I remember the snow still glittering when I was sent to the countryside by former Marshal Ixio, the second-prince town.

With a white breath, I watched the facility of the supermassive construction plan built outside the city every day.

What happened back then in the lab wasn't just a big hole.

I've been staring at the workers digging holes and carrying dirt, smoking cigarettes like an idiot.

I'm a soldier.

The job of a soldier is to obey orders.

"What if I'm a lieutenant?Why do you have to do this? "

I endured such a foolishness and watched the hole every day.

But now I think it was still good back then.

I really think so.

The situation changed soon after dawn.

"Sawadi Sleira fears treason."

I was freed from my casual job of counting the number of diggers when such an alarm arrived with a large number of additional personnel.

Instead, he was instructed to protect Sawadi Sleira, the executor of the Super Magic Construction Project and suspect of national treason, until the moment the guilt is established.

I didn't have time to ask my superiors for details, I had a base right next to Sleira Mansion, and I didn't sleep at night.

In addition to the shady personal security, the subject's friendship was completely washed away, and dangerous properties that could shoot at the mansion were bought without threading gold.

If Sawadi Sleira dies before we leave her, she will never be born again.

I became a second lieutenant in twenty-three years, and I joined a faction as my mentor. Now and then, that's a lot of work.

That thought alone kept him desperately protected from the shadows, both on rainy days and snow days, and on days when he was exposed to the murder of Princess Sleira, my close parent.

Every time he walks out as much as he likes, he turns around, the town is suspicious, the dog barks, he's mistaken for a underwear thief, and I wonder if there's some kind of crookedness that confirms his innocence.

When I finally thought he was free, he was important to the Army, so I decided to keep escorting him.

Okay, I'm a soldier.

The job of a soldier is to obey orders.

I'm sure that young man is what this country needs, as long as he's important.

I endured all sorts of complaints, supported my neck with my hands, and protected Sawadi Sleira every day.

But the new orders I gave a few months later were ridiculous orders that even I couldn't keep my neck tilted.

Join the baseball team, the Sleira White Beams, and win the Zarkud Stream Baseball Club.

Frankly speaking, I didn't understand the meaning.

Why should I?

Why are you playing ball?

Why are you in Zarqud Street?

Why those three? The ice melted quickly.

Because the signature of the decree belonged to Alex Sleira, the illegitimate son of the Sleira family, who was a close parent.

I was asked to participate in a game called baseball played by the son-in-law of the Sleira family, and to show the Sleira family my affection for the familiar Zarkudian stream.

It was good to hear the story, but in the end, I stood at the middle of the summer practice without my neck ever returning.

"Second Lieutenant Penn Robos, I'm going to ask you to be a pitcher, that is, a shield...."

"Call me Roboss, Major Sleira.Whatever the role, this robot is going to finish and show you. "

"Please don't do this, Major.I'm not a military officer now, I'm a researcher at Magic School.More to the point, she's just a housewife. "

Is this a good place to laugh?

The intense pressure on her neck from wearing strange exercise clothes is completely incompatible with what a housewife says.

It's a real shame I had to crush my organs and quit my army....

If this man had stepped out more, he might have been on the verge of ending the dungeon campaign by lifting the truce with the surrounding countries.

No, there are circumstances for each person.

I have to concentrate on this job.

"Sergeant Ize Love, I want you to be the captor of Second Lieutenant Roboss."

"Ha! I'm glad to hear it!"

A Corporal from the same faction who was summoned with me answered with a beautiful salute.

Unlike me with short golden hair, he has brown hair all the way to his shoulders.

Was he turning into a bard on a mission?

Well, now we need to know about the mission anyway.

"... so I'm talking about pitchers, but I'm embarrassed that the cops don't like baseball."

"It doesn't matter at all, besides your officers, all the soldiers left by my brother are novices.I'm not telling you to fight right now.There will be a game in seven days' time, so I intend to get used to fighting there first.Until then.... "

That said, former Major Sleira turned around with his upper body alone and called someone "hey."

Then a young shepherd and shepherd woman dressed in the same clothes as the Major appeared on the run.

The Goats have seen this face several times, they must have been in Sawadi Sleira's escort.

"I want you to learn something called baseball from these two."

"From the two of you...? Excuse me, but aren't they civilians?"

"Oh, they're both like veterans, or civilians.He's an adventurer, he was my husband's escort until recently, and he treated me well. "

After she said that, she scrolled around the page of the book she had in one hand and traced a sentence with her finger.

"Here's how noble baseball works."Respect your strength over your title and rank."Although they are civilians, they are the predecessor Cao Lu in your team.Be well coached. "

Got it!

My voice and that of the corporal coincided.

"The Tashiva of the Goat tribe plays the same role as the pitcher, Lord Roboss.Mum the Shepherd is the catcher, and this is the same role as Lord Love.We're both good enough as adventurers... but we expect baseball arms to be there.And I'll give it to you so you can read it carefully. "

She nodded deeply at the civilians she brought and turned back her long blonde hair after giving me two books that would be a noble baseball trick.

... oh, I'm so nervous.

Though veterans, they are higher in rank.Besides, my boss's sister, when I think about my parents' home, it's difficult for me to do it if my true princess and strength as a soldier are unlikely to win.

"Um...."

"Ah, oh, did I say tashba?"

"That's right, Mr. Penn and Mr. Ease...."

"Wait, wait, wait. Call me Roboss."

"Ah, excuse me...."

It's bad for her to flip her eyebrows in trouble, but I don't really like my name.

It seems that the original name received from my great-grandfather is correct, but considering modern values, it sounds silly, and I have been repeatedly told about the name.

"So... do Robos-sama and Love-sama have uniforms?"

"Uniform? Like you and Major Sleira are wearing.If that's the case, I don't have it. "

Well then, let's go to the baseball store and make this.

Tashiba pinched the collar of her clothes and pulled it a little.

"Are there any ready-made products?"

"These are different colors and patterns for each team, so we have to make them individually."

Another shepherd, Mum, added.

Well then, let's do it.

Major Sleira told these girls to teach.

I'm a soldier.

The job of a soldier is to obey orders.

I don't know, I'll do anything.

Is that okay with you, too?

"Of course, but don't, Second Lieutenant."

Sergeant Love.

"Hehe, I'm sorry to upside down with the Second Lieutenant, but please call me Taaaaye.It's the name my grandmother gave me back home. "

"Well, I'll be the boss."

Copy that, Lieutenant Roboss.

I'm worried that this guy is still in a light mood....

From now on, we'll do it as opponents, leaving aside the details.

Well, let's go. Like a baseball shop. "

Roger that, sir.

Oops!

Ooh, ooh!

Thus, four improvised units set out from the ground shaken by the sun.

"Have you two ever seen baseball?"

"I've seen it on the field a few times, but I don't know much about it at work."

"I've never seen anything like it. I'm busy at work."

"Haah, it's hard for a soldier after all."

"Oh, yeah, it's tough, really."

"Tashiba, it's a little too cheap....."

Walk toward the baseball shop where the Schenker family lives, talking to the civilians who are flying cheap pom pom questions.

There are still leaflets on the road behind the alley that we pass, and there are "baseball teams, Higashimachi Shopping Street Balds," and "Skin Headboys are looking for teammates.Bald preference, shave if you have hair. "

What kind of a strange business is a baseball shop?I've been wondering... if it's so popular, maybe it'll work.

The cat who was napping woke up surprised by our footsteps, knocked down a yellow flower pot and ran away.

It was unusual and slightly cooler today in the heat.

I know what it's like to want to sleep, I'm sorry to wake you up.

But walking around this city defenselessly makes me feel really weird.

I always watched the passers-by's behavior with my eyes on a plate, and whenever I was about to go, I kept my temper rolling with my readiness to be a shield.

I never cared about the contents of the flyers on the walls in the alley, or the color of the potted flowers placed beside the slopes, and I couldn't care less.

"So, where are you going?"

"Soon, the shop of Schenker will be consolidated in Nakamachi.The White Beams training ground you were in was Nakamachi, right?The headquarters of MSG and your husband's home are in Nakamachi, so Schenker is based in Nakamachi. "

But a woman who talks a lot, like her mother at home.

"There it is, there it is, that shop, that bat and ball sign..."

Speaking of which, I haven't been able to send a letter to my parents until now because of the mission, but I wonder if I would be allowed to send a letter while on this mission?

Later, I'll ask former Major Sleira... what a wonderful thing to think, and then Tashiba pulled me into the store to keep talking.

You're a civilian and you're not afraid of the military, or you don't know what you're afraid of... no, is he just a bum?

I think I'm going to teach him baseball from now on, and it looks like his bones are going to break.

Three days after I ordered my uniform at the baseball store, Tashiba and I were packed on the baseball field while the sun burned our skin.

Sergeant Ease and Mum are going to practice catching until the day of the match.

"Robos-sama, would you like a hot dog?"

I don't need it.

"Yale?"

I'm at work.

"Which one will win this game?"

"I don't know."

Surrounded by civilians, he keeps watching the game as he listens to the annoying Tashiba story.

Baseball seems to be really popular, and VIP seats that only nobles can enter are quickly filled by winning early.

Civilian seats that boast many times the size of VIP seats are filled by people who think they won't be allowed in if they leave late.

What attracts this number of people to baseball?

I don't know much about baseball.

To win a war, you have to know a war, and to win a baseball, you have to know a baseball.

"What kind of pitcher is that?"

"Ah, he throws a strong ball of strength, the Ace of the Wand of Light."

"Do you know who it is?"

"Er, clock... clock... clock? It's like...."

"Count Roscross?"

"Ah, that's Ross Cross. It must be the home of a great doctor."

I see.

Write down the pitcher's information in the notebook and focus on the pitcher's body.

I'll be standing there in a few days.

When the pitcher shakes and throws the ball, the batter shakes the bat as hard as he can.

The ball thrust into the catcher's mitt without a glimpse into the bat and cheered from around.

Three shocks! I knew my strength was amazing ~

Is that so?

I wonder why the batter can't turn back such a slender ball that I can chase with my eyes.

Honestly, I've been observing this for the last few days, and I've been downgrading this mission considerably.

I never thought this country born baseball sport would be so difficult.

I tried pitching a few times after watching baseball, but I was proud to be able to throw a ball faster than any other pitcher I'd ever seen.

Honestly, I can't imagine myself losing that ball game.

It's a much better job than sleeping with a knife, but it's a tough one.

Guahh, yawning and holding back his mouth, Tashiba, who was checking the back of some ticket next door, looked at him.

"I tried to bet on the Wand of Light in this game... what do you think?"

"... I'm working, idiot."

Making civilians feel comfortable.

Span! and make a nice little noise, and the white ball snaps into Sergeant Ease's mitt.

"Nice ~, I'm running! I knew you had a nice shoulder ~!"

Second lieutenant, that's great!

That's it!

The thrown ball was received with gloves called gloves made with a uniform.

I've been studying a game called baseball for the last few days, and I thought about throwing it into Sergeant Mitt while Tashiba and Mum watched me.

This competition is very easy.

I don't know because the batter hasn't done it, but at least the pitcher seems very simple.

Basically, all you have to do is throw a ball so that the batter doesn't hit you, devise a course, make waves at the speed of the ball, and let the opponent's bat catch you.

Besides, if you believe Tashiba's words, I still have a stronger shoulder than the others.

None of the pitchers I've seen in the last few days could throw a ball as fast as me, and it wouldn't be as easy to hit.

The opponents of the match, even though they are nobles, are like these people in the remote south.....

We've fought on the front lines, and it might have been a bit of a surprise to see Prince Jester's men join us.

At this rate, the Zarkuds won't lose much.

In the meantime, do you want to practice throwing magical balls that other team pitchers were throwing all over?

Let's go, demon ball!

Please put it in your mitt!

"Don't worry!"

I'm a wind man, I can easily change course by hitting the ball with a horizontal wind.

Ah!

The ball I threw seemed to have slipped out in an unexpected direction, and Tashiba who was looking sideways shouted surprise.....

At the same time, the wind that blew sideways entangled the ball, and the ball settled into a stunning mitt.

Is it like this?

I don't feel like losing.

"Perfect! Second lieutenant!"

"Wow! Wow!"

"No! I'm going up today!"

I started walking toward the main base with my gloves off.

Even though I am given this assignment now, I do not have any other work to do.

A soldier's job is to obey orders, but not to face everything with all his might.

Especially when I become a lieutenant, I have more paperwork to do, and if I don't make the time myself, it's going to be a big deal.

Yes, I'll write to my parents as soon as I get to work.

Second lieutenant, are you sure?

"I understand roughly. The day after tomorrow is the game, let's rest tomorrow and rest well."

Mr. Roboss, I haven't practiced putting batters in yet, okay?

"Don't worry, I won't lose."

I slapped Tashiba's shoulder with anxious eyes and put the heat behind me.

I'm not worried about the game itself... but I'll have to be careful not to sleep alone the day after tomorrow.

And then two days later....

I was in hell.

"This... this can't be happening..."

It was good up to three times.

Three spheres and three shocks were repeatedly decided, and a few strange and powerful old men also used magic balls to take them down properly.

As soon as I thought I was going to win, I was suddenly struck.

From there, it's metameta to the point where I don't know what it is anymore.

Hits, hits, home runs, hits... I don't even remember how many hits I got.

Now... how many times now...?

How many more points do I have to take...?

Despair and heat soaked dark in front of my eyes and I suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Time Term!!"

Time!

When he heard the sergeant scream for time and the umpire responded, he took off his mask and ran to the mount.

"Second Lieutenant, are you okay!?"

"Ah, ahh... I'm just a little dizzy."

"I'm sorry, honestly, I didn't know this was such a difficult competition...."

"No, it's not Sergeant Ease's fault, it's all my fault I underestimated baseball.Such old people..... "

"Actually, I just heard on the bench that today's opponent's Magic School Fireballs (Fireballs) is the top team in the league.It seems that we are the lowest in ten thousand years, so it is not the responsibility of only the Second Lieutenant..... "

"Now, at the bottom....."

As expected, I was making a fatal mistake.

Baseball is not easy.

There is a big difference between seeing and doing.

Honestly, I can't play this game anymore, the score is too high... it's a battle decision.

But I'm a soldier.

Military personnel do not leave their positions.

To the end... to the end.

Someone decided to take the ball from the side.

Former Major of the Army, Laura Sleira, with long blonde hair tied behind her.

"Lord Roboss, 33 points are very impressive.Did you feel it in the first fight? It's time to replace him. "

"Major Sleira... the officer..."

"I'm sorry, it looks like I had a little trouble making it a practice bench.Those old tough guys aren't the only ones on the rope, so if we keep them up, we won't be able to touch them. "

That's how I got hit on the shoulder and pulled into the bench so the sergeant could support me.

Drink sweet water, take off your hat and take a breath.

Mount is hell.

Once you're in a lonely battle with the batter, you'll just have to let it go.

There was a demon out there that could not be seen.

Former Major Sleira is standing on the hellmount now.

I looked at it many times more seriously, with the intention of really stealing everything.

A stiff ball that broke the opponent's bones from each bat, thrown out of her hand, blew Sawadi Sleira the catcher horizontally.