The final exams for the second semester are in mid-December. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although he didn't study hard outside of class, Li Yuanrang's ranking rose a little compared to the end of the semester.

After a week or so of make-up classes, the winter vacation will come soon.

It is said that the final ceremony of the second semester of the Peace School is almost always held on December 24.

In the gymnasium, which serves as an auditorium, more than half of the students are absent-minded.

The rector's tirade speech finally came to an end. As soon as it was disbanded, Tian Guwu of the baseball club seemed to hear the gunshots at the start. It was gone in an instant.

"Why didn't you see him so fast when you ran the bases?"

Li Yuanrang looked at Tian Gu's back and sighed.

"Because there are no girls waiting for him on the bag."

Yabe doesn't raise his head and swipes his phone while walking.

"So Tian Gu got a girlfriend?"

Considering that tonight is Christmas Eve. It's understandable that I'm in a hurry to go back and get ready for a date.

"It's true that it's a woman, but it's not a date."

"That's ......"

"The girl in the next class is said to have a broken computer."

“…… Then we wish him the best of luck. ”

……

Christmas Eve dinner is still settled by convenience stores.

Akio Yabe nestled in his room watching TV, seemingly not having the slightest desire to go out.

"Would you like to bring you dinner?"

Li Yuanrang asked.

"Just do the same as usual."

As usual, means vacuum-packed poached chicken and vegetable salad.

Li Yuanrang went to the freezer of the convenience store and took these two things.

Then I thought about it carefully and bought a turkey meat on my own initiative.

"What do you want to ......add to your lunch?"

"Coach Aragaki, why are you working at a convenience store again?"

Li Yuanrang took the shopping basket to the checkout. Standing behind the cash register is the team's coach Kazusa Aragaki.

"It turns out that the person on duty is said to be unable to come tonight for a temporary matter. The store manager called me and asked if I could take a shift...... So your bento should not be heated. ”

"No need. There is a microwave in the dormitory. ”

Li Yuanrang walked out of the convenience store with a plastic bag.

On the sidewalk across the road, Tako, an IT manager with a backpack on his back, walked to the tram stop with his eyes open.

……

Training during the winter holidays is not mandatory.

Donald Hirata chose to return to China for Christmas and New Year's Day. And most of the other team members come every day.

Even in December, the temperature in Tokyo is not that low.

The winter break in college baseball is more about taking care of teams in the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions.

What's more, the Peace School also has its own indoor practice ground.

It's the New Year in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning of January 1, Akio Yabe woke up Li Yuanrang, who was asleep.

"What."

"Why don't you go and draw lots to see this year's fortunes?"

"I don't believe in that, and I don't want to go to a shrine like that."

"Then let's go to the Buddhist temple."

"Sensoji Temple? It's too far. And today it's definitely all tourists. ”

"There's a temple nearby, if you don't think he's too small......"

Within walking distance of the Peace School is a Buddhist temple called "Fukukoji".

The building is very unremarkable. Li Yuanrang even wondered if there were still people managing this temple.

Yabe and Li Yuan let the two of them come to the main gate of this temple.

Even on the first day of New Year's Day, there was still no one in the cold.

"Can this really ask for a signature?"

"Absolutely!"

Yabe pulled out a coin and threw it in the merit box. I drew a lot by myself.

Li Yuanrang took out the parts kit. Reach for a coin.

It's 100 yen.

Li Yuanrang took the coin back.

I found another 10 yen coin and threw it in.

"Let's go find a monk to unsign."

Yabe said.

"If you just open it yourself!"

Said it was asking for a signature. In fact, the thing that was drawn was just a note.

Except for Yabe and Li Yuanrang, the only person who could be seen in the courtyard was a monk wearing a robe and sweeping the floor.

Although he wore a robe, his hair was not completely bald.

"This hairstyle looks more like a college ball."

Li Yuanrang thought so in his heart.

Actually, there is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking.

The hairstyle that the high school ball usually shaves was originally called "the owner's head". The origin of the name is the monk's hairstyle.

Yabe came to the monk with the lottery paper drawn by the two of them.

Before he could speak, the other party accosted him first.

"You two are from the Peace School Baseball Club."

The monk, who had been facing away from the two, turned around, revealing a young face like a college student.

"You are?"

Li Yuanrang went through the memories in his head, and he didn't remember knowing such a person.

"My name is Brahman. There is also a baseball club at the school. But you probably haven't heard of our school. Pure heart well-being is high. ”

"I've seen it on the battle table."

It seems that there is indeed such a school on the group qualifier battle table for the autumn conference.

However, it was not on the final list of participants for this conference. Apparently failed to pass the group pre-selection.

"We're just starting a baseball club this year, oh no, just last year. Didn't catch up with the summer conference registration. However, we watched the finals of the summer conference live. ”

If you have watched the finals of the Summer West Tokyo Games live, you will remember that Lee Motorang and Yabe are also purely normal.

"And ...... this dress?"

Li Yuanrang pointed to the robe of Sanskrit and Xin.

"Oh, I'm just here to work during winter break. The abbot here is a relative of mine. ”

Since the shrine maiden can recruit part-time students. It's not surprising that the temple recruits working boys to clean the courtyard. What's more, looking at the surname of Sanskrit and Xin, it is likely that the family originally had a lot of connections with the temple.

Before leaving, Yabe and Li Yuanrang also received business cards from Van Hexin.

"If you want to do something or something, contact me directly, there will be a discount."

Brahma and the letter said.

"I think it's better not to have this need......

……

Li Yuanrang and Yabe finally decided to open the signing paper themselves to see the contents.

Li Yuanrang's note read "Daji".

"What did you ask for when you drew lots?"

Yabe asked.

"You can draw SSR when you draw a card."

"It's a waste to spend Daji in such a place."

"Isn't the lottery a whole year's fortune?"

"No, it's said that the lottery in this place is only what you thought at the time."

Next, it was Yabe's turn to open his signature paper.

"Sueyoshi."

"It's good luck."

"But what I'm thinking about is a big deal."

"Could it be...... Into Koshien? ”

"Otherwise, what else could it be."

"That's how greedy you are."

"I put 500 yen into it!"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, it's all auspicious."

"It's a unitary year, isn't it?"

"Well, we are commonly known as the Year of the Rooster."

"Then I wish you a ...... Year of the Rooster"

"Stop, stop, stop! It's not there yet. It's only the Lunar New Year that we've got over there. ”

"What is the lunar calendar?"

"The Lunar Calendar is ......"