"Kōshū Where's that guy?" Looking around, Isashiki found that there was one person missing.
"He's still writing that professional baseball plan."
"The supervisor's intention is really to make him less impetuous."
Isashiki's words were unanimously nodded by the seniors. If Kōshū could only watch from the side while everyone was working hard to prepare for the battle, he would probably be even more unwilling.
"By the way, is his body that fragile?" It's obvious that a first grader can withstand the intensity of the Koshien competition.
"Well, it's probably Koshien's game that overdrafted him too much." Yuki thought about it. When he was in the first grade, he didn't have the experience of carrying the team like this.
In just two sentences, the seniors easily returned to the Koshien competition.
"I really want to go again." A gentle sigh came from somewhere, causing the seniors to snap out of that state.
"Ah ha, really, the life of the seniors now makes people more enviable." Kuramochi said comfortingly.
"Ha, yes, thinking about the coming winter Training Camp, I feel glad that I am finally graduating." Kominato Ryosuke said gloomily on the side. He would not say that he envied Kuramochi.
But someone expressed it for Kominato Ryosuke.
"By the way, if you win one more game, you can go to Koshien again." The seniors suddenly looked at the person who had scored Koshien together in the summer in unison. The quota for the Spring League is determined by the results of the competition between Autumn Tournament and Meiji Jingu in each region. If Tokyo breaks into the second place of Autumn Tournament, it can be roughly determined to participate in the Spring League. Of course, if Autumn Tournament ranks first, you will definitely be able to participate.
Kuramochi, Haruichi, Kawakami:... Cold sweat broke out, and the jealousy of the seniors almost overflowed.
Because of this emotion, the fangs of the seniors suddenly appeared.
"Come on, Kuramochi, let me see if your baserunning has declined."
"Kawakami, now you are the only senior in Pitcher Lineup. Do you have the confidence to guide other pitchers?" Kawakami quickly dodged Miyauchi Senior's dragon grasp and nodded firmly.
"Haruichi——" Only Haruichi is protected by his brother, which is a little better.
Kōshū, who was being remembered by everyone, was biting the tip of his pen and writing the content on page 4. He found that the more he analyzed, the more content was unfolded and the more he needed to write.
'No, if this keeps up, I don't know when it will be possible to finish writing and appear. '
The competition will be held the day after tomorrow, and he feels that the swelling in his feet has almost subsided. 'I'll apply to see a doctor the morning after tomorrow. Maybe——'
With such a delusion, Kōshū wrote with more enthusiasm, 'No, this is not a punishment, but a plan leading to freedom. Not only because if you plan clearly, you can take a more confident path, but also because you can really be released after writing it! '
On the morning of October 20, the intensity of the sun's illumination dropped by one level, and the overall temperature dropped a lot, which happened to be the most comfortable temperature range for the human body.
Going out to watch a game in such weather is the most enjoyable thing.
In the morning, after receiving Kataoka Manager's promise to "let you play depending on the situation," Kōshū boarded the bus to the stadium.
"Eh? Can you play in this game?"
"Is your foot completely healed?"
Hearing such news, the atmosphere on the bus became obviously lively. The supervisor did not clarify the situation. The ace has recovered from his injury. This fact in itself can inspire the players.
But in fact, Ochiai has definitely reached a consensus with Kataoka, "We cannot rely on Kōshū's strength to win today." The pitcher's ankle is as precious as the elbow. If it is not fully taken care of, it will be bad if it becomes a habitual sprain.
But the coaches won't tell the players until the end, so they can play the game with more confidence.
Of course, the most pitiful person among them is Kōshū himself. His heart is as clear as a mirror, but one tenth of his mind is thinking about what if he can be allowed to play?
But no, not when Furuya got a hit as soon as he came out, not when Medicine Master loaded the bases, and not when Eijun got a hit.
He just looked at Furuya, and after an unstable start, he quickly got a strikeout through the speed of the ball.
"Oh——" The whole audience was shocked by the explosive speed of the ball, as if their camp had all changed to Seido's side.
The second strikeout was easily obtained using the same routine, but the third out was not so easy.
Kōshū knows the pressure that Yaoshi's four-bat Todoroki Raichi brings to the pitcher. The whirring sound of his swing can be heard clearly from Pitcher's Mound eighteen meters away, and the speed of the swing makes every ball before it is thrown, one can't help but wonder whether the ball will be hit.
'Can you handle this kind of psychological pressure? Furuya! '
Kōshū didn't know what he was expecting. It stands to reason that Todoroki Raichi would strike out, just like he did at that time. Yes, Todoroki Raichi is like a touchstone for pitchers. Different from the hard hitting encountered in Koshien, this person is like a genius who breaks new dimensions. If he is not trapped in a new team, he will definitely become famous in the national arena.
'If you too can break through this barrier... '
He didn't worry for long.
"Three out! Change sides!"
In the first game, Todoroki Raichi was tricked into swinging by a Forkball.
"Hahaha, so sharp, it will fall, hahahaha."
Miyuki ran back to Dugout, but his brows were furrowed. He originally didn't want to show too much Trump Card to the opponent's four sticks, but in that situation, that was all he could do.
After that, Seido took the lead in breaking the deadlock, got the first point in the second game, and forced out the opponent's ace Sanada.
"The pharmacist's investment change fell into a passive position."
"But Seido's score doesn't stop there. What a pity. There's still someone on second base."
Sanada's mentality is quite good, "After all, we have to deal with that Seido. It's really not possible if we don't show our true skills."
Pharmacist originally planned to let him play in the fourth inning, so that the number of innings pitched would be fewer and the burden on his feet would be less.
The stalemate between the two sides continued into the fourth game.
"Bad ball!"
"Bad ball!"
After another offensive double, Todoroki Raichi dropped the bat and went to first base.
'Don't be dissatisfied, this is something you have to give for the team to win. 'Miyuki opened his arms. The strategy for walking was formulated in the pre-game meeting. Kataoka Manager handed over the decision-making power to Miyuki, who would judge whether to walk during the game.
Furuya looked back at the restless runner and showed no dissatisfaction, 'Kōshū should be like this too. ' Furuya actually always takes Kōshū's performance as a reference.
"Bump--" But this strategy still affected the pitcher's performance to some extent. Sanada, as the pharmacist's fifth bat, did not hesitate among multiple pitches and focused on the strong straight ball as the target and hit it.
"Landed!!"
It was a double and the runner jumped to third base.
"Bad ball!"
"Bad ball!"
"Guaranteed!"
In the fourth inning, with two outs, Seido encountered a crisis with the bases loaded.
'In this place, whether you persevere or fall down is a matter of a thought. 'Kōshū knew how torturous the tight feeling of the arrow on the string was, but at this time, he sincerely hoped that Furuya could survive it.