Pre-Game

On the seventh day of Koshien, night gradually fell as Sendou went on a private "date" with Rei-chan.

There was one thing Sendou had been right about: being with an intelligent beauty like Rei-chan really did make a person feel much more relaxed.

Anyone who saw the two of them talking in the café would probably have assumed they were a couple!

After all, Sendou was dressed casually, and his mature air did not make him look like a student in the slightest.

Back at the hotel, Raichi finally got the delicious dinner he had dreamed of and shed tears of excitement.

It only made him want to perform even better in the semifinals—for the sake of getting to eat good food...

That night, Seidou's group gathered together once again.

After arriving at Koshien, these boys' vanity had been greatly satisfied, and they especially loved watching news related to themselves.

And tomorrow was Seidou's match against Kyoma.

It was only the second round of the Koshien schedule, yet a showdown of this level was unprecedented this year.

For a moment, everyone's attention focused on this one game, and the level of interest rivaled that of a final!!

So everyone knew what the evening news would cover.

Thus, a huge group waited...

Finally,

"It's starting!!" someone shouted, and everyone turned to look.

"Tomorrow, Koshien will enter its eighth day of competition!

The most eye-catching game will naturally be the Second Match between Seidou and Kyoma!

Next is a special feature prepared by our program, covering stories from the daily lives of both teams!!" As the host spoke, the footage shifted into the feature he had mentioned.

"First, Kyoma Daifuji Maki High School from South Hokkaido.

As Japan's coldest region, the land of Hokkaido, rich in natural products, also gives its players