Origin

"Suddenly, it occurred to me that perhaps I was being a bit impatient. My teammates are just ordinary people, unlike me! I should put the practice matches aside for now. As things stand, they can't even be called a team in such a short time. Maybe it was my mistake not to have the pitcher and catcher together for months," Sendou said into the phone that night.

"It's not entirely like that. Rather than rushing them into a half-baked team, it's better to use this opportunity to thoroughly train them. At least your teammates haven't developed any bad habits, have they? That's all thanks to you, Akila.

Think about it, if they formed a team for the sake of matches and continued with rough training, the habits they develop would be hard to correct. This is good, this is enough. Have faith in yourself!

They may be ordinary people; I haven't met them.

But!!!...

But if they know they lack talent, shouldn't they rely on expertise to close the gap?

This is just Middle School Soft Baseball. Unless they're true geniuses, ba kei mo no (that term is usually used to describe true geniuses, monsters; other terms imply 'I can't beat this person, so I call them a monster'), the difference between having talent and not having talent isn't as big as you think. Don't rush, watch your step! Advance step by step!"

"Thanks, Uncle!"

"No, it's just that you're too anxious. Actually, you understand these principles, but you're too focused on moving forward, so you can't see clearly!

Cherish this time, Akila!!!

Thinking together with your teammates and working hard to become stronger will become a lifelong memory for you and your teammates! There's nothing more precious than that, is there? The dreams of young people are truly dazzling! Remember, winning and losing are baseball, crying and laughing are youth!

This is the most difficult sport in the world, and also the most exciting, so it's the best sport. And student baseball is the best!

It contains the dreams of young people, crying together, laughing together, working hard together. Watching the growth of these kids around me every day is like I've returned to my origin, remembering when I was a kid, recklessly striving for my dreams! Every time, it brings tears to my eyes, so many beautiful memories.

For you, Akila, I don't have any particularly good advice. Crying or laughing, it's all part of these three years, isn't it?"

"Teammates... huh?

I kind of understand why Coach Nakanishi refused to stay in America and become a Major League coach, rejecting that increasingly professionalized high school baseball you mentioned. Elementary school students are the purest, chasing after the ball as if the ball is everything to them!"

"That's right, I've found my home, and your life has just begun.

Right now, you have the purest teammates. They believe in you, tirelessly training every day, hoping to achieve results despite their lack of talent, hoping to accomplish something with their teammates!

In the future, you'll meet all kinds of people, but this special experience will definitely be irreplaceable. (I always feel this way when I watch Cross Game. The dreams of young people are dazzling!)"

"..." Sendou didn't speak, quietly watching the starry sky outside the window.

Suddenly, he understood a bit why Fumino, who had followed him since childhood, liked the starry sky. The starry sky is truly vast, as if one could merge into it, and that feeling is captivating.

"Good luck, Akila! From the first day I met you, I wanted to say that the God of Baseball chose you. If you choose baseball in the future, I look forward to the day your name resounds throughout the world!!!

I believe that at that time, baseball fans all over the world will cheer and worship your reign!

I believe that at that time, you will make baseball history forever remember the name Sendou Akila, becoming an unprecedented legend!!!

But whether you choose baseball or not, you will find your own home in the future, and I will always support you!!!

Well then, good night!" With that, Coach Nakanishi hung up the phone!

"None of that matters! That kind of thing! So you've always had such expectations of me?

The future... huh?

Can I get what I want?"

Looking at the starry sky, Sendou unknowingly shed tears. Neither he nor Coach Nakanishi knew whether he would choose baseball in the future.

But even Sendou couldn't ignore Coach Nakanishi's feelings. Coach Nakanishi never asked him to play Baseball, he was just looking forward to his growth, looking forward to what kind of person the future Sendou would be, that's all.

Sendou is pursuing, pursuing something, and Coach Nakanishi just hopes that Sendou can get what he wants to pursue.

Coach Nakanishi doesn't know what Sendou is chasing, but he knows that, just like when he was a kid, like an idiot, chasing the ball he liked, Sendou also has something he really wants to get, and that's enough.

Just like parents hope that their children live the way they want them to, that's enough!

"Akila! Akila! ..., What! So you're not asleep!" At this time, Fumino's voice came from the corridor outside the door, and then she naturally opened the door and said to Sendou.

"You're right, Uncle! No matter what happens in the future, the current life may be the most precious thing in my life. I won't waste it and let time drift away. Cherish this time, it has nothing to do with whether I'm lazy or not! Heh!" Sendou, who didn't know how long he had been looking at the sky, said to himself, although the style of painting changed suddenly at the end. Finally, he heard Fumino's voice and chuckled, his face full of warmth!

"What's wrong?"

"Of course it's studying! Studying!"

"I see, let's go! To your room!"

"What happened? Akila is actually talking so gently when I ask you for advice?"

"Enough! Do you want me to teach you or not!"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm!" Fumino nodded cutely.

"Really, I can't do anything with you! How many times do I have to explain it before you understand!" Saying that, he left the room with Fumino. If someone was still in this room, they would definitely hear the warm conversation between the two!

"Many times! Because I know Akila won't abandon me!"

"Don't act like a puppy!"

"You're the puppy! Akila is the puppy! Woof! Woof!"

"Haha!"

Nothing could be warmer than this, right?

Suddenly, I thought of a little inspiration. I originally planned to write only a little, but I ended up writing a chapter. I should be the first one to be brought to tears by what I wrote! How low is my crying point! Really, please ask for collections and recommendations at the end!