(Continued)

Although it is a newly established club, there are also second- and third-year members, so I guess they were recruited from other clubs like me, right? I was surprised that the lower part of the group was the captain and the Mito department was the vice-captain. What's more, there is no official coach in the team, but a big man serves as an advisor - the chairman of the board of directors, Moon Shadow.

After all, it's a newly built club, and there aren't so many members, and there will be 13 people in the future, but they're all very capable. I've watched high school baseball games, and I can still tell if they're strong or weak. At least in my opinion, the average strength of the players is comparable to that of Fu Qianghao.

Compared to them, I have nothing to do but run fast, the blow is not good, and the garrison is a mess. I often wondered, even if I wasn't brought into the team, 12 people, 9 starters, 3 substitutes could have played, why did that guy have to pull me in? But even so, every day of training with them was really enjoyable and it seemed like everything was fulfilling. With two months to go until the summer and I'm excited to show myself on a new stage, can I catch up with them before then?

***

Reifuin High School is close to Kyoto University, and the athletic field is open to the public. When I was in the track and field club, I used to come here and train with college students. Even though I'm not in the athletics department anymore, I still come here occasionally for morning jogs, so I'm probably used to the environment. It's just that I didn't expect that I was targeted by an international student here a long time ago.

"I haven't seen you very much lately, what's wrong? Hurt? ”

She kept following me, and I couldn't shake it off, so I had to stop.

"No, I quit the athletics club......"

"Why...... ...... can compete in the third grade," she said, panting.

"For personal reasons, to put it simply, I love baseball now."

"Baseball, that's good...... Then you just stick to it, I don't like people who give up halfway......" With that, she left.

The woman spoke Japanese fluently and had an Asian face, not realizing at first that she was a foreigner. It wasn't until later that she found out that she was communicating with her friend in Chinese that she was a student from China, and her name was Nanli (for some reason, the character "裏" seemed to be still in traditional Chinese). As for her two best friends, they are naturally Chinese students, the man's name is Dongguo Pharmacist, and the woman's name is Bai Huabiao, and after seeing them a few times, I know that they are a couple.

It's unbelievable to say, after that day, I went to that track more often, and I talked more and more every time we met.

Although no one is single, every time we meet, it really feels like a date......

***

The rainy season in Kyoto has arrived, which means the arrival of summer. When the plum season comes, the summer season will begin. For me, a newbie who only joined the baseball club in my third grade, it was my first and last summer.

Whenever I look at the continuous rainy season, I wonder what am I in that person's heart? I'm five years younger than her, maybe just a little brother. She's working on her dissertation right now, and maybe I'm just the subject of the survey to help her with her dissertation. Anyway, we don't think it's going to develop that kind of relationship.

Still, I want her to see the fruits of my efforts. In the past month or so, I have talked to her so much, saying that I have found fun in the baseball club that I have never had in the track and field club, saying that I want to start the summer competition, and saying that I want to help the team get to Koshien. But if I only think about meeting and chatting with her every day, but neglect to train, she will probably only treat me as a little ghost who just talks and doesn't practice.

"Seniors haven't been going to Kyoto University much lately......" said Kuro.

"It's raining all the time, so it's not good if you catch a cold or get hurt," I said, "and isn't there an indoor training gym?" ”

"Senior, during the summer tournament, I will try to ......let you play as many times as possible," Xiao Hei said.

"I'm sure I'll obey you and the captain," I said, "but I'm well aware that I'm the least basic in baseball, and even Kogi, who only joined the baseball club in the third grade like me, played baseball for three years in junior high school...... So you should prioritize the team's victory over my personal feelings......"

"I poached you from the track and field department in the first place, so I have to take responsibility, if you are so obscure that you retire, I will be very unhappy......" Xiao Heidao, "and senior, you don't have to be inferior, you now have an advantage that other team members don't have, that is, the body you have trained in the track and field department, so you have a lot of room for improvement." All you're lacking is actual experience, so I'll let you gain experience in practice and summer. ”

Captain Xiaobai and Vice Captain Xiaoblack have completely different personalities, but they both have a sense of maturity beyond their biological age. Although I was their senior, I was always the one who was taken care of. After that day, I made up my mind that I couldn't let them down this summer.

And I also want her to see that I don't think I'm a half-person, and I'm working harder than before!

***

"That...... Can you come to tomorrow's game? ”

The next time I saw her, it was the day before the start of the game. I haven't seen her for a long time, and for some reason, I'm so nervous that I can't even speak. I know the reason, the two Chinese who were with her have been holding back laughter since just now, just inviting acquaintances to watch the game, is it so funny?

"Yes, but I don't know much about baseball rules."

"Thank you, I'll take my leave first!" With that, I ran away in a 100-meter sprint.

What's going on? I was able to talk to her normally before......

As a result, I messed up in the first game, and I was finally assigned to start, but I ate two strikeouts and went down. Damn, at this time, I hope she didn't show up and didn't see me embarrassed...... I'll definitely ...... next time

[Stealing the base! Succeed in running south to steal bases! 】

"Beautiful! Senior Jin, your feet are really invincible! ”

[The second baseman didn't catch it!] Third-grader Nan hit his first hit of the tournament! 】

"Well done, Senior Jin! I knew you could do it! ”

[On-court home run!] Goodbye in-court home run! Nan defeated Qianghao Ping'an High School with his own footsteps! Reifuin High School entered Koshien for the first time! 】

"Senior Jin, you are such a genius!"

Eh, won? This is the entrance to Koshien? Seeing that Xiaobai was more excited than me, it seemed that it was really undoubted.

"Senior, you are undoubtedly the MVP! Koshien will help us keep winning! Xiao Hei also said approvingly.

At that time, I was really happy, and I felt that I could do anything when I thought that I could still get stronger. Did she see me like this? Maybe he left disappointed after the first game, right? But that's okay, after all, I still have a partner in my ......