Ugumori's Opening

"Well!

"So many troubles today!" Sendou sighed as he watched Furuya's departing figure.

Judging from Furuya's condition, Sendou felt that he wouldn't be unable to pitch tomorrow's game, but the number of innings was uncertain.

Sendou didn't lie to Furuya about this; he only felt a slight stinging pain, which he didn't think was any trouble or injury.

If they can get through tomorrow, they'll have a week to rest.

This week is enough time for the Furuya and heal the feet.

Sendou also prayed in his heart that it wouldn't be a troublesome problem.

Just as he was about to pray, Sendou suddenly remembered that his luck was always extremely bad at this time of year, either very good or very bad.

"When it comes to luck, I seem to be no different from that Black-bellied Glasses," Sendou sighed and walked towards the Supervisor's Room.

"Speechless!" Maezono thought to himself, pondering Sendou's words.

"Isn't the vice-captain supposed to help the captain share the responsibilities?"

However, I will never forgive him unless he changes his mind.

At this point, Maezono believed that helping Miyuki was the vice-captain's responsibility, but that didn't mean he agreed with Miyuki's views.

He hoped that Miyuki, as the captain, could persuade and help Watanabe alleviate his psychological confusion, rather than leaving him to make the choice.

Similarly, even though Miyuki realized he might have misunderstood, it didn't mean he completely accepted Sendou's guess.

This refers to Sendou's guess about Watanabe's thoughts.

Although Sendou's words were reasonable and well-founded, he even felt that Watanabe might really think that way.

But Miyuki's bottom line is that he wants Watanabe to say it out loud: what kind of baseball career he wants.

However, since both of them realized their mistakes, the situation wasn't as bad as it seemed.

In addition, both of them are reasonable people and plan to vent their anger on the game.

"Excuse me!" Sendou said insincerely as he entered the Supervisor's Room.

"You're here!"

It's going to be slow today, Sendou!

Don't you hate trouble the most?

Normally, you would resolve these kinds of "troublesome matters" very early on. "When Head Manager Oota saw Sendou, he started teasing Sendou.

"Because something even more troublesome has happened!"

Oh, Minister!

"That kid Furuya's foot's a bit off..."

"What's wrong?!!

Is it alright?

"I'll take him to the hospital right now!!!" Head Manager Oota interrupted Sendou anxiously upon hearing his words.

"According to him, there were only a few momentary stings, and he only experienced pain twice today."

However, he didn't know if it was just his imagination!

"It's not too late to go tomorrow morning!" Sendou explained.

"I see!

That shouldn't be a big problem.

"I never expected that Furuya would actually bring it up himself," Head Manager Oota exclaimed.

He wasn't saying that Furuya deliberately concealed it, but rather that Furuya Natural Airhead.

"I told him that some minor issues could lead to more troublesome injuries, and he wouldn't have the chance to play in the Autumn Tournament."

That's why that kid is suspicious all the time!

"I even doubted that his stinging pain was an illusion!" Sendou said with a laugh.

"Haha!" Head Manager Oota laughed along.

His voice also carried a hint of relief; Sendou's injury had only recently healed.

The others also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now we're talking about your business!" Coach Kataoka said sternly.

"I?"

"You!

Have you gotten through this low point?

In other words, the sense of disharmony you mentioned has disappeared, right? Coach Kataoka looked at Sendou seriously.

"This... well, it's a little short!" Sendou looked at Coach Kataoka's gaze and became a little timid, so he stretched out his left hand, leaving a gap of about two centimeters between his thumb and forefinger.

"...I see!" Sendou saw that Coach Kataoka was still so serious, so he moved closer.

This time it really is just a little bit.

"I should have said that you should report any situation to me!" Coach Kataoka's gaze was almost murderous.

Rei-chan turned her head and chuckled to herself, while the others also showed a hint of relief.

"That!

Hi!

"I was wrong!" Unable to bear the pressure from Coach Kataoka and having genuinely forgotten about it, he admitted his mistake.

Sendou's personality meant he didn't have the habit of reporting everything to others.

"When did you feel it?" Coach Kataoka continued to ask.

"It was the second day of the Teitou War, but I forgot to mention it for a moment!" This wasn't something I intended to hide, so I told him without hesitation.

I wonder if Coach Kataoka will punish him...

"So that's how it is. Did the Teitou match give him some kind of stimulus?" Coach Ochiai thought to himself.

"K (ink)... no, supervisor, I really forgot."

Hiding this wouldn't do me any good!

I'd forgotten all about it myself, and I was still practicing Safety Bunt like an idiot! Sendou didn't want to be punished, so he chickened out and stopped calling me by my nickname.

"What do you mean by practicing Safety Bunt like an idiot?" Coach Kataoka was quite satisfied at first, but then he realized something was wrong.

"My swing feel has clearly recovered, shouldn't I be practicing more?" Sendou realized he had misspoke and tried to make amends.

"After tomorrow's match, I will give you more time for hitting practice."

"What about Safety Bunt?" Sendou's mind started racing.

"I'm satisfied as long as things are the same as before the injury," Coach Kataoka said.

However, Sendou isn't stupid. Coach Kataoka's use of such strange terminology clearly indicates that it's not the standard he used before his injury.

Just as Sendou thought, now that the attack has been restored, why bother practicing Safety Bunt!

For Sendou, whose swing felt almost back to normal and who was bursting with confidence, that thing was just a return to its former role of assisting and disrupting the opponent.

However, things didn't go as planned. He wasn't one of those two Natural Airhead who would naively believe that the practice requirements would really be the same as before.

Previously, Coach Kataoka only required Sendou to run to first base in short bats during actual games, but now he is requiring technical skills.

However, the Coach Kataoka didn't say it in front of a group of people meant that he wasn't too embarrassed.

Although Coach Kataoka didn't really want the players to know about this so early.

Since there was another match tomorrow, Sendou wasn't kept any longer. He said a few words and left the Supervisor's Room.

The main problem was that he had too many troubles today, which made him lose the mood to play computer games.

She didn't even have the thought of sending Narumiya Mei a maddening text message to cheer herself up.

However, after thinking about it, Sendou still sent a message.

"See you next spring, or maybe next summer!"

Early the next morning, Head Manager Oota took Furuya to the hospital.

Since the Seidou match is at noon, we can wait for them to return with plenty of time.

Whether it was due to Sendou's prayers or not, Furuya only slightly sprained his ankle, without even feeling any pain, and was almost fully recovered.

He should have recovered much earlier if he hadn't practiced in the last few days.

The stinging sensation might be his hallucination; if it is real, the doctor believes it is caused by fatigue.

Even with relatively low-intensity training, the injured area can easily reach its limit.

Furuya recalled carefully that when he was substituted in the Teitou game, he was running the bases when he was batting, and because he was in a daze at the time, the feeling of landing was wrong.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the test results. They had been quite alarmed when Head Manager Oota took Furuya to the hospital that morning.

Furuya returned quite quickly. When Seidou arrived at Edogawa Ballpark, the game between Fukutoku High School and Oya hadn't even started yet.

Watanabe-senpai went in first to observe, since their winner would be their opponent next week.

The other players were warming up outside.

The First Match was a foregone conclusion, with Oya emerging victorious.

The Second Match match is about to begin, and the players from both teams have already put their luggage in the Changing Room and are ready on the bench.

Double Pitcher, Xiaochun, and their companions embark on a strange adventure in the toilet.

When they returned, Sendou learned that they had encountered the core of the other side, Umemiya Seiichi.

In particular, when the other person was trapped inside the toilet because there was no toilet paper and called for help, Sawamura imitated a character from a certain anime, making Koharu laugh and make fun of Sendou.

I haven't watched the anime "Sendou," but Xiaochun's description was so vivid and relatable.

The funniest thing was that Sawamura meant to say "spilled water cannot be gathered up again," but he said "clean up the spit-out saliva."

"The Second Match match will begin at 11:30."

"Please wait a moment!" The announcement came on, indicating that the competition was about to begin.

"He's really energetic!" Sendou said softly, looking at Ugumori's bench.

"After all, we beat Inajitsu yesterday, and our morale is high!" said Xiaochun.

Miyuki, unusually, did not come over to Sendou's side, but instead warmed up by himself.

"Sure enough, the atmosphere there is not good!"

"There was practically no conversation!" Kanemaru remarked, watching Miyuki and Maezono warm up separately.

"After all, what happened yesterday!"

"Even though Sendou has temporarily suppressed it, the two of them must be feeling pretty awkward right now!" Tojo sighed helplessly.

"However, there shouldn't be any problem once the match starts!"

Everyone has the same goal: to win!

Ah! They are both very responsible!

Besides, if there were any problems, Sendou wouldn't just sit there and let them both get away with it!

"Sendou yesterday really seemed like a third-year senior!" Kanemaru exclaimed again.

Yesterday, Sendou's dignified demeanor was an unforgettable moment for him and many others, so much so that it was repeatedly brought up.

"Yes!" Tojo nodded.

Their conversation ended there, and Coach Kataoka began to gather the players.

"Before you get close, lock onto the fastball and hit it toward center field!"

Don't just wait for a good shot; have a positive attitude to attack!

"Their morale has just been boosted by their victory over Ugumori; we can't let them continue to rise like that. We need to seize the initiative first!!!"

"Hi!!!"

"The Sendou!"

You are free to strike!

"Don't let those guys get away with it so easily!" Coach Kataoka said with a smile.

Don't worry!

Sunglasses Uncle!

I'm feeling pretty good today!

"Let's focus on the enemy in front of us now!" Miyuki didn't want everyone to lose focus because of what happened last night.

"A-Yuan!" Miyuki couldn't help but call out when he saw that Maezono still hadn't responded.

"I see!!!

"I know!" Maezono, seeing that Miyuki still had no intention of changing his mind, became even angrier.

After shouting, he realized he had lost control and quickly regained his composure.

A large group of people immediately turned their attention to Sendou, and even Miyuki looked over after his initial surprise.

"I'm not the captain, don't look at me!" Sendou was speechless, but he couldn't remain silent at this moment.

If you're going to take responsibility, then take it all the way!

Sendou then shook his head, indicating that there was no problem.

"If Inajitsu is Okehazama, then what is Seidou?"

Is it a long bamboo shoot?

Winning this match would take us one step closer to victory!

"The grand stage of the world!!!" Umemiya Seiichi said as he looked at the Seidou players who had already lined up in a row, while he and his companions formed Circle Formation.

"But... Nobunaga died before he could conquer the country!"

"It would be better not to use that analogy!" Kondo Daiki, the one who hit Ugumori with his stick, retorted.

"Don't talk about this!!"

"A general without conviction has already lost before the battle even begins; it is no different from being dead!"

Live with ideals and beliefs!

"Oda Nobunaga!" concluded Matsubara Naho, manager of Ugumori.

"Let's go!!" Umemiya laughed and shouted upon hearing Minami Tomo's words.

"Oh!!!"

"Let's go!!"

"Roar!!" Almost simultaneously, roars rang out from Seidou's side.

"Furuya!

Be careful when placing bets!!

"You've always had an unstable start!!" Sawamura shouted after Furuya finished his pitching practice.

"Shut up!

"You did the same thing yesterday!!" A group of people in the stands started cursing.

"Be careful with your betting, Furuya!" Miyuki shouted before the game started.

"Let him call!"

"Solve them one by one!"

"Bring it on!"

Furuya nodded to Miyuki.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!!"

"Nice Ball Furuya!"

"A great start to the day!"

"The ball is very powerful!!"

"Was I lucky today?"

"It's really rare to see Furuya throw such a pitch at the start!" Miyuki thought to himself as he watched Furuya's first pitch.

Normally, it's the bad ball that clears the way...

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"We're after him!!"

"Take care of him!!"

"Dai-chan! Keep up!"

"Only when you're actually standing in the Batter's Box do you realize how amazing it is!"

"That guy's ball!" Kondo Daiki exclaimed inwardly.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Bad ball!"

"You're really good at keeping your composure!" Miyuki glanced at the short man.

It was quite surprising to Miyuki that someone of his build would play center back.

The fact that he is a center-back in the batting order precisely illustrates that Ugumori has high hopes for this batter on both offense and defense.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Outside the boundary!"

"Bad ball!"

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Huh?" Kondo swung the bat with trepidation.

"Ping!"

"Outside the boundary!"

This is not good!

Although Furuya is doing much better than usual today, this batter has started to disrupt his rhythm! Miyuki looked at the batter in front of him and Furuya, who was starting to catch his breath, with some worry.

It wasn't that Furuya was physically tired, but rather that his mind was weary from being entangled.