Baseball for Victory

"Sawamura!" Just as Sawamura was wondering, Coach Kataoka's voice rang out.

"Um?

Oh! Boss! Did you want to see me?

"Ah!" Sawamura suddenly seemed to understand something.

"As expected, the Boss understands!"

Don't worry! Supervisor sama!

This... I!!

I will absolutely not let the Boss down!!!

"It's definitely going to go... Home Run!!" Sawamura suddenly bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle and said something that left Coach Kataoka speechless.

The key point is that Coach Kataoka only called his name once, without saying a single word!

"What kind of nonsense are you imagining?!" the Seidou players thought to themselves.

"If Sendou gets to base and it's your turn, you just need to focus on short batting!" Coach Kataoka said.

"Hi! I will definitely not let Boss down... Huh?" Sawamura, who hadn't even raised his head while bowing, made a surprised sound.

"Hey! What's so surprising about that?" the group thought to themselves again.

Sendao did not join in the two complaints and walked into the bench to put on his armor.

"Get to base...ah!" Sendou to himself with a sense of melancholy as he sat on the bench.

"You're nothing like yourself!" Coach Ochiai interjected.

Everyone else on the bench was focused on a certain clown, while only Coach Ochiai was on Sendou's side.

In fact, the teammates on the bench also wanted to give Sendou a quiet environment to adjust his mindset.

"What?" Sendou asked upon hearing Coach Ochiai's voice.

"Didn't you always say things like 'Don't have too many expectations of me'?"

Today, he actually started talking based on the premise that he would reach base!

"How did you know all this?" Sendou asked. (The tone was polite, so it wasn't as harsh as it might seem in written form.)

"I know a little bit!" Coach Ochiai's eyes darted to the left, his behavior of avoiding the topic just like Sendou's.

However, Sendou doesn't turn his head, which makes him look much cuter. (The contrast between his personality and his appearance creates a charming effect.)

"Why are you avoiding my gaze?" Sendou asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing!" Coach Ochiai offered no explanation whatsoever.

Sendou sensed the coded message from Coach Ochiai that he hoped they would "talk about the next topic."

"I'm fine!"

But more than enjoying the thrill of batting and deciding the game with the pitcher, I want to play baseball for the purpose of winning, something I haven't done in a long time!

"You're really strong!" Coach Ochiai understood what Sendou meant and said.

"I'll take that as a compliment! Thank you!"

Given my physical condition, guessing correctly exactly was already my limit with their special menu.

Nobody knows what will happen in the upcoming showdown!

It feels like a 50/50 situation!

After all, that guy threw so many balls, so his power has diminished quite a bit!

Perhaps the chances of hitting it solidly are even lower! But...

"We've already said it out loud, so we have to get to base!" Sendou said with a smile.

Even though he knew Coach Ochiai had already guessed, Sendou still said it himself, as if it were a way of confiding.

Use this to relieve stress!

"So... you're really strong!"

"... You!" Coach Ochiai exclaimed softly.

"Did you say something?" Sendou didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing!" Coach Ochiai immediately denied.

"I wasn't even saying this to you!" Coach Ochiai muttered to himself.

"Yoshi! Go all out!" Sendou muttered to himself.

Coach Ochiai heard this muttering to himself and glanced at him again.

"Well then! I'm going out!" Sendou said, stepping out of the bench.

"Good luck, Sendou!" Miyuki, who had also changed into his protective gear at some point, said as Sendou passed by him.

"That guy! He looks great!" Sendou didn't directly respond to Miyuki's encouragement, but looked at Mukai and said.

"That makes sense!" Miyuki followed the gaze and saw the confident young man.

"Doesn't it feel like the Demon King from a sword and sorcery story?"

These "heroes" all perform beyond their usual level when facing me!

"Ha ha!

Now that you mention it, there is a bit of a truth to it!

Pretty exciting, right?

"I'd better burn out when I fight you, then all the benefits will be mine!" Miyuki said.

"Baka!"

Have you forgotten?

"If I get into the scoring zone, will those guys still fight you to the death?" Sendou said speechlessly.

This is why Sendou skipped Miyuki and went straight to talk to Sawamura about those nostalgic things.

Miyuki and the others were aware of this, only Sawamura was oblivious.

As for whether Sendou was dealt with, Miyuki and the others simply didn't want to think about it.

This is a kind of blind confidence in the Sendou.

" In the Ninth Inning, Seidou High School's attack..."

Fourth batter! Center forward, Sendou-kun!

"It's started!"

Tianwang Mountain!!

"In the end, we still have to throw the ace in Mukai!" Owada Akiko said.

"Ah!

At this point, we have no choice but to trust our ace!

A match that could decide the outcome!

Should it end? Or should it be prolonged?

"Everything... will be revealed here," Mine Fujio replied.

"Men, you know, they all have... their own world!"

If I had to use a metaphor... it would be... that star streaking across the sky!

Send it out! Immortal Path!!

Immortal Path!! Immortal Path!!

"Be careful when you shoot, Taiyou!"

"There's no one on base, throw it with all your might!" Kenken Ken thought to himself as he raised his glove.

"Let's settle this here with this person!"

That's absolutely the best!

"I will prove to you my strength!" Mukai thought excitedly.

"Hey! No way!"

They don't really think I'm a demon king, do they?

If I'm ready to take on any challenge next summer after I've adjusted...

"Give me a break now that I'm having an extraordinary burst of energy!" Sendou thought to himself as he saw Mukai's Fighting Spirit, euphoric expression.

Narumiya Mei, a top pitcher who has faced off against Hongo Masamune Koshien, and this guy in front of me, he really gets excited when he plays against Sendou!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!!"

"Low straight ball to the outside corner!!"

"The assailant didn't actually attack!!!"

"Nice Taiyou!!!" The players from Teitou shouted one after another.

The people in the Seidou stands continued to sing the Lupin the 3rd Cheering Song loudly in unison.

"Does this guy even know how many pitches he's thrown?" Sendou couldn't help but ask.

"I know!"

However, he himself said it had nothing to do with the number of balls! "Kenken Ken said.

"Ah! Soga!" Sendou said, then fell silent.

"This really is the worst-case scenario!" Sendou muttered to himself.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

The second shot was also to the outside corner, and it was noticeably a little more to the outside than the first one. With the first shot as a reference, Sendou did not shoot.

Unless the opponent makes a three-ball play, they will likely walk the ball.

At any other time, an increase in the number of bad balls is only beneficial.

Teitou Pitcher-Catcher was clearly not to get Sendou to swing his bat, but to more safely distract him.

"The pitching and catching menu is different every time, so it's hard to predict the Ball Trajectory..."

But... after two consecutive outside shots, shouldn't we shoot inside shots too?

Otherwise, given this catcher's style, he probably wouldn't dare to let the outside pitch into the Strike Zone so easily! Sendou thought that he was never this bold and assertive before, and the image of Miyuki making a peace sign and grinning mischievously involuntarily popped into his mind.

What am I thinking?

Would that Black-bellied Glasses actually make that kind of idiotic gesture?

Just as Sendou was muttering to himself, the opponent had already thrown the third ball.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Yoshia!!"

"We're after him!!"

"NiceBall Taiyou!!!"

"Continue the attack!!"

"This is only the beginning, Sendou!"

"Your timing is perfect!"

"Fight them out!!!"

"Spiral Ball!"

"So, this Ball Trajectory is starting to get out of control too?" The noise inside and outside the compound continued, but Sendou was already analyzing the situation in his mind.

Then, he shortened the bat!

Sendou realized that if he suddenly launched a tricky spin ball, he might miss.

"I... absolutely cannot be eliminated so easily!"

No! We absolutely cannot be eliminated! Sendou had made up his mind.

Did you grip the bat too short?

But this hitter has the ability to hit Long Hit bats even with a short bat!

Although we have the upper hand, we must be careful!

"I just got shot out!!!"

Who would dare to let their guard down now!

"I won't relax for a second until this person is out!" Mukai muttered to himself.

"The first goal was a straight shot from the outside corner.

Then the second ball was a straight ball to the outer corner.

The third ball was a bad shot – a low spin shot from the inside corner!

"Where will the fourth ball go?" Miyuki watched the match on the field from the preparation area.

If he were playing against himself, he could try to guess the winning shot.

However, when facing Sendou, whose ball-pairing style is different every time, there's nothing that can be done.

I'm really looking forward to it!

"This is the baseball that Sendou spoke of, for winning!" Coach Ochiai.

"Did Sendou say something like that?" Head Manager Oota asked in confusion.

"That guy has a very strong sense of responsibility when it comes to his duties!"

Even if I'm not in a good state, I will still find a way to complete it!

Use any method you can think of!

Lead the team!!!

To put it extremely, this team is already a team from the Sendou!

"All the players are fighting with him at the center!" Coach Kataoka said without turning around.

"Huh?" Head Manager Oota thought Coach Kataoka was joking.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!!"

"That's an incredible game!" exclaimed a spectator.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

"Is he adjusting his state?" Kenken Ken wondered as he watched Sendou adjust his breathing.

"Men, you know, they all have... their own world!"

If I had to use a metaphor... it would be... that star streaking across the sky!

Send it out! Immortal Path!!

Immortal Path!! Immortal Path!!

"Although I don't want to admit it... my physical condition is not as good as it was in the summer."

Even though I haven't played for so long before, this never happened!

Is it because the levels are different?

So, this time... I want to play baseball that I can win! Sendou murmured to himself as his teammates chanted in unison.

"Puff"

"Hmm?" Almost the instant the ball left Mukai's fingers, Kenken Ken noticed the movement.

"Call out!"

"Bite!"

"Safety Bunt?"

"Ku! ku! ku! ku!"

"Smack!"

"Safety!!"

"That Sendou..." Most of the people from the Seidou were dumbfounded.

Although Sendou had used short-range attacks before, they were all used to confuse his opponent and prepare for a longer strike in the future.

Choosing a short game in such a crucial match is a first for me.

Not to mention, in the previous battles, Sendou did not show any disadvantage at all.

This made them even more confused.

The main focus was on the conversation between Sendou and Coach Ochiai, something the guys in the stands were unaware of.

"Is this a showdown between Sendou's speed and the defenses of Teitou Iron Wall?" one viewer exclaimed.

"Is this the key point? That Sendou actually avoided the duel!!!"

"Are you scared?" one audience member asked with a laugh, voicing a possibility they themselves didn't believe.

"How is that possible?!" Other audience members immediately responded with laughter.

However, in such crucial battles, Sendou seems to be the one who evades the opponent's short-range attacks.

The coach's orders were different when Inajitsu's fourth batter used forced scoring, unlike when Miyuki a freshman.

Coach Kataoka told him to go all out in the competition!!

It's impossible for a normal situation to end like this.

The most crucial point remains the same: the Seidou players were previously puzzled as to why Sendou showed no disadvantage in the duel!

The one in complete disarray is clearly the Teitou Pitcher-Catcher!

"So fast!"

But we don't know exactly how fast!

I don't know why I chose to Safety Bunt at this time!

The only thing we know is that they want to decide the winner in this round!

"And this will to win!!!" Kenken Ken he looked at Sendou at first base.

Because the Sendou's attack was something they hadn't anticipated at all, they were unable to Force Out him.

So much so that after Sendou knew he could reach base, he slowed down to ensure he wouldn't crash.

So Kenken Ken saw that the Sendou path was very fast, but he didn't have a detailed idea of exactly how fast.

This is why there is a lack of intelligence.

Speed cannot be clearly expressed in video footage, let alone footage from several months ago.

"I know you didn't run away, but are all the fighters behind you really that trustworthy?" Mukai understood Sendou's desire to win and didn't look down on him at all. He just looked at the man in front of him and thought to himself.

He felt that the path to Sendou was a mistake!

Of course, Mukai didn't mean to belittle Miyuki, but he genuinely looked down on the fighters behind Miyuki.

"Sendou!!" The Seidou players on the bench, who heard Coach Ochiai speak, were deeply moved by Sendou's willpower.

"Fifth batter! Catcher, Miyuki-kun!"

"Soga!"

"No matter what, do you want to get at least one point?" Miyuki muttered to himself as he stood up.

He was still speculating about how Sendou would make his move!

"It seems quite possible that Sawamura will be the one to deliver the final, forced 'sayonara'!" Miyuki glanced back at Sawamura as he walked off the bench before stepping onto the court.

Yesterday I got exactly 30 recommendation votes. Today I was halfway through writing when I ate a bite of instant noodles, and then my phone got wet. When I picked it up, over a thousand words had been deleted, so I had to rewrite it as "crying and laughing".

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