Spring is coming, especially in Japan. Its footsteps are particularly clear. From south to north, the time when cherry blossoms bloom in various cities is a symbol of its arrival.
And on such a day that made people want to scream and finally get rid of heavy clothes after catharsis, the four people from the Sasaki Family divided into two groups and left.
"Is everything okay?" Although Kōshū was fully prepared, when Shen Qing was to be hospitalized for observation one month in advance, he still couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Don't worry. I was hospitalized early because I was afraid of being in danger at home. Just practice hard."
Then came the two brothers, who carried two weeks' worth of luggage, gathered at the club, and went to a mountaintop in the countryside for a sleepover Training Camp.
In the car, Kōshū received text messages from several team players. They had arrived at Training Camp's location and found Kinoshita Club's name on the banner, so they sent a message asking him.
Kōshū replied one by one. Lang Zhi fell asleep as soon as he got in the car. Now he was holding one of his arms and leaning on one shoulder. He was drooling as he slept. Kōshū could only type the reply with difficulty with one hand, "Yes, we are also going to that Training Camp place. It seems that it is a cross practice match again. How many teams are there in total?"
This Training Camp model is somewhat similar to the spring training of professional baseball. Teams belonging to different leagues gather in a warm place to practice before the start of the season.
"I didn't look carefully. I'll go back and take a look."
"I saw on the sign-in form that there are 8 teams. There are 4 training venues here. Different teams may share the same territory."
"Haha, we and Daishōri, Tajima Little League have already occupied the best stadium. The rest is a park stadium, a primary school playground and the former Golf Course."
Kōshū received everyone's messages one by one, and almost knew the situation there. Judging from Coach Ninomiya's slow state, several Little League head coaches probably discussed it and took turns occupying the venue.
After looking at the phone for a while, I don't know when Kōshū also fell asleep. When Coach Ninomiya started to wake everyone up, I looked out the window and saw that the scenery had changed drastically. Spring here had obviously arrived earlier, and there was fresh green everywhere.
"Wow--" The car is still moving, and everyone is already full of expectations.
"Pack your things. The bus will return directly to Tokyo in a while. If you leave something on the bus, you will have to go back to Tokyo to get it."
Kōshū In the luggage of the two brothers, apart from snacks, the most common items are socks and underwear. If you are too tired and don't want to wash the socks, you can just take a pair home every day and take the dirty ones home.
"Hey, Lang Zhi, wake up."
The car stopped, and the boy who was still in a daze followed his brother. A bag was hung on his body, his hands were empty, and the heavy things were in the hands of Kōshū in front of him.
"When you wake up, take your things with you."
The support staff checked in first and took the keys. Coach Ninomiya stood in front of the players and explained the schedule for the two weeks, "Get up at 7 o'clock every morning, eat at 7:30, gather at 8 o'clock, start the practice match at 9 o'clock, summarize the game after the game, eat at 12 o'clock, take a lunch break until 2 o'clock, practice in groups in the afternoon, and watch the game and do homework in the evening."
Soon the logistics staff came back with the key. "10 people per room, the first room, I read the name and go forward..."
The two brothers were assigned to the first room, and also came in with substitute catcher Hiramiy, Regulars second baseman Yoshino and others, probably Regulars and half and half of the substitutes.
Kōshū has never stayed in a Datongbu like this before, so he was very curious and turned on and off various places. "The toilet is so small."
Then I heard the sound of a boy running outside, and a voice like a trumpet. "There are public wash basins and showers."
"Go and have a look?"
"I still need to pack my things..."
"I'll clean it up later."
Good guy, when Kōshū turned around, he was the only one left in the whole room. It was a mess outside, and there were footsteps upstairs everywhere. It seemed that in less than five minutes, this old two-story hotel would be explored by the children.
Kōshū planned to take a stroll while walking to eat after dinner. Now he had to send a message to acquaintances in other teams.
"We have already arrived. We live at the foot of the mountain, very close to that elementary school. We probably need to use the playground of that elementary school."
As soon as I put down my phone to pack it up, someone replied, "That's good. We live halfway up the mountain, and it's still a bit cold."
"It's the hotel with two old trees next to it. I just passed by there. We have to go around the road behind your hotel to the other end. The baseball field net in the park is so low that it's easy to lose the ball."
It's very refreshing. So many people who play baseball gather together, and they can compete with multiple teams to see what their pitching level is.
"Beep——" There was the sound of a bus engine stopping at the door of the hotel. Kōshū lay on the window and saw a group of strange children getting off the bus. Laughter, the sound of adults caring for them, the friction of luggage, the sound of the engine, together with the chaotic sounds of running, discussion, and doors opening and closing in the hotel, the whole space was filled with sounds.
I'm tired of it, I'm tired of it, so many children are crammed together, it's too messy.
Fortunately, the children only stayed at the door of the hotel for a while, and then walked to the other side together.
There were voices coming towards here one after another.
"I always feel that upstairs is better than downstairs."
"But the shower room is far upstairs. I can only go through the front hall to take a shower in the back. It's so far away and all the heat in the body is lost."
"It's really warm downstairs."
With a crash, the flat door opened, and Lang Zhi said strangely, "Did you come back before us, or have you never gone out?"
"I'll go out later." The whole room is rectangular, with the door on the left third and the toilet on the right end. Ten bedrolls are neatly placed. Kōshū is leaning on a bedroll as he speaks. The position is right between the door and the toilet. This way, he can see his bed without opening the door, and it is relatively close to the toilet.
Lang Zhi shrugged, picked up his bag and dug out something. Behind him, like sardines, seven or eight people came in one after another.
"Kōshū-kun, I just fell in love with that position."
"Nowhere, you all just put your bags away and went out." Kōshū retorted.
"It turns out you have been planning to occupy space just now!"
"You are too cunning, I don't want to sleep in the bathroom door." The substitute center fielder came in last and saw everyone quickly starting to divide the territory. His bag was pushed to the outside, near the toilet. Everyone might step on him when they went to the toilet at night.
"Give up, who told you to react in the end." Next to him, substitute catcher Hiramiy patted his shoulder.
After playing around, it's time to gather. This morning, the main thing is to get used to the venue. The playground of this elementary school is not a special baseball field, it is paved with artificial turf, and the Pitcher's Mound and base bags are also temporary.
Of course, the most affected ones are the outfielders. When they catch Fly Ball, they spend most of their time staring at the direction of the ball and making adjustments. How to judge the distance from the wall? At this time, you need to be familiar with the venue. For example, in a Kinoshita Club baseball field, when it is three meters away from the wall, it will change from lawn to sand. Once the outfielder feels that the feel of his feet has changed, it means that he has reached a dangerous area and it is time to slow down.
At the end of the month, it's time to frantically look for invoices, so we can't reimburse for meals honestly!!!!!! I want to go through Haidilao's trash can to see who doesn't want to pay the bill!!