a week had passed and now it was time for my school to start. I was not required to attend classes , so I just waited till 3 PM and join the baseball club . to pass tme , I went to watch a movie for the first time after arriving in this world . the name was Yakubu no kiseki. it was really good movie about a baseball club and its members. after the movie I ate some fried chicken which was absolutely delicious according to the high price.
it was 3pm and I arrived in front of the gates of baseball facilities grounds . I saw that many senpai were already practicing so I went inside and greeted them. the manager of our club were beautiful senpai . I went and filled my information on the application form for the club and gave it to one manager . after a while head coach arrived and it was time for introductions of 1st years .
after everyone had introduced themselves, the coach ordered us to run 10 laps of the grounds . while everyone else was breathing hard, I was leisurely looking around . the facilities grounds were really big . there was a dorm building for sports scholarships students near the gates . there was also a separate building which was used as an indoor gym .
then I noticed the abundance of training machines and various goods . as expected of school for elites , the management had given their all to keep the clean and rich image of school . I liked the fact that we were free to use any machines or goods when it was time for free practice . our coachs name was Suzuki ryoma and he was more than 60 years old . he looked fit for his age and his mafia boss like face was really intimidating.
I searched but didnt find any first year like me whom I wanted to be friends with . even though they all were elites but they were just dependent on their parents. this truth showed on all their faces which I didnt like . after 10 laps were over with , we were called by the coach.
coach - now , it's time to see whether you little guys can be used in future or not . just remember this fact that coach is a king and his orders are absolute. if you guys cant remember that by heart, I cant promise you a good time here .
while everyone was completely intimidated by coachs words , I was impressed because it was the truth . I started to respect this coach now. first it was time for batting practice .
nobody moved from their spot so I took a metal bat and went inside the batting cage . I set the pitching machine at 150 max speed and started hitting the balls . my batting style was simple . just wait for the ball to arrive near your reach and swing the bat as hard and fast as you can . I adopted this style for 3 reasons.
1. because I possessed athletic vision and this method was easier with its help
2. I can wait till the last minute and hit the ball accurately with a heavy swing
3. because I wanted to be a home run slugger
coach POV
huh ... why is such a good talent here in our school . with his talent he could go to more better ones ..
coach - oye manager , bring me this guys application form .
manager - this is it sir ..
coach - thanks
huh.. name is Ken...huh pitcher ? bakayaro.... such a pro class swing and main position is pitcher ... this is exciting now ..... hehehe... if his pitching is not up to the mark now .. see how I teach him a lesson ..
normal POV
after my time was up , I went to the bullpen for pitching practice. there were 3 senpai catchers so I just went to the one that was free . for some reason coach was following me . I guessed that he must have been impressed with my batting skills.
catcher - no need for name, just signs ..
I was annoyed with the cold attitude but nevertheless just told him that I could pitch 3 types - fastball , slider and change up .
when catcher sat back , I threw some practice balls to warm up my shoulder ..
after 5 throws, my shoulder was fine so I told him to give the sign . first it was the sign of fastball . i took a wind up and threw a fastball with my best abilities in the Mitt..
coach POV
hmm... bakayaro.. such a fluid form . with this pitching form he will not get injured if he is careful..... ( after the ball was in Mitt) ..oye . .. monster..
coach- oye .. bakayaro....speed... machine.. tell me the record of speed now ..
player - yes coach .... ,( stuttering) its..153.
coach - hehehe... good ..
normal POV
coach - oye ken , how many types you can throw ?
Ken- sir ... I can throw fastball , slider and change up .
coach - okay .... good now throw 5 each and show me your control.. ..at full power ok.
Ken- sir ..
after that I threw as coach instructed..
coach- okay ..its enough .. now go practice fielding with others .. from tomorrow you will practice with 1 st string members.. practice hard and be careful of injuries ..
Ken- yes sir ..
after that I went to the field where fielding practice was taking place .. I guessed that coach must have acknowledged my strength because it was really rare for a first year to join 1st string of the team just after a day . i was really happy as i never got the chance to practice with 1st string members in the previous world as they were the regular members that participate in official matches .. i decided to reward myself today after i went home after practice ..
my fielding skills were way better than they were in my previous world . it was so because I had the experience and now a body that can move really efficiently. just after a few hours of practice , I got my fielding senses back as I couldn't practice fielding during my training period of past few months. after a while I got better and better because of the improved senses and AGILITY of new trained body .
when it hit 7pm , it was the end of practice . I saw the dorm students going inside the cafeteria to eat food . I wanted to reward myself so I ran out and went to oden stall near school gates. I was really happy because I was able to practice for real with so many team members after a long time . I ate my full and went back to home straight..
at home I read some e books on my smartphone and did some weight training . after i felt pain from every cell of my body , I was satisfied and took a long bath and relaxed my tired body . I then drank some milk and went to sleep .
from the next day , I went to practice daily at 3pm with my new teammates . I had fun practicing hard as I practiced with regular members . I was impressed by their plays and got the general idea of our strength. one day we were reminded by coach to study well so I just memorized all 3 years worth of syllabus at night that day in case I forgot to study in future .
I practiced my pitching skills with our ace mori senpai daily . I really came to respect the man as I could feel little talent from him but he worked hard to become the ace of our strong team . I even helped him correct his pitching form because I was afraid that he would hurt himself as he worked too hard . I also respect our captain Sato senpai who was regular catcher and 4th cleanup batter of our team . his skills were top class but I respected him because of his kind character . he always had team in his mind and came up with various ideas for improvement of all the members regularly. from that I could feel his responsible and kind character. I also helped everyone I could in my free time because if one player improved then our team would get stronger with him ..