"Yeah, it takes place in Osaka -- that's where the best teams are, too. It's a baseball tournament. It happens during the hottest days of summer, and the best players come from all over Japan to participate! It's all over the news, and even the old fellas come out to talk about how they aimed to win when they were younger."

As he spoke, Heiji's speech took on a tone that was even more animated than usual. "As it progresses, the breaks between games get shorter and shorter. And when you watch the players, you can really see that they put all their hopes into winning. They don't hold anything back!"

"'Course, you can listen to the sports broadcasts on the radio, too. But it's not the same as being there in the stands with the rest of the crowd."