Chapter 45: The King's Beginning
"Let's do it once, Yuuki..."
The day of the first official game of the Seido High School baseball team. When the friends were about to get on the bus, Superintendent Kataoka specially said to the captain Tetsuya Yuuki.
Captain Yuki was stunned for a moment.
The reaction of the friends was very fast, and the twenty players of the first army all stood together and formed a circle.
"Is this going to be?"
Sawamura and Kominato Haruichi, who had just joined the First Army, had excited expressions on their faces.
The Seido High School baseball team did something similar when it was in the Kanto Tournament.
That scene, even now, when they think about it, still feels enthusiastic.
It's just that at that time, they can only stand by and watch, and there is no way to join in.
Now, the situation is different, and they are also a major member of the first team of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
They will also wear the jersey of this team and participate in the game with the friends around them.
Just thinking of this picture, the emotions in their hearts were excited, and they couldn't calm down for a long time.
"For the first time? It feels quite fresh, so cherish it. ”
After Zhang Han saw the expressions of the two little guys, he said with a smile.
Last year, he had just joined the Seongdo High School baseball team and had a similar feeling.
Now seeing the two little guys like this, Zhang Han suddenly has a mentality of coming over.
"Hip-hop should indeed be cherished. Maybe by the time we get to Koshien, you won't be able to be in the team. ”
The qualifiers for the Summer Tournament, also known as the Regional Tournament, have twenty spots for each team.
However, by the time I joined Koshien, there were only eighteen places left.
As far as the current situation of the Seido High School baseball team is concerned, it is really time to play players outside.
At least one of the four newcomers.
Chances are, both are first-year newcomers.
There is a consensus within the Seido High School baseball team.
Even a few first-year rookie contestants are clear in their hearts. The reason why Superintendent Kataoka chose to keep the newcomers in the team instead of choosing the third-year players.
Part of the reason is that this is also taken into account.
It's better to take down the third-year players in the summer qualifiers than to wait until they make it to Koshien.
Everyone has already entered Koshien, and it's the last time, so you don't let people participate.
It's so unhuman!
"Do you still want to eliminate people?"
Sawamura lived up to expectations, shivering.
"You guys really don't care about anything but training!"
Zhang Han smiled helplessly.
"It's okay, you're still in the first grade, as long as you don't get hurt, you will have a chance in the future."
Miyuki had a big smile on his face.
But no matter how you look at it, it's like schadenfreude.
Kawakami looked at the two friends in the same grade, teasing the newcomer there, and muttered in his heart.
"Are these two guys devils?"
The summer tournament has just begun, and nothing is known and nothing is confirmed yet.
Being talked about by these two guys is like a rookie is going to quit the team now. This makes the first-year freshmen who have just joined the team, how can they face the next games?
Kawakami's kindness was only for a moment.
In his case, he didn't care so much about the first-grade junior brother.
After all, if you kick people outside, he is also one of the candidates.
19 contestants form a circle.
All the members of the main team of the Seido High School baseball team are standing here.
After changing his clothes, he was about to follow him to the competition venue, and when the other cheerleaders saw it, they all surrounded him.
Several team managers were also very excited.
Even the students who passed by subconsciously stopped. Although the teacher waited for him to hand in his homework book, he decided to delay for a while to appreciate the rare spectacle.
Yuuki, who was standing in the center of the circle, pointed to his heart with his thumb and asked loudly.
"Who are we?"
"Qingdao!!"
"Who is it that sheds more tears than anyone else?"
"Qingdao !!"
"Who sweats more than anyone else?"
"Qingdao !!!"
"Are you ready?"
"Whew!!!"
"With the honor of our school, we have only one goal, to dominate the national !!"
"Whoa, whoa!!!"
Twenty players, all pointing to the sky with their fingers.
At this moment, their self-confidence reached its peak.
No matter what they are about to encounter next, they have full confidence that they will be able to overcome it.
Just this summer, they will fulfill their dream that was not fulfilled last summer and enter Koshien.
And successfully fought to the end and dominated the country.
Last year, Dong Qingguo and other reliable third-year seniors retired.
The Seido High School baseball team also went through a period of turmoil, and even in the fall tournament, they only made it to the quarterfinals and then unfortunately stopped.
However, I experienced special training in the winter, won the championship in the spring competition, and defeated Inagi Kogyo at the Kanto Conference.
The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team are growing in self-confidence.
Until now, everyone on the Seongdo High School baseball team is convinced that they will be able to win and keep winning.
Until domination of the whole country.
Nothing to say all the way.
The bus drove directly to the gate of the venue, and the players got off one after another, changed their equipment and prepared to play.
The road was much quieter than the players imagined.
He had just won the Kanto Tournament and defeated Inagi Industries, which had won the spring qualifiers.
The friends originally thought that there would definitely be reporters waiting on the side of the road, and there should be some spectators and fans.
But what they didn't expect was that there were basically no figures on the road.
"We can't be in the wrong place, right?"
Kuramochi looked puzzled.
Although the other friends didn't say it, judging from their expressions, they also had similar thoughts.
"It's 9:30, Hachioji Stadium, no problem......"
Minister Ota looked at his watch and muttered quietly.
"With or without spectators, we're going to win."
Superintendent Kataoka, as calm as ever.
But whether this is really the case in his heart, no one can guess.
Zhang Han looked at the venue suspiciously.
Hachioji Stadium, the location is a little remote.
Except for the people who came to see the game, there really wasn't anyone living around here.
But he vaguely heard that there seemed to be movement in the stadium.
Next, the players went to the locker room to change their clothes for the game.
When it was time for the game, they pushed open the door and everyone walked out.
At the moment when the door was opened, the entire Hachioji Stadium erupted in a tsunami-like cheering sound.
"Qingdao! Qingdao !!! ”
Only then did the friends put their hearts back into their stomachs.
It turned out that the people who came to watch the game had already entered the stadium.
The stands on the side of the Seido High School baseball team were filled with nearly 2,000 people.
As far as the third round is concerned, such attendance is simply amazing......
This means that the qualifiers are not organized to publicize and prepare, otherwise so many people want to watch the game, and they can sell tickets.
They shouted the name of Qingdao in a neat voice, obviously all to cheer for Qingdao.
The friends had guessed before that there might be a lot of people watching them play. Especially after they won the championship of the Kanto Convention, the fans grew a lot.
Coupled with the old alumni who were already very supportive of Qingdao High School, it was natural for them to be a little louder.
But they never imagined that so many people would come to the scene.
I didn't expect that these fans who came to cheer for them would give them such a big gift.
Minister Ota's excited eyes were red.
Although Superintendent Kataoka didn't say anything, he could see that he was also moved.
Anyone who has feelings for the Seido High School baseball team will find it difficult to be indifferent when they see such a scene again.
Several emotionally fragile players on the Qingdao High School baseball team had tears in their eyes.
Several team managers in the stands were even more crying.
When they sat in the bus before, their feelings were also extremely complicated.
The scene was quiet, except for their own players and cheerleaders, there seemed to be no one to cheer for Qingdao.
Thinking of last year's grand occasion and looking at this year's situation, there is no way to avoid the gap in my heart.
waited until the stands, saw the dense figures, and saw that everyone honestly closed their mouths.
Just waiting to surprise the players.
They were already so moved that they couldn't do it.
When they saw the two thousand people in person, shouting the names of the Seongdo High School baseball team, the tears in their eyes couldn't be held back no matter what.
It's just the guys standing at the front of the line, the young ladies who are wearing simple clothes and holding cheering props in their hands.
Some are not very harmonious.
All the people around were shouting Qingdao, only they were shouting Zhang Han.
And because they are girls, their voices are particularly sharp.
There were about 2,000 people around, and there was no way to completely cover the voices of these thirty or forty people.
The players on the pitch may not be able to hear it, but the people sitting in the stands, especially those sitting next to these thirty or forty people, can hear it clearly.
"It's so unqualified!"
The second-year short-haired manager pouted unhappily.
Senior Sister Guizi didn't get used to her, and teased with a smile.
"Didn't you want to get in there before?"
"Whoever wants to hang out with them, they're the team manager."
Since Zhang Han became a player on the Qingdao High School baseball team, how many little girls want to become the manager of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
But the coaching staff strictly controlled it, and in the end, there was only one one.
The other girls have too impure intentions.
Whether it was for their own interests or for Zhang Han's safety, the team did not put these girls in.
Otherwise......
The team manager of the Qingdao High School baseball team is probably more than double digits.
In stark contrast to the Qingdao High School baseball team, their opponents today look particularly depressed.
The cheerleaders of the Seido High School baseball team numbered in the thousands.
But as for them, there were dozens of people sitting scattered.
Among them, there are several because the stands on the side of the Seido High School baseball team are too crowded.
They couldn't accept it, so they chose to sit on this side.
Don't look at the small flag sitting here, the person is holding in his hand, but it has the name of the Qingdao High School baseball team written on it.
Obviously, at least half of these people are die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team.
Even the props for refueling have been prepared in advance.
Originally, these supporters of Qingdao sat in the stands of the other party and muttered in their hearts.
According to their past experience, if the enemy cheerleaders, they sat in the stands on the side of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
Although they don't do it directly, they will also learn Sakuragi Hanamido and kill each other with their eyes.
But after they sat on Sakurazawa's side, they found that the vast majority of them were neutral fans.
Occasionally, there are Sakurazawa's cheerleaders, who are also their classmates, or friends.
Not even a family member.
This situation is simply embarrassing, don't want it.
The real number of cheerleaders on the other side is not as large as the number of people in their squad.
Not to mention surround them......
Sakurazawa's rest area.
Look at the majestic Seongdo High School baseball team, and watch those rabid fans and cheerleaders.
The players of Sakurasawa High School are undoubtedly very complicated in their hearts.
It's as if they're the enemy of the whole world.
All around, all enemies.
"No one thinks we're going to win today's game, right?"
Dayan held the railing with his hand and looked enviously at the cheerleaders of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
A long time ago, it was about three years.
He was also a member of the youth baseball, albeit only as a substitute.
But at that time, he also fantasized about joining a wealthy high school and relying on his own strength to emerge.
The Qingdao High School baseball team was one of the schools he fantasized about the most.
It's just a pity that when he graduated, he didn't get any high school offers.
No high school invited him because he played baseball so well.
Not to mention a wealthy family like Qingdao, there is not even an ordinary school.
It's a sad story......
Of course, this is also to blame, after all, his strength at that time was not enough to get such an invitation.
"What does it matter? Even if we play a hundred games, we will lose ninety-nine. But as long as there is a chance to win, we have to go for it. ”
Chang Xuming listened to his partner's emotion and said disapprovingly.
They've made it here and have a chance to compete with the Seido High School baseball team that reached the quarterfinals of Koshien last year.
In a way, it has been considered a success.
Who would have thought that their first-round tour team would finally be able to reach the third round and win the opportunity to challenge the Kanto overlord.
"Amin is right."
A little old man who looked thin and small, standing at the front of the line.
"There is a mountain in front of us, and this is a real problem. And the next thing we need to do is to solve this problem. ”
When he speaks, he does it slowly.
But what was said was, as always, thrilling.
"Worthy of a professor~"
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Stealing incense