Chapter 67: Bunny Ball

Kataoka and Chris had bad faces while looking at Sawamura.

Sawamura wanted to refute, but considering the consequences of the refutation, he kept silent.

In addition to baseball, Sawamura is a person who is good at reading the mood.

"Does the ball just now have a name?"

"Bunny Ball!"

Miyuki spoke up.

As soon as Miyuki spoke, he regretted it. He wanted to beat himself. This had nothing to do with him. This answer was equivalent to asking for trouble.

Kataoka nodded silently, and then suddenly asked Sawamura calmly: "The reason why you went to hone the new breaking ball and ignored my warnings. As the Ace of the team, did you feel that you need to become stronger?"

His tone was not severe, as if he was chatting at home.

Miyuki and Chris immediately became nervous after hearing this question.

This should be the last test to whether Sawamura can get the No. 1 back number or not.

Kataoka has always taken the overall interests of the team as the starting point, especially when choosing the Ace. Although he has the heart to hand over the No. 1 jersey to Sawamura, Sawamura has to be able to carry it on his back.

Miyuki and Chris could understand that. And Sawamura, who had worked under Kataoka for three years in his previous life and had more than ten years of baseball experience, couldn't understand it?

He not only understood it but also noticed the hidden trap of Kataoka.

Kataoka's words gave two options, one is to him not caring about his orders, and the other is to feel that his strength is insufficient.

On the surface, the answer is of course the second one. Otherwise, you are telling Kataoka directly that you are taking his words on deaf ears.

However, Sawamura knew that if he chose the second one, he might not be able to wear the number one back this summer.

I felt like I needed to get stronger!

It also means that the position of the Ace puts a lot of pressure on him. Kataoka, who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, would definitely think so. If he thinks so, in order to not put more pressure on him, he will definitely give his number to Tanpa.

This will make it easier for you to concentrate on pitching!

Don't talk about the experience of Sawamura in middle school, Kataoka only believes what he sees, and doesn't care about Sawamura's achievements in middle school.

This is the Coach of Seidou High School, Kataoka Tesshin.

Taking a deep breath, Sawamura felt fine beads of sweat on his palms.

This is the first time in a while that he has been so nervous, and this is the last step in his challenge to the Ace.

If he can take the Ace number, he can justifiably lead Seidou forward.

"Neither of the two!"

Sawamura said seriously.

"In the past few months, I have been honing the Forkball, and now it can be used as a weapon. With the cards in my hand right now, I am confident enough to cope with the various situations that may be encountered in the summer.

When I used the 'Bunny ball' that has not been honed enough just now was a bit of a gamble, but I did it because I just don't want to lose to anyone.

If I faced the provocation of Narumiya and didn't respond. When I face Inashiro and Narumiya later, I may feel less than him."

Sawamura's answer was not clever. In short, it was just a battle between children's will.

However, Kataoka did not dislike such a simple answer.

"Very good!"

Kataoka nodded: "With this in mind, be prepared for the summer games."

The three practice games are over, and Seidou's practice today is also over.

The people from Inashiro said goodbye to the people from Seidou and prepared to leave.

"How did you throw the ball just now? I didn't expect you to keep such a card in hand."

When he was about to say goodbye, Narumiya asked Sawamura in high spirits.

Obviously, he was very interested in the kind of pitch that Sawamura had just made.

"You thought we would tell you that, we are opponents."

Miyuki smiled brightly.

Narumiya Mei said angrily: "I don't want you to say it, I don't want to know yet. However, you have to be careful, Kazuya. Chris-senpai is recovering, and your position is at risk. Don't become a substitute by the time of the game."

'And leave it to this kid to remind you.'

Yesterday, Miyuki was indeed slightly better than Chris in understanding what the coach's intentions were. However, in today's competition to lead Tanpa, he lost the advantage of winning.

It's really hard to say who will get the position.

However, judging from the Coach's personality, he would still choose him.

"The next fight will be the summer competition. Be ready, shonen."

Narumiya ignored Miyuki who was lost in thought, and turned his head to talk to Sawamura.

Sawamura nodded at Narumiya: "Yes, I will do my best."

"Next time, we will win."

Today, they lost the practice game with Seidou, and Mei has been a little angry.

"No, it's still us."

"It's us!"

"No, us!"

The two started bickering again.

"Let's go, Mei."

Ahead, suddenly came the voice of Harada.

Narumiya agreed, then turned around and left.

When he was waiting to exit the gate of Seidou, Narumiya Mei turned his head and glanced at Seidou's baseball field.

'How strange!'

When he graduated from middle school, he clearly didn't think about the possibility of coming to Seidou.

However, he didn't know why, but he felt that Seidou might have something he needed.

This kind of small emotion made Mei very upset, and he shook his head to put this thought aside.

He never regretted joining Inashiro.

It is precisely because he joined Inashiro that he has the current strength.

The next time they fight, he will win.

Whether it is against Seidou or against Sawamura.

***

Watching the players from Inashiro and Shuuhoku leave, Seidou's first string rushed to the hospital.

Until now, Tanpa has not come back, which makes them very worried.

In the hospital ward, Tanpa sat leisurely, looking bored.

'Uh~'

When they saw him like this, they felt a bit angry.

"How's the game going?"

After Tanpa saw his teammates, the first question was this.

"23:0, we can't let your pitching go in vain."

Isashiki replied with a smile.

Tanpa laughed along with it.

"That's good."

"What about you, what did the doctor say?"

"It will take about three days to reduce swelling. After three days, I can participate in training slowly, and it will take about a week to heal."

Thank goodness!

This result is pretty much what everyone expected.

When he didn't come back, everyone thought that his condition was not good.

In a blink, a week has passed.

Tanpa returned to the team, trained with the team, and performed very steadily.

That afternoon, Kataoka suddenly called Tanpa to his office and then called everyone together in the evening.

Finally, this day has come.

The back number of the Seidou players had been finalized.

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