On that day, I traveled from Gunma to Hyogo, and I was supposed to visit Kogane, whom I hadn't seen in 20 years, but when I walked into a small park, I hesitated.

At that time, if I hadn't asked Senior Jin to give up track and field to play baseball, maybe he would have been a world champion now. But I wasted most of my days trying to trick him into playing baseball, and what did I give him?

Meow –

Just then, a cat meow interrupted my thoughts. Is it the feral cats in this park? It seems to have something in its mouth, and if you look closely, it is a baseball. I took the baseball and it looked pretty old.

Soon, a teenager walked up to me, and it seemed that this baseball was supposed to be his. When I saw the young man's face clearly, I couldn't help but be stunned - it turned out to be Senior Jin!

But I quickly dismissed that possibility. Senior Jin is also almost 40 years old, so it is impossible to be so young. And I've seen this teenager on TV.

That's right, he is the new captain of Chengfeng High School, the new ace and the son of 1 stick Nan Shiyi, senior Xiao Jin.

Although I had a premonition that there would be a fateful encounter today, I didn't expect that person to be him.

On that day, I simply greeted him and left in a hurry without telling him who I was. It was just when I was greeting him that I inadvertently mentioned Dong Guo Qi, the Chinese pitcher who died of sudden illness not long ago. Even though some time has passed since that incident, my heart still aches.

***

After I retired from professional baseball, I used the money I earned in the past few years to open a baseball club in Gunma, and I thought that one day I would make more money, so I went to China to inquire about my biological parents. I originally thought that it was just to make money and make money again, but I didn't expect to meet a talented child - a warrior walking on a small road. Like me, he was a child in an orphanage, but I found in him that I had a stronger potential than I did, so I decided to take him in, and I didn't expect it to change the trajectory of my life.

I don't know if it's because of this child, but in the past few years of running the club, I have always been able to expand my contacts inexplicably, and when I came back to my senses, I found that this network has spread to several countries around the world.

One day, Zouma suddenly asked me this question: "Coach, why did you retire so early?" ”

"I've always had old injuries, and I knew I wouldn't be able to fight for long, so I retreated." I explained.

"Your old wounds actually mean psychological wounds, right?" He said, "You don't think you can go on without the Hisaka players. ”

I was stunned and said, "You know enough!" Why do you think so? ”

"Coach, maybe I'm the same type of person as you, so I'll know about you as if I were telepathically." He said.

"Like me? Do you also ......?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that I know that you want to use that special power to influence more people," he said, "I'm right, right?" ”

***

【Contest over!】 4 to 3, Osaka Kiriyo advanced to the second round! Dark Horse Lingfeng Academy High School unfortunately failed to achieve a turnaround and lost in the first round! 】

The moment I lost the game, my mind went blank. After all, the opponent is Osaka Kiriyo, and as a rookie in Koshien, it is already good to be able to play with them like this. Everyone else probably thinks so, right? But I don't think so, I obviously have a chance to win, but in the end I slipped away, it must be a mistake in some link. My brain quickly switched to review mode.

I'm the vice-captain of the team, but for a team that doesn't have a coach, I'm also responsible for the on-the-spot command. Whether it's hitting ability or running ability, Senior Kojin is better than Senior Kogi, if I were a real coach, I would give priority to Senior Kojin on the court without thinking, and if I succeed, everyone will have a chance in the future, even if I fail, I feel like I can take this responsibility. But why, at that time, I even asked them to discuss who would go first?

"After all, the opponent is Osaka Tongyang, and it is good for our new team to fight to this point, of course, if the draw is better, we may be able to go further...... Let's all puff up! Just when I was remorseful, I heard Xiaobai's voice. It was right to make him the captain, at least I can't say that.

We are only in the first grade, and we still have two years of opportunities, but the two seniors, Xiaojin and Xiaomu...... Especially Senior Jin, who should have achieved more brilliant results in the third grade, but I cut him off......

"I'm sorry, senior...... I forgot to put you on the field......"

That's all I could say to my seniors at that time. But compared to the seniors, the one who blames himself the most at this moment must be Xiaobai.

"Little white ......," I patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think about taking all the responsibility on your own......"

At that time, I was very serious about winning and losing, so after that, we won 64 tournaments in a row. By the time we meet a strong opponent again, it will already be time for the third-grade spring competition.

***

"Blackie? Blackie! ”

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

I suddenly came to my senses.

"I think back to the last time I lost......" I responded.

"Are you really absent-minded again, and are you still feeling unwilling to lose the championship?" Xiaobai smiled, "In that case, wouldn't it be good for me to go on the board and kill Zhimian Nara in the finals?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, it's only the Spring Tournament after all, and I'm ready to lose...... "It's kind of weird to say, sometimes it feels like the last time I lost was yesterday, and sometimes it feels like a long, long time ago......

"Did the first round of the Haga lose to the eventual champion Kiriyo Osaka?" Xiaobai said, "After all, we haven't lost for a long time after that......"

"yes...... I still often wonder if we would have won if we had played at that time. Will Senior Jin's life be completely different...... "I said, "and besides, you won't cry at that time." ”

"Are you still haunting the past? Senior Jin didn't say anything himself. Xiaobai said coldly.

"But if we had a serious coach, maybe we would have been able to make a decisive decision at that time......

"Isn't that great? You can be regarded as acknowledging your limitations, and you finally get the ordinary...... you want," Xiaobai said.

"Actually, it's a strange thing to let students take on the role of coach at the same time, and I originally wanted to let me transition in the first year of the establishment of the department, and then immediately invite a formal coach to come," I sighed, "but who knew that the chairman would let me do it...... Can I still call this ordinary? ”

(To be continued)