Probe

"Unlike the Great Accomplishment Summer Team, the Autumn Tournament will rely on inexperienced players who are not yet fully mature."

That's why it requires a test of the skill of supervision!

I know enough about his ability as a mentor, and I greatly admire it.

All I can say is, she truly deserves to be National Language Teacher!

How can they defeat the Teitou, a team known for its undefeated record?

"What I want to know is not his level as an educator, but his level as a supervisor!" Coach Ochiai, sitting on the bench, stared at the figure in front of him and thought to himself.

Although the summer games also require a lot of tactical clashes between coaches.

However, the players are now fully mature, and many situations can be left to the players to judge, so it will be much easier for them.

In autumn, however, they fought with a team that had been hastily assembled for less than two months, a team whose coordination was likely to be problematic.

That's completely different; it's a severe test of the supervisor's on-site command ability.

Not to mention that the new team Seidou, was formed in just one month, a full month less than other teams, and it has undergone a major overhaul.

Although the opponent they faced had also been in training for a month, their coach, who was also a batting coach, made the training twice as effective. Not only was the fielder's defensive ability not reduced at all, but the main pitchers and catchers were also retained.

Therefore, in Coach Ochiai's view, this match is the best opportunity to see Coach Kataoka.

Try to get the ball within reach, then hit it in the opposite direction of center field.

This kind of shot produces the strongest and farthest distance.

It's probably going to be hard to find a ball that's easy to hit!

So don't have too many illusions about it!

However... before being chased down, just shoot at the Ball Trajectory you're aiming for!

First round of qualifiers!

"It's okay to just give up on Low Ball!" Coach Kataoka gave the instructions before the players went on the court.

"Hi!"

Against a pitcher with such good control, you can't easily hit his Low Ball, not to mention that he's different from Yang Shunchen.

Although Yang Shunchen can throw several different Changeup, he primarily uses them for disruption. When his Changeup are used as game-winning Ball Trajectory, it's difficult for the batter to miss, making it hard for them to hit Ground Ball or fly balls to the infield. In short, he has one primary and one secondary ball.

Mukai not only has great angles and excellent ball control, but his winning shots are also the kind of Strike Zone bad shots, then drop to the left of the player's feet, creating a deceptive spiral shot.

It can be said that the spiral ball and the Nine Palace Grid, or the Three-Dimensional Nine Palace Grid ball control, complement each other.

Therefore, Mukai truly deserves to be called the ace of the ever-victorious team.

Even in the summer, Mukai, still a budding talent, was able to single-handedly guard the Pitcher's Mound and lead the team to the round of 16.

However, Seidou currently does not know how much growth Mukai has gained from Koshien.

As Furuya in some matches, Furuya's growth was no less significant than the impact of his defeat in his previous life.

However, Seidou the summer is Tanba, so Seidou has to be careful when dealing with Mukai, who is actually their ace.

"How old is that coach on the other side?" Sendou asked Miyuki after Coach Kataoka finished giving his instructions.

"Sixty-five, right?"

"After all, he's the boss of the Ever-Victorious Legion, so I still have some impression of him," Miyuki pondered.

"Really? You look very young!"

Look as energetic as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old!

I like this type!

If the human heart never grows old, then that person will be forever young!

"But their catcher looks to be in his forties!" Sendou said with a laugh.

"Puff!

"Huh? Sendou, where are you going?"

"Change out of your bodysuit!"

"Didn't you just say...?"

"That Sunglasses Uncle also said that the first round is mainly for testing, so my chances of playing are not very high!"

Moreover, with such careful attacks, the opponent will have to throw at least a dozen balls.

So I don't want to sit here waiting in my wet bodysuit!

"Even if it's my turn, it'll just be a tight-fitting outfit." Sendou didn't turn around, casually raised his left arm, flicked it with his index and middle fingers, and his right hand began to undress.

"Hey! You're saying such unlucky things!"

"Isn't this disrupting morale?" Miyuki muttered speechlessly.

Coach Kataoka's face darkened.

"Just how many bodysuits did this guy bring?"

"You're going to switch in the first game?" Maezono asked curiously.

"I don't know! But he brought an extra bag!"

"There's probably no need to worry about changing them frequently!" Miyuki replied.

"Forehead!

"How much does he hate getting wet in the rain!" Maezono remained silent.

"You don't hate getting wet in the rain, do you?"

Instead, they dislike sitting there motionless in the wetness.

This guy said he actually likes being constantly rained on!

"I feel uncomfortable and cold all over as soon as I sit down!" Miyuki shrugged, expressing his helplessness towards the "delicate and refined" Sendou.

The two then turned their attention to the court, where the second half of the first game was about to begin.

Kuramochi cunningly chose to hit the right side of the table.

His biggest problem right now is that he's not focused enough; he's the type who's good at everything but not at anything.

However, the opponent we face today is special, and for Kuramochi, this choice is correct.

Although a right-handed batter has to turn around an extra time and travel a few meters further when running bases compared to a left-handed batter. (Due to inertia, the right-handed batter's swing is directed towards third base, so the right-handed batter must use this inertia to turn around and cannot ignore it to directly rush to first base.)

It's actually a good idea to deal with a pitcher who can break down left-handed hitters.

"He was a first-year student like Furuya, but Koshien is basically the team's actual ace experience!"

After the summer's settling in, what kind of pitching will we see?

Also, the fourth batter of the winning team in the Summer Koshien!

Both are in first grade, in the stage of fastest progress, so how much has his ability grown?

"Everything will be revealed today!" Mine Fujio thought to himself as he watched the imminent attack from Seidou.

At this time, he had no idea that Sendou was in a slump.

It can be said that, apart from those within Seidou, no one outside of the group knows about it.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!!"

"The First Ball Outside Corner Low Ball, wasn't it? The landing point was really tricky!"

"It was basically a ball that grazed the edge of Strike Zone!" Miyuki thought to himself.

"As expected, there won't be any easy pitches!" Kuramochi looked at the pitcher in front of him; he had no way of getting a shot off this time.

The Left Side Throw goes out to the right batter's outside corner. Although the angle is not as large as the inside corner, from the batter's perspective, it is still a diagonal line from the outside corner inwards.

The ball landed in the corner of the low outside corner of the Strike Zone.

If you shoot at this kind of ball, nine times out of ten it will be a weak, flying ball.

Hitting the ball with the direction it travels is a shot that won't go far to begin with, let alone using such a tricky angle.

If Sendou didn't have such a long wingspan, his baseball bat would be far beyond the average size.

Otherwise, even he wouldn't be willing to shoot the same Ball Trajectory that was thrown from the right side.

However, the fact is there are no "ifs," so he has the right to make a move, even though, given his hitting technique, there's a considerable probability it will be a foul ball.

After a slight adjustment, Kuramochi was ready again.

This is also why Sendou changed his clothes in such a hurry. There was a considerable gap between each ball, and if there were runners, it would take even longer.

If things go wrong, the two hitters before he leaves the bench might make him sit on the bench for ten or eight minutes, which would be incredibly uncomfortable for him.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"That was too dangerous! That bastard!" Kuramochi dodged the ball as if it were coming straight at him and glared fiercely at Mukai.

Left Side Throw like Mukai's creates a terrifying Inside Corner Ball angle.

Even if the Strike Zone, it might give the batter the slight illusion that it can be hit, let alone this ball, which was only a dozen centimeters away from Kuramochi before he dodged it.

"I'm sorry..." Mukai's apology was unusually calm, making it clear to everyone that the ball he had just thrown was intentional.

"Was that intentional? That shot!" Sendou had just changed his clothes, happened to witness this scene.

"Wow, that's fast!" Coach Kataoka said in a tone that revealed no emotion.

"Well! It's alright!" Sendou felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this, and goosebumps rose on his skin.

"It was definitely intentional!"

The goal is to "expand" the Strike Zone.

This also proves the pitcher's confidence in his control, even though it was raining quite heavily!

"However, I like this guy very much too!"

"So many interesting people have gathered in Teitou!" Sendou said with a smile, remembering how Kenken Ken often "struck by lightning".

"Ha?"

Miyuki was momentarily caught off guard by Sendou's train of thought; his mind was jumping around too fast. Shouldn't he have just been reprimanding him?

The other contestants stared at Sendou in disbelief.

"Ugh!..."

Indeed, it would be easy to pair up with a pitcher who has such good control and a tough style of play!

Miyuki was a smart man, and he quickly adjusted his thinking. After pondering for a moment based on Sendou's words, he found them to be in accordance with the Dao.

"!!!" The pitchers on the bench were collectively petrified.

Even Kawakami, who has the best ball control, is no match for Mukai. He doesn't control the ball as well as Mukai, nor is he as tough as this little Taiyou.

"You do that too?!" Several people exclaimed in unison.

As expected of this Good-for-nothing Duo, their thinking is truly baffling.

"That's true!"

However, I liked his aggressive throwing style.

Inside Corner Ball that forces the batter to dodge is also very satisfying!

"This is one of the few things I felt good about when I was a pitcher!" Sendou also unusually made peace with Miyuki and started discussing things.

"Me too!"

"You two are both heartless!"

"Speaking of which, it seems that Yang Shunchen also did something like that!" Maezono retorted upon hearing Miyuki's reply.

His distinctive Kansai is quite funny to listen to.

Speaking of Kansai, a certain chubby guy who entered professional baseball today, who was also Azuma Kiyokuni, a senior in the same class as Maezono, sneaked out to watch the game again.

He was ecstatic when he won the championship in the summer.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

While the group was chatting, the third ball had already been thrown.

With the same low straight ball to the outside corner, Kuramochi, who had just been hit by the ball, was even less able to shoot. Not to mention that Coach Kataoka had said that it was okay to give up on such Low Ball when being chased down.

Although he didn't react in time to that shot, he watched it go once again...

"Wow... it's so far!" Due to the influence of that Inside Corner Ball, this Ball Trajectory, which was exactly the same as the first ball, seemed unusually far to Kuramochi. But after putting on his gloves, he realized that it was all just an illusion.

The moment I saw the ball, I had the illusion that even if I threw it, the bat might not be long enough.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying the visual disruption caused by such wide-angle and precise ball control is.

"From the outer corner low to the inner corner high... and finally the outer corner low again!"

"If you throw the ball like that in a crossover, it'll look like Strike Zone!" Mine Fujio exclaimed from the sidelines, marveling at Mukai's superb ball control.

"So! Where will the next ball go?" Sendou sat down, put his elbows on his lap, crossed his hands and put them to his mouth, and said with a hint of anticipation.

"That makes sense!" Miyuki understood that Sendou was trying to learn as much as possible about the catcher's pitching style in the limited time available.

No matter how skilled a pitcher is, if they leave all pitch selection to the catcher, and the catcher guesses the right pitch, there are ways to deal with the situation.

If the two people use Signals codes to discuss the game, the difficulty of guessing the ball increases exponentially.

However, even setting aside Mukai's childish personality, just considering his status as a first-year student, the two felt that he would have little ability to participate in discussions.

After all, not everyone is as cunning as Sendou or Miyuki.

"Good luck!" Miyuki said to Sendou with a smile.

Miyuki knew that he was still far from having the ability to see through people's hearts.

Therefore, I hope that Sendou can finish the analysis as soon as possible so that I can give him some advice.

For a smart person like Miyuki, even the slightest hint can greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of his predictions.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"It's the outer corner again!" Kuramochi knew he had no choice but to take action.

"Smack!"

"Spiral Ball!!" Kuramochi gritted his teeth and thought to himself.

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!"

"He unconsciously hit the bad ball!" Owada Akiko couldn't help but exclaim.

From the viewer's perspective, the trajectory of the Ball Trajectory is very clear, so it's impossible to understand what the Ball Trajectory looks like from the batter's point of view.

"Ah!

Seidou should have had a strategy for dealing with low Changeup, but they still took the shot!

This shows how amazing this pitcher is! Although Mine Fujio also didn't know what the ball looked like from the batter's perspective, he could still understand the hardship involved based on his experience.

"The spiral ball has a lot of drop!" Kuramochi gave Koharu a reminder as they walked off the court.

"Very decisive, without any hesitation!"

"That catcher!!" Sendou exclaimed.

"Um!

After closing in, immediately use Changeup to decide the outcome!

"This is tricky!" Miyuki agreed.

"The other side has probably already figured out our purpose!"

It's probably not confirmed yet!

"... Probably!" Sendou stared at home plate, while Inui Kenjiro stared at Kuramochi's back as if Kenken Ken in thought.

"This is really troublesome!" Miyuki repeated.

"However, it seems this catcher won't make any rash moves!" Sendou said, getting up to put on his protective gear.

This time, Sendou guessed wrong. Kenken Ken's mind wasn't as quick as Sendou thought.

The opening exchanges in a baseball game, and indeed the entire game, are essentially a process of mutual intelligence gathering and analysis.

The match between these two powerhouses has only just begun!

This chapter mainly showcases Mukai Taiyou's toughness. This is why watching the anime didn't make Teitou seem like such a strong pitcher, but in reality, if Maezono hadn't suddenly awakened, it would have been really difficult to take down this tough nut, and he might even have been Complete Game Shutout.

Finally, I'm asking for your votes...