The next day was the drawing of lots for Summer Koshien Preliminaries. In the afternoon, Ota Manager and Captain Yuuki went to the venue.
"Well, I hope that guy Yuuki has better luck." Isashiki said while swinging the bat.
"What's wrong, are you afraid of catching straw?" Senior Kominato smiled as always.
Sure enough, there was an explosion on the other side, "No, when you get to Koshien, you have to have the best strength and luck, okay?"
"Where's that guy Kōshū?" Everyone talked about the other people as if nothing had happened. Who made Isashiki not look at the atmosphere, so everyone kept silent about it.
"Kōshū and Lang Zhi asked for leave in the afternoon. Their parents are coming over today." Haruichi replied.
"It's so enviable."
"Well, it's just like First Year of High School. After a while, he won't be so homesick."
"Yes, especially when his two children grow up and start to struggle, their parents won't pay so much attention to them."
In the slightly sour discussion among the seniors, the time belonging to the Sasaki Family is proceeding slowly.
"Lang Zhi, have you wiped the railing where the quilts are hung?" Kōshū was still distracted while mopping the floor.
Lang Zhi's voice came from the balcony. "Wipe it, don't worry about it, leave it to me."
The weather in early summer has started to get a little hot. In the empty home, the tables and chairs are foldable. Before they were taken out, Kōshū was unobstructed on a large area of the floor, making it wet.
Finally, after finishing their work, the two people sat side by side on the stools facing the balcony. The door behind them and the balcony door in front were both open. The wind whizzed in from the balcony and went out through the door behind them. In the process, the two people's hair was messed up. The sun shone slantly not far from their feet.
"My muscles are still a little sore. High school life was really hell!" Kōshū muttered.
"I'm so thirsty, I want to eat watermelon." Lang Zhi was muttering on the other side. Then he found the foreign object that had broken into the house, raised his hand and swatted it away. "Ah, mosquito."
"Pah——"
The first time Qianxue saw the two of them, she gave each of her two brothers a loving slap, which was very vigorous.
"It hurts." Kōshū took his sister from Shen Qing. She was wearing a small skirt today and still smelled like milk. "What's wrong? Don't you recognize your brother?"
The younger sister smiled. She was the type that anyone could hug, and she was not afraid of strangers at all. Yu was obviously a bit unfamiliar with the two of them. Although they knew each other, they still held Mr. Sasaki's neck honestly with both hands and refused to let go.
This time their family went to the supermarket and cooked their own meals.
And when Kōshū's family was happy, in the supervision room, Ohta and Yuuki came back. They had good luck this time, and they probably wouldn't meet Inomi until the finals.
The two brothers returned to the dormitory very late that day. The two children seemed to know that they had to leave for a long time, so they grabbed their clothes and refused to let them go. In the end, they stayed up very late, and when they fell asleep, they could get away a little and chat about recent events.
For example, my grandpa recently had high blood pressure, and my aunt didn't dare to make him unhappy. For example, Hayakawa's two younger brothers both suffered from tooth decay, and they came to Sasaki Clinic for treatment without bothering. Of course, they were given a super low discount, Hayakawa's mother seemed to be working very hard. Another example was when Shen Qing went to the cake shop next to Kinoshita Little League, and when she came out, she happened to run into Grandma Gu Yue, who was in charge of logistics. They chatted about this year's children and so on.
In short, after Shen Qing finished speaking, he realized that he was the only one gossiping again, and he immediately asked about Seido's life.
"It's very boring." Kōshū summed it up, "It's just classes, meals, training, and competitions. I basically don't have any free time. I play games occasionally. For Lang Zhi, I haven't read a few of the two boxes of comics I originally picked up in three months."
Lang Zhi nodded. "Yes, although I have been prepared in my heart, the gap is still too big. Everyone around me is working very hard and there is no time to relax."
Mr. Sasaki, who was next to him, immediately echoed and talked about his baseball career that he had talked about five or six times. He felt that talking to the two children now would get more recognition than before. After all, these two children had really entered Seido's official life for several months. In them, Sasaki seemed to be able to see another option for his life.
After this rare gathering, the adults were busy, and so were the children. It would take a long time for the whole family to get together. The brothers returned to Baseball Club's training. Training Camp There will be no official games for a while. Seido Baseball Club In order to relieve the players' fatigue, this period of time will focus on adjustment.
Kōshū revised his half-year plan and once again put physical training first. After finishing the last shot, if the seniors hadn't saved the game with their blows, Osaka Kiryu would have been defeated by Osaka Kiryu in the last game. It wasn't that he couldn't control the ball, but that he had no strength. His fingers were numb and he felt like he couldn't move the ball.
This is actually the result of Kinoshita Little League's "pampering" in the past two years. Coach Ninomiya doesn't want Kōshū to waste his arm, so he always replaces him when he's done. So Kōshū has always believed that Pitcher Rotation Strategy is a normal thing since he received baseball education. This is the underlying reason why he encouraged two first-year pitchers to learn Changeup.
"Sawamura Eijun, the pitching posture is deformed again!" Eijun was left aside to practice in front of the net. He was practicing well. Kōshū's voice came from behind. His back suddenly felt furry, and some painful memories came to his mind. Then he immediately took up his posture and carried hundreds of balls on his back. Repeat the key points silently in your mind, 'The height of the leg lift should be fixed, the pitching rhythm should be stable, the release point should be fixed, feel the rotation of the body, the wrist should be relaxed, the fingers should be perpendicular to the direction of the ball when releasing, and the distance between the two fingers should not be too wide, the index finger and middle finger should leave the ball at about the same time, so that the ball path can be straight, and finally release the ball in one breath! '
"Put--" A straight ball of good quality for Eijun hit the net. Kōshū nodded, and like an invigilator, went around from Eijun's back to Furuya's side.
"Bang——" Furuya seemed to be in a very relaxed state and the ball was very good. After forcing him to throw a "slow" ball, something in his mind suddenly clicked, "It turns out that you don't need to throw the ball with such force to be praised." '
"It's very relaxing, this ball is very good at running." Miyuki encouraged from the opposite side.
Kōshū stood next to Chris who was recording, "Furuya is using his brain to throw the ball today."
Chris stopped writing and felt a little pity for these two first-year pitchers. "They have started to get on the right track recently. Did you do your strength training today? You are next to me, I'm afraid they will be nervous."
"What's wrong? Senior Chris, are you going to drive me away?" Kōshū was a little bit casual talking to him now, but the other party didn't care and just shook his head with a smile.
Kōshū is really curious about what continues to change the character of this senior. He has been chewing this person for a month, which is to the extent of discussing baseball together.
But since that Second String game, Chris officially retired and became the manager, and he has become brighter day by day. 'Maybe he had this kind of character before? But what is the reason for Chris to stay in the team now? He can obviously use this time to rehabilitate and do recovery training. '
It will probably take Kōshū two years to understand this kind of thing.
Today I was worried as usual about whether I would be able to go home normally. What my colleague said suddenly made me realize
She said, no matter what, you will definitely come home. He said it very firmly, probably because he had a very clear understanding of my love for home.
Then I suddenly had a clear idea. I can definitely go back home. The area I am in is low-risk. The only inconvenience is that I will have to stay at home for 7 days when I go home. I will definitely have to quarantine when I come back. Maybe I have to pay for 14 days + stay at home for 7 days. But it doesn't matter.