'Come on! ' Tojo shouted in his heart.
In fact, when the ball was played just now, he was thinking that it would be great if it was Central Batting Lineup or Kōshū who played in this situation, but then he felt ashamed of his thoughts.
'Similarly as a member of the line! '
The white ball from the opposite side has arrived, and various sounds are making noise in Tojo's heart. In his ears, the heartbeat is pounding against his eardrums.
For a moment, the world in Tojo's eyes slowed down.
The left-handed changeup spiraled toward the outside corner, while Takano's right-handed changeup dropped diagonally toward the inside corner. These two different trajectories overlapped in Tojo's eyes.
The important thing is to take control of your body and let the bat wait on the road that Changeup must pass.
"Bump--" At the moment of the duel, Tojo's brain did not actually process or judge where Changeup was, but his body had already got the answer, and the answer was the ball that flew backwards.
"Right field!" Hayakawa took off his mask and stared at the ball. In his ears was the sound of the third base runner rushing toward home plate, but there was nothing he could do.
"Boom", the ball landed in front of right field and seemed to hit Inami's heart.
The defense behind the pitcher could see more clearly, and they were extremely shocked at this moment, 'Ming's Changeup was beaten out?? '
"Safe!" The shock of being scored was no greater than the moment before, and then they looked towards the first base, 'Who is that person? '
"Great job!!" First Base Coach rushed up and helped Tojo up.
"Yoshi! Finally scored!"
Seido's Dugout After a long drought, rain comes, and finally we can celebrate with confidence and boldness.
"Time!"
"How do you feel? The opponent guessed the ball." Hayakawa still had worry in his eyes.
"Huh," Narumiya Mei frowned, "But I shot that ball pretty well."
"Well, it's not bad." Although it's still a bit high, Hayakawa doesn't care.
"What does it mean to be considered good!" Narumiya Mei showed his inherent way of speaking, but he immediately restrained himself, "If you can fight, you can only say that the opponent is powerful. Okay, that's all you have to say, go back quickly, I want to be quiet."
"Hmm..."
Pitcher's Mound quickly left the pitcher alone. At this moment, his mood was not as calm as he said, "Seido, it's always like this. Every time I encounter it, I feel restricted." '
But thanks to this difficulty, Narumiya Mei figured out a lot of things.
"Lang Zhi——"
The batter who was about to pitch was stopped by a voice. He didn't want to turn his head, but he quickly understood that he had to turn his head.
"Relax and fight!" A fist stretched out from Dugout. Kōshū's smile was different from usual. It was not playful, cold, or sarcastic, just a simple brother's smile.
"Yeah!"
In the first half of the seventh inning, with two outs and people on first and third base, as long as Seido hit the infield, he could add one more run and overtake Inami. This is very important for Seido as he reaches the end of the game, and it is also very important for the pitcher who supports Seido without losing any points.
So Kōshū lets my brother click easily.
'How can this be so easy! After a lot of effort, I was finally able to help him share some of the burden. ' The moment he stood on Batter's Box, he felt so strong that he was in the same camp as his brother, as if there was some mission reverberating in his chest.
'Fight it out! '
At the same time, at the entrance of Inami Dugout, Kunimoto Manager twisted his neck, "Is it temporary or is it a real growth? Narumiya Mei, use the next hitter to prove that you have truly become a calm pitcher and an ace." '
"Play ball!"
For the first ball, the ball came directly towards the red center.
'Red! ' Lang Zhi, who had made up his mind to hit the first pitch, almost laughed out loud. Therefore, the pitcher is fragile after losing points, and it is easy to show his weakness on the first pitch...
But——why did it fall?
Lang Zhi exerted all his strength on the air.
"Good shot!"
"This guy is really anxious after all." Kōshū patted the railing. Sure enough, he should have been beaten first and let his brother prepay the punishment before letting him actually make mistakes. This way, the psychological pressure would be much less.
Then, without a breath, the second ball came.
Narumiya Mei's pitching made it impossible to find any loopholes. It seemed that the loss of points just now did not affect his condition too much.
'Although if a powerful person hits my ball, there is nothing I can do about it. But then, it is my responsibility to prevent the points from dropping! ' With this belief, the body that was originally empty due to the loss of points became full of energy.
"Bump--" After a few innings, he was still able to throw the ball at the highest speed. Lang Zhi's eyes were full of fear, and he had a real and accurate understanding of this pitcher, 'So, we defeated such a pitcher in the summer and entered Koshien? '
"Foul Ball!"
Finally——
'This ball, this position, Narumiya. 'Hayakawa's glove was placed in the outside corner, blocking the pitcher like an insurmountable roadblock. 'The last batter hit your ball. Now, do you still dare to throw this ball?? '
That glove could speak, and it made the pitcher's heart burn.
"You bastard! What nonsense are you talking about? You're looking down on people." Just shoot. After practicing day and night off the court, he won't be shaken by being beaten out once.
Lang Zhi felt the crisis, and he realized what was coming.
'Still that ball? ' The ball was perfectly thrown to the spot the catcher wanted, causing Hayakawa to be slightly shocked during the catching process.
"Bang——" The batter's swing had no actual effect, and his swing was empty.
"Good shot!"
"Three out, switch sides!"
The Daoshi players quickly evacuated, and while running, Hayakawa came closer and said, "Narumiya, your last ball just touched me so much."
"Huh?" Narumiya Mei, who thought it would be compliments such as "hot-blooded" and "first left-hander", received an unexpected comment, "What are you talking about?"
"Well, it's just..." As an ace, he continued to evolve in the duel with the attacker. That scene was just like a king defending his country amidst enemy troops and thorns.
"Hayakawa, there must be something wrong with your mind!" When the trump card said this, Hayakawa nodded in recognition.
On Seido's side, Lang Zhi was holding a bat and met face to face with Kōshū who was about to play.
"Sorry..."
"What are you apologizing for? Aren't we tied?" The glove hit Lang Zhi's chest. "Hurry up and grab your glove. We'll be on the field right away. I'll leave my back to you!"
"Hi!" Lang Zhi replied excitedly, and then said, "But I'm not behind you now, I'm kind of diagonally behind you..."
"..." Kōshū's face drooped, and only one word came out of his mouth, "Go!"
Then Lang Zhi ran away.
"Hey -" Kōshū ran to Pitcher's Mound first, and happened to meet the eyes of Narumiya Mei who turned around. "This victory can only be won by those who persist until the end. Persistence... Persistence..."
He kept thinking the last few words in his mind.