Chapter 38: Gear Second!

Seeing the actions of Osaka Kiryuu High School, Miyuki was surprised at first, and then he couldn't help laughing.

He was shocked because he didn't expect that Osaka Kiryuu's reaction would be so fast. Of course, there are reasons like he and Sawamura were careless, but can you think of countermeasures after one inning? You can't help but be amazed by the superintendent Matsumoto of Osaka Kiryuu, he is really very good.

But it is precisely because of this that Miyuki is a little amused.

The temporary response means that Osaka Kiryuu did not study the information of Sawamura thoroughly before this game.

It's just a practice game. Why would Osaka Kiryuu spend days studying Sawamura's information and practice accordingly?

Unexpected opponents are more effective in practice.

When you start the competition, the information of the opponent is not absolutely reliable. Most teams will reserve one or two trump cards in their arsenal, for either offense or defense.

In short, it is a trick to ensure victory.

Playing practice games with opponents without any intelligence, to a certain extent, can improve the team's ability to deal with such emergencies.

From the point of view of practice matches, this is also more effective in practice.

'However, it's a pity, if you haven't studied Sawamura's data enough before, how are you going to deal with Sawamura's pitching?'

Miyuki chuckled lightly and gave Sawamura a sign.

'Stop being lazy and start working.'

On the pitcher mound, Sawamura pouted in dissatisfaction he wasn't being lazy, he was saving his stamina, okay. And he knew that ordinary pitching alone would not last long.

However, it doesn't matter!

If you can't fish in troubled waters, then it's better to go head-to-head.

On the mound, Sawamura took a stance, ready to pitch.

Looking from the batter's point of view, he could see that the Mitt on Sawamura's right hand covered the front of his body.

'Wonderful pitching Form!'

The idea had just appeared, and the batter had not yet realized what was going to happen next.

Then, Strange things happened. Until Sawamura made the stride, he didn't see Sawamura's left hand throwing the ball.

'Can't see the start point?'

The batters feel a little awkward. For those who are used to seeing the release point, it is more difficult to judge the timing of the swing because they can't see the release point.

However, right now, he was not too shocked. Even if you can't see the drop spot, you always wave your arm when you throw the ball, right? As long as you wave your arm, you can always see something.

Then, the incredible things continued to happen.

Sawamura's arm was waving like a whip, not higher than his head at all. Coupled with the covering of the Mitt, the Batter can't see anything.

From the batter's position, all he can see is Sawamura's Mitt moving forward.

'Where's the ball? when?'

The batter was involuntarily tense.

Whoosh!

The last bit of white light flashed, and the batter didn't have time to react at all, and he saw the ball slide into the catcher's Mitt.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!"

The count was one Strike and zero Ball.

A big drops of cold sweat drop out of the forehead of the batter.

He looked at Sawamura on the pitcher's mound in disbelief.

'The ball just now, so fast! Incredibly fast.'

Sawamura pitched the ball with the Wall-Making Form, which would have given the batter the illusion that the ball was going very fast. The illusion adds an extra eight to ten km/h. This illusion, coupled with the speed of Sawamura's own ball, makes Sawamura's pitching speed, in the eyes of the Batter, more than 145 km/h. (90 mph)

Right now, the batter was standing at the front of the Box.

This makes the ball even faster!

Although Sawamura's real ball speed is only about 138 km/h (83 mph), from the perspective of Osaka Kiryuu's Batter, the ball has at least a speed of more than 150 km/h. (93 mph)

150 km/h ball speed, that's a little legend.

The batter of Osaka Kiryuu was scared shitless.

Such a fastball, not to mention the lower lineup, can the upper line and the core lineup hit this ball?

Seeing the frightened expression on the batter's face, Miyuki chuckled in his mind.

'Without any mental preparation, you want to fight Sawamura like that?'

He didn't even know whether to praise Osaka Kiryuu's bravery or laugh at their idiocy.

Without any preparation, facing off against Sawamura, and you'll just be squashed. By the time Sawamura used all of his skills, the game would be over.

In the rest area of Osaka Kiryuu, The players saw what was happening in the game, and they looked at their batter on the strike zone as if he was stupid.

"Swing!"

"Actively swing the bat and hit the ball when it comes."

"The speed of the ball is not that fast, so what are you afraid of?"

The boys are agitated.

On the strike zone, the batter was pale.

'the ball Isn't fast?'

'You are messing with me.'

'Even if it is not 150 km/h, it will definitely not be slower than the previous pitcher, right?'

Moreover, unlike the poor pitcher, Sawamura's ball control was perfect.

He clearly controls whether the ball would go to the inner corner or the outer corner.

'I'm in trouble.'

The batter had just been instructed by his own superintendent, and he had planned to deal with Sawamura lightly, but he did not expect such a situation. Now let alone deal with Sawamura, he can't even touch Sawamura's ball.

By the time the ball is in hand, it is too late. He must swing in advance!

The batter didn't figure out what was going on, so naturally, it was impossible to hit Sawamura's ball.

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!!"

In the blink of an eye, three Strikeouts, three ups and three downs.

The alumni onlookers suddenly had a feeling of exaltation.

"Did you see that, Seidou don't lack good pitchers!"

"As soon as the Ace starts being serious you can't even touch his pitch!"

Rest area in Osaka Kiryuu, Superintendent Matsumoto, who had the image of a good old man, now had every facial muscle on his face twisted from anger.

"What the hell are you doing?"

The batter he was staring at was frightened and kept silent.

"Superintendent, please don't blame us. That guy's pitching form has no spot to see the starting point of the ball…"

After listening to his students, Matsumoto quickly understood the characteristics of Sawamura.

'I see.'

'A soft body that gives the pitcher a unique Moving ball. The unique Form combined with the movement of his arm and his ball control takes Sawamura's pitching to the next level.'

'No wonder he was a blockbuster at the Kanto Tournament.'

"Already a pitcher with a high degree of completion!"

'Considering the lineup I saw earlier, and the pitcher Sawamura.'

In Matsumoto's heart, there was a bizarre amount of fear.

"This year's Seidou is really scary."

'Fortunately, we didn't share the same area with Seidou, otherwise, we would have a hard time.'

'Wait a minute, the opponent is already at the end of the score, and we can just sit back and relax. Although this is a bit unfair, in order to make the players more confident, there is nothing I can do.'

Matsumoto had a plan in his heart.

Speaking of which, the current Osaka Kiryuu team is not the luxurious lineup that was the runner-up of last year's Koshien.

However, it is also because of this that this year's team is more united.

"Don't let Seidou score another point in the next five innings."

After regaining his saint-like smile, Coach Matsumoto said to his disciple.

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T/N: The Second Chapter!