Chapter 200: Invitation From The Draft

'They are really motivated.'

Looking at the ambitious Kanemaru, Toujou, and Maezono, the words reached Sawamura's mouth, but in the end, he still didn't say it.

He actually wanted to stay.

Although the training was a little harder, the days with the buddies were always pleasant. If possible, with Eijun's character, he even hopes to play baseball with his friends all his life!

This is of course impossible, so Sawamura has to open his eyes and face reality.

"You are making me feel bad that I am going back," Sawamura told Kanemaru with a smile.

"You should, Idiot!" Kanemaru replied with an annoyed tone, but he wasn't really annoyed.

He knew that the guy was crazy in Koshien and he needed all the rest he could get.

Even if he really stayed, he wouldn't be allowed to pitch or train hard.

"Then good luck!" Sawamura said as he carried his bag full of his stuff and gifts.

"You are taking all of that back?" Kanemaru asked.

"No, it is some gifts for my family."

"This much?"

'Were you studying abroad or something?' The three to-be-first-string players wondered as they looked at the bit big bag.

"It is not much. Some items are just big." Sawamura replied casually.

"Be careful okay? You are the Ace so don't tire your arms like that." Maezono said with worry.

"Do you need help you carry them?" Toujou offered his help.

"No problem, no problem! They aren't that heavy, and I will be taking the car." Sawamura said good-heartedly.

After talking for a bit, Sawamura wished them good luck and walked.

In the end, Sawamura can only send blessings, hoping that they can get their wish and enter the first string.

As Seidou High School won the Championship of Koshien, the competition for the first string place also became fierce. The players who were originally the substitutes and the players who won the main position of the Second String were not willing to let it be.

In the past, when the team did not reach Koshien, everyone just worked hard for their dreams. Although the first string was very eye-catching, you were not fundamentally different from other players.

At Seidou High School at that time, the only people who really had the treatment of star players were Yuuki and Miyuki. Others are essentially not much different from substitutes, and even if there is a difference, they are within the team.

But it's different now!

The main players of Seidou High School's first string, all of them are star players. Even if they don't receive an invitation to the professional baseball draft in the future, the teams waiting to invite them to the university will make a long line.

Not only the main players but even the substitute players of the Seidou High School First String, this treatment is desirable.

Not to mention the invitation from the university. Even if you didn't play once, and you don't have any fame, you will get extra points when you apply to university. Even if you don't go to university and apply for a job in a company, you will be treated differently.

That's the charm of Koshien, not to mention that Seidou High School is still the National Champion.

Enter the first string, become famous, and the future carrier will get a strong boost.

Staying in the Second String, annihilated everyone. There is not even a preferential treatment for extra points in exams.

How is it possible that such an obvious difference makes the players not desperate?

It is conceivable how crazy the original substitute and the main force of the Second String will be.

For this result, Sawamura sighed with emotion, but couldn't say anything more.

He left gracefully, but he didn't know how determined Kanemaru, Toujou, and Maezono were behind him.

"This guy!"

Kanemaru looked at Sawamura's back with a wry smile.

"Although I also hope that, like Sawamura, my skills are so high that I don't have to worry about the main position. But we are not him after all, so for our own dreams, we have to follow our own footsteps and continue to walk."

Maezono's eyes became focused: "Then I declare in advance that my dream is bigger than the entire universe!"

He left his Hometown and came to Seidou, and he is still the leader of the Second String. Although Maezono is not a genius like Sawamura and Furuya, he is also working hard at his own pace step by step.

'This time, I must enter the first string and become the main force!' Toujou thought.

Looking at Maezono, who had a firm and charming gaze, Kanemaru's eyes became motivated.

'Yes, now is not the time to sigh, I also do not want to lose to others in the future.'

Out of the dormitory, there is already a car waiting there. Takashima Rei wanted to go to Nagano to recruit talents, and Sawamura wanted to go home. Therefore, they decided to take a car to Nagano together.

If it wasn't for the special car, Sawamura wouldn't have dared to prepare so many things.

In addition to his family, he also brought gifts to his friends. Gifts are not very precious, it is the feelings that count.

"Eijun-kun!"

Just as Sawamura was about to get into the car, two figures suddenly chased after him.

Haruichi and Furuya.

As expected, the two of them had empty hands.

"You want to stay too?"

'Ah! Come on!'

Sawamura asked knowingly with some wry feeling.

Not surprisingly, both of them nodded.

Because of the weather, Gu Gu looked listless, and Kominato Haruichi hesitated.

"What's wrong?"

Sawamura had to speak for himself.

"I want to ask, how should I practice next? Furuya can throw high and low balls. I want to ask if I can practice the next step."

Sawamura's head suddenly became confused with a very big question mark above his head. He is not the nanny of the two of them. How can they manage this?

'Also, isn't there a dedicated coach on the team?'

"What about the Coach and Coach Ochiai, isn't it better for you to ask them directly."

"Coach Ochiai went home, and the Coach was invited by the TV station for an interview."

It seems that Haruichi has asked before, but he didn't get his answer.

Sawamura smiled wryly in his mind, he was a worry. Regarding the next training plan of the two friends, although he has not talked with Ochiai and Kataoka, he has a general idea.

"Well for Furuya, draw a line from the middle of the strike zone and practice pitching to the inside and outside corners. After mastering the inside and outside corners, with your Forkball, it is enough to deal with ordinary opponents."

Furuya looked at Sawamura and nodded but he wondered.

'Ordinary opponents, what if the opponents are not ordinary?'

"With me supporting you, you don't need to focus that far for the time being, just take it step by step. At the same time, practice your batting and outfield defense skills. After the third-year Senpais retires, you and I are likely to take turns playing in the outfield. If you are determined to become a real Ace, then not getting out of the field is the first step."

"Um!"

Hearing what Sawamura said, Furuya agreed reluctantly.

Furuya can already be regarded as a very good pitcher, and it is not impossible to compete with Hongou. If he wants to go further, you need to practice Furuya's ball control or master the new breaking ball…

In the entire high school, if he mastered these things step by step, it was enough to gain a foothold in professional baseball and make a difference in the professional baseball arena.

'And more importantly, it will give him the mindset he needs to not destroy himself.'

He really hoped the best for this friend of his.

"As for Haruichi, your batting skills are already among the best in our team, and it will be difficult to make breakthroughs in a short time. Therefore, you might as well try to improve your swing speed and practice your swing power for a while. It may be possible to have a big improvement overall."

Sawamura wasn't sure of what he said.

He is only a professional pitcher after all, and he has limited understanding of the mechanics of other people's swing besides his own. Not too many suggestions can be wrong. So he decided to play it safe and go with the basics.

After solving the troubles of Furuya and Kominato, Sawamura and Takashima boarded the car and left the baseball club.

At the school gate, someone came out again.

"It's not good to wait for the bus at this point, let me take a ride," Miyuki said shamelessly.

The door of the car opened, and the three of them left the club.

In the car, Sawamura heard what Miyuki said that all the main forces of the entire First String, beside him Miyuki, and the others mostly stayed behind to train alone.

He will not say anything to the seniors of the third grade, they have to prepare for the U-18 Baseball World Cup.

The main force of the second grade, Kawakami and Shiratsu, all stayed for extra training, as did the first-year Furuya and Kominato.

"You are quite relaxed," Sawamura said with a smile.

"Unlike you, I'm local, so I am already home." Miyuki smiled brighter.

Sawamura shrugged indifferently.

Takashima Rei looked at the quarreling two people, smiled helplessly, and said a piece of news that caught them off guard.

"Yesterday, the invitation to the professional baseball draft was given to the president. The draft asks the players if they want to participate in the professional draft, or accept the invitation of the college professional baseball."

"This fast?"

Sawamura frowned.

According to his previous experience, this kind of thing usually starts after the second semester starts.

"Our school has a large number of participants, so we have given preferential treatment."

Speaking of this, Takashima Rei smiled with her glasses lighting up.

Who would have thought that their schools had received four full draft invitations? This achievement is not a record, but it is extremely rare.

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