Chapter 743 - 743: The Beginning II

"Does the Coach already have a plan?"

Inamoto asked with anticipation, resting his chin on his hand.

Hearing his words, the Sakurazawa High School teammates' eyes lit up, and they looked at their Coach with similar anticipation.

Faced with this situation, Coach Kikukawa's guidance to them before the game was very simple and clear.

"It's going to be tough, but let's just give our best."

This sentence was plain, but it also revealed their helplessness regarding the current situation.

The Sakurazawa High School teammates discussed for a long time, but also couldn't come up with a good plan. However, since they had already made it this far, there was no reason to retreat.

They had overcome obstacles and won two games.

In other teams, this might be a very ordinary achievement. But for Sakurazawa High School, which was always eliminated in the first round of all tournaments, this was their most glorious moment.

"Three years of effort, it all comes down to today."

Nagao Akira looked at his two teammates beside him and the dozen or so teammates around him.

"Let's go on the field!"

Even though the entire stadium was cheering for the Seido High School Baseball Team right now, the Sakurazawa High School players still appeared quite imposing as they stepped onto the field.

Zhang Han saw the opponent's performance and raised an eyebrow.

At this time, he didn't get a chance to play and sat honestly on the bench.

Miyuki, who was about to go on the field, saw Zhang Han's expression and turned around.

"What do you just think?"

"Nothing. Just that this game today might not be so simple."

Miyuki nodded in agreement.

Several Seido High School Baseball Team teammates, including Miyuki, had a premonition about this when they watched the game footage earlier.

In fact, the Sakurazawa High School baseball team's overall strength was not strong.

This could be seen from their actions.

But it was this seemingly weak team that managed to overcome obstacles and make it this far.

That meant that no matter how weak they appeared, they definitely had a few tricks up their sleeve.

Moreover.

And not just simple tricks.

The overall standard in Tokyo was very high, and any team that could make it to the third round wouldn't be weak.

The most striking among them was their pitcher, who had a very slow pitch speed.

His ball speed could basically be categorized as trash.

According to their observations and intelligence analysis, it was only around 110 to 120 kilometers per hour.

A ball at this speed, let alone a top powerhouse like the Seido High School Baseball Team, many players from even ordinary schools in Tokyo should be able to handle it easily.

When things are abnormal, there must be something strange.

Since this matter was so abnormal, there must be something they didn't know.

"It's very likely a quirk ball; if not, then it's..."

Chris, who had the most baseball experience, was the first to offer a guess.

This was also the thought of most of the Seido High School Baseball Team teammates.

Quirk ball pitchers were very rare.

But among so many teams nationwide, there were always some guys who hadn't received formal training in junior high and only started to shine after entering high school.

For example, Sawamura Eijun from their team.

And these 'wild' pitchers often developed one or two unique skills that people couldn't even imagine.

Quirk ball was one of them.

It was very possible that this guy named Nagao Akira was also in such a situation.

Regarding this point, Coach Kataoka's advice was to play steadily and never underestimate the opponent.

"Don't treat the opponent as a weak team; treat them as an opponent at our level."

The Coach's words were strict, and the teammates nodded repeatedly.

It was an important first game, so giving it their all was only right.

However, Coach Kataoka then ordered Zhang Han and Yuuki Tetsuya not to play in the game against Sakurazawa High School.

He told them to rest honestly on the bench.

"Didn't he say never to underestimate the opponent?"

The teammates were full of questions about Coach Kataoka's arrangement.

However, given their Coach's past authority, none of them dared to voice any opinions.

"Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? We don't need those two to play. You guys just rest assured, this game is up to us."

Isashiki Jun, as the team's vice-captain, was still very reliable at critical moments.

However, his smug expression and irritating words really made it impossible for Zhang Han and Yuuki Tetsuya to be happy.

It had been almost two months since the Kanto Tournament ended, and they also really wanted to participate in official games, okay?

They wondered how this guy's mouth was structured; he could always hit a nerve with just one sentence.

"West Tokyo Third Round, Third Game, Seido High School Baseball Team versus Sakurazawa High School baseball team, officially begins!"

Amidst the cheers of the Seido High School Baseball Team's cheerleaders, the Seido High School Baseball Team's first game of the Summer Tournament officially began.

Although Coach Kataoka kept two of the team's main members out, he still sent out all the other main players of the team.

He had Shirasu substitute for Zhang Han, and a substitute third-year player substitute for Yuuki Tetsuya.

For the first game, he was still very cautious.

Sakurazawa High School also didn't feel insulted.

In fact, seeing that Zhang Han and Yuuki Tetsuya were not in the starting lineup, they breathed a huge sigh of relief.

It was simply too good not to have to face those two monsters head-on.

Otherwise, they were truly afraid that they might give up the game directly because they couldn't withstand the pressure.

Top of the first inning, Sakurazawa High School batting.

Sakurazawa was the first to attack, and their First Batter was a second-year player.

He stood trembling in the batter's box, looking incredibly weak.

Miyuki took one look at the opponent and knew that this guy was finished.

When the jersey numbers were announced earlier, Coach Kataoka's magical operation left the Seido High School Baseball Team's own teammates puzzled.

But miraculously, this matter had a positive impact on the team's overall development.

Previously, everyone was worried that Tanba, who had lost his Ace position, might have his performance affected.

But to everyone's surprise.

Koichiro Tanba, having lost his Ace position, seemed to have shed a burden, and his entire being completely relaxed.

His pitch was much steadier than before.

Perhaps it was precisely because his nerves were too tense before, and once he completely relaxed, he no longer had so many constraints.

His overall pitch ability became more stable compared to before.

Sakurazawa High School's batter, again, looked like he was afraid of everything.

Miyuki guessed that this guy would probably have a tough time.

Throw one with full power.

He signaled to Tanba.

But Tanba didn't nod; instead, he shook his head.

Huh?

A question popped into Miyuki's mind. He looked up in surprise, wanting to know what Tanba meant.

Then he saw Tanba's determined eyes.

"Pitchers are really a self-centered bunch!"

Miyuki complained in his mind.

Even so, he was quite interested in Tanba's suggestion.

Then let's do it.

Miyuki immediately gave another signal.

Seeing this signal, Tanba nodded excitedly.

Then, using all his strength, he decisively threw the baseball in his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The baseball, with a whooshing sound, flew towards the batter's box.

The Sakurazawa batter's eyes went straight when he saw this pitch.

It was a good thing he had just gone to the bathroom; otherwise, he might have done something very undignified on the field.

From the batter's perspective, that ball was flying directly at him.

The batter recoiled his neck in fright and hurriedly retreated.

Perhaps it was because he was too nervous, or perhaps he retreated too quickly and accidentally tripped over himself.

Before the baseball flew past, the batter sat down on his backside in the batter's box.

"Thwack!"

The baseball flew directly past his eyes.

The batter was so scared that cold sweat broke out.

Once he calmed down, his first thought was to complain to the umpire.

The opponent wasn't pitching at all; he was trying to kill him.

If he hadn't dodged that last pitch, he might have been sent to the hospital by now.

But just as he opened his mouth, before he could even utter a complaint, he saw the umpire raise his hand high.

"Strike!"

Strike?

That ball, which was about to hit him, was actually a strike?

How was that possible?

He immediately prepared to argue.

But seeing that no one around him said anything, the batter suddenly realized that he might have missed something.

At this moment, the umpire saw his movement and stared at the player sitting on the ground with a puzzled look.

"Is there a problem?"

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