The buzz in the auditorium became louder as Kōshū walked up, reverberating around the venue like waves.
"Kōshū!"
"Fight it out!"
Seido Cheering Section's momentum is also huge.
Kōshū nodded to Hongo as a greeting. The situation at this moment was completely changed from just now.
Renji held up his mask and looked at the runner who had reached first base. After the batter stood still, he immediately called a timeout.
"Don't worry about the runner, just focus on the next hitter."
But while Hongo was listening, he kept staring at first base.
Renji Seeing that the effect was not good, he immediately talked about another topic.
"You've always wanted to fight that guy. This is a great opportunity. Just watch my gloves."
Hongo finally turned his eyes back and met the catcher's cautious eyes. He realized that he had just thrown the ball too hastily, causing the ball path to not be pressed down well, but he would not admit it.
"Okay."
Renji's heart has not yet let go, but the time has come and he can only return to home base.
'This person, during the Meiji Jingu conference, his overall batting average was not as stable as it is now. '
In this Spring League, Kōshū's overall batting average is over 40%, which is due to the strengthening of his lower body during the holidays. Before, he followed the routine taught by coach Kinoshita Yanagi, but his body was not retracted enough and his center of gravity was not stable enough.
After strengthening the lower body and adding a little more body retraction, combined with the body's explosive power, it is expected to have such a striking performance this spring.
Hongo knew about Kōshū's adjustments to the strike action, and also sensed a hint of a challenge, 'Let's do it! '
The two aces exchanged glances again, and both parties entered the most serious state.
The world around his ears was moving backwards rapidly. Kōshū could only see the pitcher on the opposite side. The surroundings were covered with gray, and everyone turned into black pixels. The noisy sounds gradually faded, and tranquility enveloped his heart.
In this world, it seems that the flow of time has slowed down, and the only thing that can serve as support is the steady and powerful beating of the heart.
"Dong dong - dong dong -"
The person opposite moved. He first glanced at the left rear and then turned sideways.
Kōshū didn't understand what he was looking at for a moment, and didn't try to investigate. He just stared at the pitcher's movements. He was waiting for a little white light and didn't try to understand anything else.
"Dong dong - dong dong -"
The pitcher's foot moved, and instantly Kōshū's whole body tensed up. As the ball came out of the pitcher's hand, even the pitcher himself became gray and became the background.
Only the white ball was approaching like a cold light.
"Dong dong dong dong—" His heart accelerated instantly, and this change told him, "Here he comes."
Coming? What's coming? He suddenly couldn't remember again, but his body was already moving. He stretched out his feet and stepped hard on the ground, and the bat was drawn out from behind.
"You have to wait until the end of the ball path to make sure it is within Strike Zone before taking action."
Because of these words, his movements slowed down, and a premonition told him to stop.
So he stopped.
The next moment, the ball dropped rapidly from the high position to the bad ball area below.
"Bad ball!"
This is an extremely beautiful Forkball. After Hongo originally threw the ball, he had to take two steps forward and observe the opponent's surprised expression.
But no, the batter didn't swing the bat at all, he just moved the bat and then stopped.
'Really or not, did he see this ball? 'Renji's pupils shook after home plate.
Even Hongo, who came forward with him, stopped in his tracks. Kyoma University's captors were a little unsure of this fact.
"Hey, hey, hey, he stopped just now." Kuramochi muttered incredulously, "Is it an accident or did you see clearly?"
"Magic, this is magic!" Eijun promoted his brother to his teammates.
At this time, even Nitta Manager's always smiling eyes became very gloomy.
Unless there is another ball, no one can be sure.
But Renji hesitated. He clenched his hands into fists and looked at the attacker's face again. The attacker had been in this posture since the beginning and it had never changed. It was as if he had entered an inner world where no outsiders would disturb him. "Damn it, if you say so.".. That's incredible. '
The catcher hesitated for so long that Hongo came directly to home plate, "Renji, ball."
Renji quickly stood up, but saw that the pitcher did not look at him at all, his eyes and frown were directed at the batter.
"Ball," the catcher reminded.
Hongo took the ball silently and turned back to Pitcher's Mound.
Renji squatted down again and secretly thought that something was wrong. The obvious daze just now must have been caught by the other party, so what happens next——
Signals from Kyoma University Ace, 'Business as usual. '
'Well, it's a straight ball from the outside corner, and it's a complete arm swing. '
If this hitter doesn't use his full strength, it will be very troublesome.
And that state of not being affected by outsiders seems to be of great help to him. Next, he needs to use various means to interrupt this state of his.
Renji, who was deep in thought, placed his gloves in the outer corner.
At this time, Kōshū continued to immerse himself in the state of not being disturbed by external objects. His body and the bat in his hand were light and comfortable.
Just waiting to see that little ball again.
Just like now, the tide of the world has faded again, and the surroundings have darkened, leaving only a white trail. It has left the mark of a meteor on Kōshū's retina, and Kōshū just wants to use a bat to leave it behind.
'So far', all the baseball words could not be remembered at this time. He only felt that the ball was relatively far away.
But the bat had already followed, and as he watched, it hit the center of the ball.
"Bump--" This crisp sound tore apart his previous world, causing the noise of the whole place to pour in all of a sudden, and his eardrums were about to burst.
"Run!! Kōshū!"
Someone shouted from behind, Kōshū's steps moved subconsciously, and then he realized, 'I hit the ball! It's time to run the bases! '
"No need to run!"
Eh? Kōshū is like a communication software that has not been logged in for a long time. It is only busy popping up 99+ red dots and has no time to process it.
"Home Run!! Base-stepping package!"
Baseball?
He stepped on this white thing.
What's going on?
But he couldn't control the corner of his mouth. He slowly remembered that Home Run was the score, and it was 2 points.
Looking up at Pitcher's Mound, he saw a figure looking away from the field, and then his eyes collided with Kōshū's. Finally, Hongo frowned and lowered his head, pressing the brim of his hat with a trembling hand.
"Seido Game High!!" The audience finally got excited. They had been sitting for more than an hour, and now they saw a decent blow.
On the scoreboard, behind the two strings of zeros, there was finally movement, Seido: Kyoma University=2:0.
Hee hee hee, I announce that the strongest pitcher in this game has been replaced by Kōshū
It's hard to write now. The comics have only reached the second grade Hajia regional qualifiers. I feel like I will be able to write about Hajia soon, but then I will have no reference at all hahaha