The Old Baseball Player System

[DING]

[Required sleep time reached]

[Disabling deep sleep mode]

Shun woke up to the system notification and quickly got out of bed.

"Damn!" - Shun felt a strong dizziness, he sat back down on the bed to avoid falling.

"It seems this is the effect of spending 12 hours in the Training Center, my mind is really tired even after sleeping with the help of the system." - Shun concluded after realizing his situation.

[Don't worry, boy, I already anticipated this haha, you're really lucky to have me by your side!]

"Huh? What are you talking about?" - Shun asked, confused. After 12 hours of listening to the old man talking in his ear, he had already gotten used to the old man's conceited manner. Well, at least he didn't go crazy every time he heard the old man's voice.

[Hehe, open your inventory!]

"Inventory!" - Shun became curious and opened his inventory. Quickly, he saw a transparent screen appear in front of him while he heard the system's notification sound inside his head.

[DING]

[Inventory:

1 legendary pitch (learn)

1 Basic Recovery Potion (use)]

[Do you wish to use the Basic Recovery Potion?

Yes/No]

"Yes!" - Shun didn't think much before confirming, he really needed to improve his condition to endure his daily routine.

[DING]

[Basic Recovery Potion used.]

The moment Shun heard the system's voice, he felt a warm sensation throughout his body. After a few seconds, he felt the same sensation in his mind.

"Wow!" - Shun said, impressed. He had been feeling his mind a bit tired before, but now he was 100%.

[Hahaha, I told you, boy! Shouldn't you be thanking me now?]

"Oh, of course, thanks, old man!" - Shun laughed excitedly, the old man had really helped him this time. But he quickly remembered something very important: this system never gave him anything for free.

"Wait a minute, old man, how did I get this potion?"

[Oh, it's nothing much haha! This is your reward for accepting to update the difficulty of your daily training mission.] - The old man spoke nonchalantly as if there was nothing strange about it.

"Huh? When did I accept to update the mission's difficulty?!" - Shun asked, confused and irritated, but he didn't wait for the old man's answer and quickly went to check the system's daily missions tab.

[Daily Missions:

#1 Physical Training

Run 20 km

Complete all the following exercises and positions*

Deadline: End of the day.

Rewards: 20 coins, 2 bronze mystery boxes, and one Basic Recovery Potion.

Failure Penalty: Loss of the system.]

"Haha, you really are something, old man!" - Shun laughed, he couldn't believe that old man had really made Shun thank him for that.

The old man said nothing, leaving Shun complaining by himself. The boy just sighed at the lack of response before leaving his room and going downstairs, he had no time to lose since he had 5 km more to run this morning.

* One and a half hours later *

Shun opened his house door, breathing deeply, running 20 km was really not an easy task. The boy quickly went upstairs to the bathroom and took a shower. When he went back downstairs, he was already clean and wearing his school uniform, carrying his backpack.

"Good morning!" - Shun saw all his family members sitting at the table having breakfast and said with a smile. The boy didn't waste time and quickly sat down as well, attacking the food on the table.

"Good morning!" - Everyone at the table said at the same time. No one was expecting to see Shun smiling and talking excitedly just one day after the defeat, but no one would complain about it.

"Hey son, today we're going to the Home Run Derby at 6 p.m., so come home earlier, alright?" - Kenshin said to Shun while eating his breakfast.

"No problem!" - Shun raised his thumb in his father's direction, the boy didn't bother to stop eating to talk, forgetting that his mother was present.

"Shun, eat with your mouth closed!" - Aiko didn't waste time and quickly scolded the boy.

"Yes, Ma'am!" - Shun finished chewing before speaking. He brought his right hand to his forehead, making a military salute to his mother, as if he were a soldier who had received an order.

"Pft!" - Aiko gave a slight laugh upon seeing her son's actions, she was relieved to see the boy acting normally. She knew better than anyone the dedication her son had put into baseball in recent months, and she was very worried after seeing the crushing defeat the boy suffered.

Shun finished his breakfast and left home, walking to school. The boy finally had some time alone to think about things, he realized that today would be the first day without the third-years in practice, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

He remembered his conversation with his captain after the defeat, he heard Kazuki saying that he would stop playing baseball and couldn't say anything to change that. The boy clenched his fists tightly and said determinedly:

"I will never let this happen again!"

Shun continued his walk to school. The boy arrived at school and quickly went to his classroom. He arrived with the room still a bit empty and went to sit in his seat at the back next to the window, his friend Kenta, who sat next to him, hadn't arrived yet.

After a few minutes, Shun heard a voice while he was distractedly looking out the window.

"Hey man?" - Shun turned upon hearing Kenta's voice, he looked at his friend and was surprised. Kenta had a dejected expression, his eyes were a bit swollen, indicating that the boy had cried a lot, and his dark circles showed that Kenta had hardly slept.

"Hey man." - Shun spoke a bit dazed, he didn't expect to see his friend like that. But after thinking a bit, he understood, Kenta had always been very competitive and hardworking, and it wasn't strange for the boy to be devastated after the crushing defeat they suffered.

Kenta sat in his seat and said nothing more, Shun also had nothing to talk about with his friend and just attended the class.