"Who knew!
Even though we'd gathered elites from each team, we were still a makeshift group thrown together on short notice. The chemistry we could build in three days definitely wouldn't match theirs!
And it was still unknown how well any of us could use Wooden Bats!
On average, our individual abilities would definitely give us the edge!
But... baseball didn't care about any of that!
Teamwork, individual ability, strengths, weaknesses, strategy, split-second judgment!
No one knew which one would become the X Factor in victory!
But that was what made baseball so interesting!!" Sendou pondered for a moment before answering Rei-chan with a smile.
Sendou's answer also reflected why Japanese high school students had such poor records against the Americans.
In Japan, Koshien was everything!!
It was basically impossible for players to deliberately use Wooden Bats for international competitions or even in preparation for going pro.
Some pitchers even accumulated so much fatigue at Koshien that injuries forced them into early retirement as professionals, yet they had no regrets at all!
Koshien was the sacred ground of Japanese high school students!!
This guy's feelings toward baseball are visibly changing! Rei-chan thought with a smile.
But even Rei-chan herself didn't know whether that was a good thing or a bad thing!
Sendou might sleep through class, but his knowledge had long surpassed the high school level.
On top of that, he got along well with the teachers of every subject, including many who had never even taught him.
So, through their conversations with him, the other teachers had roughly grasped his current level.
Even the best graduate students at the world's top universities fell short of him in the fields of knowledge Sendou studied.
As for the accuracy of that assessment, there was really no need to worry!
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