Pre-Game and Opening

October 9th,

Perhaps because the team has been in good form lately and everyone is in a good mood, Miyuki even won the rock-paper-scissors game, which is quite rare for him.

As the party with a clear advantage, Seidou naturally chose to First Attack.

"The Seidou Batting Lineup has changed quite a bit!"

"It seems like they want to try out different combinations before the match against Inajitsu!" said the club president or advisor of the Shichimori Academy to their coach.

"I see!

"So that means we've been underestimated!" said Hara Tatsumi, the Former Coach of the Shichimori Academy, with a happy expression.

"No... don't say it so frankly!"

"Isn't this perfect!"

That monster is in the left outer jungle, the order of play has changed, and the bottom laner has also changed!

This is our chance!!

On the other hand, the audience was also somewhat worried about Seidou's situation, even though Sawamura had grown into a reliable pitcher.

However, this is on the premise that it's his first start, and this guy is very dependent on his condition on the day.

"Are you nervous?" Senior Maezono asked Koharu from the bench.

"No!... It's my first time Center Batting Lineup, so it's a little..."

"You already provided the results!"

Stand tall and proud in the Batter's Box!

If you're too nervous, you won't even be able to unleash half of your full potential! Senior Maezono's expression was somewhat forced.

He was very envious of Xiaochun's entry into the Center Batting Lineup, but as a senior, he couldn't help but care about his junior, especially since he was genuinely happy for Xiaochun.

"Why... why do you look a little complicated?" Xiaochun said somewhat awkwardly.

"It must be your imagination!!"

On the other side, Furuya was still frantically using his aura next to Coach Kataoka to assert his presence.

Head Manager Oota could only keep trying to calm him down.

"Smack!"

"Yoshia!!"

"OK! The ball is very powerful!!" Miyuki praised loudly.

"It's just that the ball control is a bit..."

Overall, it's not bad. For this guy, as long as he can make the Strike Zone, that's enough.

Besides, we're going to get a lot of points today anyway, so let him cause as much trouble as he wants! That's what he was actually thinking.

"Suck!!!"

"Call!!!"

Sawamura took deep breaths while repeatedly making exaggerated "Banzai" gestures.

"...!"

"Do you want to suck all the air out of the Bullpen?" Miyuki was speechless.

"Haha! Sawamura looks great!" Senior Maezono shouted as he walked over with a smile.

"No matter how well you perform in the Bullpen, it's meaningless if you can't perform on the field!" Kuramochi joked.

"Don't say such unlucky things before the match!" Sawamura was instantly covered in sweat.

"He's just really energetic today!" Miyuki said with a smile.

"Miyuki Kazuya!!!"

"What! You're actually nervous!" Kuramochi was slightly surprised by Sawamura's expression.

Of course!

After all, it's his first time starting!

"There are many things I want to try!" Sawamura said with some dissatisfaction.

"Recently, this guy has been using his brain more often when he practices!"

It seems like they're also thinking about things like how to pair up the balls!

You're really working hard!

"However, it must have been only recently, after mastering the Outside Corner Ball, that I personally experienced how the inside and outside corners combine!" Maezono remarked.

"After all, in the Teitou match, both Mukai and he threw those kinds of pitches!"

It's only natural that there's such a good comparison!

"Miyuki sighed.

"Where's Sendou?" Miyuki suddenly felt like something was missing, and then he remembered that he hadn't seen Sendou much since arriving at the stadium today.

"That guy is resting with his eyes closed on the bench!"

He looks like a big shot!

He really does have the feel of a great demon king!

That guy is really reliable!

"Even though you're still in a slump, you're making up for the destructive power of the attack during that slump with hard work!" Senior Maezono replied.

"Yes!

"Once he's fully recovered, he'll evolve again and catch up with those monsters once more!" Miyuki nodded.

As for those monsters, they naturally refer to Super High School Level Pitcher nationwide, such as Hongo Masamune and Narumiya Mei.

"We can't lose to him either!" Miyuki then spoke up again.

"Speaking of which, has Sendou been tired these past few days?"

"You're slacking off again!" Maezono suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion.

"Come on, Sawamura!"

"Let me see what results your recent thinking has yielded in the Batter's Box!" Kuramochi's shout interrupted their conversation.

Thank you for your guidance!

Then I won't stand on ceremony!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

A sudden Inside Corner Ball kick startled Kuramochi. Recently, Sawamura had been practicing outside corner kicks so much that people had almost forgotten that Inside Corner Ball were his signature move.

"...Bad ball!" Miyuki paused for a moment and then shouted.

"What?!" Sawamura looked utterly shocked.

"But you threw it very powerfully, and the Ball Trajectory was quite tricky!" Senior Maezono, who had always Sawamura, naturally wouldn't discourage Sawamura like Miyuki, but instead offered encouragement.

"Mmmmmm!"

"Well, never mind! I'm going to throw the second ball!" Sawamura glanced at it a few times, stamped his foot, and continued shouting.

"Bring it on!"

"Relax your whole body!"

All nerves are focused on fingertip luxury!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Hahaha!!!"

"When you get to the Inside Corner Ball, you'll think the ball is really far away!" Sawamura laughed, hands on his hips.

"Too easy to beat!" Miyuki continued his attack.

"However, after that Inside Corner Ball, this one is really not easy to score!" Kuramochi seriously agreed with Sawamura's statement, knowing that Miyuki was doing it on purpose.

Sawamura's ball control didn't look very good Tenzawa, so we definitely need to put him under pressure.

If we praise him to the skies and make him get carried away, he'll really embarrass himself in today's match.

Where will you shoot the third ball?!

"It's just Sawamura, but I'm actually kind of looking forward to it!" Kuramochi laughed.

That's going too far!

Senior Kuramochi!!!

Watch me!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Yoshi ah!"

Even Senior Kuramochi would want to take a shot with this bad ball!

And you'd probably think that ball was farther away!

Then I finished with a straight shot to the inside corner, completely overwhelming you!

Absolutely perfect, hahaha!

"This... is a bad ball?" Miyuki asked, puzzled.

"Strike Zone now that it's a good goal!!" Kuramochi nodded.

"Hahaha! Huh?"

"This... this..." Sawamura was sweating profusely, his eyes darting wildly left and right.

"That's right!!!"

I was calling it a bad ball to lower your guard, but it was actually a good ball!

"Yes! That's it!!" Sawamura took a few seconds to consider before hurriedly offering a reason.

What is that?

"I didn't understand!" Maezono covered her face.

The other two also chose to ignore Sawamura's nonsense.

Because they discovered that although this ball combination was simple, it was suitable for Sawamura's ball quality.

Even if you know the trajectory of the Ball Trajectory, it's difficult to shoot if you don't know whether it's a good or bad shot.

This ball placement itself is designed to disrupt the batter's vision by targeting the inside and outside corners.

To put it simply, it's simple, practical, and exceptionally effective.

Despite Sawamura's several off-target shots, Miyuki and Kuramochi both knew that if they took the shots too easily, even with this pitching combination, they might be easily defeated, except by some exceptionally skilled batters.

"Sawamura! Did you come up with this yourself?" Miyuki couldn't help but ask.

Not entirely!

On Tuesday, after Senior Maezono left, I was thinking about how to combine Outside Corner Ball, while Sendou went to the Indoor Practice Field!

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck me!

"That's all you thought of?"

"No! I immediately thought of asking the Sendou for guidance!!"

A whole bunch of people were lying down in front of me...

"You made me look forward to nothing! It turns out it was Sendou who told you!!!" Kuramochi wanted to punch someone.

How rude of me!!!

I thought about it a lot, like using the Inside Corner Ball to draw the batter's attention and then using the outside corner or something...

However, after asking him for a long time, he told me that in the middle of the inside and outside corners, you need to learn to use bad balls to trick the batter into making a shot.

Then he told me about this ball! "Sawamura looked dissatisfied.

"They must find you too annoying!" the three of them thought to themselves in unison.

"Well! This is indeed a suitable ball for Sawamura, and it's also very practical!"

However, this only applies when you're in good form.

"If they're in good form, even a Yakushi's powerful shot will be hard to Ball Trajectory," Miyuki said with a smile.

At the same time, at Oota Stadium.

The match between Ugumori and Inajitsu!

OK! You're in great shape!

If you're closing in on your opponent, don't waste any points!

"Suppress... him...!!" Narumiya Mei, as the left outfielder, frantically asserted her presence.

"It's so noisy! Left field!"

"Well! After being provoked by that monster Seidou, he's been really eager to show off lately!" Carlos chuckled softly.

"Hehe!!!" the white-haired man shouted again, as if he wanted to steal the spotlight even for a second.

"Don't assume everyone is like you! You idiot!" Shirakawa muttered to himself.

"Hurry up and finish them off!!!" Narumiya Mei shouted again, then fell silent briefly.

"Those guys from Seidou are still waiting!!"

We don't have time to play house with these people!

Sendou!

Wash my neck clean!

"This time we're sure to win!!" Narumiya Mei's eyes gleamed as he thought this.

At Edogawa Ballpark, the match officially began, Sendou suddenly opened his eyes.

Then, a long-lost wicked smile appeared on his face, and a hint of obscure arrogance shone in his eyes.

" In the Top of the First Inning, Seidou High School's attack..."

"One hit, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun!"

"Run with all your might!... Don't stop..."

Run as fast as you can!... Don't stop...

"Shoot it out! Kuramochi!"

"Lin must have a lot of Slider!"

However, he has only been a pitcher for less than a year, so his pitch speed isn't very fast and his control isn't very good either!

"... My job is to get on base!!!" Kuramochi thought to himself as he looked at the pitcher in front of him.

"Play!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"But getting to base isn't always Safety Bunt! Damn it!" Kuramochi thought viciously to himself, a typical second-generation Jun-san.

"Ping!"

"Yoshia!!"

First ball attack!!

"The first hit has arrived!!"

"Yosh!! As expected of the Flying Legs monster!!!" Only a certain idiot would cheer like that...

"I'll kill you when I get back!" Kuramochi were bulging with veins.

However, this did not prevent him from making significant runs away from base.

"Puff!"

"Stealing a base!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Wow... so fast!!!" Both the pitcher and catcher were stunned, especially since the catcher had just caught the ball and hadn't even had a chance to throw it yet!!

Although I knew Kuramochi was fast, I still believe that you only know how fast he is when you see him on the field.

"Bite!"

"A short-ball to get the base!"

This is truly a pragmatic style of baseball!

"This shows that Seidou has no intention of underestimating their opponent at all. It seems that this match is a foregone conclusion!"

"Oh! Mr. Kenmi, Shirazu-senpai!!" Sawamura had once again made an impression on someone without permission.

Shirazu is an all-rounder...

However, with no runners out on third base, Seidou welcomed their first-round Center Batting Lineup.

"Puff!"

"Despair!"

"Timely Hit to left field!!"

"Seidou scores first!!!"

"Are they not aiming for Long Hit at all, but instead planning to completely overwhelm their opponent with a fast break?"

"And it was the opponent's winning shot!!"

"And the next hitter is..."

"He's such a lucky boy!!"

"Did you make the call following my advice this morning?!" Sawamura insisted on maintaining the glorious tradition of each person saying one sentence.

"Suggestion?"

"Stop playing dumb!"

"Didn't they produce the results? That guy!" Senior Maezono thought happily.

"Sawamura! Come with me for a moment!" Just then, "a certain Flying Legs monster" arrived.

"What's wrong, Senior Kuramochi?" Sawamura had no idea what he had done.

"Was that the mouth that was spouting nonsense just now?!" Kuramochi first kicked him in the butt, and then used his jujitsu technique.

And that was it...

"Fourth batter! Center forward, Sendou-kun!"

"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!!

"Oh!!"

"They're here!!!"

I came here specifically to see you!

"Fight them out!!!"

"The Great Demon King!!"

"Sendou-kun!!!"

"Demon King Sama!!"

"Charge!!!"

"What amazing support!!"

"It instantly turned into a home game!!"

With one out and the runner on first base, no one in the scoring zone, and a runner in front of the base hindering Sendou's speed, it was an excellent opportunity to decide the game.

The pitchers and catchers of the Shichimori Academy chose to fight it out for the sake of their team's morale.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Snort!"

"Ping!!!"

"Call out!"

"Bump!!!"

"Oh!!!"

"Yoshia!!"

"Live coverage of the field and field scoreboards!!!"

"A two-run Home Run!!!"

"This one!... This one!!"

That's exactly why I came here!!!

"This is what we started with?!"

That was so exciting!!

Sawamura was spared by his Senior Kuramochi because of this Home Run.

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