Diamond Ace Takanono

Chapter 27

The Kanto Conference is over, and everyone seems to have found their goals for the next stage in an instant. Those who want to go to public schools are taking the unified public examination, and the members of the First Army are also determined to play baseball. The stadium was originally full. At that time, many people were missing.

In the bullpen, there are no seniors Nozawa and always reliable senior Ido. The new captain is Akira Hayakawa. Many former members of the second army have been promoted to the first army, including three pitchers including Takano.

At this time, it has been almost two months since Takano joined the Kinoshita club. The coaching team decided to take advantage of the ability test for all staff to accept the progress of Takano in the past two months, mainly based on basic physical fitness and pitching. aspect capabilities.

The project that was tested again in September was pulled out again.

"Well, both grip strength and bench press strength have improved significantly. It seems that the pitcher training has greatly strengthened your upper body strength, Gao Jun." Coach Fujii flipped through the previous values ​​and said to Gao Zhiye.

"Yes, because I didn't exercise enough upper limbs before, so the improvement is obvious."

"But compared to your explosive power, it's still a bit inferior." Gao Zhiye just practiced sprinting with other pitchers. His running speed between bases is much faster than others, but he hasn't practiced it before, so Baserunning skills are rubbish.

"The height and weight haven't changed much." Speaking of this, Coach Fujii's face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum. One or two are good young people. Why don't they gain weight? He looked at the man who was testing the bench press. Shibasaki thought to himself, 'Be content, it's good that the weight over there doesn't drop. '

The pitcher tested first, and when Gao Zhiye waited for the pitcher's test to end, there was a commotion outside. It was the sound of the outdoor stadium, and some long-lost voices could be heard mixed in.

"Senior Nozawa's voice?" Gao Zhiye popped up, and it really was them. The group of people who retired in the third year of junior high school came back collectively today. Their goal was very clear. When starting the test, do a secondary check-in.

One of the tall men was looking for something in the crowd, but he didn't seem to find it after a few scans. He swayed in place, and saw Gao Zhiye emerging from the training room.

"Hey, Gao Jun, have you finished the pitcher test?" It was Senior Heishi, who seemed to be looking for Gao Zhiye on purpose.

"Just finished the test, Senior Kuroishi." Takano and Coach Fujii greeted each other, and instantly felt the eyes from all directions. Although it was only for a moment, the seniors in the third year of junior high school all looked back.

"What... What's the matter, why are you looking at me?" Gao Zhiye hesitated a little, and then he was bumped into by Senior Nozawa who rushed up from behind, and he couldn't think about it.

"Hey, Mr. Missile! How are you doing today?" Senior Nozawa asked inexplicably.

"Also... okay? So, what's the matter, I have a hairy feeling, are you planning something?" Gao Zhiye fought with the iron-like arms of his seniors, and was then given by another junior senior. Squeeze your shoulders.

"Haha, Gao Jun, today's ball is still very accurate. For me, I want a ball above the knee in the outer corner. You can throw ten balls in a row."

"Eh? But the seniors have retired, why are you playing my game today?" Gao Zhiye had more questions on his face.

He was anxious to break free, but he couldn't help himself anymore, the voices of seniors came from everywhere.

"My area of ​​expertise is the high outer corner. I must cast all ten balls in the same position..."

"Damn it, I didn't hit a home run in a formal occasion throughout my junior high school. This time, Gao Jun, you must let me hit enough."

"Ten, I'm going to hit ten home runs."

"Arrogant brat, I'm going to beat you to tears today." A strange shout was mixed in.

. . . . .

So, what is it doing?Gao Zhiye's face was full of question marks and no one answered, only the discussions of the seniors were heard.

So, today I'm going to the mound and throw ten balls for each senior. These ten balls must be thrown in the area that the seniors are best at, so as to ensure that they hit ten home runs?Takano pieced together the information.

Senior Nozawa rubbed Gao Zhiye's head, "This is a carnival for retired personnel, a home run competition, haha, they all know that your pitch is very accurate, so they all want you to vote for them, of course the coach wants to To keep you from getting too tired, we set a limit of ten goals per person."

"Huh? The coach is also involved in it, but if each person has 170 balls, that's [-] balls..." Gao Zhiye, who was popularized by the baseball department's special program, was speechless.

"Relax, relax, haven't you seen the home run contest in Japan? Go and see it, I'm not trying to bully you."

Gao Zhiye was stuffed with a mobile phone before he knew there was such an event.

So with the help of the retirees, today's test ended very quickly, and the next step is the retirement event that the seniors of junior high school have been waiting for for a long time-the home run competition.

It was the first time that Gao Zhiye was so liked by his seniors, and he was almost sent to the back of the net like a star.

"Gao Jun, I want the red ball." The senior who grabbed the first place was still a little nervous.

"Okay, then senior, every time you are ready, give me a reminder, and I will throw another ball."

Gao Zhiye, who received a response from the other side, took out a clean ball from the side frame. In the team, a clean ball is used first for the pitcher. But the balls used by the seniors today are brand new balls specially prepared by the coaches.

The first ball was right in the red. The senior hit a long distance, but the speed was a little slow. It fell in the middle field, probably because of a catch.

The senior made some adjustments, but he didn't dare to waste time, and quickly gave the signal again. Gao Zhiye shot again in the same red center position. This time, he was lucky and hit a home run. Everyone gathered around cheer.

Gao Zhiye also took a ball while drawing circles in the air.

After the third ball, the fourth ball, and the tenth ball, Gao Zhiye had already found the rhythm of the senior's strike, and he could throw the ball well, making the senior hit very comfortably.

In the end, the senior left the strike zone with his five home runs in satisfaction, and he did not forget to boast: "The shot is very accurate, hard work."

Gao Zhiye wiped off his sweat, glanced at the coaches who were mixed with the players, and didn't dare to say anything. He just served all 17 seniors like this. Later, his toss became more and more smooth, and almost everyone Seniors hit home runs.

'It's really tiring', but watching the seniors carefully look around after playing, it seems that they want to take a few more glances, remembering this stadium deeply, Takano's parting feelings are still in his heart Drenched up.

"What's the matter, Gao-jun, you look melancholy!" The person who rushed over from behind turned out to be Senior Nozawa again.

Gao Zhiye took the trouble to put down Nozawa's arm: "Senior Nozawa, don't press me down like this."

"Haha, who made you grow so tall." Then he put away his expression, "By the way, you will be the ace pitcher of this team in the future. Let me teach you some ace experience."

　Today is very late and very short, because today I am saying goodbye to my colleagues who have left, and I don’t have dinner until 9:[-]
　　It is said that many companies are laying off employees recently, and my colleague took N+1 and left
　　Another colleague sitting across from me is this year’s school enrollment. She had already agreed with the leaders that she was leaving, and she even said that she would take the public examination later. As a result, the company’s policy protects the school’s enrollment and cannot be dismissed within one year. , she can only stay in a cheating manner. . .It is said that their department held a meeting today, and the leader never asked her during the whole process, nor did she assign work to her. . .It's too embarrassing, so she can only resign by herself, and then she can't get N+1 compensation. . .

　　I guess it will be very late tomorrow, because I have an exam tomorrow. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)