After the game, Sendou simply went to chat with Zaizen!
To put it simply, he knew something about him and said he hoped to fight against him in the future.
Because of Sendou's communication skills, Zaizen gave him the title of "interesting kid".
Although he didn't seem to pay much attention to it, Sendou actually listened to what he said.
Perhaps what Sendou never dreamed of was that because of these few conversations, Zaizen, who originally planned to give up baseball after high school, was a little shaken.
In the original book, Zaizen gave up baseball after graduating from high school, which can be regarded as changing some things.
Another reason why Zaizen is wavering is that he really wants to play against Sendou in the future.
Because Sendou said, some people say that Chris and Zaizen are not as good as Sendou.
How can Zaizen's character endure it? (Zaizen and Senior Chris are very good friends. This sentence is equivalent to belittling two people at the same time. Senior Chris knows how terrible Sendou's talents and potential abilities are, but Zaizen doesn't know!)
Therefore, Zaizen even exchanged lines with Sendou, threatening to see with his own eyes how Sendou was superior to him.
After saying goodbye to the Kokudo Hall, Coach Kataoka asked everyone to gather together!
"The day has finally arrived! What will happen in the summer preliminaries?" Sendou looked at the sunset and thought to himself.
Unintentionally seeing Senior Chris's eyes full of satisfaction, or no regrets, Sendou shook his head.
"The list of players promoted to First Team is now announced!
Using the performance of Practice Match so far as a reference, I made my own judgment and decided on the candidate.
The two people who are selected must have the responsibility and awareness to be representatives of our school. Those who are not selected also hope to help the First Team players one month before summer!
The people promoted to First Team are first grader, Xiaoharu Haruichi, and the same first grader, Sawamura Eijun! Above! "
"With these two people, First Team has a total of 20 people who will represent our school in the summer battle.
For tomorrow's practice, we will be dismissed today. The third graders who were not selected stay for a while! "
As soon as the coach finished speaking, the players left one after another.
"Let's go!"
Seeing the motionless Sawamura, I knew that there were some things that I could only do by myself, so I hugged Sawamura and said softly.
Sawamura followed Sendou almost instinctively and left without crying.
After that, Sendou accompanied Sawamura at the door to listen to Coach Kataoka's instructions to the third grade.
And when Sawamura wanted to walk in again, I, Captain Tetsu, spoke.
"What do you want to do when you go out? Do you want to give up your qualifications?
No matter what anyone says, the coach already recognizes you. It has become our fighting strength.
What can you say to those who were not selected? ...
There is only one thing we can do...
It's for the sake of those guys who were not selected to become stronger together! "To be honest, Sendou was a little obsessed with Captain Tetsu's voice at this time and said nothing.
"In this case, we can only work hard to move forward! No matter it is me or you." Miyuki left after saying that.
After others left one after another, Sendou was alone, looking at Sawamura who was crying bitterly.
It felt like the people inside were about to come out, so I took Sawamura to the place where Pudding-senpai and Pudding-senpai had been practicing swinging.
"Tetsu-san, you also heard what you said, right?"
Sawamura didn't respond, just thinking about himself and crying.
"Really, you haven't changed at all!
I think, First Team player is not something we can decide, but what we can decide is if we face the future.
Summer is coming soon, Senior Chris's injury is not completely healed, so it's not your fault! "Sendou knew that Sawamura was listening to him, so he continued speaking on his own.
"It's over when you lose one game, this is the summer game!
Although I don't know how Koshien feels, but as long as we win, our seniors' summer will never end! "
Sendou Speaking of this, Sawamura's crying stopped.
"Look! Eijun, the stars in the sky are beautiful!" Seeing this, Sendou said something light-hearted, which was also the beginning of another heavy topic.
"Eijun! Remember? Last year when we vowed to go all over the country!"
Sawamura opened his eyes suddenly!
"Remember? Everyone's faces when we got on the train to Tokyo? Remember what they said? Remember your determination at that time?
It's not just the seniors who have no way out now!
Win! If we can't go to Koshien, can we still go and see our partners' faces? "Even Sendou felt a little sad when he finished speaking. After all, all the sad things were revealed in one breath.
The scene was very quiet for a while.
"Sendou!"
"Huh?"
"What should I do?"
"Ha!" Hearing this sentence, Sendou felt relieved.
"According to what Tetsu-san said, become stronger! You are not only taking the role of third-year seniors, but also the role of Nagano's friends to break into Koshien!" (It always feels like you are picking yourself out...
Sendou: "This is an illusion, absolutely an illusion.")
"Yeah! I know!"
"By the way! Eijun, you should be curious about why you entered First Team, right?"
"Yes! Why?"
"Because you are a pitcher! And a great pitcher! And our team does not have a true ace, that's all!"
"..."
Sawamura didn't reply!
"Please! Ace!" Instead, Sendou took the initiative!
"Ace or something!" Sawamura was a little embarrassed to be called out. This was the first time that Sendou asked someone so seriously.
"Go back!" Although Sendou really wants to catch the ball from Sawamura, today is not a good time!
Sawamura, it would be better to let him cry enough.
The next morning Sawamura looked listless, but he figured it out during class during the day and started working hard after school.
And Sendou also accumulated physical strength for practice during the day. (Sleeping in class...)
This week also came to the weekend, and it rained heavily!
"Eijun That guy will also go out for a run today!" Sendou thought as he looked out the window.
"Aren't you going out today?"
"Watanabe-san! Let's go to Indoor Practice Field later! Where is Miyauchi-senpai?"
"He is practicing on his own outside the door!"
"That's it!... Then I'll go out first!"
"Yeah!"
Sendou, who was going out, simply said hello to Miyauchi-senpai and then went straight to Indoor Practice Field.
"Hey! Senior Chris! Furuya What are you doing? Are your fingers healed already?" Sendou entered Practice Field and saw Furuya bending his fingers.
"I want to ask that too!" Senior Chris also spoke.
"Hi! Just like this, it's totally fine!
I want to throw the ball faster, but I coach him...! "Furuya is starting to explode!
The natural attributes are also exposed!
"The coach is doing it for your own good! Your finger is just fine, it's better to take care of it for a few more days!" Sendou said to comfort him!
"Miyuki should have told you that if you don't take good care of it, it will easily lead to injuries!" Senior Chris seemed to be singing a double act with Sendou today, each singing in harmony.
"What's left is physical strength and ball control! And you, your physical strength is always worrying!"
Just when Sendou felt that he and Senior Chris were in tune today, he was taught a lesson by his senior.
"Hi~!" Sendou replied in a long tone, half reluctantly!
"There's really nothing I can do against you! If you don't pay attention to your physical strength, Summer Training Camp will die!"
"Huh?" Sendou almost ignored this!
"And with so many people looking at you, there won't be any chance for you to be lazy!"
"...!"
"Maybe the coach will let people stare at you all the time!"
"Senior Chris!" Sendou was made to cry by Senior Chris's barrage of words.
"Alas! This summer, you have become a very, very important combat force for us! Sendou!
If it were you, the possibility of us being hit by Long Hit would be greatly reduced, and the power of Long Hit would also be reduced! "
"Oh! So you can't escape?
Senior Chris, Sunglasses Uncle, did you tell me how you were going to torment me during the training camp? "
"We haven't said this yet!" Senior Chris is also not surprised that Sendou calls him Coach Kataoka Sunglasses Uncle!
"What should I do?" Sendou frowned.
"I brought him here! Senior!
Sure enough, this guy is going for a run in the rain! "At this time, the unique voice of Miyuki sounded.
In Sendou's ears, it was a sound that made him uncomfortable. It was obvious that Sendou didn't want to see this dog-skin plaster.
"Come here!" Sawamura rushed out waving his small, harmless fist.
It seems that he was mentally prepared in advance.
"I knew it!" Senior Chris has become a lot more cheerful since he was cured by Sawamura, and has become the most healing person for Seidou.
Even looking at Senior Chris, I feel like I have been healed.
"Huh? Good morning... Good morning! Senior Chris!" Sawamura saw that Chris had become the standard, and the ninety-degree bow could no longer be respectful.
"When you were with me, your attitude was so different! This bastard!
Alas! "Miyuki was jealous, and finally remembered Sendou who called him Black-bellied Glasses all day long, and sighed a little resignedly.
"I didn't expect Senior Chris to teach me a lesson personally. This is the vertical society in the sports world!"
"What are you talking about?"
Then Senior Chris also started to get down to business and explain, while Sendou listened boredly and was still thinking about what to do in the training camp.
Not long after, Senior Kuramochi, Masuko-senpai, Qianyuan, Haruichi all arrived!
A simulated fielding exercise was conducted for two pitchers.
There are so many things that you need to learn as a pitcher. If you don't have a photographic memory, you can only take your time.
After Sendou accepted his fate for the upcoming training camp, he also joined in.
The same yet different Seidou High School, the final preparations are about to begin.
In the second week of June, Summer Training Camp officially started.
This year's Golden Week is relatively tight. It can be said that summer will come as soon as Golden Week's training is over. Even Sendou is determined and aware.
However, it really cost me my life!
On the first morning, I got up and ran, and then there was fielding practice. As if inspired by Coach Kataoka, Sendou always felt that he had to run crazy to hit the ball.
It was like entering hell from the beginning.
As Senior Chris said, there are only 20 people in the entire stadium, so everything will be hidden, and there is no way to be lazy.
Moreover, several third-year seniors volunteered to keep an eye on Sendou, and even said words that would never take their eyes away from Sendou.
Sendou felt full of "malice" from the third-year seniors.
For these third-year seniors, their summer is over before it even begins, but on the other hand, it can also be said that their summer is not over.
Seidou's seniors have a strong collective sense of honor. As long as these players are still fighting, their summer will never end.
So,
"Kula! Sendou! Run faster!
It's my mother-in-law's fault that you eat so much at every meal, where does all the energy go? "
"Do you want to switch with me?"
"Hey! Don't say that! It's useless to that kid!"
Sendou Do you think these people are deliberately abusing themselves for fun?
At the end of the fielding practice, Sendou felt that he had reached his limit and didn't want to think about anything.
And when he said it, the third-year seniors said.
"Just don't think about it! Now it's not a mental battle, but a physical battle. It's about letting your body learn to react instinctively to various balls."
The defensive practice was followed by the running practice. As the leader of the new generation, Sendou, who is both offensive and defensive, obviously has a lot of effort and trust put into it by his seniors and coaches.
It is also the secret weapon of this summer. With Sendou in recent days, the strike capability has been strengthened visibly to the naked eye!
Let the seniors stop exclaiming, and Coach Kataoka said to them,
"This guy has to fully adapt to the rhythm of high school, and this improvement is natural.
The previous Sendou was just him who couldn't use his full strength, but now he is Perfect Form.
So I hope you will stimulate him more. In order to adapt to the high school competition rhythm, he did not make any progress before. Before Summer Preliminaries, he still had a lot of room for improvement! "
The seniors who heard these words were about to scream, and their eyes turned red when they looked at Sendou.
This also led to his tragic life.
Whether it's base running, hitting, or fielding, the seniors are simply a group of people "serving" him.
Whoever has experienced it knows the feeling of being stared at by a large group of gentlemen all day long!
Each and every one of them looked hungry... It seemed as if these seniors didn't have girlfriends in the first place.
But even if Sendou is killed, he won't say it out loud. He doesn't want to die yet!
Sendou didn't know how he got through the whole morning, but Sendou, the person who was supposed to be the easiest among the first graders, exercised the most.
In the original work, Sawamura and others began to collapse physically at night, and Sendou was about to fall down at noon.
"What happened to these third-year seniors?" Sendou, who had just been told to take a break, was lying on the ground, breathing heavily and doubting his life!
He didn't know how he was going to spend this week. Fortunately, today was Sunday and he had to go to class tomorrow. He could sleep in class to recover, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to survive it!
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