Since Nisho Gakusha Daifu replaced the ace with a substitute hitter, according to the convention of baseball games, a new pitcher who replaces the starting ace must have a chance to practice pitching before the official game.

Not only the live audience in Koshien, but everyone who followed the game was curious and looking forward to seeing who this finisher would be.

A kid with a jersey back of the No. 13 steadily walked towards the pitcher's mound......

Isn't this the substitute who just hit the reversal two-point shot?

It's called ......

What is the name?

"The pitcher attached to the second song school was replaced by ...... No. 13, Xia Ben Rong Guanjun! Once again, the Koshien live radio broadcast a name.

I didn't expect it to be him! It turned out to be called Xia Ben Rongguan. Able to both hit and throw...... Isn't this the so-called second-rate player? People with this ability have never heard of it...... The plot of the real world is really more exciting than the fictional one!

Regardless of the outcome of the match, the name Natsumoto Eikoki will be remembered in the history of Koshien from now on.

In the rest area on the side of first base, the entire team of Tokai Suga was watching every move of the opposing pitcher.

"Don't think much about anything other than watching the pitcher throw...... "The veteran superintendent of Tokai Suga reminded the players, "the power of the pitcher's pitch...... You can only see it best in the batting area! ”

"Hay!" The team members replied in unison.

In full view, Nakamoto Rongguan on the pitcher's mound threw the baseball to the catcher in the home plate circle again and again. Practice opportunities for 8 balls are invaluable, and getting used to pitcher mounds quickly in the window of time to throw those few balls is not an easy task even for professional baseball players.

The pitching acclimatization practice was soon over, and the curtain was about to open again. The support group seized this gap and desperately created momentum for their team, the girl cheerleaders danced energetically and youthfully, and the support song played by the wind orchestra at this time was the "red".

The first hitter who was about to play in the East China Sea was called to his side by the old superintendent and said, "Remember! If you're not pressed by the good ball count, you try to get the pitcher to throw as many shots as you can. ”

The first striker nodded, put on his helmet, and picked up his bat and stepped onto Koshien Stadium.

The referee raised his right hand to signal the game to resume.

The first hitter implemented the tactical intention of the old superintendent very well, made a cautious shot to lead the way out, and was not forced by the two good balls to never shoot.

Baseball smashed into the catcher's glove again and again. The beater did not move.

Soon the ball count came to one bad ball and two good balls, and the opponent seemed to sense the attacker's intentions, and the second good ball just now was thrown in the red center zone - an absolutely exciting match.

Immediately after that the ball seemed to ...... It's still the same position?!

It was too late for the hitter to strike, and the baseball had already gotten into the catcher's glove.

“Strike Out！” The referee draws the bow and releases the arrow.

The first hitter left the field after seeing four balls, I don't know if it is considered to be the completion of the task assigned by the old superintendent?

One out.

The second fighter was also taught by the old superintendent before he appeared on the stage. When the first hitter who was knocked out was about to pass by, he also said something to the second hitter.

By the time the second hitter is in position in the hitting area, the ball is quickly thrown.

“Strike！”

The batter missed the first good ball and exited the batting area, looking frequently at his own rest area on the first base side - was it because he was helpless and asked for tactical guidance?

Seeing the instructions of his old superintendent, the hitter seemed to settle down, swung his bat twice, and entered the batting area.

One good and one bad, one good and two bad, two good and two bad, the number of balls unconsciously becomes unfavorable to the hitter.

If the batter can't get on base again, Yuki Takami will most likely not have a chance to hit the ball because there is another hitter in front.

Then again...... Throw the inside low first, then the inside high ball, then the outside corner high ball, then the inside low ball...... Why does this series of balls look so familiar?

Belch? Isn't that what it is...... In the first half of the 9th inning, when Natsumoto won the bat, did Yuki Takami's diagonal pitch? This is a blatant attempt to treat others in their own way...... At this time, I am afraid it is difficult not to think that this is a provocative expression - this is psychological warfare!

However, if you follow this line of ball-matching ideas...... Doesn't that mean that the next ball is likely to be the outside corner......

Low ball!

The beater swings the bat!

Outside corner low ball!

The batter was hit by three strikeouts and two outs were unattended on base...... Big things go! In the rest area on the first base, Yuki Takami, who was about to put the bat back, so far, there is no chance to enter the batting preparation area?

Wait! This very remote low ball in the outside corner, after attracting the hitter to swing the empty stick, dug a sweet potato in front of the catcher, and bounced it away from between the catcher's hands and feet!

Because there is no one on first base at this time, according to the rules of baseball, the hitter can run to the empty first base and get an "immortal strikeout". So the batter who failed to swing the bat quickly threw the bat and went to first base with his foot and baseball rules. There was an unexpected change in the game.

One out and one on first base, someone trailed by one point. Although there is still a hitter in front, it will be Yuki Takami's turn to hit the ball in this game anyway.

The third hitter who hit the ball on the court, patiently maneuvered, and consumed three bad and two good full balls. Just at this moment, the beater suddenly swung out a short stick and chose to strike. The runners on the base also started to run to second base almost at the same time - at the cost of one out, Tokai Dasuge desperately wanted to advance to the point lap!

The batter was passed out in front of first base, and the runner safely advanced to second base.

The next game is like a set Koshien script: Ace vs. Ace, Ace vs. Ace.

Tokai Daisuge poured all his hopes into Yuki Takami, who was about to hit the ball!

Similarly, the second song school also handed over the final battle to pitcher Xia Ben to win the championship.

The first and final showdown!

If you hit a home, it's a tie, and if it's a home run, it's Sayonala!

Yuki Takami took a pose and stared at his opponent Natsumoto Rongguan, Yuki Takami felt that the other party was also looking at him, but his gaze was a little faint, but the ball he threw was not ambiguous at all!

"Bang!" The sound of the ball going into the glove.

Yuki Takami's swing of the stick misses!

Koshien was in an uproar, and the competition entered the climax!

Yuki Takami withdrew from the batting area, and he still had an indelible impression of the first shot in his mind, which was a strange feeling, as if there was another self standing opposite, and he was launching a pitching attack against himself as a hitter.

Yuki Takami swung his bat, then re-entered the hitting area, looked up and inadvertently saw the speed display on the Koshien clock tower-style scoreboard: 151km/h.

Terrible!

The measured ball speed doesn't seem to be as fast as mine, but visually it's hard to tell, and only a ball with a lot of energy will have this effect! Sure enough, only those who are in the hitting area can experience the power of pitching most profoundly!

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins! Let me use this metal bat in my hand to get the game to a climax!