"These Seido guys are too shameless..."
In the dugout of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team, a player grumbled indignantly.
"They call themselves powerhouses, yet they have no shame at all."
Another player echoed.
"Spineless guys, we haven't lost yet, and you're already giving up?"
Todoroki Raizo picked up the disposable paper cup he had just finished drinking from and threw it directly at the player who spoke first.
"Coach!"
The player felt wronged.
Todoroki Raizo shook his head, "Do you understand baseball? As long as the rules don't forbid it, using any tactic is reasonable. Besides, if you were asked to use such a tactic, could you?"
The damage from this statement was nuclear-level.
The player who spoke first immediately shut his mouth.
Those who could do it would definitely be few and far between.
Kominato Ryosuke, Seido High School Baseball Team's second batter, was one of those few.
"It's because you have such thoughts that you can't defeat your seniors and become regulars. Be realistic, kid. If you can't recognize yourself and the reality of baseball, you'll spend your whole life on the bench."
Todoroki Raizo scolded, still not appeased.
"Yes!"
When the Yakushi High School Baseball Team played, they always believed in happily enjoying the game.
Todoroki Raizo was rarely as strict as he was during their training.
But once Todoroki Raizo became strict, it meant that the issue he was about to discuss was very important, and the players had to firmly engrave it in their minds.
Otherwise, as Todoroki Raizo said, they would have no chance.
"But if they keep this up, Sanada won't be able to hold on. That guy's stamina isn't good to begin with."
The Assistant Coach scratched his head.
It wasn't that he didn't admit his Coach was right, but what good was being right? He was still worried.
"Don't worry, that guy is more reliable than anyone else; he won't sit idly by."
Kataoka's words had just fallen.
Sanada, on the pitcher's mound, had a change in expression.
He couldn't continue like this.
Kominato Ryosuke's determination was even stronger than Sanada had imagined.
Under these circumstances, Sanada had no choice but to confront him head-on.
If he didn't confront him and continued to let Kominato Ryosuke entangle him, he wouldn't even be able to pitch halfway through the game, let alone until the end, and would have to leave the field due to exhaustion.
"Whoosh!"
Having made up his mind, Sanada threw the ball directly into the center of the strike zone.
Kominato Ryosuke, at the batter's box, saw this pitch and his eyes immediately lit up.
Here it comes.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought about hitting a slightly easier pitch.
But Sanada of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team was truly exceptional; all of his pitches were of very high quality.
Either Kominato Ryosuke wasn't confident in hitting it well, or he was confident in hitting it well but felt that the direction he wanted to hit it was full of traps.
The fielders of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team were standing exactly in the direction his ball would go.
Was this a coincidence?
Kominato Ryosuke certainly didn't think so, and he naturally gave up on those pitches.
Finally, his persistence paid off, and he waited for a hittable good pitch.
Having entangled for over a dozen pitches now, Kominato Ryosuke also felt that his original goal had been mostly achieved.
So he unceremoniously swung at the incoming pitch, ready to hit it beautifully.
However, just as his bat was about to connect with the ball, the baseball suddenly slipped.
Quirk ball?
Kominato Ryosuke's eyes were sharp, and he quickly noticed this. But at this moment, he no longer had time to react.
"Ping!"
The baseball was hit, and what was originally a central pitch turned into an inside pitch towards third base.
Coincidentally, there were no Yakushi High School Baseball Team players at that exact spot.
"Good hit!"
In the dugout of the Seido High School Baseball Team, some players were already standing up involuntarily.
After all, the batters after Kominato Ryosuke were the team's two most reliable pillars, Zhang Han and Yuuki.
To say that those two couldn't get a hit to help Kominato Ryosuke return to home plate—
Even if you beat the Seido High School Baseball Team players to death, they wouldn't believe it.
In the dugout of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team, the players also stood up nervously.
The scene the Seido High School Baseball Team players most wanted to see was precisely the one they least wanted to see.
Kominato Ryosuke getting on base, and then them facing Zhang Han and Yuuki...
What was the difference between this and simply giving points to the Seido High School Baseball Team?
Before it was those two monsters' turn, they absolutely did not want the Seido High School Baseball Team to have a runner on base, no matter what.
But the baseball was already aiming for the gap in their defense. It seemed they were bound to give up this hit.
Just when everyone present thought so, an anomaly occurred.
A figure, like a monkey, ran five or six steps in a row and then leaped into the air.
Just as the baseball was about to fly past, the suddenly leaping figure happened to reach below the baseball, raising his glove high and precisely catching the baseball into his glove.
"Thwack!"
"Out!"
Seeing this scene, both teams' dugouts fell silent.
They stared in shock at the figure that had suddenly appeared, their eyes filled with disbelief.
How could this be?
That person, why was he there?
"Caw! Caw! Caw!"
A piercing shriek rang out, and the players of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team were the first to react.
Excitement showed on all their faces.
"He stopped it!"
"Well done!"
"This jump, this athleticism, it's simply invincible."
"As expected of Raichi!"
In the dugout of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team, including their players on the field, they spared no praise for the player who stopped the ball.
The dugout of the Seido High School Baseball Team, on the other hand, was completely silent.
Everyone remained speechless, silently observing the changes on the field.
After a long while, Chris was the first to speak.
"Unlike when we played them in the Spring Tournament, the Yakushi High School Baseball Team's coordination and defense are much stronger now."
Miyuki nodded in agreement.
"I heard before that while we were playing in the Kanto Tournament, the Yakushi High School Baseball Team had been playing practice games against powerhouses from other regions, and they reportedly won all of them."
Compared to the past, the current Yakushi High School Baseball Team could definitely be described as reborn.
However, thinking about it, this was only natural.
First, this team had great potential, possessing many excellent players, and everyone worked very hard.
Such a performance was not surprising.
As for practice games, they had previously beaten Inashiro.
Whether Inashiro underestimated them or the Yakushi High School Baseball Team performed exceptionally, the fact was they won.
Therefore, many teams were very curious about the Yakushi High School Baseball Team.
By playing against the Yakushi High School Baseball Team, they could indirectly understand the strength of Inashiro and the Seido High School Baseball Team.
At the same time, they didn't have to worry about meeting Yakushi again at Koshien.
Where else could one find such a perfect practice opponent?
Therefore, many powerhouses extended invitations to the Yakushi High School Baseball Team, and Yakushi readily accepted.
Continuously playing practice games against strong teams allowed the Yakushi High School Baseball Team's strength to improve very quickly.
This was also why they now had the confidence to challenge the Seido High School Baseball Team.
Two outs, no one on base.
Raichi Todoroki, who had just caught the ball, brazenly eyed the dugout of the Seido High School Baseball Team, looking at Zhang Han, who was preparing to bat.
"That little guy really likes you."
Miyuki said teasingly with a smile.
Zhang Han gave Miyuki a side-eye. How did he see 'liking' in Raichi Todoroki's eyes?
"If your eyes aren't good, go to the ophthalmology department at the hospital and get a number."
Zhang Han's words made Chris and the others laugh.
"You'll know if you try. I feel like that guy has been staring at you."
Zhang Han didn't need Miyuki to remind him; he could feel it himself.
He had noticed Raichi Todoroki's provocative gaze early on.
This guy wanted to challenge him.
With Zhang Han not pitching, what exactly did Raichi Todoroki want to challenge?
Zhang Han tightened his grip on the bat and stepped into the batter's box.
"Whoosh!"
Facing Zhang Han, Sanada showed no mercy, directly throwing the baseball in his hand.
Facing the first pitch, Zhang Han could have observed leisurely, but he didn't let it pass.
Seeing the baseball fly towards him, he decisively hit the ball out.
"Ping!"
The white baseball, after being hit, drew a semicircle in the sky and fell outside the third base foul line.
"Foul ball!"
In the dugout of the Seido High School Baseball Team.
A few first-year teammates, at this moment, gathered together, discussing their thoughts on this hit.
"Sanada-senpai of the Yakushi High School Baseball Team is truly extraordinary. His inside pitch only changes when it's close to the strike zone. I didn't expect even Zhang Han-senpai..."
Jinguuji analyzed glumly.
Kominato Haruichi, beside him, also nodded in agreement.
"This kind of pitch is indeed difficult to handle."
Putting himself in the shoes of the batter, he probably wouldn't be confident in handling such a pitch well.
However, his older brother could hit over a dozen foul balls consecutively, which was truly incredible.
"As expected of big brother."
"Zhang Han-senpai, he's different."
Sawamura, who usually loved to chatter, didn't echo along this time.
Just as the few teammates all focused their gaze on him, Sawamura raised his face, as if something flashed through his mind, a memory he didn't want to have.
"That's Zhang Han-senpai!"
He had faced him nine times in a row, hitting nine Homeruns.
Quirk ball, for others, might indeed be a rather difficult test.
But for Zhang Han, perhaps not necessarily.
"Whoosh!"
Sanada threw his second pitch with all his might.
In the world seen through Zhang Han's eyes, the flying baseball suddenly turned into a series of frames.
A pitch approaching 140 kilometers per hour became very slow in his vision.
Here it comes.
But no matter how slow, there would be a moment when the baseball reached his hand.
Spotting the trajectory of the flying baseball, Zhang Han directly stepped out, and at the same time, using the momentum of his body, he tightly gripped the bat with both hands and swung with all his might.
"Boom!"
As Zhang Han swung his bat, the Yakushi High School Baseball Team's catcher, squatting on the ground, felt a sharp pang in his heart.
"Ping!"
The bat solidly connected with the baseball, sending it flying directly.
The baseball soared over the low fence and landed outside the wall.
"Ho, Homerun!"
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