Here he is again.

This year's Koshien Stadium was rainy and cloudy, but I didn't know that the sky was always clear in my dreams.

"Good debut, congratulations on reaching the round of 16!"

Shikiichi and Qi don't see each other every day for a long time, but it seems that before every game, Shikiichi still dreams of him. He smiled innocently at himself again, and there was no change from that time. Shi Yi realized at this time that he was still the same as when he was 17 years old?

"It's not bad, it's just that I didn't even have a chance to get on the board, that is, I hit two hits, and I was stared at by them, and I ......almost didn't have a chance to steal the base," Shikiichi sighed, "It really doesn't feel good to be targeted!"

"But wouldn't that be nice? Now this team can win even if you don't rely on you," he said, "Shimozawa in particular, his improvement is beyond my expectations, and he can finish against an opponent like Kakekawa Synthesis."

"Yes, after I retire, he will be the next e......

After the word "retirement" was spoken, Shi Yiden was stunned. He forgot that he only had four games left in his high school baseball at most, and no matter what the result of Koshien was this time, he would leave the baseball club. In the future, whether or not you continue to play baseball, there are only so many opportunities to fight side by side with your teammates as the captain of the baseball club of Chengfeng High School......

There is something even more unthinkable - when everything is over, will he never see the device again?

There is no part of the world, and parting is inevitable after all......

- But...... There are still 4 games, so why should I think about it now?

"What's wrong with you?" He asked suddenly.

"Nothing...... It's just that...... I'm just suddenly wishing things could pass a little slower......

He was a little glad that he was able to quickly find a clever way to fool him, but the instrument seemed to see through his heart.

"It's okay, I actually know it, but it's better to say it, even if you cry, it's okay, it's the third round the day after tomorrow, right? As long as you are attentive during the game......

"I want to play baseball with my guys all the time, I want to value every day I play baseball with them, and I want it to go on forever...... But this kind of thing is impossible! No matter how much you like baseball, no matter how much you love this team, one day you will have to leave here, and sooner or later, everyone will have to go their separate ways, and that moment is now just around the corner...... You tell me, what should I do......

Shikichi uncontrollably said everything he wanted to say. Inadvertently, he was already in tears, which was the last thing he wanted to show to others, but in front of the instrument, he felt that it didn't matter anymore.

In the face of Shikiyi, who was crying like this, he smiled as always, and then said something to him......

***

In the end, what he said to Shikichi had been completely forgotten after he woke up, but Shikiyi's mood was much more refreshing.

Koshien Stadium is obviously more compatible with the blue sky, but this year it is more gray, and the rain can be a day, and the game can only be played during the break in the rain, and the sun seems to be suffering from social fear, only occasionally showing up and immediately hiding in the clouds. As a result, the start of the third round was delayed by a total of three days, which was almost a week later than the original schedule.

- Do you mean......

Shiichi suddenly had this conjecture in his heart: All this is what I expected? Because my heart has been resisting the coming of parting?

- But how is such a thing possible? Let's deal with today's game. If you win today's game, it's the quarterfinals.

Today's opponent is Big Dipper High School, who won the Koshien championship decades ago, and although they are no longer the favorites to win the championship, the whole team cannot be careless.

Today, the coach of the lower part of the day finally arranged Shiichi as @

I still can't show my hole cards easily.

Thankfully, Big Dipper High School wasn't strong enough for him to show his cards, and after six innings, he took a 5-0 lead, and then he handed the pitcher mound to the South. After that, the south also showed good form, and coped with the crisis with good psychological quality.

【Contest over!】 8-0, Chengfeng High School reached the quarterfinals again after two years! 】

- Quarterfinals......

Shi Yi recalled that two years ago, Chengfeng also reached the quarterfinals, but at a critical moment, his own stick ruined the hope of senior Maekawa.

However, Meiji Industries, the opponent at that time, was already out, so which opponent will you meet this year? The draw after the match ended up in the third game of the quarter-finals, and all the team had to do was wait for their opponents to be selected.

In the next three matches after today, Ritsuseisha relied on Midoriya's active performance and defeated Toyama's Mizuhashi Ichitaka with a score of 11-0 without any suspense; After a hard battle, Xingliang High School defeated Narashino Higashi High School 3-1; Kyoto Da Lingfeng broke out on the line, defeating Fukushima's Starlight High School 13-1.

- They are the traditional powerhouses of Osaka, and they have won the Autumn Tournament before, and now that I think about it, I was lucky to win at that time.

After the halfway point of the third round, the quarterfinals in the top half of the zone were also decided, with Kyoto Dairekaze playing against Taisei in the first match, and Seongkaze High School playing against Hoshira High School in the second match.

Most people believe that although Kyoto Great Reiki also defeated Taisei in this year's Spring Tournament, the Taisei Society, which was aimed at military training, did not exert its full strength at that time, and I am afraid that Kyoto Dareifu is about to face the biggest test of this trip to Koshien.

"Is there a good fight in the next fight? What a strange opponent." Shiyi sighed.

"When it comes to the quarterfinals, naturally there are no bones to gnaw on, but the opponent I am most concerned about is still Genkaze International, according to the schedule, the next game is against the Naruto Strait," Coach Kusakabe said, "I really can't imagine that Genkaze International will lose, but fortunately, they are in the other half, at least the quarterfinals will not play against us......

"If you're so afraid of them, it's better to just hope that they capsize in the gutter." Shi Yi said coldly.

"How can this be! I just think that if you want to face them, you have to be in the final, and only then can you deal with them more desperately!"

Shiyi only discovered at this time that such an easy-going coach of the lower part of the sun actually had a persistent side. But if he thinks about it carefully, the coach's words are really quite reasonable - except that there is no need to retain strength in the finals, and there is no need to be distracted by the following games.

Quietly, I made up my mind: when the time comes, I will choose to let myself burn completely......

***

(To be continued)