"It'll be fine!
The moment Furuya stepped onto the Pitcher's Mound, the entire team's tension surged at once!!
That was because everyone had seen it...
They had seen Furuya's pitching in the Selection Tournament, as well as the way he thanked everyone as the ace...
They knew that he stood on the mound with more awareness of his role as the ace than anyone else!!
Precisely because they knew that, none of the players wanted to hold him back!!" Watanabe-senpai silently cheered Furuya on from the stands.
"Will he be okay?" Head Manager Oota could not help asking as he watched Miyuki walk down from the Pitcher's Mound.
"The moment Furuya-kun takes the field, everyone's tension rises at once!
That tension and focus are also why the team has not given up a run so far!!
If Furuya-kun can take Miyuki-kun's words to heart, then even if he is not in good condition, he will grit his teeth and pitch his way back into form!!" Rei-chan said with a smile.
"The other side definitely wants to see what this timeout adjustment has done for Furuya!
So throw a first pitch that is a ball, low and outside, just off the Strike Zone!!
Let them lower their guard!
But don't miss by too much!!
Otherwise, it'll affect your feel for the pitches that come after!!
It's only the lower batting lineup. Don't get too tense—just relax and throw it!" Back at home plate, Miyuki thought as he looked at the batter beside him.
"Pff!"
"Piu!"
"Thud!!!"
"Ball!!"
"Nice!!
He has already walked two batters in a row. After seeing that pitch, which was clearly less off-target, they definitely won't want Furuya to get back on track, right?!
Then they won't let us build up the strike count. They'll swing without hesitation