Chapter 122: The Devil Brother's Path

Fourteen balls!

In the catcher's position, Okuchi looked at the batter beside him with a bitter smile on his face.

'Such a headache!'

Indeed, it was more than just his head that ached. He felt pain in his heart, liver, kidneys, and stomach; there wasn't a place in his body that didn't hurt.

'This is too difficult!'

No matter where they throw the ball, this guy always knocks it out of bounds.

Right now, the count was no longer to their advantage. During the previous pitching process, Nanami accidentally threw a Ball.

Now there are two Strikes and three Balls.

Not only was the batter being chased, but Nanami, who was pitching, was also being chased.

In the next pitching, any ball is crucial, and maybe a wrong move will decide the outcome.

'Is my previous tactic wrong?'

Asking himself, Hosho Okuchi couldn't tell. If his previous game calling was wrong, where was the error?

'The number of pitches has exceeded the targeted number, and we cannot continue to struggle like this. We must find a solution as soon as possible.'

With a plan in mind, Hosho Okuchi gave Nanami a sign.

This sign is quite peculiar, and it does not belong to what they had agreed on in advance.

On the pitcher's mound, Nanami was obviously stunned when he saw the sign.

'Remember that last pitch we made in the elementary school finals?' Nanami Haruka smiled.

When they were in Nagano Metropolitan Junior League, they participated in the national competition, and they lost the final.

At that time, a sixth-grade batter was able to catch up with all of Nanami's Breaking balls, which is unbelievable to think about.

In order to deal with him, Hosho at that time, on a whim, asked Nanami to throw a Breaking ball!

In the days that followed, Hosho Okuchi often felt annoyed by the ball that day. The ball Nanami threw as he wished.

Yet, He didn't catch it!

So much so that the runners on second and third base all returned to home plate and overtook the score.

Now facing Kominato Ryosuke, Okuchi once again allocated this Breaking ball.

After all, it has been five years since that incident!

"Okuchi, you have really grown up!"

Nanami's eyes sparkled with delight.

Speaking of which, Okuchi has become particularly sensitive since that mistake in catching the ball.

Even in high school, when the two were on the same team and partners again, Hosho was still awkward at times.

Now, he finally got over it.

"Well!"

Pull up the stance, make the stride, and throw the ball.

The white ball is like a precise missile, flying to the outer corner!

When he saw this ball, Kominato Ryosuke was obviously stunned for a moment.

'The ball was a clear Ball, and a Ball to the outside corner.'

Does the opponent want to Walk him?

Despite a nagging suspicion in his heart that something was amiss, Kominato Ryosuke suppressed the impulse to swing the bat.

He had no reason to swing at such an obvious wide Ball, although after being Walked to base, there was no way to continue to let Nanami throw more Pitches. But in the case of being able to go to base, Kominato Ryosuke doesn't mind.

For example, if a pitcher with good ball control throws four Balls, it will definitely disturb the confidence of the pitcher.

So Kominato Ryosuke didn't swing at this ball.

Then he watched helplessly, and after the small white ball was thrown to the outer corner, it suddenly turned.

'It's a Slider!'

Kominato Ryosuke saw through the break in pitching, and he vaguely understood what Hosho Ryuki and Nanami Haruka were planning.

It's just that the ball has strayed so much, and the probability of being able to reach the zone is really low.

'Then wait and see, who has better luck?'

SNAP!

"STRIKE! BATTER OUT!!!"

After the white ball deviates by nearly 20 centimeters, it turns into the strike zone abruptly.

Kominato Ryosuke is struck Out!

"Damn, what is that?"

"Slider?"

"The break is too big, it feels like someone is controlling it with a thread."

The audience in the stands was also boiling.

They were really frightened by Nanami's pitching. they didn't expect anyone else to throw such a Breaking ball.

Some discerning spectators can even use binoculars in the stands to see the changes in baseball.

"It's amazing!"

"Yeah, a very cool break!"

One Out, no one on base.

"Third Batter, outfielder, Sawamura-kun."

Everyone at the scene was shocked by Nanami's Breaking ball.

They stared dumbfounded at the man on the mound.

right now, they suddenly remembered that the guy in front of them was the original Son of Nagano.

A super genius who is as famous as Tokyo Prince Narumiya.

Under such circumstances, Sawamura Eijun went to the strike zone without causing much commotion.

In the process of walking to the strike zone, he and Kominato Ryosuke had an exchange.

"His Breaking ball is very clear and it's not difficult to aim." Kominato Ryosuke said.

Sawamura nodded with a smile: "I see!"

"But I still have to say, Aniisan has done really well!" Sawamura exclaimed sincerely.

One person entangled with Nanami Haruka for 30 small balls!

As long as there are nine such guys on a team, no matter who the pitcher is, it is estimated that he will be out of the field on a stretcher.

30 balls for one person, 30 balls for nine people is 270 balls!

Even if you search all over the country, search all over the world, there is no such pitcher. Not to mention high school students, even in professional baseball, there is absolutely no pitcher with such physical stamina in the Major Leagues.

He had the performance against Akutsu before, and now he is using the same strategy against Nanami Haruka.

However this time, Kominato Ryosuke failed to hit or hit base.

But his performance was enough to catch the attention of spectators and pro baseball scouts.

For the audience, Kominato Ryosuke has his own talent and has officially become the top star player in the country.

For professional baseball scouts, Kominato Ryosuke has shown his worth.

One time may be a coincidence, two times may be luck, hitting the pitcher's ball repeatedly in the same manner is a skill used to deplete the pitcher's physical strength and exhaust their pitch count.

Although there are not many such wonderful players in professional baseball, each of them is very valuable.

After all, things are rare.

If he can accurately hit high-speed balls with a speed of 140 km/h, 150 km/h, or even 160 km/h out of bounds, Such talent is very rare. (86, 93, 99 mph)

'From now on, Ryo-san will probably also walk down a different road too.' Sawamura thought silently in his heart.

Since his regression, the people around him are more or less different from before.

Whether this is good or bad, Sawamura can't guarantee.

But now it seems that they are all better than they were before Sawamura returned to the past.

'This is enough!'

'There are only five days left to play with the third-grade Senpais.'

'There are at most two games left.'

'Let's make the best memories…'

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