Coach Ochiai Who Liked Bad Jokes

Seidou's basketball court is divided into two sides, A and B!

At Miyuki, Kawakami helped the batters with their batting practice on the Field A.

In Miyuki's words, it simply means the pitching and hitting Ball Trajectory that the pitcher or batter is good at.

Of the entire Seidou team, only Kawakami, besides Sendou, can currently achieve this.

If Miyuki dared to ask Sendou, who was still recovering from injury, for help, Coach Kataoka would definitely kill him.

Although Sendou himself said that he was no longer in pain.

Several outfielders were also practicing defense.

Meanwhile, the Double Pitcher practiced outfield defense on the other side of the field.

Defensive batting drills are for experienced outfielders; these two aren't at that stage yet.

It was called defensive practice, but it was really just the assistant coaches hitting the Coach Bat and letting them run back and forth freely in the outfield.

Sawamura complained as he ran, while Furuya rested in the narrow shade of the Ball Net railing.

Sendou was running around the court, which was the only practice he could do.

"They're really keeping up!" Coach Ochiai remarked, watching Sawamura and his companion sprinting across the outfield.

"Because only during this period can one truly experience the heat of summer."

"To help them adjust to the summer pace, I plan to put them under intense pressure during the final period of summer vacation," Coach Kataoka said, hugging his waist.

Coach Ochiai glanced at Coach Kataoka furtively after hearing his words.

"He really is a devil!" he muttered, but at a volume that was just loud enough for people nearby to hear.

"Huh?" This was the first time that Head Manager Oota had heard someone use such blunt language to criticize Coach Kataoka's actions.

Even the Sendou don't use such direct language.

"Even if they have made some progress in their skills, they are still high school students."

"It's those players who are unable to perform to their full potential in official matches and are left with regretful memories." Coach Kataoka didn't seem to care, stating his own meaning.

In some ways, Sendou's subtle criticisms are much more unpleasant than these straightforward ones.

"I see!

High school students are not yet mature in mindset and maturity, so they are easily affected by fluctuations in their emotions... right?

"That's roughly the idea!" Coach Kataoka nodded.

"That's really scary!"

"That man guessed everything correctly!" Coach Ochiai whispered.

"Um?"

"Sendou-kun!"

At noon, I was complaining to the first-year main players about how heavy the training load at Seidou was.

Although Sendou-kun outwardly acknowledged my thoughts, he did not believe that your decision was wrong.

I think you have other intentions behind arranging this training.

When I tried asking, "Coach Kataoka, what is your intention?"

The man made his guess after only a few seconds of thought.

What's truly frightening is that what he said was almost exactly what you said.

"Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!" Coach Ochiai answered honestly.

This is also why Coach Kataoka mentioned that this is the only time of year when the heat of summer is felt, and Coach Ochiai would sneak glances at him.

He had heard something similar just hours earlier, and it sounded familiar.

"Seriously! Sendou said that!"

That man was indeed like that; he was very good at understanding other people's psychology and combining that with their personality, behavior, and even subtle physical gestures.

Then put yourself in the other person's shoes to guess their true thoughts.

Therefore, his success rate is very high; at least I have rarely seen him guess wrong.

The closer he is to the person, the more accurate his guesses will be.

Because everyone's personality, style, thoughts, and level of intelligence are different.

Therefore, each person makes different judgments at different times.

Even the same person may make different judgments when faced with the same problem at different times.

I also think his ability is terrifying, it's just that that guy is lazy and rarely does in-depth analysis.

He once said that my usual style of doing things is quite direct and simple.

So for him, this kind of thing is probably easier to guess. Coach Kataoka's reaction after hearing this was very calm.

"So that's how it is! I thought he had Mind Reading!"

"... I told a joke!" Coach Ochiai said weakly, seeing the awkward silence.

"In short, I'll continue to observe the training here!"

Even for players who have previously appeared at Koshien, I have some understanding of their personalities and physical conditions.

I didn't even remember the names and faces of the other contestants!

I'd like to know what kind of practice they usually do.

What level can be achieved through various exercises?

Otherwise, my work cannot proceed. Coach Ochiai's job is to provide individualized advice based on the client's physical condition and other factors.

Therefore, if the contestants don't fully understand the situation, they really can't do any work.

Just like how trainers, even after watching their performance in a competition, still conduct detailed Physical Examination and even rely on medical instruments to perform physical examinations.

Even physical examinations are required every so often.

Only with a large amount of data can we combine the characteristics of the other party to give a special training menu and ensure the health of the players.

"I understand. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to speak them."

"Anything that can help the team, we're willing to meet with you to discuss," Coach Kataoka said with a smile.

"Is anything really possible?"

Even if this is the team's style that might change to my style? Coach Ochiai, just like in the original work, really enjoys these provocative jokes.

His words did indeed startle the others.

"Just kidding!"

... Actually, I'm very shy around strangers!

Coach Ochiai is actually quite cute!

Although he said that, others didn't really think so.

Although we only had a short time together, this person was the type to say anything and make a lot of scary jokes.

Although he thought it was just a lame joke.

"I'm so sorry!" Seeing the worried expressions on the Coach Ochiai apologized sincerely.

"Please try to avoid making jokes like this in the future; they're really too scary."

"Because we already have someone like that on our team." Rei-chan realized after a few seconds and said.

"Is that Sendou-kun?"

"Yes! That child has always had this kind of personality."

Moreover, they are repeat offenders who refuse to learn from their mistakes.

A few days ago, we were joking that baseball was too dangerous and we should quit.

"Although we knew it was a joke at first glance, it still scared us to death!" Rei-chan said helplessly.

"Really? That's quite an interesting kid." Coach Ochiai was also speechless; it turned out there was someone even more outspoken than himself.

Something happened today that delayed me, so I'll make up for the missed chapter tomorrow. There will be another 2,000 words later.

To be honest, I had a really bad day. When I jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), I kicked a glass cup and it flew away. The only thing I was lucky about was that I didn't step on any broken glass shards. After all, I jumped down, and the glass cup shattered into pieces just as I was about to land.

In the end, we realized we didn't have any glasses, so we decided to use my water bottle.

As a result, I dropped the kettle as soon as I picked it up, spilling water all over the bed. Luckily, I didn't sleep on a bed, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to sleep that night.