"Salute!"

"Thanks for the advice!"

With the sound of air raid sirens, this year's Summer Hyogo Tournament came to an end.

"It's really a shame...... I didn't expect you to get the winning point in that way in the end, but it's true that only you can do it......" Daisuke smiled bitterly as he shook his hand, "It seems that I still haven't practiced enough, I'm afraid you're disappointed in me......

"You're the one who hit a home run from me and got 3 RBIs, please don't belittle yourself like that......" Shikiichi said.

"This...... That's right......" Daisuke said, "When you get to Koshien, you have to keep winning and dominate the whole country, after all, you pulled us down, otherwise I won't forgive you!"

"Then it's a word...... Then again, are you really okay?" Seeing that he was still calm, Shi Yi became even more worried.

"What do you mean? Refers to losing the game...... Of course I'm not reconciled......" Daisuke said and clenched his fists, "But I've already seen it, after all, I've seen the scenery of the apex, I've seen both summer and spring, and this time it's your turn!" Now that you've defeated us, don't think too much about it! Also, the gadgets should be watching you......

Daisuke said, smiling like a sun, and that smile made Shiichi feel even more uncomfortable.

***

That night, he came to the "dream" again.

"I finally saw you again, and I thought I would never see you again......

He finally saw the instrument again in his dream. He'd forgotten the last time he had dreamed of a device.

"......I've figured it out," he said, "Anyway, the day of separation will come one day, and I've decided to cherish this last moment......

He probably understood what he meant, but he didn't want to discuss it now, so he changed the subject and said, "I won, Daisuke he became strong, but I still won him, you should have seen it, right?"

"I've seen it all, it's a great game......

"I'll be able to step into Koshien Stadium again in a few days, and I've never been to Koshien Stadium since I came here......

"yes, congratulations." He said calmly.

"Will you come to watch the Koshien tournament too?" Shiyi asked.

"Of course you will, because you're my best friend!" He laughed.

Shiichi saw the smile of the device again. The smile was so familiar to him, once upon a time, it could still be seen in the distance.

- If you think about it, it's been a year.

Thinking of this, tears oozed from the corners of Shikiichi's eyes.

***

At this time, the school is already summer vacation, but now that it has entered Koshien, the summer of the baseball club of Chengfeng High School will continue.

During this period, the competitions in other prefectures and prefectures also almost decided the places for Koshien:

The Kyoto Great Spirit Wind, which had been played at the spring Tournament, returned to Koshien for the first time in 25 years, and Coach Tomen was really good as a junior coach of the Hisakabe.

In the high-profile Osaka Tournament final, Ritsuseisha defeated its arch-rival, Haruka Kai runner-up, Osaka Kiriyo, under the leadership of captain Midoriya Shinshin.

Meiji Kogyo Co., Ltd., which eliminated Norikaze in the quarterfinals of the summer division last year, and Yokohama Institute of Technology Affiliated High School, which defeated Naboru in the final of last year's spring armor, also stood out in the East Tokyo Tournament and Kanagawa Tournament respectively and won tickets to Koshien.

The strong men of various regions are about to gather in Koshien, but the members of Chengfeng are very optimistic, after all, Akashi Chaofeng has previously achieved summer and spring hegemony, and the strongest king in history was cut down a few days ago, so Chengfeng should also have the strength to win the national championship this year.

However, in such a relaxed atmosphere, Shiiichi often read a trace of uneasiness on the face of Coach Kusakabe, and that uneasiness was also contagious to himself.

"Coach, are you watching the footage of the Gunma Race again?"

"yes, that's it

It's not easy to be a team, so it's really right to let the top student go and find out the details first......

Shikiichi realized that he hadn't seen Mogami's figure for some days before, and it seemed that it was because of this. Before the prefectural tournament was over, Coach Kusakabe should have been preparing for the Koshien competition. Shi Yiyi thought to himself, what team could make the coach care so much?

- Wait, since it's a school in Gunma Prefecture, I remember it seemingly......

Shiichi stepped forward, and the coach of the lower part of the day was watching the final between Maebashi No. 1 High School and Genkaze International School. Since it is the Xuanfeng International School Park that enters Koshien, it must be that the coach of the lower part of the day is also concerned about this team. However, what surprised Ling Shi was that this team turned out to be as good as its name, and the team members were almost all foreigners.

"...... the hell is this team," Shiichi said in surprise.

Xuanfeng International, this team is indeed a team as its name suggests, and at a glance you can see "foreign aid" of different skin colors.

"It's ...... International students?" Shi Yi exclaimed.

"To be precise, the team is mainly composed of international students and children of foreign nationals in Japan, but the core of this team is a real Japanese ......

"Bang out! Captain Takeshi Koji's second home run of the day!" Voices of narration can be heard in the video.

"As you can see, the warrior walks on the trail, and is only 1.64 meters tall, but such a small body is unexpectedly powerful......

"He's 4 sticks? Or some other center?"

"No, he's the 1 batter of the stormtrooper team, which is the same as you, except that his position is that of a catcher," Coach Kusakabe laughed, "As for why it's not 3, 4, 5 bats, it's because there are people on the team who are more qualified than him for the center batter."

Shi Yidian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that the strength of this team was not a dimensional at all. But soon, he sensed something was wrong.

"But I remember the game, I remember it was just 2-0, right? Those 2 points were won by hitting two Yangchun home runs on the warrior path." Shiyi wondered.

"That's because their central batter hides his strength, and obviously bad balls will also strike......

"That's nonsense, isn't it?" Shi Yi was surprised.

"I've heard some rumors from Mogami that they will throw dice or something before the game to decide how many points to win in this game, and the final result is no more and no less," Coach Hisakabe said, "And their pitching lineup and guarding are also quite terrifying, and they have lost 0 points in all games in the Gunma Prefecture Tournament!"

"Is their attitude towards the game so casual...... Shiiichi said, "But Xuanfeng International doesn't seem to have a reputation at all before, right?" How did it come to prominence? Speaking of which, why did the coach suddenly pay attention to this team?"

"Because their coach is an old acquaintance of mine......" Coach Hisakabe said.

At this time, the camera in the video was close-up to the coach of Xuanfeng International, and it was confirmed at a glance that it was indeed someone he knew.

"This man ......"

"I mentioned it to you before," Coach Kusakabe said, turning his head to Shiiichi, "Mitobe Darknight, my partner in high school, who was still in the professional career of professional baseball, suddenly retired in a low-key manner, and then became the coach of the high school baseball club like me...... I really didn't expect him to send me a war letter in this form......

(To be continued)