"Thud!!!"
"Huff!"
The pressure behind the ball was even greater than I expected!!
And the ball's force was so strong that it kept jumping wildly in every direction on its own!
If my glove got carried away by that force, even a sharp Ball Trajectory would turn into a bad pitch!!
I never expected him to be a pitcher capable of completely exposing a catcher's skill level!!
This was... Furuya Satoru!! Okumura let out a heavy breath, staring at the pitcher before him in amazement.
Catching Furuya's pitches placed an enormous burden on both Okumura's wrists and his mind. Every so often, he even had to pause for a few seconds to catch his breath.
The pressure of Furuya's pitches was not limited to batters. For an immature catcher especially, every single pitch demanded everything he had!!
He's incredible!
He managed to catch up to Furuya's pitches on his very first try! Kariba, warming up nearby with Kaneda, marveled inwardly.
Ono-senpai looked over with an equally gratified expression.
"This feels great to throw!" Under Okumura's all-out effort, Furuya also found his rhythm.
It was different from when he had paired with Yui, when he had held back at the start.
As Okumura worked harder, Furuya's fastballs gradually entered serious mode.
All that could be said was that Okumura's physical advantage over Yui allowed his arm to keep Furuya's ball power under control!
"Next, Changeups! Vertical ones!!" Seeing that this partner was not bad, Furuya stopped worrying so much about the catcher and began throwing the Ball Trajectories he liked.
Pitchers were creatures with a certain degree of selfishness!
Still, Narumiya, who truly believed that an ace could be forgiven for being selfish, was an oddity himself...
Beside Furuya, Kataoka Coach and Coach Ochiai, who had already left the observation room,