“…… These are the main materials of the members of the First Army of Akikawa High School. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info So can I start eating now? ”

AutumnWind, a tea shop not far from the Peace Gakuen, is run by the parents of manager Aki Suzuki. Since there are always not many customers in the evenings, it becomes an informal meeting room for the baseball club when you need to eat and chat.

Takeo Mutsu, who had just sold his teammates' information in exchange for information and handed over to the overseer, was full of anticipation for the plate of beef risotto in front of him.

"There's nothing valuable other than information about the school year, garrison positions, seats, and plays."

Captain Kazuhei Fukushima looked at the relevant records he had just made.

"That's all I can provide as a second-army sparring partner."

With that, Mutsu picked up the spoon and prepared to start scooping the rice to eat.

"Is there any information you can give to the pitcher? We've already got the pitcher's speed data for today. ”

"The trump card is Jin Sen in the third grade, who is a left-handed thrower. However, if I were an overseer, I might have sent first-year Koike to start against you. ”

The truth in this does not need to be said by Mutsu Okuaki, and Fukushima understands it. Eight of the Pax School starters were right-handed, which wasn't good for left-handed pitchers.

Mutsu picked a piece of beef that looked tender and juicy, and scooped it up with a spoon. He was about to put it in his mouth when he was interrupted by questioning.

"The second battle hasn't started yet, why does the overseer over there think that the opponent in the next battle is us?"

The person who asked the question was Li Yuanrang.,According to what I learned a few days ago,He knows that the opponent of the next Peace School is Kikusui High School last year's top four team.,It stands to reason that it should be more eye-catching.。

"Of course, there are people on Kikusui side who are scouting, but in general, we think you can win. They have been in a big bit since graduating from the third grade last year. It is said that the first round of the qualifiers for the last autumn conference ended early in five games and the game was lost. ”

"What about what about us?"

Akio Yabe interrupted Mitsuku again, who was about to put the meat in his mouth.

"To be honest, most of the players felt we could win easily. The main controversy was the end of the game in the first few innings. Most people think they can play the seventh game. ”

"What about your own opinion, after seeing today's training."

"For the sake of beef, I wish you all nine rounds......"

After saying this, Mutsu no longer gave people a chance to interject. Eat beef risotto in a big gulp.

……

After dinner, Lee Motorang and Yabe were in charge of sending Mutsu to the station. The group of three passed through the small commercial area in front of the station, which was not bustling.

"It's really lively here, everything. It's like Tokyo. ”

Takeo Mutsu's exclamation made Li Yuanrang and Yabe a little confused.

The Peace School is located about 10 stations away from Shinjuku in the center of the city, and it is not within the 23rd ward, so it can only be regarded as a suburb of Tokyo. Absolutely nothing to do with the excitement.

"On the other side of our school, further west is the mountain, and there are people walking a kilometer out of the school gate. It's no different from the countryside of Aomori. ”

Akikawa High School was established during the bubble economy era, and land prices in the Tokyo area were high, so the school was built on a small hill that was not suitable for commercial development. There is only a narrow two-lane winding road that connects to the nearby street.

However, because this school is almost full boarding. Students living in dormitories do not find it inconvenient to get around.

It is only when there is a comparison that you feel the remoteness of the school's location.

"So that you can practice without distractions."

When we had dinner together just now, Mutsu also introduced a lot of details about the life of the private powerhouse baseball club by the way.

Although if he really wanted to live like that kind of college life, Li Yuanrang would never be willing to do so. But in comparison, he still feels that his daily efforts as a fellow college ball are far from enough.

The efforts of the Akikawa Baseball Club may have something to do with the closed environment of the school.

"yes, I'll train hard when I get back. Then try to get the back number in the fall. ”

"See you next time."

"Don't say that, next time I have a vacation, I might come here to play with you. Let's go to the same restaurant today. ”

"There's so much more to eat in Tokyo than this."

Although the beef risotto is really well done. But Li Yuanrang felt that the other food on the menu of the restaurant owned by Suzuki's family was not excellent.

"I think this one is pretty good......

Takeo Mutsu waved his hand to Li Yuanrang and Yabe. Walked into the ticket gate.

He had to get back to school before the end of the team's practice at eight o'clock and report back to the Superintendent on the results of the day's investigation.

……

The second round of the Nishi-Tokyo Games, the Peace School vs. Kikusui High School match was held on Sunday. The venue is the Fuchu Civic Stadium, which is located some distance from both schools.

It is an old course built in the fifties of the twentieth century. Although it has also undergone several renovations since then. But traces of time can still be seen on the concrete façade of the stadium stands.

Before the start of the competition, a short practice of acclimatization is carried out. Li Yuanrang used this time to carefully observe the environment here.

One of the great features of baseball is that the difference in the style of play can be affected by the differences in the field.

The Fuchu Citizen Stadium is a bit smaller in size than the Jingu Stadium used in the previous round. The guardrail of the home run wall is also much shorter.

"If you climb up to the home run wall and catch a flying ball, what are the rules?"

Li Yuanrang observed the height of the home run wall, which seemed to be the extent that the outfielder could step on it with a little run. He vaguely remembered seeing a shot of an outfielder climbing a home run against the wall on TV.

"Of course it's an outgame, and this kind of thing happens occasionally even in professional baseball."

Yabe replied.

RB's twelve professional baseball teams have different home courts. A home run wall at a venue like Tokyo Dome or Sapporo Dome will never climb it under any circumstances.

However, the Mazda Stadium used by the Hiroshima Carp Team has a home run wall that is about the same height as a local stadium like the citizens of Fuchu.

As a result, there are occasional shots of outfielders climbing up the wall to catch the ball.

And Hanshin Koshien and Meiji Jingu, which are often used in high school baseball. The height of the home run wall is somewhat subtle.

It's not that you can't climb it, but it's not that easy to climb it.

Of course, as far as this game is concerned, Li Yuanrang still appeared as a catcher. The position and height of the home run wall is not something he needs to pay attention to when defending.

The real impact of the venue's character on him is on the offensive level.

The distance between the two sides of the Fuchu Civic Stadium is about 95 meters. It's a little shorter than the 97.5-meter Jingu Stadium. Add to that the subtle differences in the shape of the outfield. It's easier to hit home runs on either side of the fieldfield close to the touchline.

"Yabe, I remember you said before that the angle of play can actually be controlled?"

Li Yuanrang didn't pay attention to this last time he heard this, but now he suddenly became interested in the issue.