Kataoka Manager mentioned next month's Kanto Tournament because he wanted to test Kōshū's ability to handle pressure. If he relaxed his training because of the promise, or performed poorly because of it, then it would show he still had plenty to work on.
"Then, the third part..." After the two talked for a long time, Kōshū left the office carrying a report covered in notes. He had several objectives for this visit. The biggest one, in fact, was to gain a deeper understanding of Kataoka Manager's personality. Just as he had used all sorts of excuses to drop by and chat with the upperclassmen from the very beginning, as a newcomer, the first step to standing out quickly was to get a thorough grasp of his surroundings.
All right, next is teaching Lang Zhi. But before that, Lang Zhi had to improve his batting.
"Being an older brother really is a worrying fate," Kōshū sighed. If he left Lang Zhi behind and went to the First String, who knew how long that guy would sulk? Seriously, he lacked the ability to make the First String, so what right did he have to sulk?
I wonder if Qianxue is doing well. I should call home today. Kōshū had not had time to go home since school officially started, and he missed that little chubby girl who dragged out the word "brother" whenever she called him. Besides, she deliberately called Lang Zhi "little brother" every time, because everyone would be delighted by it, so she never realized it was a bad nickname.
A few more days passed. Kataoka Manager finally gathered all the first-year pitchers. Today, he would rank the strength of every first-year pitcher and arrange them for the Red and White Game.
In terms of overall ability, Kōshū was first,