Chapter 144: The Young General

In the rest area of ​​Seidou High School, Chris also knows the importance of this duel and looked at Tetsuya.

"Tetsu!"

'Now is your time to show your strength as a Senpai.'

Meanwhile, Tetsu was thinking about the same thing, the image of his Kohai standing on the mound and holding the lineup of Inashiro made him happy, and relieved, but also frustrated and angry.

As his Senpai he couldn't score, he couldn't even make a hit.

In his previous at-bat, he was solved cleanly by Narumiya and couldn't fulfill his role as the fourth batter of Seidou.

But.

Right now, he doesn't need these kinds of emotions right now, it will only affect his batting, after all, he only needed to do one thing.

'Hit the ball!'

No need for emotional thought, no need for the burden of responsibility, no need for the senpai's pride, he only needs to hit the coming ball

At this moment Tetsu's world became quiet, the sound on his teammates the sound of cheering of the audience the sound of his favorite walkup song, and the image of everything around him all became quiet almost as if they became a background Image, and only Narumiya on the mound and Harada who is sitting stayed.

And on his mind, all the unnecessary thoughts disappeared and only one thought was left.

'Hit the ball!'

Tetsu stood on the batting Box, the bat in his hand was held high, and he looked at Narumiya on the pitcher's mound with a calm expression.

'Now it is time for the troublesome guy!'

At the position of the catcher, Harada glanced a little uncomfortably at Yuuki on the strike zone.

They have to admit that the situation is very unfavorable for them at this moment.

After all, this is the third time that Yuuki has faced off against Narumiya.

Right now, they have to deal with this opponent cleanly.

Now that no one is Out, once Yuuki is on base, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Seidou is a very strong offensive team.

Once someone stands on the base, the threat will rise rapidly.

They are likely to use tactical coordination, walk the runner to base, and return to home plate.

Seidou will never hesitate. If they can get a point, they will make sure to win this point.

Harada hesitated for a while and decisively gave a sign to Narumiya on the pitcher's mound.

Although they have been pressed by the Seidou up until now.

'However, our bait has also been laid.'

'Next, let's see if the batters of Seidou can bite the hook?'

The first ball: a Forkball in the inner corner!

On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya nodded indistinctly as he watched the sign Harada gave him.

Through the first ball, he guessed Harada's next plan.

'Sure enough, Masa-san really made progress!'

'His Game calling is no longer reversed, but has a bit of aggression.'

Narumiya is very happy with Harada's change.

'Very good!'

'Masa-san has evolved, I can't stay still now, can I?'

The pitching arm was raised high, and then the right Mitt was used to protect the pitching left hand.

The right foot was raised high and then dropped. With this inertia, the baseball in Narumiya's hand was flying like a sharp sword.

Roaar!!

The baseball split the air with a harsh roar.

It wasn't very loud, but it was sharp.

Among the pitchers in West Tokyo, there are not many pitchers whose pitching can make sound, the only ones who can achieve such a roaring effect are Narumiya and Furuya.

On the strike zone, the expression on Tetsuya's face was extremely calm.

In the face of Narumiya Mei's astonishing ball speed, he seemed calm.

'Not moving?'

At the position of the catcher, Harada glanced at him from the corner of his eyes in surprise.

According to his guess, the most likely target for Yuuki now is Mei's Change-up and ordinary Straight ball.

This ball, the course is very sweet, and the rotation looks not much different from the Straight ball.

If the Yuuki aimed at a Straight ball, there is no reason not to swing the ball.

'Does he have any other plans?'

Harada thought blankly.

As he stretched his Mitt, just when he was about to catch the ball from Mei.

Yuuki Tetsuya, who didn't seem to react at first, suddenly swung the bat after the baseball entered his hand.

RUZZZ!!

His swing was so fast that Harada didn't even feel the wind pressure from the swing and a sound like a thunderbolt, and then the baseball was hit by the bat.

PAANG!!

After the white ball was hit, it flew to the sideline of third base.

PAAK!

"FOUL!"

On the strike zone, Tetsu exhaled and raised the bat in his hand with one hand.

The expression on his face was the same as before, very calm.

On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya Mei had a terrified expression on his face.

'S-scary!'

'Tetsu-san! This is so scary!'

At the moment of Tetsu's swing, he even felt that his pitch was about to be blasted out of the park.

Being forced by a batter's momentum is rare in Narumiya's baseball career.

'Yuuki Tetsuya!'

'Sure enough, this batter was different.'

In the position of the catcher, Harada's expression was also very cautious.

He hadn't expected Yuuki's swing to be so terrifying.

'It will be difficult to Strike him Out. It's better to rely on defense to get him Out.'

Mei on the pitcher's mound nodded indistinctly when he saw the sign given to him by Masa-san.

If Sawamura had not hit his Change-up ball before, Narumiya would definitely use the Change-up ball against Tetsuya and solve him.

But Sawamura had accurately hit his Change-up, which greatly shook Narumiya's confidence in his Change-up.

Right now, he will not choose to Strike out reluctantly.

A batter who can wait until the ball is completely in his hand before swinging.

It is extremely difficult to strike them Out.

Before, the reason why Narumiya Mei took the risk of striking Out the strong batter of Seidou High School was just to pressure the defense of Seidou High School with pitching.

Now that the game is in the second half, the previous strategy is definitely not going to work.

The most important thing right now is to get the number of Outs.

Whoosh!

A small white ball was flying to a low course.

This position wasn't out of the batter's swing, but after the swing, it's hard to hit the ball far.

And once you use too much force, it might become goofy.

In the rest area of ​​Seidou High School, Sawamura's eyes lit up.

They are changing strategy!

Switching the pitching rhythm from Striking Out your opponent's to using bait.

This is easy to say, but it is very demanding for pitchers.

You not only have to have precise ball control but also a strong heart.

At the same time, you and your partner, the catcher who cooperates, are even better!

These, obviously Narumiya Mei has done it.

'This time, Tetsu-san might be…'

WhooPANG!

Just when Sawamura was praising Narumiya.

The small white ball was Exploded by Tetsu's bat and flew far.

"CARLOS!"

The speed of the ball flying was much faster than expected, and Narumiya on the pitcher's mound was not calm and hoarsely shouted at Carlos.

"Pass it to me!"

Carlos was running with astonishing speed like a black panther, kept chasing the ball.

It's just that he's fast, and baseball's is faster.

A few steps short, Carlos was unable to catch up with the baseball, which hit the ground directly.

Although Carlos picked up the ball when it bounced, but there is still no way to stop Tetsu from getting to the top base.

No Out, runner at second base!

At Seidou High School, the fourth hit came.

And it's a beautiful double!

Seeing Tetsuya running to second base, all the supporters of Seidou High School roared wildly.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

The players in the third year of Seidou High School and the supporters in the stands, all had happy expressions on their faces.

In this game, although Seidou was playing against Inashiro.

But the third-year players weren't too happy.

It was Kohai who had just joined the team who was holding the opponent lineup alone.

The third-year players had mixed emotions about this.

It feels as if the elder brother is being taken care of by the younger brother, and it is certain that you are pleased, but it is inevitable to feel useless and frustrated too.

Now they can finally lift their heads up!

In addition to Sawamura's real hits, the third-year leader Yuuki also successfully scored hits.

And it was a double hit.

No Out, runner at second base!

Next, there are countless tactics that Seidou High School can use to score.

"Let's end it here!"

"Isashiki, let's finish it in one breath."

In the stands, the supporters of Seidou High School began to put pressure on their opponents.

"Fifth Batter, Center, Isashiki-kun."

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