Komaru returned to the bench and slowly walked toward Furuya, making him hesitate slightly.
This Natural Airhead thought it was all his fault they had gotten hit...
"It was really great that we stopped them!" Komaru said with a smile, raising his glove.
Furuya responded with a bewildered look, and their gloves lightly bumped together.
"Roar!!!"
"To make things easier, easier for the defense...
I have to throw pitches that suppress the batters!!!" Furuya was deeply moved once he understood, and then...
"Smack!"
"Tone down that energy!!" Miyuki helplessly knocked Furuya on the head.
"Mm! Put it away!" Komaru said with a smile as well.
"That's right!
The game's only just getting started!!" Sendou, who had just returned, said with a grin.
"Furuya!!
Aren't you the leadoff batter?
Hurry up and get your gear on, then go up there, take three swings, and come back!!" Sawamura shouted from the Bullpen.
"Roar!!!"
"You have no right to say that!!" Senior Kuramochi cursed loudly.
It was like he was disciplining a Shiba Inu that had sneaked out of the house...
"Wow!
Kominato-san's defense is seriously amazing!!"
"The stability of that second baseman-shortstop combination!!"
"Sendou-san's performance just now was incredible too!!"
"That wasn't even human anymore, was it?!"
The first-years were still savoring the defensive play from the previous inning.
Mogami Takeshi listened to everyone praising Kominato, his face filled with pride!
"Furuya-san still hasn't found his rhythm, but he'll definitely pick it up later!!"
"Even though we're still ahead, it doesn't feel like we're suppressing them at all!" Seto watched the field seriously. It was still far too early to relax.
"Top of the fourth inning, Seidou High School's offense,
Eighth batter! Pitcher, Furuya-kun!!"
"Furuya!!
Swing with everything you've got!!
It'll be a miracle if you hit it!!!
Don't forget there's a