(Continued)

"I liked it, didn't you?" Shikichi said, "You may have liked it at one time, but I didn't feel your liking when you teamed up with your so-called buddies to squeeze me out...... Does it have anything to do with whether you choose baseball or football? ”

"No...... Not right......"

"Answer me, why did you do this to me? Just because I have half the blood of Chinese in my body? ”

"Yes, I hate Chinese, and I hate mixed races like you even more!"

"Even if someone like me has no grievances with you, do you have to choose to hate it?"

"Yes, what my father told me can't be wrong! Don't you Chinese also hate the Japanese like this? ”

"You're right, when I was still in China, I was harassed for no reason because I was Japanese. But I believe that such narrow-minded people will always be in the minority, and in the end, will such people be fundamentally different because of their nationality? Shikichi said, "It is precisely because I have figured this out that I find this gratuitous hatred extremely boring!" ”

"Why? Why? Why? Li Yuan hurriedly said, "Don't you hate me?" Don't you hate those Chinese who have bullied you? ”

"Hate hate hate h Did your father teach you only to hate? You're unlucky! Did you end up getting anything out of the hatred? Aren't the people who made you rebel are also Japanese like you! Do you hate them? "I just know that people can't choose their own origin, but they can choose how to treat others!" Of course I could choose to continue to hate those people, but I was saved! It was baseball that saved me, and it was my buddies! ”

"Why...... Why ......" Li Yuan said and took two steps back, "why can't I be redeemed like you?" ”

"Do you really feel like you don't have a chance at salvation?" I asked rhetorically.

***

[In the second half of the 7th inning, after Nan knocked out the first hitter three times, there were continuous mistakes in the defense, allowing the follow-up hitter to go to the base. The coach called a timeout at this time. 】

- I really didn't expect them to summon "monsters" at this time......

"Minami, you've done well enough as a comeback," Coach Hisakabe said, "If you hold this game, it doesn't matter, but once you lose points, I'll replace you as I said before, understand?" ”

"Understood!"

[Come back from a pause to see if Minami and his teammates can handle this crisis, now it's 1 person out and there is someone on first and third base!] It was the turn of the 7-stick captain Shimura to strike. 】

If they manage to hold Santa Salickia down in this half-game, they will be able to win 7-0. However, Santa Salikia was more difficult than they thought, after throwing 7 and 1/3 innings, Shiki's pitch number had already exceeded 100, and because he had to play the role of 1 bat, his physical strength was quickly depleted, and the result gave Santa Salikia an opportunity.

- I'm afraid this game is my limit, if I can solve 2 more hitters and I can finish the 7th game, but if they get points, the game will go to the 8th game, and I will definitely be substituted.

[12th goal...... Out of bounds! 13th goal...... Out of bounds! Goal 14...... It's out of bounds again! As the captain, Shimura is really too capable of fighting, and before he knows it, he has consumed so many balls on Minami! 】

- With such a big point difference, it is impossible to reverse even if it is a back attack, so why is he so unwilling to give up?

Now Santa Salikia, the number of members is just nine. A few days ago, Shikii heard a rumor that after this tournament, the baseball club of Santa Salikchia may be abolished, so this tournament may be the last for all grade members.

- Is that why they work so hard?

Especially the captain named Shimura Qikage, who was obviously ranked lower, but he was more tenacious than his teammates, as if he was desperately guarding something. Shiyi actually knows that what he wants to protect is the bond with Li Yuan, the baseball club that he has spent with Li Yuan, even if Li Yuan is such an incompetent captain, he is still willing to treat Li Yuan as a teammate.

[15th Goal...... The ball bounced off the ground and was caught by the pitcher, who turned around and passed the ball to the second baseman, who stepped on the base, OUT! Immediately after the second baseman passes the first base, is it too late! 】

Shikichi was really taken aback when the ball hit, but he quickly realized that it was a double kill to end the match directly. At this time, how he wished that the game would end like this, but he was shocked by Shimura's spirit.

[Shimura pounces! ] The first base decision is ...... SAFE！ SAFE！ SAFE！ Santa Salickia pulls back 1 point! 1 to 7! Santa Salicia managed to prevent a valid match! 】

At this time, Shiichi seemed to understand that Shimura's purpose was actually to get 1 point from him, prevent a valid game, or pull him off the pitcher hill as an ace. Whatever it may be, Shimura's purpose has been reached.

- What a respectable opponent!

***

"Tomorrow we're going to face off against Santa Salikchia, your baseball club is almost going to be scrapped after your accident, do you know who is struggling to support that baseball club?"

"Who is it? Difficult...... Could it be ......?"

"Yes, that guy named Shimura could have been your salvation, and he genuinely treats you as a friend, so even if something happens like that, he's still willing to continue to run that baseball club, because he wants to protect the bond between you and him...... It's a pity that you didn't cherish him......"

"What...... Shimura he ......"

"Why don't you treat him as a close friend?" Shiyi asked.

"You know what, I am related to him in the first place!" Li Yuan retorted, "No matter how well he treats me, it's out of family affection, not friendship!" ”

"What if he's your relative? Is there a conflict between family and friendship? Shiichi continued to question, "You have done too many things to me before, and after a long time, it will slowly fade from my memory...... But there is one thing that I absolutely cannot forgive, you chose to commit suicide regardless of the feelings of the people around you! What do you think of your life? ”

"I ...... I can't help it! Li Yuan shouted, "Since my father's accident, I have been retaliated against by those classmates I bullied...... I felt that it was my father's fault, so I quarreled with him, and as a result, I hurriedly picked up a knife and gave my father ...... I was so scared that I fled to the school department, and then I ......"

"Your family's affairs are really deep, and it's hard for me as an outsider to interject, and I also feel that you should pay for what you did...... But as long as people are alive, there are countless opportunities to start over, don't you even understand this truth? ”

"So what should I do? I thought that as long as I died, I would be gone, and I thought that as long as I escaped to that world, I would no longer be haunted by such a sense of guilt, but I didn't expect to be trapped in this place...... Why...... Why did I become like this! ”

Shi Yi was stunned. The person in front of him was so weak and small. He couldn't figure out how such a clown-like person could transform into his own demon and haunt him for so long?

He subconsciously asked, "Can you see tomorrow's game?" If you can see it, go see it...... But it's not me, it's the St. Salikia you used to be. Cheer them on here, maybe after watching it, you won't be stuck here again......"