Substitution

"Hmph! You finally managed to fire a decent shot!"

Don't just think about hitting the ball to the right, cooperating with teammates, or making reasonable plays!

Just play your own style!

"You're different from me. You're a typical puller!" Isashiki-senpai sighed gently as he looked at Maezono's shabby base running.

"Don't be surprised that you hit Home Run!"

Act like a man! You bastard!!!

... Really! (To himself)

Wipe away your tears!!! On the surface, he was still that Evil Oni Senpai.

Even though Isashiki-senpai said that, Maezono's tears still streamed down her face, but her expression was one of immense joy.

I don't know how many days and nights I've spent swinging the bat, how much sweat I've shed, or how many tears of resentment I've secretly shed because of a single missed hit.

Finally, we've produced results!

Although he still doesn't understand why he was able to hit the ball even when there were no bases.

This guy has a long way to go before he can gain consciousness, understand what Isashiki-senpai is thinking, and work towards that goal.

"Darashi!!! (Actually, it's just yoshi, Isashiki-senpai used to shout that probably to imitate the Kansai accent)" Maezono shouted with all his might Maezono returning to the bench.

"Nice strike! Senior A-Yuan!"

"One point short!!"

"Give it your all, and let's turn this around in one fell swoop!!!"

Haha!

Miyuki glanced at Furuya, who was panting heavily, and made up his mind.

"Sawamura! You're up for the next round!"

This time, I'll have you reduce your Inside Corner Ball kicks and focus your attack on Outside Corner Ball kicks!

"Huh!" Sawamura looked at Miyuki in surprise.

"I'm still..." Furuya meant, "I'm not completely burned out yet!"

"Today is just Practice Match. It's better to let others experience such a strong lineup."

Didn't you say that?

As a left-handed pitcher, how do you showcase your exceptional Outside Corner Ball?

"Let me see if you're as amazing as you say after your special training." As he spoke, Miyuki couldn't help but laugh.

"Baka left-handed?!"

"Haha! Baka Village, huh!"

"Hey! Don't call me 'baka'!!!" Sawamura retorted fiercely.

"Why? Baka is Baka!" Miyuki said with a smile, his tone Natural Airhead and clueless, as if he didn't understand anything.

"Amiru!!! (Stop talking!)" Sawamura shouted, clutching his head, seeing that the situation was out of control and that the others seemed very interested.

"Hahaha!!" The people around them burst into laughter.

"Puff!"

"Fushi!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!!!"

At that moment, the sound of strikeouts rang out, barely ending the jubilant atmosphere.

Then, Senior Tanba, tenaciously secured two eliminations, maintaining a perfect performance.

It seems that the Home Run had no effect at all, and even inspired Senior Tanba's Fighting Spirit.

It's astonishing that this is no longer the easily broken Tanba-san we knew.

"Nice Tanba!

"Don't underestimate your senior! You bastard!!!" Isashiki-senpai ran back to the bench, first praising Senior Tanba, then shouting defiantly.

"Has the person already been replaced?"

By the way, Furuya, you go to left field; Tojo, you go to center field; Sendou, you go to third base!

Now it's time to test the results! Just before going on stage, Miyuki made a final decision on the personnel changes.

Miyuki's personnel changes were very strategic. On the one hand, they could train Furuya and Tojo's outfield defense skills, and on the other hand, they could test Sendou's effectiveness in guarding third base in actual games.

Just as Miyuki said, there is no opponent with more practical value than this.

Most importantly, Furuya is the sixth batter and an important one. Sawamura actually replaced Shouji Higasa, who was always hitting the batting average. This allowed Sawamura to get into a rhythm and then pull back, which was a win-win situation.

"How much can I really contribute to this team right now..." Sawamura thought to himself as he looked at the court.

"That's good, you idiot!" However, Miyuki interrupted Sawamura's very positive and optimistic thoughts.

"I told you not to call me 'baka'!!! Baka and all that..."

"Oh!

There's only one thing I want to know!

You are absolutely essential to the team right now!

Facing a formidable opponent like the pharmacist who knows you well, you've been able to suppress them for a long time simply by relying on Inside Corner Ball.

So, how much playing time will you get when facing such strong opponents in the Autumn Tournament...?

Everything depends on your performance before this point.

After all, this guy's stamina isn't good, it was over in no time!

"If you don't perform well, all the opportunities will go to Ken!" While Sawamura was resisting desperately, Miyuki suddenly became serious.

And the words he spoke were still so direct and sharp!

"Uh!" The group of people around were surprised that this guy was so bad at speaking.

Sawamura instantly snapped out of his resentment at being called an idiot.

"Boom!!!" Furuya used his aura to express Miyuki's dissatisfaction with his physical strength.

Saying it ended so abruptly is a bit too harsh.

Even Kawakami- senpai was a little hurt by what he said...

This is simply indiscriminate bombing.

"The Drawing Lots for the Autumn Tournament doesn't have any seeds, so the first round could be a clash between teams that will compete in Koshien!" Miyuki continued to provoke Sawamura, ignoring everyone's expressions and reactions.

"That idiot!" Sendou cursed inwardly at Miyuki's way of speaking.

"The person who decides who will play in the Autumn Tournament is not you, but the coach!"

"And don't make promises you can't keep. What if you come true?" Sendou said.

"You have no right to talk to me like that, you're always saying unlucky things!" Miyuki retorted.

"Well! Never mind!"

"Let's go!" However, they needed to go on stage, so Miyuki didn't have time to continue arguing with Sendou.

The new defensive lineup made its first public appearance during a brief discussion with Coach Kataoka.

"So they've changed people already!"

"Furuya wasn't that tired, yet he was still able to pitch!" one observer asked, puzzled.

"It's just Practice Match after all!"

Perhaps they hope that pitchers will have the opportunity to face this batting lineup!

Look, even Sendou-kun has come to the inner jungle; he really is testing out the lineup!

"Now that you mention it, that's true!"

Two first-year students in the outfield; looks like they'll be using a lot of first-years in the fall!

"The last pitch!" With Miyuki's voice, Sawamura's Pitching Practice had only one pitch left.

"Let them attack! Eijun-kun!" Xiao Chun was the first to encourage them.

"Let's tackle them one by one!" (Maezono)

"Yoshia!!"

The one who strikes first is the most important! Sawamura! (Kuramochi)

"It's really a novel feeling to be right behind you right away!"

But you can do whatever you want, let the ball fly over!

"I'll catch them all!" Sendou, at third base, smiled and waved his glove.

I'm actually glad I brought them with me, otherwise I would have had to borrow gloves that didn't fit me from Kanemaru or Shouji Higasa.

Calm down!

I'm not a pitcher who can do everything!

Not a genius!!

There are limits to what one can do!

But... it's not like I can't do anything.

Ace or something, that has nothing to do with me right now!!

"I just need to do my job well and try to get more opportunities!" Sawamura became nervous because of Miyuki's words, so he slowly convinced himself by talking to himself.

His breathing gradually became steady.

"Suck!..."

"I'll make them keep attacking!"

"I'm counting on you, everyone who's on guard!!"

"Yoshi!"

"Your voice is very loud!"

"Leave it to me!"

"Let them attack!"

"Attack with all your might!"

"Go!"

It has to be said that Sawamura's popularity Group Favorite is no joke. After his familiar voice rang out in the arena, all the fielding fielders responded to him one by one.

The atmosphere inside the arena became instantly excited or lively after Sawamura took the stage.

"What impressive courage you have, Sawamura!!!"

"But we won't hold back, so you better be prepared!!!" Isashiki-senpai shouted back, having also been infected by Sawamura. (A virus, huh?)

"We won't let you get away with this so easily!" Oni-san, the one who attacked first, thought with a smile.

Sawamura, that guy, started at hell difficulty right from the beginning...

However, due to the characteristics of his pitching, Oni-san, who was tormenting Furuya to the Furuya, was not so difficult to deal with, provided that his Outside Corner Ball were reliable today.

Otherwise, given Miyuki's strategy of placing balls in the Outside Corner Ball, it wouldn't be fun if Sawamura self-destructed due to Four Balls.

"Bring it on!

Now is your time to prove your strength! Miyuki placed the gloves directly on the outer corner.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Was the batting too late?"

I see!

"Is this why Sawamura can be so active in the summer with just one Inside Corner Ball?" Oni-san thought to himself with a smile after figuring it out.

Even though we've been teammates for so long, I know the characteristics of Sawamura's style.

But this was the first time they had ever stood in the Batter's Box to watch Sawamura's game.

"Too high! Lower it a bit!" Miyuki shouted as he passed the ball.

Although the ball was thrown into the outside Strike Zone, it was too high.

In terms of Ball Trajectory, it was still easy to beat, but because it was difficult to find the right moment for Sawamura's shots, the skillful Onii-san didn't play well.

"Although we're focusing on the Outside Corner Ball, it's better to take an Inside Corner Ball kick to distract Ryo-san."

It's like a high, straight inside ball that's been shoved into the batter's chest!

Throw your most confident shot into my glove—the weapon you've been honing all along!

That's all you can do now!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Inside Corner Ball!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"With such a sudden ball, it was too late to swing. There was really no way to get a shot off!" Oni-san muttered after watching the ball go.

"Hi!

"After all, this is his strongest and currently only weapon!" Miyuki replied with a smile.

"Spread!

A left-handed batter, and also a skilled batter, it's safe to say that Ryo-san and you are the best match!

One more goal!

Low outer corner! "

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

This time it went astray!

"It's really good that you didn't make a move!" Onii-san said with a smile, but Miyuki couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or not.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"That's a triple ball!"

"The pitcher can't make the Strike Zone!" Isashiki-senpai shouted.

"Why!!" Sawamura shouted in disbelief.

"Is this what you call a superb Outside Corner Ball?"

This kid really doesn't need a draft to talk big!

Although it's also possible that this idiot doesn't even know what "exquisite" means!

Even a vote that's easy to land would be fine!

"Seriously!" Miyuki thought to himself, then helplessly raised his gloves.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Puff!"

"Bang!" Facing the sudden Inside Corner Ball, Oni-san missed the timing completely, and the ball was easily caught by Sendou when it hit towards third base.

"Call out!"

Smack!!!

"Out of the game!!"

"!!!"

Wow, that's fast!!!

"Is a right-handed shot this fast too?" A gasp came from the sidelines.

Even before the Summer Meikawa Battle, when Sendou imitated Yang Shunchen Batting Practice Pitcher, he never pitched at full power because of Yang's interesting pitch speed problem.

So no one knew that although Sendou's right-hand ball speed was far slower than his left-hand speed, it was still very fast.

"Out of the game, Eijun!"

"Let them hit all they want, even the easy ones, just don't throw so many bad balls!" Sendou shouted, holding up his index finger after getting an out.

"Me too!"

Let's tackle them one by one!

The atmosphere on the field remained lively, and it's fair to say that the fielders' spirits were different when Sawamura and Furuya were on the Pitcher's Mound.

"Yes!" Sawamura nodded.

"Baka yarou!"

"Don't underestimate your senior!!!" Just as Isashiki-senpai was about to walk into the Batter's Box, he heard Sendou's words and immediately became unhappy, cursing fiercely.

However,

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Na!!!"

Isashiki-senpai looked at the Ground Ball he had just thrown...

"Smack!"

"Out!"

"That's an easy Ball Trajectory to hit!"

"At least aim for out of bounds!" Oni-san said with a smile.

"I understand!"

"Damn it!!" Isashiki-senpai blushed a little at what he was being said...

He took the first shot, but by the time he realized the problem with Sawamura's shot, it was too late. Seeing an easier Ball Trajectory, his body instinctively shot.

That's why Sawamura likes this type of hitter.

"Ah! That scared me to death!"

This guy is such a pain!

I really want to take back what I just said about focusing on Outside Corner Ball kicks!

Such a "masterful" Outside Corner Ball is simply a (terrifying) weapon! Miyuki wiped his sweat to express his shock.

"Call!

If the next hitter throws the same half-baked ball, they'll get hit! Miyuki then decided that if he was going to be reckless, he might as well go all the way.

Captain Tetsu stepped forward for the third time, roused by the calls of his senior classmates, and looked full of Fighting Spirit...

It was too late, so we left immediately.

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