Shun had dinner while chatting with his mother and sisters, and after eating as much as he could, the boy went up to his room.
Shun lay on his bed, but before entering the arena, he remembered something he needed to do. Since the Tokyo tournament had ended, Shun hadn't had time to check the Star Store missions, so he quickly opened the system screen and went straight to the missions tab.
[Star Missions
(Tokyo Tournament)]
Offense:
Reach base (28) = 2 Stars per base
Steal a base (13) = 3 Stars per stolen base
Get a hit (25) = 5 Stars per hit
Score a run (24) = 7 Stars per run
Drive in a run (11) = 10 Stars per RBI
Hit a home run (0) = 50 Stars per home run
Defense:
Record an out (59) = 2 Stars per out
Throw out a runner (0) = 4 Stars per out
Make an out with a difficult catch (2) = 10 Stars per out
Rob a home run (1) = 50 Stars per home run robbed
Strike out a hitter (34) = 10 Stars per strikeout Enjoy more content from empire
Tournament Objectives:
Qualify for the Kanto Tournament = 300 Stars (complete)
Be the tournament MVP = 300 Stars (complete)
Lead your team in RBIs = 50 Stars (failed)
Legendary Reward = 10000 Stars
The user can exchange as many rewards as they want as long as they have the necessary stars.]
"Gold Reward!" - Shun didn't hesitate to choose the highest reward his stars could afford. He was extremely excited to see what kind of reward he would receive.
[Would the user like to exchange 1000 stars for a Gold Reward?
Yes/No]
"Yes!" - Shun agreed enthusiastically.
[DING]
[The user has received a quirk (No Luck).]
[No Luck
Decreases the chance of hitters making lucky contact against the user's pitches.]
"Huh?" - Shun stared blankly at the system screen in front of him, reading and rereading the description of his new quirk in disbelief.
It wasn't that this new quirk was bad, on the contrary, it seemed quite useful, but when Shun thought about the fact that it had cost 1000 stars, he felt a bit regretful. He had been hoping to get something that would make a significant difference in the Kanto tournament, and this "No Luck" quirk probably wouldn't have much of an impact. After all, it wasn't common to see lucky hits against Shun's sliders.
"Ah, forget it. It's not a bad quirk for me to complain about. But next time, I better save more stars to get the Legendary Reward." - Shun consoled himself before stopping his train of thought. Naturally, after receiving a quirk that wasn't as impactful as he had hoped, Shun lost some faith in the Gold Reward and decided to save more stars next time to earn the Legendary Reward and get something truly remarkable.
[Hmph! Have you finished wasting time, boy? Get to the arena training center already!]
The impatient voice of the old man echoed in Shun's mind, making the boy sigh as he entered the arena. Even though he didn't like taking orders from the old man, he disliked arguing with him even more. Besides, he really needed to head to the training center to learn how to adjust the timing of his pitching motion.
Thus, Shun spent the rest of the night in the training center, listening to the old man's instructions as he tried to master this new technique. When he grew tired of working on that, he practiced his normal pitches against his legendary training partner, the hologram of the baseball legend José Martínez, and continued improving his proficiency with his slider.
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Three days later, on Thursday morning...
Shun was woken up by the system and quickly got out of bed after using a basic recovery potion. The boy went downstairs and left the house for his morning run. For about two hours, he ran while various thoughts passed through his mind.
Tomorrow would mark the first day of the Kanto tournament, which would begin with a doubleheader for those who managed to survive the first round. No matter how much Shun had prepared for the tournament, it was undeniable that he was a bit nervous. After all, this was the tournament he had trained hard for over an entire year.
Fortunately, Shun had made some significant progress over the past week, which boosted his confidence slightly. Additionally, the tournament bracket had already been released, and Shun knew who Shoto's first opponent would be. Unfortunately, it was a team from another prefecture that Shun had no information about. Even so, he had complete confidence in Shoto Junior High School's baseball team to win the Kanto Tournament.