Takumi continued to dominate until the end of the ga, not allowing a single base to the opposing batters. Kasuga's thodical and efficient style on offense worked very well, as they managed to score two more runs by the end, bringing the final score to 6-0 in favor of Kasuga and determining Shoto Junior High's next opponent in the sixth round of the Tokyo tournant.
"It won't be easy…" - Kenta murmured as he looked at the Kasuga players celebrating their victory on the field.
"Hmph! We'll win no matter what!" - Ren stood up from his seat, speaking confidently.
"You can handle it, right, Shun?" - Ren then turned to Shun and asked.
"It's going to be tough…" - Shun sighed thoughtfully, knowing that the next ga would be very challenging for him on the mound. Kenta and Ren were about to try to cheer Shun up, thinking he might be nervous about facing Kasuga, but they were surprised by a laugh from their friend.
"Hehe, don't worry, no matter how tough it gets, we'll win! I'll accept nothing less than the Kanto tournant trophy at the end of this sumr!" - Shun said with a confident smile, which left his two friends astonished.
"Haha, you'd better not get destroyed by Kasuga's batters after saying that!" - Ren laughed, playfully teasing his friend.
"That's right, I'll kick your butt if you get hit after saying sothing so arrogant." - Kenta joined in the fun with a grin.
"You two—Shut up!" - Shun shouted, annoyed.
"Pft!" - anwhile, Mio Shimizu let out a small laugh as she watched the three friends joking around, but then she rembered sothing and felt a bit sad.
'Sumr is ending...' - She thought, realizing that this Shoto Junior High baseball team only had a maximum of five more gas together before the third-years would graduate and leave the team.
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Shun said goodbye to his friends and headed ho on foot. Before reaching his house, he stopped at a nearby park to complete his daily exercise routine. Since it was already late, he imagined his mother wouldn't be happy if he ca ho and went straight to the yard to train even more.
Shun spent a little over an hour doing his exercises, and when he finally returned ho, he was sweaty and dirty, with his uniform covered in dirt. He opened the front door, tired, thinking only of taking a shower and resting. But when he saw a pair of n's shoes at the entrance, he imdiately perked up.
"Dad!" - Shun shouted as he ran toward the living room. It had been over a week since he last saw his father, who had been traveling with the Yomiuri Giants.
"Hey, son!" - Kenshin said cheerfully as he got up from the sofa to greet Shun, but then he was surprised when Shun stopped suddenly before entering the room.
"I'll go take a shower!" - Before Shun could step into the living room, he caught sight of his mother from the corner of his eye. Rembering how dirty he was, Shun didn't even want to imagine the consequences of entering the room in that state. So he quickly stopped, dashed to the stairs, and hurried into the bathroom.
"Pft!" - Aiko let out a satisfied chuckle at her son's reaction. Kenshin, anwhile, watched the direction Shun had bolted and sighed in relief, seeing just how dirty Shun was. The boy had narrowly avoided a hefty punishnt by not entering the room like that.
Shun took a good shower before getting dressed and going back downstairs. Now clean, he went straight to his dad and gave him a big hug, realizing how much he'd missed him.
"Hehe, you seem happy, Shun. I assu you won today?" - Kenshin smiled as he hugged his son, then asked curiously.
"Hehe, of course! We're playing the final round of the Tokyo tournant the day after tomorrow!" - Shun replied proudly, he truly enjoyed sharing his victories with his father.
"Haha, good! The day after tomorrow, huh? I think I can make it to watch." - Kenshin said, thinking about his schedule. Although he wasn't on vacation, he would be in Tokyo for a while, and since professional gas were usually held in the evening, he could attend his son's ga in the afternoon.
"Really?" - Shun asked excitedly. Despite the improvent in his relationship with his father, Kenshin hadn't been able to attend any of Shun's gas this year due to his work.
"Is Daddy going to watch Bro's ga on Friday too?" - Little Yumi appeared in the living room, excited after hearing her father and brother's conversation. Since it was Friday and the last round of the Tokyo tournant, Aiko had allowed Yumi to attend her brother's ga.
"Haha, let's cheer for your brother together, Yumi!" - Kenshin said with a cheerful laugh upon seeing his youngest daughter's adorable reaction. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty for not being able to spend all his ti with his family because of his job, but he was happy to enjoy these monts with his children.
"Yeeaah!" - Yumi raised her fist excitedly as she ran toward her father and leaped into his arms. The two then headed to the kitchen for dinner, with Shun following behind.
'Hehe, I won't let you down!' - Shun thought silently, clenching his fists with determination. Now he had even more reason to play well in the upcoming ga.
Shun then sat down at the table for dinner. For the first ti in a while, the entire Takahashi family was together, and Shun enjoyed this ti with his sisters and parents, relaxing and sharing laughs while taking baseball out of his mind for a bit.
After spending a good while chatting with his family, Shun went up to his room and lay down on his bed. The boy then entered the Training Center in the arena and spent more ti pitching under the old man's guidance, knowing that in two days, he would be pitching in the most important ga of his middle school career.
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