"Let's decide the winner!" Just when Sendou was thinking whether he was being plotted by Black-bellied Glasses, Captain Tetsu raised the bat and said something that made Sendou dumbfounded!
"Huh? Wait! You don't want to hit him here, do you?" Sendou was not the only one who was dumbfounded, Isashiki asked quickly.
"Can't you?"
"Of course! This is Indoor Practice Field. Do you want to knock down the ceiling?"
"Then... just tomorrow!"
"Haha! Things are getting interesting!" Miyuki snickered in his heart.
He doesn't dare to irritate that guy Sendou now.
And from Miyuki's point of view, Sendou is not very easy to answer, right?
Sendou put his hand on his chin and walked around pretending to be thoughtful.
A large group of people inside and outside the door were looking forward to Sendou's reply, so no one noticed that Sendou was moving towards the door quietly.
"Time is a bit tight!" Sendou said as he was about to reach the door, attracting everyone's attention even more.
This is called darkness under the lamp.
Then suddenly Sendou took a step and his head stuck out of the door.
"Huh?"
A large group of people outside the door immediately went crazy!
"As expected!" Sendou said looking at the people outside the door.
But behind the unchanged voice, there was a bit of despair.
Onisan, Senior Tanba, Senior Chris, little Double Pitcher, Masuko-senpai, Coach Kataoka and Rei-chan.
Such a large group of people stared at each other.
"Why are you here? There is Sunglasses Uncle, and even Rei-chan."
"Because Sawamura accidentally saw you two going out. They happened to be in the bathhouse, and they were seen by me and the supervisor, so..." Rei-chan made everything clear in one sentence.
Sendou glared at Sawamura fiercely, but he himself didn't understand what was going on!
Now that they were discovered, this group of people simply walked out, not caring about the embarrassment just now, as if nothing happened, which made Sendou madly complain about this group of people in his heart.
"Sendou hurry up and decide!" Isashiki shouted loudly, he also wanted to fight.
"No! Number 7 is the opening of Koshien!
There may be a game that day, and we need to adjust our condition and restore our physical fitness in the past few days!
Koshien It's a continuous battle after the top eight! One game a day Death Struggle!
I need to build up my physical fitness! I was exhausted yesterday! I'm still sore all over now! "Sendou If this is true or false, the seniors can basically give up the idea.
After all, this kid's physical fitness is so poor that he relied on his willpower to hold on in yesterday's game.
"Starting tomorrow, you only need to participate in hitting-related exercises!
All the rest of the training has been cancelled. Only the seven players on the main roster (not counting pitchers), each of whom has three at-bats, can rest!
As long as you throw the ball hard and don't get hit on purpose.
OK? "At this time Coach Kataoka spoke.
"Huh?" The situation reversed instantly, and now it was Sendou's turn to be dumbfounded.
"Poof!" Rei-chan was amused by Sendou's expression.
Now everyone understood that they were all excuses before, pretending to be regretful that they couldn't compete with them, it was all just acting.
After understanding it, I became interested. I just saw Sendou's pitching level. If I could compete with him in a real battle, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for Fastball, the top pitcher in the country, to adapt to the speed of the ball?
And Sendou had a stomachache expression on his face, thinking about the pros and cons.
"Seven people means 21 seats! Isn't that more than a hundred goals?
Sunglasses... No, Supervisor, I'm not even more tired now. Pitching is very tiring on the arms.
Let's take a seat for two! "Sendou Bargain arrived.
And this guy also used some common sense. Generally, 21 seats for 100 balls is not an overcount or even an undercount. This is a misunderstanding. Everyone will subconsciously think that 21 seats for 100 balls must be more than 100 balls.
Moreover, the effect is completely different when viewed from the Batter's Box and from the side. From the side, the Fastball does not feel much faster with a distance of 160 kilometers, but it is completely different from the Batter's Box.
And everyone doesn't know what the ball speed of Sendou is, but based on the sound of the gloves, even if Four-Quadrant slightly suppresses the ball speed, it feels no slower than Furuya.
Only Miyuki who is squatting knows the pitching level of Sendou. A correct estimate is that it will be almost over between 70 and 80 balls. This is still the case where Captain Tetsu is awesome.
This is still a conservative estimate.
When Miyuki was hesitating whether to say something that would easily get him beaten by his seniors, Coach Kataoka had already spoken.
"Center Batting Lineup's powerful people will have three seats, and everyone else will have one seat!" Then he stared at Sendou, with a look that said since there is room for negotiation, then this condition is very fair, and don't bargain with me anymore.
"Center Batting Lineup, two people?" Sendou said, because he is Center Batting Lineup.
"No! It's five people!"
"Huh?"
"Kominato!" (Haruichi is not here)
"Hi!"
"Isashiki!"
"Hi!"
"Yuki!"
"Hi!"
"Masuko!"
"Hi!"
"Also, Miyuki!"
"Hi!... Huh?" Miyuki suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.
"Three of you five are sharing seats! And since I've reduced the number for you, let's let Kominato Haruichi be two seats!
That's it! "
"Only two seats missing?" Sendou is very fast in mental arithmetic.
"Huh? Do you have any dissatisfaction?
The workouts you're given will be more physically demanding, and you'll agree to take more breaks from pitching. "
"No! (The pronunciation is a bit like nice)" Sendou looked at Coach Kataoka's eyes and was scared...
"That! Supervisor, when I attack, I will catch you..."
"This way you don't have to come to catch me at all!"
"Huh?" Miyuki was suddenly confused when he heard the word "complete".
"Chris! Starting tomorrow, you and Sendou will form the shooting partner for all 19 seats!
There is no need to consider fielding or passing the ball. You can judge hits or other results based on the actual situation, right? "Then Coach Kataoka ignored Miyuki, turned around and said to Chris with a smile.
This can be regarded as an opportunity for Chris to participate!
"Hi!" Senior Chris, who originally thought his high school baseball career was over, was very happy to hear that he could cooperate with Sendou.
"Eh?!!!" Miyuki now understood completely. Not to mention three seats, he didn't even have a share in the nineteen seats?
If he could choose, he didn't want any chance to attack, he just wanted to catch Sendou!
He didn't want to give up such an exciting pitcher to anyone else!
However, Coach Kataoka made the decision without even asking for his opinion.
Now Miyuki is in the same state as when he was injured and excluded from Jingu Tournament by Coach Kataoka in the original work, panicking and looking around.
"Eh?! And Senior Chris?" Sawamura also looked confused.
Tanba also wants to team up with Chris for arrest!
Although Chris has not recovered from his old injury, he is still the strongest monster catcher after excluding the exercise required in actual games.
The position of catcher still relies on the brain. Chris's ability to distribute the ball, see through the opponent's psychology and target it, is undoubtedly impeccable.
What's more, the opponents are still guys he is familiar with. Doesn't it mean that the other party knows what the other party is thinking as soon as he sticks his butt out?
"Also! Sendou!
You go to batting practice after pitching, focusing on strengthening your ability to win or lose after physical exertion, even though this is what you are good at!
Got it? "
"Hi!" Sendou's voice was a little weak, and the coach was completely convinced.
"Okay, do you know what time it is? Go back quickly!
You two go take a shower and go to bed! "The last sentence was obviously addressed to Good-for-nothing Duo.
"Hi!" The two looked at each other and agreed feebly.
"Hahahaha!" The others laughed as if they were victorious.
Sendou quickly adjusted. Overall, he still made a profit, and only Miyuki lost. Although only Miyuki thought so.
"Say! Tetsu-san, why are you still holding the bat at this time?
Today's practice should have ended long ago, right? "Sendou asked curiously, looking at the bat in Captain Tetsu's hand.
"Could it be! Was it interrupted by something again?" Before Captain Tetsu could speak, Sendou expressed his guess.
"Jun-san! Tetsu-san How many times did you swing it tonight?"
"At least one thousand two hundred!
You know, once this guy makes up his mind, he can't stop him! Every time I forget how much I played, I stubbornly start from [1]! "Isashiki heard Sendou's question and recalled the scene when he and Captain Tetsu were practicing just now, and said helplessly.
"Then what happened today?"
"We were chatting once in the middle of the conversation, and got distracted once by Tanba (why do we say again), and interrupted once by Maezono asking a question!"
"...!" Everyone looked at Captain Tetsu, who was so cute that they didn't know what was going on, and were collectively speechless.
"Oh! How long are you going to be depressed! Let's go!" Sendou sighed and said to Miyuki, who was still hopeless.
Then Miyuki followed Sendou instinctively.
"Poof!" Rei-chan seemed to have thought of something and laughed again!
"Is there really no need for him to participate in the fielding training?" After smiling, he asked Coach Kataoka.
"Ah! This guy's sense of space allows him to accurately know where the ball will land without any experience. Coupled with his natural speed, fielding training in the outfield is dispensable for him.
On the contrary, this way the players will get good training, and it will also give the guy Sendou some pitching experience. This summer, if necessary, I will consider persuading him to get on the plate!
Even if his physical fitness is limited to pitching a few innings due to hitting and fielding. "
"I see! It would be a waste if a pitcher of this level is not utilized!
And our pitching staff has weaknesses right now.
Pitchers who lack the ability to kill games. "Everyone present understood the purpose of supervision.
If it were Double Pitcher's second year, Coach Kataoka probably wouldn't do this to give the players more free space, but now he wants to win even more.
Whether it's Coach Kataoka or other players.
Now that I have entered Koshien, I will go further this year.
Hearing Coach Kataoka's words, Double Pitcher and Tanba all had a sense of crisis.
There is another guy who may steal Pitcher's Mound.
Although this guy will probably be reluctant...
"Speaking of it, Sawamura!" Kuramochi suddenly asked.
"Well?"
"Sendou just said it! He was your relief pitcher in junior high school!
Is this true?
No matter how you look at it, you should be the substitute, right?
And he controls the ball very well. If he wants to save energy, he can completely imitate Yang when he acted as Batting Practice Pitcher to us and use Nine Palace Grid's ball control to suppress the opponent.
With such good ball control, the catcher doesn't have to worry about missing a catch. "Kuramochi is looking down on Sawamura.
"Huh? No no no!
During his junior high school days, this guy had never played in an official game!
I am the ace! "Sawamura was a little panicked and didn't know what to say.
Others feel that it would be nice to have Sendou as a substitute!
"That's why it's strange, right? Does he really dislike being a pitcher that much?"
"I don't even want to play!" Sawamura suddenly said with a proud face, as if he wanted to show off something.
"Uh! Forget it! Ignore this Baga!" Then, the group of people also dispersed.
"Hey! Cheer up!
As for that? "In the bathroom, Sendou said to Miyuki who was still listless.
"Hey! When I didn't catch your ball, I really wanted to catch it!
After receiving it..."
"How's it going?"
"I feel like I can't go back! Catching your balls will become addictive!"
"How disgusting! Your expression now looks like you are on drugs!
Did you know? "
"There's nothing we can do about it! Now I understand why senior Harada said that even if I partnered with you for a year, he would come to Seidou."
"Don't be so pessimistic! Furuya and Eijun, these two will grow up to become exciting pitchers, especially Eijun, I guarantee you this.
Otherwise, do you think I followed Seidou just to compensate for that guy Eijun?
That guy is a real genius!
Pitching-wise, maybe more than me..., na! "
"Really?" Miyuki looked at Sendou with hope.
"Speak!"
"Huh?"
"How long are you going to perform? Bastard!
You don't have this kind of personality, do you?
You Black-bellied Glasses! "Sendou pinched Miyuki's mouth and said.
"Let go!...
Exposed?
Although being listless is an act, the loss is real!
This may be the only chance to form a surrender with you! "
"That's right! But if you change your mood, tomorrow will be even better!"
"You heartless guy!
Normally, shouldn't you comfort me and say, "Don't worry, I will take time to shoot a few balls with you!" ]? "Miyuki said with both voice and color.
"Really, you still have the same bad personality!
If you are not familiar with someone, they may be fooled! "Sendou sighed and said speechlessly.
"Hey! What a pity!" Miyuki also sighed.
At this moment, Sendou wanted to beat him.
These two guys are not people who get frustrated easily.
After chatting for a while, they went back to their dormitories.
Although you can't catch the ball, you can just try it on Batter's Box.
Senior Chris is the senior catcher he respects the most, and Miyuki is also curious about how he and Sendou will suppress his own batting line.
Koshien Before we start, let's do some relaxing daily life, and lay some foreshadowing for the subsequent plot.
Finally, ask for votes.
I also feel like I can't go back.
After experiencing a ranking of 1,400 last month, my expectations were a little high. After losing 3,000 points...