Losing It

"I didn't want to be a relief pitcher!"

"Because of this game, I was hoping to be a starter!!" Sawamura said, head bowed and trembling.

"Are you crying?" Kawakami- senpai couldn't see Sawamura's expression, so he mistook his frustration and impending madness for tears caused by the coach's words.

"Damn it!!!" In the end, everything turned into this roar.

As he shouted, Sawamura raised his right leg high, his leg so straight it seemed to be perpendicular to the ground.

"What a great waist!" Sendou exclaimed in admiration upon seeing the standing splits-like movement.

Sawamura threw the ball with all his might without even saying hello. Perhaps he knew Sendou didn't need it, or perhaps he was just focused on venting and forgot about it.

"Kurakura! Are you planning to burn it all down right here in the Bullpen?" Kawakami thought to himself, speechless.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Does this have anything to do with the waist?" Kariba's sarcastic voice finally rang out.

"Bad ball!"

That means I won't be able to play in the game!

You weren't very good at ball control to begin with, and you only know how to handle Inside Corner Ball.

It's fine if others aren't familiar with you, but Koshien has been thoroughly analyzed, and today's opponent is the Yakushi who is familiar with you.

"How would I know if it has anything to do with the waist? You should ask the relevant professionals. Besides, you can't say for sure without a certain degree of flexibility for that kind of movement." Sendou complained to Sawamura, while also answering Kariba's question.

"Ugh! How awful!"

"Please stop talking!" Sawamura screamed, covering his head with both hands as he saw Sendou trying to provoke him.

"Devil!!" The rest of the people in the Bullpen exclaimed in unison as they looked at Sendou.

This is reopening his wounds, and reopening them all at once.

"Hey, don't you want the ball anymore?" Sendou shouted as he was about to retrieve the ball and pass it back to Sawamura, seeing that he still looked dejected.

"Demon!"

Japanese people only know a few words; otherwise, even without swearing, they would give Sendou a title like "ruthless."

"Damn it!! I got it!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Hmm!" The ball was in Sawamura's hands, and he still looked like he was going to shoot with all his might.

"Sendou-kun! Are you alright?" Kariba asked with concern.

Although he was using hunting gloves and passing the ball with his right hand, it was his injured left arm that was receiving it.

Even if you don't understand it, you should know to avoid making large, rapid movements that involve tearing or pulling when you have a muscle strain.

"No problem, this guy's ball speed is so slow, it's not even a big difference."

"If Akatsuki's ball speed is too fast to receive!" Even while saying this, he couldn't help but stab Sawamura in the back.

Faced with such a simple and easy-to-understand critique, Sawamura became even more frustrated.

"Ping!" At this moment, the Shirazu-senpai, who had been entangled with the opponent for a long time, finally managed to hit a Ground Ball.

Although he was out, at least he brought Miyuki home.

The score reached 2-0, but this game was over.

Higasa and Senior Asou, who was already on third Furuya, was unable to be driven back to home plate.

Higasa- senpai almost pulled off a double kill; it was truly an ugly sight.

"We couldn't keep up the offensive after that, and we only got one point in this round!"

"The pitcher's Furuya has reached third base, but we still can't advance the game!"

"In the end, did Miyuki Infield Hit, Furuya Long Hit, and Shirazu's infield Ground Ball?"

"However, isn't Furuya guy very active in both the front and back sides?!"

What an amazing first grader!

What are you talking about?

He's already a key player for us!

Although Aso was extremely unwilling when he left the field, his skill level was such that he was also overthinking things. What could anyone do?

As Furuya walked off the court, Sendou noticed that his breathing had become more labored, and that his attention was clearly starting to wander.

However, others could only notice his heavy breathing.

"Next game!"

Can you persevere when you're at your most exhausted?

"Akatsuki!" Sendou thought to himself as he caught Sawamura's angry pitch and looked at Furuya.

"Hurry up and throw it, or I'm going back!" Sendou's outward appearance was completely different from the gentleness in his heart.

"Losing two points in six innings?"

Well! For a starter, that's enough to fulfill his mission, isn't it? Mishima walked off the field with a mysterious confidence.

However, judging solely from the data, his performance was indeed as good as he expected.

"Ah!

"How boring!" Raizo Todoroki yawned as Mishima returned to the bench.

"Hmm?" Mishima's self-satisfaction was immediately interrupted.

"Sanada! It's your turn next!"

"Well?!!"

"This stagnant atmosphere... help me think of a solution!" Raizo Todoroki continued, ignoring the surprised Mishima.

"Stagnation..." Mishima cried.

"Hahaha! Nice pitch!" The silly monkey chimed in.

If Sendou were here, he would suspect that Raizo Todoroki was definitely doing it on purpose.

"After all, it concerns our winning streak!"

"We absolutely have to find a way to defeat that pitcher!" Sanada said, placing a hand on Mishima's shoulder in a gesture of comfort.

"Furuya! This round is yours too!"

"Give it your all!" Coach Kataoka encouraged before the game started.

However, saying this indicates that he is also considering replacing him.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Furuya stopped on the second ball to rest.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball!"

"Four Balls!"

After sending the batter to safety, Furuya turned his gaze to the sky.

"This kind of dragging things out isn't my style. Interest!"

But honestly...

We'd been on base as runners all along, and we finally got a runner off this kid...

"I can't let you shoot too easily!" Coach Todoroki thought to himself with a smile.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball!"

When the batter steps Furuya, he assumes a short-hitting stance, but returns to his standing position after pitching.

They wanted to use this method to deplete Furuya's stamina and find an opportunity.

"So even the pharmacist is starting to get anxious?" Miyuki wondered to himself.

This situation is completely out of character for the pharmacist.

It's understandable that he thought that way, since by the sixth inning, no one except Raichi had reached base, so of course he wanted to score.

After the pharmacist started using this tactic, Furuya, who was not allowed to Furuya even when the opponent was on base, began to get anxious and started to exert more force.

The ball count quickly reached three balls again, and there were no strike balls!

"Ping!"

Just as Miyuki was about to avoid Four Balls, he had to have Furuya throw a fastball that was easier to hit, and that's when he was targeted.

"Oh my god! He didn't play well!" the observer next to him exclaimed excitedly.

After all, he's the ninth batter, so it's normal that he didn't hit well against such Fastball.

While Maezono's offensive strategy was overly focused and resulted in poor performance, his defense was still decent.

He quickly lunged out, but when he passed the ball back, he found that Furuya's Backup Position was too slow and he hadn't even reached first base.

Matching the rhythm of the Furuya's trajectory, it was completely too late when the ball was passed to him.

Due to fatigue and lack of concentration, Furuya missed the ball.

His movements as he picked up the ball showed obvious signs of fatigue, even giving the impression that he was having trouble walking.

"What's wrong? Furuya!!"

"You're already panting!" Sawamura shouted, forgetting all about throwing the ball.

"You're the same!" Kawakami remarked, looking at Sawamura, who was also panting heavily.

"Do you need to change people? Do you want me to replace you?" At this moment, Sawamura only had eyes for Furuya.

Furuya naturally ignored his words and turned his head away arrogantly.

"Did things really start to go wrong in the bottom of the sixth inning?"

However, it's only natural that he'd be exhausted after pitching at full power from the very first inning. "Sendou isn't on the bench, Coach Ochiai isn't saying a word, stroking his beard as he thought to himself."

"Or rather, it is in this situation that the pitcher's value begins to be proven."

At this point, the pharmacist's turn to hit the first batter has been restored.

"Don't worry about the runners! Focus on the hitters!" Miyuki didn't call a timeout; it was simply a matter of stamina, and Furuya had to adjust on his own.

Because of Sawamura's words, Furuya also began to adjust his breathing and slow down his pitching rhythm.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Your ball power is completely gone because your stamina has also decreased!"

Your goal is to pitch all nine innings, right?

Then give me a good push and lower the Ball Trajectory!

Sawamura finally quieted down to watch Furuya pitch.

Although he was unwilling, he greatly admired Furuya's strength and naturally wanted to see how he performed.

At this moment Raizo Todoroki had already begun to pray, and finally, a runner appeared.

If it's the Center Batting Lineup, given Furuya's current situation, he could easily defeat him in one fell swoop.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

This is everything!!!

"I will never give it to anyone!!"

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!"

Just like the Koshien final, Hongo Masamune

It was like an overdraft-like outburst.

At this moment, Furuya suddenly went berserk.

Intimidated by his imposing presence, the second striker forced his way in, resulting in a double kill.

At the end of the sixth inning, Yakushi High School still hadn't managed to score a single point against Furuya.

"The situation remains unchanged: no outs and runners on first and second base."

They cut off their offensive before it was the Center Batting Lineup again.

"Seidou, which has long been known for its lack of a star player, has finally..." The OBs were about to cry.

"Speaking of which, if Sendou had been willing to pitch, he would have been an ace long ago."

"But you can't force people to do things they don't want to do!"

Besides, that guy's stamina is even worse, so let him perform well in the Batter's Box and outfield.

It seems Seidou's outfield is unstable today!

After all, there's Sawamura and Kawakami after Furuya.

We haven't seen this much talent on the Pitcher's Mound in years!

"No, no! It's too early to say that."

"Furuya might be in good form lately, and Sawamura has been thoroughly analyzed at Koshien. The key is how well they can improve this summer!" At this point, some veteran fans began to advise the group of observers to calm down.

"Kanemaru!

"Go and inform Sawamura that he'll be playing in the next round." Furuya had just walked up to Coach Kataoka when he heard this harsh reality, and he immediately shut up.

"Hey! I'll go tell him right away!" Kanemaru immediately turned around.

Enough!

"It's about time that Sunglasses Uncle got to let you go on stage! Take a breather!" Sendou shouted to Sawamura as he stood up.

"Huh? Really?"

But since Sendou has already said so...

"Sawamura! The coach wants you to pitch in the next inning!" Just as Sawamura was about to think, Kanemaru's shout came over.

At that moment, everyone in the Bullpen was watching Sendou...

"I have already seen enough of your awareness."

"I'm really looking forward to your performance in the Autumn Tournament." On the other side, as Furuya was using his momentum to prove that he was still capable, Coach Kataoka said to him.

"In that case, what about the next three rounds..."

"Go to left field!!" Coach Kataoka abruptly interrupted his wishful thinking.

Inside the stadium, the seventh inning had already begun, and Yakushi High School had completed the substitution of the pitcher and first baseman.

And they finished off the first hitter with just one ball.

With Sanada's arrival and pitching, the atmosphere inside Yakushi High School immediately relaxed, and their morale soared.

Kuramochi, after being distracted by the first ball's carter shot, was then finished off with a straight ball.

"Two out!!"

"Sanada!!"

"Hahaha!"

After securing his second elimination, the pharmacist's momentum surged once again.

Raichi!

"Don't let some trivial mistakes drag Sanada down!" Even the unscrupulous coach, Raizo Todoroki, joined in.

"Boom!!!" Furuya, sitting on the bench, also felt the atmosphere brought by Sanada.

"Just two outs and the atmosphere in the stadium has become like this?"

"That's the presence of an ace!!" Miyuki exclaimed in front of Sawamura, probably saying it on purpose for him to hear.

When Sawamura heard the word "ace," he was reminded once again of the words his coach had said that had deeply hurt him.

"Relief pitcher?"

Are you kidding me?!

Stop thinking you're already far ahead...

The one who will become the ace... is me!!!

"Smack!"

"Out!"

"Three outs, change of game!"

Xiaochun hit a ball close to third base, which was caught by Raichi, just as his father told him not to hold him back.

However, in this way, Seidou's attack ended very quickly.

"Hahaha! Awesome!!"

"As expected of Senior Sanada!"

"The opponent's ace is really strong. This round was already the turn of the top laner, but he still managed to take the elimination count so easily!" The OB already understood that it would be even more difficult to score points from now on.

"So... how many points do you plan to score for me in the remaining three rounds?"

Hello!!

If you don't get the points, I won't give you any more guidance.

I want to become decadent!!

"I'm running away from home!!" After his initial burst of energy, Raizo Todoroki started acting a bit unruly.

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