After the Game

No one is out!! Still no one is out!!!

"Don't shout things like that! You idiot!!" Just as Sawamura's voice was heard, Senior Kuramochi's scolding followed.

"Very bad, good enough!"

Don't worry about all that nonsense, just throw it right in the center!

"Right in the center!!" Miyuki emphasized again in his mind.

Sawamura saw that look in his eyes and understood its meaning to some extent.

"Call!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Such an easy Ball Trajectory, I was really eager for a high number of good shots..."

"Ping!"

"Puff!"

"... was too late to swing?"

The ball landed not far from home plate, and after bouncing, its speed was almost completely lost, landing in front of the shortstop.

Seeing that the runner didn't dare to move, Kuramochi passed the ball directly to first base.

"Smack!"

"Out!"

The Former Coach of the Shichimori Academy has such a vivid expression that it could be made into a meme.

"Nice Ball Sawamura!!"

"We're here for you!!"

"Just let them keep attacking!"

"Attack!! Sawamura!"

"Fourth batter! First baseman, Gouda-kun!"

"Gian!!"

Please! Fourth batter!!!

"Gian?"

"Are his parents Doraemon fans?" Sendou was speechless upon hearing the name.

However, he himself wasn't sure if the pronunciation was the same...

"The two balls after two consecutive Four Balls were both easy Ball Trajectory!"

And they barely took any Inside Corner Ball kicks at the start of the game!

Is this pitcher trying to adjust his Ball Trajectory by hitting easier pitches?

So!!"

Surprisingly, this chubby, muscular man is actually a very meticulous person.

"Let him hit it!! Sawamura!!"

Miyuki decided to hit the outside corner for his first shot. Judging from the look of this Gian, he has plenty of power. Even if he doesn't hit the center, it's still very dangerous.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Outer corner? Isn't it right in the center?"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Was my swing too late?" Gouda wondered.

"See! This is a good shot!" Miyuki chuckled to himself.

After taking down a batter, he regained some confidence. In addition, although he threw a lot of bad pitches, the fact that he threw so many pitches helped him regain some of his form.

The opponent showed no intention of hitting the bad ball, making it feel like Sawamura was practicing in Bullpen.

"Could it be that he hasn't pitched yet because he's afraid the pitcher will Hit-by-Pitch?" Gouda knew the pitcher in front of him wasn't in good form, and his previous pitches made him think this way.

It can only be said that this kind of grassroots team doesn't have a very deep understanding of the personalities of Seidou and Miyuki of Sawamura.

It's likely that they only looked at the technical characteristics of these prestigious schools, but didn't consider their personalities.

After all, these schools have limited practice time, and unlike Seidou, they don't all have boarding facilities except for those close to home.

"One more ball!"

"Even if I throw a bad ball, it's okay!" Miyuki laughed and raised his glove.

"I am...!!

... Gian!!!

I'm the king of the kids!!!

Sendou almost burst out laughing when he heard Nanamori's Cheering Song.

It seems this guy's teammates also think he's Gian from Doraemon!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Puff!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Pfft!" Sawamura watched the ball fly far away and held his breath.

It was actually unnecessary; although the ball was very far away, it was clearly off-target.

"Did you wave too late again?"

Now, Gouda's thinking became fixed on the outside corner and the timing of his swing.

"The cat... he's got cat eyes now!"

"Calm down!"

"That's outside the boundary! Don't worry about it too much!!"

The Seidou substitutes saw that Sawamura was so concerned, so they loudly comforted him.

Miyuki smiled slightly Miyuki saw the footsteps the attacker had taken.

"Isn't it you who said that after the outside corner, you'd hit an even further outside corner, making the opponent feel like the ball is getting farther and farther away, and then decide the game with an Inside Corner Ball kick?" Sawamura Miyuki a wicked smile.

"I see!" Seeing Miyuki grin, Sawamura roughly understood what he was thinking.

Then, Sawamura, who had been extremely nervous and wavering, showed a relaxed smile.

"Don't miss this time!" Miyuki thought to himself with a smile.

Miyuki knew that the opponent would have a hard time reacting to this shot, and if the shot missed, it would be a real waste of all the previous build-up.

"Hehe!" Sawamura gave his signature silly grin.

Seeing that silly grin, the substitutes in the stands breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm confident I won't lose to Qiuwei!!" Gouda gripped his bat tightly.

"Gian's power is so great that if he hits, he'll definitely fly to the outfield. Runners, make sure you're in position!" Former Coach gave the Signals.

"Go! Gian!!"

"Don't hesitate! Fire!"

"Take him down! Sawamura!!"

"Go!"

My heart is pounding!

I heard it clearly... and I couldn't contain my excitement at all!

Let's do it one more time!

Relax! Relax!

Relax your body!

All nerves are concentrated at the fingertips!!!

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ah!"

Gouda saw the ball and hurriedly dodged it.

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

Gouda still looked incredulous when he heard "good shot".

However, the referee wouldn't pay attention to his expression.

"The attacker is out!!"

"No need to be surprised!"

If your gaze is fixed on something so far away, and suddenly a ball appears right in front of you, you'll naturally be caught off guard and think it's a bad ball!

"But it's a perfect shot, both in height and position!" Miyuki answered Gouda's question in his mind.

This ball-handling technique is simple and practical. It involves disrupting the batter's spatial awareness and then attacking the blind spot created once the opponent's attention begins to focus on a single point.

In his previous life, even Raichi Todoroki and Ichidai San, were struck out by this method.

The only difference is the type of ball; it's just the same thing in a different guise.

As long as the hitter focuses on a certain type or number of Ball Trajectory, the Ball Trajectory he ignores will become blind spots, except for someone like Sendou with superhuman reflexes.

Being able to react in time and swing the bat is already quite impressive.

Even if Sendou could react in time, his sense of space would be completely disrupted, and he would be thrown a completely unprepared ball, making it difficult for him to get a hit.

However, this guy rarely appears. Once he's in a crisis and isn't confident he can guess the ball type, he resorts to Wide-angle hitting.

That is, any Ball Trajectory, no matter what kind, will be shot as long as it can be hit.

"Yoshi!"

"Watching them strike out!!"

"Nice Ball Sawamura!!!"

"That's achievable!!"

"Your ball control was pretty good on this play!"

Seriously!

They won't calm down without a little excitement!

"This guy!!" Miyuki complained.

With Gian watching Sanshen strike out, the crisis was almost completely resolved.

With two outs, the runners are on first and second base, and the batter is in fifth!

If the opponent is a powerhouse, the crisis is still there... if it is a powerhouse!

"The surprised look on that chubby guy's face!!" Sawamura was smugly pleased with the ball combination he had "thought" into working. (He had carefully considered the inside-outside angle combination and how to get Sendou's help, which could be considered careful thought on his part...)

"That's too much laughter! Baka!"

"Now he's the next hitter!"

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

"Ah!!!

"Left... left, left, left outfield!!!" Sawamura immediately panicked again, his expression completely betrayed.

"Smack!"

"Out!"

"Phew!" Sawamura breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Furuya catch the ball.

"The first game was already so close, wasn't it?" Then he saw Furuya showing off his Back Number like crazy.

"Mmmmmm! Pinch!"

"You deliberately showed off your jersey Back Number to me, don't you always have an unstable start?" Sawamura clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"Well done, Sawamura!!"

"Thank goodness he managed to finish with zero points on his first start!!!"

After receiving the ball, Furuya began to run towards home plate.

"Is it just my imagination?" He suddenly stopped and looked at his right foot.

Then he didn't pay any more attention and continued running towards the bench.

"Hiss!!! Yo..." Sawamura, his teeth itching with anger, decided to regain his momentum by shouting, but Kuramochi covered his Kuramochi as soon as he opened it.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Nice pitch! Nice pitch!"

But this is only the first game!

"Oh!" Sawamura was about to say something when he was interrupted.

"You created this crisis yourself!"

Let me say it!!!

"Someone's waiting for me to say it!" Sawamura shouted with Demon Face. (He'd been thoroughly tormented by his third-year seniors.)

"No way!!!" Kuramochi retorted loudly.

"Haha! This guy is trying to vent his resentment from being goaded and cheered on by Akatsuki, isn't he!" Sendou said with a laugh as he ran over from the outfield.

"This Pitcher's Mound isn't just yours alone!"

The seeds have just been sown, and they've already produced large, eye-catching flowers!

It's a flower that, though small, is very resilient...

"Whatever kind of flower blooms, it all depends on you!" Miyuki thought to himself, watching the group of people fooling around.

"This round has wasted so much time, let's finish it quickly!" Sendou said with a smile at the start of the second round.

"Oh!!!"

"Alright! Let's end this early!"

"I want another hit!" Kanemaru roared. (Even though he was practically flying into the air right at third base when he hit that one...)

Subsequently, Seidou Batting Lineup continued to perform exceptionally well, and even when their opponents started to prioritize Sendou, and even when Coach Kataoka began to substitute players like Furuya and Kanemaru, it was to no avail.

Sawamura's condition is getting better and better, and no matter what motivational speeches the Former Coach gives, it's to no avail; the opponent simply can't beat him.

"Hahaha! Huixiu!"

Of course, when Batter's Box, it's like this... very stable.

The game went on until the top of the fifth inning, when both players were out and the bases were loaded, leaving the batter as the fourth batter.

When the opponent has reached a point where they have nowhere left to retreat, they have no choice but to grit their teeth and fight to the death.

However, reality is often harsh.

"Ping!!"

"They're inside!"

"A home run with the Home Run!!!"

"Two Home Run runs in a row!!!"

"This!!... This is it!!!"

After taking that hit, Nanamori's pitching team completely collapsed, but since it was the last inning with two outs, it didn't really matter.

Coach Ochiai and Coach Kataoka exchanged a glance and nodded to each other, everything understood without a word.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"The attacker is out!!"

"Match over!!"

"Finally, Inside Corner Ball fastball, and the batter watched as the batter struck out!!"

Sixteen to zero!!

The fifth inning ended prematurely!!!

The Former Coach had lost all will to live; his eyes had lost all their luster, like a stagnant pool.

"Line up neatly! Line up neatly!" The squad leader had already begun his work.

Thank you for your guidance!

"That's amazing! Sawamura-kun!"

"A shutout on the first start!" Haruna exclaimed, clapping her hands in gratitude.

"Even though it ended prematurely in the fifth inning!"

But even though the runners got on base, they covered all the pitches they were supposed to cover, and their pitching was great! Yui-senpai next to me was also very happy.

"Thank you so much!!!" Sawamura shouted towards the stands with his arms outstretched, unaware that his voice had already cracked.

"Although there are many easy Ball Trajectory, the ball is very powerful!" With that thought, Miyuki stepped forward.

"Finally, we're standing there!"

"Huh? What?" Sawamura, somewhat puzzled.

"I mean, you're at the starting line of the race to become the ace pitcher!"

"Boom!!" Furuya immediately got excited upon hearing this.

Kawakami is also burning silently.

Thank you!!

From now on, I will continue to hone my skills in baseball with an indomitable spirit!

"Don't plagiarize Takanohana's lines!" Miyuki complained.

Sawamura couldn't help but plagiarize a line from a famous person again. Anyway, Sendou had never read it, so I don't know where Sawamura read this strange book.

Meanwhile, the scouts from various teams watching the game were also astonished by Seidou's sudden improvement.

With the active performances of Sendou, Miyuki, Koharu, and others, coupled with Maezono's breakout, Seidou Batting Lineup has begun to take shape.

In terms of pitchers, Sawamura's rise, along with pitchers Furuya and Kawakami, has made Seidou Pitching Lineup so strong and difficult for other teams to handle, giving them a headache.

It's not too bad now, as Sawamura is still unstable, and the other pitchers also have their own problems.

What's truly worrying is summer!!!

After the competition, the Seidou team packed up their things, planning to leave by bus after they finished their work.

As for Inajitsu's match, both teams started at the same time.

Although the fifth inning of Seidou has ended, the Seidou members believe that if Ugumori hadn't given Inajitsu, the round of 16 in the summer wouldn't have ended prematurely.

It's too late to rush there now. It's better to go back, adjust our mindset, and wait for Watanabe and the others to return with information about Inajitsu.

However, before that, reporters were already waiting for Seidou both inside and outside the stadium.

As the King of summer, it's only natural that it receives so much attention.

Similarly, no one would believe that Seidou would lose here.

Tomorrow is the match between summer's rivals, Inajitsu.

Inajitsu was the only team to go to Extra Innings against Seidou in the summer.

They also repeatedly pushed the King into desperate situations, leaving them in a hopeless predicament.

They naturally want to know more about their opinions and information regarding tomorrow's game.

Sendou, who hit Home Run in both of today's two decisive at-bats, was also a focus of the interviews.

Just asking for votes... I've been adjusting my schedule lately, so I won't say much more. Goodnight.