nucmednet Chapter 122 Koshien Opening
Chapter 122 Koshien Opening
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After the rally, Rongchun chose to run back...
"It's a rare beautiful moonlit night. Why don't you come with me to experience the adult nightlife?"
Ryoji drove slowly beside Eijun, took out a rose that he got from nowhere, and pretended to invite Eijun to experience the adult nightlife together...
"..." Rongchun rolled his eyes at him, reached out and grabbed the flower, crushing it to pieces.
"Beautiful flowers all have thorns, and they're referring to people like you!" Ryoji threw away the remaining flower stalks indifferently, revealing a hearty smile.
"..." Eijun looked at Ryoji with an expression that said 'can you be more normal?', but he was eventually defeated by his shining eyes, "Ah..."
Although they experienced the adult nightlife together, Ryoji escorted Eijun all the way back to the hotel... the park nearby...
"Aren't you going back to rest?" Ryoji was lying on the front of the car, watching Eijun training, feeling extremely bored.
"Why don't you go and rest?" Rong Chun did not answer, but asked back.
"I am not sleepy."
"Me too."
"..." It was not until dawn that Eijun finished his training. He smiled helplessly as he looked at Ryoji who had fallen asleep on the car.
Seeing that he was sleeping very soundly, I left him without paying any attention.
"Eijun..."
"Good morning, Chris-senpai, Kawakami-senpai, and Koharu!"
As soon as he returned to the hotel, Rongchun ran into the three people in the same room who were training in the open space downstairs of the hotel.
"Good morning, Rongchun!" As soon as he saw Rongchun, Chunshi ran over quickly, because he hadn't seen him since Rongchun left after the meeting yesterday.
"Sawamura, you're back." Kawakami also ran over from the pitching break and looked up and down worriedly.
"I just finished training..." Seeing the two of them hesitant to speak, Rongchun felt that he understood something.
"You have to explain it clearly to the supervisor, okay?" Compared to the other two, Chris went straight to the point and stated the reason.
"Hmm..." Rongchun smiled helplessly, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said jokingly, "Then I'd better go take a shower first, and go clean. Maybe I can get the supervisor's sympathy."
"How is that possible!"
"what are you saying..."
"..." Watching Rongchun walking towards the hotel, Chris smiled bitterly helplessly.
Everyone has gotten used to Eijun not coming home all night whenever he goes out, but the supervisor and Takashima are the only ones who still get angry every time.
But Rong Chun's behavior in this matter was completely contrary to his personality, perfectly illustrating what it means to be a deadbeat and hopeless. No matter how angry the supervisor was, he would do the same thing next time even though he had promised.
It seemed that for him, it was just a painless process.
The day after the schedule was announced, the feeling that Koshien was about to begin became even clearer. Even though the game hadn't started yet, everyone was obviously already nervous.
Therefore, with more than a week to go, the school board did not hesitate on this matter and rented a training ground near the hotel for the team to train.
As for Eijun, he just admitted his mistake to the supervisor in the morning, and then stayed out all night, and then was scolded again in the morning, and so on...
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August 8, beautiful weather...
Koshien, opening day...
This day in Qingdao began with an inspiring roar from Takashima Rei...
"Where's Sawamura!"
"..." Kataoka, who was originally angry, just remained silent.
The man who made this summer more exciting and became the protagonist...
Did not show up at the hotel entrance, in the Qingdao team that was about to set off...
The Qingdao players had no choice but to follow a dark aura and head to Koshien...
Fortunately, they saw Sawamura sitting in a conspicuous place at the gathering entrance outside Koshien.
"Sawamura!"
"..." Kataoka, who had been silent throughout the whole process, was once again stopped by Takashima's voice. After all...
Takashima is really a bit scary now...
The evil energy that had nowhere to vent finally found a place to vent, and Takashima Rei slowly walked towards Sawamura as the balls avoided her.
But even with such terrifying resentment, Sawamura himself, who was targeted, did not respond at all.
He just stared blankly, I don't know what he was looking at...
"..." Takashima Rei gradually calmed down as she walked. She pushed her glasses up out of habit, came to Sawamura and waved in front of him, "Sawamura-kun..."
"Sawamura-kun!" Takashima called out twice before he saw some reaction from the person in front of him.
"..." Rongchun looked up at Takashima, as if he hadn't reacted yet. He was stunned for a moment before he smiled softly, "Is the opening ceremony about to begin?"
"Let's go over and meet up with everyone..." Takashima pushed his glasses and pointed to the direction of Qingdao to Sawamura, letting him pass.
"Ok!"
The opening ceremony will start at nine o'clock...
Before that, the auditorium was already packed.
The forty-nine teams and 882 high school players who have emerged from the national preliminaries will gather at the Hanshin Koshien Stadium to start their fifteen-day competition.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the crimson flag symbolizing victory was carried by last year's champion, Osaka Kiryu, and entered the venue first.
The following teams also lined up behind their school nameplates, with each captain holding the winning flag of the regional preliminaries.
The heavy flag in their hands symbolizes how many people they have defeated and how many people's dreams have been shattered to stand on this stage like this...
When the previous champion handed the crimson flag to the referee, it was announcing to everyone that their past glory would be wiped out.
Now they are challengers standing at the same starting line like everyone else. After fifteen days of hard work, only one team will be able to stand to the end.
Of course, Koshien not only has passionate baseball players, but also leaders who are the same no matter where they are.
“It’s so hot…”
"It's not over yet?"
“Isn’t that too long-winded?”
"..." Rongchun wiped the sweat from his forehead. They had been standing there for nearly 30 minutes.
As time passed, the beautiful weather remained beautiful, but it was too hot.
The long and enthusiastic opening ceremony seemed to be the first test for these contestants from Koshien, especially for those from the north.
"It's so hot..." Looking at Eijun who was clinging to Zengzi-senpai's back to avoid the sun, Furuya was already on the verge of collapse.
'The sun is so close, there are stars, and the sky is getting dark...'
“Fouya!” Seeing Fouya suddenly fall down, Eijun quickly supported him, “What are you doing! Aren’t you used to the summer in Tokyo?”
"This is not Tokyo..." Furuya replied weakly, "It's time to go to bed..."
"No, you can't wake up if you fall asleep now!"
Hearing this, Jōtani's eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened, and he turned around to look at the person behind him. It was indeed Koharu.
He didn't know why, but his expression was as gentle as usual, but his intuition told him that he absolutely could not lie down now, and he must not fall down in front of this person.
"..." Rong Chun, who witnessed the whole process, naturally saw that smile clearly. For some reason, he subconsciously straightened his back.
"Is this... an early awakening..." Seeing the pitiful look of Fūya with goose bumps all over his body, Eijun silently leaned against him and supported him a little.
Just before Furuya's last bit of sanity was about to fail, the long and difficult opening ceremony was finally declared over.
Nothing else matters anymore...
At the moment of leaving the stage, Furutani fell towards Eijun like a puppet with its strings broken, but was caught by Masuko behind him.
Eijun, who was well prepared, skillfully took out an ice patch and put it on Fūya's forehead, and put one on himself as well, then took out a fan to fan him, while Haruichi handed him a cup of water.
"..." This smooth action was not the first or second time. Seeing this, the Qingdao seniors could only be thankful that they didn't get to play in the first match...
At this time, Fūtani had chosen to lie down without hesitation. Before he recovered, no one could help him get up from Masuko-senpai.
After confirming that Furuya was fine, Eijun simply left him to someone else and followed Chris-senpai to prepare for the recording.
"Eijun, why don't you go to watch the opening ceremony first..."
"..." Rongchun looked at Chris-senpai, thought for a moment and smiled, "If it was Suzuki Ichiro-senpai, I might even rush over to ask for his autograph and take a photo with him!"
"Haha...that's a pity..." Chris smiled helplessly. In fact, he had no interest in teeing off, which was quite consistent with his personality.
"But, it turns out that Eijun likes Suzuki Ichiro..." This is the first time he knows this. Chris didn't expect that his favorite player is not a great pitcher, but a batting champion.
"Is this why he can hit so hard..."
"If it was Chris-senpai, I would be extremely excited!" Rongjun said while covering his chest, looking like he would be suffocated by excitement.
“Hahaha…” Chris couldn’t help but laugh when he saw his expression, “Then I really hope I’ll have this opportunity!”
After a few minutes of opening ceremony, today's opening game is about to begin.
Kazuyoshi Kagawa versus Teito from East Tokyo.
"Game start!"
"Line up!"
"Come on, ah, ah, ah!"
"Come on ah ah ah!"
Following the referee's announcement, Yishan and Didong rushed onto the court at the same time and saluted each other in front of the referee.
"Please advise!"
"Woo-"
The air raid alarm also sounded at this moment...
Chris also set up the video recorder in time and took his notebook to prepare for the battle.
The opponent who won the first game will be Qingdao's next opponent. He wants to record the video and study it carefully when he gets home.
Rong Chun looked at the huge stadium and the densely packed spectators in the stands, and listened to the noisy discussions that rose and fell in his ears.
Although this is not my first time here, my heart beats faster and my heart is excited every time.
This is a magical place...
Only a small number of winners can stand in this place, the holy place that all teams dream of and yearn for!
Koshien!
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