In the afternoon, the sun shone brightly in front of the window of the overseer's office, illuminating the entire office with a silver glow.

The scene looks very warm and fits in with the current month.

Spring returns to the earth, and everything recovers~

But Ota, who was in the office, didn't have the heart to experience this comfortable environment. He looked at Kataoka with a very ugly face, as if he could see something strange on Kataoka's face.

"What's wrong?"

Rei Takashima and Ochiai, who had just entered the door, looked at each other in surprise.

They also noticed the anomaly in the atmosphere of the office and asked blankly.

"The overseer said there was an orientation game tomorrow afternoon!"

Tomorrow is Monday, and the orientation game will be held in the afternoon, which means that all the practice for tomorrow day will be cancelled.

Just prepare for the orientation game.

It's incredible!

If it is said that Seido High School did not make it to the Kanto Conference, or that the spring competition was eliminated early. Governor Kataoka is understandable for this arrangement......

After all, there is plenty of time, so you can make some preparations calmly.

It's the end of April, and it's about to enter May. The Kanto convention starts in mid-May, and it will take only two weeks to get full.

Qingdao High School is actually very nervous in the next training time. During this time, you also have to scout intelligence, analyze opponents, and integrate teams.

Time is even tighter.

Where did Superintendent Kataoka get the leisure and leisure to let the players go to the orientation match?

Even if the results of the competition come out and good seedlings are selected, what can be done?

Could it be that Superintendent Kataoka will be able to make a major change in the team members in the next two weeks?

"Although there are indeed many good seedlings among the freshmen, there are also notable roles in the ranks of the Second Army. But at this time, isn't it too nervous? ”

Ochiai touched the mustache on his chin and said directly.

Minister Ota nodded his head as he listened.

That's what he meant.

Orientation tournaments are usually held after the end of the Spring Tournament, or after the Kanto Tournament and before the start of the Summer Tournament.

During this time, time is more abundant. The selected newcomers can also be trained with dedication......

"Diamonds are polished, and if you don't give them a chance, no matter how good a diamond is, it's just a rough stone, mediocre. Last year, we relied on the orientation tournament to select enough players to be worthy of the big responsibility. Maybe there will be good seedlings this year. ”

Superintendent Kataoka also has his own plans.

To put it bluntly, I tasted the sweetness last year. A Sawamura Eijun, directly brought a reborn change to Qingdao High School.

If it weren't for the joining of Sawamura Eisun, it would have been a huge unknown whether Seido High School would be able to participate in Koshien in the spring last summer.

Not to mention dominating the country?

This year has been called the biggest harvest year ever at Seido High School. Kataoka Superintendent, who loves to train new people, looks at them as if looking at a huge treasure trove.

It's really embarrassing for Superintendent Kataoka to guard such a large treasure trove and be unmoved.

"The time is still not quite right......"

Coach Ochiai also has his own ideas.

He believes that even if he can pick out new people, it will be difficult to replace the main positions of Qingdao High School.

There's really no need to take such risks!

"Do you think I have too much time?"

Superintendent Kataoka looked squarely at the three people in front of him.

After Minister Ota, Coach Ochiai, and Vice Minister Rei Takashima looked at each other, no one spoke.

But their silent attitude, but they expressed their opinions.

"I never had the feeling of having enough time, on the contrary, there was not much time left for us. It's already May, and the fall tournament starts in early July! This means that we only have two months left to do so! ”

Two months!

In the eyes of Superintendent Kataoka, what he saw was never the Kanto Congress, but the blazing summer.

That is the best graduation gift for a third-year contestant before they graduate.

When he said this, the three of them were shocked.

They really hadn't thought about it before, but now that they think about it, it seems that this is really the case.

Time is running out.

If you wait for the Kanto tournament to finish, you will play the welcome match again.

There was only one month left for the freshmen of Qingdao High School.

Even if they were all celestials, it would be impossible for Superintendent Kataoka to train them to the point where they could play.

"If that's the case, let's get started!"

Coach Ochiai is not a person who likes to get tangled, and nodded and said.

"I also support the overseer's decision."

Rei Takashima also sided with Kataoka.

The two of them made Minister Ota quite embarrassed, how did he become a villain in the end?

Not to mention that he didn't say anything about this matter, even if he did, it would be difficult to ride a tiger now.

"I'm going to inform the players."

For such an important matter, it is natural to give the players advance notice.

The evening celebration banquet has not yet begun to eat, and everyone has not yet felt at ease to enjoy the happiness brought by the victory.

At this time, a message was delivered.

Tomorrow afternoon, the Orientation Race!

I'm going, do you want to be so sudden?

The mood of all the friends in the baseball club of Qingdao High School is not beautiful.

The delicacies that used to look very delicious have lost their original taste at this time.

Truth be told, it's hard for people to enjoy food in that atmosphere.

One by one, the freshmen stared at the old students of the second and third armies.

The old students also had bad faces.

Although they have known for a long time that this day will come, when this day really comes, their feelings are still very complicated.

In fact, not only Superintendent Kataoka realized, but the third-year contestants were more real.

Ostensibly, third-graders can play until the end of the summer tournament.

But that's talking about the main players, and for the players of the second and third armies, it's not the same thing at all.

In this orientation game, the players who were not able to be promoted to the second team actually marked the end of their high school baseball career.

Although before the start of the summer competition, there will be a moderate amount of adjustment to the personnel list of the first army. But there are adjustments, and that is limited to the players of the second army. It has nothing to do with the players of the three armies.

This means that if you don't make it to the second place after this orientation, you won't be eligible for the Summer Tournament.

This kind of thing is especially important for third-year players.

This time, there are no third-year players who can be selected for the second army, which is actually equivalent to early retirement. Even if Kataoka was so strict, he would no longer force these third-year players to continue training.

After all, these players also need to plan for their future, and it is just a matter of moving their bodies once in a while. Most of the time is still spent studying and trying to get into a good university......

I worked hard for three years in high school, and I won or lost in one fell swoop.

For many of the third-year players, this is their last chance to fight.

So they are murderous one by one, and they don't care about eating the delicious food in front of them.

If it were a freshman from previous years, in fact, most of the players were immature, and they would not have realized these things at all.

Therefore, in the general orientation competition, the new students will be abused very badly.

The consciousness between the two is not at the same level at all, plus the difference in strength......

It's no surprise that the freshmen are in a state of collapse.

But this year is obviously different, there are too many mature new students, and there are many good seedlings.

These guys are holding their back and want to show their strength!

At the same time, they have plans for the future, and they naturally know the significance of this game. They won't be like the third-year players, who can't be selected for the second team is equivalent to retiring.

They also have no idea of retiring......

In front of them is a road full of thorns to the promotion.

Although it seems to be extremely difficult, as long as you get through, there is a smooth road ahead.

A group of people wants to stay, a group of people want to climb up.

There is no way to restrain the confrontation between them.

The smell of gunpowder was all in the air.

In such an atmosphere, this group of friends from the first army of Qingdao High School has become transparent people.

They all understand the ideas of both sides too well, and they all respect the ideas of both sides. At this time, it is natural to say that it is not good to say anything, and you can only disguise yourself as a transparent person.

This is probably the first time that the presence of a player in the first army of Qingdao High School is so low.

Sawamura Rongjun silently pulled the food on his plate, trying not to say a word.

He is also trying to reduce his presence.

To tell the truth, this showdown doesn't have much to do with Sawamura Eijun himself. Last year, he was also a member of the freshmen, and he understood the thoughts of the freshmen very well.

In addition, he knows the strength of this class of freshmen, so he can't help but worry about the old students.

Counting, Sawamura Eijun is also a second-year senior now. His own position has also changed, and he is no longer a freshman seeking progress.

It's an old student who upholds dignity.

Standing in the position of the old students, of course, I want to give the new primary school students a head-on blow.

But I'm afraid it's not that easy?

Even if there is no memory of Sawamura's past life, just what the freshmen showed in their previous training is terrifying.

Yui Fumi, Okumura, Takuma, Hirota, Matsumoto, Kagami, Kuki Yohei......

If these newcomers form a team, if they find another qualified leader, they will fight with the main force of the second army.

It's not like there's no chance of winning.

If you want to rely on the old students to suppress the new ones, I'm afraid it's really not so easy.

After all, the old students who are qualified enough in the 23rd grade have now been promoted to the first army.

The rest, though hard enough. But its own talent is a very serious problem.

And this year's freshmen are precisely the ones who are the least lacking in talent.

Shake your head and put these messy thoughts aside.

Sawamura refocused his attention on the food in front of him.

In any case, I can't get involved in this matter myself.

So he still shouldn't worry about it, and it is only right to concentrate on the food in front of him.