My name is Akitoshi Ryuji from West Tokyo I moved here this past summer and I play baseball I'm in your care
After school
Ryuji- so you play baseball too and your in my class you're name is Eijun what position do you play
Eijun - I'm a pitcher what about you Ryuji
Ryuji - just call me ryu and I play any position I just love baseball I would love to catch one of your pitches sometime
Eijun - let's do it today
2 hours later
Ryuji- wow I've never seen a pitcher like you before I think you could be amazing that's it I've made up my mind I'm gonna be a catcher now and I'm going to make you the ace of a team that will win Koshien in high school do you think you would want to form a battery with me
Eijun- huh what I mean it's our first day meeting in middle school are you crazy just who are you
Ryu - just watch by the time we graduate from here we will be one of the best batteries in Japan me the best batter in Japan and you as the best pitcher in Japan you'll see
2 years later
West Tokyo Finals
Summer tournament
Eijun - what are we doing all the way out here in Tokyo
Ryuji- well this is where we are going to meet our future teammates and see which school we are going to
Eijun- what teammates are you talking about you always make decisions then tell me afterwards
Ryuji- well I just contacted my old friends from Tokyo and some players I've been watching in our grade that I want to play with us they should be meeting us here soon
20 minutes later
Akiba - yo ryu haven't seen you in forever
Ryuji- where are the other two
Akiba - watching the game still are you going to introduce me to your friend here
Ryuji - ahh this guy taking a nap behind me is Eijun sawamura he's my battery mate from akagi
Akiba - wait what you mean the ace pitcher who won the middle school national championship I didn't know that he was going to be here I guess I see why you think we can go to koshien this year
Ryuji - well of course we're going to need his pitching honestly we are going to need a lot more than just him cmon let's go see the game hey Ei-Chan wake up we're going to see the game
Eijun- ahh ok I'm getting up
5 minutes later
Ryuji- I'm going to the bathroom
I wonder what other positions can I find a good i defender a good contact hitter and great I would love if I could find a good infielder that would be perfect
Back in the stands
Ryuji- hey Akki can you tell me if you know of any good infielders around our age who haven't been highly recruited yet
Akiba- well not really
Announcer - what a marvelous double play from the Seidou keystone combination
Ryuji- who is that small guy with pink hair he's great
Akiba- I don't know
??? - I do his name is Kominato Ryōsuke
Ryuji- ahh and you are
My name is Kominato Haruichi I'm his younger brother —
Eijun- you should join us come sit with us would you happen to be a middle schooler as well are you going to high school next year
Haruichi - yes how did you know
Eijun- lucky guess so I was thinking would you join us in competing for koshien next year
Ryuji- eijun are you crazy what are you talking about he probably has a school he wants to go to you can't just go and ask that question and you don't even know him
Haruichi - the famous battery that won a national middle school title at a no name school in nagano that wouldn't happen to be you two would it also nicknamed the hidden tiger and the crouching dragon o the great battery that burst out on the middle school scene and won middle school national title last year I never thought I'd run into you two here of all places
Ryuji- well I guess that would be us I can't believe we've been so lucky to find someone of your caliber here in the stands with us you truly deserve to be apart of this amazing group that will turn japan on its head just you watch your decision to join us will determine your future in high school baseball
Haruichi - well then I guess I'll join your team if you'll have me