(Continued)

Spring is short-lived, and he rarely comes here after the plum blossoms. By the time the plum season comes, the summer season is approaching. During this time, I learned the rules of baseball, and I was finally able to understand the game. Since we are using the baseball club as an example, at least these things should be done.

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

I still remember that before his debut, I was specially invited to see it, and the nervous way he stuttered was a little cute.

"Yes, but I don't know much about baseball rules." In fact, at this time, I can already understand it completely.

"Thank you, I'll take my leave first!" With that, he quickly ran away.

At this time, I finally couldn't help it anymore and yelled at the two people behind me, "What are you two laughing at!" They all scared him away! ”

"What are we scared of, I think he's nervous like that because of you......" Huabiao said with a smile.

As a result, in the next day's game, he was replaced in disgrace after eating two strikeouts, but there was no mistake in the defense. And he didn't give up, and I was invited to watch the next game.

Then I saw that he was active as a substitute runner in the second game, finally hit a home run in the third game, and hit a goodbye home run in the final of the final of the prefectural tournament to help the team reach Koshien.

That's when I realized that he wasn't the kind of person who would make hasty decisions. That day he said that a lot of things had been arranged by others, and that there must be someone in his teammates who was particularly good at doing the work......

"Hey, Xiaoli, what do you think I've brought you?" Huabiao suddenly patted me on the back and said, "Videotape, I think you must like it very much!" ”

"What videotape?" I wondered.

"Reifuin High School's competition video of this year's Summer House Competition! And it's a selection version! I asked the pharmacist to help me do this! ”

"Huh? Why give me this? ”

"Because he's all here! It would be nice to have a video of the Koshien race! She laughed, "Well, I don't know if you think he is handsome in track and field, or in baseball?" ”

"I said you have a boyfriend, so don't gossip so much, okay? At most, I just treat him like a brother! "Even if I had that kind of thought, he was Japanese, and his parents would definitely not approve of it...... And I returned to China after graduation, and there was no reason for him to go to China! ”

"You're so old-fashioned! Is this still an international student? What age is it now! And they have been studying here for so many years, is it good to emancipate and emancipate the mind? She said coldly, "Youth is fleeting, cherish the present!" ”

"Almost! I'm going to use these tapes as references for writing my dissertation......" I replied perfunctorily.

Huabiao has become like this, I actually understand. After that day, I paid attention to him as if I was obsessed, but does that mean that I have a crush on him? Right? Shouldn't love be like Yakushi and Huabiao going on a date every day? That's not the case with me at all! I was just drawn to the beauty of his sport on the field, or I was just a fan.

The question is what does he think of me? Just a nosy big sister? Or maybe someone who approached him only for research purposes? And I can see that now he only has baseball in his eyes, and my intervention will only distract him.

***

In the first round of Koshien, the opponent of Reifuin High School was Osaka Kiriyo, and even a layman like me knew that this was a national giant in Japan.

It was the summer vacation, and there was nothing to do, and I seemed to have a premonition of something, so I bought tickets for three people, pulled Huabiao and went to watch the game with the pharmacist. As soon as we entered the stadium, the three of us were overwhelmed by the atmosphere. Sure enough, it is completely different from what you see on TV, and it is also incomparable to the track and field venues. I couldn't help but sigh at how much Japanese people love baseball.

"I didn't expect you to take the initiative to invite the two of us to watch that kid's game, it seems that you don't shy away from it!" Huabiao still said in a weird manner.

"He told me before that if he made it to Koshien, he would watch him play at least once, and I promised him......," I said, "and if you look at the first game, you'll be 100% sure you won't miss your appointment......

"Yes, you made the right decision," said the pharmacist, "and it was such bad luck to meet the favourites in the first race!" ”

"The game hasn't started yet, and we don't know who will win until the last moment!" I retorted.

The game is about to begin, and the scoreboard shows the starting line-ups for both sides.

"No, it looks like he's not starting today." Huabiao Road.

For some reason, I suddenly had a bad premonition in my heart.

[Hit out!] Reifuin High School hit hits one after another with 4 and 5 bats! Reifuin High School leads 2-0! 】

Sure enough, I was overthinking. I heard him say before that the two people who just hit the hit, Mito and Kusakabe, were the two people who let him "get on the thief ship", although they were two years younger than him, but they were real powerhouses, and they took advantage of the opponent's slow heat at the beginning of the game to score 2 points first. With these two peerless geniuses here, it's hard to imagine that they will lose, and then he will still have a chance to play.

The 2-0 score remained for a long time. Maybe we can win this game, and if we can win, even if he doesn't play today, I can watch his next game. However, in the first half of the 9th inning......

【HOMERUN！ Full home run! Relying on a full home run of 4 bats, Osaka Kiriyo reversed in one fell swoop, 4-2! 】

"This sucks now!" Huabiao exclaimed.

Indeed, I ignore the fact that no matter how peerless geniuses those two are, they are only in the first year now, and this baseball club has only just been formed, such a team is not only not invulnerable, but also has many obvious weaknesses, and it is a miracle to be able to play here.

But......

"It's not over yet, isn't there a saying that says? The game started with two outs in the bottom half of the 9th inning! ”

[Punched out...... But the ball was caught by the second baseman and passed to first base! This next person is out! 】

[Hit out!] The ball path is a little deep, and the middle fielders jump up to catch the ball! Got it! 4 bats Mito This goal failed to change the situation, and the two were out! Now there is no way back for Reikaze High School! 】

In the second half of the 9th inning, it was soon two outs. But then, the pitcher named Lower Sun, who was hit a home run in the first half of the inning, returned the favor with a home run. 3-4, still one point behind, but the flow has changed.

"Look, he's in the waiting area!" Huabiao said loudly, "It seems that he is going to fight on his behalf!" ”

Yes, there's still a chance! The current hitter only needs to go to base and see how he does on this field......