"Does Yoko-chan like Araki-san too? I also like him a lot, and my mother is also a fan of him. ”

What the shy Yoko Minamino didn't expect was that after she whispered her favorite player, Yui Hanyu next to her immediately echoed excitedly.

"Araki-san is really handsome in pitching."

"yes......"

As if they had found an organization, the two little girls immediately put their heads together and discussed in a low voice.

In the co-pilot's seat, Hanyu Hidetoshi saw that his sister and Yoko Minamino admired that Araki Daisuke so much, and the unhappy disdain expression on his face was about to overflow.

"What? Does Hidetoshi-kun not like Daisuke Araki? ”

Seeing his younger brother like this, Hideki Hanyu was a little funny.

Having lived in Tokyo in recent years, he has certainly heard of this well-known player who studied at Waseda Industrial High School, Daisuke Araki.

In Neon, baseball, as the most popular sport in the whole society, is not only loved by adults, but also by students.

The field ball club (baseball club) in each school is the most popular organization among students, and the powerful players are also the most popular among students.

The most desired honor of all high school wild ball clubs is, of course, to dominate Koshien.

Koshien refers to the national high school baseball tournament held in spring and summer at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Compared to the less popular spring Koshien tournament, the summer Koshien tournament, officially known as the "National High School Wild Ball Tournament", is the most popular among neon baseball fans, and it is also commonly known as Koshien.

The format is similar to the NCAA National Basketball Championship in the United States, but Koshien is much more popular in Neon in the summer than in the United States in March Madness.

The 49 teams selected by thousands of high schools across the country will come to Hanshin Koshien Stadium in the hot summer to begin the brutal knockout round.

Youth is flying, blood is stirring, and the players and the spectators burn enthusiasm for their dreams in the stadium.

In such a game, as long as a player can make a difference, it will immediately become the focus of national attention.

And the Araki Daisuke in the mouth of the two girls is a genius boy who first appeared in Koshien last year.

Daisuke Araki, who was born at Waseda Technical High School in Tokyo, a famous baseball player, was only a substitute third baseman in the summer preliminaries.

Because of the successive injuries of the starters and substitute pitchers, Waseda Industrial High School was favored by the coach and temporarily promoted to the pitcher position when no one was available.

You must know that in baseball, the pitcher is an extremely important position, and there is a saying that the pitcher controls the victory and defeat of 70% of the game, and the team's status is far from being comparable to the third baseman.

It was such a coincidence that Daisuke Araki stood on the pitching board in the Tokyo Preliminary Finals, and the opponent was still the baseball famous Nimatsu Gakusha Otsuke High School.

Daisuke Araki, who was a first-time pitcher, had a slow ball speed and lack of experience, and his performance could only be described as average, but fortunately, Waseda Industrial High School's line broke out, helping the team defeat the opponent and successfully break into the summer Koshien.

And such a mediocre first-year student who continues to serve as the team's main pitcher has naturally been questioned by fans.

However, with the support of Coach Akira Ta of the Wild Ball Department of Waseda Industrial High School, Daisuke Araki still participated in the 1980 summer Koshien tournament as the main pitcher.

And this first-year student also used a blockbuster performance to fight back against all doubts and repay the coach's trust.

Although the ball speed is not fast enough, Daisuke Araki has an extremely good ball intelligence and technique, one will be a curved ball with a huge drop in a rapid manner, and the other will be a straight ball with strong spin, and the opponent will not be able to find the north, which will completely make the opponent elusive.

Daisuke Araki, who was still mediocre in the preliminaries, reached his best form in Koshien and led the team to overcome strong opponents and go all the way to the final of the Summer Liga.

The legendary blockbuster, coupled with his sunny and handsome appearance, for a while, all neon eyes focused on this first-grader.

Ordinary people hope that the miracle continues, and fans in the Tokyo area are also eagerly hoping that Daisuke Araki will bring the first summer liga title to the Tokyo area.

Just when everyone was optimistic, Waseda Industrial High School, where Daisuke Araki was located, encountered the baseball star Yokohama team, which also had ace pitcher Aikoto, in the finals.

Unlike Daisuke Araki, who is excellent in character and academics and sunny and handsome, the Yokohama team's ace pitcher, Takeshi Aika, seems to be the other extreme.

Smoking, pickling girls, stealing, and a bad boy who messes with a bad boy from the mob clan, these are the labels of Ai Jiameng, so this ace pitcher is also dubbed "Yokohama Bad Boy" by the media.

"Famous Genius" VS "Yokohama Evil Boy", a much-watched Xia Jia decisive battle, has received unprecedented attention from Quan Neon.

As a result, after a chaotic battle, the "Yokohama Evil Boy" had the last laugh.

Daisuke Araki missed the championship of the summer armor and only won the honor of being a quasi-winner.

But the blockbuster deeds, the courage of the born calf who is not afraid of the tiger, and the tragic hero image of defeat at the last moment have undoubtedly deepened everyone's attention to Daisuke Araki.

Because of his sunny and handsome appearance, Daisuke Araki is even more loved by female fans, as evidenced by the performances of Yui Hanyu and Yoko Minamino.

It's no surprise that Hidetoshi Hanyu, who is a male fan, doesn't like each other.

So when he heard his brother's question, Hanyu Hidetoshi immediately replied, "Of course I don't like it, a guy who only knows how to show off his face, that guy was beaten home by PL in Chunjia and it proved to be nothing." ”

Hanyu Hidetoshi's voice was loud, and it was naturally heard by the two girls in the back.

Yoko Minamino is an outsider who is embarrassed to say anything, but Yui Hanyu is not so polite.

"Humph! My brother is just jealous, and Araki-san will definitely be able to win the championship this time. ”

In the previous summer preliminaries in the Tokyo area, Daisuke Araki's Waseda Industrial High School won the championship again.

Counting the 1980 summer preliminaries champion and autumn tournament champion, Daisuke Araki's Waseda High School is actually the overlord of Tokyo, and now there is only one goal left to dominate all neon.

Hideki Hanyu still remembers that not long ago the news reported that the bus from Waseda Industrial High School to compete in Hagar was surrounded by Tokyo fans when it departed.

In the end, the police had to be dispatched to maintain order at the scene, which shows how much fans like Waseda Industrial High School led by Daisuke Araki.

"The one who can win the championship must be Sendai Ikuei High School!"

As a supporter of the local team, Hidetoshi Hanyu retorted loudly.

Puff~

But before the two girls could react, Hanyu Hideki smiled first.

"Huh?" Hanyu Hidetoshi looked at it strangely, and he didn't know what his brother was funny about.

"I'm sorry, just thought of a funny thing."

Of course Hideki Hanyu can't say, my stupid Oudou Douyo, your idea is too naïve.

If he remembers correctly, in the neon northeast region where Sendai is located, high school will dominate Hagar for the first time, and it seems that it will not be until 2022, forty-one years later.

Although there was a small dispute over the topic of Hagar, Hanyu Hideki's purpose was achieved, and Yoko Minamino was no longer as restrained as she was just now.

Even if the little girl is not good at words, she gradually realizes Hanyu Hideki's intentions, and her heart can't help but feel warm.

And as several people drove to Nishinomiya City and began their journey to watch the game, Yoko Minamino found that she liked to get along with Hanyu Hideki more than Yui Hanyu, who was also a girl.

It's not because she had known Hanyu Hideki in Tokyo before, but she actually spent more time with two other girls at that time, and her contact with Hanyu Hideki was limited to classes and brief recordings later.

Now watching the game together and playing in Nishinomiya City together, Yoko Minamino gradually discovers that this Hanyu teacher is not only talented and handsome, but also has a gentleness and thoughtfulness that other neon boys do not have.

For example, when buying things for younger siblings, in order to take care of her feelings, I will buy a copy for her without a trace.

When eating, as long as she shows that she doesn't like a food, that food will never appear again during the second meal.

When watching a game on the court, there is a very fierce uncle next to her, and Hideki Hanyu will find a reason to exchange seats with her.

……

All kinds of meticulous care and respect for women from the bottom of her heart can't be done by pretending at all, and it even makes her feel that Hanyu Hideki doesn't look like a neon person.

The girl's heart was gently stirred without Hanyu Hideki noticing.