The Old Baseball Player System

Shun had dinner while chatting with his mother and sisters, and after eating as much as he could, the boy went up to his room.

Shun lay on his bed, but before entering the arena, he remembered something he needed to do. Since the Tokyo tournament had ended, Shun hadn't had time to check the Star Store missions, so he quickly opened the system screen and went straight to the missions tab.

[Star Missions

(Tokyo Tournament)]

Offense:

Reach base (28) = 2 Stars per base

Steal a base (13) = 3 Stars per stolen base

Get a hit (25) = 5 Stars per hit

Score a run (24) = 7 Stars per run

Drive in a run (11) = 10 Stars per RBI

Hit a home run (0) = 50 Stars per home run

Defense:

Record an out (59) = 2 Stars per out

Throw out a runner (0) = 4 Stars per out

Make an out with a difficult catch (2) = 10 Stars per out

Rob a home run (1) = 50 Stars per home run robbed

Strike out a hitter (34) = 10 Stars per strikeout Enjoy more content from empire

Tournament Objectives:

Qualify for the Kanto Tournament = 300 Stars (complete)

Be the tournament MVP = 300 Stars (complete)

Lead your team in RBIs = 50 Stars (failed)

Lead the tournament in RBIs = 100 Stars (failed)

Lead your team in home runs = 50 Stars (failed)

Lead the tournament in home runs = 100 Stars (failed)

Lead your team in runs scored = 30 Stars (complete)

Lead the tournament in runs scored = 60 Stars (complete)

Lead your team in ERA = 50 Stars (complete)

Lead the tournament in ERA = 100 Stars (complete)]

"Wow!" - Shun exclaimed as he looked at the system screen, amazed at how much he had accomplished. At that moment, Shun could only anxiously imagine how many stars all of this would earn him and what kind of reward he might get.

Since Shun hadn't touched the Star Store since the beginning of the Tokyo tournament, the total number of stars was bound to be impressive, especially considering he had also completed several Tournament Objectives and earned their respective rewards.

Luckily, Shun didn't have to wait long to find out how many stars he would receive, as a notification from the system quickly echoed in his mind.

[DING]

[The user has stars to claim. Would the user like to claim all available stars?

Yes/No]

"Yes!" - Shun said quickly.

[The user has claimed 1866 stars.]

"Damn!" - Shun almost shouted as he saw the number of stars he had received. Wasting no time, he immediately opened the Star Store to check what rewards he could get.

[Star Store:

The user can earn stars according to their performance in matches. The user's stars can be exchanged for rewards.

Stars: 1929

Bronze Reward = 10 Stars

Silver Reward = 100 Stars

Gold Reward = 1000 Stars

Legendary Reward = 10000 Stars

The user can exchange as many rewards as they want as long as they have the necessary stars.]

"Gold Reward!" - Shun didn't hesitate to choose the highest reward his stars could afford. He was extremely excited to see what kind of reward he would receive.

[Would the user like to exchange 1000 stars for a Gold Reward?

Yes/No]

"Yes!" - Shun agreed enthusiastically.

[DING]

[The user has received a quirk (No Luck).]

[No Luck

Decreases the chance of hitters making lucky contact against the user's pitches.]

"Huh?" - Shun stared blankly at the system screen in front of him, reading and rereading the description of his new quirk in disbelief.

It wasn't that this new quirk was bad, on the contrary, it seemed quite useful, but when Shun thought about the fact that it had cost 1000 stars, he felt a bit regretful. He had been hoping to get something that would make a significant difference in the Kanto tournament, and this "No Luck" quirk probably wouldn't have much of an impact. After all, it wasn't common to see lucky hits against Shun's sliders.

"Ah, forget it. It's not a bad quirk for me to complain about. But next time, I better save more stars to get the Legendary Reward." - Shun consoled himself before stopping his train of thought. Naturally, after receiving a quirk that wasn't as impactful as he had hoped, Shun lost some faith in the Gold Reward and decided to save more stars next time to earn the Legendary Reward and get something truly remarkable.

[Hmph! Have you finished wasting time, boy? Get to the arena training center already!]

The impatient voice of the old man echoed in Shun's mind, making the boy sigh as he entered the arena. Even though he didn't like taking orders from the old man, he disliked arguing with him even more. Besides, he really needed to head to the training center to learn how to adjust the timing of his pitching motion.

Thus, Shun spent the rest of the night in the training center, listening to the old man's instructions as he tried to master this new technique. When he grew tired of working on that, he practiced his normal pitches against his legendary training partner, the hologram of the baseball legend José Martínez, and continued improving his proficiency with his slider.

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Three days later, on Thursday morning...

Shun was woken up by the system and quickly got out of bed after using a basic recovery potion. The boy went downstairs and left the house for his morning run. For about two hours, he ran while various thoughts passed through his mind.

Tomorrow would mark the first day of the Kanto tournament, which would begin with a doubleheader for those who managed to survive the first round. No matter how much Shun had prepared for the tournament, it was undeniable that he was a bit nervous. After all, this was the tournament he had trained hard for over an entire year.

Fortunately, Shun had made some significant progress over the past week, which boosted his confidence slightly. Additionally, the tournament bracket had already been released, and Shun knew who Shoto's first opponent would be. Unfortunately, it was a team from another prefecture that Shun had no information about. Even so, he had complete confidence in Shoto Junior High School's baseball team to win the Kanto Tournament.