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And in the stands on the sidelines at that time, the conversation between Li Yuanrang and Nana Kondo was also recorded along with the game process.

"Kondo...... I mean, Yuma, he's really good. ”

"Of course, from primary school to middle school, the horse is the team's four sticks."

……

These contents were publicly broadcast in front of everyone in the baseball club.

"This voice just now always feels a little familiar......

The person who spoke was Aki Suzuki, the acting manager of the baseball club, and although she didn't know much about strength analysis and tactical design, she always attended such meetings because there was nothing else special.

"This, it should be Kondo's sister.,When I was in elementary school, my sister must have been there in the game.。

Tian Guwu once played against Kondo Yuma when he was in elementary school, so naturally he also met his sister.

"When I was playing, I always shouted 'Yuma!' to the field. Show them what they've learned from the big leagues! ’”

First baseman Masaoka also played in the hard-style Little League when he was in elementary school, so he also has an impression of Kondo Yuma.

The Kondo family only moved back to Tokyo from New York four or five years ago. Kondo's baseball initiation began in a baseball classroom run by a former major league player in New York. Therefore, it is indeed a bit of a "skill learned from a major league player".

"No, no, the Kondo family's sister doesn't speak big leagues, she must be speaking English. It's 'Major'. ”

Tian Gu corrected.

"Yes, it's 'Major'. Tomorrow has such a strong Japanese accent, and you have to speak a bunch of English words. I still remember this. ”

"What's the name of this Kondo's sister?"

Aki Suzuki asked in a low voice.

"Nana, Kondo Nana. It's in the dialogue at the beginning of the video. ”

Li Yuanrang replied.

"Are you sure it's called Nana?"

"That's right."

"That'...... Mr. Sato, I suddenly remembered something......"

Listening to Li Yuanrang's answer, Suzuki Aki suddenly became nervous for some reason.

"On the third of next month, the day of the competition, I seem to have a job assigned by the office. So I had to take a leave of absence. ”

"But the game is on the second ......."

Tian Guwu, who was turning on the computer, casually opened the PDF file of the bracket.

"Then I'm number two and have a job!"

"Don't worry, No. 2, you can ask for leave at will."

Captain Kazuhei Fukushima took over the topic.

"On the second day, we were playing at Jingu as the team for the opening match of the West Tokyo Games, and there was also a live broadcast on TV and the Internet. I guess Asakura will come and sit in the rest area......"

"Huh? Jingu! ”

The team members exclaimed in unison. Everyone checked the match icon in their hands, and next to the name and time of the team of the game, there was indeed a small parenthesis with the word "God" written in it. This represents the venue where the competition will be held.

The print was so small that almost no one noticed it before.

Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Stadium is another amateur baseball mecca outside of Koshien. The annual high school baseball season concludes with the Meiji Jingu Tournament held in November.

The West Tokyo and East Tokyo Games will also be held at Jingu Stadium for the opening and final matches.

With the current strength of the Peace Academy, of course, it is a lucky thing to be able to compete here.

"But neither of our teams is a strong team, why was it chosen for the opening game?"

Li Yuanrang didn't understand it a little.

"The opener is drawn from the teams in the first round, and those strong teams as seeded teams have all byes in the first round, but they will not participate in the ......"

Teammate Akio Yabe explained.

"So we won the opener by drawing lots?"

"yes, I'm kind of lucky."

Captain Fukushima had another sentence in mind. He is a believer in the so-called "law of conservation of luck". Qualifying for the opener now will surely cost you luck elsewhere in your life.

What Issei Fukushima hopes now is that this luck will not be lost in important places.

……

After a few days of training, the team began to prepare for the first game of the summer qualifiers. But there are always a few people who ask for leave every day.

"It's not going to be a game soon, so why should anyone be absent."

Lee Won-rang, who was practicing passing with Yabe as a warm-up, was puzzled by this.

"Exam week is coming soon."

Yabe replied.

At the Peace Academy, the final exam for a semester is usually held at the end of June. It is often the week before the summer convention pre-selection.

"Just fill up the exam papers.,The university that goes straight to the Peace School Park doesn't have any requirements for grades.。

"There will also be people who want to go to other schools. For example, Masaoka ......"

Masaoka Ji seems to have watched a certain movie for a while, and suddenly said that he wanted to study hard with the goal of being admitted to Okei University.

"In addition, I heard from Fukushima seniors that if there is no professional baseball team interested in him, he will go to Fuso University for special sports admissions."

Yabe continued.

"Fukushima-senpai plans to join professional baseball?"

In Li Yuanrang's eyes, entering professional baseball is a very distant thing. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the teammates around me who train with them every day.

"It's just that I'm going to put up the professional baseball volunteer list. But he himself said that there was no chance of being chosen. ”

Ichihei Fukushima had long planned to make baseball his lifelong career, but he did not have the luxury of entering professional baseball.

He hopes to continue his baseball career in college and then become a teacher, where he can coach college teams as a teacher.

With the addition of Lee Wonrang to the team, he hired coach Aragaki to assist in training. Now Ichihei Fukushima has improved his evaluation of the strength of his team. In this year's summer qualifiers, he felt he could have more opportunities to perform.

Especially recently, professional baseball scout Mita has been frequently seen on the sidelines of the practice field at the Peace Academy. Although Fukushima understands that the other party does not necessarily come to examine himself. But I have renewed hope for the entry into professional baseball.

……

The infielders were uneven, and the scheduled training session was cancelled.

After Ichihei Fukushima arranged for everyone to carry out special exercises that needed to be strengthened, he came to Li Yuanrang's side.

"I'm going to do pitching practice, do you want to try catching my ball?"

Fukushima said.

"But isn't there still a ...... Yabe?"

"What if you have to catch the ball during the game?"

Fukushima's message is clear, anything can happen during the game. The catcher is a position with a high probability of injury.

"Then I'll give it a try."

Although Li Yuanrang has not fully accepted the fact that he will be a catcher in the future. However, since Fukushima and Yabe, two teammates who have always given him a lot of advice, think he is suitable for this position. I have also made some theoretical knowledge preparations for a long time.

Now it's time for the actual training.

The baseball field at the Peace School does not have a dedicated enclosed cowshed, but there is a pitcher's mound on the sidelines for practice and warm-up.

Ichihei Fukushima finished his warm-up exercise. Li Yuanrang also put on a full set of protective gear.

This is where the pitching practice begins.