Chapter 69: Countermeasure

In the first half of the fifth inning, Yakushi High School attached.

It was the turn of the first batter, Akiba Kazuma.

In the position of the catcher, Miyuki glanced at Akiba, and his heart sank after seeing his ready stance.

Akiba didn't bluff or purposely do any trick.

He stood on the strike zone very naturally and full of confidence!

'This first-year kohai has the confidence to face off against Tanpa-senpai.'

'I have to say, the current Kohais is scary!'

Miyuki also sighed, and then decisively gave Tanpa a sign.

'The first ball, a Forkball low in the middle!'

Such a tough game calling with the Forkball obviously surprised Tanpa!

Although Miyuki told him just now that he would ask for the Forkball during the game.

Nevertheless, Tanpa never thought that Miyuki would actually give the Forkball sign on the first Pitch.

'This kid is really mad!'

As a senior, of course, Tanpa didn't appreciate Miyuki's tough attitude.

But he has to say that every time he partners with Miyuki, the pitcher inside him will be full of fighting spirit.

He will squeeze all the potential in you like squeezing toothpaste, Strength, fighting spirit, and ideals are squeezed out.

'Since you kid gave such a sign, don't embarrass yourself!'

Whoosh!

The white ball, like a beam, instantly crossed the distance from the pitcher mound to the top of the home plate.

'Hit the ball!'

Seeing the flying ball, Akiba didn't hold back the urge to swing.

A good batter will never let go of such a sweet ball or he will fall ill.

For the sake of his own health, even though Akiba knew that he should be cautious right now, he did not hesitate to swing the bat against this ball!

Buzz!

The low sound of swinging the bat whizzed past the top of the baseball.

No, to be precise, it was a small white ball that suddenly sank eerily after it entered the batter's hand.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!"

Seeing this ball, nearly 20,000 people in the audience immediately fell into a bizarre state of stupidity.

Unlike Sawamura, who has shown his prowess at the Kanto Tournament, until now, Tanpa's Forkball has not been exposed to the public.

A person who was pushed out of the Ace pitcher position by his first-year Kohai!

No one can believe that he is still hiding such a Winning Shot!

In the dugout of ​​Yakushi High School, Since the start of the game, Todoroki Raizou, who had been acting calmly, suddenly became serious.

His eyes narrowed, and then he looked at Tanpa on the mound without blinking.

Right now, he was very clear that Yakushi High School might be in trouble!

It's no trouble with scores. No matter how big the difference is, there is always hope of catching up.

The trouble is strategic.

If they can't destroy Tanpa and get a ton of points, how can they force Sawamura Eijun to play?

If Sawamura Eijun didn't play, what's the point of the surprises he prepared for Sawamura Eijun and all of these sleepless nights?

"No matter what, we must defeat this pitcher!"

"Mishima!"

Mishima, who was just about to play and was on the on-deck circle, turned his head back in wonder.

He doesn't understand what else his own Coach wanted to say right now.

"Swing the bat on the first ball, and aim for the high drop Curve!"

Todoroki Raizou's voice was very low and somewhat hoarse.

Mishima had never seen his teacher like this before.

In his memory, his Coach is a very outgoing person.

Although he looks sarcastic on the surface, doing nothing, a standard decadent middle-aged man.

However, inside, he is a very dedicated person.

He is a good Coach!

Nevertheless, it is precisely this Coach who often said.

"I'm still waiting for you to bring me into Koshien!"

He trusted them so much.

Now that inner calm Coach is gone, and the current Coach gives a cold chill.

"Yes, I know! I will hit base before Raichi!"

***

Tanpa's Forkball shocked the stands.

In the position of the catcher, Miyuki was also amazed!

To be honest, before catching Tanpa's Forkball, he never thought it would be such a ball.

The ball sank rapidly when it reached the batter.

Moreover, the scale of the sinking is still wide!

As far as the level of the Breaking ball is concerned, this Split-finger ball is not worse than Tanpa's other Winning Shot, the high drop Curve.

The standard is even higher!

Then match it well with the sharp Straight ball and the high drop Curve.

'It can definitely bring Tanpa-senpai to a higher level.'

'Very good!'

"Nice Pitch!"

Miyuki threw the ball back to Tanpa.

When catching the ball, Tanpa clearly felt that Miyuki used more force when he was throwing the ball.

'This also means that Miyuki, that stinky boy, has a high degree of appreciation for this ball!'

'Although I still regret that I did not form a battery with Chris.'

Nevertheless, getting Miyuki's approval obviously made Tanpa very happy. Although he was very dissatisfied with the attitude of this haughty Kohai, he had to admit that in baseball, Miyuki was indeed a genius!

To be acknowledged by such a genius is also a very happy thing for Tanpa.

In the rest area of ​​Seidou High School.

"Looks like we don't have to worry about their combination today!"

Even if he didn't play, Chris's attitude was still very refined. He seemed happy that Tanpa and Miyuki made a good battery.

Kataoka also nodded.

"If it wasn't for the sudden joining of Sawamura, Tanpa would have been our Ace this year!"

***

Akiba on the strike zone has a felt like he is standing on pins and needles.

Very scary!

The path of the ball that was originally thought to be a Straight ball suddenly fell sharply before it entered the home plate!

The terrifying degree of the ball itself is not to be said.

What's really tricky is that the countermeasures they had planned to deal with Tanpa are no longer available! Originally, Tanpa only had two types of balls: Straight and high drop Curve, so they could choose one of them to swing.

That kind of high drop Curve, as long as Tanpa throws well, is generally difficult to target.

Therefore, the strategy chosen before Yakushi High School was aiming at Tanpa's Straight ball.

Of course, this is not easy in itself, but Yakushi High School has summed up a set of countermeasures. Moreover, Tanpa's own ball speed is not super fast. The three first-year students of Yakushi High School can wait for the ball to enter their hands before swinging.

That's why Akiba dared to confront Tanpa.

'It's just a pity, this method can't be used now!'

The Straight ball flying over is also likely to be a Forkball!

It's just a matter of luck!

Akiba swallowed subconsciously, then raised the bat high.

His attitude made Miyuki very much wary.

After seeing Tanpa-senpai's Forkball, he originally thought, how much would the batters of Yakushi High School would be surprised!

After all, Yakushi could not have collected the information on this kind of ball before.

Faced with an unexpected ball, it is difficult for a batter at Yakushi High to remain calm.

However, the real situation is not like this. Although Akiba was surprised, he was still very calm.

'In a very short time, he has adjusted his mentality and figured out a way to deal with this unexpected situation.'

'This kind of quality, let alone the first year of ordinary high schools and academies, even in a Famous High School not everyone can achieve it.'

Thinking about it, Miyuki took another look at the rest area of ​​Yakushi High School.

'To be able to train such students, Superintendent Todoroki Raizou, Yakushi High School, may become the enemy of Seidou High School in the future!'

'Perhaps, there is no need to wait until the future, the current Yakushi High School has not been completely defeated!'

With a chill in his heart, Miyuki decisively gave Tanpa a sign.

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