Because of the inexplicability, Rong Chun, who was considered to have a good relationship with Yuyuki, had a very unpleasant time after the first day of the expedition. After leaving the second practice session, the Seongdo runners drove to their next destination.

After a day of racing, the players slowly fell asleep one after another from the excitement of sitting in the next place in the car area from the beginning.

Everyone didn't feel tired at all, but the fatigue level of the body was there, and it couldn't be changed.

By the time the Seongdo runners arrived at the hotel where they were staying at their next destination, it was already dark, and the runners, who had been sleeping a little groggy, got out of the car one by one and entered the assigned rooms.

"Put your things away, wash up first, and then go to the living room to eat."

"Yes~~"

When Qingdao went out on an expedition as a wealthy family, the accommodation was not bad, and the bathroom was also a big bathhouse-style, everyone took a bath comfortably, and then enjoyed some delicious food, and fell asleep.

Because of the good rest, everyone's mental state was very good the next day. Early in the morning, I rushed to the school where I had made an appointment.

Seido is now located in Osaka, although the coaching staff of Seido is also very eager to play a match with Osaka Kiryu, but unfortunately Osaka Kiryu's recent invitations have been full, and it is a pity to miss this time.

The school that competed with Seido today is also one of Osaka's local giants--- Tsuruoka High School. In the fierce battle zone of Osaka, their striking strength is also very strong.

Although it was Kiryu Osaka who recently won the ticket to Koshien, the strength of the team itself is also very strong, and it is also one of the famous schools that send players to professional baseball all year round.

In terms of seniority, Hegang High School is older than Qingdao, but when the Qingdao bus stops outside the baseball club of Hegang High School, there is a long honor bar there.

To get to the training ground, Qingdao players have to go through that path of honor.

The players also looked at the photos and deeds on the honor wall with some curiosity, and some of the baseball players they were all familiar with turned out to be from Hegang High School.

"That's amazing!"

"This school has been around for many years!"

"I heard that Hegang High School was one of the first schools in Korea to have a full-fledged baseball club, and Hegang has been a regular visitor to Koshien ever since."

"Wow....that's so strong...."

Unlike Qingdao, which has a somewhat modern style, Hegang High School also has an advanced side, but if you look closely, there are historical footprints everywhere.

"Its gas!"

The Qingdao players bumped into the Hegang players who were running circles around the periphery, and the other party took off their hats loudly and neatly to greet the Qingdao in unison.

Qingdao naturally can't lose here, and the heritage of the wealthy family made them react instantly and return the salute to the other party.

waited until the opposite players left, and then breathed a sigh of relief,

"Yikes... Fortunately, we stood relatively neatly, otherwise we would have lost the battle before the game. ”

"But those people just now should be freshmen, right?"

Aso asked with some uncertainty, the figures of the players in the team just now did not feel like first-year youth at all.

"It should be, although the first-year players in Hegang wear the uniform of the baseball club, they do not have the name of Hegang embroidered on it."

"Is this what all the players in Osaka look like? It's obviously only the first grade, and I feel that my physique is no longer inferior to the second grade. ”

"Most of the players in the baseball club of Hegang High School are directly promoted from middle school, although they play soft baseball in junior high school, but in the last semester, they will organize a unified hard baseball training, and the physique is also specially trained in junior high school for three years, which is no worse than less baseball."

There are Qingdao players who know the history of Hegang High School, and they seriously explained to others,

"That's amazing, you know it so well!"

"Yes, because I graduated from Hegang High School before."

“.…..”

"Isn't it!"

"Really, but I moved to Tokyo because of my parents' work, and that's why I came a year later than my parents."

"Hey~~ I didn't expect the ups and downs of life..."

"Poof, that's normal! Although Hegang hasn't been to Koshien recently, its strength is very strong. ”

While everyone was chatting, the Qingdao players also came to the outside of the training ground. Minister Hegang and the superintendent, who had been waiting here for a long time, saw the Qingdao team and greeted them.

By the time the adults were polite, the players had already set their sights on the training ground, where their opponents were now doing their morning exercises.

The first matters of the competition are still being negotiated, and the players are now warming up, and unlike the previous two times, the players in Hegang did not focus on Qingdao's body, but focused on their own training.

The players of both sides did not interact with each other before the game, and the teams were training side by side. Although the temperature is gradually rising, the competition has officially kicked off.

The first attacker in this game is Tsuruoka High School, and the starter sent by the Qingdao side is Rong Chun, and when he heard Kataoka Supervisor call his name, Rong Chun almost cried.

"Finally.... Is it finally my turn? ”

Looking at Rong Chun's exaggerated appearance, everyone couldn't help but want to complain about him.

But as soon as I thought that Rong Chun was going to take the lead after that, I thought about it or not to hit him at this time, let's wait until the evening when the Qingdao Road will be held!

The drama Jingrongchun, who had no one to cheer on, quickly retracted his expression and became serious.

"But the players on the other side don't look very friendly to me."

The players in Hegang are all big guys, which reminds him of Kiryu, Osaka,

Is this true of all baseball players in Osaka? One side of the water and soil to support the other? If I stay here for a few more days, I will be able to gain muscle and succeed! ’

Rong Chun touched his smooth chin and thought secretly.

"Well, there are a lot of heavyweights on the other side, and if you touch it a little, you may fly to the outfield."

Yu Xing also seriously analyzed Rong Chun,

"How about a ball-playing variety? If strikeouts are the goal, reduce the chance of the opponent touching the ball, and intersperse the carter ball and your quirk ball, and even if you hit it, you will only be hit out of bounds. ”

"Understood!"

"Let's go to the cowshed first to check the status..."

"Yes!"

After the two went to the cowshed to practice throwing, Kataoka supervised the rest of the deployment,

"First baseman Maezoen, second baseman Kominato, third baseman Hikasa, shortstop Kurachi, stalwart Tojo, left fielder Aso, right fielder Hakushu."

"Yes!"

"At the same time, Shibuyani and Kawakami must also be ready to play at any time."

The silent pitcher duo nodded very earnestly.

The game started very quickly, and Miyuki, who had confirmed his good form in the cowshed, was very satisfied with Rongjun's situation today.

Whether it's a straight ball or a change ball, it's very sharp.

Standing on the stage of the first starter, Rong Chun looked up at the clear sky, turned around lightly, looked at the guards behind him happily and seriously, and shouted out that sentence.

"I'm going to keep getting knocked out, everyone on guard, please take care of me."

"Oh!!"

Qingdao's shouts resounded on the training ground in Hegang, and even the players who were as calm as Hegang lost their minds for a moment because of this interaction.

Rong Chun turned back with satisfaction, and looked at Yu Xing who was squatting in front of him with a smile,

Although I don't like the senior of Miyuki, but he is the most reliable catcher at the moment, there is no two.

Thank you for your care today, Miyuki senior! ’

Yu Xing, who took Rong Chun's expression into his eyes through the protective gear, seemed to understand what Rong Chun wanted to say at the moment, and gently evoked a smile.

'Then let's get rid of these monsters, mate!' ’

"Bang!"

Although there was some understanding, Qingyan saw Rong Chun's pitching, and the players in Hegang couldn't help but be startled.

When you look at it from the side, it's not a fast pitch, but when you stand in the strike zone, you feel like a baseball is suddenly rushing in front of you.

If you can't keep up for a moment, you will miss this ball, so I see, is this the pitcher of last year's Koshien championship team? Not to be underestimated. ’

The batter with a solemn expression seemed to have encountered some huge difficulty, but he was able to hit it accurately on the third ball, although the ball was not very good.

"Shortstop!"

Kuramochi squeezed to the drop point and passed the glove-groomed baseball to first base, stabbing the hitter.

"The interception is beautiful, Kuramochi senior!"

"Good vote, Sawamura!"

The two men in room five complimented each other and got back into the game.

Successfully won the first hitter, so that Rong Chun's condition was better, the straight ball became sharper and sharper, and the inside corner kick seemed to hit the hitter.

When the hitter urgently avoided it, he found that the ball was indeed in the good ball area, but it was because the baseball flew too suddenly and quickly that there was such a misunderstanding.

"I'm sorry, I thought it was a bad ball."

The two-batter said to the three,

"It's okay, it's only the first game, and everyone is just watching. But from the looks of the two of you, this pitcher's good ball belt may be surprisingly wide. ”

"Well, it gives people a feeling of good ball control, and the change of ball shooting is also good, very sharp, and under that straight ball, there is no way to react."

After a slight pause, the two quickly exchanged information, and the three batters came to the strike zone.

In the face of this center line, the first ball that Miyuki wants is the Carter ball.

Sure enough, this pitch made the hitter subconsciously swing short.

'The bat seems to feel the baseball, is it rubbing a little bit? But is there a pitch that will disappear right now?

It should be a sudden change, the blind spot that will appear! This is the pitcher's carter that disappears. ’

As an experienced third-year veteran, the three-bat batter quickly discovered the characteristics of Rong Chun's pitching.

However, guessing and guessing, being able to understand this does not mean that he can hit it, Rong Chun's pitching is not so easy to adapt.

In the end, the three-batter, who barely entangled a few balls, was finally out.

Rong Chun successfully completed his opening task, and now it is up to the line to help the pitcher reduce the pressure.

The pitcher of Hegang is also tall and big, and his burly figure reminds Kuramochi of the pitcher Yosuke Maki of Sensen High School and the Hongo of Jumoda.

"This pitcher's pitching is also very powerful, probably how easy to play, the probability of failure in the short game may be higher, let's observe a ball first!" ’

Kurachi, who has always swung the bat on the first ball, let go of the first ball, and when he heard the sound of the baseball entering the glove, he understood that it was the same as he thought.

On the second pitch, Kuramochi leveled the baseball and made a short play preview.

If it were other Hegang's players, they would think that he was playing tricks, but they also knew the beater in front of them, after all, Qingdao's nuclear warhead was not just a joke by Rong Chun.

All the infield players in Tsuruoka took a pose, and they saw Kuramochi rushing forward as soon as he made a move.

On the second ball, after seeing the pitcher pitch, Kuramochi retracted his usual stance of waiting for the ball.

"Bang!"

"Bad ball!"

Under the lure of Kuramochi, the number of balls is now one good and one bad, and then when it comes to the third ball, Kuramochi still flattens the bat.

The defending players also ran forward the moment the pitcher threw the ball, and Kuramochi retracted his position, but soon hit it.

“！！！！”

Rong Chun, who was lying on the guardrail, instantly bounced up and stood up straight.

Kuramochi also relied on this shot to stand on first base.

When he untied his gloves, he shook his hand gently,

Sure enough, the ball is very heavy, the hand hurts, and the waist is a little bit, how the hell does that kid in the stupid village make every time he hits so accurately with such an awkward posture! ’

"Ahh Kuramochi senior, you're stealing my stunt, but this blow posture, to be like this... Such! ”

Rong Chun rushed out of the rest area, pouting his ass and demonstrating to Kurachi, looking at the stupid Rong Chun, Kuramochi was helpless.

'Stupid! ’

Kuramochi's base gave Aodo more tactical options, and Haruichi Kominato, who was the second sticker, confirmed the direction of his efforts after cutting his hair.

Although the pitcher of Tsuruoka has a heavy ball, Kominato Haruichi only looks thin, and he can hit a home run.

Entangled by a few balls, Haruichi Kominato suddenly clicked lightly, and the baseball obediently rolled in the direction of third base, and Kuramochi also stepped on the second base bag with his trademark shrill laughter.

The ensuing three-batter Hakushu hit a sacrificial fly in the right field, and Kuramochi stood on third base, his eyes on home plate, ready to move.

"Sa, Miyuki, I'm already on third base, so let's take it like this!" ’

'It's so strong that I can't ignore it...'

Miyuki smiled slightly, and in the face of the menacing pitcher, he was ready.

Yu Xing usually rarely hangs the ball now, probably because of his subconscious cautious thoughts reminding him.

The first ball, the change ball with a low outside corner, Miyuki did not swing the bat, and the second ball was a straight ball with a high inside corner, and Miyuki quickly dodged. The third ball was still in the outside corner

Tsuruoka's pitchers probably wanted to use such a match to tell Miyuki that they didn't have any idea of escaping.

In the fourth, an inside corner, Miyuki stepped back half a step back and hit the ball to the touchline of the right field.

Everyone is looking at this ball seriously, inside the bounds, it is one point, and outside the line is out.

Except for Miyuki, who was running the bases, and Kuramochi, who was about to run the bases, all of them were waiting for the referee's gesture.