How to Deal with Su Qing

Su Qing really felt a sense of shared suffering with Sanada Shunpei. Su Qing initially had issues with his pitching form as well, and only realized after getting injured that it put too much strain on his feet. Although he adjusted in time, the root of the problem was already there, leading to repeated stints on the injury list, turning him into a glass cannon. If it weren't for his ferocity when healthy and the crucial victories he secured for the team,

he probably wouldn't have even gotten a third contract before being kicked out. That's why he genuinely sympathized with Sanada; pitching form can definitely be changed! In his past life, after modifying his pitching form, although there was some initial discomfort and a slight decline in performance, he quickly recovered. The main reason he lost speed was due to a poor recovery after TJ surgery, coupled with his age.

Sanada's difficulty was due to not having an excellent pitching coach. Indeed, Yakushi's former coach wasn't well-known, and Todoroki Raizo, being a hitter, couldn't provide much help to Sanada either.

But Todoroki Raizo had played professionally, after all. Wouldn't he have some close professional friends who could pitch? If not, then Coach Todoroki's connections were really bad.

He wasn't too familiar with the salaries in NPB, but Todoroki Raizo was a professional player. With only one son in a family of three, even a minor league player could afford it, right? And he remembered that the Todoroki family was portrayed as particularly poor.

But being poor enough to play baseball meant they still had some money, since baseball isn't a cheap sport. Gloves, bats, cleats, tape, etc., all cost money.

And Little League is even more expensive. "Poor in academics, rich in martial arts" isn't just a saying. Todoroki Raichi, as a monster hitter, probably eats several million yen worth of food alone. In any case, Su Qing and Narumiya Mei's nutritional meals already cost 300,000 yen a month.

But this is an anime world, and the author decides everything. Todoroki Raizo just doesn't have a friend who can help Sanada modify his pitching form, and Todoroki Raichi can become a monster hitter all on his own. It's just that unreasonable.

"What's it to you?"

"Don't be so irritable. We've finally met again; how can you be so irritable?"

Su Qing directly covered his ears. If he didn't think it was too embarrassing, he would have said, "Master, please stop lecturing."

"I think you should really play infielder, why play outfield? It's limiting your talent!"

"I don't want to play infield. Always bending over, I won't grow taller!"

At this moment, images similar to anime-style GIFs flashed in Su Qing's mind: a chibi Su Qing with "Infielder, 198cm" above his head, and a chibi Chen Xin with "Outfielder, 197cm" above his head.

Good!

"By the way, is your foot okay this time?"

"My foot is excellent! Better than ever!"

"That's good. In the past, you'd miss several of our few matchups each year. Hopefully, that won't happen this time."

If this were an anime, a black line would probably appear on Su Qing's head again.

Su Qing stood up and said to Narumiya Mei and Harada:

"Let's go."

He couldn't talk anymore; he was afraid he'd punch Chen Xin in the face if he kept going.

Harada and the others naturally agreed and followed Su Qing directly. They had been sitting here for almost half an hour, and it was too boring.

They couldn't get any useful information from Miyuki and Chris! The two old schemers started changing the subject whenever they got to key information. Neither Harada nor Narumiya Mei had any cunning, so not only did they not get any useful information, but they were tricked into revealing quite a bit!

Harada roared in his heart; he hated Miyuki! How could there be such a scheming guy!

So Narumiya Mei and Harada left with a sense of relief, afraid that if they stayed any longer, the Manager would find out what they had said and punish them by making them clean the baseball field!

Chen Xin wasn't surprised by Su Qing's departure. Su Qing was just too thin-skinned. He was an infielder in college; how could he be so thin-skinned?! Luckily, he switched to pitcher, or else the number of times the team cleared the bench because of him would have skyrocketed every year.

Chris and Miyuki, who were next to Su Qing, exchanged glances and saw surprise in each other's eyes. They really hadn't expected to get so much information from Harada and Narumiya Mei. How did they not know these two were so naive before?

After Chen Xin saw Su Qing off and returned, Miyuki quickly asked what the two had said. Chen Xin thought about it carefully, tsk, none of it could be said, as every topic involved time travel.

Seeing Chen Xin talking nonsense and trying to change the subject, Miyuki randomly asked about another topic he was more interested in.

"What's the deal between you two?"

Hugging and embracing like that, it's hard not to overthink it!

"Just friends."

"Classmates?"

"No."

"Teammates?"

"Also no."

He had never been on the same team as Su Qing.

"Then what exactly is your relationship!"

"Just friends, we met while playing baseball. What's your relationship with that Chubby Face pitcher from Inajitsu?"

Chubby Face?

"Mei?"

"Yeah."

Miyuki didn't say anything. Okay, he understood.

"Do you have any information on him? Inajitsu is in the same district as us, which means if we want to advance to Koshien, we have to get past Inajitsu." It was Chris who spoke.

Chen Xin knowing Su Qing was indeed a pleasant surprise. The information collected on the field can't compare to what you can learn from a friend.

With Chris asking and Chen Xin thinking about it, Chen Xin suddenly realized that Su Qing was really difficult to deal with!

A Major League Ace pitcher playing high school baseball, isn't that just bullying kids?! He definitely wasn't the problem; he and Su Qing were generally evenly matched, and that was when both were in top condition.

But the others from Seido were really not up to par.

"I think we can hope that Su Qing gets injured or is out of form."

???

Chris and Miyuki were full of question marks. What the hell? Was he telling them to just give up on trying to strategize against Su Qing?

Chen Xin also didn't know what state Su Qing was in now. Su Qing's career could be divided into two major parts: the first 10 years, relying on ball speed, a Hundred Miles fastball with a Changeup, and a Sinker that was impossible to hit well, incredibly fierce.

After losing his ball speed, Su Qing not only didn't fall into despair, but also developed his control and breaking balls! The last five years he was a control master, and his breaking balls were incredibly sharp, still making hitters scream.

He had no idea what Su Qing was relying on now, but he feared he had both! That would be terrifying! Just thinking about it was terrifying!

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the group of three returning the same way, Narumiya Mei also asked the same question. Su Qing gave the same answer, because there really weren't any other words to describe it. Saying they were huddling together for warmth, Narumiya Mei and Harada definitely wouldn't understand, so he could only say friends.