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But Adachi lets the father off the hook too, which is what really grates on me.
I’m not worried about careers so much, because that’s a long shot for any schoolboy ballplayer not an Adachi protagonist. But who knows, some of those kids might have been good enough to get scholarships to high school. And if they weren’t an entitled rich SOB like Nikaidou’s dad, that could have made a huge difference in their lives. But hell, they’re entitled just to play baseball because they love it and not have the experience pissed on by a rich guy subverting everyone else’s needs to his own. Three people had the chance to step up and say “this is wrong, no matter the reason” - the coach, the father, and the son. Probably too much to ask a middle schooler to be that mature (even if he has Hoozuki’s voice and looks 40) but one of the adults should have.
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