People Who Never Wavered

"Ping!!!"

"Midfielder!!"

"Leaving aside the height, even the Ball Trajectory..." Miyuki thought to himself as he watched the ball fly away, momentarily lost in thought.

Victory or defeat can always be decided in a single thought!

When the ball hit him, Furuya was completely stunned.

Kondo Daiki ran halfway, then looked up to wait for the ball to land, hoping it would be caught so he could easily get back to base.

He was too far away to judge the outcome of the shot.

"No, it's too high!" Sendou sprinted at high speed in the center field, but he knew in his heart that this shot was hopeless.

Sendou judged that when the ball went out, it would be at least three meters higher than the fence.

The fence and wall together are about three meters high.

However, that doesn't mean he'll give up; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get over it in his own mind.

Moreover, judgment still needs to be tested in practice!

Sendou leaped up the nearly two-meter-high wall in one stride, then continued upwards, stepping on the railing and jumping up.

However, reality proved that Sendou's judgment was absolutely accurate; this ball was simply beyond the reach of any human.

Sendou was unaware that if it weren't for the fact that the grass itself allows for a running jump of over 370 centimeters, his jumping ability would be significantly reduced, even with the help of the fence and the grass surface.

Even without considering the accuracy of his catch, he can still reach a height of about five meters.

However, this height is still noticeably shorter.

"Tch!" The Sendou in the air let out a sound of resentment.

If it were at Jingu Stadium, in the outfield about 20 meters away, Sendou believed he could have caught that ball.

"It's in... it's in!!!" Someone shouted as the ball entered the grass.

Apart from Sendou and a few members of the coaching staff, all the players, including Miyuki, stared wide-eyed and gaped, their expressions incredulous and deeply shaken.

Of course, apart from Coach Head Manager Oota the coaching staff had already started screaming in pain.

"That's amazing!!!"

Three-Run Home Run that led to the first score!!!

"It hit right next to the scoreboard, it went as far as it could!!!"

Gasps of surprise rose and fell throughout the arena.

"Ah!" Owada Akiko couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. This was only the second ball, and the shot was so sudden.

"Um... I've failed!" Mine Fujio thought to himself.

With such an easy Ball Trajectory, plus a ball to compare it to, and with Umemiya consistently hitting straight shots at the right time, it was practically a free win.

But hitting Home Run also demonstrates his talent.

"Doo-la!!!" Umemiya shouted, raising his right arm.

"Beep beep!!" The group of people on the bench responded.

"Amazing! So amazing, Ume-chan!"

This moment made Sendou somewhat lost in thought; it was just so similar to how they were in junior high.

"Fake... fake, right?!" Kanemaru, on third base, was incredulous.

"The Ball Trajectory is too easy to hit?" Tojo was also very puzzled. As a left fielder, it was impossible for him to see Furuya's Fastball from 70 or 80 meters away.

"Furuya's most powerful high-angle Ball Trajectory was blocked!!" Head Manager Oota was still somewhat incredulous at this point.

Coach Kataoka watched the field with an air of nonchalance, confident that the players could adjust to the situation.

They have two very strong spiritual pillars.

"The Ball Trajectory's trajectory is higher because of the player's spirit!"

The weight didn't go down at all!

The ball's power also decreased significantly. It should have been two consecutive low outside straight balls, and finally, it should have been a Fast Forkball.

The result was that the inside corner was high, Ball Trajectory's trajectory and power were the easiest to hit.

"This was entirely Furuya's fault; it's only natural he was kicked out!" Coach Ochiai thought to himself, stroking his mustache.

"Is everything alright?" However, Tojo glanced at Uchino and immediately turned to ask about Sendou's condition.

After all, Sendou's feet were more than three meters off the ground just now, and he fell straight down.

"No problem, I'm a young man!" Sendou said with a smile.

Tojo was stunned by Sendou's performance.

He didn't know why Sendou could still laugh at this moment.

Seeing Sendou's smile, Tojo and Shirazu, who were standing next to him, unconsciously recovered from their wavering. (The two of them came to Backup Position.)

At this point, Miyuki had already ordered the defense to pause.

"Aren't you going?" Sendou suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Tojo and Shirazu-senpai were momentarily confused about what Sendou was talking about.

"Then I'm leaving!"

When Sendou ran towards the inner field, the two realized what was happening.

Regardless of whether the infield calls for help, Sendou has a long history of running to the infield during defensive pauses...

"Furuya! There's no one on base now!"

"Let's switch it over!" Senior Maezono was the first to speak.

But if you listen closely, you can also hear a hint of unconcealed wavering in his voice.

However, most people just can't tell the difference.

"I think I told you that you need to be careful!"

And not only are there two runners on base, but they're also throwing this kind of pitch!

"You... really want to settle things with him?" Unlike him, Miyuki had already composed himself and spoke with obvious anger.

Everyone else was taken aback by Miyuki's reaction.

At this point, the person most swayed was Furuya, who believed that they should stabilize his emotions.

"If you don't listen to my guidance!"

Get off the Pitcher's Mound right now!

Sendou had just run to the infield when he heard Miyuki say those words!

He raised an eyebrow, looking at Miyuki with great interest.

The others were stunned.

"Hey!... You just got hit with Home Run and you're still wavering, what are you saying?" Maezono said this almost instinctively when she heard Miyuki's words.

Because of Miyuki's words, his wavering was no longer concealed.

Sendou gently patted his shoulder and shook his head at him.

"What Akatsuki needs right now is not comfort!"

After all, he's not that weak!

He really needs to be brought back to his senses!

"Being knocked so far away by that guy is entirely Akatsuki's fault!" Sendou said.

"He just has no self-awareness!"

Standing on this Pitcher's Mound means you represent the entire team!

"That Back Number on your back isn't something to be taken lightly!" Miyuki emphasized again after Sendou finished speaking.

"That's right!"

"Alright! You've said what you wanted to say, let the game continue!" Sendou said with a smile.

"Um!

"Let's call it a day!" Miyuki chuckled lightly.

"I just got here! Wait a little longer!" Sendou complained.

"Who cares about you!"

The two of them started bickering without any sense of tension.

"Those two guys!!"

"These two have accepted reality and are looking to the future..." Maezono looked at Sendou and Miyuki, unsure of what to say.

"Hmph!" Coach Kataoka chuckled as he watched the two frolicking.

His expression, however, was full of pride!

If translated, it means that with these two guys leading the way, there's absolutely no need to worry about morale.

"Wow, that's amazing, Ume-chan!"

"That guy isn't bad either!"

That number eight!

Is that Sendou Akira?

The defensive range is already so large, but the airspace is also such a large area!

"That really startled me!" Umemiya said with a smile as she looked at Sendou, who was bickering with Miyuki on the court.

His tone was filled with strong confidence.

"That's true!"

"As expected of the Japan's Number One, a universally acknowledged demon king!" Matsubara Naho with a gentle smile.

Their morale has now soared to an alarming level.

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"Nice ball Furuya!!"

"This is just the beginning!!"

"Piu!"

"Ping!"

"It hurts!"

"Smack!"

"Out!"

When the Furuya awakens and the weight presses down, the ball's power rises sharply.

His return was immediately apparent.

"Very good, Furuya!"

"Nice ball!" Maezono praised in his distinctive Kansai after the fifth batter was out.

"Two out! Two out!"

"Subdue them!"

"Puff"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Nice shot!"

"Nice ball"

"Great Ball Trajectory! Keep it up!!"

With encouragement from the two vice-captains and Furuya's pitching, the fielders began to recover from their wavering.

"Because he tends to be unstable at the start!"

Who knows what will happen after Home Run!

But based on just one sentence from Miyuki ...

Did you deliberately use harsh words to provoke him and calm him down?

Miyuki or Sendou, they can easily see through the situation!

so..."

"Puff!"

"Piu!"

"Thump!!!"

"Strike! Batter out!"

The elimination of the third batter also interrupted Maezono's inner monologue.

"Yoshi! Three outs, time to switch sides!"

"Although we conceded three points, we defended well!!"

"It's only just beginning! It's only just beginning!!"

"Wasn't that a great shot?!"

Upon hearing this, Furuya, who was running back, immediately ignited the gas canister.

"Withdraw your aura!"

There's nothing you can do about getting angry at yourself at this point!

This is also experience!

"Hi! Sendou-san!" Furuya nodded as soon as he saw Sendou speak.

"So cute!!" a group of people thought to themselves.

"No further collapse is better than anything else!!!"

"I'm all ready!" Sawamura shouted, shaking his shoulders.

"I saw Furuya's ball get hit onto the scoreboard!"

To be honest, I was wavering too!

"This guy..." Maezono looked at Miyuki and continued to mutter to himself.

"They lost three points in one go!"

"We should still be wary of the attackers the most..."

At that moment, just like in his previous life, Miyuki made an apologetic gesture to Watanabe.

Watanabe knew perfectly well that among all his recent contacts with Miyuki, there was only one person who could make him apologize.

"No problem! No problem at all!"

Let's switch it over!

"The competition has only just begun!" Watanabe-senpai was unusually excited.

Seeing his Watanabe-senpai's passionate expression, Sendou smiled and gave a reassuring gesture towards the stands.

"Sendou!" Watanabe exclaimed, his face flushing with excitement.

This is what they mean by youthful passion!

"The Sendou!"

"That guy!"

Sendou's movements were more obvious, unlike Miyuki's stealthy actions, so the others also saw him.

The other seniors were naturally no less capable than the juniors, and their previous flustered expressions had completely disappeared.

"In the bottom half of the first round, 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!"

Seidou was lagging behind, the cheering songs from the stands were even louder.

"Alert for Safety Bunt!" Minami Tomo gave the Signals, and the third baseman quickly moved forward.

Kuramochi was used to this, after all, his information was no longer a secret.

The glory of Koshien and other prestigious schools naturally makes them the focus of intense research by rivals in the same district.

Besides, it's only the beginning of the game, and the match is still long; it's not time to rush for points yet.

Kuramochi now hopes to provide his teammates with more information through the duel.

Although Ugumori has several strong players, they are still essentially a one-man team Umemiya Seiichi.

"Puff!"

"...(The ball flew almost silently)"

"Hmm!" Kuramochi, who was ready to make a move at any moment, suddenly paused when he saw the Slow Curveball.

After all, this pitch was not only slow, but its Ball Trajectory was like a wild pitch, slowly entering the vicinity of Home Plate.

"Smack!"

"Nice shot!"

"Oh!

"I thought the ball would go wide, but it went Strike Zone perfectly!" Kuramochi, somewhat surprised.

After all, the Ball Trajectory of the shot was simply too exaggerated, or rather, the subsequent changes were too exaggerated.

"And it's Ball Trajectory that's forced me to shoot!" Kuramochi thought to himself as his opponent raised his arm again, ready to shoot.

"Puff!"

"..."

"Smack!"

"Bad ball!"

"This time it was just slightly off!"

"I really couldn't tell, this pitcher has such good ball control!" Kuramochi looked at the Pompadour Head in front of him.

Given his previous rough style in the Batter's Box, it's hard to imagine that he's a pitcher with delicate control.

"They didn't even attempt to hit the Slow Curveball!" Owada Akiko exclaimed.

"Ah!

Seidou's strategy must be aimed at a straight shot!

Or rather, before being pursued!

After all, Ugumori is from the East Tokyo team, not the school that plays in Koshien!

"Umemiya's pitching style is too unfamiliar to them," Mine Fujio nodded.

Kuramochi indeed kept the supervisor's instructions in mind.

Before being chased down, they always hit a fastball with precision, aiming for center field and not sticking to easy Ball Trajectory.

"Puff!"

"Call out!"

"Ping!"

Kuramochi didn't hit it well, and it turned into Ground Ball.

However, this ball was extremely fast and was heading directly towards center field, which is right in the middle of the field.

Finally, he used his speed to force his way to base, which could be considered a different kind of Safety Bunt!

Although most people would definitely be eliminated.

"This pitch is terrible! It's beyond my imagination when viewed from the Batter's Box!" Kuramochi thought to himself, gritting his teeth as he reached base.

If it weren't for the difference in ball speed affecting the sense of space, this ball's speed could have penetrated the infield, and with a bit of luck, it could have even reached second base.

After all, no matter how fast a second ball runs, it can't be as fast as a low-flying ball.

"Yoshi ah!"

The Lead-off Hitter has reached base!

"Did you secretly add a speed booster?!"

The substitutes on the bench shouted excitedly.

That's good!

All you need to do is get to base!

"Cheetah -san!" Sendou thought to himself as he looked at Kuramochi.