Before the end of the second semester, the baseball club held a graduation ceremony for the third-year students.

The ministry borrowed a classroom and decorated it like a New Year party.

The atmosphere of the headquarters is both relaxed and solemn.

All the third-year students in attendance wore formal school uniforms, and the juniors present also wore formal school uniforms.

No matter where high school students are, when they are about to bid farewell to their old friends, they always say something like "We will never forget each other even if we are rich or noble."

After three years of getting along, we have turned from strangers into close partners, and the memories of building friendship step by step flash back in our minds.

"You didn't look like this when we first met."

During the chat, everyone was surprised to find that many people had the same psychological illusion.

People's first impressions are truly magical.

They were about to go their separate ways, and everyone expressed their feelings one after another, especially Zhang Zhe.

"When we first met, I always felt that the captain was very arrogant and always stole the spotlight in everything."

"That's right. At that time, I was always thinking, should I pretend like that? Wouldn't it be shameful for others?"

"Later, I found out that the captain was a cheater, and I finally regained my balance. Then unknowingly, we also got involved."

"It feels like time flies by so fast. I start to think about those years so soon."

Zhang Zhe, who was angered, had a smile in his eyes.

It is true that my behavior habits sometimes seem unsociable, and I am always misunderstood by others at the beginning. Fortunately, the precipitation of time has resolved the prejudices between people.

In three years, we have gained many sincere friendships.

Seeing Nishino Kazuya sitting over, Zhang Zhe asked: "Is it confirmed at the university?"

"Hehe, of course it's confirmed," Nishino Kazuya said with a smile, "I will go to university in Osaka from now on."

Because Kazuya Nishino was Hagar's winning pitcher, many universities wanted to recruit him. In the end, he chose to accept the special recruitment of Kinki University.

"Azhe, I've been looking forward to going to college for a long time. I was always busy practicing football in high school and didn't have time to fall in love. Now that I'm going to college, I can finally let go. When I find a girlfriend, you have to treat me to dinner!"

"No? You found a girlfriend," Zhang Zhe felt that the logic was reversed, "You should invite me to dinner."

Kazuya Nishino said matter-of-factly: "Zhe, you are a professional baseball player with an annual income of 15 million, of course you are the one to invite me!"

Faced with Kazuya's fallacy, Zhang Zhe reluctantly agreed.

Osaka Prefecture, where Kinki University is located, is adjacent to Hyogo Prefecture.

Now Zhang Zhe can already imagine that Kazuya will often come to him to eat and drink.

At the end of the graduation ceremony, the third-year students took a group photo, and then each took a group photo with their familiar peers or juniors.

After Zhang Zhe took a photo with Kenta Machi, the leader in strength among the sophomores, he said to him in a gentle tone: "Kenda, the team will be left to you from now on."

"yes!"

In fact, Zhang Zhe's selfishness is quite obvious. Because Machi Kendai is close to him, he values ​​him even more and even gave him a handwritten message saying "Let's aim for Ace and Fourth Rank".

Of course, Kendai Machi has the strength and potential worthy of Zhang Zhe's attention. Not only did he stand on the pitcher's mound at Koshien in the first grade, he also once hit two homers in a single game in a practice match with the strong team Toho High School.

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The future of the baseball club is in the hands of the juniors.

Even if they didn't make it to Koshien, they could make it to the quarterfinals of the county meet. The efforts of the juniors should be recognized.

After the graduation ceremony, the third-year students worked hard for their future lives, either preparing for exams or doing internships.

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A winter day.

White Mountain High School, baseball field.

The young players were training with concentration and enthusiasm.

At this time, a car stopped at the entrance to the stadium, and a man in formal school uniform got out.

"team leader!"

"team leader!!"

Shouts of surprise blurted out.

It's not that the players have any opinions or dissatisfaction with the new captain, but because the figure of that person has been deeply etched in their memory for the past two years, and in their subconscious, that person is still their captain.

Supervisor Higashi Takuji immediately yelled at the distracted players.

"concentrate!!"

"Keep training!"

Handing the coaching stick to the person next to him to hit, Totoji asked the visitor: "Xiao Zhe, are you going today?"

The person who made the sudden visit was none other than Zhang Zhe. He came today to say goodbye to the supervisor and the director, and then took a car to the team's freshman dormitory.

"I'm leaving today," Zhang Zhe nodded, "come and tell the supervisor."

"Come in, Kawamoto is in the club room."

Higashi Takuji brought Zhang Zhe into the club room and told Kawamoto Makiko that he was going to report to the team.

Kawamoto Makiko was naturally very reluctant to give up.

The others had only a few months to graduate and were meeting each other in the town without looking up. Only Zhang Zhe and those who had confirmed their jobs in advance had to say goodbye early.

I don’t know when we will meet again next time.

Zhang Zhe put the big bag he was carrying on the table and said with a smile: "I bought you some snacks."

Zhang Zhe, who used to supervise them to drink tea and eat snacks in their free time, and who often visited the club, knew about their little hobby.

Supervisor Dong Tuosi would never accept the expensive farewell gift, so Zhang Zhe bought a big bag of their favorite snacks in a creative way.

"Xiao Zhe, you are interested." Kawamoto Makiko felt warm in her heart, and the feeling of being remembered in her heart diluted the sadness of parting.

Zhang Zhe has another thing to do today.

He asked Minister Makiko Kawamoto for the baseball club’s financial account number, and planned to provide regular funding of 1 million yen to the club every year in the future.

When he served as captain, Zhang Zhe learned a lot about the operations of the baseball club.

The players can put aside their distracting thoughts and focus on training and playing, but Kawamoto Makiko and the others have to deal with the chores of logistics and face reality.

The annual daily expenses of a public high school baseball club are approximately 400,000 yen to 500,000 yen.

However, once it reaches the national conference, the expenses for various activities increase linearly.

Last year, during Haja Hakusan's run to the finals, including support activities, the total expenses were as high as 80 million yen.

The entire school cannot afford this huge expense.

Most of the costs are borne by fundraising from the alumni association, residents of Hakusan Town, residents of Mie Prefecture, and even supporters nationwide.

Zhang Zhe knows that behind achieving his dream is the support of many people he has never met.

Now that Zhang Zhe has the financial ability, he also wants to contribute his part.

Those who have constant wealth have perseverance.

Worrying too much is not necessarily a bad thing.

Before coming to the stadium, Zhang Zhe also visited coach Toyama Etsukyo, who has completely retired. The old man is in good health, but he is too old to withstand the epidemic. In order not to cause trouble to the club, he often keeps himself at home.
Chapter completed!