Reunion

The afternoon after the love letter incident was resolved saw Practice Match against Yamaguchi High School.

"Sunglasses Uncle! Are you planning to let Senior A Xian pitch the whole inning today?" Someone asked when they saw Coach Kataoka only letting Kawakami- senpai warm up.

"That was my original plan, but it depends on what he pitches!" Coach Kataoka didn't say much more, because he only needed to touch this bastard to stop there.

Moreover, there are many things that cannot be said in front of the contestants.

"I see!" Sendou glanced at Kawakami-senpai, who was pressing down Kawakami his back, and muttered to himself.

So far, Kawakami's condition has not been good, so Coach Kataoka wants to give him more opportunities to adjust.

After all, one's mindset has begun to stabilize, leaving only physical sensations—the final push.

Only by building his confidence through competitions and adjusting his condition back to its original state can he prepare for the Autumn Tournament.

After all, apart from these Practice Match, there are only three matches left in the Autumn Tournament Qualifier.

After the danger, there were no seeds left, and the Drawing Lots was completely disrupted.

It's not enough to rely solely on Furuya, who is physically weak.

However, Practice Match that afternoon, the player still seemed to be in less than optimal condition.

His high Ball Trajectory are being hit from time to time, just as Miyuki said, and the problem he is currently facing is that batters are hitting his low pitches.

In today's match, according to the observer, although he was dressed in a way that didn't look like his usual self.

However, the team's overall performance is improving.

Xiaochun has also gained initial recognition because he has been able to fill the void left by Onisan.

Ultimately, Kawakami was unable to pitch a safe field and was only substituted after pitching the seventh inning.

They pitched seven innings and only allowed two runs, with the final score being five to three.

Although it didn't look easy, they still won with ease. (Simply put, the score difference wasn't large, but they steadily dominated the game.)

As soon as the match ended, Coach Kataoka gave a brief explanation and then announced the end of today's training.

Furthermore, the athletes were instructed not to overdo their self-training, but to maintain sufficient physical and mental energy to prepare for tomorrow's Yakushi High School.

The OBs, who overheard Kataoka Coach's conversation, realized that they were going to have Practice Match against Yakushi High School.

And the time is tomorrow morning! Everyone exclaimed in surprise, saying how great it was to come to the game today.

Meanwhile, Coach Todoroki of Yakushi High School substituted Sanada early once again during the Practice Match, just like yesterday.

It is well known that his pitching form puts too much strain on his left foot.

During the summer season, his foot injury had fully healed, and even against top powerhouses like Ichidai San High and Seidou, they still didn't dare let him pitch the entire game.

His foot has finally fully healed and he is now able to compete again.

Coach Todoroki is still using him very carefully, especially in preparation for facing the formidable opponent, Seidou.

Since his body is in optimal condition, without any accumulated fatigue.

Neither Yakushi High School nor Seidou High School treated this Practice Match as a regular game.

Both sides have completed their preparations; now it's just a matter of watching the game unfold.

The next day, after breakfast, the Seidou members began to warm up on the court.

The third-year seniors also canceled all their training to watch the new team's match.

"Hey! Furuya!" Sawamura called out to Furuya.

"Um?"

"Would you like to do some stretching exercises with me?"

It's more effective when two people do it than when one person does it.

Furuya nodded blankly.

So the two little ones went onto the court together.

"This is really quite strange!" Sendou thought to himself as he watched the two figures disappear into the distance.

"Hey! No, that's not how it works!"

Push harder!

"Isn't that the same as me doing stretching exercises alone?" Before long, Sawamura began to criticize Furuya.

"Hey! Jiang..." Old Gang reached out his hand as if to say something, but he realized he was too late after only saying half of it.

Furuya obediently followed Sawamura's instructions, and with a sudden effort, almost slammed Sawamura's shoulder directly onto the ground, giving him a close encounter with the grass.

If that really happened, my back would probably break.

"Ouch! Baka!!!" Sure enough, the next second, Sawamura's startled scream rang out.

"Baka! This is what you get for it!" Sendou finally lowered the hand he had reached out to stop Sawamura.

What he really meant to say was, "Hey! Furuya, you don't know your own strength, you'll crush me!"

After all, the scene of Isashiki-senpai giving Furuya a massage during the Summer Training Camp is still fresh in my mind.

He always accidentally uses a force capable of killing.

The hole in his ceiling, which had just been patched not long ago, was proof of that.

"What's wrong? Sendou-san!" Furuya Sawamura, saw Sendou lower his hand and heard him speak, so he turned around and asked in confusion.

"It's nothing!" He had already finished his business, so what else could he say?

"Oh? There are two sides to the court!" Footsteps and Mishima's familiar voice came from outside the court.

"With such a big stadium, there shouldn't be any problem with any kind of warning training!" After the third fall, another unfamiliar voice came.

The three people, who were doing gentle exercises, turned their heads to look at the road between the two courts.

"Yo!"

Since you're here, it means you'll be the ones pitching in our game later, right?...

"Who's starting?" Yuta Mishima greeted the Double Pitcher and asked with a smile.

"Me!" Double Pitcher were only thinking of themselves.

Who on earth is it?!

"Don't worry about it! That's just how those two guys are."

The rivals behind the ace!

"... That's the feeling." Sendou said with a smile.

"Sendou-san!"

Long time no see!

How's your arm feeling lately? When can you play again?" Mishima greeted Sendoh immediately upon seeing Sendou.

Sendou was already used to it; the other party used honorifics towards him, a fellow student. After all, Mishima wasn't the first to do so.

And Furuya, who is number one, is right next to us!

"I'll be playing in this match, otherwise why do you think I'd be here?" Sendou said casually.

"Really?!?" Mishima exclaimed in surprise.

Because he also knew that Sendou had a muscle strain.

It is an injury that is difficult to recover from, prone to relapse, and may even become a lifelong hidden ailment if not handled properly.

"No matter who goes first, I'll kick you all out!!!"

Hahahaha!!

"Hahahaha!" At this moment, Raichi Todoroki jumped over the fence, which was about 1.5 meters high, and entered the court.

I really need to change my sleep schedule. My head is hurting again. It looks like my blood pressure has started to rise again from staying up late these past few days. Although it doesn't look like High Blood Pressure, I need to avoid it from becoming one.

So the two thousand owed may be deferred to today or tomorrow.

I'm so annoyed! I hate owing things.

But lately, one bad thing after another has been piling up, and I'm really desperate...

It's even more coincidental than a novel plot; if I hadn't experienced it myself, I would have thought it was all made up...