Momentum

"Bottom of the ninth inning, now announcing Seidou High School's player substitution!

Replacing eighth batter Sawamura is Furuya-kun!

Eighth batter! Pitcher, Furuya-kun!"

The moment they heard there would be a substitution, the spectators had already guessed the outcome, but everyone patiently waited for the announcement to finish.

For the waiting crowd, it was nothing short of heavenly music. That monster pitcher had finally taken the field.

Seto Takuma smiled as brightly as light itself, while Carlos wore an interested expression.

Wakaba, meanwhile, looked rather serious, worried about Sawamura's condition.

"Wooooah! The ace is finally coming out!!!"

"I've been waiting forever!!!"

"He's here!

Monster-kun!!"

"Let's settle this in one go!!

Seidou!!"

"Seidou!!"

"Bottom of the ninth, leading by three runs, Seidou High School has finally sent its ace to the Pitcher's Mound!!!!"

"He's finally out there, Furuya-kun!" Owada Akiko said as she looked at her senior.

"Yeah!

In the summer Practice Match, he seemed to be the one who shut down Yakushi's lineup.

Sawamura had already performed very well against Yakushi's lineup the third time through!

But now, they've still entrusted everything to the ace..."

"They've completely cut off their own retreat!!

Coach Kataoka!" At almost the same time, Coach Ochiai was thinking exactly the same thing as Mine Fujio.

"Heh!! So you've finally graced us with your presence!!

We've got no way out either!

But if you're not in good shape, we won't hesitate to take this win from you!!" Raizo Todoroki grinned in his heart.

"He's out there," Tadano said, turning his head.

Narumiya Mei beside him had his brows tightly furrowed, his seriousness obvious at a glance.

Everyone knew that the man warming up on the field now—

His first pitch would very likely determine how the rest of the game unfolded.

Before long, the warm-up pitches