Chapter 25: The End and Follow-up of the Autumn Tokyo Metropolitan Convention
"Since we have defeated us, we must keep winning." The captain of the Red Sea Sugata said to Dong Qingguo.
"We will continue to win." Dong Qingguo gave an affirmative answer.
"I hope there will be another opportunity for a duel in the future." Red Sea Osugada Shibang Stone Black Falcon said while holding Jinguji Kazuichi's hand.
"There will be a chance." Jinguji thought for a moment and nodded.
"Come on, I hope you can lead Seido to win the Koshien championship in the Yin year." Red Sea Osugada catcher Kanamori sent his blessing when shaking hands with Chris.
"Thank you." Chris accepted Jinson's kindness.
After the players of Aomichi and Red Sea Osugada shook hands with each other, the players of Aomichi stood in front of home plate and sang the school song of Aomichi High School in unison.
After singing the school song, everyone in Qingdao trotted all the way to the bottom of the Qingdao stands. After standing, they seriously expressed their gratitude to the support groups who came to cheer them up, as well as their relatives, friends and audiences who have supported them for a long time.
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“Well done to everyone!”
"Dong, let's lead everyone to win!"
"We will go to Koshien to support you!"
In the stands, many spectators waved their hands and shouted, their excitement evident.
The staff of the organizer Mainichi Shimbun were preparing for the award ceremony. Many reporters gathered around the Seido players' bench and wanted to interview Director Kataoka and the players they were interested in first.
"Excuse me, after six years, you have once again been selected for the Spring Koshien. How do you feel now, Director Kataoka?" A group of reporters thrust microphones and recorders in front of Director Kataoka, and there were cameras behind him.
Photograph.
"I'm very excited right now! There are many strong teams in Tokyo. For example, our opponent in this game, Red Sea Osuda, is very strong. It's not easy to win all the way. It's the players who have tried their best to win in this game.
Finally won the competition! I am very grateful to them.”
After the reporter asked Director Kataoka a few questions, he expressed his desire to interview Seido players.
Director Kataoka asked Higashi Kiyoshi, the captain, and Jinguji, the team's ace, to be interviewed by reporters. Unexpectedly, there were several reporters who wanted to interview first-year catcher Chris and pitcher Yagami Yagami. Director Kataoka
I had no choice but to call the two of them out again to be interviewed by reporters.
"Yagami-kun, as the starting pitcher in this game, how did you feel when you faced the powerful lineup of Red Sea Ohsuda? Did you use your full strength?"
"As a first-year student, he will become the team's main catcher this summer, and he will also have the opportunity to go to Koshien to show his strength on the national stage. What is Chris-kun's future goal?"
"Jinguji-kun, as the ace of the team, what are you not doing well?"
"Dongjun, as captain, what is your next goal?"
Considering that the interviewees were all students, the reporter's questions were relatively mild.
After briefly answering the reporter's questions, a staff member came over to inform them that the award ceremony was about to begin.
The players from Seido and Red Sea Osugada lined up and stood in line according to the instructions of the staff, and the announcer's voice came from the stadium broadcast.
"Now for the award ceremony."
The music sounded, and among Aomichi's team, Tokiyokuni, Fukuda Taro and Murasuke Daiki walked out of the team and stood in front of the rostrum.
The person in charge of the Mainichi Shimbun Tokyo walked up to the rostrum, took the certificate and said: "Ken Seido High School won the 2005 (Heisei 17) autumn Tokyo High School Field Football Tournament, and hereby rewards it."
Murasuke Daiki stepped forward, took the certificate with both hands, and bowed to the other party.
Dong Qingguo stepped forward and took the banner representing Tokyo's victory from the hands of the person in charge.
Taro Fukuda finally went up to receive the medal. The three of them bowed to the person in charge and walked back to Qingdao's team with the sound of music.
The rest of the team looked at the winning banner in Dongqing's hand and felt that their efforts had been rewarded. During the spring break of the Yin year, they could go to Jiaziyuan.
After the award ceremony, the Autumn Tokyo Metropolitan Conference officially came to an end.
The Qingdao people were walking in the player passage of the second stadium of Inji Shrine. Most of them would carefully touch the banner representing the victory. They were all a bunch of baseball idiots.
After walking out of the player channel of Jingu's second court, when everyone in Seido was preparing to leave the court, they inevitably met the members of Red Sea Ohsugada again.
The captain of Red Sea Osugada looked at the winning banner in the hands of Dong Qingguo, and suddenly thought that their school had not won the autumn Tokyo Metropolitan Conference for nine years. This is the closest they have come to winning the autumn Tokyo Metropolitan Conference.
once.
Just the last little distance...
The captain of Red Sea Osugada suppressed the tears that were gradually growing in his eyes, pulled the backpack strap on his shoulder, and led the others away quickly.
The other members of Red Sea Osugada silently followed their captain and walked out of the second stadium of the Jingu Shrine.
Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone in Qingdao couldn't help but feel depressed. College wildball is so cruel. Every time someone realizes their dream, someone else's dream is deprived and they are unable to continue to chase their dreams on the field.
As soon as the Qingdao people walked out of the second stadium of Jingu, they were surrounded by fans who supported them.
"Come on Koshien!"
"Winning!"
"Always support you!"
With the support of fans, everyone in Qingdao got on the school bus that had been waiting for them and returned to Qingdao.
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Returning to Qingdao, everyone in Yijun stepped off the school bus. Surrounded by the welcome of the principal, dean of students and some students, such as the third-graders who had quit the baseball club, they walked into the teaching building and went to the principal's office.
In the principal's office, the principal opened the glass door of the display cabinet located in the most eye-catching position of the office. Then the principal took the winning banner from Dong Qingguo's hand and placed it on the display stand. The certificate and medals were placed on both sides of the banner.
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"The competition is so hard, everyone must be hungry! The celebration banquet has been prepared, let's go there together."
After everyone came to the cafeteria, the principal said some words of encouragement to the members of the baseball club and then left with the dean.
"Everyone!" Director Kataoka walked up to everyone in Qingdao...
"Today's achievement is the result of everyone's determination to keep moving forward and long-term hard work. It is the result of your unimaginable sacrifices!"
At this point, Supervisor Kataoka's eyes turned red, "Not only you, but also the previous members. You all have always believed in and supported me, a supervisor who can't get results. Thank you very much!"