Mistakes and Resolve

"This just got interesting." Raizo Todoroki wore a wicked grin as he watched Sawamura lower his head.

"Ah! Things didn't go as planned!" Coach Ochiai sighed.

Beside him, Head Manager Oota was already looking around in a fluster, as though searching for some kind of comfort.

Coach Kataoka, meanwhile, had his eyes wide open as he sternly watched the situation on the field.

Just as he had with Furuya before, Coach Kataoka was also waiting to see what Sawamura would show after getting hit.

"W-why?" Sawamura finally reacted.

"Hm?" The people waiting nearby perked up. Earlier, no one had dared speak, afraid of stepping on a landmine and making things worse.

"W-why did that ball go in?!! That's impossible, isn't it?! Was there some foreign player helping out?!! Was it the wind? The wind playing tricks? A wind demon spinning around above right field?!! Ow!!!" Sawamura pouted and launched into a frantic rant, only to be silenced by a kick from his big brother.

"Anyway, calm down first." Kuramochi spoke after delivering that kick.

"I see! That timing!" Kanemaru, sitting in the dugout, watched Sawamura ramble wildly before getting attacked by Kuramochi. He was enjoying the show while studying kicking techniques.

"It had nothing to do with the wind, and there was no foreigner involved! Your pitch was too high!" Miyuki took that opportunity to deny it.

"...! Damn it! So that was it?!" Sawamura said unwillingly, clenching his fists.

Sawamura's reaction surprised the others. This was not how he had acted when he gave up Home Runs before.

Still, that was a good thing.

Afterward, Miyuki briefly went over the points they needed to watch for and had the dugout prepare for a pitching change.

He felt that Sawamura still had not sorted out his thoughts.

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