"Kurosaki, for you, you can't accept the way the supervisor selects the pitcher, and you don't understand what the supervisor insists on." Chris looked at Kurosaki Kazutaka in front of him calmly, "For me, I can't accept you as a cunning and hypocritical person who treats your teammates as dispensable tools. ”

Kurosaki Kazutaka frowned when he heard this, and then sighed again...... Chris didn't know why Kurosaki always liked to sigh, and he didn't want to know too much, after all, this junior's mind was too complex and good at disguise, and trying to understand it would easily lead to confusion.

"Kurosaki, you can go run and train with other first-graders in a minute." Chris said calmly, as for today's pitcher training, there is really no way to continue.

Kurosaki nodded his head, and when he saw that Chris was about to leave after speaking, he shouted at him, "Senior,"

Chris turned his head to look at Kurosaki Ichitaka who had stopped him, and did not speak, just looked at the other person briefly.

"You've worked hard today!"

Chris frowned, not understanding what Kurosaki Kazutaka was acting for at this time? It is impossible for him not to understand that it is impossible for his current self to trust him anymore, let alone maintain the illusion of friendship with him.

"I respect my seniors and I don't mean to offend them."

Kurosaki Kazutaka noticed that Chris-senpai was frowning, and seemed to be bored with his own nonsense.

"Senior, after you finish today's rehabilitation, you will talk to Superintendent Kataoka about the conversation between the two of us now!"

Chris thought for a moment, and soon understood.

"I'm a person who only wants to be in professional baseball, so I can endure everything, no matter what kind of person I work with, no matter what kind of situation I face, I can accept it, but I can't accept that I can't play."

"If Superintendent Kataoka can't accept a pitcher who can't be obsessed with pitcher Qiu, then please let my senior inform me in time, I need to prepare in advance."

"After all, high school baseball is only two and a half years old, and I don't have time to stay ......"

Is he preparing to quit the club and transfer to another school?! Chris knew this was the underlying meaning of what he said

"I just want to get into professional baseball." After Kurosaki Kazutaka finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Chris: "Please, senior." ”

……

After saying goodbye to Chris, Kazutaka Kurosaki returned to Court B alone. He sighed and scratched the back of his head, his face full of exhaustion, and his eyes were on the players coming and going.

Because of the good reviews on weekdays, many young people will greet him, but the current Kurosaki Ichitaka is unusual, and in the face of the greetings of the players, he nodded very plainly, and then left directly.

"Strange, what's going on with that guy?"

"I'm usually very polite, how did I ...... today?"

"Well, I think there's something weird about that Kurosaki guy too?"

Kurosaki Ignorant of the discussion behind him, he buried his head and walked towards the B court.

……

Saturday, May 13, 8 a.m.

Dongqingguo came over with the schedule and distributed it to others, and everyone in the first army gathered in twos and threes to study it.

"The opponent of the first battle, Ko Mooka."

"The opponent of the second round battle is Tupu Hubei?"

"Yokohama is a three-round opponent, and if we win, the semi-final opponents will most likely be Kiryu Osaka or Tokai Dakofu."

Superintendent Kataoka soon came to the practice room and asked the members of the First Army to assemble, "This spring Kanto Regional High School Wild Ball Tournament is held in Tochigi Prefecture, and because the captain was unlucky when he drew lots, he needs to start fighting from the beginning of World War I, so we will leave for Tochigi Prefecture this afternoon, with the goal of winning the Spring Kanto Tournament." ”

"Yes!" The Qingdao people responded loudly.

Superintendent Kataoka continued, "The Spring Kanto Games are a five-day continuous tournament, and players in some positions may need to play for five days in a row, so you need to conserve your energy to cope with the tight schedule of the Spring Kanto Games. ”

"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.

"Let's run 10 laps first, then do basic garrison exercises, and today's training will end at 12 p.m., and we will leave for Tochigi Prefecture on time at 15 p.m." After Inspector Kataoka finished speaking, he turned and left the practice room.

Dong Qingguo, as the captain, led the players to the outdoor court to run around the field.

The time soon came to noon, and the members of the First Army had lunch, packed their luggage, and set off for Tochigi Prefecture on time on the school bus at 15 o'clock.

The accommodation that Takashima arranged for the Qingdao people this time is an old-school homestay.

"Wow, it's an open-air bath."

"I haven't seen this brand of milk for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be here."

"The view is so nice."

After putting away the backpack and ball equipment, the Qingdao people wandered around the homestay, familiarized themselves with the environment, and let out various exclamations with surprise.

After a walk around the B&B, the Qingdao people returned to their rooms to pick up their bats, change into running shoes, and prepare to use the time before dinner to practice swinging sticks

Only by grasping all the time that can be used for practice can we not be left behind by others, and only then can we have the confidence to face any opponent who is strong or weak.

At around 10 a.m. on May 14, Seichi will face his opponent in the first round at Utsunomiya Kiyohara Stadium, Tochigi Prefecture's Mooka Gong, and Kataoka will arrange for Yagami to take the lead and first-year Mikoi will also squat as a catcher. After conceding only one point in five innings, he was replaced by Takuya Kimura, a first-year substitute pitcher.

In the end, the match won the first round 5:3 and entered the second round against Tsuchiura Hubei in Ibaraki Prefecture.

The next day, third-year Jinguji-ichi debuted as the starting pitcher for the second round, Naoya Kuroza as the catcher in the first-year game, and Koichiro Tanba in the second year of the seventh inning, and Seichi finally won the second round with a score of 12:4 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Spring Kanto Conference.

The opponent of the three-round battle is Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the other group in the same half is Kiryu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Tokai Daikofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, which defeated Kiryu Prefecture, Osaka, 5:4; The other two groups of teams in the other half district are the three teams in the city vs. Washinomiya in Saitama Prefecture, and the Tokai Okayasu in Chiba Prefecture vs. Tono Daiji in Gunma Prefecture.

"It's all old rivals, tomorrow we will compete with Yokohama first, and then the East China Sea Dajia Mansion will be Kiryu City, remember to rest a little earlier tonight." On the way back to the B&B by car after the game, Dong Qingguo, as the captain, looked at the schedule with the red line drawn on the level, and said to the others who were resting on the school bus.

"Yes." There is no need for Dong Qingguo's advice, they also know that they will have to rest a little earlier tonight.