A new day had started, sun rays shone in Rei's room waking him up.
Rei woke up with a smile on his face because he was excited to test his skills today.
While yawning and stretching he walked toward the only bathroom on the floor.
"Shit", said Rei when he walked closer to the bathroom door and saw the door locked.
"'Language'…. I don't even know what's gotten into you, always using these words. Where did my sweet son go?", said Rei's mom in the living room.
"Oh, leave him be he just graduated from junior high. Kids going through some changes", said the grandpa snacking on some fruits while watching TV.
"I don't even know how long that man is taking in the bathroom", said Rei's mom.
"It's been an hour already for god's sake, Reiji. Let Rei use the bathroom.", yelled mom from downstairs.
Rei was about to knock on the door but heard the flush noise coming from the bathroom, so he waited patiently outside.
"I'm coming…. coming. Chiaki why are you always yelling? calm down", said Rei's dad, Reiji coming out of the bathroom.
Reiji gestured for Rei to use the bathroom.
After Rei was done with the bathroom. He went to his room and wanted to change his clothes.
He opened his cabinet and the only color he saw in the cabinet was black.
'How much black did this kid even wear', thought Rei.
Rei wanted a gym outfit, but looking at his cabinet, he knew he couldn't find anything.
So, he just grabbed a casual black t-shirt and wore grey shorts.
Wearing his clothes, he went downstairs.
Rei entered the living room and was about to ask for breakfast, but he stopped looking at everybody's expression on their faces.
"Hello, handsome", said the grandfather smiling.
"Oh, you finally wore the shirt I bought you", said Chiaki happily.
Reiji gave a thumbs up to his son.
Rei smiled at their reaction to his outfit. 'It seems like my predecessor had horrible taste in fashion' he thought while sitting at the dining table.
"When are we going to the field today?", questioned Rei to his father.
Reiji had a stunned expression when he heard the question from his son. He seemed to have forgotten that he promised to go with his son. Thankfully he had nothing planned out for the day.
"We can go whenever you want. I remembered what you said my son", said Reiji seriously.
'How convincing', thought Rei sarcastically. He rolled his eyes at his father.
He finished eating and walked towards the door ready to go to the field to practice.
Reiji saw his son getting ready, so he quickly grabbed his car keys and exited the house. He was excited about this trip because usually, they didn't get to spend much time together.
Before Rei took over the body, the predecessor didn't get along with his father because he only focused on studying while his father was always talking about soccer and coaching. Which is why they didn't get along.
Reiji always wanted to do a father and son activity like this.
Reiji got into the car with Rei, and they drove towards the field near their house.
"What are you going there to do anyways? It's not like you play any sports", questioned Reiji.
"I just wanted to do some exercise. I was feeling weird sitting at home doing nothing during vacation", said Rei.
"Really…mmmm", said Reiji squinting his eyes at Rei's response.
"Ugh...I'll tell you. Promise you won't laugh", said Rei. He wanted to tell his father about practicing baseball because in the future he was going to join the baseball team, so his family was going to know about it anyways. He thought it was better to tell them now than later.
"Promise, I won't laugh. So, what is it?", questioned Reiji curiously.
"Recently I started watching some documentaries, and movies and I got interested in baseball. Secretly I have been practicing some baseball in the backyard, but I wanted to come to the field today to test them", said Rei
Hearing his son, Reiji was left shocked because he didn't expect his son to be interested in sports. "HAHAHAHA….", laughed Reiji enthusiastically.
The laughing caught Rei off-guard. "What happened?", questioned Rei.
"Nothing I am just glad that my son turned out to be like me. You do have my genetics. Anyways, I'll support you and why don't you show me some of your baseball skills today", said Reiji.
"Sure", said Rei.
After a few moments, they arrived at an empty field.
Rei was surprised looking at the empty field.
"It's summer, shouldn't this field be more crowded", questioned Rei.
"Kids nowadays don't like coming outside. They rather stay inside and do whatever they do on their phones", said Reiji.
Rei nodded because in his previous life when he was a teenager, he would slack off a lot until he met baseball that is.
Rei had brought a baseball glove and ball because for some reason he found them in his room under his bed.
Taking his equipment, he went toward the baseball field on the ground.
Rei was going to practice here even though there was no catcher or professional equipment that he was used to. There was a paper posted toward a wall that signified if the ball was a strike or a ball.
Rei felt like his stomach was churning when he stood on the mound preparing to throw a pitch.
Taking his pitching position, he swung his arm back with force. He held the ball in a special way that would go unnoticed by any amateur.
The ball went 90 KM straight hitting the strike zone.
*clang**clang*
The sound of hitting the strike zone echoed in their ears.
Reiji was stunned looking at his son's skills. He knew it wasn't good, but he was an amateur with no prior baseball experience and he could pitch like that.
There were twinkles in Reiji's eyes as he continued to look at his son.
Rei was disappointed seeing his pitch.
"Is this the best I can do? Only around 90 KM? Am I a fucking kid?", thought Rei. He was going back to his previous habits.
Rei was ruthless and hard on himself in his previous life, and he continued like that.
Seeing the lack of speed in his fastball he thought of leveling it up because it was his skill.
Because the fastball was a skill that's why he could pitch it like that without any prior practice.
For 6 hours straight, Rei continued throwing fastballs toward the strike zone. It was to the point his father begged him to go home because he feared his wife. But Rei ignored his father's bullshit and kept pitching.
Rei winced in pain as he was about to throw another pitch. He looked at his throbbing hand and realized he shouldn't overdo it.
He eventually decided to stop when he saw the system notification.
[Four Seam Fastball Skill Level 1 to Level 2]
"let's go home", said Rei to his dad with joy in his heart. He didn't want to show such behavior in front of his dad to make him suspicious, so he held it in.
Reiji nodded and gladly took his son back home.
Rei went back to his room because he was exhausted from overdoing it at the field.
Before he forgets Rei did his daily quest.
[Congratulations Host you have earned 'All Stats 0.5']
Exhausted he lay on his bed and prepared to sleep but before sleeping he had to check his status to see the progress from his practice today.
[Status
Name: Rei Fujikawa
Position: Pitcher
Current Level: 1
Speed: 5+ (Can only be increased through practice)
Strength: 6+
Balance: 6+
Flexibility: 6+
Grip: 0.5+ (Can only be increased through practice)
(Skills)
Four-seam Fastball (level 2): when pitching this ball your chances of striking out the opponent increase by 10%.
Hitting (Level 1): Increases 5% your chance of touching the ball with a bat.
Cold- Heart (Level 2): Increases your focus and lets you make good decisions in matches by 10%.
Comment: Your stats are shit. Even normal human stats are double yours.]
Rei was glad to see the increase in his stats. He nodded seeing the grip stat increase because he threw some pitches today so maybe it increased because of that.
When he saw the skills, he was surprised because his fastball skills had increased. He smirked in joy seeing his hard practice pay off.
After checking his status Rei slept on his bed.
Meanwhile downstairs in the living room with Reiji and Chiaki.
"You know I saw his baseball skills. He really has my genetics; I tell you Chiaki. You should really tell him about the admissions that Seido is holding for their 2nd string team", said Reiji in excitement.
"Are you sure, it wasn't someone else you saw?", questioned Chiaki.
"No…no, I am sure, it is our son. He will be a baseball prodigy in the future. As parents we should be supportive of him", said Reiji trying to convince his wife.
"I don't know, ever since that day he has been acting weird. Maybe it's just puberty", said Chiaki worryingly.
"Don't worry Chiaki just tell him about it tomorrow, please. Take my word for it.", said Reiji.
"Okay…. I'll tell him tomorrow", said Chiaki seeing her husband plead so much that she eventually agreed.
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A new day had started, sun rays shone in Rei's room waking him up.
Rei woke up with a smile on his face because he was excited to start practicing again. Sometimes this felt surreal to him.
As Rei stood from his bed while yawning, he suddenly realized something.
He dashed towards the bathroom and saw his dad going into the bathroom with his PHONE.
He knew what was going to happen if he let that happen, so he dashed with all he had. He entered the bathroom before his dad and shut the door in his face.
Reiji stood outside the door with a confused expression on his face.
After using the bathroom, he went outside 10 minutes later.
When Rei saw his father still standing outside, he shook his head and patted his back while walking towards his room with hands in his pockets.
Rei went to his room and changed into a new black t-shirt and grey shorts. He still looked the same as yesterday but that's all he had in his damn cabinet.
"I really gotta go shopping", thought Rei looking at himself in the mirror.
After some posing in the mirror, he walked downstairs to have breakfast.
When he entered the living room, he saw his mom and dad arguing about something, but they quieted down when they saw him.
"Were you guys fighting?", questioned Rei to his parents who were sitting on the couch together.
"No honey, we weren't, we were just discussing something", Said Chiaki while glaring at her husband.
Reiji was about to say something but backed down after receiving the glare from his wife.
Rei nodded and sat near them while taking his breakfast plate from the table.
"Can we go to the field today again", asked Rei after eating his breakfast.
"Your father has something important to do today. Instead of him, I'll take you there", said Chiaki.
Rei nodded because he didn't care who took him there, he just wanted to go there and start practicing again.
"Let's go now, I'm ready", said Rei. He had his equipment and his outfit ready.
Chiaki nodded, took her car keys and they exited the house together.
"Why is she going with him?", said Reiji nervously.
"Who knows she does whatever she wants. Haven't I told you to man up ever since you were young?", said the grandfather while smacking Reiji's head.
"Ow…what was that for", said Reiji irritatingly while massaging his throbbing head.
"Hmph…", said grandfather while walking away from his son.
**
Rei and Chiaki arrived at the field.
The field had more people than yesterday, but they were still fewer.
Rei took his equipment and went towards the baseball practice ground. Chiaki followed behind him.
Rei went up to the mound and set it as he wanted it with his feet so he can get the right feeling. This is something all pitchers have a habit of doing so they can perform well.
Taking his pitching position, he winded up his glove while gripping the ball in a special way. He swung back his arm with force and released the ball.
The ball went 91 KM straight hitting the strike zone.
Chiaki's mouth was wide open when she saw her son pitching. "Reiji wasn't lying, he's amazing", she thought.
Rei had officially gained a fan.
Seeing her son pitch made her come to an important decision.
After 5 hours of Rei pitching strike after strike, his mother dragged him back into the car. For some reason, he couldn't say no to her as he did to his dad.
They both got into the car and Chiaki started driving.
"That was some pitching there", said Chiaki after she nagged her son about being cautious of his injured hand.
Rei nodded listening to her.
"I wanted to discuss something important with you. You see your father and I were discussing this in the morning", said Chiaki.
"Ah…ha, I knew it you guys were arguing", said Rei.
"J-just listen", said Chiaki ignoring her son's comment.
"DO you know about the Seido baseball team", asked Chiaki.
Rei nodded not knowing where this conversation was leading.
"I heard from my neighbor that Seido's 2nd string team is recruiting some members because they are short on people. So, I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the recruitment test which is a week before your school starts", said Chiaki seriously.
Rei went through many emotions when he heard what his mother said. Nervousness, excitement, etc.
"I- I want to join the recruitment test", said Rei withholding his immense joy inside.
"Okay, I and your father will sign you up for it", said Chiaki. She hoped she made the right decision for her son. Even though she was having second thoughts she still felt it was the right decision after seeing her son's pitching today. Her son was always secluded from everybody in junior high she was glad that her son finally found something that interested him.
She drove back home happily.
As soon as Rei came back home, he ran upstairs to his room as he had something important to do.
Seeing their son running upstairs, Reiji and Chiaki both shook their head.
Rei entered his room and before hitting his bed he decided to do his Daily Quest.
[Congratulations Host you have earned 'All Stats 0.5']
After the workout, he sat on his bed thinking about the preparations he should do for the recruitment test.
"First let's check my status", thought Rei.
[Status
Name: Rei Fujikawa
Position: Pitcher
Current Level: 1
Speed: 5+ (Can only be increased through practice)
Strength: 6.5+
Balance: 6.5+
Flexibility: 6.5+
Grip: 1+ (Can only be increased through practice)
(Skills)
Four-seam Fastball (level 3): when pitching this ball your chances of striking out the opponent increase by 12%.
Hitting (Level 1): Increases 5% your chance of touching the ball with a bat.
Cold- Heart (Level 3): Increases your focus and lets you make good decisions in matches by 15%.
Comment: Your stats are shit. Even normal human stats are double yours.]
Rei smirked when he saw his status. Even though he needs more improvement he was headed the right way.
His stats were increasing but he had to find a way to increase his speed and grip fast. His skills were also leveling up fine but for the recruitment test, he wanted his fastball to at least be level 5.
While he was thinking of this, system notifications popped up.
[Daily Quest: Flash!!
Run 2 miles with a Truck tire attached.
Reward: 0.2 Stat in Speed]
[Daily Quest: Grip is the key
Throw 100 pitches in a day
Reward: Raise pitching efficiency and 0.2 Stat in Grip]
[Mission: Seido High School
Successfully get into the 2nd string team. Show them what you got.
Reward: Level Up
Penalty: Permanent Hand Injury]
Rei was stunned looking at the multiple blue screens in front of his face.
Reading the daily quests Rei was happy that he finally had a way to increase his Grip Stat and Speed Stat. He was left speechless when he read the description of each daily quest.
His eyes almost popped out when he read about the truck tires.
Taking a deep breath, he thought "Who am I? I am Rei fucking Fujikawa, I am the man who defeated YIPS I can definitely do this".
After he was feeling better, he looked at the Mission which he was curious about because he only received daily quests so far.
When he read the details of the mission, he had a smirk on his face because he knew whatever happened he would definitely be qualified for 2nd string, but his smirk vanished when he saw the penalty. He had to be careful with this.
He sighed thinking he had a lot to do tomorrow. He lay on his bed and fell asleep.
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