(Continued)

A few days later, on the rooftop of the school, I made an appointment to meet with Xiaoqi.

"It's really rare, I didn't expect the vice president to come to me outside of the youth stick event." He greeted me when he saw me.

"What vice president? How many times have I told you, just call me Daisuke! ”

"Okay, Daisuke," he smiled, "but when you come to see me today, I'm afraid you're coming to see me as the vice president of the student council, right?" Are you here to talk about the soft baseball club? ”

"You're very sharp," I said, "and I'll just get straight to the point, that baseball club is going to be scrapped." ”

"That's true, but is it really necessary?" He asked rhetorically.

"I've been determined to do this since the day I quit the baseball club, and now that Senior Maekawa has graduated, I don't have anything to worry about," I said, "Even if you object, it's too late, I asked a student council candidate to go undercover in that baseball club and let him follow Li Yuan and them, and as a result, I secretly took photos of them gathering outside the school to smoke, and I have sent those photos to the principal in the form of an anonymous letter!" If that's not enough, I'll post the photos on the Internet and let public opinion put pressure on them! ”

"You've done a great job!" He was surprised, "I know that in addition to taking revenge on Li Yuan, you are doing this for Xiao Yi, but even if that baseball club is really abolished, can he be rescued?" ”

"Absolutely! As long as that baseball club is gone, he will officially join the Xigong Youth Baseball, and he will be able to play baseball with us at that time! ”

"You're naïve!" He suddenly shouted, "If the baseball club is really abolished, he must be the first to be suspected of being the whistleblower, don't you think he will be retaliated against?" If you want to clarify, as a result, the undercover identity of the classmate you are looking for is exposed, so you are not afraid of implicating him? ”

"So what to do? Isn't it possible to ignore that baseball club? I asked anxiously.

"Senior Li Yuan can't stay in this school for a year, as long as the baseball club is closed this year, next year when Senior Li Yuan graduates, it should be able to resume normal operation, and there is no need to scrap the department!" He said, "Xiao Yi will leave it to me to deal with, you remember, those photos will be sent to the principal, and it must be passed on again!" Otherwise, there will be no room for manoeuvre! ”

After I calmed down that day, I did realize that things were not done properly. I immediately explained to the principal that I had taken the photo myself and that it had not been disseminated, and the principal understood this. Later, everything was as Xiaoqi said, and the baseball club was not abolished, but only closed for a year. And Xiaoyi was also persuaded by Xiaoqi, and finally quit the baseball club and officially joined the Xigong Youth Baseball.

I think if he were Japanese, he would be more qualified than me to work in the student council. Not only does he have outstanding baseball talent, but he is also much more mature than me, why is there such a perfect person in the world?

***

"Nikaido-kun, you're now the captain of the team, so there are some things I have to explain to you...... You must be careful about Dongguo, he once suffered from cancer, and he came to Japan for surgery, although the previous surgery went well, but that doesn't mean he will be safe in the future......"

Not long after I took over the position of captain of the Nishinomiya Youth League from Senior Nakano, I was told this cruel truth by him.

Why? How could such a perfect person behave like this!

For a moment, a memory that had been buried in my heart seemed to be awakened, and I instantly felt fear.

No, he should have been cured by now, as long as he was careful, the disease should not recur. Since I'm the captain, as long as I pay more attention to him, it should be fine.

But I guess I was lucky. That year, the team was unharmed, and in the final summer tournament, the team not only won the league championship, but also finished third in the national competition.

Then the days we spent playing together in youth baseball finally came to an end.

In high school, I still wanted to play baseball, and although my mother may not be willing, I have fallen behind a lot in my studies, and I can only go all the way to the end.

I was reminded of what Nakano-senpai said a year ago, when his uncle, former major league player Yuncho Nakano, was actually coaching at the baseball club of Akashi Chaofeng Gakuen, and not long ago led the team to win the long-lost national championship. So not long after we quit the youth stick,I found Xiaoqi and Xiaoyi,Said to them that I was going to the special students of the Ming Stone Chaofeng Academy.。

At that time, I really wanted the two of them to follow me to Akashi Chaofeng and continue to play together, but they decided to follow in the footsteps of Nakano-senpai to Chengfeng High School together. I wanted to regret it and wanted to follow them to Chengfeng High School, but I was also rejected by Xiaoqi, because it was really difficult to be admitted to that prestigious school with my current level of study.

It was only then that I realized that I was actually more concerned about the bond with the two of them than about going to the next level. Maybe I was too greedy, and when I learned that we were about to part ways, I was really disappointed and felt like I had been left behind by the two of them.

I remembered what my father said to me, as long as you concentrate on doing one thing well, you can become an existence that is not lost to geniuses. In that case, I'm going to try to be the main force of that baseball team and see them again on the field one day!

***

When I took the Akashi Chaofeng Special Student Selection Exam, I didn't really think that I would be able to pass the exam. After all, it is a school that has just won the national championship, and the fierce competition can be imagined. As expected, there were a large number of applicants, both from Akashi Chaofeng Junior High School and from other prefectures, and the exam had to be held over two days.

On the first day of the test, the first test of 50-meter sprint run, long throw, strike, garrison and other subjects will be held, and the list of candidates who will enter the second day of the test will be announced after the test. I heard that there were more than 100 people who participated in the selection exam, and a considerable number of them received invitations from scouts, but I did not. Only 18 people were able to enter the second day's retest, and 8 more people had to be brushed off in the second day's retest, and only 10 people were able to pass the exam in the end.

If I am eliminated in the first exam, then I will gladly accept the result, and when the time comes, I will work hard to get into Akashi Chaofu, and then join the baseball club as an ordinary student, and I will spend money. However, I entered the re-examination in 18th place, which gave me a new idea.