Chapter 4

Yoshitaka Tsurugi is the fourth chapter of the manga series Kowloon's Ball Parade.

Summary
Tamao, Tao and Karin set off to scout the first prospect for the Kokuryuzan High School baseball team, Yoshitaka Tsurugi. Tamao explains that he was a legendary slugger known as the "Soaring Falcon of Ichimonji", and that he was one of the strongest hitters in the Kanto area. However, he dropped out of the Fuchigaoka Junior High baseball team before a big game last year, and nobody knew why.

The trio then headed to Tsurugi's house, which they realised was a toy store. After entering the store, they meet Tsurugi, and Karin immediately offers him to join the Kokuryuzan baseball team. However, Tsurugi refuses, declaring he had no intention to play baseball again, and refused to hear Karin out. Upon leaving the toy store, the trio then proceeded to discuss the encounter, and both Tamao and Tao came to the conlusion that Tsurugi was lying. Karin then decides that they had to investigate the reason why he quit the baseball team and why he was lying about it.

Starting from Tsurugi's junior high school, Fuchigaoka, they began interviewing his former coach, teammates, classmate and teachers. However, they did not manage to pick up any useful leads. As they were leaving in disappointment, an old man picks up the piece of paper containing Tsurugi's junior high and elementary school details. After asking if they were stalkers, he discovered that the three were trying to find out why he quit baseball, which he knows the reason of. Later on at night, the three goes back to find Tsurugi, discovering that he was practising swinging his bat. Tamao then declares to him that they knew the real reason why he quit baseball.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Tamao Azukida
 * 2) Karin Kurotaki
 * 3) Tao Ryudo
 * 4) Yoshitaka Tsurugi