Determination

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!"

"Three outs, change of game!"

"Although I knew this pitcher was amazing at Koshien, seeing him in person was just plain unfair!"

And he's only in first grade?!

"And the real monsters on this team are still on the bench!" The opposing coach exclaimed sincerely in the bottom of the fourth inning after Furuya struck out three players in a row.

In the fourth inning, scoring stopped with Miyuki's Home Run.

With a four-point lead, Furuya was able to pitch more freely.

The suppression is perfect.

"Ping!"

"Timely Hit!"

"Two at-bats, two hits! That bastard Tojo!"

"Well done!"

"..." Seki and Senior Asou exchanged a cold, sweaty glance.

"Hey!"

"Hey, what are you talking about?!"

The two recreated their classic dialogue.

"Haha! Did you pass on some magical power to him?" Miyuki said with a laugh.

Sendou turned his head to the side and ignored him.

After the opponent changed pitchers, Seidou Batting Lineup quieted down.

After all, the opponents we've been matched with at this stage, while not top-tier powerhouses, are certainly not weak either.

The two sides played to the sixth game without either scoring a point.

"Furuya! You'll be playing left field in the bottom of the sixth inning!"

"Ah!" Furuya was so shocked that he threw down the water bottle in his hand.

"Sawamura, you're pitching the second inning!"

"Hi!"

"Sawamura! What's the theme today?" Miyuki, who was wearing protective gear beside Sawamura, asked as soon as Sawamura agreed.

"Huh? The topic?"

The theme is "Freedom!"

"Your ball control wasn't very good to begin with, so I won't have too many requirements for your ball distribution."

But lately, you've been hitting a lot of high, easy Ball Trajectory.

Because your posture is quite unique, it will work well in Practice Match against opponents who are unfamiliar with you.

If this continues, it won't work on that guy!

"And don't forget how much you struggled during the Koshien final!" Miyuki said seriously.

He believes that it's necessary to put some pressure on Sawamura recently.

Thinking of Raichi Todoroki, Sawamura broke out in a cold sweat.

Adding to the fact that it was so difficult to even get one elimination in the finals, Sawamura was filled with resentment.

Seeing Sawamura's unwilling expression, Miyuki knew that he had achieved his goal.

"No problem! You did very well today!" Sendou said, placing one hand on Furuya's shoulder.

"Then why won't you let me finish?"

Who was it that collapsed from exhaustion after just six rounds?

"Let's hold our ground while we're still in position!"

Furuya kept his head down and didn't say anything.

"In short, now you just watch my gloves carefully and throw them over cautiously!"

"Results are important, but now is also the time to pursue content." Miyuki said to Sawamura as he walked off the bench.

"Hi!"

"The theme is challenging freedom!" Sure enough, good words take on a different meaning when they come out of Sawamura's mouth.

"Huh? What?"

"I'm sorry!" Realizing he had said the wrong thing, Sawamura quickly apologized.

"Everyone on guard!"

I'll make him keep hitting out, now it's up to you guys!!!

"Yoshi!"

"Your voice is very loud today too!"

"Please guide me!" Sawamura bowed respectfully to the guard behind him.

"Just don't recommend him for university!" Sawamura said, looking at Sawamura who was Kuramochi.

"It's precisely because they are strong that I'm worried." Head Manager Oota is still deeply concerned.

"They also want to know how good they really are," Coach Kataoka said, looking at the players on the field.

"Although we don't know why they submitted their application to us, these kids are already prepared and determined to fight," Rei-chan added.

"Don't worry, Head Manager Oota!"

Those guys have hearts of steel; they can withstand anything.

Therefore, this Practice Match can only benefit us.

"Sendou!... Sigh! Alright!"

I have no choice but to believe those children!

After Sawamura entered the game, only four games remained.

Both sides launched a fierce offensive, but due to the opponent changing pitchers again and some bad luck, Seidou failed to score.

Chiba Shota hit a high Ball Trajectory from Sawamura, and although he didn't hit it well, he still managed to get on base.

Although the shot was not continuous and the direction of the ball depended on luck, they eventually managed to get a point from Sawamura.

The final score was 5 to 1.

Today's two Practice Match have now come to a complete end.

Chiba needed to catch the train back, so she quickly packed up and left.

On Seidou's side, Coach Kataoka didn't say much and directly asked to disband the team.

He knew very well that the contestants would summarize their own experiences, and he didn't need to worry about it too much.

Even if there are things to worry about, they are related to technical details, and he can't help much with those. Otherwise, there would be no need to invite Coach Ochiai.

"Ping!"

"Thump!"

"They went in again!!!"

Two Home Run runs in a row!!!

"The ball you hit was so fast!"

"This guy's a first-year student!"

I never expected there to be such a hitter besides Sendou Akira!

Yakushi High School was also holding Practice Match on their own sports field.

With the Practice Match against Seidou approaching, Raichi Todoroki's form is particularly explosive.

"Raichi! Did you properly tap the bases?"

"Don't make me remind you every single time!" Raizo Todoroki discovered that his silly son had run to third base and forgotten to step on the base again.

Upon hearing the sound, Raichi was startled, quickly went back to step on the base, and continued running.

Thankfully it was a Home Run; what if it had been a regular Long Hit?

"How can I forget about stepping on the bases?!" Mishima said speechlessly.

"We wasted a Home Run before because of this!" said Akiha next to him.

"When I told Sendou-san, he couldn't believe it!"

"Sendou-san?"

What did you talk about with him? Did you leak any information?

"How could that be? I'm not that idiot Raichi, I'm just sharing some interesting things."

"Yeah?"

"Furuya! Sawamura! Kawakami! And... Tanba?

Oh, and there's also the Sendou!

"I'm going to hit all your balls out of bounds!!!" Unexpectedly, less than half a month later, Raichi had forgotten Tanba's name.

"Tanba is no longer there!"

Sendou is injured too!

Besides, Sendou doesn't like being a pitcher!

"It would be troublesome if you liked it," Raizo Todoroki shouted.

"I never expected them to actually accept the competition invitation!"

Besides, with the Monster Batter gone, isn't this the perfect opportunity for them to repay that summer's debt tenfold?

"Supervisor! Your smile is so mischievous!" Sanada teased with a laugh.

My head is throbbing again. I can't stay up any more nights. I'll have to finish the two thousand chapters I owe tomorrow.

There will be a 2,000-word chapter later.