"But then again, that's precisely what makes him respectable."
Todoroki Raizo said with emotion.
Sanada heard him and re-examined his Coach, "Were you really just doing it casually?"
No matter how you looked at it, the practice game with Seido High School Baseball Team seemed suspicious.
Sanada didn't believe that Todoroki Raizo would act so recklessly without any preparation.
"There are many reasons. If we want to stand out in the Summer Tournament, we have to overcome three major obstacles. Unlike us, these three obstacles in front of us are much stronger than us in every aspect. In this situation, it doesn't hurt to understand the opponent more."
Todoroki Raizo said.
Although he said that, Sanada didn't quite believe him.
"If we understand them, won't they also understand us?"
"Excellent teams have already adjusted almost everything. We are different; our team has only recently been formed and is still in the adjustment period."
Todoroki Raizo's answer still didn't satisfy Sanada.
However, since the Coach was unwilling to speak, Sanada had no intention of pressing further.
"We will work hard; you don't have to worry so much."
Every time Sanada finished his extra practice, he would see his Coach burning the midnight oil.
Although he acted jovial on the outside, their Coach truly worked harder than anyone else.
"You're a reliable guy. I'll be counting on you for next week's practice game too."
"Me?"
Sanada's heart skipped a beat.
Although he hadn't received the Ace number yet, he was the undisputed Ace pitcher of Yakushi High School Baseball Team.
Having him play directly meant that the game against Seido High School Baseball Team wasn't for team adjustment.
They were going all out.
At Seido High School Baseball Team.
The news Coach Kataoka brought to the Seido High School Baseball Team teammates was like a thunderclap, causing a huge stir within the team.
They could smell the strong scent of conspiracy from a mile away.
As one of Seido High School Baseball Team's biggest rivals in the Summer Tournament, why would Yakushi High School Baseball Team want to play a practice game with them?
This was clearly illogical!
"They must have an ulterior motive!"
Many players thought so.
Even Coach Kataoka himself had a similar feeling. He also believed that the Coach and players of Yakushi High School Baseball Team must have some unspeakable secret.
And this secret was aimed at their Seido High School Baseball Team.
But even knowing this, Coach Kataoka still resolutely chose to have Yakushi High School Baseball Team as their opponent.
This was also the reason why Coach Kataoka had apologized to Seido's players before.
Between having no practice game opponent and facing the possible conspiracy from Yakushi High School Baseball Team, he chose to solve the former.
"What do you think the Coach is thinking? Why would he play a practice game with Yakushi High School Baseball Team?"
There was just over a month left until the Summer Tournament began.
This amount of time was almost luxurious if counted in months; now it should be counted in days.
Was it really appropriate to hold a practice game at this time with a potential and important opponent they might face in the Summer Tournament?
For the teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team, this was also a big question mark.
There were indeed players in the team who truly understood Coach Kataoka's painstaking efforts, but they were definitely a minority.
For example, Chris.
He had some guesses as to why his Coach would make such a seemingly unreasonable choice.
When Miyuki and Zhang Han discussed this with him, he shared his guess.
"The Coach probably thinks that our main rival isn't Yakushi."
Zhang Han and Miyuki were also well aware of Seido High School Baseball Team's current situation.
In order to successfully defeat Ichidaisan and Inashiro in the Summer Tournament, even revealing some trump cards to Yakushi High School Baseball Team at this time was acceptable in Coach Kataoka's eyes.
Currently, their most important task was to thoroughly refine the new Seido.
"This way, everything makes sense."
The training camp started on Saturday morning.
At first, almost no one noticed anything unusual.
Especially the four first-year newcomers, who had never experienced a training camp before.
They had only heard their roommates grumble that the training camp might be very tough.
Although the upperclassmen had never publicly spoken about any content of the training camp, looking at their expressions when they mentioned it, the few younger students could guess that it was definitely not a pleasant memory.
The memories on the upperclassmen's faces were simply too painful.
So painful that even those observing couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
Initially, it was just a normal morning assembly.
At dawn, the teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team had already gathered to start running.
They ran for a full 30 minutes in one go.
For an average team, this intensity of exercise was already very high.
But for the players of Seido High School Baseball Team, this was normal operation, almost identical to their usual training.
After the running training, Coach Kataoka changed the previous training content, letting everyone swing their bats 200 times before they could return to the cafeteria to eat.
"I thought the training camp would be so scary, but isn't this the same as usual? It's even less than usual..."
Sawamura completed the morning task very easily.
If even he was like this, there was no need to say more about the remaining players.
Every single one of them completed their tasks relatively easily.
Although they didn't openly agree with Sawamura, their expressions basically showed that their thoughts were similar to Sawamura's.
Seeing the few younger students so relaxed, the second and third-year upperclassmen lifted their eyelids to look at them, not saying a word.
These first-year youngsters were still too naive; they simply didn't know the cruelty of this world.
After breakfast, the coaching staff, being very humane, let them rest for an extra hour.
This made the older students very curious.
They even wondered if Coach Kataoka and the coaches of the coaching staff had truly changed their ways.
This style was not at all something they would typically come up with.
After the one-hour rest, the players were re-assembled for a simple defensive practice.
After the defensive practice, the more than twenty First string players were divided into two teams and played a practice game.
To balance the strength of both sides, the players' lineups were completely shuffled.
This series of operations was dazzling.
Zhang Han's team included Jun, Kuramochi, and two first-year new players.
Their opponents were Yuuki, Chris, Tanba, Miyuki, and so on.
Embracing the core philosophy of friendship first, competition second, both sides engaged in a friendly battle.
Ultimately, Zhang Han's team lost to their opponents by one point.
Although they lost the game, almost all the teammates felt that they had played very satisfyingly.
Throughout the morning, all the teammates felt very good.
If the entire training camp process continued at this pace, then it was estimated that all the teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team would change their stereotypical impression of training camps.
"Are we playing another game this afternoon? I didn't even get a chance to pitch this morning."
The practice game in the morning was very intense. As a substitute player, Sawamura had more than once volunteered, running to Coach Kataoka to offer his services.
But it was useless.
Coach Kataoka did not give him a chance to play.
The young man was sulking now.
He eagerly hoped that there would be another practice game in the afternoon.
In the morning, the second and third-year upperclassmen also had a very satisfying game. Such practice games not only deepened their understanding of each other but also gave them an outlet.
But now, watching Sawamura earnestly ask them questions, they didn't know how to tell the young man in front of them.
The young man was too naive.
In the afternoon, Coach Kataoka instructed everyone to take a nap.
Their assembly time was also very late; not until three in the afternoon were they notified to gather.
The four first-year younger students stood there, eager to begin.
Although the training camp's activities and time were a bit more than their usual practice, for them, they could adapt and didn't feel any difficulty.
So they had been looking forward to the afternoon practice, and if Coach Kataoka agreed to play another practice game, they wouldn't mind at all.
However, this time, Coach Kataoka was not as easygoing as he was in the morning.
After gathering all the players, he told everyone that the subsequent training would focus entirely on the First string players.
Other players would either assist or go to the side for self-practice.
It wasn't just for the duration of the training camp; even the entire month before the Summer Tournament would primarily focus on the training of the First string players.
After all, they were the ones who could truly represent the High School Baseball Team and achieve results.
After everything was ready, Coach Kataoka gathered the people and personally told everyone their afternoon training plan.
"Base running practice, divided into two groups, 100 times!"
100 times of base running practice?
When they heard this command, almost all the newcomers were stunned.
The second and third-year players, on the other hand, looked relieved.
The morning had been so pleasant that they even began to doubt if the team they were currently in was truly Seido High School Baseball Team.
Now it seemed that this matter could basically be put to rest.
No doubt, the team they were currently in was Seido High School Baseball Team.
"Get ready!"
From home plate to first base, to second base, to third base, and back to home plate. The total distance was nearly 110 meters.
Each of Seido High School Baseball Team's main players had to run a full 25 laps, nearly 3,000 meters.
This was not ordinary running, but an all-out sprint. It wasn't even just sprinting; it also included the motion of stealing bases.
Even with a slight break in between, this training consumed an astonishing amount of physical strength.
After running 25 laps, none of the four newcomers could stand.
Jinguuji was half-kneeling on the grass, his body completely limp.
The other three lay directly on the ground, not moving at all.
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