This is the story of Natsunosuke Honda, a pro baseball player—a relief pitcher who has been playing pro in a team called Spiders for 8 years. The team operates as a highly-stratified society, where the player's performance determines his annual salary. Natsunosuke is one of the highest paid players in the game. He measures how good players are by how much money they make, and he intends to be on top and stay there, and as such is always looking for players to challenge and does everything to insure that he is better than they are.
My workplace / spot starter
Tendency / buddies
Prefecture clique
Railroad to retirement / the man who couldn't make pro
Safe bets, risky bets
Multiplier
A minor league player in the majors
The commute to the stadium
Teacher or cautionary tale?
High school recruit, college recruit
No pitch to throw
The lonely gourmet
Back in the majors
The softy
Rising to first
Celebrate! the league pennant!
Just between us
Lonely season
Declared for assignment
Fan appreciation day
Marrying while unemployed?!
Sudden turnaround
Contract renewals part one
Contract renewals part two
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