I really wanted Sendou to understand what authentic Kansai complaint Nagumo is, but finally chose to remain silent.
"Let the coach accept this monster!" Nagumo probably felt like this.
Subsequently, Nagumo faithfully conveyed Signals to Hirobi Tate.
"Second goal!" as the commentator's voice just finished.
"Phew!"
"Ping!"
"Out of bounds!"
"The second ball was still Slider, and Sendou hit the ball out of bounds. That's two good goals!"
"Chasing him!"
"Nice ball! Tachi-senpai!"
"Come on!"
"Sendou!"
"Fight it out!×n"
"Kill him! I allow it!"
"Did you keep up with the second ball?
But,..." Coach Matsumoto smiled as if his plot was successful.
"With all Slider in your mind, can you keep up with this goal?
Sometimes the simpler things are, the more effective they are! Sendou-kun! "Coach Matsumoto thought like this, and Signals hit the third ball.
"If Sendou-kun is solved with three goals! Morale will be on our side!" While Nagumo was conveying Signals, Coach Matsumoto took the opportunity to glance at the people on Batter's Box.
"What will the third ball be? It's completely different from the previous ball match!"
"That's right! It's really exciting!"
"Two goals in a row Slider! Is it okay to shoot them all Slider?"
"No, no, no! No matter how much you say Slider is all three goals, it's still too exaggerated!"
The audience was also having heated discussions in every corner.
It only took two balls to chase the batter, and there were too many balls to match.
Head Manager Oota looked left and right in a panic. (Really moody)
"It's okay! Sendou is not out yet!" Senior Chris comforted.
"Souga? You're right!" Head Manager Oota pretended to be calm, but the cold sweat on his forehead betrayed him.
Almost everyone in the audience knew that it only took two pitches to chase the batter. No matter what pitch was thrown, it was possible, and there was not a lot of room for a bad ball. There was a high probability that it was a bad ball that hit Strike Zone, and it would not be an easy hit Ball Trajectory.
And the hitter still has to swing the bat. Especially in this situation, it is impossible for any strong hitter to trust the referee. Every time the ball is thrown to the corner, it will be ruled in his favor.
It should be said that the referee should also be regarded as the enemy at this time.
Nagumo tried to observe Sendou's expression, but found nothing. This guy still had such a responsible expression and a relaxed posture.
Nothing can be seen from the outside.
"Can you keep up?" Hirobi Tate thought before throwing the ball.
"Poof!"
"You still have the trajectory and speed of Slider in your mind!" (Sure enough, they are a "father and son" with similar ideas.)
"Phew!"
The high-speed white ball flashed away.
"Straight ball inside angle! And the height is not very high. For Sendou's physical characteristics, this angle and height are the most difficult to hit Ball Trajectory!" Senior Chris secretly shouted that it was terrible.
Two consecutive balls of Slider allow the batter to remember the speed of Slider, and then solve it with a straight ball that is faster and has an extremely tricky angle.
Simple and efficient.
"This way the batter won't be able to keep up..."
"Ping!"
"Phew!"
"Touch!"
"Out of bounds!"
!!!
Three huge exclamation points popped up on a lot of people's heads.
"What an instant burst of power! What comes last, comes first...?"
No! Not quite!
Knowing that he would have a hard time keeping up, he didn't even try to hit the ball with the sweet spot at the end of the bat, but instead used the front and middle of the bat to hit the ball.
Like refraction, does it change the flight path of the ball and make it fly behind you?
This is not just explosive power, reaction and judgment are such coveted talents! "Coach Matsumoto exclaimed.
But as much as he was amazed, he would not show mercy.
"But hit the Kan ball close to the handle of the bat!
My hands must feel uncomfortable! "Coach Matsumoto stared at Sendou's hands and opened the corners of his mouth slightly.
"It hurts! My hand is numb!" Just as Coach Matsumoto said, the expressionless Sendou screamed softly in his heart.
However, Sendou was so stubborn that he showed no signs of showing off and didn't even call for a timeout.
Instead, he tapped Home Plate with the end of the bat, then released the bat and held it again, repeating this process to ease and restore the numbness of his hand. He stared at Pitcher's Mound's Hirobi Tate.
After all, Sendou is also a human being. If his hands are numb, he can just hit the second ball. Not to mention getting a hit. If he doesn't swing the ball in the air and throws the bat out because he doesn't hold the bat, it will be fine.
After all, Hirobi Tate is also a member of Fastball who has hit more than 140 kilometers. With numb hands, it is difficult to hold the bat when swinging at high speed.
However, to outsiders, Sendou's actions were just looking for a feeling, and the way he stared at Hirobi Tate was too confusing.
Only Senior Chris, who was very sensitive to the body, frowned a little, but Sendou's poker face and still relaxed demeanor made the archangel uncertain.
Coach Matsumoto is extremely sure that Sendou's hand is probably unconscious.
"Sure enough, no matter how smart you are, you are just a child!
He almost instinctively hides his physical condition. "
As the batter adjusted, the game also had some breathing time, and Coach Matsumoto also directly hit Signals for the next ball.
"It doesn't matter! Although I'm still a little numb and my palms are no longer sensitive, I can still hold the bat!
If I swing the bat with all my strength, I have a chance to hit the ball with my explosive power.
No! I can definitely hit it, but my fingers are stiff and I can't use hitting techniques. Then I will hit it high and far. As long as I land on the base smoothly, there will be no problem.
And... this is an opportunity!!!
Don't let the chain slip! my hand! "
Sendou, who did not need the referee's prompting, recovered for a while, put the bat on his shoulder again, glanced at Coach Matsumoto, and then made a standby posture.
Seeing this, the referee signaled that it was time to kick off.
"Poof!"
"Kan! No need for a good shot!
There is no need to press it too low, just a little below the batter's waist!
Inside Corner Ball which is one ball position away from Strike Zone!
Use your power to make batters surrender! "When Hirobi Tate was about to release the ball, Coach Matsumoto said in his heart.
He has concluded that Sendou's hand is numb, so Inside Corner Ball's slightly higher position will maximize the power of the ball.
And Sendou will definitely swing the bat when being chased.
This is a psychological game. When the batter is at his most vulnerable, he will definitely take a shot at a ball that is difficult to judge whether it is good or bad.
Numb hands will cause the swing speed to slow down, and the swing is more likely to miss. Even if you hit the ball, what can you do with a pair of hands that can no longer use its strength?
A normal hitter transfers all the power of his body to his hands at the moment of swinging the bat, and then tries to adjust the direction of the ball by swinging his wrist.
It's really hard to do anything when your hands are numb.
"Whoops!" The ball roared and flew toward home plate.
Senior Chris has clenched the pen in his hand, his face full of worry for Sendou.
Coach Kataoka's hand also exerted some force.
This time the opponent won the duel.
"Ping!"
After the ball and the bat came into contact, Sendou could no longer hold the bat, causing it to fall off.
"I hit it! The ball flew very high and far, but it didn't look very powerful!" the commentator said in a high-pitched and then low-pitched voice.
He was very excited when the ball was just hit.
But I found that I couldn't see the speed and power of my previous hits, so I began to unconsciously lower my voice.
Coach Matsumoto was also surprised. He originally thought it would be good to hit a high fly ball between the infield and the outfield, but this ball exceeded expectations.
Kiryu's outfielders are making the final retreat. Those who retreat in advance can naturally get to the back of the field faster.
But he found that the ball seemed a bit farther than expected, and he was still retreating when it was about to hit the ground.
"Get off the ground! Bastard!"
Isashiki roared and tried to start running, but he was not sure whether he would be killed, so he ran slowly so that he could turn back at any time.
"Falling!!!" Seidou's support was also making the final struggle.
Because it looks like the infield, the outfielder should be able to get to the ground before the ball hits the ground, and even have enough time to determine the specific landing point.
However, in less than a second at the end, the outfielder's expression changed and he began to accelerate suddenly.
The landing point was farther than he thought.
"Crack!"
The outfielder sprinted, then with the momentum of his run, climbed the fence in two steps but missed.
The ball is higher and farther, about less than a meter farther than the glove.
"...!"
"Inside! Home plate!!!
The second half of the seventh inning!
A blow from the four sticks!!!
This is the job of the four sticks! "
"Yo Xi!!!"
"Oh!!!"
Seidou's supporters and the bench all boiled with excitement, while Kiryu's side, which was originally happy, became silent. It was simply a polar opposite.
The ball that I thought was going to be caught suddenly Home Run.
This is too exciting.
"Ha! It's so comfortable!" Sendou, who originally had no feelings for Home Run, showed a cheerful smile.
Then, while rubbing their hands together, they started running the bases.
Seidou A group of people were already celebrating in front of the bench.
"Bad luck?
No! That posture, was it guessed?
But why can you hit so far with numb hands? "Coach Matsumoto had too much confusion about the last goal, but with a sigh, he chose to accept the result and the game will continue.
If it strikes normally, it is indeed as mentioned before that the power cannot be transmitted smoothly to the hand.
However, Sendou temporarily changed the rhythm of force exertion, transmitting the explosive force of the whole body to the forearm instead of the hand.
As long as the hand is not bent, use the entire palm to fix the bat, so that the hand and forearm are one body, so that the inertia generated by the explosion of the whole body can be used to release it through the arm.
The disadvantage of using forearm force is that the ball is stiff and cannot fly in the general direction you want. The only thing you can control is the upward angle.
But in the case of Sendou, it is the best and only choice.
Instead of being stubborn like some idiot. (The protagonist in Cross Game, that idiot, had his hands numb and was struggling. In the end, he flicked his wrist and couldn't hold the bat with his fingers. Not to mention hitting the ball, the bat flew out and almost hit someone.
The fingers are grasping and the palm is stuck. The entire palm is definitely not stiff enough to grasp the bat steadily.
The downside is that the movements look as stiff as a zombie.)
Sendou Everything he did after his hands became numb was digging holes.
Deliberately not calling a timeout and showing a brave attitude, he convinced Coach Matsumoto that his hand was numb, and then used this to attack him in the most direct and effective way.
Then it is equivalent to Sendou using this hand, Coach Matsumoto is like a puppet, letting Hirobi Tate shoot Ball Trajectory according to what Sendou wants.
Therefore, when Sendou regained consciousness when his hands were numb, he looked at Coach Matsumoto and said this was an opportunity.
With such a deep pit, it is naturally difficult for Coach Matsumoto to guess it in a short time.
No matter how much he overestimated Sendou's intelligence, he couldn't have known that the guy in front of him was so good at discovering and utilizing many details around him.
This duel ended with Sendou's victory.
The score difference also changed from Home Run to two points again.
The score is seven to five!
"You guy..., Sendou!" The person behind home plate was already a little incoherent.
Even though he acted like he didn't care, there was still an attitude of don't rely on me.
But every time, it was this guy who led the team forward.
Therefore, the seniors felt more than once that if this guy made a mistake and lost the game, they would have no complaints or regrets.
Just like what the third-year pharmacist said to Raichi Todoroki.
"Sorry! Just let me go this time!
I don't have much feeling in my hands anymore! "Sendou raised his hands to beg for mercy.
Only then did the seniors realize that this guy's straightened palms were trembling slightly.
"Really! Can you hit this kind of ball Home Run with your hands numb?"
"I'm really impressed by you!"
The seniors realized that it was impossible for the last ball to be hit at such a position that the hand would be numb like this. The only possibility was the previous straight ball.
So they all got out of the way and allowed Sendou to pass before they continued to celebrate.
"Sorry! And thank you!" When Sendou passed by, Coach Kataoka said to the man who had just walked behind him without looking back.
"This is my playing seat! I am a member of this team!
And,...
Although I only reached this position because of the smoothness of my line play, no matter what I say, I am still the top four of the team! "Sendou waved his hand casually.
"Baga! You are no longer promoted to the fourth club because of your fluency!" After hearing Sendou's words, more than one person retorted fondly in their hearts.
At the same time, I was speechless about this guy who had no self-awareness of his own strength.
Now I'm afraid I feel that Sendou is not the real one, only himself.
It has been recognized throughout the country that Seidou has two and four sticks Main Gun.
"There's really nothing I can do against you!
Stretch your hand over here! "Senior Chris said gently when Sendou walked into the bench.
He put down the pen in his hand to help Sendou, who was still planning to bite it with his mouth because he could no longer bend his fingers. He took off his gloves and started to give him a slight massage.
After a few simple presses, Sawamura volunteered to take the job away, and started massaging it with a cautious look.
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