The original intention of the diamond ace

in the stands.

Matsuo held his breath and watched nervously from the time the hitter started hitting until the ball was released.

After seeing the ball fly into the bushes behind him, he jumped up, "Oh! It's gone!!"

"Scared me to death! Why are you so excited!" My sister said angrily.

Matsuo ignored her words, he clenched his fists excitedly, "I've decided, I'm going to Qingdao next year!"

"Oh." My sister replied indifferently...

"It's so handsome..." On the way back, Matsuo was still in the strike pose.

"Calm down, please! It's embarrassing!"

Back on the pitch.

We are packing up and getting ready to go back to school.

At this time, the supervisor was surrounded by reporters.

"Can you answer, can you just choose to change your mind?"

"What are your considerations for choosing this first-year player to attack? Obviously, there are many more experienced substitutes on the bench."

"Is this scheduling planned before? Is he your trump card against Daoshi?"

"May I ask if you did any training against Naruto Naruto before the match?"

…………

Director Kataoka replied calmly: "I didn't make this preparation before the game, and I didn't predict what would happen in the end. The reason why I chose to hand over this seat to him is also very simple."

"Because he was the only one who was ready at that time."

***

After returning to school, the cafeteria has prepared a celebration banquet.

"Oh-oh--" Everyone happily ran to the table, and after a while they all started laughing and laughing...

When I was almost done eating, I slipped out quietly.

Take out your phone and dial a number.

"Hey! Is it Toru?"

"Hello!! And!" A rather excited voice came out.

"You finally remembered to call me. I thought you had already forgotten what I said." He was very dissatisfied.

"Hahaha, isn't there a game these days? I didn't have time to play." I replied awkwardly.

"Oh! You are in the final today, right? From your tone, you won?"

"Yeah! Finally I hit the goodbye home run!" I was a little smug.

"Hahahahahaha, as expected of my son, he just wants to be so conspicuous!" He was proud as if he had typed it himself.

"By the way, how is your game? It should be just finished today."

"Hmph! I won by a big score today! I have four points!"

"Oh! That's not bad..."

In the afternoon, Director Kataoka asked us to take a break and take a whole afternoon off.

After I finished my homework, I really had nothing to do, so I went to the indoor driving range with my bat.

When I arrived at the door, to my surprise, there were already many people practicing inside.

Aren't they tired? Obviously just finished two days of competition, I thought with emotion.

I didn't relax anymore, I walked to the corner, tried to swing the stick, and recalled the thing about the mat in the morning.

The changing ball can still be judged, but the details still need to be practiced.

Now is the time to try Coach Ochiai's advice, what did he say, the body's reaction......

While swinging the bat, I feel the feeling of hitting the ball at different angles. When it feels wrong, stop and think about it, and then continue to practice...

Unknowingly, the sun has moved to the horizon, dyeing the clouds and houses a brilliant red.I stopped, wiped my sweat, and left the training room.

***

Afterwards, we returned to our usual training, and there were still 9 days left before Koshien.

Inside the bullpen.

"Good shot!" Ono-senpai passed the ball back to me, "Let's take a break first."

I nodded, walked to the back chair and sat down, took off my gloves and started to drink water.

Ono-senpai came over and sat next to me.

"The control of the fastball and changeup has improved a lot, but the control of the curveball has improved a little bit slowly," he said to me.

"Yeah." I put down the water glass and picked up the towel.

"But don't worry, you are only in the first grade now, take your time." He comforted me very gently.

"Okay, thank you senior." I smiled at him.

"But senior, is your injury okay?"

"Oh, good morning, now I can train normally..."

"Okay, let's continue"

"Ok!"

…………

A few nights later, the indoor training ground.

We lined up and watched the supervisor come to the front.

Supervisor Kataoka said calmly: "The following 18 people will go to the Hagar competition: Sawamura Eijun"

"Yes!! Boss! I will definitely not disappoint your expectations!"

"... Kazuya Miyuki, Kenta Maezono, Haruichi Kominato, Shinji Kanamaru, Yoichi Kuramochi..." "Yes!"

"... Aso Takashi, Tojo Hideaki, Hakushu Kenjiro, Kawakami Kenshi, Furutani Akatsuki..." "Yes!"

"Ono Hiroshi, Yamaguchi Ken, Oda Kazu, Yuki Shoji, Hikasa Shoji, Naka Tanaka, Kaneda Tadao." "Yes!"

After the supervisor finished talking about the candidates, the faces of the two people behind became a little ugly.

You Jing pursed her lips, "Although I know that my strength is not as good as others, it's still a bit uncomfortable..."

Okumura silently stared at the back of the person in front of him.

Miyuki in front suddenly thought of something and secretly smiled.

"Now is such a serious time! Why are you laughing secretly!" Sawamura lifted Miyuki's collar and shouted ferociously.

"Hey, hey... I'm the captain..." Miyuki raised his hand feebly.

"Hahaha..." I secretly covered my mouth, this is really funny after watching it several times.

The supervisor didn't care about the farce in front of him, "Other people who were not selected, I hope that you can also practice hard at school during our stay in Koshien, and calm down to improve your strength. When Hagar is over, the third grade will retire. A new team will be formed, and immediately after that will be the fall competition."

"It's not just those who are on the field who need to work hard, for the near future, everyone's strength is needed!"

"Yes!!"

"Minister Ota, I will leave the school affairs to you."

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

***

Soon, it was time to set off for Jiashiyuan.

"Everyone, check carefully again to see if there is anything you forgot to take!"

"There is still time, you can go back and get it!"

Everyone was carrying bags, chatting and laughing together.

"Speaking of which, where is Koshien? Is it far from here?" I curiously asked the senior Kuramochi next to me.

"Oh! Speaking of which, you have been abroad before, right?" Kuramo rolled his eyes and put his smile on my shoulder.

"Koshien is in Hyogo Prefecture. It's great there~ There are many beautiful girls, and there are many interesting things around the place where I live~"

"Senior, as soon as we arrive, we will have a competition soon, and we will be back soon after the end. Don't talk about the fun, you probably haven't even gone out of the hotel except for the competition before." I looked at him helplessly .

"Cut! Why are you so easy to cheat!" Cang Chi strangled my neck, "Can you be a little cute like other students!"

"Ahem!" I pulled his hand away vigorously, "Huh——"

strangle me.Hmph, you brat, when I flew to other places every day to play games, you might not even know how to play baseball!

Miyuki next to him was watching the play with a smile on his face. After seeing us stop, he said, "Koshien is in Hyogo Prefecture, about four or five hours' drive away. We will go there by school bus later."

…………

"Everyone get in the car!"

"Yes!"