Chapter 105: The ‘Cheetah’!

In the second half of the third inning, Seidou High School attacked.

Because before Sawamura Eijun, Yuuki Tetsuya and Isashiki Jun scored consecutive hits. So at the beginning of the third inning, Seidou High School had a full round of lineups, and now it was the turn of the first batter, Kuramochi Youichi.

Kuramochi originally thought that he would see his ball clearly when he played against Nanami Haruka in the second round.

As a result, he had too much hope!

Whoosh!

The small white ball passed through Kuramochi's vision as if it suddenly had life.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!!"

Okuchi, who was catching the ball, flashed a smile in his eyes.

'Nanami, he finally got serious!'

On the strike zone, Kuramochi's face was as pale as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

'Aye yo what the...'

It was completely different from how he played against Nanami Haruka in the first round before. Although Nanami Haruka's pitching was also very sharp at that time, he was not completely unable to deal with it.

But now, Kuramochi feels that this pitcher is getting more scary!

Standing on the batting Box, Kuramochi felt that Nanami Haruka's pitch seemed to glow.

This kind of feeling, he only felt it when he played against Narumiya Mei.

Looking up at Nanami Haruka seriously, Kuramochi's teeth were almost gnashing in his mouth.

'Damn, since this guy Sawamura came to Seidou. The great pitchers came out one by one.'

Before, he didn't think his batting was the best, he still thought it was decent!

'Koshien, the whole high school world!'

'The level is definitely different.'

'If you want to continue on the road of baseball, then you must catch up.'

'I can only try my luck!'

When he realized that his swing could not catch up with Nanami Haruka's pitching, Kuramochi didn't bother, but quickly came up with a way to deal with it.

'The rhythm is between one and two.'

Seeing the next ball coming, Kuramochi counted a 1 in his mind, and before he counted the two he swung the bat.

Ping!

The bat knocked the ball forward, but Kuramochi didn't look relieved.

The moment the bat touched the ball, he felt that the ball was not hit well. The timing of the swing is not exactly right.

'But, even if I don't hit the ball beautifully, I will be able to hit the base.'

The bat was thrown away, and Kuramochi's foot was as if the engine had suddenly started.

His movements are not only fast, but most importantly, agile. From standstill in the strike zone to running to full speed, the whole process didn't even take two seconds. It's like a cheetah suddenly attacking when it sees its prey.

On the other side, the baseball lands right in front of the third baseman.

The third baseman of Hoshiryu High School is Tsuchihara, and he is the slowest one among Hoshiryu's infielders.

He still has no problem with this kind of easy grounder.

'Nanami, this guy is really amazing!'

'Once he enters his rhythm, he played even Seidou's batter in the palm of his hand.'

After picking up the ball, Tsuchihara turned to look at first base, and he looked stunned!

'Where is that guy?'

right now, Kuramochi had already run halfway and was less than ten meters away from the first base.

"Pass the ball!"

First base Matsumoto shouted anxiously.

Tsuchihara hurriedly passed the ball, but it was already too late. Kuramochi, who was running at full, was just over a second away with a distance of ten meters.

And it took more than a second to pass the ball from Tsuchihara to the first base!

Kuramochi was a little faster than the baseball, getting to first base first.

"SAFE!"

No Out, runner at first base!

"Wow, what is that?"

"Amazing!"

"With a grounder in front of third base, he can go to first base."

"Seidou is unbelievable man!"

"At this speed, won't it be better if he was in the track and field team?"

"If you sprint like, you might win a medal."

In the stands, the whole audience went crazy.

The world is really big, there are no wonders.

The grounder in front of the third base, if this was a junior team game or a primary school student's game, maybe this could happen.

But in the quarterfinals of Koshien, there was such a miraculous scene.

No wonder the audience was surprised.

Tokyo, Inajitsu High School Baseball Club.

"You got to be kidding me, this speed is even faster than Carlos!"

"Although the position of the ball is good, the third baseman in Hoshiryu was too slow, and the defense is not timely. But the most important thing is speed. This guy's speed is definitely a weapon for Seidou's offense."

The Inashiro players who watched the game were also surprised.

"Cheetah-sama!"

In the rest area of ​​Seidou, Sawamura cheered Kuramochi excitedly.

He is really happy for his friends. In this year's Koshien, after Ryo-niisan, the Cheetah has also improved.

Although this progress has not yet shown its power, in the days to come, Kuramochi will definitely get better.

Before Sawamura returned to the past, Kuramochi joined professional baseball, and he was particularly prominent among players of the same type.

And now, Sawamura believes that Kuramochi can go way higher than that.

'Indeed, experience can change a person.'

'Seidou's chance to enter Koshien this time is destined to affect the future of many people…'

"Great!"

"You're the best."

"As expected of the starter of our Seidou!"

Immediately after, the teammates in the rest area also cheered Kuramochi.

With no Outs, Kuramochi went to first base.

In this situation, the probability of Seidou High School scoring is very high.

On the pitcher's mound, Nanami Haruka's face was as bitter as eating something rotten.

Third baseman Tsuchihara raised his hand in embarrassment, signaling his own fault.

Nanami glanced at him and said nothing.

In the position of the catcher, Hosho sighed in his mind and then made a soothing gesture towards Tsuchihara.

"Do not worry about it!"

Once on the pitching mound, Nanami Haruka didn't get into the rhythm, but once he got into the rhythm, he would become a little 'haughty'.

Maybe because he was too focused, he couldn't see anything else at all.

This can easily affect the mood of the surrounding players, especially when mistakes are made.

As a partner, he should take the initiative to stand up right now.

"Stay steady!" Hosho suddenly shouted.

This should be a sign. After Hosho shouted, the fielder of Hoshiryu High School changed.

Kominato Ryosuke stepped into the strike zone.

He didn't need to look twice, he noticed the change in the fielders of Hoshiryu High School.

'Oh, the momentum is up!'

With a smile on his face, Kominato Ryosuke's narrow eyes turned cold.

'Right now, the most important thing is…'

Thinking about it, Kominato Ryosuke looked back at Seidou's rest area, In the rest area, Kataoka nodded affirmatively to Kominato Ryosuke.

Kominato Ryosuke nodded, indicating that he knew. Then he waved his bat and stood firmly on the strike zone.

As partners in the defense of the second base, Kuramochi and Kominato Ryosuke have cooperated to the point of seamless cooperation.

Kominato Ryosuke's actions that seem to have no special meaning have a deeper meaning in Kuramochi's eyes.

'I see!'

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