Four days later, the Inashiro group arrived at Hachioji Stadium in grand fashion and took seats in the stands along the first-base side.
Today's item from the system was a full Seido cheering set! It included a Seido jersey, Cheering Sticks, a Cheering Towel, and a Cheering Badge.
Fortunately, he hurriedly locked the cabinet after discovering it. What if his roommates had seen it?
"It's all your fault! You dragged your feet so much that the game's already in the second inning!"
Narumiya Mei said angrily.
"Come on, it's not that big a deal."
"What do you mean, it's not a big deal? Seido has already scored three runs! Huh, Tanba-senpai is Seido's starter today? I thought it would be Furuya, since he started the previous few games."
"It's already the quarterfinals. No matter how bold Seido is, they should be putting in their ace."
"Ugh, I wanted to see Furuya pitch."
He had watched Tanba pitch too many times, and he had even batted against him himself. He wanted to see Furuya!
"If you want to see it, go watch a Pitching Machine. There are ones that can throw 170."
Su Qing was referring to a Pitching Machine he had recently donated. It could throw pitches at speeds up to 170, though there was little point in batting against that kind of pitch. The limit of human reaction speed was around 160; beyond that, hitters could basically only rely on guesses and experience.
"But a Pitching Machine can't throw a rising ball. I want to see one that rises!"
"You want to see it? I'll throw one for you."
"Didn't you say you couldn't throw it?"
"Throwing one or two should still be fine. I can give it a try."
Making the ball's spin direction parallel to the