"Absolutely have to get a hit... have to get on base!!" As Kominato walked toward the dugout, he resolutely reached for a bat!
Shirazu-senpai beside him had much the same thought.
That game in spring had been enough to make them sick of sitting on the sidelines and watching others fight their hardest.
"Anything you want to say?" Miyuki spoke up in Seidou's Circle Formation before the inning began.
The others had not expected Miyuki to say that at a time when he should have been rallying their spirits. For a moment, they looked at each other without speaking.
"Isn't it obvious?
We're going to come from behind!!
All right, all right, all right!!" Sawamura grinned, then started shouting without a shred of dignity.
"You're too loud!!" Senior Kuramochi yelled in complaint.
With Sawamura's interruption, everyone else's pressure was released as well.
A true... spiritual leader!!
"A three-run gap!!
Isn't that just the perfect score for a huge comeback?" Sendou suddenly spoke up.
Everyone turned to look at him!
"The spectators here don't want to see... a game end without any twists and turns, either, right?
With a gap like this, I still haven't considered losing this game, you know~!
A crisis like this is the best!!!"
Seeing Sendou like that, the other Seidou players were greatly encouraged.
"That's right, and we've got a great batting order starting from the second batter. They're the ones who should be nervous!!
Anyway, let's get on base first!!
Leave the rest to this guy!!" Senior Kuramochi said with a smile, jerking his chin toward Sendou at the end.
"That's right, leave the rest to us!!" Senior Maezono shouted.
The others all silently stared at Senior Maezono...
The second- and Third Years did not say anything, while Tetsu's Younger Brother simply looked dazed, still