Akane's heart swelled with warmth and joy toward Rai Hikaru.
These past days, who knew why.
Any tiny thing—she itched to report to Rai.
Life's every corner, all shareable.
Just knew they weren't that tight yet, so Akane bottled it.
Rai's vibe? Pure safety blanket.
Chat-crave max—spill everything.
Baseball club drag? Instant mood-lift.
Smile bloomed.
Laugh-eyes beauty dazed ball-fakers stealing peeks.
Phone down, pen resume—club logs duty.
Manager grind once fine.
Katase Sho side, sweat-chasers dream-hunt, coach-aid felt solid.
Now? Nausea wave.
Scribble few—pen drop,闷闷烦闷.
Higashi sleaze poison? Whole club tainted.
Quit itch—bail club.
"Text Rai-kun? Club quit yay/nay?"
All-decision Rai-consult habit.
Quick shake: "My mess—no spam him."
No annoyance-risk.
Irk-log skip, gaze far—eye-rest.
Spot: near Katase Sho + Higashi huddle.
Bro-back pat—tight buds vibe.
Akane rage-flare.
Joined for Sho.
Sho + threat-rapist Higashi thick? Gut-twist fury!
Phone-snatch, Sho ping.
Sho buzz-snag.
Akane avatar glow.
Higashi grin-probe: "Sho—who texts?"
Sho Higashi-smile: "Lil Akane."
Higashi shoulder-clap grin: "GF ping—go get."
"But careful lowkey. I cover your secret-date, no blast/expose."
"Coach life hard otherwise."
Sho nod-fervor: "Yessir! Mega thanks cover!"
"Higashi Coach mercy-kind god—club rules break for our love."
"No you, no ball, dream-dead."
"Rebirth dad vibes!"
Sho hand-grab grate-gaze—tears well every recall.
Higashi ugly-mug kind-smile wave: "Nah—ball hard, love youth fire. GF time."
"Gotcha!" Sho beam-dash.
Higashi track-Sho gaze drift—Akane lock.
Fine face, bomb curves, mega-juggernaut tits.
Lust-flash, lip-lick auto.
Sho-kun, underground-love her—let me slide in smooth.
Star-pitch bait hooked dumbass.
Promise Koshien? Sho pimp her free?
Akane HS slut-build obscene!
Youth fire my jam!
Virgin blank-slate sure.
Heh—Higashi full-dev corrupt.
Sho treat dad? GF share fair.
...
Sho clueless "dad" Higashi mock-lust eyed his goddess Akane.
Smile-grate Sho Akane-front: "Lil Akane!"
Akane brow-furrow: "Katase-kun, no cozy names? You harped that tons."
Sho dream-name-only once odd—but support complied.
Now? Name-call nausea.
His rule, his nag-scold.
Sho grin: "Lil Akane, chill."
"Told Higashi Coach truth—secret BF/GF greenlit!"
"Coach back—official!"
"Happy? Coach MVP!"
"Dinner thanks soon."
Sho hype Higashi-praise.
Akane silence.
Sho mood-dip probe: "Lil Akane? Spill?"
Akane nod: "Yeah. But name-skip? Uncomfy habit."
"Dream-name stick."
"Simple: cut Higashi creep close!"
Sho pre irk—final nail face-black glare snap: "Why?! Higashi Coach god-tier help—why block?!"
Akane sigh low-explain: "Higashi no-good. Perv-assault history—demoted coach."
"Scum distance—no upside."
Sho rage-refute: "Lies! Smear campaign!"
"Ugly mug but saint—mentor-bro!"
"Akane, drop bias."
Sho Higashi-shill endless—Akane snap-desk: "No! Blind to his mask!"
"He knew us—days back threatened... rape me!"
"Scum confirmed!"
Akane figured spill shame = Sho grasp, Higashi-cut.
Nope.
Sho head-shake deny: "BS! Akane lies!"
"Hate him bad? Invent to split us?"
"He knew cuz I confessed—cover promised."
"Bad guy cover? Boot me done."
"No boot + cover why? One: good heart. Two: talent god—Koshien groom!"
"Dream! Dark horse me, Higashi spotter!"
"Talent + mercy = club stay—get? No thanks needed but Higashi props? No trash mentor!"
Akane speechless: "No Katase-kun—Higashi lies."
"No boot = threat-lever."
"Sick stares—you know perv-mean? Filth thoughts!"
"Threat-rape plot!"
Akane Sho-explain near-break.
Why Sho Higashi-faith?
Talent-praise buy-in?
Deny Higashi = talent/dream deny?
Sho scoff: "Heh, Akane big-ego?"
"Hot yes, fans galore—I know."
"But upright adult—HS girl trigger bad? Nah."
"Lil Akane, ego-check—won't buy."
Akane panic-regret—no Rai vid copy warehouse-threat.
Proof slam.
...Or Sho P-fake doubt?
Akane despair-push: "Katase-kun true..."
Sho cut-gruff: "Quit rumor-chug. Higashi dirt? Rai Hikaru whisper right?"
Akane stun—Higashi topic Rai pivot why?
Sho Akane-blank confirm: "Higashi warned—beef with Rai, smear daily."
"Rai no-good—pretty boy rapist prob." Sho cold-sneer.
Sho prior Akane-Rai walk burned—rival hate deep.
Akane shock-gape disbelieve-rage: cold-snarl "Katase-kun—no trash Rai-kun! Saved me. No him, Higashi..."
"Keep? Rage!!!"
Sho-Akane clash ok—pre-couple friction norm.
Rai trash? No—savior no-enforce, no repay-ask.
Why Sho smear good-man?
Sho Akane fury-amp: Rai-name fuse-lit.
Snap-bark: "So what?! Wrong?!"
"Mad cuz casual rapist quip?"
"Like him? Quasi-BF callout other dude rage? Fair?"
"Plus you rage? Higashi mentor-coach—you trash him I rage-hold! Your turn?!"
Akane fury: "Katase-kun... no trust me?"
Sho fury: "Drop your bias! Higashi saint!"
Akane head-pound shake speechless: "Fine—class go."
"Do you. Club out me!"
Huff-storm baseball club.
Brainwash how? Her words trash, Higashi gospel.
Fury-unbridge—bail.
Sho blame-Akane: her tantrum.
"Dream-together vow—now club-quit mid? Akane..."
Irk-no-chase.
Bust-up.
Sho fume—
Shoulder-tap.
"Coach Higashi?"
Higashi ignore-fume, clueless-grin: "Manager chat? Lovey?"
Sho fume: "Nah—trash!"
"Lil Akane per your call—Rai name rage! Hookup sure!"
"Plus you-bash—smear perv-threat!"
Higashi fake-shock worry: "Me? Misheard? Spill her words?"
Sho recap Akane: "No-good perv-threat rape!"
Higashi belly-laugh: "Haha—woman-seen vet—HS poach? Sho think?"
Sho nod: "Trust Coach over Akane!"
"Good man—knew secret-love, cover god—ungrate Akane."
"劝她 fix!"
Higashi shake: "GF nag? Useless."
"See? Long talk—no listen right?"
Sho stun-nod: "Yeah... deaf. Fix?"
Higashi grin: "Hard mode—direct."
"Quasi-couple? No bang no kiss? Hand virgin. Rai deep who-knows—balance itch?"
Sho nod-rage.
Higashi ear-whisper scheme: "Heart via body first."
"Teach: do this..."
Sho listen-flush excite, nod-mad, grin-leak joy-plot.
...
...
Meanwhile.
Rai clueless Akane club-bail plan.
Club-route—not baseball.
Kendo.
Map-guide quick dojo-arrive.
Push-in: court-huge, hoops-scale, upper bleachers.
Crowd thick—dozens.
Kendo pop.
Crowd-push—familiar silhouette.
"Miyajima Captain."
Training gi, side-ponytail, sleeve-roll, bokken-grip—Miyajima Sakura hero-pose eye-candy.
Club boys join-bait her half.
Sakura turn-call: Rai sight—smile-greet.
"Rai-kun! Perfect—meet crew. VP this, manager that..."
Sakura hand-join proc + pretty-boy = deep recall.
Enthuse intros.
Post: newbies clump her-lead.
"Newbs no-base mostly. Vets pair-mentor each."
"Pick or picked—mutual."
Instant duo boys: "Captain me-mentor!"
Hot + HS tourney star = idol queen, join-bait prime.
Pick-chance? Her rush.
Sakura shake: "Sorry—busy no-teach norm."
"This batch? One slot."
Rai-front grin: "Sign-up promise—personal tutor. Rai-kun, me ok?"
Rai nod-smile: "Accept."
Chump-hunt prime—Sakura netorare sure.
Relation-build win.
Boys envy-sour.
Pursuit-VP Kasase Masafumi Rai-glare irk.
No nix—watch cheap-newb no-touch.
Newbs pair fast.
Hot picks swarm.
Rai girl-vet eyed heavy—Captain claim = poach nix.
Vets field-drag newb train.
Styles vary: hands-on, distant-tip, power-first, stance-first.
Sakura Rai wood-dummy front.
Newb-base assume: "Rai-kun, pre-real: three-day chop dummy."
"Sword habit = teach efficient."
"No bore—base all start here!"
Rai pause: "Miyajima Senpai, base yes. Skip chop?"
No showboat—grandmaster no pig-pretend.
Skill = flex time.
Chop waste—chump priority.
Sakura smile-shake vet-mode: "Rai-kun, every batch claims base no-chop."
"Base = swing-hit? Nah."
"Stance power angle... kendo easy-in hard-master."
Word-nudge plan.
Rai polite-listen but skip-stubborn clear.
Sigh—newb fidget scan.
Clap-boom: "Eyes here! Newbs center!"
Puzzled crowd core-clump.
Sakura Rai-watch odd.
All-in: "Newb wave—fidget norm no-blame."
"But base-truth demo. Swing-hit ≠ base."
Turn Rai: "Rai-kun base-claim no-chop right?"
Rai nod: "Yes Captain—real base."
Rai earnest—Sakura face-save newb no-concept.
Grin: "Deal—spar prove. Satisfy base = skip."
"Dull chop must—most path."
"Doubt? Me vs. Rai demo."
Club buzz-erupt.
"Captain bout?"
"Personal demo?!"
"Awesome! Sakura vids hooked me join!"
Interest hype.
VP Kasase shake: "Overkill? Vet school him..."
No sharp-read—Captain newb-favor threat.
Pursuit-long deny + Rai pretty-threat sour.
Rai Sakura bokken-ready gaze.
Rai sigh: "Captain real-spar? Base legit no-lie."
Sakura grin: "Spar! Trust no-lie—prove casual."
"Kendo daily bout."
"No formal—guide mode."
"No win/score need—base-vibe satisfy ok."
"Ten-year righty? Left-hand fair."
"Gap-feel = your 'base' myth."
Newb-direct last.
Rai clocked: no target—chicken-scare newb ego.
Him chicken unlucky.
Gear-up bokken, field-center ready-pose.
Crowd hype-chat.
Newbs blind lesson—spectacle pure.
TV-bout old—live Sakura fresh thrill.
"Who wins?"
"Dumb—Captain. How long Rai lasts?"
"Yeah lefty but pure-newb gap huge."
"Brag-newbs Captain insta-smash prior."
"Child-start pro—natty HS top!"
"One-vs-club vibe."
"Rai hothead repeat—lefty toy good lesson."
No Rai-win bets.
Time-guess: 5s? 10s?
Sakura beauty-hero amp cheers.
"Captain crush newbs haha!"
"Light touch—no insta-heartbreak haha!"
"Senpai go!"
Girls Rai-pretty cheer minority.
"Rai-kun brave day1 Captain clash!"
"Handsome = skill? 5s win—root you!"
"Honorable loss! Day1 Captain bout ace!"
"Go 10s! Man no-cant!"
Pretty cheer = no-ugly-loss pity.
Rai eye-roll expected.
Newb vs. Captain = mismatch obvious.
Ready-stand oppose.
Sakura Rai-set: "Newb first-strike."
Norm—Captain rush insta = no-lesson.
Rai first = symbolic trade pre-loss.
Rai grin: "Cool—incoming."
Sakura smile: "Bring."
Bokken chest-diagonal, grandmaster flow muscle-mem dump.
Eons-swing instinct—sword flesh-link arm-free.
Deep-zone easy grandmaster.
"Captain—watch."
Dash-thrust chest-blitz.
Sakura newb-assume.
Base meh max.
Spar-commentary plan—gap-lesson.
Rai lunge: "Chest straight too obvious, green exp... huh?!?"
Sword near three-chi—
Wrong!