"..."

"Xiao Rin," Mrs. Kujo couldn't help laughing, "even if it's a war, it doesn't have to be so straightforward."

"If there was no time limit and it was not for the Qingye family, I would take my time, but no matter what, I will be the winner in the end. There is no doubt about it."

"The defeated dog can still be so confident. Even as an enemy, I admire your tenacity." Kujo Miki crossed her arms and tapped her arms with her fingers, with a contemptuous smile on her lips.

"I'm not afraid of losing and will admit defeat, but I will never lose forever." Qingye Rin said coldly.

"On the contrary, I am afraid of losing and will not admit defeat, but I will never lose."

Mrs. Kujo looked at her daughter and Kiyono Rin, nodded with interest, and suddenly said to the invisible Toru Watanabe as if she remembered:

"Watanabe-kun, can you please come on stage? I want to stay with Xiao Rin for a while."

"I..." Mrs. Kujo's eyes held a smile that could not be refused, so Toru Watanabe changed his words: "I will try, but if it doesn't work, there is nothing I can do."

"Then let's go to the baseball game!" Mrs. Kujo held the arms of the two eldest ladies again, "The last time I went to watch a game was in 19**. I was only fifteen years old at that time, and I was a player in a sailor uniform.

Young girls are younger than you. By the way, Watanabe-kun, I will cheer you on and be your first baseball fan."

"......Thanks."

The four of them left Meiji Jingu Shrine and took a bus to Jingu Stadium.

Last summer, for the filming of "From Iwate Prefecture to Tokyo, 400 Kilometers", the three of them watched fireworks at the stadium.

At the entrance to the stadium, it says "The 104th National High School Wildball Players' Rights Tokyo Conference."

The four of us came late to see Iris, so the ticket office was empty. Tickets cost 800 yen per person.

Walking inside, no one could be seen in the shop selling snacks and food. Only the clerk stared at the live broadcast on the wall.

The four of them walked into the auditorium. The audience was sparse and you could sit wherever you wanted.

The entire circle of the court was blocked by nets, and on the large display screen, the game was entering the second half of the second period.

Watanabe Toru looked at the field and found the rest area where Kamikawa High School was located. He pointed there and said:

"You guys sit up there."

Kujo Miki took a look and saw that the cheerleaders of Kamikawa High School were there, singing the school song in unison and shouting for cheers.

"No, it's too noisy." She stood still in the infield position - directly opposite the pitcher.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Toru Watanabe pulled her over there, "I might really be able to play later. You guys sit there, and I can protect you right away even if I'm on the court."

"Are you ordering me?" Even though she said this, Kujo Miki still let him pull her.

"It's not an order, it's a request."

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Mrs. Kujo said to Rin Kiyono: "The situation seems to be unfavorable for you, Rin-chan."

"Watanabe-san loves me more than Miki. Who do you think he wants to protect by letting us sit there?" Without waiting for Mrs. Kujo's answer, Kiyono Rin walked towards the direction where Toru Watanabe and the two went.

"Should we arrange an assassination?" Mrs. Kujo whispered as she looked at the backs of the three of them.

After saying hello to Koizumi Aona and others who were sitting here, Watanabe Toru took off his coat and sat on Miki Kujo's chair.

"I'll go down and ask if I can play, but don't leave here." He asked again and again before leaving the auditorium.

"Where are you going, Watanabe-kun?" Koizumi Aina asked subconsciously.

"Going to compete for Kiyono Rin." Kujo Miki sneered.

Koizumi Aina wanted to say something, but suddenly realized that the three of them were sitting together, and the inexplicable atmosphere made her unable to speak.

But...for Kiyono Rin to compete?

Is this going to be four people?

Koizumi Aona was a little worried, but Kiyono Rin didn't care. What if it increases in the future?

Speaking of Qingye Rin, she remembered calling her sister ten years ago and staring at her profile.

"..."

◇

Watanabe Toru entered the stadium using his identity as a member of the baseball club. He looked back at the auditorium, confirmed the shortest route to the three people's positions, and then walked into Kamikawa's rest area.

Kunijing Xiu saw him and immediately waved: "Watari..."

"Watanabe-kun!" the female baseball manager's voice spoke over Osamu Kunii.

She held the file folder and ran to meet her: "Watanabe-kun, why are you here? Sit down quickly!"

"Thank you, Kobayashi-san, I'm looking for Kunii." Toru Watanabe didn't sit in the front row she gave up, but sat next to Osamu Kunii in the second row.

"Kunii, can I play later?" he asked in a low voice.

"Play?" Osamu Kunii looked at him in surprise, "Don't you like baseball?"

"I don't like wind music either. Don't talk nonsense. Can you let me play? I can play in any position."

"You have to ask the coach. In the high school baseball club, the coach's words are orders and absolute!"

"If you ask me for help, just tell me that I am versatile. Even if I lose runs at first, after one or two innings, I will be a world-class baseball player."

"You are really good at boasting. The most I can say is that you run fast and let you guard the base."

"Anything is fine."

Osamu Kunii stood up, walked to the front row, and whispered to the coach who was staring at the court:

"Coach, Watanabe said he wants to play. That guy can run faster than me. Maybe he can try playing center field."

"Idiot!" the coach started with a curse, "This is the Koshien preliminaries! If we lose one game, we will lose completely!"

"The opponent was Aoyama High School. The baseball club was just established this year and was defeated 4:0 in the first inning..."

"Is this how to underestimate the enemy?!"

"Dad," Yukiko Kobayashi hugged the coach's arm, "Just let Watanabe-kun play one game, just one game, and he can play left field or right field, okay~"

"No! Koshien will never allow any compromise! Even Osaka Kirikage lost in the qualifiers, how can we..."

"Humph!" Xiaolin Yujizi let go of his hand and turned his face away.

The coach looked at his daughter and then looked at the field:

"Hmm, but that is the Osaka Division, this is the East Tokyo Division, and the opponent is Aoyama High School. There is no point in winning against this kind of opponent. Appropriate addition of reserve members can increase the pressure on the main members and allow them to maintain their performance from the beginning.

Be nervous and not arrogant. Only by carrying the pressure and constantly winning games can they go further in Koshien."

"Didn't you just say that no release of water will be allowed?" Kunijing said.

"Idiot! This is a strategy. Do you think baseball is just about pitching, swinging, and catching the ball?"

"I'll let Watanabe change clothes!" Osamu Kunii hurried away.

"That's right," the coach called to him, "let him go to the mound."

"pitcher?!"

"It doesn't matter if Aoyama scores points, our line is strong enough. Kunii."

"exist!"

"The person you yelled at, you have to get back all the points he lost, do you hear me?"

"yes!"

Osamu Kunii walked to the second row and said to Toru Watanabe: "Relying on Kamikawa's status as the first hitter, I convinced the coach to allow you to play. Go and change clothes. By the way, you are a pitcher."

Watanabe Toru looked at the distance of about one meter between the front and back rows, and gained a new understanding of Kunii Osamu's shamelessness.

"I have no clothes."

"No clothes?" Osamu Kunii was startled, "You come to the game and you don't bring a team uniform! By the way, you don't seem to have a team uniform."

"Yes, yes!" Yukiko Kobayashi took out a bag, "Watanabe-kun, your uniform is here, and by the way, there are also your baseball gloves, hat, and helmet!"

"Thank you very much!" Toru Watanabe used honorifics.

After changing clothes, in the second half, Toru Watanabe followed the others on Kamikawa.

"Kunii." Toru Watanabe pulled Kunii Osamu and lowered his voice.

"What's going on?" Kunijing corrected and went to first base.

"The pitcher just needs to throw the ball out and let the catcher catch it?"

Osamu Kunii looked at Toru Watanabe.

"What's wrong? Answer me quickly, we're in a hurry!"

"Where is this?" Osamu Kunijing pointed at his feet.

"Jingu Stadium."

"Where on Jingu Stadium?"

"Baseball stadium?"
To be continued...