The ultimate destination for those born into a family of doctors is probably to be a doctor, and when I was very young, I thought it was my destiny. So I am puzzled by people like Aunt Beiyue who dare to resist fate, but at the same time I have a little bit of envy. I never thought I would have anything to do with baseball until I met the cancer patient from China that my mother was treating until that day.

That guy was two years older than me, and I didn't expect to get cancer. I heard from my mother that when he was sent over, it was actually not early, and if he was delayed for ten days and half a month, I was afraid that the operation would not be done. No matter how skilled her medical skills are, the pain associated with the treatment process must be unimaginable to ordinary people. I can't do anything but sympathize with him like this.

But what I didn't expect was that the person was later cured and recovered, and he had been smiling optimistically throughout the treatment for a year or so.

One day when he was about to be discharged from the hospital, I caught up with him.

"Senior Dongguo, how do you feel about your body now?"

"I remember you, you are the daughter of the best doctor," he said, "and I have really been taken care of by your mother and daughter for more than a year, and I feel very good now." ”

"I don't remember anything I've done, just thank my mother if I want to thank you," I said, "I'm just curious, why did you persevere so optimistically after such a painful treatment?" Don't you really feel pain? ”

"Pain? How can it not be painful? It's just that whenever I feel uncomfortable, I think of a friend I met in China, who gave me hope to live, and whenever I think of him, my heart is full of courage. He smiled and said, "By the way, he's a Chinese-Japanese half-breed, so he's about to come to Japan for junior high school at this time, right?" As a result, I came to Japan before him because of this incident. ”

"Yes, I see...... Then he must be a very important person to you. ”

"Yes, of course," he said, "but Japan is not a small place, and even if he comes to Japan, he does not necessarily come to Hyogo, and even if he comes to Hyogo, he does not necessarily come to Nishinomiya...... Even if you are in Xigong City with him, there is a vast sea of people, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult to see each other again than to ascend to the sky......"

At that time, for some reason, I took it for granted that the friend he was talking about was a woman, and after hearing his words, I felt a little lost for some reason.

"By the way, did Dr. Mogami tell you about rehabilitation?" He asked suddenly.

"Not yet, she just said you can come to me if you need anything...... But if you don't participate in any sports clubs, you might as well rest instead of going to rehabilitation......" I said, "Did you play soccer or baseball before?" ”

"No, but I'm going to start playing baseball when I recover," he said with a burst of energy, "and since God has let me come to Japan, why don't I take this opportunity and play baseball!" ”

This man is really incredible in every sense of the word, and I can't keep up with his brain circuits at all. I just had to say, "It's okay if you want to play baseball, I happen to have a relative who is also a good baseball player, I can ask her for a favor, but you have to weigh yourself a little, after all, you are still a patient." ”

***

The relative I was talking about who could play baseball was actually Aunt Kitatsuki, my mother's sister. She has been interested in baseball since she was a child, and she has been playing from elementary school to college, and she is now a baseball coach at a high school in the prefecture. Although I am married, I have never had children because of my work.

She was a little surprised to see me come to her for help.

"I didn't expect you to come to me for baseball," she said, "and I've heard of the guy you're talking about, it's a cancer patient from China who was treated by your mother, but he wants to play baseball just after he was cured, and he's still a beginner, and he's really a little whimsical." ”

"But I think he should just be doing physical rehabilitation training, and he shouldn't come to Zhenge."

"In that case, I think you can do it yourself," she said coldly, "and you can see that these boys in the baseball club are very busy right now." ”

"Of course I know, but aren't you also a health teacher?" I wondered, "And I haven't played baseball before." ”

"He's not my student, so what's my obligation to help him? If you really want him to recover, let him listen to your mother's arrangement! She retorted, "As for you saying that you haven't played baseball, I can teach you a little bit for the sake of your relatives." ”

It was only later that I figured out why Aunt Beiyue was so indifferent at that time. After all, Dongguo is a person who has just escaped from the Ghost Gate, and Aunt Beiyue is just Mingzhe to protect herself.

But I'm also a person who doesn't admit defeat, since Aunt Beiyue doesn't want to help, then I'll come in person. After that day, while learning baseball knowledge, I also instructed Aunt Kitatsuki, and in about a month, I almost mastered the rules and technical essentials of baseball.

***

"The relative I mentioned last time doesn't seem to be willing to help, so in that case, let me do it myself!"

"Eh, you're saying you're willing to pass and catch the ball with me? That's great! ”

"But I can tell you up front, I'm a beginner myself, so don't expect too much from me," I said coldly, "and the new school year starts in April, and I can only help you until then." ”

"Content, I'll just find my feelings for a month and a half."

Immediately, we put on our gear and started passing and receiving the ball on the rooftop. To my surprise, he pitched the ball in a fairly standard manner, and the ball he threw didn't seem to be very hard but powerful.

"Didn't you say you didn't play baseball? You don't look like you haven't played baseball. I wondered.

"It's true that I've never played baseball, but I've played with other people like that before," he laughs, "Didn't I tell you about that friend of mine before?" It's just to play with him, and these actions are actually just looking at the teaching video. By the way, his father used to play baseball and even scored in Koshien. ”

That friend again? And my father still fought Koshien? But compared to these, he just watched some videos, and his movements can be done so standardly, he can't be a super genius, right? If that's the case, if you only do passing and receiving exercises, I'm afraid you'll bury him.

(To be continued)