Training

"... There's no need to make such a big fuss!" After struggling for a while, Sendou finally managed to come up with a reason.

"That's precisely because we value you!" Head Manager Oota said with a smile.

"I'd rather not have this kind of attention!" Sendou thought to himself.

"Those guys' training will be more monotonous, and they'll have someone to help them!"

So I've been pretty free these past few days! Coach Kataoka's smile looked a bit devilish.

"How about it? The gloves!" Head Manager Oota changed the subject.

"Hmm! It's perfect... and works great!"

But won't I have to wear two pairs of gloves from now on?

"It's already heavy enough... This is a real headache!" Seeing that there was no way to salvage the situation, Sendou could only resign himself to changing the subject.

"You can ask Miyuki to get it for you!"

If it were you, you should be able to find a solution!

"Or should I talk to him for you?" Captain Tetsu made a rare joke.

"Then I might as well fool Akatsuki or Eijun!"

Akatsuki is really enthusiastic about this! Sendou recalled Furuya, who would get excited whenever he was asked to Furuya.

"And I guess there will be some cute juniors joining next year, who happen to be my fans!"

"That's enough! Come with me to the training ground!" Coach Kataoka abruptly interrupted Sendou's rambling, and the group headed towards the Practice Field.

When he arrived at the Practice Field, Sendou saw the players being rigorously trained by the third-year seniors, and he finally understood why Coach Kataoka had said he would be quite free in the next few days.

Sendou glanced around and knew that no one could escape this training session.

Although he made a one-on-one agreement with Sendou, it's impossible for him to completely ignore everyone else.

Coach Kataoka called several senior students together to begin today's training.

If you're not allowed to touch the ball, you can only practice physical fitness and basics, but there are still many different techniques.

Sendou's training sequence started with offense and began with Batting Cage, meaning he was the only one on the team who could touch the ball.

The others were envious, but their envy didn't last long before they were too busy training to think about such trivial matters.

It started with Anaerobic Sprint, and it was timed...

Then it's time to go to class.

"What's going on?" When it was the third baseman's turn to practice defense, Sendou looked at the scene in front of him helplessly.

Coach Kataoka Captain Tetsu, Sendou, and Sendoh—the three of them occupied one side of the court.

Captain Tetsu appeared at first base.

"I just thought about it, and one-on-one is a bit too much, so I'll go with one-on-two!"

"Perfect timing to practice throwing to first base!" Coach Kataoka seemed much more relaxed when talking to Sendou, which meant that this guy was going to have a tough time.

"Huh? Why is Sendou at third base?" Kanemaru said, catching his breath.

"Call out?"

Is Sendou going to switch to third base?

"Because of someone's mistake! Hey!!" Guan-senpai added insult to injury.

"Whoosh!!" Higasa- senpai was covered in cold sweat.

"That frees up an outfield spot!" Senior Asou was slightly pleased.

"Hey!"

"Hey... what the hell are you doing?!"

"You guys still have the nerve to care about others? Get running, you bastards!!!" Isashiki-senpai couldn't tolerate the fact that these bastards were still able to chat.

According to my teammate Jun-san's standard, during rest time he should be panting heavily and on the verge of death!

So, the first and second graders started practicing again.

"Ping!"

"Puff!"

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Faster!!!"

As you receive the ball, you need to move your feet!

"One more ball!!" Coach Kataoka was putting a lot of effort into training Sendou in order to quickly develop him into a third baseman.

The infield is closer to home plate, which means they need to handle faster balls and have less time to react, so their movements must be quick and precise.

No matter how talented you are, you still need to train hard!

In fact, Sendou's performance had already exceeded Coach Kataoka's expectations.

Some simple balls can be cleared in one step. Although his movements are a bit stiff, the difference in talent means that his overall speed is not slower than that of a veteran third baseman.

He can catch some difficult balls steadily, even faster than any third baseman, but he still needs time to improve the fluidity of his pitching motion.

And the speed of progress is visible to the naked eye.

After the first day of practice, Sendou's technique was already quite good; all he needed to do was increase the speed through continuous practice.

Kanemaru and Higasa were sweating bullets as they watched, and just as Coach Kataoka had predicted, the other infielders also felt the pressure.

He thought his position was rock solid, but Coach Kataoka's actions immediately put it in jeopardy.

It's practically saying, "I have an all-around warrior here; if anyone makes a mistake, I can replace him."

But these guys made a mistake and couldn't even touch the ball, so they could only watch helplessly as their seniors rigorously trained them.

"Ping!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

Coach Kataoka hit the ball a little too hard, turning it into a high-speed Line Drive. At that moment, Sendou's natural reaction speed allowed him to almost instinctively raise his hand and catch the ball.

"Sunglasses Uncle, are you trying to murder me?" Sendou asked with a lingering fear, feeling the force of the ball in his hand.

Sorry! My hand slipped!

That's enough for today! Coach Kataoka realized that he had played a lot of games today, and coupled with Sendou's performance, he unconsciously increased his power.

Just like when Coach Nakanishi first met Sendou, he wanted to test the upper limit of Sendoh's talent.

The excitement was indescribable.

Upon hearing Coach Kataoka's words, Sendou plopped down on the ground; he was exhausted from the day.

Today is already the second day, which means that Miyuki and the others have been training with their seniors for two days now, and they don't know when it will end.

Coach Kataoka's attention will be diverted once others can also touch the ball, preventing him from focusing entirely on dealing with Kataoka alone.

Coach Kataoka's "That's all for now" wasn't just directed at Sendou, but at the entire team.

That concludes today's practice.

After resting for a while, Sendou got up to eat some food that would help restore his energy.

In addition to consistently Explosive Power Menu, he also practices his swing at night.

It can be said that this is the most hard-working period that Sendou has been in since birth.

During dinner, this guy specifically asked Captain Tetsu when their Practice Match against the first and second-year students would start.

Knowing the match time, and knowing that Coach Kataoka would definitely give the others some time to rest.

This means that his hard times will end at the latest.

For Sendou, who knows what to say and what not to say, Captain Tetsu naturally has nothing to hide.

Upon hearing that the First Match would be held the day after tomorrow, Friday, Sendou's eyes lit up and he came up with a proposal.

That's all for today! I have to get up early tomorrow; the Lunar New Year holiday is much busier than usual...

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