"Please teach me to play baseball!"

Grandpa Tanaka looked at Rong Chun who was sitting under the soil in front of him, and he was a little excited in his heart, but he just didn't show it.

"Huh? Me? I'm already an old man, besides, someone will teach you when you go to Qingdao! ”

Grandpa Tanaka squinted with one eye, looked at Rong Chun quietly with the other, touched his beard with one hand, and said impatiently, and Rong Chun didn't feel all this, just looked at Grandpa Tanaka firmly,

"I'm still far from being able to do it, although I felt a little bit before, but after that game I realized more deeply how naïve I was, ah no, I was immature. I turned my back on my hometown partner to go to Tokyo, I don't want me to be like those seniors in the next three years, the seniors are very admirable, I can still maintain myself in that environment, keep fighting, I have been left behind by them for a year or two, but I don't want to be the one who has been pulled down all the time, I can only be the one who cheers in the stands, I want to play, I want to pitch in that pitcher mound, I want to be more dazzling, I want to be an ace! Please help me, Grandpa Tanaka. ”

Grandpa Tanaka looked at Rong Chun, who was serious in front of him, and finally showed a smile,

It felt like something strange had been mixed in, but I received it. ’

"Since you have pleaded so sincerely, then I won't refuse you, old man, but Rong Chun, you have to remember that the pitcher is the center of the team, the most important part of the garrison, and the ace is the goal of all pitchers, the ace is the existence that leads everyone forward, not an idol, not a show-off capital, it is a responsibility, a very heavy responsibility, I think, you should deeply understand this as the captain and ace of Akagi Middle School!"

Rong Chun thought of the last game of his middle school, and nodded slowly, at that time, he was defeated and caused a burst of throwing, and ended his three years in a hurry, just like Grandpa Tanaka said, the pain after defeat is only known to himself, and the scars drawn on his heart are not healed so quickly, it is better to say that the pain becomes more and more with the precipitation of time, and those seniors are also like this!

Thinking of this, Rong Chun couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, he actually wanted to become a dazzling existence, did he take the wrong medicine? If you are a pitcher, you exist for the team, and if you pitch for victory, whether it is an ace or your own sense of existence, it is not as important as this. I confirmed my goal again, and I started my baseball tuition.

Although he invited Grandpa Tanaka for guidance, Grandpa Tanaka was old after all, so he helped Rongchun make a simple training list, which was basically basic physical fitness and simple pitching exercises. The most important thing is that every day at noon and after dinner is not suitable for strenuous exercise, Grandpa Tanaka explained and analyzed various videos to Rongjun, as well as some basic baseball knowledge.

It was also at this time that Grandpa Tanaka knew that the young man in front of him had naturally reached a magical level, and he could already be called stupid. After throwing the ball for so many years, he still doesn't know how to hold the straight ball, and he has been counting it for so many years with a fake and shoddy straight ball, Grandpa Tanaka just wants to scold, but this kid's ball is unexpectedly interesting, if it weren't for the junior high school coach who is a layman, even if it is a slightly better coach, he should be able to get the right to qualify in this small place in Nagano, but it's a pity.

And Rong Chun didn't expect that he had always thought that he was throwing the ball head, but it turned out to be a quirk ball, thinking about the big words he had put before, he felt that he was not killed by those people, he was really grateful to them, and because of this, Rong Chun worked harder, he couldn't even control the straight ball, what qualifications did he have to shout, in order to stand on that court more dignifiedly, come out and work hard, there was no other choice.

"Rong Chun, are you going to train today?"

"Yes, by the way, Mom, can I double my meal from tomorrow?"

"Yes, but why, you've eaten a lot now, right?"

"I'm going to make three bowls !! every meal"

"Huh!? Rong Chun, don't force it. ”

Sawamura's mother looked at this child who was not quite right since he was discharged from the hospital and was a little worried,

"Now, Rong Chun, are you really fine? Don't bear it when you're sick, say it in time, don't be like last time, and send it to the hospital, it really scares me. ”

"I'm sorry, Mom, I don't really feel uncomfortable, I just feel like I've had a long dream, and I'm super tired."

Rong Chun took a few bites of food and thought about his situation at the time, he really didn't realize that he had a fever, and that dream .....

"Is it a nightmare?"

Sawamura's mother, who is worried about her child being haunted by some nightmare, doesn't know what to do? Do you really want to go to the temple to ask for a peace charm?

"Not at all, although I don't remember the specific content of the dream, but I don't think it's a nightmare, although I'm a little tired, but it feels like a great dream!"

Looking at the smile on Rong Chun's face, Sawamura's mother, who has been worried recently, is finally relieved,

"I'm full, mom, I'm going to practice, and I'll come back at noon."

"Okay, be careful on the road, train hard."

Rong Chun first jogged around the field, came to the secret base at the foot of the mountain, where he carried out the morning swing training, and waited until breakfast was almost digested, and began mountain sprint training, step jump training, etc., thoroughly digested the breakfast perfectly, and finally carried out pitching training, Grandpa Tanaka made him a target, wrapped with cloth, and drew the line of the nine-square grid.

Rong Chun threw one ball at a time, recalling Grandpa Tanaka's teachings, holding the ball according to the stitches, this is the real straight ball. Thinking of himself who was told by Grandpa Tanaka that day that he collapsed, he blushed for a while. But no matter how Rong Chun throws, it's a little strange, I don't feel like there's a problem with the pitch, it's my own posture,

"Well, I'm going to ask Grandpa Tanaka at noon today." ’

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"You say posture doesn't feel right?"

"Yes, I always felt that this position was a little loose, because there should be a better way."

"Hmm~~. You pitch a few balls and show me. ”

Grandpa Tanaka turned around and carefully observed Rong Chun's posture, although according to Rong Chun himself, this was his throwing posture all along, but according to his opinion, Rong Chun's posture was not opened at all.

"Rong Chun, why are your gloves going down?"

"Huh? ........ For the sake of force, probably. ”

The corners of Grandpa Tanaka's mouth twitched slightly, completely unreliable, this kid. He thought about it carefully~, in order to exert himself .... It's a bit like that posture.

"Rong Chun, look at my pitching action again."

Grandpa Tanaka made a preparatory posture, and then put his left hand in front of him, and his right hand came out from behind him, and made a complete pitch, such a difficult action almost made the old man return to the hospital again, the old man dictated this trick, and then looked at this Rong Chun's action, and only listened to Rong Chun, who had only done it once, said aggrievedly

"It's so uncomfortable."

“.......”

"Then don't wave your arms with your right hand, you idiot."

Grandpa Tanaka was almost blown by this stupid child, looking at Rong Chun, who was still aggrieved on the side, waved his hand, and asked him to start quickly, after a few times, Rong Chun felt that this posture was so easy and familiar, just a few times, it was already well mastered.

Grandpa Tanaka stood on the right side in front of Rong Chun and asked Rong Chun to try it with a baseball. Then I found out how unique Rong Chun's posture is, this posture can also become a weapon of Rong Chun, the natural quirk ball plus the invisible point of the ball, it is really a strange child, how did he find this posture, the intuition of the beast (pitcher)?

"Well, that's okay, Rong Chun. You can get better at this position, but for your body's sake, don't exceed the number of shots I've given you. ”

"Hey~~~, don't be like this, Grandpa Tanaka, your ball count is completely insufficient, I want to pitch, super want."

"Rong Chun, you have to think about your future self, as an ace, you must be able to manage your body, I have a few books there, you can take it back and take a good look. However, although you can't pitch, you can practice your swings. ”

"Empty wave?"

"That's right, air-waved."

"By the way, on this basis, you have to increase the physical exercise, the stability of the lower body."

"Yes....."

"I'm back....."

"Welcome back, wash up and get ready for dinner, and call dad and grandpa in the backyard."

"Yes."

Rong Chun simply rinsed and came to the backyard, and saw that his father was fiddling with this wooden shelf by the wall, and his grandfather was commanding passionately on the side, at this time Rong Chun found that his backyard was a little different, on the other side of the yard, there was a small mound in front of the shelf, and a small frame of baseball was placed next to it, which was the --- pitcher's mound.

At this time, the shelf also showed its appearance, it was a wooden-framed pitching target, but it was glued with black tape in the middle, and a good ball area was outlined with colored pencils, and there was a dividing line.

Rong Chun looked at his busy father and grandfather in a daze, and couldn't help shouting,

"Grandpa~~~~, Daddy~~~~~"

At this time, the two of them found Rong Chun on the side, their faces turned red all of a sudden, don't look at Rong Chun, and pretend to be cold and said,

"Seeing that you work so hard, we mean to support you."

Rong Chun, who has been moved by all this, doesn't care about what the two are talking about, I don't know why, the tears always can't be stopped, they keep going, their family is really the best, whether it was before, now, or in the future, they have always supported themselves. (I think there's something mixed in, but I don't care at all.) ）

"Ahh

"Huh? Why are you here? ”

The friends who came looked at each other and smiled and said,

"Because Xiao Rong has been super busy recently, I haven't been with Xiao Rong for a long time, so we decided to help Rong Chun train together."

"Everybody....."

Now Rong innocent completely turned into a state of tears, and the people around him looked at this child who didn't grow up with doting.

'Who made him his own family, he can only be petted, otherwise he can throw it away.' ’