Everyone went back to school, but there was no sense of reminiscence. As baseball club players, they originally had a later holiday than ordinary students, and they came to school a week earlier than ordinary students. The vacation left in the middle is simply incredibly short.

There is no joy of reunion after a long absence, and everyone is still familiar when they meet.

After all, if you really count it, they haven't been separated for even two weeks.

If there's anything new, it's of course the ongoing spring Koshien. Koshien has already played two rounds in the spring, and the quarterfinals have been released.

Tokyo's two representatives, Inagi Kogyo and Ichidai Mitsudaka, both made it to the top 8 in Koshien.

"It looks like we're going to have a big challenge ahead."

When the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team learned the news, they couldn't be happy.

The three of them are in the same division, and they won't be able to see each other in the summer tournament!

"So what you mean, do you want those two teams to be taught a lesson on the Koshien field? Beaten to the ground? ”

Hearing the complaints of the friends around him, Zhang Han asked strangely.

"That's even worse!"

Jun Izashaki, who has a mustache, shakes his head like a rattle. Those two teams were Koshien after eliminating their Seido High School baseball team.

If they are easily dealt with by their opponents, it will not only be a shame for themselves, but also for the whole of Tokyo.

Their winners don't have good grades, and losers like the Qingdao High School baseball team are even more shameless?

"You're really hard to serve!"

Zhang Han spread his hands helplessly.

What are these seniors going on in their heads?

He really didn't understand.

"Just angry!"

"No, I should say jealousy."

"Narumiya Nari and Manaka, these two guys' performance is too good, it's almost against the sky!"

"Will they bump into it?"

"It also depends on the results of the draw for the quarterfinals."

'It's out, and if there are no surprises, they'll meet in the semi-finals, but I don't think there's much hope.'

"Why?"

"The opponent of the three highest schools in the city is Xibang."

Saibon, the Koshien that Seido participated in before, Saibun finally lost to Osaka Kiryu and came in second.

But that doesn't mean they're in second place. I'm afraid that the real situation is completely opposite, and Saiho High School may be stronger than the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team that won the championship.

The previous Shrine Conference was proof of this.

"What about Daocheng Industry?"

'Their luck has been so good that if nothing else, they have no problem qualifying for the semi-finals.'

Although there is no explicit rule for the Seido High School baseball team, everyone knows that they are discussing the matter of Koshien in the spring in private, and the superintendent is not happy.

The overseer was very angry before, saying that they were so ambitious that they didn't calm down at all.

If they could settle down and concentrate on honing baseball, they would never practice the game again, so embarrassed.

But such a thing is happening right in front of you, how can it be possible if you want your friends not to discuss it?

There is simply no way for them to be indifferent.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Let's talk about our upcoming Spring Contest. ”

Soon after the start of the new semester, the spring competition will begin.

It's basically the same as the new semester.

The spring tournament starts in early April and ends in late April.

Don't look at it now, there is still a week before the start of school, but there is really not much time left for the Qingdao High School baseball team to prepare.

"We entered Koshien last year, so the enrollment should be smoother, right?"

Ryosuke Kominato said with a smile.

Rushing from Kanagawa, he wasn't tired at all.

In the first two years, Qingdao's enrollment was robbed by Daocheng Industry and the third high school of the city.

That is, it was the leakage that got Yuyuki and Zhang Han, and these seniors who have now been promoted to the third grade don't even dare to imagine that if Takashima didn't pick up the leak at that time, they would pick up these two people to Qingdao.

What will happen?

That kind of scene is really unbelievable to imagine.

One thing they can be sure of is that the Seido High School baseball team will never be the way it is now.

"It's not just newcomers, I've heard that the school is going to add coaches."

"Isn't there several on the coaching staff?"

Adding one or two coaches to the Seido High School baseball team isn't an unusual thing.

"It's the head coach, directing the technique."

The well-informed vice-captain Izashi said mysteriously.

I don't know where he got the news from.

"Superintendent Kataoka is very good!"

Zhang Han was strange.

Of course, he knew that Kataoka also had shortcomings.

But he didn't dare to imagine that his own overseer could cooperate with others.

It's a terrifying picture.

Don't look at Kataoka, who is usually very polite to Zhang Han, but that's because Zhang Han has never let him down. But in reality, he is very strict, and even the slightest mistake can be punished very severely.

In private, some people even call Kataoka a tyrant!

Can you imagine a tyrant who shares power with others?

Zhang Han didn't dare to imagine.

Although Izawaki Jun said it well, Zhang Han was still skeptical.

"Newcomer! Newcomer!!! ”

Kuramori muttered, repeating on the side.

Isn't it about newcomers, how do you talk about coaching?

Compared with coaching, he is more curious about what kind of roles are newcomers? Kurachi, who is about to be promoted to senior, is quite positive.

Zhang Han was very strange.

"Didn't you have any juniors when you were in middle school?"

The expression on Kuramochi's face became strange, and he twisted his head to the side, ignoring Zhang Han's question.

While the people were talking, Superintendent Kataoka came.

With a stern gaze, he scanned all the contestants and found not a single one out of shape.

Kataoka nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's start training!"

There is no superfluous command, which is to let the players start practicing freely.

While the players were practicing, Superintendent Kataoka stood on the edge of the court and watched for a while, and then followed a middle-aged man who was not good-looking, and went upstairs together.

"Who's that guy?"

The school has not yet opened, so it is not open to the public. At this time, even old alumni from the past are strictly forbidden to visit the school.

No one thought that in such an exercise, the overseer would bring a man who was not good-looking.

"How can he not be good-looking, his mustache is quite individual."

Jun Izaki corrected very seriously.

I don't know if he's talking about the middle-aged man who just left, or if he's talking about himself.

In Superintendent Kataoka's office.

"I don't know Mr. Ochiai, what do you think of us players?"

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