Chapter 56: Mentoring (2)

Yet before he could speak up, Chris came over and grabbed a hold of his arm, putting a small amount of pressure on Kouichi's elbow with his thumb.

"Argh!" Kouichi yelped in pain, not expecting such a thing.

"Are you trying to injure me!?" He yelled out, backing away defensively.

Chris shook his head, "I'm a professional, I would never purposefully hurt an athlete. I only put a tiny bit of pressure on your elbow, you should try it yourself to see if I'm lying."

Although wary, Kouchi eventually did as he was told and almost cried out in pain again.

"W-What's happening?" He stammered, feeling all sorts of confused.

"You need to give up on the forkball Kouichi. From what I can tell, you haven't been throwing it for long which is why you're only feeling some mild pain. Your body is not developed enough to sustain such wear and tear." Chris explained, being as straight-forward as possible.