"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!" Having just finished commenting on Miyuki, Sendou took a breath of air and ended up choking on his saliva...
It really was true—when you were unlucky, even breathing could choke you to death...
"It was different from the high ball trajectory in the first inning...
Keep it up. That last pitch was really good!!" Miyuki said, nodding at Sawamura as he ran off the pitcher's mound.
Sawamura naturally knew it was recognition for him and nodded frantically!!
"You dared to throw a changeup again to a batter who hit one in his previous at-bat!
Miyuki-kun's guidance is more forceful than usual!" Rei-chan said with a smile as she watched the two interact.
"But wasn't it because Sawamura's changeup was too high in the previous at-bat?" Head Manager Oota chimed in.
After the first-inning changeup, Sendou, Miyuki, and the others had discussed it in the dugout, so Head Manager Oota remembered it...
"True!
Maybe because Sawamura-kun is in such good form, the opponent would find it even harder to expect a changeup!" Rei-chan nodded at that.
Mima stood up from the on-deck circle expressionlessly. With his usual sharp gaze, he glanced at the pitcher-catcher pair, then turned away.
He looked utterly aloof and cool!!
"You bastard, Sawamura!!"
"Nice pitch, idiot!!"
"You're in top form!!"
"You're firing on all cylinders!!"
Watching the entire field praise Sawamura, and Miyuki enthusiastically fist-bump him with his glove, Furuya's expression grew somewhat serious.
Since spring, Furuya had also been extremely dissatisfied with his own performance.
His goals had always been high!!
"Don't overthink it, Akatsuki!!
Focus on the game in front of you!" Sendou said, patting Furuya on the shoulder.
Furuya looked up at Sendou...
"What?
You're already fired up!!" Sendou said with a smile at Furuya's expression, patting