Chapter 122
In the final half of the game, Daoshi ushered in the last chance to attack, it should be said that luck or what, the final attack was carried out by the center line, which is probably their most trusted and fearless power for Daoshi.
"In the second half of the ninth inning, it was still Qingdao's No. 11 Sawamura classmate who climbed the pitcher's hill, this first-year pitcher suppressed Inami's three innings, in this last chance, whether Inami overcame this player, or Aodo defended the score, let's wait and see."
Rong Chun, who was standing on the pitcher's mound, ignored the commentary and just focused on the ground under his feet. After nine innings, even though every pitcher on the court had cleaned up their feet, the ground was still messy.
Smoothing the soil with spikes, Rong Chun chopped his feet and raised his head in satisfaction. Directly in front of him is his most respected senior, and behind him is the most trusted guard, he can forge ahead.
After confirming the code, he raised his arm high, raised his right leg, and then stepped the ground, and his left arm was thrown out like a whip.
"Bang!"
"Good shot!"
'Carter Ball..., it's really a very strange trajectory, it seems to disappear in front of your eyes in an instant. ’
Harada sent the ball just now, although it was a pity to let go of a good shot, but for this pitcher, it was easy to get out of the game with a casual shot.
'What's going to be the next ball, straight, carter or finger cross. ’
"Bang!"
Facing the baseball that suddenly flew towards him, Harada just dodged back slightly, letting go of this bad ball,
"Don't be fooled, then Sawamura, the next ball is thrown here..."
Chris who secretly glanced at Harada looked at Harada who was calm and didn't swing the stick casually, and changed his strategy, Inashi's hitter is also very good, and he won't hang the ball casually like Yucheng, but fortunately, Rong Chun has rarely used the lob, and he is always in the good ball area.
"Bang!"
Facing the ball that was biased towards the center, Harada couldn't help but swing his bat,
'Finger forkball?' It's the same as Naruto, but before the change, I couldn't tell what kind of ball it was, and the pitching posture and ball speed were the same as before.
However, looking at the previous game video and today's situation, this pitcher basically ended up with a straight ball, and then it was either a straight ball in the inside corner or a low ball in the outside corner. ’
Harada clenched the bat in his hand and looked at Rong Chun seriously, seeing Harada's movements, Chris guessed,
'It's not too far forward, the inside corner can also be hit, and the bat is longer, which means that there is no intention of giving up the outside corner, but unfortunately, you didn't guess right. ’
Harada looked at Eijun's arm that he threw out hard again, ready to swing, but when his bat was more than halfway through, the ball was late.
'Variable speed ball....'
"Inami's four-stick Harada-san was struck out, and at the last moment, Sawamura-san once again took out a new change ball, and the first year of Aodo was unfathomable...."
As Inami's four-man man, Harada's belief is supported by his super strength, and for so long, he has rarely experienced the feeling of being hit by consecutive strikeouts. When passing by Cheng Gong Ming, Harada couldn't help but say,
"I'm sorry, Naruto...."
"It's too early to apologize, I haven't given up yet, I have to step on that stage again with you."
Putting down this sentence, Cheng Gongming walked up to the strike zone violently,
"At this time, I can only admit your strength, Sawamura, it was my mistake to underestimate you before, but I won't let you be so arrogant." ’
"Phew!"
"Phew!"
"Phew!"
'Just sweep out all the balls that are not good to play, as long as you continue to entangle, you will definitely show flaws.' ’
'It's so annoying. ’
Although he was very reluctant to admit defeat, Rong Chun had to admit that Cheng Gong Ming was really a player with super strength in throwing and playing double cultivation.
Whether it's a straight ball, a finger fork ball, or a speedball ball, I followed it in an instant, and although it was relatively reluctant, it did hit it.
"Bang!"
"Bad ball!"
"Phew!"
"Bang!"
"Bad ball!"
In this way, the ball count reached two good and three bad, and both sides had no way out.
"Sawamura, vote for him...."
"Come on, Sawamura."
"Let's give it a go, Sawamura."
Rong Chun wiped the sweat on his head, picked up the non-slip powder on the side and pinched it,
'Really, I'm convinced, but...'
"Bang!"
"Three good balls, the hitter is out."
Even if I'm weak, I've changed a lot, and you can't keep up with it every time. ’
Narumiya, who was solved, stood on the strike zone and did not move, and the referee of home plate saw it and frowned,
'Classmate, your seat is over, leave as soon as possible. ’
"There's one more, Sawamura."
"There's only one person left, come on."
"Sawamura ......"
Hearing the words that kept coming from his ears, Narumiya Naruto dragged the bat back to Inashi's rest area, and suddenly, his shoulders were grabbed,
"Don't give up, Naru, your back and words will lead 2 me."
Leaving these words, Yamaoka walked to the strike zone, and at this time, Narumiya suddenly remembered what he had just said to Harada, and actually laughed,
"What's going on, I feel like we're really standing one flag after another, we're brave men who swear to defeat the demon king, one after another."
Then he threw his head up and shouted,
"You're going to get me on the pitcher's mound again!"
The hill with his back to him also evoked a smile,
"Ah, leave it to me."
Rong Chun looked at the six sticks that were not good, and cold sweat came down,
"It's scary...."
"Phew!"
The baseball was hit the guardrail in the direction of third base, fast and fierce. Rong Chun didn't stop because of this, but directly threw the next ball,
"Bang!"
"Good shot!"
Yamaoka let out a breath and let himself try to forget the ball and focus on the next baseball,
If you like to shoot inside corners so much, keep throwing. ’
Yamaoka stands in front of the strike zone and blocks a part of Eijun's inside corner. Seeing such a six, Chris instead matched an inside corner kick, and found that Inami's six sticks did not dodge at all, and he thought that he was ready to go to base even if he was hit.
Chris asked Rong Chun for an outside corner kick here, and it was strictly set to be low, and he had to rub the edge of the good ball belt, even if the six sticks stood so far forward, but his bat was very short, and if he barely rubbed it, he couldn't hit it well, and then he would guard the guard.
Eijun threw the ball as instructed, and when the baseball came out of his hand and Yamaoka determined the way of the ball, he loosened the clenched bat, clamped the end of the bat with two fingers, and wheeled the baseball out with the rapid inertia of the bat.
"Phew!"
"Left fielder!"
Menda, who was standing a little behind, ran desperately forward, but the baseball still landed. By the time he picked up the baseball, Yamaoka had already stepped on the first base.
Rong Chun looked at Daoshi's six sticks in surprise, as Rong Chun standing in front of the beater, he could clearly see how the ball was hit just now, and he even saw Daoshi's six sticks' distorted face in an instant.
'It's really messed up, his fingers definitely hurt!' ’
But at this time, Yamaoka did not pay attention to his injury, but stood on the base bag and raised his left hand high.
"Well done, Alu!"
"Lu, fight well!"
"Well done, Yamaoka-san....."
After lowering his arm, Yamaoka turned in the direction of the runner, unfastened the protective gear with a trembling right hand, and handed it to his teammates with a smile.
Inami, who was on the verge of despair, saw hope again, and they stood on the edge of the cliff, and there was no way out. Every fighter who stood in the strike zone had the momentum of a broken cauldron, and Rong Chun was gradually infected.
The pitching is becoming more and more irritable, no longer as precise as before, but the power is increasing little by little.
"Bang!"
"Four bad balls, the hitter is escorted."
Looking at the beater who was escorted to first base, Rong Chun's translucent eyes were dyed a little red. Chris squatted there, his hand in the glove moved slightly, paused for a moment, turned to the referee and said,
"Sorry, please pause!"
After getting the agreement, Chris ran to the pitcher mound, Rong Chun's state was just as he thought, Chris sighed, looked at the guards who surrounded him, put his gloves on Rong Chun's head and pressed it, and asked,
"What's wrong, are you feeling the pressure?"
"Ah, for a moment, I feel like I'm hallucinating in my eyes, and I see strange things coming out of those beaters, and the surroundings are darkening...."
Rong Chun's voice was rarely a little small, and it was also a little nasal, as if he was crying. Hearing this, the warehouse behind Rong Chun was a little nervous, and kicked him gently,
"Huh? What can come out.,Did you stay up late last night to read hot-blooded comics? ”
"I don't have one!"
Rong Chun's coquettish retort to Kurachi, and then Chris finally understood why Rong Chun had to let himself go on the field to help him squat today.
["Na, Chris senior, what about me, I like my seniors the most, because every time I throw with my seniors, whether it is the sound of the ball entering the glove, or the senior's glove, it is different from everyone else in my eyes, if Chris seniors squat there, I only have you left in my eyes. ”
"Well, then keep looking at my gloves."
"Hmm!" 】
Thinking about it now, it seems that it happened a long time ago, Chris always thought that this was just a whim of Rong Chun, after all, Yu Yu's strength is also very strong, and there are also hunting grounds that usually train together in the same grade, he really didn't expect that he was so important in Rong Chun's heart.
Probably before the game, Rong Chun knew that such a situation would happen, so he asked to be replaced, and for a while, Chris's heart was warm, filled with some sweet and soft things.
"Sawamura, remember what you told me before? I'm in front of you, and you're left with me alone. ”
Rong Chun raised his head to look at Chris, his eyes were warm, and he smiled a little helplessly. Chris has always been calm in the arena, and Rong Chun rarely sees such a warm Chris, and he didn't even react to reply to him.
Looking at Rong Chun, who was a little stunned, Chris knocked Rong Chun's head a little dotingly,
"I'm very happy, very, in Sawamura's heart, I can trust the catcher, which makes me feel very happy, I think so, no matter what situation I face, I think you can break through, na, Sawamura, let's go together, Koshien, take us to win the Koshien ticket, I want to play baseball with Sawamura for a long time"
Chris's words seemed to mean to Rong Chun's ears, I entrusted my three years of high school to you. In an instant, something that had been suppressed in his heart was released, and unconsciously, Rong Chun cried.
"Yes, handsome... Leave it to me, let's go to Koshien together."
The seniors couldn't help but laugh and looked at Rong Chun, who was crying like a child, Cangzhi came out from behind, found the cleanest corner of the clothes, wiped Rong Chun's face fiercely, and after spreading it, Rong Chun's cheeks turned red.
"If you're in a good mood, just keep pitching, and if you're the last one out, take it well."
"Hmm~"
Looking at the somewhat pitiful Rong Chun, Chris patted Rong Chun's chest with a glove before leaving.
"Look at my gloves!"
The game returned to normal, Rong Chun rubbed his nose, looked at Chris with red eyes, and meticulously wrapped his arms, raised his legs and pressed down, and waved his arms.
"Bang!"
The beater standing on the strike zone trembled,
‘... The ball has risen! Monsters? ’
"Bang!"
Chased the hitter with two good balls in a row, and in the face of the flying third ball, he swung his bat,
"Phew!"
"Bang!"
The Aodo players threw their hats high, and the members of the rest area rushed to the pitcher's mound.
"It's over!"
When the referee's voice sounded, there were still some people who couldn't believe that the game was over. The game, which took nearly three hours, ended without so much drama, just a bland three-base flat flying ball, announcing the defeat of Daocheng Industry.
The eight-stick beater pinched the brim of his helmet and quietly returned to the rest area, and the players of Daocheng Industry lay on the guardrail of the rest area, their heads down, unable to look directly at the scene in front of them.
"Ze~~Village~~...."
"Hahahaha, we won..."
"Won."
Aodo laughed and cried,,
"Finally... Finally won...."
Superintendent Kataoka stood outside the stadium with Minister Ota and the scorekeeper and took off his hat towards Inami's rest area, and the Kunuto Superintendent silently returned the salute.
The contestants can cry, but the supervisor can't, because he will lead the students to reclaim the honor next time.
The moment the referee's voice sounded, Rong Chun seemed to have been drained of all his energy at once, his whole body was soft, and just when he was about to fall, he was hugged by the seniors who surrounded him, and the smell of sweat and earthy smell was not good at all, filling Rong Chun's nasal cavity, but it made him feel extremely relieved.
Rong Chun, who used all his strength to compete, was held by his seniors when the last two schools saluted, and he no longer had his usual vitality, which made everyone laugh.
Rong Chun, who left, did not look at Inami's team, and Narumiya did not look back at Aomichi's back, and both schools left the arena with tears on their faces.
While the contestants were sorting out their belongings, Superintendent Kataoka and Superintendent Kuninomo were called by reporters for an interview. When the dust settled, Seido left the arena with the flag that symbolized the representative of Nishitokyo, enjoying the cheers of the crowd.