The boy talking in front of me was about 1.88 meters tall, with long hair that was kept on her neck and was simply tied up, and her skin color was lighter than that of people who exercised all year round.

When he looked at Tetsu Nishino, the expression on his face seemed a little curious and he smiled calmly.

"pitcher?"

Tetsuo Nishino was surprised that some of the people who followed the team had served as pitchers.

In the Japanese baseball atmosphere, pitchers are almost everyone wants to be, and the competition is the most intense.

Players who have served as pitchers should have the ability to continue their high school baseball career.

When he learned about Matsuba Rishi's club history, Tetsu Nishino was even more surprised.

Matsuba Rishi previously lived in Tokyo. He started playing baseball since the fourth grade of elementary school, and played hard baseball. When he was in middle school, he participated in the little baseball hard club in Tokyo.

Baseball is a national sport in Japan, and many people have played baseball when they were young.

In order to popularize youth baseball and reduce the burden, the Japanese developed soft baseball, and middle school baseball was divided into two major systems: hard and soft.

Most of the soft baseballs are the baseball department of middle schools, with the largest number of participants.

Those who have had baseball experience in Kazuya Nishino of the Shirayama team play soft baseball.

Most of the hard baseballs are off-campus clubs, with a more sound competition system, a more professional training system, a high level of competition and a strong atmosphere.

Generally speaking, most players from hard-core baseball have plans to continue playing baseball in high school, and the main players are even specially recruited by private high schools before graduating from high school.

After Kaziyuan, the popularity of the baseball department in Shirayama Town has increased to a higher level. Many high school students from Shirayama High School suddenly became interested in playing baseball, so they applied to join the department after the start of school.

Most of the people who follow the team have no experience in baseball. As a reserve force, they can do so, but they don’t improve their combat power much.

But Matsuye Rishi was very different, and it instantly aroused Tetsu Nishino's curiosity and expectation.

How could such a person appear in Shiratsuyama Town?

Why did you go to the Ministry before?

Why did the second grade join the department again?

"How strong is the pitching ability?" Nishino Tetsuya's mood improved unconsciously and asked directly.

"I threw 140 kilometers in middle school."

“The change balls that are good at are stretch balls and slip balls.”

Matsuye Lixin answered in a concise and clear manner, looking at the pitching practice shed on the right.

"Try it?"

"Um!"

In the pitching practice shed.

After changing his equipment, Takashi Nishino squatted down in the catcher's seat and signaled to throw a straight ball.

His eyes looked straight at the pitcher mound, staring at every move of the pitching.

On the pitcher mound, Matsuya Rishi stood up straight, then raised his left foot and his body slowly began to tilt.

As the whole person pressed forward, his body suddenly opened, his arms spread forward and backward, and his left foot stepped towards the home plate.

Matsuye Rishi's body seemed extremely relaxed, and the baseball came out under the guidance of his arm.

call out!

The baseball flew to it almost instantly.

"Here you come!"

Takashi Nishino stared at the incoming ball, then aimed at the ball's entry point with his left-hand catcher glove.

"Bang!"

He steadily moved forward and felt his arm shaking.

“Received!”

Feeling the force of the ball entering the glove on his arm, Takashi Nishino looked up slightly and looked at the person in front of him who stood with one foot after putting the ball.

"So awesome!"

This ball is definitely not 140 kilometers, and it is only above 130 kilometers at most, but the tremor of receiving the ball is stronger than that of Kazuya Nishino's speed balls of more than 140 kilometers.

This shows that the quality of the ball entering the base is excellent.

However, Matsuya Rishi apologized on the pitching mound: "Sorry, I haven't pitched for more than a year. I have only practiced recently. I only have this speed when I pitch with all my strength."

"It's already a good ball." Tetsu Nishino passed the ball.

"The senior's ball speed is very high and the tail strength is very strong. Did you practice it specifically?"

"Did you see?" Matsuye Lixin closed the hair in his ear in surprise, "I used to prefer practicing something different from others."

"I don't pursue ball speed very much."

"Sorry, I'm such a pitcher."

Since he was a kid, Ye Lixin has grown faster than his peers. Now he has reached 188cm in the second year of high school. However, not only is he slender in figure, he doesn't like to follow the trend.

After entering high school, due to some changes, Matsuya Rishi gave up baseball and joined the Literature Department.

He spent more than a year from the spring of the first grade to the summer of the second grade, and spent his spare time in the school library.

In order to be different from the past, the hair was deliberately restored and grew until now and tied behind.

"It's not like this! The senior's ball surprised me!"

Tetsuya Nishino thought Matsuya Rishi misunderstood his meaning, so he quickly explained anxiously.

Many people in high school baseball think that ball speed is the romance of boys, but for catchers, the ball with accurate and high quality is the favorite.

Hearing Nishino Tetsuya's explanation, Matsuye Rishi burst out laughing.

It's like a stone throwing into a clear pond, clean and uncovered.

"Xino, don't be nervous. Since I've joined the Ministry, I won't leave for a while."

"Is one straight ball enough? Want to try something else?"

"Yeah, OK."

Tetsu Nishino smiled a little shyly and lowered his head and hung the mask on it.

Facing Matsuye Rishi, who always had a gentle smile on his senior, Nishino Tetsuya looked slightly lowered his head and weak, with a restrained face.

This is meeting someone you care about.

After returning to the Ministry, Tetsu Nishino has been suffering from the fact that the team does not have a suitable long-start pitcher candidate.

After receiving the ball for Kazuya Nishino for a while, Tetsu Nishino found that his problem was in the pitching posture and psychological control, which was difficult to solve in a short period of time.

This makes the team's pitching lineup even more embarrassing.

The best pitcher in the second grade is the all-rounder Komata Meteor.

Although he has a 140-kilometer straight ball that is barely usable, the change ball lacks practical suppression and is not a suitable start.

First-grade pitchers include Kazuya Nishino and Qieki Tatsuki.

Before the Kazuya Nishino's problem was properly resolved, Tetsu Nishino did not intend to let him serve as the first starter, and there was only a relay position in the plan.

Chen Jihuiming himself is not a pitcher who can pitch for a long time. His physical strength and suppression only meet the requirements of relay and rescue.

High school baseball has extremely high requirements for pitching battery life.

Like the third-year former team ace Shuoya Yamamoto, he can make steady shots in the summer prefecture conference alone, which is something that several pitchers in the team cannot do.

Now there is a Matsuha Rishi who is likely to pitch for a long start. Tetsu Nishino was overjoyed and even lost his composure.

However, after seeing the embarrassment, the relationship between the two became much closer.

Takashi Nishino rarely pestered Matsuye Lixin for an afternoon.

……………………

The sun sets westward and the training is over.

While packing up the utensils, Takashi Nishino walked to Matsuye Rishi.

Seeing the long hair of the temples wet with sweat gently raised in the breeze, he couldn't help asking, "What is the reason why Senior Matsuye wants to join the school?"

"Are you so gossipy as a catcher?" Matsuye Lixin smiled.

“Not…”

"Since you want to know so much, let me tell you a little bit, I'm joining the Ministry..."

Matsuye Rishi stopped, faced Nishino Tetsuya's eyes, raised the corners of his lips and opened his mouth gently.
Chapter completed!