Chapter 167: Made of Steel and Iron

"Demon King, Demon King!"

"Sawamura!"

When Sawamura threw the last ball, Takeda froze in place.

He didn't even have time to swing the bat?

'This is so embarrassing!'

As he expected, when Takeda returned to the rest area and immediately saw the wrathful face of his Coach.

"Idiot, you were completely led by the nose. Did I teach you this?"

"…"

"Your momentum has been completely taken away. If you couldn't play bunts, you must at least swing the bat."

Coach Nitta Kozo's eyes seemed to be lighting up with flames and would shoot Omega beams at any moment.

Takeda is very upset and frustrated.

'It's easy for the Coach to say, but who can understand Sawamura's pitching without really looking at the strike zone.'

"Second Batter, outfielder, Enjou-kun."

The second Batter is Enjou Renji, an acquaintance of Sawamura.

Renji's looks are not particularly outstanding, but he gives the feeling of being smart and gentle, someone who is easy to get along with.

However, those who are familiar with him know that Renji's personality has nothing to do with his appearance.

This is a guy who is calculative to the core!

If Enjou Renji knew that Sawamura rated him like this, he would be appalled. Compared with the Maou Sawamura, he is far from being this treacherous.

"Long time no see, Sawamura-kun."

On the strike zone, Renji greeted Sawamura silently with his lips.

He knew that Sawamura would definitely read it.

Sure enough, Sawamura on the pitcher's mound immediately responded with his lips.

"Long time no see!"

'This guy!'

Seeing Sawamura's response to him, Renji was as disgusting as eating a cockroach. In the last year of middle school, he deliberately discussed a lip sign with Hongou, but he was targeted by Sawamura. (Sawamura thought it was clever for a middle schooler but stupid for a professional player.)

At that time, he suspected that Sawamura could lip-read.

'Sure enough, the skills of this guy are too deep.'

Old people are right, the kinder people look outwardly, the more treacherous they are inside.

"This is not a middle school competition, Sawamura-kun!"

Renji's stance is very strange, the distance between his legs is very small, and the bat in his hand is not held high.

It looks like he was aiming to make contact by sacrificing power in his swing.

But if you underestimate his batting because of this, then you have a death wish.

Renji plays synchronously, and his legs will step out when he swings. This action will increase the power of his swing! And this guy has a very precise swing and a good Dynamic vision. Sawamura even suspects that he is very talented in this.

This suspicion is not unfounded at all, and it is rare for a middle school student to catch a nearly 150 km/h fastball. (93 mph)

According to Hongou, Renji has always been his partner, and when the two first started partnering, Renji was able to catch his pitching.

Under such circumstances, Sawamura had to suspect that Renji must have an unknown talent.

On the mound, after Sawamura received the sign given to him by Chris, Immediately made his stride and threw the ball forward.

Whoosh!

The white ball was like a laser light, and instantly invaded the top of the home plate.

Renji, who was on the strike zone, was not in a hurry to swing the bat. Past experience told him that when he fought against Sawamura Eijun, the more anxious he was, the more passive his situation would be.

'So be careful when swinging!'

You can't swing the bat too early, you can't wait to be chased, find the right moment, and end it with one blow.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!"

The small white ball landed firmly in Chris' Mitt.

On the strike zone, there was a hint of happiness in Renji's eyes.

'As expected!'

'After the ball entered the hand, there was a slight break. This is a Moving ball to fish the batter with!'

'Although Sawamura Eijun can switch between the Moving ball and the Breaking ball freely, it takes time to adjust. According to the situation observed by Superintendent Nitta, Sawamura Eijun's pitching rhythm is very fast. It only takes 2 seconds from getting the ball ready to pitching.'

'In such a short time, switching between the Moving ball, Straight ball, and Breaking ball is no problem at all!'

'But switching between Moving balls and breaking balls takes time to adjust. The time for this adjustment was compressed by Sawamura to a very short time, which was only a few tenths of a second.'

It is difficult for ordinary players to find this time difference!

Renji is just not an ordinary player, he can keenly detect this time difference.

Just like now, he found that Sawamura's rhythm of pitching was delayed by about 0.3 seconds.

'So the next ball is a Breaking ball.'

Whoosh!

The white ball whizzed.

On the strike zone, Renji's eyes became extremely sharp.

The bat was clenched tightly in his hand, ready to swing at any time.

'Here it comes!'

As if a white awn suddenly appeared in front of him. Renji aimed at the flying baseball and swung decisively.

Seeing that the bat was about to hit the baseball, the small white ball suddenly disappeared in front of Renji's eyes.

'Disappeared? how is that possible?'

Renji's pupils suddenly dilated. The sound of the baseball digging into the Mitt came from his ear, which made his nerves move.

'The Disappearing(Magic) ball!'

This kind of ball, some people released the information of it on the Internet. Through the feeling of the scene, Renji quickly determined the type of ball.

But if he remembered correctly, this kind of ball should require prerequisites. For example, Sawamura Eijun's right foot must be deviated towards first base for it to be thrown.

And right now, Sawamura's stride has not deviat…

'No, it deviated!'

Thinking back on it now, Renji's body unconsciously broke out in a cold sweat.

There is a deviation, although the magnitude is very small, it is Sawamura Eijun who uses the flexibility of his arms to increase the magnitude of the deviation.

'This guy has evolved this ball! And in the middle of the Tournament!!'

At this moment, Renji's heart couldn't be more shocked.

'The original Sawamura Eijun was tricky and disgusting to play against. Now that he has gone further, can anyone really beat him?'

Whoosh!

When Renji was shocked, Sawamura Eijun's third ball flew over.

Renji could only respond mechanically, trying to hit the ball forward.

But how is it possible?

His focus was messed up, how couldn't he hit Sawamura Eijun's super-Straight Fastball?

'So fast!'

Before Renji could fully swing the bat, Sawamura Eijun's ball had already got into Chris's Mitt.

SNAP!

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

Two Outs, no one on base.

In the dugout at Komadai Fujimaki High School, Coach Nitta's expression became more frosty than the air in Hokkaido.

"I'm sorry."

This momentum did not frighten Renji, he respectfully apologized and admitted his fault.

"I can't blame you for the situation just now. Who would have thought that he would go all out from the beginning?"

Saying that Coach Nitta also glanced at Sawamura on the pitcher's mound.

Moving ball! The Disappearing(Magic) ball! Straight Fastball!

Today's Sawamura Eijun completely spared no effort to show the worth of his title as a demon king.

However, this incident itself may not be a bad thing for their Komadai Fujimaki High School.

Even Sawamura Eijun was not made of steel and iron. His physical strength will also have a limit, and the sensitivity of his fingers cannot infinitely throw these super-tricky Breaking balls.

'As per estimation, it is an uphill battle.'

The most important point of this game is not to completely defeat Sawamura head-on, it is very difficult to achieve, and to pursue it deliberately will be counterproductive.

Only when his physical strength is on the verge of the limit, and seizes the gap of his mistakes, will it be possible to find an opportunity to win the score that determines the outcome of the game.

Before that, Komadai High School had two tasks.

The first and most important one is that they must find a way to restrain Seidou High School's lineup, they can't drop points.

The second is to find a way to increase the pressure on Sawamura Eijun as much as possible, forcing him to make mistakes. In this process, if there is a chance, Coach Nitta also doesn't mind getting the score in advance.

"Think of a way to entangle with the battery!"

With a plan in mind, Superintendent Nitta immediately gave a sign to the third batter on the strike zone and told him to find a way to pressure Sawamura.

Of course, they can't do it too deliberately. If Sawamura Eijun notices it, it will be more troublesome.

It's not difficult for a Moving ball pitcher to easily diffuse any pressure.

Especially this guy Sawamura, he is a good player. When he was in middle school, Sawamura Eijun survived a whole competition by himself.

At that time, his Moving ball wasn't used much, and he achieved that level with just some simple fishing balls.

Coach Nitta's requirements are really not high, but Sawamura Eijun has no intention of indulging his wishes.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!"

After scoring two Strikes in a row, Sawamura threw his third pitch.

The small white ball is inserted straight into the inner corner like a laser beam.

Komadai Fujimaki's third batter thought the ball was a Straight Fastball to the inside corner, and of course, it was meant to strike him as well.

So he did not hesitate to swing the bat against the ball.

Unexpectedly, after entering his hand, the small white ball suddenly slid inward, successfully bypassing the bat, and plunged into Chris's open Mitt.

'Cutter Ball!'

A Cutter with a relatively large break just bypasses the bat.

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

Sawamura started off with three strikeouts in a row to start his Demon King mode.

After the warm-up, the current Sawamura has reached the peak of his state.

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T/N: That's it for now!

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