In the evenings, the exclusive cafeteria of the Seido High School baseball team.

The team successfully reached the semi-finals and returned to Jingu Stadium, one step closer to Koshien qualifying.

Although the school did not organize a celebration party, it also arranged a sumptuous meal, waiting for the players to come back and enjoy it.

"These little guys, usually like wolves and tigers, why don't they eat today?"

An aunt in the cafeteria kept looking at the contestants who were eating in the cafeteria in front of her.

The players of the first team of the Qingdao High School baseball team were exceptionally quiet during the meal today. They were concentrating on destroying the food in front of them, but the speed was much slower than the previous gobbling up.

"What the hell is going on?"

The school's dean looked worriedly at the players in the cafeteria.

He knew what must have happened to these little guys?

Otherwise, they wouldn't be like this.

But he didn't know what was going on.

"Mr. Ota!"

The director of education had to take the initiative to find the team's minister, Ota, even though he knew that Minister Ota was in the team and only served as a supporter.

The real power in the team is still in the hands of Superintendent Kataoka and Vice Minister Rei Takashima.

But he can't afford to provoke any of the two great gods, so he still asks Ota for advice, which is more reliable.

"The team successfully reached the semi-finals, I see the children's interest, why is it not high?"

He really felt weird.

When Minister Ota heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.

"If there is any situation, as long as the school can help, I will definitely report it to the principal. You are also aware of the level of support from our principal for the baseball club......"

"Actually, it's nothing, this afternoon, the players went to watch the game of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team."

This answer was obviously something that the dean had never thought of before.

His eyes widened in disbelief and he covered his mouth with his hand nervously.

"You mean, these kids are scared ......"

At the time of the Kanto Conference, didn't these friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team already win the battle against Inagi Industry?

Now, even if you don't have the certainty of victory, you won't be too scared to eat.

Minister Ota patted his head, and the shocked expression on the head of the teaching director was too obvious, and he understood at a glance that the other party had obviously misunderstood what he meant.

"Not what you think."

The dean of education breathed a sigh of relief.

He said, I want to face two other giants who have returned from Koshihara when the Seido High School baseball team hasn't made it to Koshien for several years in a row.

And they never coaxed it.

After just watching the opponent's game, the players were so scared that they couldn't even eat.

"The players were indeed greatly shocked, and the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School have improved a lot. At this time, the players are already simulating in their minds, how to fight them? ”

It's not that they don't have the mood, but they don't have the mind.

On the surface, the players are eating. But their brains have already floated to the field, and they can't wait to have a good battle with those players of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team.

"You said it earlier......

The dean glanced at the contestants in the cafeteria, bowing their heads and eating in silence.

These kids seem to love baseball more than the players on the former Qingdao High School baseball team.

Who would have thought that when these guys first joined the team, no one was optimistic......

Now these third-graders in Qingdao, who just joined the team back then, even the school's director of education vividly remembers it.

After all, it's the first year of Qingdao High School.

The Seido High School baseball team, which had not been able to make it to Koshien for two years in a row, had its worst year in history.

Among the players who made a name for themselves in the junior high school era, only Chris joined the Seido High School baseball team, and the other players were all swept away by Inagi Industry and the City University Sangao.

This incident was devastating for the Seido High School baseball team at the time.

Originally, they had little hope, and now there are no good players to join.

And it's going to get worse and worse in the future.

If a vicious circle is formed, it will be difficult for the Seido High School baseball team to recruit good players in the future.

Fortunately, such a tragedy did not happen.

In the second year, their team recruited Yu Xing and Zhang Han......

It was because of these two super newcomers that the Seido High School baseball team was able to stand out last year and make it to Koshien.

Last summer, almost everyone thought that after the new team of the Qingdao High School baseball team was formed, the core would inevitably be Yu Xing and Zhang Han.

Who would have imagined that in the end, it was the third-year players who formed the core.

That is, those who were the least optimistic from the outside world at the beginning, and the Qingdao High School baseball team was not optimistic about it internally.

Compared to the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School and the third-year players of the third year of the city university.

At this time, they are not only inferior, but even surpass.

Tetsuya Yuuki, Jun Izaki, Ryosuke Kominato, Chris, Toru Masuko......

Although the positions of Yu Xing and Zhang Han are also very important, even the core of the team.

But the main force that built this team was Yuuki's third year.

Two years ago, I am afraid no one would have imagined that this would be the case.

Even a year ago, no one would have thought of such an outcome.

"I believe in them!"

The dean said sharply.

Minister Ota was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"yes, I believe in these kids too."

I watched the game of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team today, and it would definitely be a lie to say that Minister Ota didn't have any ripples in his heart.

Although the Seido High School baseball team also scored 13:0, the game ended early.

But in the course of the game, they exposed two hole cards, coupled with Zhang Han's super performance.

Only then did he completely defeat the opponent in one go.

The Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team also scored 13:0.

It was also 5 innings to end the game early.

But what they show, in the process of the game, is just the individual strength of the players.

None of the players came up with anything new, nor did they show any new tactics.

It's as if they took it for granted that they had achieved such results.

It's amazing!

You must know that the opponent is not an unknown fish belly team, but a strong team that has reached the top 8.

Someone in the newspaper said that the current West Tokyo has entered the era of super wealthy.

In the beginning, of course, people scoffed at such claims. A big club is a big club, and it is itself a concentration of the best players, the best facilities......

Compared to ordinary schools, there is a world of difference.

Where is there any super-wealthy talk?

But now Ota somewhat understands what those reporters said.

If you really want to talk about it, there is really nothing wrong with the analysis of those reporters.

Needless to say, the background of the giants, the most important thing is that the three major giants in West Tokyo have ushered in a large number of talented players.

In previous years, even in the big teams, there were only one or two real star players.

These two star players are the so-called top names in the team.

But now, almost every team has its own superstar. For example, it is like Narumiya Ming of Inagi's career, Zhang Han of the Qingdao High School baseball team, the new ace of the city's junior high school, and the thunder of the Yakushi High School baseball team.

In addition to this, there are a large number of star players.

You must know that these star players can be used as superstars in previous years.

And in each team, there are not just one or two, but a large group......

Superstars, talented players in batches, and a strong heritage of giants~

When all these conditions come together, the so-called super giants are naturally born.

In previous years, as long as the three giants did not meet themselves in the quarterfinals, there was no doubt about qualifying.

But at this level, it's hard for them to end the game early, let alone end the game early in five rounds.

But this year, the four teams that made it to the top 4 were all games that ended early.

The third year of the city university, the pharmacist, ended the game early in the seventh game.

The Qingdao High School baseball team and Inagi Industry ended the game early in 5 rounds.

The gap between them and the rest of the team is too big to bridge.

Even the opponents of the Seido High School baseball team and the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team are a little less powerful.

But the opponent encountered by the senior heel pharmacist in the city is not bad.

Xianquan has nearly eighty members, and the players selected for the main force are all elites from one out of ten.

Chuangsheng, with a great reputation, can be regarded as a well-known and strong team.

But even these two teams have no power to resist when facing the baseball team of the third high school of the city university and the pharmacist high school.

"It's a crazy time!"

Crazy players, crazy times.

When it comes to the semi-finals, it is a confrontation between the giants [58] and a decisive battle at the Koshien level.

"When is the meeting?"

After eating, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team began to discuss the upcoming semifinals.

They can't wait.

"There are still five days to go, and the supervisors and coaches have to discuss the tactical ......"

There was plenty of time left for this semi-final.

In previous years, there were very few such opportunities!

Basically, the quarterfinals are finished, and the semifinals will be played on the second and third days.

But this time, the TV station will not only broadcast the finals, but even the semi-finals.

Since it was a live broadcast on TV, of course people had to pick a time slot with an audience, so the semi-finals were suppressed for two days.

As a result, the Qingdao High School baseball team also ushered in a break from the competition.

Five days is enough time for both teams to do a lot of things.

"Let's rest early, and try not to practice too late."

Minister Ota conveyed the order of the overseer.

If it is any other time, it is strictly forbidden to practice during the tournament.

But this time, there was a gap of 5 days in the middle, and it was unrealistic for the players to only maintain the normal training intensity.

The evening practice is also open.

However, there is also a premise for this additional training.

Considering the two opponents they met later, the players must not only be mentally prepared, but also conserve enough physical strength.

The intensity of the confrontation will be very strong, and the game can be very long......

If you don't save some more physical strength, you are likely to suffer in this area at that time.

With the permission to practice, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team burst into a lot of cheers.

Several contestants in the first grade, looking at the seniors cheering in the third grade, suddenly one head and two big.

These seniors actually cheered because they had been allowed to practice, and the competition had just ended during the day, weren't they tired at all?

Well, the opponent's strength during the day was indeed a little worse, and it didn't cause much trouble for the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

The whole game didn't even take an hour to over.

But this is the time of the competition, and why is it so exciting to practice?

"Someone's coming!"

Just when the first-year contestants were wondering, a pickup truck drove into the school.

"Someone else is sending condolences?"

The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team are very confused.

Since the start of the tournament, the Qingdao High School baseball team has received countless condolences.

In the face of the gifts of these former seniors, the players of the Seido High School baseball team feel that the burden on their shoulders is getting heavier and heavier.

Even for the sake of these people who silently support them, they have to work hard.

But since the start of the competition, there have been very few people who send condolences.

It's not that no one wants to continue sending, it's that the team needs a quiet environment, and fans are restricted from even their usual training visits.

There are still people who send condolences and drive their cars directly into the school.

The identity of the person who came is probably very unusual.

The players of the Seido High School baseball team all stretched their necks in anticipation.

They are really curious, who can come to the school to express their condolences at this time?

"This license plate looks familiar!"

There was a third-grader scratching his scalp and looking at the license plate in front of him and fell into deep thought.

"I don't even know my car, I see that you are also in vain in Qingdao, no wonder you didn't blend into the ranks of the first army."

The door to the cab opened, and a stout figure stepped out of it.

The moment they saw that figure, all the players on the Seido High School baseball team suddenly had smiles on their faces like blooming flowers, and they were extremely bright.

"Higashi-senpai!!"

"Why are you here again?"

Dong Qingguo was very dissatisfied with Zhang Han's way of welcoming him.

"Shouldn't I come?"

"I didn't mean that, isn't it the time of the tournament?"

"It's okay, I've already taken a leave of absence from the overseer. Not only today, but when you play against the Baseball Team of Daocheng Industrial High School, I will also go to watch it live. ”

Dong Qingguo smiled and touched the back of his head, and opened his mouth, revealing Lufeng's teeth.

The supervisor of their team has taken a very accommodating attitude towards his arrival in Qingdao.

On the one hand, it is to build a good relationship and attack a few players in the Qingdao High School baseball team that he fancies.

On the other hand, it is also to let Dongqing have a sense of existence and establish a personality.

Of course, the supervisor of the other team will not tell Dongqingguo these words in front of the gong.

This guy is stupid, if he accidentally leaks his mouth when he is interviewed one day, won't he lose all his efforts.

He just opened the back door when he asked for leave in the Eastern Qing Kingdom.

Dong Qingguo couldn't hold back his restless heart and always wanted to go back to his alma mater.

The two hit it off.

As for the team supervisor's idea of asking him to contact the junior brothers, hoping that the junior brothers will join their team after graduation.

Dong Qingguo patted his chest and packed the ticket.

"As long as Yuuki joins the draft, you can rest assured that there will be no problems."

"What about Zhang Han?"

Compared with Yuuki, the overseer was undoubtedly more interested in Zhang Han.

Yuki is good, but the plasticity is not as strong as Zhang Han.

"As long as the money is in place, Zhang Han has no problem."

"Forget it, you might as well help contact Yuki and Miyuki."

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Qingdao High School, Stadium, next to the pickup truck.

"I didn't come by myself this time."

Dong Qingguo pretended to be mysterious.

Hearing Dong Qingguo say this, people noticed that there were two people sitting in the back seat of the pickup.

The two men didn't come out at first, but were looking around at the surrounding schools.

In fact, they didn't leave school for a long time, but they just felt abnormal nostalgia, and there was a bit of emotion.

"It's completely different!"

"What stupid things you say, it's not those things. It's only half a year in total, how did you become the captain in the first place? ”

The door was pulled open, and the two stepped out of the car.

"Hidesawa senior!!"

"Captain Tanaka!!"

The familiar figure that suddenly appeared in front of him made the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team suddenly feel a feeling of tears.

It was so amazing that they didn't know how to describe it.

Since the seniors left the school, they thought they would never touch again.

I didn't expect the seniors to come back.

Not only did the Dongqingguo seniors who joined the professional baseball come back, but the other seniors also returned.

It's not all of it, but the troika that resounded throughout Nishitokyo was already in place at this time.

Higashi Kiyokuni, Hidezawa, Kakuei Tanaka......

Before Zhang Han and Yuyuki joined the Qingdao High School baseball team, the seniors of Yuki at that time had not yet shown their presence.

At the very least, it hasn't shown such a strong presence.

At that time, the pillars of the Qingdao High School baseball team were the three people in front of them.

Last year, the Seido High School baseball team was able to make it to Koshien, and everyone said that it was thanks to the addition of two first-year newcomers who filled the gap.

But before filling in the gaps, the Seido High School baseball team always has to have a framework.

Otherwise, it can't be called filling, it can only be regarded as rebuilding.

At that time, the framework of the Seido High School baseball team was these three people.

It is with them as the core that there was the Seido High School baseball team last year, and the Seido High School baseball team returned to Koshien.

The second- and third-year contestants respect these seniors from the bottom of their hearts.

Sawamura Rongchun stood on the periphery of the team, staring at Dong Qingguo unconvinced, "This big fat man is quite idle, he comes to the team every day." ”

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