King's Green Road

Chapter 13 Part13 Selection
After the first practice match, Supervisor Kataoka arranged several matches, most of which were played by players from the Second Army.

Every time the cafeteria arranges starters for a practice match, Supervisor Kataoka will at least start Eijun or follow up the game in order to exercise Eijun's competitive spirit and game experience.

Under the arrangement of Supervisor Kataoka, the players of the first and second armies who felt fussy at the beginning were also calm. After all, Sawamura Eijun, who was the person involved, accepted this arrangement very calmly. raise objections.The person who has the most opinion on this is Fugu Akatsuki. He wanted to go to the mound to pitch, but he was banned from pitching by Kataoka Supervisor because of the broken fingernails last time.

Seeing that Eijun, a competitor, can hit the mound again and again to participate in the game, the switch of the gas stove is turned on all over the body, and the vigorous blue flames are burning, and the cold smoky gray eyes are not convinced. Looking at Rongchun.

Supervisor Kataoka is not surprised to be quite satisfied with Akira Furutani's performance. A pitcher must have the competitive spirit to get on the mound at any time.

And now Eijun really lacks this kind of thing, and for Akatsuki Jiangu who is a competitor, Eijun always has a state of avoidance and weakness, which is what puzzles him the most.

In the practice games of the past few days, apart from Eijun as a pitcher, the first player to stand out is Haruichi Kominato in the first grade, and the younger brother of Ryosuke Kominato in the third grade.

In the fielding in the practice game, he used his boldness, care, sensitivity and slender sense of the ball to boldly intercept all kinds of hits that were difficult to solve in the eyes of others, and avoided a lot of lost points.

The contestants who competed for a place in the first army couldn't help sighing when they saw Kominato Haruichi's strong defensive ability. Really, with such a strong opponent, they still have a chance to enter the first army.

At this time, what was going on on the court was the practice match between Seidou and Asakura Academy.

"Second baseman and shortstop!!!"

At this time, the ball that was hit by the player from Asakura Academy was rapidly heading towards the second category and the shortstop.

When the players around saw such a ball, they thought it was unlikely to be intercepted, it was too difficult.

At this moment, Kominato Haruichi rushed towards the ball with a swift posture. With a "snap", the ball was confiscated into Xiao Minato's sleeve, and he turned around and quickly took out the ball and threw it to the first base. The first base blocked the hitter of Asakura Academy.

Everyone was shocked, it was really amazing, such a ball could be intercepted, it really deserves to be the second baseman Ryosuke Kominato's younger brother is really equally outstanding.

The three giants in the observation room are also observing the performance of all the players, hoping to select the first team player who is qualified for the summer competition. For the only last place, all the players have exerted their best efforts to play.

In these few days of practice matches, through observation of all the players, the last remaining one-armed candidate who was helpful to the summer competition was selected by Kataoka Supervisor.

In the observation room at this time, Director Kataoka sat on the table in front of him and placed observation information on all the players.He told Minister Ota and Vice Minister Rei Takashima standing behind him that he had already decided on the candidate.

"Have you decided who will be promoted to the first army?!" Minister Ota was shocked by this matter.

Sitting Director Kataoka took a puff of cigarette facing the window, and replied to Minister Ota, "Yes, that's right."

Minister Ota was shocked by this. He did not expect that the candidate was decided so quickly. Is the person selected in such a short time really suitable for joining the First Army?

"The summer qualifiers have already started, and we have no more time to choose."

Supervisor Kataoka held a smoking cigarette in his hand, "Gather all the players now."

"Yes, I understand." Rei Takashima firmly believed in Supervisor Kataoka's words, and supported all decisions.

At nightfall, in the brightly lit interior of the indoor training ground, Seidou High's supreme goal of dominating the country hangs on the wall.And below, all the players lined up with serious expressions on their faces, anticipating what would greet them next.

In such a tense atmosphere, Director Kataoka Rei Takashima and Minister Ota also stepped into the indoor training ground with solid steps.

Director Kataoka stepped forward to face all the baseball players at Seidou High School.With a serious face, he announced what he wanted to say, "Now let's announce the last place to be promoted to the first army."

Everyone present was very nervous. Although Eijun was already a member of the first army, he was also very worried for Kominato Haruichi. Although he joined the first army with him in the last life, what if something happened this time? Accidents are also possible, but I can't help being nervous, fearing that Chunshi will not be able to enter the army.

"A practice game so far is used as a reference. I have already decided who will be promoted to the first army."

"The chosen person must represent the consciousness of the school..."

"Those who were not selected, I hope that you can come to assist the first army with all your strength before the month before summer."

Under the solemn words of Director Kataoka, all the players who were eager to be promoted to the first army all jumped up, and Kominato Haruichi swallowed nervously, "Uh, I'm so nervous... .”

Everyone stared at Supervisor Kataoka's opened and closed lips, hoping to hear the name they expected.

"The first-year Kominato Haruichi was promoted to the first army." Director Kataoka announced the result with his hands behind his back.

All the contestants who were not selected lowered their heads sadly, their eyes were already full of tears, and their eye circles were red.

The players who were confirmed to be selected also feel sad for the students of the same grade who were not selected, especially the third-year players. This is their last summer competition. Not being selected is equivalent to announcing their withdrawal from high school baseball.

"Including the one player selected just now, there are a total of [-] first-team players to deal with this summer's competition..."

"In order to prepare for tomorrow's competition practice, let's disband here today, and the third-year players who were not selected stay here."

All the players obeyed their orders and left. Eijun glanced at Master Chris who stayed where he was. It was still hard for him to accept such a thing again. I couldn't participate in the last summer game. Fortunately, I joined professional baseball after my recovery, and I still have the opportunity to play with Master Chris in the future.

However, it is a pity that I was not able to participate in the final competition with the students of the same level who struggled together.

At this moment in the room, Supervisor Kataoka was silent for a moment facing the remaining contestants.

Afterwards, he said emotionally, "You have really worked hard in the past two years. Facing the fierce competition for the first move and the rigorous training, you all rose to the challenge without hesitation and followed me all the time. This supervisor has struggled until now.”

As he spoke, he bowed to the third-year contestants, "From now on, please be proud of this."

All the third-year contestants were shocked. After such provocative words, they finally couldn't hold back their tears.They all covered their faces in pain, some even knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, tears kept falling.

At this time, all the unselected contestants in the third grade had the same idea in their hearts. They had already realized something, even if they were not selected. .And never regret it. . .But still so unwilling, their summer ended like this! ! !

The only Chris who is still standing in such an atmosphere has a relieved expression on his face. During this period of getting along with Eijun, he is not as self-absorbed as before, and gradually regains his former self-confidence. There is still a chance to play baseball in the future, right?

Facing Chris, who was once his proud disciple, Supervisor Kataoka expressed his request to Chris, "Chris, you still have a chance to become a baseball player in the future, first of all, you must heal your shoulder injury, I hope You can help Miyuki and Miyauchi manage the pitchers in the next few days, can you agree to my request?"

"Can I really do it? I'm stricter than the coach!" Chris was relieved of the previous matter, and responded to Supervisor Kataoka's request with a relaxed attitude.

"Of course, I'll leave it to you." Supervisor Kataoka was very pleased with this, and extended an invitation to the rest of the third graders, "You will also come to assist me in the training of the first army!!"

"Yes! No problem."

The members of the first army outside the door did not really leave, but stood outside the door to accept this silent baptism. As a first-year first-year player, they were the ones who received the biggest shock. Those seniors who worked so hard were better than themselves None of the other players were selected but he was selected. Fugu, Xiaomin and others were greatly affected.

Facing the juniors selected in the first grade, the rest of the first-team players also made a point, "Facing such a result, we carry the expectations of all the players who were not selected. The only thing we can do is to carry the expectations of the losers." Let’s work together to become stronger!!!”

"Yes!! We understand."

Under such a special baptism, Kominato Harushi and the others started to move forward into the distance.

Eijun is going through such a baptism again, he hopes that this time he will not disappoint the expectations of the seniors, and work hard towards the distance with their share.

Instead of not being able to get the qualifications and trust that the seniors expected, the failure of the summer competition, Isashiki seniors and their eyes flashed in front of their eyes one after another, and the summer of the seniors must not be lost like this again. color. . . .

(End of this chapter)