Chapter 15: It's not a game, it's revenge
At the beginning, most of the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team didn't realize the significance of their game today.
At the very least, not fully aware.
Although everyone is well aware that their opponent in the second round, Kiryu Osaka, known as Team Cosmos, is very strong.
However, it is not uncommon to see a strong team, the Seido High School baseball team, whether it is the previous Kanto Tournament or the recently concluded Nishi-Tokyo Tournament.
The Seido High School baseball team has encountered a lot of strong teams.
Kiryu Osaka's name is slightly stronger than the teams they have played before.
But the Qingdao High School baseball team is not really worthless to this opponent.
They used to play a practice match last winter.
Time has passed a little bit, and the current Osaka Kiryu must have already been judged as two teams compared to a few months ago.
But the style and context of the team should be similar.
The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team have a little bit of a bottom in their hearts.
Although in that practice game, the Seido High School baseball team lost. But they are confident that they will win this game.
After all, last winter, the Seido High School baseball team was still in the period of roster adjustment. They lost not only to Kiryu Osaka, but also to Inagi Industries.
But in the end, it was both in the Kanto Convention and in the recently concluded Nishi-Tokyo Tournament.
Isn't it their Qingdao High School baseball team that came to the end?
"No problem..."
"As long as we can play well and give full play to our strengths, there will be absolutely no problem."
The friends cheered each other on.
They didn't realise that their form was a little different from what they usually do against strong opponents.
When they arrived at the gate of Koshien, the Seido High School baseball team saw a very incredible phenomenon.
Thousands of fans, gathered around the gate.
"Our fans? What are they doing here? ”
I don't know why.
But they soon realized that they were wrong.
These fans in front of them are not here to support them, they are holding signs of Osaka Kiryu and Team Cosmos, and they are obviously die-hard supporters of Osaka Kiryu.
In the past, the Seongdo High School baseball team played against other teams, and at the cheerleading level, they never suffered a single loss.
The vast majority of teams are unlikely to have as many supporters as the Seido High School baseball team.
Occasionally, there are a few of the country's top giants who can compete with Qingdao in terms of the number of supporters, and they don't have two full cheerleading teams.
One is from Qingdao High School, and the other is a private cheerleader who specializes in cheering for Zhang Han.
A young and lively girl, standing at the front of the stands, wearing simple clothes, waving the cheering props in her hands, a youthful breath came to her face.
Plus neat dancing and singing......
It's simply a perfect landscape painting.
It's hard to say before, but since Zhang Han became famous, the Qingdao High School baseball team has never been compared in this regard.
But now, when they collided with the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team, the friends of the Seido High School baseball team really realized it......
What should the so-called wealthy family look like?
In the past, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team also thought that they were doing well, and their own cheerleaders were very supportive.
But now, they feel what it means to be truly empowered.
Looking at the dense crowd in front of him who came to cheer, Kuramochi asked in surprise.
"All these people are here to pick up Kiryu Osaka?"
It's unbelievable!
Even those players who dominate the professional arena probably don't have such treatment, right?
Kiryu Osaka, how did you do it?
"It's not all ...... either"
Miyuki spoke suddenly.
Kuramochi looked at him with a look of hope.
At the entrance of Koshien Stadium, thousands of fans pick up the players......
This kind of scene, if you don't see it with your own eyes, it's hard to imagine, how shocking is it?
Not only Kuramochi, but also many friends from the Qingdao High School baseball team felt the huge pressure on their faces.
This kind of pressure is so terrifying, so terrifying that it is too much to stand up.
He was especially eager for good news.
"Look at those girls......"
Compared with most male fans, many female fans have set their sights on Qingdao.
To be precise, it was placed on Zhang Han's body.
"So handsome! Even more handsome than a magazine photo! ”
"Shhhh
"It's okay, I don't feel it~"
"Handsome guys need to be compared, you look at the crooked melons and cracked dates in our team, and then look at the Hansang ......"
The girl listened to her friend's suggestion, first glanced at Shibata and Katedate Hiromi, and then at Zhang Han.
Not to mention, the effect is really immediate.
"Look at it this way, it's pretty handsome!"
In addition to these girls who supported Kiryu Osaka, the fan group that originally belonged to Zhang Han also stood together at this time.
The moment he saw Zhang Han, he let out a series of screams.
"Hansang!"
Thousands of pairs of eyes around looked at each other.
Simply compared to the number of supporters, the Seido High School baseball team is at an absolute disadvantage.
But when it comes to the quality of support and the degree of eye-catching, because of the addition of Zhang Han's fan group, the Qingdao High School baseball team will not be ashamed.
It's just that such a fan group is still very eye-catching.
Many supporters of Kiryu Osaka originally did not have any personal emotions towards Zhang Han.
Maybe even a little like.
After all, the records won by Zhang Han are the dreams of many high school baseball boys.
Fastest ball speed in the country and tied the all-time record for home runs......
Having either of these two is enough to laugh at the high school baseball world, and even enough to leave a name in the history of high school baseball.
Zhang Han, both have both.
For this reason, Zhang Han attracted a lot of passers-by. Even among the die-hard supporters of Kiryu in Osaka, there are many boys who appreciate Zhang Han very much.
But now at this moment, even those players who originally admired Zhang Han very much have defected.
The moment they saw Zhang Han's fan group, they had already sworn in their hearts that they would not be able to stand with people like Zhang Han.
Today's girls are scarce resources.
Especially now that girls are gradually becoming financially independent, many people are willing to live alone than find a boyfriend.
In this case, girls are even more wolves with less meat, not enough points.
As a male compatriot, Zhang Han actually eats more and occupies more ......
are also male compatriots, and they must resist Zhang Han's approach to the end.
The die-hard supporters of Kiryu Osaka suddenly had the idea of hating the same enemy at this time.
"Nothing can make this guy win the game!"
Before the Seido High School baseball team defeated Kiryu Osaka, the girls in their school had already defected.
When the Qingdao High School baseball team really wins the game, these female dolls will not be able to go to heaven?
Zhang Han felt malice, but he didn't care very much.
With the emergence of personal exclusive fans, he has experienced too much such a gaze, and he has long been surprised.
"Let's go!"
The game has not officially started, and the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team are also holding back a fire in their hearts.
The wealthy are also class-divided.
The friends of the Seido High School baseball team won the Kanto Tournament and won the quarterfinals in Koshien last summer.
They take it for granted that even if they are in the team of giants, they should be considered very good, even the top.
When they really saw the grandeur of the top giants, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team were hit hard.
It turned out that it was all wishful thinking on their part before.
In fact, they are still far from the spires of the pyramids.
Is this the Koshien quarterfinals, the distance from the Koshien champion?
Originally, last year's game, Qingdao High School almost forgot about the team's friends.
But now, the supporters of the other side are forcing the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team with practical actions, recalling the scenes of last year.
After recalling this, they felt that the little flame of anger in their hearts was burning.
They're going to win this game anyway.
On the one hand, it is to avenge last year's predecessors, and on the other hand, it is also because of themselves, they are deeply stimulated.
Zhang Han, who arrived in the locker room, received a call from last year's senior.
"It's almost time for the game to start, right?"
Zhang Han listened to the voice on the other side of the phone, and subconsciously took the phone away.
Senior Dong's voice was too loud.
Originally, Zhang Han didn't find it.
But he now thinks that even if Senior Dong has no achievements in baseball, he should have a promising future if he changes his career to become an announcer.
This sound does not require the use of amplification equipment.
"How do you have time to talk and don't need to train?"
"I'm on leave!"
Dong Qingguo, who was on the other side of the phone, said it as a matter of course.
"Why?"
"I'm going to fight those guys in Osaka soon, so I'm not going to be able to train. You kid haven't forgotten the lesson we learned last year, have you? ”
Last year, the Seido High School baseball team, which was on the road to the recovery of the king, met Kiryu Osaka in the quarterfinals.
As a result, the dream of rising came to an abrupt end.
Although the Qingdao High School baseball team is back in the ranks of the top giants in the country, it is still a cut short of their greatest goal.
For that competition, the seniors of the last third grade were indignant.
But in Zhang Han's view, last year's Qingdao High School baseball team lost not unjust at all.
Although he and Yu Xing joined, it made up for the shortcomings of the seniors.
But in fact, it was only the most obvious shortcomings that were compensated, and the Seongdo High School baseball team at that time had many other shortcomings.
When playing against an average team, this small flaw is naturally insignificant.
But when you meet a team like Kiryu Osaka, it's different......
Until now, Zhang Han still remembers that game vividly.
They really tried their best, but the final result was still a regrettable defeat.
Is it because the Qingdao High School baseball team of that year is not strong?
There is a troika in the third grade, Tetsuya Yuuki, the mainstay of the second grade, and super newcomers Zhang Han and Miyuki in the first grade......
Not to mention the Seongdo High School baseball team itself, the outside world has a high evaluation of them, and many fans have expectations for their performance.
The end of one era, the rise of another.
Many people are looking forward to seeing the moment when Kiryu Osaka loses to the Seido High School baseball team.
But in the end, the Seido High School baseball team stopped in the quarterfinals, and Kiryu Osaka passed all the way, defeated strong opponents, and finally dominated the country.
wrote their own legend and became the team that dominated the country the most times.
Last year, it was the era belonging to Kiryu Osaka.
Last year's Qingdao High School baseball team was eventually reduced to green leaves.
Even though it's been a year, even though they've now said goodbye to high school baseball and started their careers.
The third-year Qingdao seniors who participated in that competition were still indignant.
That's the regret of their lives.
A regret that they are destined to have no way to make up.
"I don't care what the other boys think? You and Yuuki have memorized for me, if you lose this game, I won't spare you! ”
Not just yourself.
Tetsuya Yuuki, who was standing not far from Zhang Han, also received a call from his seniors.
I just don't know if it was former captain Kakuei Tanaka or former ace Hidesawa who called him?
But Zhang Han could guess that the orders given to him by his predecessors should be the same as the orders given to him.
"Don't grind, the game is about to start!"
Originally, the friends should have gone out a long time ago, because the two answered the phone and were delayed for a few minutes.
Cheers were already heard on the field, and it looked like the players of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team had already played at this time.
"Hurry up......"
The friends urged.
Zhang Han said into the phone.
"I'll do my best!"
Zhang Han is not a person who likes to recall the past, let alone a person who can't afford to lose.
If you lose a game, you lose, and the key is whether you can learn a lesson from the lost game and allow yourself to complete your evolution.
But now, he has a different kind of feeling.
Today's game. He doesn't just represent himself, or even the team they are now.
Rather, it represents the Seido High School baseball team!
Both the previous and the present......
He doesn't want to lose, and he can't afford to lose!
Captain Yuuki also hung up, and he glanced at Jun Izagi.
The mustachioed senior understands it.
"Who said it was a game?"
The friends in the lounge looked at their vice-captain for some reason.
If this is not a game, then what is it?
"It's revenge!"
It's been a year.
The Seongdo High School baseball team is no longer the flawed team it was last year.
After a year of growth, I have experienced the Kanto Conference and the Nishi-Tokyo Competition.
Now the Deqingdao High School baseball team is like a freshly polished sword, extremely sharp.
Just waiting to be on the field and show your edge.
Someone took the lead, and the other friends immediately felt the same way.
"That's right, revenge!"
In the second round and the third game of Koshien, the match between the Seido High School baseball team and the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team has officially begun!
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