The next day.
When the team started practice early in the morning, a very subtle change occurred.
The original fixed lineup was broken.
Two first-year freshmen were exceptionally promoted and could practice with the second team players.
Although the second team seniors had seemed fierce during previous practice games, once the two first-year players joined them, their attitude towards these two younger students immediately did a complete 180-degree turn.
They took care of them meticulously.
During the practice, they constantly showed concern for them.
This made Sawamura, who had just joined the second team, feel a little overwhelmed.
Originally, he used to run by himself, but now, compared to his previous life, this treatment was like going from plain millet porridge to a luxurious set meal.
It was a completely different level of life quality improvement.
Even during fielding practice, although Sawamura was criticized and educated many times by his seniors for his immature performance, he still felt very good.
He could feel that these seniors around him genuinely wanted to help him.
They poured the knowledge they had learned into Sawamura's mind, as if force-feeding a duck.
This kind of treatment made Sawamura feel unreal, to the point that he even said, "It's like a dream!"
Kominato Haruichi, the other player promoted to the second team with him, had already anticipated this scene.
Although every player in the Seido High School Baseball Team strives for themselves, many of them also think about problems from the perspective of the entire team.
They are proud to be a part of the Seido High School Baseball Team.
For the third-year players, with no hope of advancing to the First string, they could basically bid farewell to high school baseball.
During this period before leaving the team, they naturally hoped to pass on as much of the knowledge they had learned as possible to their younger teammates.
If the younger teammates could learn something from this and contribute to the team, they would be very happy.
"The atmosphere here is truly different!"
Kominato Haruichi also felt this kind of care. However, because he himself was already performing very well, the seniors felt they had nothing to teach him.
Therefore, the care he received was not as much as Sawamura's.
But Kominato still felt it. His brother had not deceived him; Seido High School was indeed a good place to learn baseball.
Especially for those who truly want to play baseball, this place is simply paradise.
After the Spring Tournament, the Golden Week was approaching.
Golden Week had six days of holiday, and during these six days, the First string players would travel by bus for away games.
Their opponents were strong schools from various parts of Kanto.
The second team players, however, stayed at school, waiting for challengers to come to them.
They would represent the Seido High School Baseball Team and battle against those challengers.
Just thinking about the Golden Week practice games filled Kominato Haruichi with energy.
Although it was a pity he couldn't be promoted to the First string, getting more exposure to games, playing in them, and showcasing himself might be even more fortunate than being promoted to the First string.
After all, for these newcomers, the most important task at hand was to quickly adapt to the pace of high school games.
As for other matters, they were not yet something they needed to consider.
In contrast, the teammates who were promoted to the First string were not as lucky as them.
After all, the Kanto Tournament was about to begin, and the team's most important task now was to refine itself. Compared to the newly joined first-year players, the team would obviously value the second and third-year seniors more.
After all, they had strength and rich experience.
As a result, the two teammates who were promoted to the First string might not even get a chance to play.
"We are actually quite lucky to stay on the second team!"
Kominato Haruichi told Sawamura his thoughts.
Unexpectedly, Sawamura scoffed after hearing it.
What's better about staying on the second team?
"Of course, it's better to be promoted to the First string! We are players of the same year; they entered the First string earlier than us, so they will definitely learn things earlier than us."
Kominato Haruichi never dreamed that these words would come from Sawamura's mouth.
And they even sounded so reasonable.
"With my performance, wasn't it enough to be promoted to the First string?"
Sawamura said indignantly.
Kominato Haruichi was bewildered.
Just now, he thought Sawamura was quite smart, but he didn't expect him to show his true colors so quickly.
Sawamura's performance in the welcome game was indeed commendable, but it wasn't so outstanding as to be dazzling, was it?
After all, he gave up a full six runs, and they were given up consecutively.
Where did he get the confidence to say his performance was good enough?
At most, one could say his performance was decent and showed his unique characteristics, that's all.
In this situation, the team's coach promoting him exceptionally to the Second-String was already enough.
What more did he want?
"Damn it. Those two guys all went to the First string!"
The former trio of newcomers had now split up.
The other two youngsters had already reported to the First string, leaving only Sawamura on the second team.
Sawamura envied his two teammates for getting the chance to enter the First string so quickly, but he didn't know that their first day in the First string was not happy.
It wasn't exhaustion, but disappointment.
Furuya Satoru and Jinguuji were both proud individuals; they strongly believed in their talent and strength.
As a result, when they practiced with the second and third-year seniors, they were almost hit so hard that they questioned their lives.
Jinguuji was very good at fielding, but then he saw Kominato Ryosuke's fielding. Jinguuji suddenly realized that his own fielding was, at best, just passable.
It couldn't even be considered a special skill.
His speed was also good.
When he encountered Kuramochi, Jinguuji suddenly realized that he wasn't as fast as he thought.
There were people in the First string who might even be faster than him.
As for Jinguuji's most proficient skill, hitting, when he saw Yuuki and Zhang Han's swings, watching them hit every incoming baseball out, he instantly felt lost.
Jinguuji suddenly realized that he was just a younger brother.
Not only that, but the strength of every player in the First string was incomparable to any player Jinguuji had seen before.
This was a completely different concept from watching a game from the stands.
Because they were practicing together, the gap was right in front of them, so to speak, it was clear at a glance.
It was precisely because he saw it too clearly that he realized even more clearly how big the gap actually was.
Zhang Han also noticed the two players who had just joined the First string; the two guys whose tails were almost wagging to the sky were now behaving themselves.
They watched the seniors practice, like sponges, absorbing the nourishment the seniors passed on to them.
At the same time, they might also have been shaken, as they seemed unable to keep up during practice.
Zhang Han felt this wouldn't do.
As a senior on the team, he still had an obligation to encourage the two younger students.
During practice, Zhang Han actively approached the two of them.
"How do you feel?"
"Very strong!"
Jinguuji said with a bitter smile.
He originally thought that with his strength, he should be able to perform well among high school players.
But now it seemed he was still quite far behind.
"Not bad!"
Furuya Satoru's expression seemed calmer.
Although he also felt some pressure, he could still handle it.
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