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"The Sendou!"

Starting today, you should begin trying to move your shoulders.

"Be careful not to aggravate the injury!" Coach Kataoka said to Sendou after he arrived.

"Hi!"

"Sawamura can just run with Sendou!"

They'll call you when you get to the Bullpen!

"I see!"

"I feel like Eijun-kun has become a bit quieter and more composed..."

"It seems like he's planning to end reality!" Koharu thought to herself, looking at Sawamura's expression.

He was unaware that Sawamura, after being enlightened by Sendou, was now determined to move forward steadily.

"Furuya!!

You'll be pitching the batting lineup today!

"Hi!"

"Going to base to Backup Position and dealing with short hits should be treated like a real game!"

"Boom!"

"Please let me go all out!" Furuya said, turning on the gas stove with great enthusiasm.

"Just make some adjustments!"

"Hmm!... Hmm!" Sawamura listened to the conversation between the two, his teeth chattering, his face covered in sweat as he stared intently at Furuya, revealing extreme resentment.

"I can't accept this at all!" Xiaochun immediately overturned her previous conclusion upon seeing this scene.

"Alright, let's go!" Sendou said, putting his hand on his shoulder.

"I understand!"

"Let me tell you first, no sprinting!" As others gradually entered the field for training, these two guys were also running around on the sidelines.

Previously, Sendou spent most of his time running alone, without any companions.

As for Sawamura and Furuya, they would practice on their own after the regular training session. Sendou would also soak in water at that time, but he couldn't run for very long.

Although Coach Kataoka did not plan to let Sendou play in the Autumn Tournament Qualifier.

However, that doesn't mean he won't participate in training until then.

After all, he'd been away from the court for a week or two, and Coach Kataoka felt that Sendou needed time to adjust.

Sendou's shoulder has recently recovered well, and he has started trying to swing in the air.

Although he is only allowed to wave it a few times a day.

Rei-chan and the others kept a very close watch on things.

Sendou Sawamura's practice was exceptionally tedious, but Furuya maintained a good level of performance throughout.

The seniors also showed Fighting Spirit unlike anything they had ever displayed before.

Incidentally, during the meeting yesterday, while Sendou and the others were having theirs, Jun-san also held a Reflection Meeting for the others.

I don't know how effective it was, but the sight of a group of people kneeling on the ground, a whole area of them kneeling, was still quite spectacular.

However, Sendou completely missed out on this good opportunity; it was only this morning when Jun-san mentioned it to him during breakfast.

No matter how tedious the practice may be, time will still pass.

The seven-hour practice session that day has finally come to an end.

After dinner, a group of people sat in the cafeteria for a temporary rest and discussed things like self-study.

Sendou went to buy drinks, while Sawamura sat alone with his arm resting on the table, lost in thought.

"Recently, Sawamura has been pushing himself a bit too hard!"

"It was especially true today. After seeing Furuya's performance in practice, I almost sprinted several times while running," Miyuki thought to himself as he observed Sawamura's movements from the side.

Even though Sendou told him not to rush, seeing Furuya's condition, he couldn't help but gather them together.

Moreover, after returning from Koshien, the two of them were still shouting at each other like crazy.

"Sawamura!"

Don't think about those messy and complicated things anymore!

Your ball control wasn't great to begin with, and you're a complete idiot!

"Huh! Pfft!" Sawamura looked surprised after hearing this and imitated Miyauchi-senpai's frantic snorting.

"Senior Miyuki! What do you mean by that..." The people around him were also very surprised.

"What are you so surprised about, Sawamura!"

"These are all facts!" Miyuki continued, using his amusing tone to deliver these hurtful words.

Sawamura's breathing became increasingly heavy.

"That's way too blunt!" Kariba couldn't help but complain.

"What's wrong?" Sendou returned at that moment, looking at Sawamura's exhausted expression, and asked in confusion.

"Sendou! Let's go for a run!" Sawamura saw Sendou and immediately got up to go for a run.

"We just finished eating not long ago, right?"

Okay, okay! I got it!

"Don't look at me like that!" Sendou had barely said a word when he saw Sawamura's face again, his teeth chattering wildly, and he couldn't take it anymore.

Upon hearing Sendou's agreement, Sawamura left immediately.

Seeing the guy's expression of wanting to vent, Sendou glanced at Miyuki before leaving, knowing that it must have been this guy who said something.

"Hey! Captain! Is this all there is to it?" Kuramochi asked Miyuki after Sendou left.

"What?"

"Of course it's Sawamura!" Kuramochi was unaware of the details of the meeting, which is why he asked that question.

"Um!

Actually, I was partly to blame for being kicked out of the pharmacist's competition!

I had been emphasizing the issue of ball control to him, and Furuya, whom he considered his opponent, threw such a brilliant pitch in front of him.

This made him too focused on these things, and he had already lost before even stepping onto the Pitcher's Mound, which is why he missed the pitch.

Sendou once said on the bench, "You've made Sawamura anxious too!"

I never knew there was this reason!

"Did he say that?" This time it was Miyuki's turn to be puzzled.

"You're only just finding out now!"

"Yeah! Nobody told me!"

However, Sendou will handle it, and he'll ask Senior Chris for help!

"Soga!"

With Sendou and Senior Chris together, there's really nothing to worry about!

"Instead of worrying about the younger generation, we should think about how to solve the problem of the team's low scoring ability in the mid-lane!"

The coach also said that we should prioritize using players who are in good form. That's why we should try to solve the team's overall problems.

In baseball, the team as a whole must prioritize the individual; you can't win by relying solely on individuals!

"I know! I know about this kind of thing!" Kuramochi said and went out to start practicing on his own.

After hearing their conversation, the other second-year students also stood up one after another.

Although Sendou and his companion went for a run, they didn't run for very long today; in fact, they finished in less than an hour.

It was mainly because Sawamura wanted to vent...

Although it wasn't long, the two of them had gone out quite late, and by the time they finished running, it was already past nine o'clock.

After that, Sendou returned to his dormitory, while Sawamura went to the Indoor Practice Field to practice throwing the ball in front of the Ball Net.

Around 11 o'clock,

"Sendou!" A guest entered the room.

"Hmm? Senior Chris!"

What brings you here?

Is there anything I can help you with?

"Didn't you tell me yesterday that you hoped I would find an opportunity to coach Sawamura on Outside Corner Ball?"

"Today?"

"Hmm? I'm thinking of letting him shoot a few balls and see how it goes!"

I think... you might be interested?

"Of course!" Sendou put down the comic book in his hand.

"Hateful!

How could he just say something like that so casually?! That bastard!!

"Do you even know you're the captain?!" During practice, Sawamura thought of Miyuki's Miyuki words, and with Jun-san's Demon Face, threw the ball with all his might.

At this moment, the Indoor Practice Field was completely empty, so quiet that even his own breathing could be heard clearly.

"Huff! Huff!"

But what he said is indeed correct!

Anyway, my ball control has never been good from the beginning! After resting for a few seconds, Sawamura was about to take the ball out of the box again when Senior Chris went in.

The two had been watching Sawamura practice from the doorway for a while. When they saw him resting, Senior Chris felt that Sawamura's body was almost ready.

A moderate level of fatigue is a good time to practice.

"They really threw a lot of balls!"

"Are you aware of how you hold the ball for each and every ball?" Senior Chris, putting on his catcher's gloves.

"K... Senior Chris!"

"Let's try shooting a few balls!" Senior Chris said with a smile.

"Hi!" Sawamura gradually smiled and happily replied.

"Hey! I'm right here, can't you see me?" Sendou's voice rang out.

He was standing next to Senior Chris, but Sawamura completely ignored him.

"Huh? Sendou! When did you get here?"

Upon hearing Sawamura's words, Sendou wanted to kill him. He was so tactless, and it was infuriating that he only cared about Senior Chris and treated him like he was invisible.

Sendou considers himself to have a very strong presence...

"Well! Never mind!"

"Let's get started!" Sendou knew it was getting late, so it was better to start sooner rather than later.

"Oh!" Sawamura finally realized.

Senior Chris, also squatted down with a smile on his face.

"I'm going to throw!" Sawamura was incredibly polite to Senior Chris, reminding him with honorifics before each throw.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Good shot! It looks like you've built a very solid foundation in your physical abilities recently!"

The ball control is gradually settling down!

"No! It's all because of that guy Sendou..."

And there are still occasional balls that are too high!

My ball control has never been very good, as Senior Miyuki has also mentioned, which is quite frustrating!

"So that's how it is! That Black-bellied Glasses said that, so he dragged me out for a run?" Sendou muttered from the side.

"Shoot a few more balls!" Senior Chris didn't say anything else and continued.

"Hey! I'm going to vote!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Good shot! It's about time to start!" Senior Chris said.

"Yes! Senior Chris- senpai, you're the professional!" Sendou replied with a smile.

"Huh?" Sawamura looked puzzled.

Didn't I already say that?

Things will definitely change!

"But even I didn't expect that Senior Chris would be in such a hurry to come find you today!" Sendou explained with a smile.

"That's because you made him run a lot of steps before!"

"You have a very good foundation, that's why I wanted to give it a try!" Senior Chris said gently.

"Huh?" Sawamura still didn't understand.

After all, the Sendou didn't tell him the details, which was inevitable.

"Aim straight for the inside corner of the right-handed batter's chest!"

At this moment, Senior Chris opened his glove and placed it on the upper left corner, at the chest of the right batter, and spoke.

"And the opposite is true!"

He then placed the gloves in the lower right corner, which was the lower left corner from Sawamura's perspective.

"From the hitter's perspective, the furthest Ball Trajectory... is low at the outside corner!"

If we can accurately throw the ball into these two spots!

The attacker should not act rashly!

Of course, using it in combination with Inside Corner Ball is the most effective!

However, this direct shot can also earn you a number of good pitches and can also be used as a winning shot!

You've always Head-on Showdown!

What I most hope you learn is this Ball Trajectory!

Just like in the summer qualifiers finals, the batter had no chance to get into the water – that's the power of that kind of shot!

"The outer corner is low...!" Sawamura recalled that Miyuki had used this to criticize him before.

"Just like the matches against Kyoma and the pharmacist!"

If you can take an Outside Corner Ball kick!

Their persistent tactics could be easily dealt with with just a Outside Corner Ball!

It's precisely because you don't know how that they dare to be so aggressive in pursuing you, waiting for an easy Ball Trajectory to come!

Moreover, even if you have a good Ball Trajectory, it's hard to get a hit when you're disrupted by the inside and outside corners! Sendou continued to explain to Sawamura.

"This is the change you were talking about?!" Sawamura murmured.

That's right!

If you can master this ball, you can stand on the same starting line as Furuya, who is currently in excellent form.

"Even a little ahead!" Saying this, Sendou stretched out his left hand, making a small gap between his thumb and forefinger.

"Improving the accuracy of Inside Corner Ball requires time and gradual refinement, but there is still a lot of room for improvement!"

Even if it's not perfectly accurate, as long as you can throw well into the Strike Zone and not throw too high into an easy Ball Trajectory, your overall ability will improve significantly!

If we can lower it..."

"Let's begin! Let's begin right now!" Sawamura shouted before Sendou could finish speaking.

Senior Chris and Sendou exchanged a smile upon seeing this.

"Then let's begin!"

However, it's late today, so I won't be throwing in too many..."

"Hi! I'm counting on you today!!"

"Senior Chris!!" Sawamura said with a respectful bow.

"Since we're going to practice ball control, we'll need a catcher when we're practicing on our own!"

Senior Chris is also preparing for the National Sports Competition soon...

"Don't look at me like that. I'm still in rehabilitation and can't stay with you for that long. Go find the hunting ground!" After Sendou finished speaking, Sawamura's training officially began.

"I'm going to vote!"

"Smack!"

"Too high!"

"Yo... Shia!"

The first night of practice was naturally not going smoothly, and Senior Chris patiently received the ball.

And while observing Sendou's posture, they tried to increase the accuracy of ball control through subtle adjustments.

By the end of the night, I had finally found my footing.

The rest will require time to hone.

The next day, Sawamura's practice consisted of the same monotonous running with Sendou.

Sendou didn't expect to start practicing Outside Corner Ball so early, but since it had already begun, he went to Coach Kataoka to explain and hoped to increase his pitching time.

Of course, the practice still involves throwing and running.

Although having Sawamura run with him can alleviate his boredom, it shouldn't hinder his growth.

Moreover, Sendou's running time will soon begin to decrease.

It was only at this moment that Miyuki learned that Sendou and Senior Chris had secretly gone to see something extraordinary the night before.

He said he really wanted to go with them!

As soon as training ended that day, Sawamura went to ask the hunting grounds to accompany him for independent practice.

Catching pitches from the main pitcher is a valuable opportunity for Kamaji.

Kajima is self-aware, so his bottom line is to strive to enter the First Team in his third year.

Of course, this doesn't mean he gave up on competing in the summer; it just means he felt the chances were higher in his third year.

The winning team in the summer might have several First Team spots taken by the freshmen next year!

night,

"Boring! The comic updates too slowly, and I don't want to read it again."

And... is my body getting used to it? Practice!

I always feel like I don't know what to do when I'm idle!

It was the same when I went out to play before; I got tired of it after going out twice and didn't want to go anywhere anymore!

"Seriously! Could I have become like those guys and started to enjoy practicing?" Sendou broke out in a cold sweat at the thought.

"However, it is also true that humans gradually develop habits in certain environments!"

Is that Sunglasses Uncle up to something?

After I get used to it,...

And lately I really do feel like swinging a baseball bat!

Want to go out and wave? No, isn't this... that thing?

"Fine, I won't swing the bat, I'll just go out for a walk!" So Sendou went out.

Compared to bright places, Sendou prefers darkness, especially the night when darkness brings him peace.

When going for a walk, Sendou naturally tends to walk in areas without streetlights.

then,

"Call!"

"Call!"

Having walked into a dark corner, Sendou heard the sound of a baseball bat being swung.

So I went over to take a look.

As a result, we saw a lot of first-graders gathered here, waving baseball bats.

"Speaking of which, these guys really haven't been to the Indoor Practice Field much!"

Even though it's crowded there, I don't want to practice there! Sendou hadn't seen Act 2, so naturally he didn't know about this scene from the first year.

Sendou's personality, it's not like everyone in the Baseball Club is as close to him as he could be, and he simply doesn't have the energy for that.

However, he was familiar with everyone and had fairly good relationships with them.

Those who practice diligently here are naturally the same.

However, this guy didn't seem inclined to leave; he simply watched with great interest as the group practiced diligently.

Moreover, the Sendou can understand their thoughts.

However, being unknown at this time does not mean that the first-year students are without talent; it's just that some of them, like Sawamura, need time to mature.

For example, some people's characteristics require sufficient weight and strength to be utilized.

The representatives were Yamaguchi, a second-year student, and Takatsu, a first-year student.

Especially Takatsu, who at this time could still be described as thin, had excellent Dynamic Vision.

However, insufficient power results in the bat not being fast enough, causing it to miss the ball, or if it does hit, the timing is off or the bat is simply overwhelmed by the ball's power.

However, at this time, Takatsu had already set aside a lot of time for strength training, as suggested by Coach Ochiai.

Coach Ochiai didn't pay enough attention to these people. Although he addressed the problems effectively, he didn't discover their talents.

Coach Ochiai only gave them some advice, but if they wanted further guidance from him, they needed to produce sufficient results.

His team-building philosophy revolves around a few outstanding, talented players in the team, developing tactics and helping them find supporting players.

Give them advice, and if they can't produce results, then naturally we won't waste any more time on them.

Moreover, at this time, Seidou lacks is precisely its immediate combat capability.

After observing for a while, Sendou continued walking into an even darker area.

He was just there for a walk, and if he watched for a while longer, he'd feel like swinging his bat.

This guy hasn't felt the thrill of hitting the ball with a bat in a long time; it's the only thing that makes him happy about baseball right now.

the next day,

"Yo! Sawamura!"

You're reading a book!

That's really rare!

Because Senior Chris First Team in the summer, Sawamura studied hard and cried, saying that his enthusiasm had finally infected the boy's teacher, who came over and said.

"Rui..." The teacher suddenly stopped when she saw the book title.

The book is titled "The Law of Invincibility".

"Is this the book of the strongest clan?" Sendou asked with a smile as he walked to the door.

Are you interested in the strongest clan?

"Or do you want to learn something from this?" the teacher asked, amidst the curious gazes of the others.

The Gracie family is known as the strongest fighting family, and the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Rickson Gracie boasts an impressive record of 400 wins and no losses.

He defeated the American kicking champion in just 37 seconds.

Even in his final competition in his forties, no one could defeat him.

Let's leave aside for now what strange knowledge Sawamura gleaned from the book of the strongest clan that he could boast about.

With the start of a new week, Seidou's first official match is just around the corner.

Everyone became more solemn.

It wasn't because the opponents were so strong; after all, Miyuki in the draw meant there weren't any truly powerful opponents.

What really caught their attention was the First Team roster and... the starting Back Number!

For example, Kanemaru is also starting to play like his life depends on it. Tojo has already secured First Team, but he hasn't.

The team's recent overall performance presents him with his best chance to make it into the First Team!

Not to mention, after consulting Sendou several times, Kanemaru focused his attention on defense and short-range attacks, which he had never used before.

Even if I'm a ninth-stringer, as long as I can play in the game.

Moreover, the only competitor for the third baseman is Higasa, who is also an inconsistent player.

This gave Kanemaru a chance to go first!

Through intensive training during this period, particularly in defense and close-range combat, Kanemaru has reached a level close to that of his Sendou, during the same period.

In fact, his recent changes have already been noticed by the coach.

He dedicated a significant amount of time to self-training to improve his defense, and the results were so good that Coach Kataoka decided to bring him into the First Team to make up for the weakness in the third base position.

Not to mention, Kanemaru was so greedy that he wanted to keep up with the attacks, so he practiced very late every day.

If Sendou hadn't told him in time to constantly monitor his body's changes, he might have increased the intensity and caused injury.

Kanemaru's efforts greatly inspired the second-year students, since no one wanted to miss this opportunity.

Seeing an opportunity to catch up on my debts, I couldn't resist staying up all night again...

Now I've made up for the debt. My head is a little sore. Tonight is really the last time I'll stay up all night.

Finally, please vote for me!