Tokyo International Airport.
Chris walked in the lobby of the airport where people came and went, a nostalgic smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth.
Speaking of which, it has been three months since he left Tokyo!
Now that I'm back, it feels like a lifetime away.
Yes, it's like a lifetime, both mentally and physically.
Sawamura hoped to help Chris share the pressure in the duel with the current third grader. But he knew that after seeing Sawamura's strength, Chris felt that the burden on his body was heavier.
What Chris thought at the time was, how many monsters like Sawamura are there in the country?
Although he also advised Sawamura not to overtrain, he also understood the truth. But put it on himself, looking at the expectant little eyes of Supervisor Kataoka, surrounded by teammates who are trying to keep up with his footsteps.
How could he stop?
Just a little more exercise, just a little more exercise...
Supervisor Kataoka, Rei Takashima, and friends around him have more or less persuaded him.
But Chris just can't stop!
It was three months before Sawamura's previous life, and Chris gave himself up to practice!
With a shoulder injury, it is likely that he will never be able to play baseball again for the rest of his life.
When the result came out from the doctor's mouth, he was as strong as Chris, and couldn't help crying.
He hates, he hates himself, hates God.
But in the end, it's all his fault.
Fortunately, in the face of desperation, Chris did not abandon himself like Mitsui Junior, he immediately chose the road of rehabilitation.
As long as there is still a glimmer of hope, he will never give up baseball and return to the court.
His hard work paid off, and by the winter of last year, his rehabilitation was almost done. But doctors advised him that since he hasn't recovered, high school baseball is better off.
Of course Chris disagrees!
Finally, with the consent of his father, Chris went to the United States to receive the most advanced rehabilitation treatment.
Heaven pays off, and after a painful rehabilitation process that no one else could imagine, Chris came over.
Three months before the start of the summer tournament, he returned to Tokyo and back to Aoshima.
In the last summer, he did not allow himself to have regrets.
"Chris!"
The middle-aged man with blond hair, holding a folding fan in his hand, said with a smile: "Now that we have negotiated terms with the Golden Eagles, their scouts will pay attention to your performance in Qingdao High School."
"It's been a year since you left the stadium, do you have the confidence to get back to the main position?"
The middle-aged man is Chris's father, a baseball player when he was young, and now a TV comedian.
For Chris, his father had high hopes.
"Qingdao is not that simple. It is difficult for Qingdao to let him be the main force of the team who has been away from the stadium for a full year."
Chris said softly, "However, I won't give up."
Whether it is an army or a catcher, he has to rely on his own hands to win.
Otherwise, how would he explain to his peers in the same class? How do I explain to my father who accompanies me to rehabilitate? And, how to explain to the little guy who trusted him and wanted to enter Koshien with him.
"Where to go first?"
Chris's father drove the car from the temporary storage near the airport and loaded Chris, and asked.
"Qingdao!"
Chris' father was taken aback, then laughed.
"it is good!"
The car slowly drove towards Qingdao, and when they arrived at Qingdao, they saw the red and white battle in the team.
"What a brutal game!"
The score is 18:1!
Huge score gap, people can not ignore.
In a wealthy high school, three years of baseball career is enough to make a player reborn. The simplest example is that after graduating from high school, you can directly participate in the professional draft.
This alone is enough to prove that the top high school students in the country are definitely not inferior to professional players.
Especially in a place like Qingdao, three years of training is enough to make people reborn.
The freshmen who have just entered the school for less than a month, no matter in that respect, they have no ability to compare with the old students.
Seeing the score, Chris' father sighed with emotion.
Huh, something seems wrong.
The Laosheng team scored 18 points in the first game and 6 points in the second game. What about the remaining rounds?
0:0!
Most of the other rounds were 0:0, and even in one round, the freshman counterattacked a point.
"Any great pitchers?"
Chris's father is worthy of being a former professional player, and it took almost no time to guess the truth of the incident.
"Pitcher, of course!"
When the father and son arrived, the orientation game was in the second half of the eighth inning, and Sawamura was pitching.
"I didn't expect this kid to be so powerful!"
Chris exclaimed sincerely.
Don't underestimate these fighters of the Second Army. If they are dragged into other teams, they may not be the main force, or even strong.
Sawamura took a group of freshmen and suppressed them without the slightest temper, which really surprised Chris.
In the first half of the next nine innings, it was the freshmen's turn to attack.
Kominashichun City is a substitute, I'll do it! Attracting everyone's attention to him, for a while, no one noticed that there were more Chris and his son in the corner watching the battle.
Haruichi Kominato hit a double, resulting in two outs and a man on second base.
At this time, Sawamura stood on the strike zone.
"bring it on!"
His eyes were firmly locked on Kawakami pitcher Yau Shang, facing the provocation of his junior brother, Kawakami not to be outdone, stared back.
This time, I will never let you play again!
"Whoosh!"
The first ball, a straight ball with the inside corner off the strike zone.
Sawamura, who was standing on the strike zone, could see this ball very clearly, so he didn't swing the bat.
"Snapped!"
The baseball lands in the glove of the palace.
"Bad ball!"
After receiving the ball, Miyauchi couldn't help looking at Sawamura while passing it to Kawakami.
The current situation is two outs, there are people at second base!
To put it bluntly, success or failure is here. How to see Sawamura's appearance, he still seems to be very calm, not nervous at all?
Could it be that not only technology, but also the mentality of this guy is the top in the country?
Thinking of this, the palace's heart sank, and the brows also wrinkled.
Against a batter like Sawamura, bluffing seemed useless.
Can only choose a good ball to bring a showdown.
Next the second ball.
Seeing the secret signal in the palace, Kawakami nodded slightly, and then threw his second ball with all his strength.
"Whoosh!"
The small white ball flew from the right side of Kawakami's body to Sawamura, who was playing on the left.
This angle is great!
Sawamura saw clearly.
Diagonal straight ball!
Come, let's go!
Seeing that the baseball was about to enter his hand, Sawamura decisively swung the bat.
"Ping!"
After the white ball was hit, it flew out of bounds.
"The outside world!"
The number of **** is one good, one bad, and the two sides are even.
On the strike area, Sawamura's face inexplicably turned gloomy.
That ball just now, was it a slider?
Thanks to Pei Seqi. The dark journey, Ben Yutang, and the peach-colored snowman's generous reward.
The first one is delivered!