"I'm sorry to tell you the news now."

After Superintendent Kataoka announced the list, several players who entered the first army were very excited.

Although they knew in their hearts that just announcing the list now did not mean that they would definitely stay in the ranks of the First Army.

But that didn't stop them from getting excited.

But then, Superintendent Kataoka's words made everyone's hearts rise.

Their straight male supervisor actually apologized to them!!

What is this operation?

Not to mention the four people who had just joined the First Army, they were confused. Even the main players, who have been supervising Kataoka for a year or two, are also confused.

Kataoka's performance is really abnormal.

"What do you say is what happened?"

Yu Xing hid in the team and muttered to Zhang Han in a low voice.

Zhang Han resisted the urge to roll his eyes, he didn't have the ability to predict the future, and he wasn't the roundworm in Kataoka's stomach, how could he know?

But someone really knew that Chris, who was standing behind the two, muttered quietly.

"It should have something to do with the arrangement of the practice match."

According to the habit of the Qingdao High School baseball team in previous years, this Saturday and Sunday, they arranged practice games.

Through the practice competition, the strength and shortcomings of the players are tested. Next, when you have a special training for the dormitory, it is also good to do targeted exercises.

Now the practice competition has been canceled, and the two days have been added to the camp.

This is not normal.

Especially for the Seido High School baseball team, a team with its own traditions, it is very abnormal.

The tradition of the Seido High School baseball team, even if the team is overlooked, is generally not easily changed.

In particular, last year, the Seido High School baseball team also played Koshien, which fully proves that there is nothing wrong with their traditional arrangement.

Coaches on the supervisory and coaching staff are even less likely to change this tradition easily.

But now, tradition has been broken.

In the absence of the team's will to make changes, there must be something unexpected.

After Chris's reminder, Zhang Han also figured this out, and he looked back at this handsome mixed-race guy in amazement.

I don't know how this brain grows?

That's amazing!

"Don't look at me with such adoring eyes, that's just reasonable speculation. If you're really ambitious and want to be the kind of player who dominates the game, that's a must for you in the future. ”

Zhang Han glanced at Chris deeply, and didn't expect Senior Chris, who was usually not smiling, to say such a thing.

Zhang Han nodded gratefully.

They guessed correctly, the Qingdao High School baseball team did have a problem with the arrangement of practice games.

And it's not an ordinary small problem, it's a very serious, super big problem.

They couldn't find a suitable opponent.

It happened about a week ago, shortly after the final of the Kanto Convention.

As the vice president of the team, Rei Takashima began to contact strong schools across the country to help Seido find opponents for practice matches.

These practice competitions are very important before the start of the summer competition.

As a giant, the Qingdao High School baseball team also has its own heritage and tradition in this regard.

When they didn't make it to Koshien a few years ago, there was a very important reason why they were able to maintain the status of the top giants in the country, that is, they could play against the top giants in the country in practice matches.

I have a good relationship with them, such as the champion of Chiba Prefecture, such as Kue High School, and then Osaka Kiryu......

These are all strong schools in Koshien, especially Kiryu Osaka, which was once known as the Space Team.

Not only outside of Tokyo, Seido has a good relationship with many schools in Tokyo.

For example, before, they had a very good cooperative relationship with the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.

Before the start of each tournament, the two teams can play some practice matches.

Others, such as the third high school of the city university, although they are rivals, they are not without cooperation at all.

To put it bluntly, in terms of the background of the Seongdo High School baseball team and their current strong momentum.

Takashima thinks it should be easy for them to find some powerful practice matches.

Not only her, but also the coaches of Kataoka and the coaching staff have similar thoughts. So before the end of the Kanto Congress, they never thought about arranging this aspect in advance.

During the beginning of the Kanto Games, including after the end, the Seido High School baseball team received numerous invitations to practice games.

This further confirms their previous thinking.

According to the ideas of Superintendent Kataoka and Rei Takashima, they only need to choose the best among these opponents.

Even if Coach Ochiai had told them before, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to find the object of their practice game after that.

Especially after the Seido High School baseball team won the championship of the Kanto Conference, it was even more difficult to find a target for practice matches.

As it turns out, Ochiai is a coach with decades of experience, and his guesses are not wrong at all.

There are many teams that request to play practice matches with Qingdao, but there are very few suitable candidates for Qingdao's practice competitions.

One of the most important reasons for this is that the strength of these teams invited to play against the Seido High School baseball team is too weak.

Even if you send the team of the Second Army of Qingdao Dao, it is not difficult to win against them.

What is the point of such a practice game opponent, the Seido High School baseball team playing against them?

It is impossible to help the Qingdao High School baseball team improve its strength.

As for helping each other improve their strength, the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team are not so great.

When Takashima Rei reported this situation to Kataoka's supervisor, Kataoka didn't pay much attention to it at first.

After all, they are Qingdao, and in addition to their strong momentum, they also have a deep enough heritage.

"Contact Kiryu Osaka and Kue."

The object of the practice competition does not necessarily have to be of equal strength. As long as there is an equal opponent in each of these two weeks, it is fine.

The rest of the practice matches can be used as whetstones to hone the new lineup.

In the past, the Seido High School baseball team did this when they couldn't find a suitable partner to practice with.

In those two schools, when there is no suitable object for practice games, the Seido High School baseball team will stand up without hesitation.

This is the so-called friendship school, and it is also the network of the wealthy family.

After receiving the order of Superintendent Kataoka, Takashima immediately contacted the two schools.

The baseball director of Jiue High School, the tone on the phone, was very regretful.

"I'm really sorry, President Takashima. We're going to Kansai to join the ryku, and I haven't been ...... at all lately."

The other party said earnestly, but Takashima didn't believe a word.

She immediately suggested if she could wait until next week to play a practice match together.

As a result, the other party just played haha and said that he would talk about it when the time came.

The intention to refuse, simply not too obvious.

Rei Takashima had a vague feeling that Coach Ochiai's guess about this matter was probably right.

Next, Takashima contacted Kiryu Osaka, who had an extraordinary relationship with them.

Before the Seido High School baseball team, in the years when they didn't make it to Koshien, they had the closest relationship with Kiryu Osaka.

This school was also used as a lifesaver by Takashima Rei.

But the other party's supervisor, when he received the call, his voice was unusually cold.

"I'm glad that Ms. Takashima was able to call me, but unfortunately, we don't plan to play a practice match against Seido."

"Why?"

This kind of result, Takashima Rei is not unexpected. But the other party refused so simply, Takashima was not mentally prepared at all, and she couldn't help but ask directly.

"Winning the battle against Daocheng Industry, what is your goal?"

Hearing the other party's question, Takashima instantly understood.

The goal of the Seido High School baseball team is, of course, to dominate the country.

For Kiryu Osaka, who won the summer Koshien championship last year, the Seido High School baseball team is basically their direct rival.

"I have confidence in you, and I am also very optimistic about Kataoka and Zhang Han. But because of this, it is better to cancel the practice match before the start of this year's summer competition. I don't want to expose our strength too soon. ”

The other party was blunt and spoke out his concerns, leaving Takashima Rei with nothing to say at all.

She can't just say that the Qingdao High School baseball team is not aiming for the winning throne, right?

Even Kiryu Osaka, who can only be met when he arrives in Koshien, is reluctant to play a practice match with Seido in advance.

Not to mention, Daocheng Industry and the three high schools of the city.

When they sat down together again for a meeting, Takashima directly brought up the dilemma they encountered.

"There were forty-seven invitations to practice matches, and forty-three were left aside from Nishitokyo's possible opponents. Their strength, how to put it, is difficult to even enter the quarterfinals of Nishitokyo. ”

Although these schools, in their respective districts, may have good grades.

But in the West Tokyo, they only have the strength of the quarterfinals.

If you meet the team of the second team of the Qingdao High School baseball team, there is a high probability that you will lose.

This kind of practice competition, although it is not meaningless, is certainly of little significance.

In particular, if all of these practice games are played, it will be difficult for the Seido High School baseball team to adjust their roster before the summer tournament officially begins.

"In any case, we have to find an opponent who can pose a threat to us."

This is the biggest problem that the Seongdo High School baseball team is facing right now.

"If you really can't do it, you can only choose him."

Aware of those opponents who have a chance of entering Koshien, he is reluctant to play practice matches with him.

Superintendent Kataoka is also helpless.

In the end, he could only focus on an opponent that he had ruled out from the beginning.

Seeing the application in Superintendent Kataoka's hand, the remaining team leaders almost unanimously stood up.

"How does this work?"

"The other party is from West Tokyo."

"When did you apply, how did I not see it."

Three people, all at the same time. Although the words are different, the meaning is similar.

"I didn't notice it before, I saw it by chance when I was flipping through it."

It's no wonder that people ignore it.

As a potential opponent in the summer tournament, the Seido High School baseball team will not normally accept challenges from the same region in Nishitokyo.

Although they are not afraid, they are also unwilling to make extraneous branches.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no other way now, Superintendent Kataoka wouldn't have taken out this team.

On the court of the Seido High School baseball team.

"Yakushi High School?"

The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team, after getting the news from the mouth of their own supervisor, looked at each other one by one.

Even if they knew that Kataoka would never lie about it, their hearts were still full of disbelief.

How is that possible?

The opponent is not only a team in Nishitokyo, but also a super dark horse that is enough to launch a strong challenge to all the giants in Nishitokyo.

It was at this year's Tokyo Spring Tournament that the super dark horse Yakushi High School that ended the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School.

During the spring tournament, the Seido High School baseball team also played against this team.

The strength of the other party, even if you don't know the roots, understands it quite clearly.

To put it bluntly, this year's Seido High School baseball team wants to enter Koshien, in addition to the original two rivals, the biggest enemy is the pharmacist.

Inajo and the city juniors are reluctant to compete with the Seido High School baseball team before the summer tournament.

Qingdao is actually unwilling to play with these two teams.

Everyone knows each other too well. If the routine that was finally studied was exposed in the practice competition, how could it be possible to re-study it in such a short time as it was left?

The pharmacist, in a way, is similar to the two rivals of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

How could the overseer agree?

But Superintendent Kataoka agreed, and announced the news directly.

The friends are in mixed moods.

On the other side, the Yakushi High School baseball team.

The principal, who had just gotten the news, could no longer maintain a calm and breezy appearance, and directly found the thunder hide.

"Even if we have a slim chance of advancing to Koshien in the summer competition, you can't break the jar?"

Playing a practice game with the Qingdao High School baseball team in advance, as a dark horse, they are equivalent to revealing all their secrets.

If they really run into Qingdao at the Summer Tournament, how will they fight?

"Don't blame me, I'm sick now."

Thunder Hide looked annoyed, and it looked like the tears in his eyes might erupt at any time.

Seeing that he was so sad, the headmaster was embarrassed to continue to say anything.

In the end, he could only leave in a huff.

After seeing the principal leave, Thunder Zang breathed a sigh of relief.

The other party is still his own fans, but he didn't expect that when it came to the issue of principle, he was unambiguous.

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