Chapter 645 - 645: The Reveal

The Kanto Tournament final, the game between Seido High School Baseball Team and Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, was about to begin.

The players of both teams spread out and sprinted towards the center of the field.

"Charge!"

"Charge!!"

After reaching the middle of the field, the players of both teams lined up in formation and saluted each other.

"Please guide me!"

"Please guide me!!"

Just like that, the game officially began.

For Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team, the First Batter, Carlos, was the first to step into the batter's box.

Carlos possessed the typical physique of an athlete.

Not only was his speed top-notch, but he was also very well-rounded in his eye for pitches, hitting skills, and defensive abilities.

This was a well-known player who had shown astonishing talent during his middle school days.

Entering Inashiro Industrial and leading the team to Koshien and dominating the nation further elevated Carlos's reputation and strength significantly.

Currently, for many pitchers, he was a nightmare-like existence.

His opponent today was Furuya Satoru, who had shone brightly in Seido High School Baseball Team's first game of the Kanto Tournament.

Although Furuya Satoru's overall performance in the game between Seido High School and Shonan Gakuen was not outstanding, it could even be said that he was heavily targeted.

But his reputation still spread.

After all, that terrifying pitch aura and speed were unforgettable for anyone who saw them. Not to mention, he was a first-year newcomer, a highly variable presence on the field.

Before the game, Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team naturally also carefully studied Furuya Satoru.

However, their conclusion was that Seido High School Baseball Team should not let this player play.

"I didn't expect Seido High School Baseball Team to let a pitcher full of flaws like this make an appearance!"

Carlos had no intention of holding back. Since Seido High School Baseball Team dared to make such a decision, they had to pay the price for their decision.

His task was to make the Seido High School Baseball Team fully realize the difference in strength.

"Then let me witness the pitch of the monster first-year newcomer!"

Not only was Carlos interested, but in their dugout, Narumiya Mei was also eager to try.

"Can this guy's ball speed also surpass mine?"

"I don't know about his fastest ball speed, but in terms of average ball speed, he not only surpasses you, but he's also not far off from Zhang Han."

Harada said unceremoniously.

The situation for Inashiro at the start of the game was undoubtedly somewhat passive.

According to their original judgment, Seido High School Baseball Team definitely wanted to win today and become the champion.

With this goal as a premise, they should not send the unstable Furuya Satoru onto the field.

In the previous game between Seido High School Baseball Team and Shonan Gakuen, the weaknesses of this first-year newcomer had already been largely exposed.

The players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team could completely follow suit and use the same method to deal with Furuya Satoru.

Not to mention that his pitch was originally unstable, even if his pitch was relatively stable, it would be difficult for him to last several innings on the pitcher's mound.

Under such circumstances, what reason did Seido High School Baseball Team have to let Furuya Satoru play?

So their conclusion was that there was no need to prepare countermeasures against Furuya Satoru, because Seido High School Baseball Team would simply not adopt such a self-defeating move.

But now, the people from Seido High School Baseball Team did exactly that.

This put Inashiro, who had made a judgment early on, at a disadvantage instead.

Because they were unprepared, they were inevitably caught off guard at this moment.

Coach Kunitomo didn't even have time to give orders to his players and could only grit his teeth and let them rely on their own strength to face this first-year pitcher. Fortunately, although they weren't prepared, they knew Furuya Satoru's weaknesses.

Plus, they had confidence in their own players on the field.

So this confrontation wasn't that despair-inducing.

"Carlos, show him what you've got!"

"What 150 km/h ball speed, we weren't scared as kids."

"He's just a first-year newcomer, does he really think he can turn the tables on us Inashiro Industrial?!"

In the dugout and the stands, the players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team and their supporters were all frantically cheering on their batter.

In contrast, the players and supporters of Seido High School Baseball Team were very calm.

Owada Akiko, a new reporter for Baseball Kingdom Magazine, felt very surprised by this scene.

"I didn't expect this player named Carlos to be so popular!"

Fujio was surprised by something else.

It was natural for Carlos to be popular. He was originally a star player in the Tokyo area, and after winning the championship with his team in the Spring Koshien, his status also rose. Although he was not comparable to the top national batters like Yuuki and Zhang Han now, his evaluation still wasn't much lower.

It was natural for the team's supporters and teammates to have confidence in a player of this caliber.

What truly surprised Fujio was the attitude of Inashiro Industrial's players and supporters.

The opponent was just a first-year newcomer, and his performance in the first game was not outstanding.

Was it enough to bring such heavy psychological pressure to the players and supporters of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team?

So much so that they had to cheer on their supported player, as if they would feel uneasy if they didn't.

From his perspective as an expert, this was a very incredible thing.

But such things are unpredictable. Sometimes, the premonition of the people involved is more accurate than that of the observing experts. Who knows.

Perhaps this first-year newcomer could bring more different things to this game, who knows.

Fujio, who was originally not very excited, felt his blood beginning to flow rapidly.

He couldn't wait to see the outcome of the confrontation between the two players.

In this enthusiastic atmosphere, Miyuki gave Furuya Satoru the first signal.

Less than two weeks had passed since the first game.

Furuya Satoru had not stopped pursuing ball control for a moment.

Now was the time to show the results of his training.

"Whether you become a weapon or liability, it all depends on this time."

Furuya Satoru, who received the signal, nodded slightly, then took his stance and threw the pitch with all his might.

As he pitched, his entire motion was like running, with all the power of his body concentrated in the two fingers of his throwing hand.

"Boom!"

The moment the baseball was released, those closer to the pitching position could clearly hear a roar.

The flying baseball did not give a lifeless feeling like a normal pitch.

That pitch was as if it were alive, giving the feeling that what was flying over was not a baseball, but an unknown monster.

Carlos, who was waiting in full readiness and about to swing his bat, watched the baseball fly and was completely in a dazed state.

He instinctively turned his head, instinctively tightened the bat in his hand, and restrained his desire to swing and resist.

Then he watched with wide eyes as the baseball flashed past him and fiercely plunged into Miyuki's open glove.

"Thwack!"

"Strike!"

The baseball flew into the strike zone, and it was a strike zone biased towards the inside corner.

In just under two weeks, Furuya Satoru's pitching had completely shed its previous wild feeling.

This time he was able to accurately hit the strike zone.

In the dugout of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team.

Coach Kunitomo habitually shook his neck, making a creaking sound.

He didn't speak, and his expression seemed unchanged.

Instead, it was the manager of their baseball team, a man with a balding hairstyle, who touched his half-bald head.

"He's already added fuel to someone who must be paid attention to!"

What kind of magic did Coach Kataoka of Seido High School Baseball Team use to make this baseball beginner make such great progress in such a short period of time?

The manager of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Club was utterly perplexed by this.

"Strike!"

"Strike!!"

"Strikeout!"

"Strikeout!!"

"Strikeout!!!"

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