12dz Chapter 120: Lottery
Chapter 120: Lottery
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Even though there were no training arrangements during Koshien, no one could rest with peace of mind. They would practice whenever they had nothing to do. It became a part of everyone's life.
"..." Rongchun leaned on the window railing, looking at the players swinging their bats in the open space downstairs, and couldn't help but sigh, "Young people are still full of energy..."
dong dong dong...
"..." There was a knock on the door. Rongchun turned around and looked at the door. Then the voice of Chris senior was heard outside the door.
"Eijun, are you ready?"
"I'm coming out!" Eijun stood up in response, put on his hat and mask, picked up his gift bag and ran to the door, turned the door handle and faced Chris and Yuki, "Alright!"
"Well, let's go!"
Anyway, Eijun would hide in his room and read books when he rested, so Chris asked the supervisor to let the two of them go with Yuki to draw lots, and the supervisor agreed.
Rong Chun didn't care. If he didn't go out, he would just be reading, so it didn't matter if he went out for a walk.
The journey to the lottery venue was only a few minutes long, but Rongchun still found it novel.
That was when I was in my senior year of high school, and I attended the lottery meeting as the team captain.
I remember that my luck was not very good at that time...
Of the 49 schools, 15 schools were likely to receive a bye, but they didn’t, and everyone complained about it...
"It seems we are here too early." When the three of them arrived at the lottery venue, there were not many people. Seeing this, Chris gestured to the two of them, "Let's find a seat and sit down first!"
"I wonder if I can draw a good lot!" Rongchun had a bad feeling. After all, as far as he knew, the captains of Qingdao generally didn't have good luck...
"I think no matter what we draw, we should believe in our own abilities." Yuki heard this and responded righteously.
"Yeah..." Chris smiled helplessly. Yuki has never been sure about his luck, but he is right.
"Hmm..." Eijun responded with a smile, as he could imagine how Yuuki-senpai could be relaxed even if he didn't draw well.
"..." Feeling that Rongchun's response was a bit meaningful, Chris felt a little guilty for some reason.
"I believe that no matter who our opponent is, we will win, right!" It would be bad if the morale of our slow-witted seniors was damaged, so Rong Chun said affirmatively.
"Ah!" Obviously such encouragement was very useful to Yuki, and morale was boosted.
"..." Chris was silent. It seemed that the child was too bored these days. It was time to let him exercise properly.
Rongchun, who has been quietly arranged by senior Chris, is unaware that his free daytime time is about to end.
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As the lottery representatives from each school took their seats one after another, the lottery time was approaching and the staff on the stage began to prepare for the lottery.
As for Eijun...because he felt that just waiting was a waste of time, he took out a book and started reading, and didn't even notice when the lottery started.
Although he heard voices being called during the roll call, he was completely immersed in the book, and his attention was only distracted by occasional exclamations from the meeting hall.
But it was just like raising my head, and then nothing happened...
He didn't even remember which school he was from and how much he got...
"Next, Qingdao High School..."
However, when he heard his own school being called, Eijun looked up and saw Yuki-senpai coming forward to draw the lot, and closed the book temporarily.
So when Rongchun saw the number his senior had drawn, he was a little bit incredulous. He looked at Chris and asked, "Did the seniors go and bless it before coming?"
"..." Chris was also a little surprised, but then he smiled happily, "It means Yuuki's luck is really good today."
"This way we still have a lot of time to prepare." Rong Chun thought he could still go out for a while...
"Yeah! And Ryosuke should be able to make it in time for the first battle!"
At this time, Chris had actually forgotten that he could control Eijun during the day, but he could not control Eijun at night.
Since he already knew the ranking of his own school, Rong Chun didn't care about anything else. He sent a message on his mobile phone and opened the book to continue reading.
The main purpose of coming here is to participate in Koshien, but if he has time, he would also like to do some things by the way. If all goes well, there may be unexpected gains.
It was not until the lottery was over that Eijun packed up his things and prepared to leave at the signal of Chris and Yuki seniors.
But before leaving, he still thought of looking at the school that Qingdao might play against...
"what!"
Just one glance and he almost couldn't believe his eyes.
However, seeing Senior Chris's complicated expression was enough to prove that he was not wrong.
So when the three of them returned to the hotel with the lottery results, everyone in Qingdao couldn't help but gasp...
First of all, Qingdao got a bye.
At least they had one less game than 34 of those schools, going directly to the second round and being scheduled for the third and last game on the 25th.
The school that wins the opening match on the first day will be the opponent of Qingdao and will play against Qingdao on the eighth day...
The problem is that the first opening match is between Kagawa's Kazuyoshi and East Tokyo's Teito High School...
"Isn't it almost certain that the first opponent will be Teito..." Kuramochi couldn't help but sweat as he held the battle schedule.
"Even if we succeed in advancing... we might still meet Yokohama..." Shirasu added.
"This is basically a group of death!" Kuramochi's mouth twitched secretly. The difference in luck between the two draws is too big!
Everyone looked at Yuki who was sitting leisurely at this time, and they were all silent...
This is absolutely amazing...
Unfortunately, I haven't counted the number of draws yet...
"Haha...Azhe, you drew a really good lot!" Ryosuke looked at Yuki with a smile, and his words were full of sarcasm.
But Yuki was the type who didn't understand what was said, and he nodded seriously, "Yeah, I think it's pretty good too."
At this moment, Director Kataoka and Rei Takashima were speechless. They thought that the contestants should not feel too much pressure.
"There are still nine days until our first match. The one-week rest that Xiao Minato needs will be over by then. Maybe he can still play in the first match."
"This period is also enough for us to analyze Teito and other schools. Everyone should be careful not to have any accidents during training."
"Adjust your condition to the best! Then work hard to win this game!"
"Yes!"
After the meeting, everyone started to discuss. Miyuki and Chris decided to go together to watch the videos of previous Koshien games.
"Are you guys coming?" Yukichi asked the three first-year students beside him.
"Yeah!" Chun Shi nodded happily in response. To be honest, he was still nervous before the draw results came out.
My brother is injured, and I may have to take his place. When I think about starting in the first game, I feel a heavy pressure.
Now that the draw results are out, his brother might be able to play in the first game, and he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.
"Hmm..." Fūtani nodded indifferently. Apart from pitching, he just went with the flow in everything else.
"No..." Rongjun replied to the message and closed his phone, rejecting Miyuki-senpai's suggestion.
"Hey! Doesn't Eijun want to study some powerful teams?" Haruichi looked at Eijun in confusion.
Although he doesn't pay much attention to other schools, he always has unique insights into research teams and can learn a lot every time he attends classes.
"Well...I haven't done anything these past few days, and my body feels a little stiff. I want to do some warm-up exercises."
"Then I'll go too." Thinking that warm-up exercises would involve pitching, Furutani immediately abandoned Senior Miyuki and joined Eijun.
"Haven't you been pitching these past few days?" Rong Chun sighed helplessly and said earnestly, "It is also the pitcher's responsibility to take proper rest..."
"He just wanted to sneak out to play..." Miyuki thought that Chris-senpai would definitely come, so he held his face and complained, "How could that boy be so enthusiastic about training?"
"..." Hearing Yuki's report, Chris raised his lips in amusement, "Be careful."
"Well, I'm going down!"
“Can we just let him go like this?” Miyuki looked at Eijun who ran away, and turned to look at Chris-senpai, “He might not be back until very late again!”
"He didn't bring his usual luggage bag, only a small shoulder bag. He must be just going out for fun." Chris chuckled helplessly.
Besides, actually, they all know...if Rong Chun really wants to go out, no one can stop him, right?
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Rong Chun, after putting on all his equipment, ran straight out of the hotel door, running for about ten minutes...
"call out..."
An unscrupulous whistle sounded from behind, and Rongchun stopped and turned sideways to face the roadside.
"Hehehe..." A motorcycle stopped in front of Rongchun, and a motorcycle delinquent with long blond hair spoke in a teasing tone, "Little beauty, do you want to take a ride in my brother's car?"
"..." Rong Chun's eyebrows jumped. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this guy's hearty smile was particularly annoying. "What did you say?"
"Brother will take you to..."
Rongchun threw a punch directly, and although it was dodged, this method has always been useful in making the opponent behave himself.
Rongchun put on his helmet and sat down in the back, "If you call me a pretty girl again, I'll knock all your teeth out next time."
"Hehehe...this one isn't okay either? It sounds so good!"
As the car started, Rongchun took out his work phone and finally changed the note of his 'exclusive driver' to 'unscrupulous driver'.
"Heh..." Looking at it now, it seems that this guy's name matches his name, 'Ryoji Onitsuka...'
"Right! You think it sounds nice too!" When Ryoji heard Eijun laugh, he thought he was laughing because of his nickname.
"That doesn't sound good at all!" Rongchun just smiled and immediately turned serious again, "Drive faster! Isn't the meeting point quite far away?"
"Hahaha! It's been a few days anyway, so a little while longer won't make a difference!"
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