"He calmly knocked the ball into right field!!
This guy's got something!!" Guan-senpai exclaimed as he watched Kagami silently remove and straighten out his gear at third base.
"Kagami Gonta?
He was so inconspicuous... but this guy had an aura like Shirazu!
Still, he was even calmer!!" Senior Asou thought.
"That old man really did raise an incredible junior!!" Sendou, still unaware of Kagami's growth had anything to do with him, marveled at Coach Nakanishi's skill.
"Huh? The score gap isn't as big as I expected!" Kominato arrived at the field at that moment.
"Oh!" Kanemaru did not know how to respond when he saw Kominato. He was also surprised by this outcome.
"Hahaha! Kominato!!
You finally made it!
But what a shame—you perfectly missed the exciting part!!" Sawamura said excitedly.
"You finally finished eating!
Don't push yourself too hard. It would be bad if you got hurt!" Sendou, who had some experience with "injuries," said.
"Yeah!" Kominato agreed, then continued discussing the exciting part with Sawamura.
"That should have been my chance to shine!!
They stole all the spotlight, so now I could only safely get one run?
But if I hit a Long Hit, that would be enough to show myself off, right?!
Opportunity! Opportunity!
I had to seize my last opportunity. I couldn't lower my exposure again!
Opportunity! Opportunity!
I had to seize the opportunity..." Mogami Takeshi, whose plans had been completely disrupted, finally managed to recover his muttering rhythm.
Ping!
"Na..." This guy hit the ball near the pitcher and shortstop. Somehow, it even looked like he might make it back to base—but Takatsu, who had just been provoked by Yui and the other guy, lost it...
Smack!
Smack!
Double play...
Mogami Takeshi had utterly screwed over his teammates...
"Unbelievable. How strange, I was