There was silence in Xibang's Dugout for a moment, and the ace Shirayama broke the silence, "Hey, what's your expression? We still have one round left, and we only need one point to continue the game."
"Shirayama is right, let's defend the first half of the game first."
"We must win in the next game." Xibang Wubang roared, and everyone responded. When Sano Shuzo came to Dugout, what he saw were his teammates who had regained their strength.
"Everyone..." As soon as he spoke, he was patted on the shoulder by everyone.
"It's okay. I'll fight my way out in a while, and we'll let you appear again."
"Hahaha, our strongest weapon in Xibang!"
Sano nodded, everyone was ignoring the elephant in the room. It was clear that the elephant had blocked the room with no way out, but they were still discussing the craftsmanship used on the windows.
'If the upper line can't score yet, can the lower line really have much effect? '
This is a question that exists in everyone's mind, but no one is trying to solve it. With a breath of counterattack, Xibang's defenders come on the field.
The players on the field were going back and forth, and in the last round, in the studio, the adults' commentary work for this game was almost over.
"I'm really nervous. At this point in the game, the score is still not open. The two teams will start a tug-of-war within one point."
"Hey, the teams on both sides are very strong, that's why this kind of wrestling situation occurs."
"But relatively speaking, the main feature of Xibang's side is their line-fighting strength. On Seido's side, their line-laying is known as the best in the country. This is similar to Xibang's. But their advantage over Xibang is Pitcher Lineup. Kataoka Manager uses the Pitcher Rotation Strategy method, which not only avoids the fatigue of Xia Jia's late-game battles, but also interferes with the opponent's state."
"Yes..." the host agreed, and then his attention was attracted by what happened on the court, "Ah, in the first half of the ninth inning, the leader and fourth bat of Seido hit Home Run. This was his first Home Run in the Koshien game——"
On Pitcher's Mound, Shirayama watched the ball fly away, pressed down the brim of his hat, and concentrated on digging the soil under his feet.
Suddenly, a pair of feet appeared in front of his sight, "Shirayama, they have finished running the bases, and next are Seido's five bats. Don't think about the things in front, just concentrate on dealing with the people behind."
Shirayama suddenly stopped moving and said, 'Really? I've been digging for so long. '
Then he wiped the rain off his face, looked at the raindrops that were getting denser in front of him, and said in disbelief, "Hey, have you ever felt that every time it's our turn to defend, the rain falls extra heavily."
The catcher recalled that depending on God's mood, the summer rain would be sparse and dense at times, but as Shirayama said, when Xibang's side defends, they always rush to the time when the rain is heavy. When Xibang's side is finished defending, the rain will turn from dense to light.
"Is it possible that this is the hint given to me by God?" Shirayama murmured.
The game lasted until close to a point. Judging from the results, the two teams were very tight throughout the game, and their strategies were back and forth. Until Seido, the four-stick team Home Run, to a certain extent, directly destroyed the always optimistic Xibang ace. After that, the situation was like a flood, and the score difference quickly expanded to 4 points.
"In this case, the sixth list of the top eight of Koshien has come out, which is Seido High School from West Tokyo. At the same time, the remaining two games will be held this afternoon. Tomorrow all the top eight will draw lots for the subsequent games. Our station will continue to follow up. The time of the next game is..."
On the third base side of Dugout, the players of Seido finished packing their things, opened the door of Players' Tunnel, and saw that someone was already waiting.
"It's so amazing. The stadium was shaken by everyone's support for you." One of the players with the word 'General' embroidered on his sleeve came forward to chat.
"Ah, really. Are you the school where you are going to end up?" Kuramochi responded on one side and shouted to the other side, "Sawamura, Kōshū has trouble getting things, can you help him get them!"
"Sorry for keeping you waiting." Seido's players came out one after another, and soon a questioning voice appeared, "Great Troll Wisteria, isn't this a school that is very similar to ours?"
Although it was just someone's mumbling, the sound was quite loud and made the noisy corridor quiet for a second.
Yuki was about to speak in embarrassment when the opposing general answered smoothly, "Yes, our Pitcher Lineup also has four pitchers."
What to do next? Is it time to start speaking harshly?
Fortunately, there is Yuki, "See you on the field later!"
"Yeah!"
After saying this, the two teams waited for the coaches to finish their greetings and passed by each other.
After taking two steps, Eijun sneaked over and said, "Brother, there was a tall man staring at you just now."
"Well, it should also be the opponent's pitcher." But Kōshū didn't care. What matters is the opponent after tomorrow's draw.
He didn't know where his mind was going, and he didn't even notice that Miyuki was staring at him all the way.
'He only pitched three games, but he seems very tired. '
When everyone returned to the hotel, Kōshū went to bed as usual. He lost his subject Miyuki and had no choice but to go find his brother.
"Eh? My brother's emotional problem? Speaking of which, I still want to ask Senior Miyuki today, what does the previous question mean? Is it possible..."
The two of them were sitting at a round table in the restaurant.
Miyuki interrupted Lang Zhi's increasingly slippery conjecture, "No, no, no, brother-kun, don't be so nervous. Although it's better to discuss this kind of thing with me, you can't catch him as soon as he comes back and sleeps."
"Then Senior Miyuki felt something?" Lang Zhi asked his question today.
"Well... I feel like he has a lot of fighting spirit..."
"Is this abnormal?" Isn't this nice? And in fact, Kōshū didn't start pitching until the third game. His overall condition was extremely healthy and he could definitely support him until the finals.
"Well... that's a good thing," Miyuki thought, changing the question, "Then let me ask, what are your brother's weaknesses?"
"Huh? Why do you ask that?" Lang Zhi was obviously on guard. If Kōshū found out what information he leaked later, he would definitely be dealt with badly.
"Don't look at me like that. As a surrender, I want to know more about whether my partner is at fault. This will allow me to avoid some minefields in advance. So since I have avoided it, there is no chance of being discovered by your brother, so just say it."
"Then let me think about it..."