of himself.

"Please take care of me, Senior." Although Yui Kaoru didn't understand what Huangqian Yangyi was doing, he still bowed politely.

"Alright, alright, that was just a joke. You don't need to be so reserved in our room. There's no strict senior-junior culture here, just be relaxed and comfortable." Huangqian Yangyi said as he pulled open a drawer, took out a pudding, and tossed it into Yui Kaoru's arms.

"Hey, this is a limited edition I went to great lengths to get."

"Thank you, senior."

Huangqian Yangyi nodded, turned his head, and said, "Arima, take out the violin and play a piece to celebrate."

Two minutes later, just as Huangqian Yangyi was lost in the beautiful violin solo, a piercing scream came from outside the door.

There was no need to look to know that Kuramochi was bullying the younger kids again.

The next morning, at 4:30 AM.

"Up so early, Yui."

Just as Huangqian Yangyi was preparing to go out for a run, Yui Kaoru suddenly sat up straight and looked at him.

"Senior, are you going for a run this early?"

"Yeah, you go back to sleep."

"I want to go too!"

Yui Kaoru swooshed out of bed, and on the other side, Arima Kazusa also woke up; seeing the little junior wanting to follow Huangqian Yangyi for a run so early, he suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

Hmm, got dragged into the rat race.