Dinner

[THE OLD BASEBALL PLAYER SYSTEM

System Level: 1 (100 coins to upgrade)

User: Shun Takahashi

Age: 14 years

Coins: 10 coins

Missions *

System Shop (locked)

Arena (locked)

Inventory *

User Statistics:

Overall: D

PITCHING: E-

BATTING: D-

FIELDING: D

RUNNING: D-

GAME IQ: D+

Physical Conditioning (locked)

Overall Potential: S-

User Skills:

4-seam fastball (E+)

Hunter Eyes (SS+)]

"Huh? Did my stats improve this much just from the daily training?" - Shun was surprised by the increase in his grades, his overall went from E+ to D, not only that, his batting jumped all the way from F to D-, and his fielding went from F+ to D. Even his potential rose by one grade, reaching S-.

"It doesn't make any sense for all these grades to improve just from one day of training. Could this be the result of Hunter Eyes? But can just one skill improve my grades without me doing anything? How does this system evaluate these grades, it doesn't make any sense. Huh? Wait a minute, how is my batting grade better than my pitching grade? I've trained as a pitcher my whole life!" - Shun was confused by these grade changes and hoped to get an answer from the system, but to his frustration, the system remained silent.

"Ugh, whatever, there's no point in dwelling on it. I'll just check my reward, hopefully it's something useful."

[Inventory:

1 bronze mystery box]

[Do you want to open the Bronze Mystery Box?

Yes/No]

"Yes!"

[You obtained 1 bronze arena pass]

"A bronze arena pass, but the arena icon on the menu is locked, how do I use this? Don't tell me I got another useless reward." - Shun was disappointed with his reward, but hearing his mother yell for him to hurry up, he quickly got out of the bath and got ready for dinner.

His father had become the pitching coach for the Yomiuri Giants after retiring, so he traveled with the team during the season. Because of this, it was common for him to be away from home for one or two weeks, and today was the day he was coming home after two weeks away.

Shun dressed and went downstairs. He saw two more pairs of shoes at the entrance and headed to the dining room.

"Bro!" - A childish voice sounded in his ears. Shun saw his cute little sister sitting at the table, and he smiled and patted her head affectionately. Quickly, he heard a man's voice beside him.

"Hahaha, look at you Shun, my boy's grown again." - The lively laughter and loud voice were unmistakable. A man over 1.90 meters tall, with black eyes and hair, broad shoulders, and strong build. This was his father, and also his hero, Kenshin Takahashi. Unlike his mother, who was the daughter of an american and had distinct Western features, his father was completely Japanese, except for his height, which far exceeded the national average.

"Hi dad, huh" - Before Shun could say anything, he found himself trapped in a strong hug. The man was very strong, making it nearly impossible for Shun to escape. The boy started to feel embarrassed, he was already 14 years old and at the stage of thinking he was too old for this kind of thing, but since he couldn't get away even if he tried and because he missed his father, he hugged him back.

"Dad, you're going to kill Shun that way." - A female voice with a teasing tone sounded from the kitchen. It was a beautiful 14-year-old girl with blue eyes and black hair. She had a playful smile as she looked at her embarrassed twin brother being squeezed by their father.

"Hahaha." - The big man let go of his son and let out a hearty laugh.

"Hey Mika." - Shun spoke with difficulty, trying to breathe as much as possible to recover.

"Okay, stop fooling around and let's eat." - Shun heard his mother's voice before seeing her with an apron, serving food at the table. He smelled the wonderful aroma of his mother's cooking and quickly sat down.

"How's the baseball club, Shun?" - The whole family started eating, and Kenshin quickly asked.

"Eh?" - Shun almost choked upon hearing his father's question. He hadn't told his mother that he had lost his spot as the starting pitcher and had stopped attending practice. Naturally, he didn't want to disappoint his father, but before he could say anything, his mother spoke.

"Shun's been training a lot. If you had arrived a bit earlier, you would have seen him coming home all tired and dirty, right Yumi?" - His mother looked at her son and gave a proud smile.

"Hm, brother was all dirty and smelly." - Little Yumi spoke seriously while nodding her small head. Of course, the gesture looked adorable and made everyone at the table laugh.

"Oh, really?" - Kenshin looked at his son curiously.

"Hehe, you know how it is, dad. The Kanto tournament is coming up. We have a strong team this year, so we can't slack off." - Shun felt bad about lying to his father, but he didn't want to say he had left the club. Besides, something inside him believed that if he worked hard, with the system, he could improve and help his team win the Kanto tournament.

"Hahaha, that's the spirit, boy! And you, Mika, how are things at Tokyo Nakano?" - Kenshin got excited about his son's words and then asked his daughter a question without thinking.

"It's going great! Today, Toji hit a home run in the game, and not only that, he also hit two doubles and a single. Our ace was also amazing on the mound, he pitched the whole game and didn't give up any runs." - Mika was one of the managers of the Tokyo Nakano senior team. The girl loved baseball and started talking excitedly about the team.

Kenshin also followed the boys on the team since they were young, as his son used to be part of the team, so he started asking various questions about the players' progress, especially the genius pitcher of the team. Mika seemed like a fan as she animatedly talked about the team.

Shun tried his best not to show any reaction to their conversation. He sped up his eating pace and quickly finished his plate.

"Ah, I'm full. Thanks, mom, the food was delicious. I'm a bit tired, so I'll head up first." - The boy spoke quickly, and without waiting for a response, got up and left. The whole time he kept a smile on his face, he didn't want his father or sister to think he hadn't gotten over not making the Tokyo Nakano senior team.

Aiko noticed the meaning behind her son's actions but decided not to say anything to her husband. She knew how much her son wanted to make his father proud and knew the boy worked hard for it. But recently, she started noticing he was coming home a bit earlier and was acting strangely. She began to worry. But seeing her son come home all dirty and tired today made her happy that the boy hadn't given up. She understood Shun very well and knew the boy sometimes needed his own space.

Meanwhile, in his room, Shun was lying on his bed, thinking about his sister's words at the dinner table.

"Those guys, they must be even better now. I wonder what their overall ratings are. Ah, whatever, why am I even thinking about this? I have nothing to do with the senior league. I'll just sleep, I'll need a lot of energy to complete the training tomorrow." - Shun decided to let go of his thoughts and tried to sleep, but to his surprise, he heard the system's sound in his head.

[DING]

[Rest mode activated]

[The user can access rest mode functions]