Luck

"Sharp!!!

"Although the balance has been broken, this Sendou-san is really amazing!!" Seto Takuma said.

"If that weren't the case, then he wouldn't be recognized Japan's Number One!" Okumura said calmly.

"Seriously, this kid!"

"Only he could come up with such a daring move!" Coach Kataoka glanced at Sendou, who had just been helped up, and laughed.

"That's true!"

However, the game was saved because of this!

"If you only get one out, it will be difficult to pitch later!" Coach Ochiai chimed in.

"What does this mean?" Head Manager Oota asked, unable to understand their conversation.

"Oh! Sendou's slip just now was clearly a feint!"

In order to lure the third base runner to rush home plate as well!

It was a fly ball to begin with, and no matter how inconvenient the catching posture was for passing, it was impossible for the runner who was originally on second base to return to home plate.

That's why Sendou-kun made a mistake by slipping, giving their third baseman an opportunity.

Once they've been tricked, as I said in my previous sentence, no matter how fast the runner runs, he can't get back to home plate.

That's exactly what happened!

"The fact that we can score two points on a fly ball to the outfield is just a misconception given to us by Sendou," Coach Ochiai explained in as much detail as possible.

"I see!

But Sendou, he actually thought about so much during such a tense match.

I'm already exhausted just watching the games!

My mind was completely blank; I was just praying that Sendou would catch the ball! Head Manager Oota nodded instinctively, indicating that he understood, and immediately realized the difficulty involved.

"In fact, there are such people!" Coach Ochiai said quietly.

After all, Coach Ochiai was just a substitute during his student days... It was precisely because of his lack of talent that he was so keenly aware of the importance of talent.

"You guys are getting way too excited! It was just a simple feint." Sendou said with a smile, looking at Shirazu who had pulled him up and the frenzied stands.

"A feint?" Shirazu-senpai was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly realized what was going on.

After all, Sendou had just made the move right under his nose; he hadn't thought about it carefully before.

Just then, Sendou saw Coach Kataoka looking over, stretched out his arm in front of him, and struck a Bow Shape pose.

Then, smiling, he opened his clenched fist and placed it at his side. (The same gesture Narumiya Mei made when he reached the Koshien Semifinals.)

This is what they call... the backbone of the team!!!

"Although this is a sport that relies purely on teamwork!"

But there are always people like that!

He single-handedly changed and took control of the game!

With players like these, there's absolutely no need to worry about morale!

Well, there's nothing we can do about it!

"However, all things considered, we got two points in this game, and those two points are very important!!" Coach Okamoto looked at Sendou and said in a low voice.

However, this doesn't mean he didn't have other thoughts in his mind; it's just that he immediately put them aside because of the competition.

"It's hard to believe that the pitcher who threw such amazing pitches in the previous inning was in top form!" Coach Okamoto couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's just that it's been exposed!"

"This is his true nature!" Mukai Taiyou said dismissively.

"His Fighting Spirit has completely vanished!"

"How can we rekindle this flame if things continue like this!" In reality, he was quite clear about the situation.

On one side of the Seidou, people in the stands and on the benches held a "grand" welcoming ceremony for their hero.

Amid cheers, Sendou ran towards the bench.

"Are you God-sama?"

To be honest, I was already wavering just now.

When I saw your back just now, I thought you were so incredibly handsome!

"I'm completely smitten with you!" Miyuki exclaimed dramatically to Sendou.

"If you were a princess, I could accept it."

"My sexual orientation is perfectly normal, but I can't stand a man falling for me!" Sendou joked with a laugh as he walked toward the bench with Miyuki.

"You saved me!"

"Thanks to you... It's so great to have you here!" Coach Kataoka exclaimed.

"Let's talk about these things after we win!"

If you lose, then it's all meaningless!

"Sunglasses Uncle!" Sendou laughed.

"No! How could it be meaningless?" Coach Kataoka didn't say this demoralizing sentence out loud, otherwise it would seem like they were about to lose.

Coach Kataoka is not like Sendou, who likes to say things that are provocative and hurtful (Kuramochi and his colleagues call unlucky).

"Hurry up and get ready!" Coach Kataoka said sternly to Sendou.

"Hey! I got it!" Sendou replied listlessly, then walked into the depths of the bench area to put on his protective gear.

"Furuya!

Focus your attention!

"If you still can't focus in the next game, I'll make a substitution right away!" After Sendou left, Coach Kataoka said to Furuya with unusual seriousness.

"Hi!"

In this situation, Furuya would definitely agree without thinking twice.

"Concentrate! Concentrate!"

On the other side, Coach Okamoto applauded the returning heroes.

That pitcher's flame has been extinguished!

In the next game, I'll take down Gabu as soon as I get a good shot! Gabu!!!

However, the first thing to do is to stay calm and defend this position!

Xian Gang! The Taiyou!

This round is crucial!

If we can suppress them, the rhythm of the game will undoubtedly turn in our favor!

Especially the matchup against that fourth batter!

Be extremely careful!

Although their ace's flame has been extinguished, that man's flame has been completely ignited by us!

There's no need to throw him any good pitches!

"The whole of Japan misunderstood him before. That guy is a very smart person!" Coach Okamoto continued, giving instructions using both his hands and feet.

And then he explained Sendou's feints.

"... I just realized that the fact that the high school pass rate is close to 90% is definitely not a coincidence, but rather a result of physical talent, so we must be extremely careful!"

That guy is a real monster!

"Hmm!" Kenken Ken nodded seriously upon hearing the coach's words.

After all, this guy asked him to imitate a tiger, and he actually did it...

Even the arrogant Mukai became serious because of Sendou's name.

Although it was just a batting match, he already knew exactly how strong the fourth batter was.

Just as the supervisor said, even if he didn't want to admit it, he acknowledged in his heart that this was an extremely dangerous monster.

"I'll be relying on you again from now on!" Miyuki said to Sendou, who was about to leave.

Well! I'll try my best!

But those guys aren't going to throw any good shots at me!

"Don't get your hopes up too high!" Sendou walked out without looking back.

" In the Bottom of the Fifth Inning, Seidou High School's attack..."

Fourth batter! Center forward, Sendou-kun!

"Go!! Sendou!"

"Give back all of your share!"

"Give me a big one!"

"Fight them out!!!"

With Sendou's appearance, the neutral spectators in the stadium immediately formed factions and organizations.

The scale and momentum were truly enormous!

"Come on, Taiyou!" Kenken Ken put his gloves down.

"As the first striker..."

When there are no runners, they definitely won't throw me any good pitches!

"But if there's an easy ball to play, I won't hold back!" Sendou thought to himself with a smile.

"Is everything alright, Taiyou?" asked the recorder from Teitou.

"Don't worry! Baka ya liu yo!"

How could he be defeated so easily?

Whether it's rain or pressure!

"Don't underestimate the experience points from being an ace since junior high school!!!" Coach Okamoto shouted.

"But this man is an exception!" Coach Okamoto looked at Sendou, but he didn't know much about him.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"It was a bad shot after all! But I guess I wouldn't normally shoot it, would I?" Sendou thought, looking at his foot.

The ball just now was a low, straight shot from the inside corner, right around here.

"Not moving at all!"

Any Ball Trajectory that is difficult to hit should be abandoned.

"This person is indeed very decisive!" Kenken Ken glanced at Sendou discreetly.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Is the interior angle lower first, then the exterior angle?"

This pair of pitchers and catchers aren't fixated on the diagonal line!

"Because of the inside angle just now, this ball feels very far away!" Sendou gripped the bat a little shorter; he needed to make sure he could hit the ball so it wouldn't be easily taken away.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"The outer corner is low again!"

But I'm being chased and pressured!

Mukai's condition was indeed affected by the interruption caused by the rain.

Without a doubt, the more this entanglement continues, the better it is for me!

They should be well aware of this too!

Therefore, they probably don't have the courage to drag this out with me now.

"It'll definitely be a decisive battle!!" Sendou thought to himself as he gripped his bat tighter.

"It's time for a decisive battle!"

Taiyou!

If you let him keep you occupied, you never know when you might miss a shot, or if you do manage to throw an easy one...

You should know very well! A bead of sweat dripped from Kenken Ken's forehead; he was under immense pressure.

"Um!

Rather than sit and wait for death, let's fight to the death!

"Use this!" With that thought, Mukai raised his arm.

"The decisive team is..." Sendou murmured to himself.

"Puff!"

"Spiral Ball!! x3!" Teitou Pitcher-Catcher and Sendou thought at the same time as Mukai stepped down.

"Call out!"

"Here it comes!! The Spiral Ball!!!"

"Boom!"

The sound of an explosion rang in Kenken Ken's ears!

"This swing is..."

Oh no! We're going to be kicked out!!!

"Whoosh!!" The white ball began to change as expected before entering home plate.

"Boom!"

"Puff!"

"Smack!"

The air in the stadium seemed to freeze!

"Nice shot!!!"

"The attacker is out!!!"

"That really scared me to death!"

I never expected this guy to guess that we would have the final showdown here, and I never expected that he would actually guess that it would be a spiral ball!

What surprised me most was that the Taiyou actually missed a shot at this point!

And it was a Rebound Ball!

But if there's no misjudgment...

"Thunderous roars have been echoing in my mind just now!!!" Kenken Ken felt like he was about to collapse.

In that instant, only God knows what he went through!

"Ah!!!" The bench in Teitou erupted in cheers!!!

"Sendou's Three Strikes in the Air?!?"

"Sharp!!!"

"Out of the game!!!"

"Keep going, Taiyou!!!"

"Amazing! Amazing!"

I completely lost that point!

However, in the end, I won! Mukai himself had incredibly complicated feelings.

Although luck is also a part of skill, it is also a part of the competition.

But for him, the fact that he is a loser will not change!

"It seems that Lady Luck is completely on our side today!" Coach Okamoto exclaimed.

After all, only a portion of the people have seen through the truth.

The contestants were, after all, just a group of sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers.

"We lost the vote!"

"And it was a brilliant misjudgment!"

"But I still want to see Sendou-kun do something big!"

The veteran spectators in the stands could see much more clearly; after all, an outsider's perspective is often clearer.

The placement of the gloves and the catcher's reaction showed that the catcher had no idea it would be Rebound Ball. Sendou's swing was so low, and he was clearly aiming for a spin ball.

"We lost!"

"We really had bad luck today!" Sendou shook his head with a smile and walked off the court.

This kind of thing wouldn't be a blow to him.

Two at-bats No Hit, it's not like we've never had one before... I don't think I've ever really experienced that before...

But they're all the same!!!

"It's up to you now, Black-bellied Glasses!"

"Even though there's no one on the base!" Sendou said when Miyuki was next to him.

"Hey! Don't mention this!" Miyuki said helplessly.

He wanted to comfort Sendou, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.

"So,... you really are the most reliable guy after all!"

"I can't lose to you!" Miyuki thought to himself as he watched Sendou's retreating figure.

"It doesn't hurt or itch at all!"

What a troublesome and difficult fellow!

"Don't let your guard down, Kengo!" Coach Okamoto felt helpless seeing Sendou's reaction.

As long as this guy in front of us isn't affected, the team's Fighting Spirit won't be a problem.

"Don't worry about it! Sendou!"

"Does that guy look like he cares?"

There's absolutely no response!

Just as someone in the stands was about to comfort Sendou as he returned to the bench, he was stopped by the person next to him.

"Fifth batter! Catcher, Miyuki-kun!"

"Miyuki absolutely has to get to base!!!"

"Go, New Captain!!!"

"Sendou is special, so the ball he's paired with is also special!"

What others say...

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!!!"

"Yoshia!!!"

"The first hit has arrived!!!"

"Incredible!!!

"There are clearly no runners here!" Sawamura exclaimed dramatically.

"Right now, I guess only this silly kid would still believe that no one else would take that Black-bellied Glasses seriously!"

"Uh! There's one more!" Sendou teased Sawamura with a smile, then remembered that they had a silly child in their family.

"They finally managed to launch it!"

And it started with a double!

"Sendou-kun was perfectly suppressed before!" Owada Akiko exclaimed.

She was one of those who didn't understand the meaning behind the Sendou's empty gesture.

"Perfect... huh?" Mine Fujio's thoughts drifted a little.

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