"Guanglai, are you willing to serve as the team captain for the next two years?"
When Mr. Izumi asked this question, Lin Guanglai's first reaction was to refuse—
Although the third-year seniors had already retired, the team still had strong second-year players like Shigetsugu and Yasuda. In the baseball club, where the relationship between seniors and juniors is highly valued, it seemed unlikely for someone like him to take on the role of captain.
But when he looked up and saw the serious and earnest gaze of Mr. Izumi, Lin Guanglai could sense that this was a decision made after careful consideration.
With the retirement of third-year player Suzuki Kensuke, Waseda Jitsugyo urgently needed a captain who not only had skills and leadership but could also convince all team members to follow.
Among the three second-year starters selected for this summer's starting nine, Mr. Izumi had some dissatisfaction with each of them.
