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After a week of improvised training. The day before the start of the Autumn Games, Lee Wonrang and Yabe confirmed their recent results.

"It feels a little sharper than before."

In the face of Yabe's inquiry, Li Yuanrang replied.

"Tell me the truth."

"Well, it really doesn't make a difference. But maybe it's because I don't feel it when I train with you every day. ”

Li Yuanrang said this to Yabe, but it was also to cheer himself up.

The next game is just around the corner, and there is no significant improvement in the team's strength. In fact, in the Tokyo area, it is more difficult to qualify for Koshien in the autumn than in the summer.

Although the spring selection meeting is nominally invitation-only. In recent years, however, the selection criteria have been made almost public.

There is only one way to qualify 100% in the Tokyo area. It is to stand on the top of nearly 300 schools in East and West Tokyo. It's important to be the champion of the Autumn Games.

Although nominally the runner-up in Tokyo will share another spring Koshien spot with the fifth place in the Kanto region.

But most of the time, this qualification is given to the Kanto region.

"That's all for today."

After practicing throwing about 30 balls, Li Yuanrang planned to end today's pitching training ahead of schedule.

The race is the second day, so it's important to conserve your stamina now.

"Let's shoot ten more balls."

Yabe looked at the dark clouds overhead.

"Whether there will be a game tomorrow is another story."

According to the weather forecast, the next day will be cloudy without rain, and the organizers have not proposed to change the schedule.

But looking at the sky now, it doesn't look like it's just a cloudy day.

"The weather forecast doesn't mean it won't rain."

"What do you need to do with the Dome if the weather forecast helps?"

Baseball is quite a weather-dependent sport. However, there is a general belief in Japanese college baseball that teenagers should play under the natural sky. So even though Japan has six dome courts, they are basically not used for college games.

"If it rains, you can go to the cultural festival."

The cultural festival at the Peace School was also held the next day.

"At that time, the cultural festival will also be affected, those outdoor activities."

The cultural festival of the Peace School is held indoors in addition to the mock shop and stage performances of each class.

A lot of the other highlights are outdoors.

In particular, the market on campus and the folk dance party after dark.

"All in all, it's better if it rains sooner."

……

But things didn't go the way Yabe had expected.

The next day was cloudy until the start of the race.

The members of the Peace School got on a bus and headed to the stadium.

"It's obviously two teams from the west, but the venue is ...... at the Edogawa Ward Stadium."

Yabe wasn't dissatisfied. This is also a feature of the Autumn Conference.

Compared to the western part of Tokyo. The number of courses in the Higashi-Tokyo area is much lower.

In the summer, a large number of the games are held at Jingu No. 2 Course, which is usually used as a golf driving range, next to Jingu Course.

At venues like Jingu Court 2 and Edogawa Ward Stadium, Nishitokyo's teams only have the opportunity to play during the Autumn Games.

"Ah, isn't that Keming Pavilion's car?"

The bus drove up to Capital High, and Li Yuanrang, who was sitting in the front row, found that the car in front of him happened to be the bus that his opponent was riding in today's competition.

Nominally, Katsumeikan High School is a team in the Higashi-Tokyo area. However, the dormitories and practice fields of their baseball club are actually located further west than the Peace Academy.

So it's not surprising that the way to the stadium stops by the Peace School.

This is not uncommon in the densely populated Higashi-Tokyo area.

There are more exaggerated examples.

Koshien is a regular visitor to Daiichi Technical High School, and their baseball club is not even within the boundaries of Tokyo. Instead, the practice range and dormitory were built in Chiba Prefecture.

The vehicles of the two schools continued to move one after the other. As Yoyogi approached, Sato's mobile phone, the instructor who led the team, rang.

"It's raining over there? And what about the competition? Oh, we haven't started ...... yet."

Before Mr. Sato could finish speaking, the rain began to hit the car window.

A few minutes later, a second call came.

"Okay, yes, I see."

Mr. Sato hung up the phone. Turning to the driver, he said.

"Let's go back."

……

According to the Meteorological Observatory, the next day it was likely to continue to rain, and the race was postponed to a weekday two days later.

"That's equivalent to skipping class for a day."

It's not that Li Yuanrang doesn't like to go to class. But the thought of earning an extra day off from participating in the competition still feels a little cost-effective.

"It's not earned, have you forgotten about the summer vacation?"

As soon as Yabe said this, Li Yuanrang remembered. This year's summer vacation only had about 10 days off because I had to participate in the competition.

Take a full month less rest than other students.

The bus pulls into the campus, and what was supposed to be a crowded market is now in shambles.

The metal tent used as a makeshift shop was blown over by the winds that came with the rain.

Many of the goods that were originally intended to be sold at the festival were also exposed to the rain.

A handful of staff members are scrambling to sort things out.

"I'm afraid I'm going to lose money."

Yabe said.

Because it's a private school. The annual cultural festival of the Peace School is contracted out to outside companies.

And this year they probably won't be making any money.

"But indoor activities should still be carried out as usual."

"Then we have to wait until the training is over."

"Training?"

Now that the game has been postponed, the only way to keep the players in shape is through training.

That's how Yabe judged.

And this is indeed the arrangement of the Yagi overseer.

"Don't get out of the car in a hurry!"

After the bus stopped, Supervisor Yagi was the first to stand up.

The only male manager in the team, Kohama, was sent to the warehouse to get rain gear.

"Everyone put on an umbrella and be careful not to get wet, it's not okay to catch a cold at this time."

The time is October. It's no longer the time in summer when you are not afraid of catching a cold in the rain.

All the team members gathered at the indoor driving range.

First comes the catch drill, followed by the batting practice using the T-brace and the ball machine.

By the time the training was over, it was already afternoon.

"Let's go to the cultural festival next, right?"

"You seem to be particularly interested in this."

"Because I haven't seen it......"

Although I saw a haunted house prop halfway through the production a few days ago. I was probably mentally prepared for the level of the cultural festival.

But out of freshness, Li Yuanrang still wanted to see this activity that he often saw in animation.

"Rather than haunted houses and mock shops, let's take a look at the real highlight of the cultural festival."

Yabe pointed to the school gymnasium, which had been temporarily requisitioned as a theater.

The real main activity of the cultural festival is actually the presentation and performance of various cultural associations.

Today there is a concert of the Wind Ensemble. There are also concerts by student bands on campus.

"Ah, now the rakugo club show should be over."

Yabe said, looking at the performance schedule on his phone.

"And this society?"

"It was only established after the summer vacation."

"And what's the show now?"

"Idol Research Society."