"They'll get used to it gradually…"
Zhang Han had originally wanted to comfort the two junior students, but it seemed unnecessary now.
Although these two guys hadn't yet adapted to the training rhythm of the Seido High School Baseball Team's First string, they possessed great talent and excellent mental fortitude.
While they felt the difficulty, they weren't disheartened. In such a situation, what more could Zhang Han say?
Moreover, once players entered the First string, there was no longer any distinction between senior and junior students.
When Zhang Han and Miyuki first joined the First string, they were already the team's most crucial combat power. To put it bluntly, it was precisely because of their addition that the Seido High School Baseball Team's strength advanced further.
This, in turn, helped Seido defeat their two arch-rivals and successfully make it to Koshien.
To say that making it to Koshien was entirely their credit would certainly be an exaggeration.
But if it weren't for the two of them, given the Seido High School Baseball Team's situation at the time, their hope of ultimately reaching Koshien would likely have been very slim.
The Ichidaisan Third High School battle, the Inashiro Industrial battle…
In those two games, the Seido High School Baseball Team didn't have any advantage. A slight deviation could have led to a defeat.
Plus, Chris was injured at the time.
To be frank, even the Seido High School Baseball Team's own players weren't very confident before the final results came out.
Yet, even in such circumstances, Zhang Han and Miyuki didn't receive much special care from their senior students initially.
Everyone was busy with their own tasks, only working together during games.
After entering the First string, training, private interactions, and games were essentially separated.
Teammates who had excellent coordination on the field would certainly practice together during training, but they didn't necessarily have deep personal relationships off the field.
Zhang Han's situation was a bit better.
Because of his special status and his humble demeanor in speech and actions, many senior students liked him.
However, at most, they would invite Zhang Han to activities and wouldn't mind his presence when talking.
This was already quite good.
At least compared to the other person, Miyuki, who entered the First string with Zhang Han, Zhang Han was much luckier.
Aside from practicing and playing together, the senior students were very reluctant to deal with Miyuki in private. This guy had a sharp tongue and a dark personality, making him truly not a good friend candidate.
When did their relationship start to become close?
It basically began after they endured the pre-Summer Tournament training camp together, and then experienced the Summer Tournament and Koshien games together.
They had suffered together, shed tears together, and fought for the team together…
Such friendships gradually accumulated.
Zhang Han and Miyuki, through their own efforts, earned the recognition of all their senior students. Only then did their relationship transcend being just teammates to becoming close friends.
So much so that when Azuma Kiyokuni and the others left, a bunch of big men cried their eyes out.
This was mainly because they all knew very well that with the third-year senior students graduating, their opportunities to meet and interact in the future would likely be very few.
What Furuya Satoru and Jinguuji are experiencing now is actually what Zhang Han and the others went through before.
Although Zhang Han really wanted to help the junior students, he knew even more clearly that this kind of thing could only be done by themselves.
If they wanted to earn the respect of their teammates, they had to put in enough effort and show corresponding performance.
"Feeling sorry for the two little guys?"
Miyuki came up to Zhang Han, asking with a smile.
Just by looking at his smile, Zhang Han felt that this guy definitely wasn't holding back any good words.
When it came to mocking people, if this guy said he was second in the entire Seido High School Baseball Team, no one would dare to say they were first.
"It just reminded me of us last year!"
Zhang Han's expression carried a hint of recollection.
Actually, this wasn't his first time being a senior student; he had already guided many junior students back in middle school.
But at that time, Zhang Han hadn't felt this way.
Perhaps, besides his relationship with Ono, Zhang Han hadn't invested as much energy and emotion in Matsukata…
At that time, Zhang Han also had no intention of pursuing baseball professionally. Although Zhang Han wouldn't guarantee now that he would definitely enter professional baseball.
But it's undeniable that such an idea had begun to sprout in his mind.
If everything went smoothly, when he graduated from high school, he should also follow in the footsteps of senior student Azuma Kiyokuni and participate in the draft.
Because of this idea, coupled with the changes in his relationships with his teammates, many of Zhang Han's current actions are completely different from his original habits.
This sentence also touched Miyuki, so much so that the words he originally wanted to tease Zhang Han with remained unspoken.
"No need to pity them. You should know that among the new recruits, they are envied, just like we were last year."
When Zhang Han and Miyuki first joined the First string, they also endured a lot of hardship to keep up with the team's training rhythm.
Sometimes the training intensity was quite high, and by the time it ended, both of them were as tired as dogs.
They didn't want to say a single word and were equally disheveled.
However, in the eyes of other players in their same year, no one laughed at them.
Instead, they looked at them as if they were their goals and idols.
Who among those who come to Seido High School Baseball and choose to join the Seido High School Baseball Team doesn't hope to one day gain the appreciation of the coaching staff, successfully enter the First string, wear the Seido High School Baseball Team uniform, and fight for the team?
From this perspective, whether it was Zhang Han and Miyuki last year, or Furuya Satoru and Jinguuji now, they are all very lucky.
A few days before Golden Week, the team's training rhythm suddenly slowed down.
The coaching staff, in their great benevolence, didn't wring out every last bit of their stamina as they had before.
Having experienced it once, Zhang Han and Miyuki knew very well that the team was preparing for the expedition next.
Traveling by bus for an expedition sounds comfortable, but it's actually a very tiring thing.
Riding in a car itself is tiring, and after getting off, they still have to play against strong teams.
This sense of fatigue is doubled.
Moreover, an expedition is different from waiting for other strong teams to challenge them at their own school. This also involves a matter of pride; many games can only be won, not lost.
The coaches relaxed their demands on the players to ensure they were in peak condition.
For the two first-year junior students, this was a godsend.
Highly tense and extremely fatigued, they could finally take a break during this opportunity.
Seeing the two of them slumped in a corner like dead dogs, Kuramochi had a smile on his face.
"I wonder what they'll be like during the training camp?"
Normal training rhythm is only about four hours a day. If they're already this exhausted from that.
Once it really comes to the training camp, the two of them probably won't be able to hold on at all.
"That's their own business! If they can persevere, they stay in the First string. If they can't, they'll be kicked out of the First string. There are at least two platoons of players in the second and third strings eagerly waiting to take their place."
Isashiki Jun said with a grin, sounding dissatisfied.
These two guys who just joined the First string were too lacking in perseverance.
Especially compared to Zhang Han and Miyuki last year, the difference seemed very significant.
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