Why Am I Always the One Who Gets Hurt?

"Top of the fifth inning, Seidou High School's offense.

Fourth batter! Center fielder, Sendou-kun!"

"Men!! All have... worlds of their own!

If I had to compare it... it would be... that star streaking across the sky!!!

Hit it! Sen~dou~!!

Sen~dou~!! Sen~dou~!!"

As Sendou stepped up, the atmosphere quickly heated up.

A showdown between a powerful batter and a powerful pitcher would never lose its appeal!!

"So far, Seidou High School still has No Hits and no runners!

Can their Main Gun, leading off this inning, break through this stifling atmosphere?!!"

"What is this game?!

It's already the fifth inning?

And it's still No Hit, no runners!!!"

At that moment, Narumiya Mei entered Inajitsu's meeting room and happened to see the scene.

Behind him was this year's first-year student, Akamatsu Shinji!

The first-years at powerhouse schools like Inajitsu had basically moved in and joined training during the Spring Koshien, just like Sawamura and the others had last year.

"Naru! This is the critical moment. Whatever you want to say can wait!" Carlos spoke up.

Narumiya Mei also saw Sendou gradually walking toward the Batter's Box, so he found a place to sit down.

Back at the stadium,

"It's already the second turn through the lineup!

A No Hit, no-runner game is impressive, but that's exactly why we can't let our guard down.

With the team still hitless, this man might even lay down a Safety Bunt. Third baseman, move up a little more!" Enjou looked at Sendou standing before him and began making adjustments.

The second trip through the batting order after the probing phase was the key.

"Though I watched from the first-base coaching box for a while, seeing him from the side is different from facing him head-on!

There's no reason for us to back down because