In the deadlock of the tied Eighth Inning, Kanemaru, who had been quiet all day, targeted the fastball he was best at hitting and answered his teammate from middle school days with a Two-Run Home Run!!
Now, the only one left embarrassed was Senior Asou...
Those two runs also fired Tojo up, and his pitches grew even sharper!
By the end, Senior Asou finally salvaged a bit of his pride with a hit.
...If barely reaching base after desperately diving headfirst counted, that was...
But he himself was as happy as if he had hit a Home Run, so fine!!
In the end, the difference between the two sides was only three runs!
And Tojo shut out his opponents—a perfect debut as a high school pitcher!
It was the best reward for all his hard work over the past year!!
Today's complete victory also pushed their record to eight straight wins!
"What did you think of today's game?! No matter what, you managed to hold your head high at the end with a Home Run, so it wasn't too bad, right?!" Miyuki came over with a grin the moment they dispersed.
"Thanks to you!" Sendou shot him a glare!
That shameless bastard... Sometimes, Sendou really had no idea what to do with him!
Most insults could not even break through his defenses. The guy simply did not care. He would just smile and say, "Thanks for the compliment."
Sendou was not in a good mood today and did not have the energy to think of ways to tease this intelligent, thick-skinned "toy." The other "toy" was much more fun!!
"Today's game wasn't completely without its interesting points either!! There were still some things I found pretty amusing!" However, Sendou happened to spot Kanemaru and Senior Higasa nearby and spoke with