"The ones who are guarding behind... eh... How can I put it this way, the seniors who are guarding behind, such as senior Kuramochi, senior Maezono..." Finally, Eijun boarded the Pitcher's Mound that he had fought for. He just raised his arms and shouted, but suddenly he got stuck.
Everyone in the back was silent, and Haruichi was about to take a breath and respond, but the guy in front started talking nonsense.
"... Haruichi, who has suddenly become very sharp recently, I don't know where I offended you, but I'm sorry... Hey, there is also Senior Miyuki squatting in front of me. Although you are very sinister, you are still a good catcher most of the time..."
Dugout on both sides were silenced by this long series of speeches, and huge question marks gathered on the faces of Seido.
'Who's going to stop him? '
'No, it's so shameful. Didn't you see that the audience's voices were muted? I don't want to be stared at by the audience. '
'Eh? Kuramochi Senior, why did you cover your face with your gloves? Shouldn't it be you who kicked him at this time? '
Kuramochi lost his sight and temporarily lost contact with everyone in the infield.
So in the silence, the guy on Pitcher's Mound became more and more verbose, "... I really saw the performance of Furuya just now. To be honest, I can't guarantee that I can deliver a better performance than him, but I will try my best -"
The audience was silent for two seconds in tacit understanding, and some people could clearly hear what the pitcher was shouting. After all, the guy was almost hoarse.
"What's that pitcher doing?"
"The speech on Pitcher's Mound? It's so funny!"
"Listen, that pitcher is so nervous that he can't stop talking."
"Who is it? What's your name?"
After the silence, laughter and discussion broke out.
Miyuki Amidst the noise, he stood up silently and threw a ball towards the chattering person.
The pitcher was still struggling with his choice of words when a white ball suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He did not expect the catcher's movements, but such a long period of training has developed his extraordinary reflexes. He put the ball into his glove with a "pop-" and at the same time, his mouth stopped.
'Ah, stop. '
'finally.. Miyuki Are you angry? '
Miyuki saw the pitcher catch the ball well and squat back silently. This set of actions was particularly shocking, and Eijun's long string of words was suddenly stuck in his stomach.
The pitcher read the message from the strength of the ball, 'Didn't you earn this inning for yourself, so why are you so nervous? '
After settling down, Eijun finally set his sights on Home Plate.
In the seventh game, Seisho Company is playing from the lower position.
'Even if you are playing from the lower position, you have to pay attention to the speed and changes of the ball. This is your special skill. ' This is also the key to his ability to establish himself in this team.
Eijun nodded, recalling the scene when Kōshū first taught him Cutter.
"Why does my ball change so early so that the batter can pick it off directly?" He couldn't understand the true meaning at first.
"Practice, your Quirkball is your biggest weapon. Change the way you hold the suture, move one suture to the side, and then pay attention to the process of exerting force with your fingers, and slowly improve it." Kōshū At that time, Cutter had already taken shape.
Chris was still there at that time, and would come back occasionally to check on his progress, "Stop being a spoiled brat, it's useless. As a pitcher, your pitching is your weapon. Whether the weapon is sharp or not will be revealed as soon as you get on the field. By then, no matter how hard you struggle, it will be useless."
Yes, he knew very well that being on Pitcher's Mound was like being put on an oven. Only real gold is not afraid of being tested by fire.
'I know, I've always known! ' Then focus all your attention on your body and breathing, pouring all your strength into the final ball.
Dust rose from Pitcher's Mound, and a white light flashed in front of the batter.
The speed of this ball was almost Maternal Grandmother's Home compared to the Furuya in front of Seido, but just after the batter made a confident swing, the ball suddenly disappeared.
"Pop -" behind him was the sound of a baseball being thrown into his glove, and the batter suddenly turned his head to look at the direction of the ball entering the base.
"Good shot!" the referee ruled.
The catcher's smile penetrated the batter's eyes through the mask, "It's a good ball."
"Huh?" The supervisor asked at the entrance of Seisho Company's Dugout, "What's going on?"
That pitcher didn't play many innings in Koshien, and most of them were relievers. His characteristic is that he can use soft balls to make batters hit hard. No one has the intention to crack the secret of this pitcher yet.
'Damn it, that posture hid the release point, and the ball suddenly disappeared! ' Only the hitter standing on Batter's Box can tell how this happened.
"Ball three, batter out!"
The questioning look in his next bat aroused the hitter's desire to talk, "What's going on with that team? The pitchers are just monsters."
An ace who is good at both pitching and hitting, a Fastball second pitcher, a left-hander with a strange posture, and a closed-out Sidearm Pitch. Any of these different types of pitchers can be of great use in other teams, but in Seido, they can only find their own performance opportunities in the follow-up pitching.
"Three outs, exchange offense and defense!"
Another soft ground ball, a quick double play and two outs, even faster than the previous Furuya.
"Nice! Sawamura!"
"You were so nervous when you came on stage, I thought you were going to mess up!"
"Good shot!"
Eijun just grinned and was surrounded by praises. When he came to the entrance, the supervisor made his grin droop with just one word, "Very good. From now on, Kawakami will finish."
"Ah!?" At this time, Eijun remembered that the time he could stand on Pitcher's Mound was just one inning, but he only pitched less than ten balls, and the third batter even shot the first pitch, creating a double play.
"I haven't fully understood that Pitcher's Mound wuwuwu——" The person who was about to start a fight was instantly dragged into Dugout by everyone covering their mouths.
Half an hour later, the sound of Air Raid Siren sounded again over Koshien. None of the children, half of their bodies covered with mud, was crying. They lined up on their own Dugout side, smiling as they faced the other people who came to support.
"First of all, I would like to ask Mr.
A row of young men stood in a row, with pennants, trophies, and medals hanging around everyone's neck. When Seisho Company finished awarding awards, it was Seido's side, Miyuki represented Seido and took the banner. Kōshū was pushed to the front by Kuramochi and Maezono and took the trophy. The remaining people each got a medal.
Fortunately, the guy Eijun was immersed in emotion. Amidst everyone's fear, he did not do anything rude to the chairman.
'Won. '
'We won. '
'Really won. '
Singing Seido and School Song, the real feeling of victory fell on everyone. They really won and got this heavy trophy in the hands of a bunch of seemingly invincible opponents.