Seido High School, in front of the baseball secretary's office.

"Mr. Ota, the newspaper you ordered has been delivered, please sign for it."

"Thank you..."

Chubby Ota seems to be in a good mood.

"I heard that the team won the championship from Kanto, and as the head of the baseball club, there should be a lot of prize money, right?"

"There!"

Ota smiled and touched the back of his head.

The team is doing well, and as the head of the baseball department, of course he's happy.

"Mainly the kids, working hard enough."

"You are too polite, the results of the baseball team can be so good, how can it be without the wise leadership of your minister."

"Haha, I'll just point them out, it's not as exaggerated as you say. It's mainly due to our supervisors and the players. ”

Still, Ota's eyes narrowed into a slit.

Thousands of wears, but sycophants don't wear.

"It's ......"

Bidding farewell to the enthusiastic newspaper delivery brother, Ota set his sights on the baseball newspaper he subscribed to.

Then he was deeply shocked by what the newspaper said.

No, you must consult with the supervisor as soon as possible.

"It's a big deal!"

Running all the way to Superintendent Kataoka's office, the sweat on Ota's forehead never stopped.

"Ota-san, you should still exercise. If your body is too bloated, it is not good for your health. ”

Kataoka looked at Ota, who was sweating profusely, and frowned slightly.

Although the other party is not a player of the team, even as a colleague, he has the responsibility to remind the other party.

"Now is not the time to pay attention to my figure, can you read this newspaper?"

"Qingdao High School Baseball Team Ace Spits Fragrance, Saying Qingdao is the Strongest! 》

Shocked! With more than a month to go before the summer tournament, Seido has already booked tickets for Koshien in advance. 》

"Ignoring the championship of Koshien in the spring, is the Seido High School baseball team confident or eye-catching?" 》

Several newspapers in succession, all of which were similar. These newspapers, the content reported. It was the words that Zhang Han said after the end of the Kanto Conference.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Regardless of before, were those reporters optimistic about Qingdao High School?

Since Zhang Han said that, everyone has pushed the Qingdao High School baseball team to the forefront.

"It's not bad, at least no one says we're delusional."

The media, which is not optimistic about the Seido High School baseball team, will inevitably have some criticism.

But no matter how bad the criticism is, no newspaper says that the Seido High School baseball team has no chance.

When it comes to this, Ota is also honored.

Because of this report, in the days before the start of the summer tournament, the Qingdao High School baseball team did not want to be quiet no matter what.

At this time, they have become a thorn in the side of countless teams across the country.

But being remembered by so many teams also proves the current strength and status of the current Seido High School baseball team.

Compared to before, when they were silent, everyone didn't pay attention.

This feeling is undoubtedly much better.

After all, not every team has enough strength to arouse the vigilance of all the strong teams in the country.

"We're the champions of the Kanto Convention. But then we're going to be the target of all the teams. And our own players will also be burdened with a lot of unnecessary pressure. ”

When I was interviewed yesterday, Ota didn't really feel anything wrong.

At that time, those reporters, you and me, said those words, even he, a middle-aged man in his forties, could not get used to hearing them.

Not to mention, Zhang Han, a young man who is not yet sixteen years old and has strong blood.

Zhang Han unceremoniously went back and corrected the names of all the other friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team, which is understandable.

No one thought that they would cause such a big trouble in the end.

"Get all the players together and show them these newspapers."

Superintendent Kataoka slapped the table expressionlessly, and then said.

Ota glanced at his supervisor in surprise, his eyes full of doubt.

The former superintendent of Kataoka wished to be like an old hen and protect all the players of the Seido High School baseball team under his own wing as much as possible.

Do not allow the media to conduct interviews and interfere.

These media are people who have no lower limit. It's not surprising that anything is done for the sake of sales.

The players performed well, and they could lift the players to the sky in just a few words. Once the contestants performed badly, they were able to turn the pen in their hands into a sarcastic knife and wipe out the contestants.

You can't let these guys pollute your own players.

So Superintendent Kataoka used to have a very tough attitude towards this kind of thing.

This time, it was unusual, and the news was not suppressed.

Instead, he plans to gather all the contestants and let them all come and watch the newspapers.

"Why is that?"

Ota really doesn't understand.

But he was accustomed to obeying Kataoka's orders, so he didn't question anything, but nodded happily and went to gather the players.

Looking at Ota, who ran out in small steps, Coach Ochiai stopped talking.

According to his inner thoughts, the overseer should not interfere in this kind of thing.

It's just that everyone has their own teaching method, and the teaching method he uses may not be suitable for Kataoka.

In the war room.

The friends were summoned together, and they were all confused.

Just after the Kanto Conference, just after the celebration, the team had a rare day off.

Players can practice independently to maintain their condition, and the practice of one piece is canceled.

Finally, a little free, the players who are close to home are ready to go home, and players like Zhang Han, who live in the school, are also ready to go shopping and buy some daily necessities.

Unexpectedly, they were reconvened not long after the notice of the holiday.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know......"

The friends asked each other, and no one knew why the superintendent suddenly called everyone together.

Fortunately, they didn't have to worry for long, and soon several giants of the Qingdao High School baseball team came over together.

Rei Takashima held a stack of newspapers, and before the contestants could ask her, she had already handed them out.

What Zhang Han said yesterday caused a stir in the newspapers.

There are a few players who have a smile on their faces when they see their team being able to cause such a sensation.

There are also some who are more delicate-minded and have a premonition of the serious consequences that these newspapers may bring.

In the next summer tournament, it will be in the division of Nishitokyo and in the future Koshien field.

The players of the Seido High School baseball team will probably be warmly received by each other.

That's not a good thing.

The summer competition, because of the temperature, is tiring enough. In the process, you have to be targeted by all your opponents.

The situation faced by the Qingdao High School baseball team is probably several times more severe.

"Zhang Han!"

Kataoka didn't talk nonsense, after coming. directly called Zhang Han up. Listen to the school bag

Yuuki, Jun Izaki, Ryosuke Kominato, Kazuya Miyuki, Toru Masuko......

Almost more than half of the main players all looked at Zhang Han worriedly.

Some are even, ready to stand up.

However, as soon as they made a move, they were pulled by their companions.

There is no better understanding of what kind of virtue it is to supervise one's own house than these players.

If Kataoka really thought that this was a trouble, and only Zhang Han himself, Zhang Han would have been punished more lightly.

If everyone is responsible together, the punishment of Kataoka Supervisor will definitely be several times more severe.

Chris grabbed Jun Izaki and gave him a reassuring look.

The overseer, though severe, is not unreasonable......

"Yes!"

Zhang Han stood up and looked at several team giants without evasion.

Ota, who was the first to ask questions, is now the most nervous.

He has the heart to intercede for Zhang Han, but he doesn't know what to say?

"Did you expect this situation to be like this yesterday when you told the reporter yesterday?"

Kataoka looked directly at Zhang Han.

Cangzhi, who was sitting opposite Zhang Han, was about to shake his head into a rattle.

Of course, I didn't expect it, and even if I did, I can't admit it at this time.

"Guessed!"

Others said they couldn't guess, and it was understandable.

In addition to being a baseball player, Zhang Han also takes on some modeling work, and knows more about what can cause a topic than other players on the Qingdao High School baseball team.

Kuramochi slumped in his seat.

Finished!

Zhang Han stood up for all his friends and the Qingdao High School baseball team yesterday, and they were sincerely grateful.

They really don't want to see Zhang Han punished for this incident.

"If we expected it, then we could become the enemy of the public, so why do we do it?"

Superintendent Kataoka always had a cold face, making it impossible to see what he was thinking now?

Zhang Han couldn't guess either.

In the end, he could only tell the truth: "Even if there were no such reports, would our opponents let their guard down against us?" Don't forget, we won the victory in Koshien in the spring, and won the national hegemony. Even if they don't see us as their first target, they will see us as one of the main imaginary enemies. In this case, if we want to make a difference in the summer competition, we have to overcome all the obstacles. Rather than waiting for the game to understand this truth, it is better to be aware of this from the beginning. That's what I thought! ”

The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team, after hearing Zhang Han's words, their eyes lit up suddenly.

If it weren't for the fact that the occasion wasn't right, they were all ready to give a standing ovation.

Even Rei Takashima and Coach Ochiai nodded again and again, with a look of approval.

"Anything else?"

Instead, Kataoka continued to ask with an expressionless face.

"Our goal, since it is to dominate the country, naturally we must show the domineering spirit to dominate the country."

Zhang Han replied.

"Well said!"

The expression on Superintendent Kataoka's face finally loosened, he nodded seriously, then turned his head, looked at Minister Ota and said, "In the next few days, if a reporter comes to interview, I will answer them with Zhang Han's set of words." ”

Ota was stunned for a moment.

was boiling with blood just now by Zhang Han, and he really didn't notice what Superintendent Kataoka said?

Fortunately, he soon figured it out and nodded.

"Okay! Good! ”

"The afternoon holiday continues, and in the process, whether you see similar reports on the Internet, or someone around you asks, answer them in Zhang Han's words. Cow, we've blown it out. When the time comes, no one will be able to fall behind. ”

"Yes!"

Friends, shouted in unison.

Ochiai looked at Kataoka thoughtfully, and he vaguely understood why Kataoka had gathered all the contestants together.

Rather than letting these contestants, when they return home, discover the words on the Internet for themselves.

It's better to gather everyone together and reveal the news and the team's intentions to everyone in advance.

In this way, the players will not be cranky even if they see and hear something.

"That's clever! I should say that he deserves to be the superintendent of Kataoka. ”

For the next two days, whenever Minister Ota received an interview, he would puff up his big belly and tell everyone with a smile.

"Dominating the country has always been the slogan and goal of our school, and Zhang Han is the best practitioner of this goal."

This explanation obviously did not satisfy those journalists.

So in the next few days, the topic of Seido being the strongest, and the Seido High School baseball team is scheduled to win the championship of Koshien in the summer. It became a popular article in baseball magazines and related media on the Internet.

And it lasted for days.

The Qingdao High School baseball team was the first to make a bold statement before the start of the summer tournament to dominate the country.

The shock caused by this attitude was the first to erupt in the area of Nishitokyo.

The Qingdao High School baseball team was two rivals, and when they got the news, their eyes were red with anger.

"I'm! Isn't it just that he won a small Kanto championship, these guys are almost cocking their tails to the sky. Wait, I'm going to convince them of losing when the summer tournament comes. ”

Cheng Gongming angrily crumpled the newspaper in his hand and threw it into the trash.

Now these reporters are becoming more and more irresponsible, and they dare to publish any shoddy articles directly.

It's just ......

On the other side, in the baseball team of the third high school of the city university.

Zhang Han's former teammates also got together and whispered.

Zhang Han said something like that on behalf of the Qingdao High School baseball team, everyone was only discussing, what is the probability of their success?

No one thinks they are wishful thinking.

This is abnormal!

If you change a player, even if you change other players from the Qingdao High School baseball team, saying that your team is the strongest in the country, I am afraid that you will be sprayed so that you can't find the north.

It was Zhang Han who said this, so some people seemed to be silent all of a sudden.

Zhang Han, unconsciously, has come to such a position.

Even if he wasn't the No. 1 player in high school baseball, he was one of the No. 1 candidates.

So much so that after such bold words were released, no one directly questioned them.

"When I think about two years ago, we were still fighting in one team, and it's like a dream."

Miyagawa was moved.

In the past, in their team, Zhang Han was only one of the main cores.

In terms of fame, it is even inferior to him and Hoshida.

Unexpectedly, now, Zhang Han has thrown them away from them and started to compete for the throne of the first person in high school.

You must know that Zhang Hanke is only a second-year player.

But there is no way, 38 home runs, the holder of the fastest ball speed in the country at this stage, gives Zhang Han enough confidence.

So much so that after he shouted such bold words, no one could question them.

"We're lagging behind, but I'm not going to throw in the towel. In the summer, I'm going to have to hit his balls! ”

Hoshida held the bat in his hand and said seriously.

At this time, a guy who looked natural and stupid took the initiative to come to the two of them and looked at Zhang Han's huge avatar in the newspaper.

"Who is this guy? It's kind of familiar. ”

……