Game Start

"What should I do?!"

"First of all, just put that shortcut aside!"

"Yes!" Sendou said, indicating that he understood the instructions from Coach Kataoka.

"Then, get to the very front of the Batter's Box!"

You can use any other bat, even if it's a short one, it's up to you!

Don't worry about the effects of setbacks; progress will come naturally!

When you're back at the back again, I believe your skills will have improved dramatically.

"I understand! I will do it!" Sendou bowed to Coach Kataoka and then, as instructed, stood at the very front of the Batter's Box.

"I didn't expect Sendou to agree so readily!" Head Manager Oota said with a smile.

"Beginners like him will enter a period of rapid evolution as they come into contact with professional baseball."

Sendou must have clearly felt recently that his progress has slowed down!

This shows that he is well aware that he has already used up his newbie benefits and will now face a long period of accumulation due to the lack of technical perfection.

However, Kataoka-san essentially pointed out a path for him to make a second leap forward!

"Of course he wouldn't refuse!" Coach Ochiai explained to Head Manager Oota.

"I see!" Head Manager Oota smiled happily. For him, nothing was more joyful than seeing his athletes healthy and growing.

Rei-chan smiled slightly and remained silent.

Having put aside his cleverness, he stood at the very front of the Batter's Box, facing a wide-angle pitch to the Left Side Throw, the difficulty of which is self-evident.

Even though Coach Kataoka had stopped the previous unpredictable Ball Trajectory style and switched to fixed Ball Trajectory practice, Sendou still managed to throw all sorts of ugly Ball Trajectory.

However, Sendou himself was enjoying it!

He knew very well that, just as Coach Kataoka had said, he would be in a tough fight if he faced the evolved Hongo Masamune or Narumiya Mei.

After all, these two have been receiving professional baseball training since elementary school, accumulating experience and growth. They are in a period of continuous breakthrough during high school, and their growth never stops.

However, if he were facing Xia Tian's own Sendou, he would know with absolute certainty that he would be powerless to fight back.

This is unacceptable to Sendou, because he prefers hitting to pitching, but pitching is so much better than hitting.

Therefore, following Coach Kataoka's guidance and working hard is the best way. On the one hand, it will allow me to continue to improve rapidly, and on the other hand, it will help me narrow the gap in basic skills with them.

Talent is such an unreasonable thing; it can allow a genius to accumulate the experience that others take several years to achieve in just a few months.

Coach Kataoka originally thought that even if this guy knew the Ball Trajectory in advance, it would take him at least a day or two to hit a solid hit.

This thing started firing every now and then...

And less than twenty minutes had passed since he started practicing.

It's important to know that this isn't an automatic, continuous ball -Pitching Machine; it's manual.

The kind that fires in rapid succession isn't very effective for practice; it's only suitable for teams or organizations that lack manpower.

Although most of the hits he gets are just shaky singles.

But in the world of baseball, a hit is a hit, regardless of how it came about.

Furthermore, with the tournament approaching, the other players kindly gave the Pitching Machine to Sendou, while the others shared the rest or went to Combat Drill with real Batting Practice Pitcher.

October 1st, the day before the Battle of Teitou

It was raining outside today, so Seidou, which was supposed to be adjusting the athletes' condition, canceled the practice and only made some simple adjustments in the Indoor Practice Field.

"That's it, Furuya will be the Furuya tomorrow!"

"The third-year students are all in Chris's hands!" Kataoka Classroom first announced the contestants and gave some encouragement to the third-year students.

The third-grade competition, which was originally scheduled for today, was canceled due to rain.

Therefore, their first match overlapped with Seidou's.

"I understand!" Senior Chris replied.

Although rain is forecast for tomorrow, the specifics will not be known until tomorrow!

You should all get some rest as soon as possible, prioritizing the upcoming match!

"Hi!"

"We have to do this right!" Knowing he was in charge, Furuya immediately started igniting the gas stove.

"That's true!"

"Finally, may I say a few more words to you?"

Our opponent is the renowned Teitou!

They were not the kind of opponents who could be easily defeated, and with their core pitchers and catchers still in good form, they were truly formidable adversaries.

Perhaps they are even stronger than us!

However, don't think of the other person as too scary, and don't deliberately try to do anything different from usual.

"The enemy!! Is in our hearts!" Coach Kataoka said with a confident smile.

"As long as you play to your full potential, this is the shortcut to victory."

After returning from Koshien, was there anyone who fell behind in the team's practice?

No, right?

Judging from the amount of practice, you are in no way inferior to the third-year students!

No matter what happens, never give up!

Be proud of the sweat you've shed!

You can do what you say!

Whether you're a third-year student or an active player, fight with all your might tomorrow!

above! Disband!! "

They were saying almost the same things, but their mindsets and understandings were different.

In their past lives, the players would have thought it was the coach's farewell message.

But now, all I can feel is Coach Kataoka's do-or-die determination.

Treat this match as if it were the last one in the Autumn Tournament.

It's raining!

How annoying!

The damp feeling during a match must be uncomfortable!

"Take a few more bodysuits!" After the meeting ended, Sendou looked at the rainy weather outside and muttered to himself.

That day is finally coming.

On October 2nd, Seidou received early notification that the competition would proceed as scheduled.

So he carried heavier luggage than usual and headed to Edogawa Ballpark.

"Is this still the first round of the competition?"

"And the rain isn't stopping, yet so many people are still coming in!" Owada Akiko, who had just arrived at the stadium, exclaimed as she looked at the already large crowd, yet people kept coming in.

"Of course!"

You won't see such exciting matches in the summer qualifiers!

A clash between two powerhouses from the West District and East District!

Moreover, one of them is a battle between the top 16 teams in the summer Koshien and the winning team of Koshien!

"I'm sure there will be quite a few more people coming to see it!" Mine Fujio said.

At this moment, the two teams are deciding who Batting Second.

In the end, Miyuki lost again!

With such heavy rain, Kenken Ken naturally chose to attack First Attack, not only to gain the upper hand, but also because the chance of Batting Second was difficult to achieve in this rainy weather.

Therefore, choosing to First Attack today has only advantages and virtually no disadvantages.

"You lost again!" Sendou said helplessly upon hearing Miyuki's report.

"This is the normal situation!"

You need to learn to adapt! Sendou!

"This guy needs to cheat to win!" Kuramochi said, putting his arm around Sendou's shoulder.

"No problem! We still have a chance to turn things around!" Miyuki's shameless nature came out again at this moment.

"Let's go!" Kuramochi said without paying him any attention.

"Oh!!!"

The others didn't want to argue with the person pretending to be asleep, so they headed towards the stadium.

"I really don't want to play in the rain!" Sendou complained as he entered the bench on the third base side.

"So you do have things you dislike!" Miyuki said with a smile.

"What do you take me for?" Sendou helplessly.

"What a perfect guy!"

"There's no such thing!"

Come to think of it, it's all because of your bad luck with the fortune slip!

At this time, the players from Inajitsu should be practicing or resting indoors!

I'm so envious!

"There's nothing we can do! They got a bye in the first round!" Miyuki shameless when it comes to this kind of thing.

"Sigh!" Sendou ignored him and began packing his luggage.

"You brought so many bodysuits?" Miyuki peeked over.

Wasn't it predicted to rain today?

So I brought a few extra clothes. I hate being wet. It's okay outside, I can't really feel it, but it's very uncomfortable to sit here!

Have you finished tidying up?

"No!"

For a moment, Sendou wanted to punch him, but he ignored him.

After tidying up, we started warming up, and the competition officially began shortly afterward.

Sendou took a deep breath and ran into the rain.

Kajiyama hit the batter's bat and entered the Batter's Box.

"Let him attack! Furuya!"

"Solve them one by one!"

"Be careful! Your openings have always been inconsistent!"

"I have to do this!" Furuya told himself.

Then,

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball! Four!"

"!!!" Furuya was stunned by the lightning-fast rebuke.

"Bite!"

First base!

"Smack!"

"Out!"

"Safety!"

"First out, second base!"

"And it's the turn of the Center Batting Lineup in the first round!"

"Be careful, Furuya!"

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball!"

"The bad ball goes first again!!"

"Let him attack! Furuya!!!"

"Solve them one by one!!"

"I... have to do it!" Furuya muttered solemnly to himself.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"Yoshi!"

"Good shot! Finally in the Strike Zone!"

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Ping!!!"

Completely overwhelmed by the ball's power, the third batter managed to get the ball to roll towards first base using his skill.

"Smack!"

"Out of the game!!"

Xiaochun was naturally able to handle this ball easily!

"Second out!"

"Be careful with your bets, Furuya!"

Even so, the runner successfully reached third base!

"With two outs and third base, it's the fourth batter's turn!"

"This pitcher never starts the game well, and Teitou probably wants to take this opportunity to crush him!"

"No, no, no! Furuya is a pitcher who has experienced the baptism of Koshien!"

They won't be defeated so easily, but they definitely want to take this opportunity to score some points!

"Teitou!!"

As soon as the game started, the runner reached third base, and the spectators on the sidelines got excited, completely ignoring the rain outside.

"This kid is completely unfazed!" Miyuki thought to himself with a smile as he saw Furuya's unwavering gaze.

"Besides, with the rain so heavy, I don't want to call a pause so easily!"

However, there's really nothing to worry about. Although the runners have reached third base, they are still No Hit!

You can absolutely trust your pitching! With that thought, Miyuki forcefully raised his glove.

"Let's sprint!"

Mercedes, let's go!

Go for it! Go for it! Teitou!!

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Ping!"

"Attack with the first ball!"

"Ah! I've been kicked out!!!" Sawamura shouted exaggeratedly!

This guy completely missed Inui's shocked expression.

"Smack!"

"Out of the game!!"

"Three outs, change of game!!"

"Nice ball, Furuya!!!"

"That's exactly how it is!!"

"Keep going!"

"They won by strength!" Owada Akiko exclaimed.

"Ah!

"And so far, all the balls today have been straight balls, so the balls must be very fast today!" Mine Fujio replied.

"Furuya-kun, a first-year student, has a problem with an unstable start."

But they took down the Main Gun right from the start, looks like they've had a great start!

"It flew really far!" Miyuki exclaimed as he returned to the bench.

Well, it's alright!

"In the middle and later stages of the outfield, Akatsuki's strength is still superior!" Sendou chimed in.

"The opponent has already figured out Furuya's shot Ball Trajectory!"

"We don't know when we'll get blown up!" Sawamura shouted.

"He's the one who hit me!"

What do you mean by "reading through the Ball Trajectory"?

"They're all straight lines! Seriously!" Sendou retorted.

"Is that so?" Sawamura was a little confused.

Sendou wasn't in a good mood today, so he didn't continue talking to him and let the silly boy figure it out himself!

"No way? We have to change into a bodysuit already?" Miyuki looked at Sendou, who was about to change clothes, in disbelief.

"...!"

Never mind!

"Maybe I'll be on the field to attack in the first game!" Sendou turned around and stared at Miyuki for a few seconds before speaking.

"I really want to know what I've been thinking all this time!"

Are you thinking something that would be very disrespectful to your seniors?

You bastard!

"Nothing!" Sendou did not answer him.

"How are you feeling?" asked Mukai Yoshikyu, who had been watching Inui the whole time.

"It's like hitting a shot put!"

"What?"

"This is the first time I've felt such immense pressure from the ball in the Batter's Box..."

I felt it immediately; it was like being struck by lightning.

"You really do get struck by lightning all the time!" Mukai exclaimed, complaining about his captain.

"Xian Gang! The Taiyou!"

A monster! That's...

What if we let him continue to be arrogant?

The audience in the stands will all side with him!

We can't relinquish the initiative!

Give it your all and show those guys what a great pitcher you are!

That fourth-string player is also a monster; be careful!

Even the slightest lapse in vigilance will result in being kicked out!

"You two are giving him way too much credit, aren't you?" Mukai thought it was a bit of an exaggeration that the coach and captain had such high praise for Furuya.

"Besides!

I'll keep that fourth batter in check!

"I really want to see his expression when he's completely outmaneuvered by my pitches!" Mukai said confidently, just like Narumiya Mei in the summer.

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