Battle Begins

March 26.

"We're back here again! And the two of us are sharing a room again!!" Still in the same hotel as before, Miyuki sat back up after stretching on the bed and spoke to Sendou in front of him.

"Yeah!

This time, it's two people to a room. You could call it a summer reward!

Well!

Though for you, the biggest reward is probably that Tetsu-san can't come looking for you to play shogi anymore!" Sendou said with a smile as he arranged his luggage.

"Don't bring up shogi at a time like this!

Seriously!" Miyuki retorted.

"I see!

Let's get some proper rest today!

After all, this hotel has some pretty great facilities!" Sendou said with a smile.

"I'm going to rest up properly!

I'll do some light batting practice tonight, then go soak comfortably in the bath!" Miyuki said with a contented smile.

After all, Seidou's schedule was not especially tight in the early stages, but traveling back and forth was definitely out of the question. They would remain here until their Koshien campaign was over.

Yakushi, for example, had returned to Tokyo after finishing their first-round match, since they could practice and recuperate at their own field.

Even if Seidou's rest time was short, they could continue practicing at a nearby middle school through the connections Sendou had made during the summer.

The strategy meeting had already been held before they came.

Moreover, their opponent was an old rival who had eliminated them at the Jingu Tournament. There was not much new information to update, and they had also carried out targeted practice at their own field.

All they needed to do was maintain the right mindset.

March 27, the fifth day of the Selection Tournament.

"Good afternoon, dear spectators!

In today's Second Match, on the