Burning

"Yoshi ah!"

"Start Center Batting Lineup, go! Shirazu!!"

"Nice Ball Furuya!"

"Watch the game carefully!"

"They're starting to shout! The first and second year teams!" Head Manager Oota said with a smile as he watched the active teams become more animated.

"Furuya-kun's pitching brings energy to the team!"

"And the next game will also start with the Center Batting Lineup, so the players are all full of confidence!" Rei-chan said with a smile, but after glancing at Sendou, she haughtily snorted in a voice no one could hear.

"I've already said it! He's a pitcher with that kind of value," Coach Ochiai thought to himself.

Having just delivered a performance and receiving rave Furuya from his teammates, Furuya touched his heart, his face beaming with happiness; he was simply unable to contain himself.

"Sawamura! You should also be ready to step in at any time!"

..."

"Ah!... A change of players?" The guy who was so happy just a second ago, like some guy who refused to reveal his name, felt like he'd been struck by lightning...

"I've been ready for a long time! I've been warming up since the first game, so why don't you say it's my turn to go up now!" Miyuki was about to continue speaking when Sawamura interrupted and loudly declared his intentions.

"Too early!"

Seriously!

You really have a lot of energy!

Such an exciting string arrangement is a rare treat!

"So, as a left-handed pitcher for the Flame, I want to show off my amazing Outside Corner Ball!!!" Sawamura said, spinning his arms around twice.

"...!"

Well then! You'd better just stay in the Bullpen obediently!

We'll call you then!

"You'll definitely experience this kind of lane play!" Miyuki by Sawamura's words for a few seconds, then turned and walked away, half-ignoring him as he spoke.

Don't worry about it! Don't worry about it!

You must be exhausted!

"Hey!" Sawamura ignored Miyuki and walked up to Furuya, showing off wildly, almost as if he was saying, "I'm going to play next round."

Then his older brother used force to suppress him, and Kuramochi was still furious, so he took the opportunity to vent his anger.

"Hmph!" Tanba-san looked at the attacker in front of him and gave a confident snort. (Recently, imitating Miyauchi's snorts has become popular!)

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"Nice ball, Tanba! Keep attacking!!" Isashiki-senpai shouted as he saw Tanba accurately throw the ball into the outside corner.

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!"

The last ball was a very sudden high straight shot to the inside corner. Shirazu was caught off guard and was out of the game.

"Yoshi!"

"Watching them strike out!"

"Oh no! Tanba's condition is just too exciting!!" OB shouted excitedly.

"Good shot! Tanba!"

"He's out!"

"Kill all the next hitters too!!" came Isashiki-senpai's shouts from the center outfield.

Shirazu-senpai gripped his bat, gritting his teeth, looking somewhat unwilling to accept that he had just reached the pitch selection stage.

"There's nothing we can do about the tricky Ball Trajectory!"

"But it's better to just swing the bat!" As Sendou walked into the Batter's Box, Miyuki, who followed him out, whispered as he brushed past Shirazu.

"Damn it!!" Upon hearing Miyuki's words, Shirazu, who usually had almost no facial expression, gritted his teeth and shouted in resentment.

The third-year student's position facing Sendou was exactly the same as his previous one.

Adding to the recent clash of egos with Miyuki, he'll definitely have to Head-on Showdown Sendou head-on.

Tanba's Fighting Spirit is also burning fiercely.

This Koshien had experienced two baptisms and two evolutions in the Summer Preliminaries and Koshien, had also reached his peak.

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"They attacked right from the start! That Tanba is so aggressive, it's a rare sight indeed!"

"Yeah! That's a one-shot hitter!"

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!!"

The two players were locked in a 11-ball battle!

"Call!"

"Today's Tanba-san speed was really fast and tricky. If it were in the summer, I probably would have already taken the shot because it was hard to know what good or bad shot to take!"

And it will only make you a target!

To be honest! Tanba-san!

You're practically unbeatable against any pitcher we've faced in Koshien!

"If I don't put in my best effort, I'm afraid I'll end up striking out like Tetsu-san!" Sendou thought to himself, looking at the resolute face before him.

Seeing Sendou's smile, Senior Tanba also smiled.

"Sendou! This is a return gift that all of us from the third grade wanted to give you!"

Thank you so much!

So, please accept it!

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Um?"

"Ping!"

"Ku! Ku! Ku!..." Sendou, who was sprinting at full speed, saw the flying ball and slowly slowed down.

"Ku! Ku! Ku! Snap!" Isashiki-senpai sprinted quickly and made a diving save to catch the ball.

As I received the ball, it was as if I could recall the match against Inajitsu.

Wasn't the blow that nearly killed them and brought tears to Isashiki's eyes the one he missed and was saved by Sendou?

He caught the ball this time!

"Out!"

"Yoshia!!!" Tanba let out his most powerful roar of the day.

"Serves you right!!!"

Don't get carried away just because the media gives you a little praise! You jerk!!

"Don't underestimate your senior, Sendou!!" Isashiki-senpai laughed heartily.

"Heh!" Sendou chuckled softly upon seeing this and deliberately walked towards home plate.

"Second out!"

"That's exactly the state!"

Tanba!!! "

"Nice ball!" Sendou whispered as he walked to home plate before returning to the bench.

"Hmph!" Miyauchi-senpai exhaled, but his expression was one of great joy.

"That's a bit of a shame!" Miyuki said as he walked toward the Batter's Box.

"It's not a pity at all!"

Tanba-san's last shot was very fast, but the timing was a little off!

To be honest, I thought it would be Changeup!

"Good luck!" After saying that, he brushed past Miyuki and continued walking towards the bench.

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Wow! You caught up with him in just two balls!"

"Let's finish him off in one go, Tanba!!"

"Seriously... it went by so fast today... a straight shot!"

"And he's got quite the presence! Tanba-san!" Miyuki thought to himself, covering his mouth with one hand.

With an arrogant expression, it was hard to believe that it was Tanba himself, and not someone possessed by someone else.

However, Miyuki thought back to how he had talked to Tanba-san about the importance of directness before, and now he was using it on himself, which he found somewhat amusing.

"Hmph! You can still laugh even when you're being chased!"

So, let's get rid of this infuriating junior!

Use this guy!

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Boom!"

"Damn it! Did they guess it?" When Senior Tanba saw Miyuki swing his bat, his clenched teeth turned into a smile.

"Ping!"

"Puff!"

The ball easily broke through Onisan's defense and entered the outfield, Miyuki to easily reach base.

"Oh! Sendou was just eliminated, and now they've managed to make it into a two-out situation!"

"When there were no runners, Miyuki actually hit it!" The observers on the sidelines were the kind of people who would cheer for whomever they wanted, since both were their favorites.

However, even they knew about Miyuki's weakness of needing an empty base.

"!!!"

"What?! What?!" Miyuki looked incredulous upon hearing the OB's shout.

Like Sawamura, he has no self-awareness...

"Nice blow! You bastard!" Even his older brother offered his loving blessing.

"Keep going, Furuya!"

"Go!"

Furuya was still silently unleashing his Fighting Spirit; he hadn't had enough yet.

"But that's great! We can get it out!"

This is a situation where we have no choice but to fight our way out!

"We won't easily relinquish control!" Although Miyuki was a little annoyed, he was still happy to have made the move, and was also relieved.

"It was just a hit!"

"Don't underestimate your senior! You bastard!!" This smile completely ruined the good mood that Isashiki-senpai had just gotten from killing the Sendou, and he cursed loudly.

"It must have been a coincidence!" Sendou chuckled.

"Oh! Indeed! After all, there's no one on the base!"

"Nice coincidence!!!" Upon hearing Sendou's words, Sawamura nodded with a blank expression, then shouted loudly into the arena.

"...!" Sawamura spoke, Miyuki immediately gave up the idea of arguing with him.

Arguing with an idiot means you've become an idiot yourself!

And he'll defeat you with his vast experience...

"Sorry! I was a little too hasty!"

"We shouldn't have decided the outcome so early!" Miyauchi-senpai also stood up and admitted his mistake.

"Puff!"

"Fushi!!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!"

"Three outs, change of venue!!!"

"Yoshia!!!" After Tanba-san San struck Furuya, his roar reminded Sendou of the phrase "the Hedor Lion's Roar".

"That Tanba guy is getting more and more imposing!"

"Even though it's just Red and White Battle against juniors!" the OB, who often wears green, laughed.

"Baka yarou!!!"

Why couldn't they show this kind of momentum in the summer tournament (referring to the Summer Preliminaries)?!

The problem always arises at crucial moments!

Otherwise we wouldn't have had to fight so hard. I almost cried in despair..."Isashiki-senpai seemed to be a little too excited and shouted loudly, only to realize that he almost said something he shouldn't have.

"Pfft!" Sendou chuckled. Thanks to Isashiki-senpai's reminder, he remembered the time he was chased after exposing Isashiki-senpai's secrets in front of the reporter during an interview.

Sendou had originally planned to reopen old wounds during the final interview at Koshien, but he forgot because of his injury...

Isashiki-senpai knew this and would definitely fight him to the death; he could keep bringing up a black mark.

"That's what I think too!!!"

"... Damn it!!!" Tanba cried out in response with a volume and momentum no less than that of Isashiki-senpai.

The final "Damn it!" was delivered with a final, powerful urge.

Others might find it funny, but Senior Tanba was unwilling to accept it.

No one can deny that Senior Tanba's aura has reached a terrifying level.

"Boom!"

"Well?"

"!!!"

"Put away your aura!!"

Furuya, not to be outdone, unleashed a blazing aura that seemed to set him ablaze.

Already deeply provoked by Miyuki, Furuya seemed to be burning through his last Furuya of energy, like he was about to give up all his remaining fuel (energy). (It felt like he wasn't going to live like this anymore!)

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Strike! Batter out!!"

Pudding-senpai was the first to attack, became the victim...

I was still surprised when I struck out; how did this guy suddenly become even more ferocious?

"Hmm!"

"Boom!"

"Ping!"

"Smack!"

"Out!"

Even the sixth Miyauchi-senpai, Miyauchi, couldn't get the ball out of the outfield; he was completely overwhelmed by the ball's power.

Senior Itai was immediately struck out!

"The current team did a good job playing against third-year students!"

"That's true!"

Aside from a shaky start that conceded three points, Furuya consistently dominated the third-year team's offense!

"Although this isn't a comparison, the scoring ability of the attack is indeed much worse than before!"

That terrifying offensive lineup that averaged over ten points per game is gone!

"The Summer Team are already very rare!"

Don't set your expectations too high!

"That's true! Hahaha!"

With such an exciting match, the discussion on the sidelines began to rise.

"Pitcher, please!"

"Don't overthink it, A-Yuan!" Miyuki said in a strange tone.

"Shut up! I know!!" Maezono cursed.

After taking a deep breath, I stepped into the Batter's Box.

"Phew!!" With no more runners ahead, Maezono finally calmed down.

There's no need to think about anything; he's always saying things like "fight to the right."

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!!"

"The first goal Outside Corner Ball? That was a really tricky Ball Trajectory!"

"Good shot! Tanba!"

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Boom!"

"Ping!!"

"Huh?" Miyuki looked at the arena, somewhat bewildered.

To be precise, everyone's attention was diverted!

"Oh!!!"

"Wow!!"

"Uh!!" Maezono was so surprised he froze.

"They're inside!!!"

"Oh!!!"

"Here it comes! Home Run!!!"

"It's here! The shot that Senior Maezono has been waiting for!!"

"Ah!!!" After being stunned for a while, Maezono finally realized that he had hit a single, and it was Home Run.

He threw down his bat and shouted as he ran the bases at full speed, but his hands and feet were stiff, and his arms and legs were raised to the point of being parallel to the ground. It looked like he was walking with the wrong feet, and he looked so silly.

However, Maezono has been waiting for a hit for far too long!

It's understandable to lose control of one's emotions.

"...!" Senior Tanba was also a little confused. Perhaps he had been too successful before and had taken Maezono, who hadn't had a hit in a long time, too lightly.

"Ah!!" Maezono was still screaming wildly.

"They're running so fast!!" (Aso)

"Calm down, A-Yuan!" Kuramochi shouted, but at that moment, Maezono couldn't hear anything.

I'm begging for votes... I was completely baffled when I saw the 14th recommendation vote today.