Chapter 198: Technical Head Coach

"Aniki!!"

From far away, Sawamura saw Huangqian Yangyi enter the field, waving his hand and shouting.

Huangqian Yangyi did not respond, continuing to focus on his warm-up exercises.

One hour later, at 6 o'clock, after all the members arrived at the field, it was the same as usual: the 20 members of the First String had one field to themselves.

Because the Spring Tournament was about to begin, the First String's training was not very strenuous.

After various basic defensive drills, just as Huangqian Yangyi was about to enter the Bullpen, he caught a glimpse of a somewhat familiar figure on the grass outside the field.

This person was short and stout, and he was constantly stroking his small mustache with his hand.

No way? How did this guy get here?

Huangqian Yangyi looked carefully, even deliberately walking a bit closer.

Confirmed, it was indeed Ochiai Hiromitsu.

This person had actually come to Seido ahead of schedule!

The butterfly effect??

"Yangyi, what are you looking at?" Miyuki asked curiously.

"Nothing." Huangqian Yangyi shook his head, turned around, and said, "You're supposed to be catching for Tanba-senpai today, right? If you don't hurry up, Tanba-senpai is going to be unhappy."

"Ehehe, Tanba-senpai went to take a leak," Miyuki said.

Huangqian Yangyi shrugged, "Then you stay here; I'm going to the Bullpen."

In the Bullpen, Chris had already changed into his gear; for today's pitching practice, he was Huangqian Yangyi's Catcher.

That's right, Chris had already resumed training.

After Coach Kataoka confirmed that Chris's injury had healed and his body was completely fine, he immediately let Chris join the First String's training, even though he was not currently a member of the First String.

Regarding this, almost no one had any objections; among the current third and second years, who didn't know Chris's capabilities?

Only a few First Year boys who didn't understand the situation had some complaints about it.

"Chris-senpai, it's been a year," Huangqian Yangyi said, looking at the fully geared-up Chris.

A smile appeared on Chris's face, and he couldn't help but recall the events from a year ago when he temporarily left the First String; thinking about it now, he felt deeply moved.

"Yangyi, you really did what you said you would back then," Chris said softly with a smile on his lips.

Huangqian Yangyi was stunned for a few seconds, then laughed: "Chris-senpai, you have to work hard. This summer, drag that black-hearted guy Miyuki down from the Starting Catcher position."

Upon hearing this, Chris did not answer; instead, a voice came from behind Huangqian Yangyi.

"Yangyi, you guy! Talking bad about me while I'm not around." Miyuki and Tanba walked over together and happened to hear Huangqian Yangyi call him black-hearted.

Huangqian Yangyi laughed "ehehe," Miyuki rolled his eyes, and then said to Chris: "Chris-senpai, let's compete fairly. I won't lose!"

Chris nodded. He had seen all of Miyuki's growth over the past year. The current Miyuki had grown to an extremely formidable level; as the Catcher for the champions of the Summer Koshien and Spring Koshien, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the number one high school Catcher.

With his own one-year gap, wanting to pull Miyuki down from the Starting Catcher position was truly not something that could be done easily.

Soon, Huangqian Yangyi and Chris began their pitcher-catcher training.

Facing Huangqian Yangyi, who had grown rapidly, Chris squatted down and said: "No need to test me. Just pitch however you pitch when you practice with Miyuki. Don't worry, I will catch it."

Huangqian Yangyi nodded. Although he knew Chris had resumed independent training a while ago, he had genuinely intended to pitch slowly at first to let Chris adapt, but he had been easily seen through.

A ball with a speed exceeding 150 km/h flew toward Chris. Chris reacted quickly, his glove moving up rapidly to catch the baseball steadily in his palm.

The power is so much stronger!

Feeling the weight of this ball, Chris secretly compared it to catching Huangqian Yangyi's pitches a year ago.

Sure enough, a year had passed, and this guy's growth was immense.

"Nice ball!" Chris returned the ball.

Pop!

Catching the baseball, Huangqian Yangyi looked at Chris, and the two made eye contact, both seeing a hint of excitement in the other's eyes.

Next, Huangqian Yangyi threw another Fastball.

The pitching practice gradually entered a rhythm. Huangqian Yangyi tried all his pitch types, and Chris caught every single one steadily and accurately. In terms of catching alone, his technique was almost on par with Miyuki's.

Miyuki and Tanba, who were training nearby, were also extremely serious. The two of them now had a very tacit understanding. As the team's Starting Catcher, Miyuki was very familiar with all three of the First String's Pitchers, which was exactly what Chris was currently lacking.

Just as the team members were training earnestly, outside the field, Ochiai Hiromitsu was walking around and looking here and there.

"Coach Ochiai, I wonder what you think of our players?" Takashima Rei came to Ochiai Hiromitsu's side and asked.

Hearing Takashima Rei's question, Ochiai Hiromitsu turned his head to look at her without rushing to give an answer.

To tell the truth, the moment he received the invitation from Seido, he was truly very surprised.

This was Seido, after all, and a Seido that was at the height of its power.

Although it was only as a Technical Head Coach, with Coach Kataoka above him, was he, Ochiai Hiromitsu, the type of person who cared about power?

No!

What he cared about was the salary!

There were still a wife and children at home to support, and a mortgage and car loan to pay off!

The double salary offered by Seido immediately attracted him.

Moreover, even though it was only as a second-in-command, when Takashima Rei said that one sentence, Ochiai Hiromitsu made his decision instantly.

"Come to Seido, for our Three-peat!"

Three-peat!

When Ochiai Hiromitsu heard this sentence, his whole body trembled. Even though he was already quite old, he still felt a surge of hot-blooded impulse.

After calming down, Ochiai Hiromitsu knew clearly that this was an opportunity for him. If he could help Seido achieve a Koshien Three-peat as Technical Head Coach, this would also be an incredibly precious experience for him.

With money, a future, and honor, Ochiai Hiromitsu really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

As for Seido, they were also very happy to be able to invite Ochiai Hiromitsu to join. Although he had never led a team on his own, his skill in developing players' techniques was recognized in the high school baseball world.

With the cooperation of Ochiai Hiromitsu, not only can Coach Kataoka alleviate some pressure, but the collaboration between the two will also bring brand-new changes to Seido.

At this moment, watching the training of the Seido High School Baseball Club, Ochiai Hiromitsu nodded from time to time and shook his head from time to time; this was also the reason why Takashima Rei asked out of curiosity.

"Well, I have only just taken office on the first day, so it would be better to wait for me to observe for a few more days and gain more understanding before I speak," Ochiai Hiromitsu said.

Takashima Rei nodded with a smile, "Then I will leave it to you; regarding the club members, according to your wishes, we will not announce your identity just yet."

"Mm. That would be best," Ochiai Hiromitsu said.