Huff!
Huff!
Beyond the reach of the streetlights, in a dim place few people ever visited, lay the practice grounds of a group of hungry boys...
The boys tirelessly swung the bats in their hands!
The reason they kept swinging even in a place like this was because they wanted to climb higher...
They wanted to make the First Team!!!
This dark world reflected their resolve and state of mind!
Their desire and Fighting Spirit to break free from the hell of the lower ranks!!!
At that moment, another boy carrying a bat slowly walked over...
"You're still swinging here!
You've already taken several hundred swings, haven't you?
That's seriously impressive. I couldn't do it at all!!" Sendou said with a smile.
"Of course!
Those guys are still training desperately. If we want to surpass them, we can only work twice as hard!" Takatsu said after letting out a light breath.
Sendou got along well with everyone in the Baseball Club. Since he had also been running into them from time to time lately and chatting for a bit, they spoke much more casually now.
"You really are amazing!
Working hard to ignite your Fighting Spirit in an environment you don't even like!" Sendou exclaimed sincerely.
That instead made the boys his age feel a little embarrassed. They looked at one another and smiled.
"Only here can constantly remind us that we want to become stronger!
Don't you usually go somewhere deeper in?
By the way, are you practicing here today?" Takatsu asked after answering.
Though they did not know where Sendou trained specifically, he sometimes practiced with them, which was why Takatsu asked.
"No! Not today!
Today, I need to concentrate intensely for some simulated practice!
Amakusa from Ichidai San High doesn't throw anything half-hearted!
Besides, I have a