Epilogue
A day passed after the MEA gathered everyone in the Ninja Seeking Club, YTG8, Hotaru, & the Hag, after they were fixed up from the Tech-3 and Chromesium.
During that time, Cy & Zina were banned from baseball by MEA. Ridiculous, but it was to teach them a lesson. Steroids are for cheaters. Now I know how disgraced baseball players feel.
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Of course, as soon as everyone recovered, the girls were watching the game with them against us - the Zephyrs vs. the Cy-Nine.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" Enju shrieked.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Nanao shrieked.
"O! M! G!" Hotaru yelled.
I was in awe over their outfits, but Cy was a bit annoyed.
"Sowwy, yew guys…" Cy said.
Enju yelled, "What is wrong with you?"
Cy said, "Yew acted dis way, so I fitted yew in tight-fitting spandex."
Akari said, "No wonder I felt free, back in the game…"
Myu blushed, "Haaaaaaaau…"
Hotaru yelled, "The hell is that supposed to mean? You gave us, like, Hentai-wear!"
"No, I didn't!" Cy remarked, "I wuzzn't twying to make Onii-Chan awoused. Besides, I played against him."
The girls agreed, "Ohhhh…"
Way to ruin it, you damned android.
Nanao remarked, "Still… We lose to the other team, and even Iroha? You never told me that Iroha played on your team, Kazuki!"
Ricka said, "And Hayuki."
Myu replied, "You had a lot of players on your team, senpai."
Kazuki said, "It was all I had I left… even MEA agents."
Nanao wept, "Mashiro, Iroha… and even…"
Hotaru barked, "Even Venus? She didn't join you, like this."
Yamabuki smiled, "Still, ya had Yozuki, Iori, and Carbine on yer team. She, Beretta, and Ikiru were great at behind the scenes. And yes, Beretta told me everything."
"How's your body?"
"Recovering, but I'll last. I'm a very fast healer."
You, Tengge, YTG8, & the Hag were the first to be fixed.
Enju said, "Well, I'm so sorry that we lost… and that he was only trying to save us, but…"
Johnny smiled, "Have you forgotten who saved your butts from being robots forever? I was the last batter for the team, and scored the tying-run. Though, I failed to get a win, after all."
Hotaru said, "I know. Like, Hijiri was there, when she almost got the run. But I think it's debatable, since Venus is still overviewing the play."
Akari asked, "You mean challenge the play? The game's already over, for days now."
Yamabuki agreed, "Yeah… But the shootout fer a home run, that's genius. Curious… how did ya win, fam?"
Kazuki explained, "It's a long story. Anyways, all of you are still working out great, after you were injured?"
Ricka said, "Can still hold a fried noodle hot dog… with one hand."
Kazuki said, "At least Hag got a dent in her head."
Hotaru said, "I don't think it was. Anyways, the girls are recovering, and Futaba says that she'll be singing again soon."
That's good news.
Nanao asked, "What about the others?"
Hotaru smiled, "Well, Setsu, Mashiro, and the others gave me their best wishes on recovery. And Setsu apologized to me, after the game. She was hurt that I was converted."
"I know. All of us did save you."
"Yeah. Like, thanks a bunch, though."
Johnny asked, "So, what now?"
The girls sighed, as they have nothing else to do now.
Kazuki said, "Well, what do you say we put this baseball thing behind us? I believe that Cy learned her lesson, but…"
Cy sobbed, "Again, I'm sowwy. But pwease dun't bwing it up, again."
Kazuki nodded, "Promise. Even so… It was a great game."
Nanao huffed, "You both went head-to-head in a grueling showdown… only I'm surprised that you two sucked at home runs."
"URK!" "FWEH!" They both were jabbed, after they were criticized by their batting performance.
That's true. Neither of us hit a home run, only I came out with the win. Still, we moved on from the baseball fad, and continued our ways of club activities.
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That afternoon, Lily & Tengge were posing in their baseball uniforms, as they were feeling a bit skittish.
Lily & Tengge were posing in white uniforms with black pinstripes, and yellow trim. They were the colors of the Hanshin Tigers.
"This is ridiculous…" Lily sighed, blushing.
Tengge smiled, "I could get used to it."
He asked them, "OH, hey. Why the baseball uniforms?"
Lily said, "Oh, hello. We're modeling for the 2021 Olympics."
Tengge smiled, "We are. We're posing for the baseball event, coming up this summer."
Oh, yeah. I heard about that. The Olympics was last year, but was cancelled and rescheduled, due to issues with a disease.
Lily said, "Anyways, we're doing alright, despite what happened, recently. This guy scouted us, after we played baseball against the club, and wanted to show off our skills."
He asked, "Is it worth it?"
Tengge said, "Well, we're only posing for the fans, as they find us as #1 models. I couldn't say no, but…"
Lily said, blushing, "I wish I would quit… but then again, I'm not ashamed of the uniforms."
Dammit! I was hoping for something alluring and lewd. Only Tengge's cleavage is showing, but I'm upset that Lily hasn't shown skin.
He said, "Anyways, you two seem alright, since yesterday. Cy is sorry again for converting you."
Lily said, "It's alright. This was Zina's doing, after all. She and Cy were Obnubi-based. In any case, let's hope we do not go through this ordeal again."
Tengge winked, "You can view us on the internet, if you like. We'll be rooting for you." And then giggled.
Lily huffed, "T-Tengge-san… Please…" She was too embarrassed.
It's like these two graduate girls… They have an odd couple feeling. But I'm relieved that they are still healthy.
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The next day, I returned to the empty baseball diamond, during my holiday.
Kazuki threw the ball out to the outfield, and then smiled, "Serves you right, old man!"
The ball was caught. It was Oka. She called, "Aruji-dono!"
She, Ran, Yozuki, Iori, Iroha, & Setsuna were here on the field, along with Shiratsuru, Hijiri, & Tsubame.
Tsubame said, "You practicing alone?"
He asked, "What are you guys doing here?"
Ran smiled, "We thought we'd play together, like old times."
Iori stated, "Beretta told us you'd be here, so we'd play with you, just to get over the other day."
He smiled, "Thanks, you guys."
Yozuki cheered, "Let's play ball, Darling!"
We decided to play, as we all played a small mock game. There were about ten of us, but we only played for a brief inning or two. Hayuki had to return to the Miza Inn, and Mashiro is at the Dorobune Shrine, taking a bath. They chose not to come.
Kazuki was batting, as Tsubame was pitching. She called, "So…"
"Huh?"
"Are the others playing?"
"No… We chose to leave it all behind, after the Tech-3 drama."
"That's a shame. We'd have a game, for fun… especially since you guys won against the android."
Kazuki let the pitch go by, as Iori called, "Strike one!"
He stated, "Well, Cy & Zina got busted by MEA, after the issue, but… I'm a little peeved that Cy was banned from playing."
Shiratsuru called, "That's how it is, Kazuki. When you catch yourself cheating, you pay the price."
Ran added, "Almost as much as catching yourself cheating in studies."
Of course, I'm no cheater.
The second pitch went by, and Iori called, "Strike two!"
Hijiri and Oka roared, "FRAUD!"
Iori called, "NO, it was dead-on!"
Yozuki yelled, "Hey, leave Borchardt alone! She's the umpire."
Kazuki grinned, "Thanks for the pitches… but I knew I'd never let this ball go by me again."
Tsubame smirked, "Alright, Mighty Casey… Take a taste of this…"
ZOOM!
She threw the ball and Kazuki swung the bat.
WHOOSH! CRACK!
He missed. But a girl hit the ball out of the park. It was Akari.
"HI! It was a wild pitch, but I got it for you guys!"
Akari?! Wait…
He saw the rest of the Ninja Seeking Club (and Johnny) at the diamond. Enju scolded, "So, this is where you've been."
Ricka huffed, "Selfless."
Yamabuki said, "We were gonna go hang out, until we spotted ya here, with these other girls."
Nanao waved, "OH! Iroha!"
Iroha smiled, "Some things never change, do they?"
He said, "Yeah. Hey, girls… you wanna play for fun? We'll play a normal 3 innings."
Enju sighed and said, "Well, okay… I guess we can play a little."
She seems okay with it.
Akari smiled, "Okay. We're game."
Lily asked, "Can we play, too?" She and Tengge were there.
Hijiri giggled, "Sure! The more, the merrier!"
The girls cheered, as Kazuki was happy. He said, "Thanks, guys."
Well, at least we can agree on one thing… Despite that we leave baseball behind us, we can still play together.
Yamabuki called, "Alright! Let's pick out our teams, and then play ball!"
Everyone cheered, as they played their game together. And despite what happened with the Tech-3, he is happy that his friends are still standing.
Even after all that, our lives will continue onwards, until the time has come. Surrounded by good friends, I'm so happy to be a part of this group.
Akari's home run ball traveled all the way to the rooftop of the school. A lone female figure caught it. It was Kikuko.
"Ho ho ho! I still got it, in my ageless years." She grinned. "You're out, lad! HOOO HO HO HO HO!"
She had no idea it was Akari's fly ball.
After their game, things went peaceful. And the days of Kazuki Araya and the Ninja Seeking Club continued on.
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Waka was in her room, watching the performances of the baseball game, including practice. She never deleted the videos.
Waka sighed, "Meh… My performance was meek, but I can't believe I suck at pitching. Maybe I got lucky."
She blurred out the faces of the players, including herself, and munched on a potato chip. She snorted, "Well, live and learn." She then paused, as she saw Kazuki's Father on the diamond. He was grinning, as Waka was petrified.
"I-I-Is that…?"
But we'll leave that to your theory.
Thanks for reading!
