Chapter 30: No Weakness!

'Aim for the half ball above the Straight ball and swing forcefully!'

Ping!

After the white ball was hit, it fell directly into the gap of the outfield by Yoshiyama High School.

Kominato Ryosuke took this opportunity to run to first base.

No Out, runner at first base!

This hit is a surprise, So much so that the audience at the stand did not understand what happened until Kominato Ryosuke went to base.

"Seidou!"

"Seidou!!"

No one is really stupid!

In the face of Yoshiyama High School's pitcher, the short, elementary-schooler-like pitcher got Seidou's batters Out one after another.

The audience also knows that there must be something they don't know about the pitching of Yoshiyama's pitcher.

They originally thought that even if Seidou High School could crack this pitcher, it would take at least two or three innings. After the players get used to the pitcher's pitching, they can get the hits accurately.

Unexpectedly, the players from Seidou High School had already found the trick to crack the pitcher's pitching after one inning.

Even the bystanders didn't see what was great about the pitcher's pitching.

The players of Seidou have not only found it but also solved it.

It's amazing!

In the rest area of ​​Yoshiyama High School, The Coach of Yoshiyama High School closed his eyes helplessly.

"Although I know this kind of pitching can't fool too much time from Seidou. But I thought it would be to the eighth and ninth innings, but I didn't expect…"

Unexpectedly, the players of Seidou have found a strategy for the tricky pitching so quickly.

Next, we can only let the players face it hard!

As a Coach, he has no instructions to give to the players on the field now.

He can only watch and trust his players to hold on.

The game continues!

The catcher of Yoshiyama High School also knew that the players of Seidou High School had cracked the mystery of their pitching.

Fortunately, they are used to being beaten by Seidou, and they are very adaptable to such a sudden disaster.

Moreover, the characteristics of Shoya's pitching itself do not mean that you will be able to overcome it if you understand it.

'Come on, Shoya! Looks like we will no longer be able to use the previous pitching to fool the batters of Seidou. Trust my calling and solve the batters of Seidou High School one by one.'

"Third Batter, Center, Isashiki-kun."

It was Isashiki Jun's turn as the third batter at Seidou High School.

As always, he greeted the umpire and the catcher very politely and then glared at the pitcher.

"Bring it! Brat!"

'The trick of the magic show has been leaked, it has no more effect!'

He stared viciously at the pitcher on the pitcher's mound, ready to hit the pitcher's ball hard.

Then he saw that under his gaze, the thin-looking elementary school pitcher threw his pitch with all of his power.

Even a person with a bad personality like Isashiki Jun couldn't help but praise him when he saw the opponent's pitch.

If nothing else, at least the guy is mentally strong.

And this is precisely what the players of Seidou High School especially appreciate.

How can they survive the brutal in-team competition if they are not mentally strong?

'Although I really want to praise you, I can't do it! Who made us opponents now?'

As if using all his strength to cut trees, Isashiki swung the bat fiercely.

Ping!

The white ball was hit.

Isashiki Jun threw away his bat and immediately ran to first base. Ryosuke, who had been prepared for a long time, did not stay at first base but flew to second base.

The hit baseball bounced off the ground in front of the pitcher.

Shoya, who was thin and shot like a primary school student, opened his Mitt and stably caught the ball in his Mitt.

After receiving the ball, he was slightly stunned.

Obviously, such a fast pace is not particularly suitable for him.

"Pass first base, it's too late for the second!"

The catcher from Yoshiyama High School hurriedly gave instructions.

He originally wanted Shoya to pass second base, so they might win a double play.

But it is a pity that Ryosuke took one step ahead, and did not give them this chance. When Shoya caught the ball, Kominato Ryosuke had already run to second base. The catcher can only give up this tempting idea and let Shoya pass first base.

SNAP!

"OUT!"

One Out, runner at second base!

The situation is changing faster than expected.

In the rest area of ​​Seidou High School, The players first looked at each other in dismay, and then their faces sank in unison.

Before, they really looked down on their opponents too much. I didn't expect that the unremarkable catcher would be so difficult to deal with.

"Anyway, the opponent is also the opponent who scored Koshien. How could there be such an obvious weak point?" Miyuki murmured in dissatisfaction.

"Fourth Batter, first baseman, Yuuki-kun."

And now, the captain, Yuuki Tetsuya took the strike zone.

Sawamura was also wearing his batting glove and preparing to wait at the on-deck circle.

Before Sawamura left the rest area, he heard Miyuki's muttering.

He nodded in agreement.

"Teams that can overcome all obstacles and enter Koshien must have dreams. And the players in these teams can do anything for their dreams."

If Seidou underestimates their opponents, there is a chance that they will be taught a painful lesson at some point in the future.

This almost-crushing game brought a lot of reflections to Seidou High School.

Their path was so smooth before!

Since freshmen like Sawamura joined Seidou High School, Seidou High School has grown in an all-round way. In the past six months, the competition has been smooth, win after win.

The Champion of the Kanto Tournament and the Champion of West Tokyo.

The tyrannical teams are constantly being defeated!

All of this is very mind-dulling. So much so that the players gradually forge, how cruel is baseball in high school.

High school baseball, whether it is a regional competition, or the Koshien national competition. It's all knockout!

Among more than 4,000 high schools, only one can finally reach the top. Others have to experience defeat, the difference is that you lose early or you lose later.

In the past five or six years, Seidou High School has never been able to get into Koshien!

It's not that the strength of Seidou High School in the previous five or six years was always weak. It's just because this competition system is too cruel, and the competition in West Tokyo is even more fierce…

"High school baseball is cruel, if you don't pay attention, you will be done forever!"

Coach Ochiai, stroking the mustache on his chin with his hand, muttered.

"I'm furious!"

Isashiki, who returned to the rest area, felt like his lungs were about to explode from anger.

He was actually deceived by the seemingly weak elementary school pitcher.

The first Pitch Shoya threw was not the Moving-up ball that he was good at, but the most ordinary Straight ball.

In this way, is making it difficult for Isashiki, who is aiming at the half ball above the Straight ball, to hit cleanly.

"Are you an idiot?"

In the face of Isashiki who was furious, Chris was not mincing his words at all.

"The opponent is a human, not a pitching machine that has already set the ball path. Why can't you choose a ball path to swing? With the tortoise speed of this ball, you can wait for the baseball to break before swinging."

"I..."

Isashiki was speechless.

In the current Seidou High School, the two that can make Isashiki feel speechless are Tetsu and Chris.

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