Ken performed his wind up, causing the batter in the box to flinch briefly. His Intimidating Wind up skill was at work once more, propelling his pitching to EX grade.
Funnily enough, this skill only worked against a batter, so this was the first time the Ligers organization was seeing it up close.
By the time the ball left Ken's fingertips, the batter felt had barely recovered.
WHOOOOSH
PAH!
A blink of an eye later, the ball slammed into the catchers glove with force. The ball was so elusive that it seemed like it had a mind of its own, dodging the bat skillfully on its way past.
Silence.
Daichi ignored the stinging sensation in his hand and turned to the umpire, waiting for the official call.
"S-Strike."
The umpires words broke the silence, causing those within both of the dugouts to suck in a cold breath of air. They didn't need a speed gun to know that the pitch was fast, yet everyone's eyes moved to screen anyway.