(Continued)

Summer is here.

Although the results of Shangfeng High School in the spring competition were not satisfactory, they also successfully qualified for the seeded team and avoided meeting the strong team in advance. If all goes well, they will join the traditional powerhouses such as Akashi Chaofeng and Kansai Nikoko in their respective divisions to enter the round of 16.

However, in the second round, an unexpected situation occurred......

【Ben...... Home run! Goodbye full home run! In the second half of the 7th inning, Mofeng High School 4 sticks Onodera gave the traditional strong Kansai No. 2 High School a fatal blow! 8 to 1! 7 rounds to finish early! Mofeng High School advances to the third round! 】

Before he knew it, his fastest ball speed had reached 155, and it was completely impossible to tell that he was a person who was terminally ill. Relying on him, Chengfeng High School successfully advanced to the round of 16. And the mysterious Mofeng High School also followed to break into the top 16, and naturally became the dark horse of this summer. Later, Shiichi learned that Mofeng High School only established a baseball club last year, and it was not able to participate because of the lack of numbers. It's hard to imagine that this team, which has been established for more than a year and has just gathered enough numbers, can show such a strong strength.

The round of 16 will be redrawn, and according to the results of the draw, if it goes well, Chengfeng High School will face the old rival Akashi Chaofeng School in the finals; And if Mofeng High School breaks through the top 16 and quarterfinals again, it will probably face off against Chengfeng High School in the semifinals. Chengfeng High School, which was still a challenger last year, has become a challenged this year.

However, more than these, Shikiichi is naturally more worried about the body of the instrument. Although the auditor said that the coach knew about his condition, Shiichi didn't dare to mention it in front of her, so he could only persuade her to hide it if she could, even if she threw the ball on the board, she wouldn't let him finish the shot, and if she could end the game early, don't drag it out until the 9th game. The previous game also relied on this tactic to pass smoothly, but after entering the round of 16, facing stronger opponents, this snow hiding tactic is estimated to be unworkable.

In the round of 16, he hid Dongguo in the wind and snow, and relied on the pitcher relay to get through the danger. In order to avoid back-to-back appearances in the semi-finals and finals, coach Kamibeppu arranged for him to start in the quarter-finals, but fortunately in this game, Chengfeng High School's line exploded and won 10-0 after five games.

On the other hand, during the break of the game, Chengfeng High School also went to watch the game of Mofeng High School. After sealing the opponent in both games, it seems that he is more relaxed than himself.

What especially attracts everyone's attention is that the brothers Ichiro Hakukukuro and Ichiro Ballo, who are shots at Mofeng High School, seem to be twins, and judging by their names, their parents are definitely loyal baseball fans. From the two games, it can be seen that the elder brother Kuichiro is a catcher with extremely strong ball-matching ability, and seems to see through the mind of the beater; The younger brother Qiu Jiro is a pitcher, he is very good at controlling the ball, and he can always throw the ball to the position that the catcher wants, although the ball speed is average, but he is known for his sharp spiral curve and variable speed ball, which is a typical soft pitch. These two points alone are already quite tricky, and it's no wonder that you can make your way through the levels. But......

"The secret of these two men is not only that, this is a video ......of the second round against Kansai No. 2 High School," said Shimosawa Shirakuro, the manager of the third year, "and pay attention to the position of the brothers in the starting line-up." ”

"What!" Captain Nakano exclaimed, "Ichiro Kurum is a pitcher, and Ichiro Kujiro is a catcher!" How can it be! ”

"I see, the pitch can be exchanged, and it seems that the tacit understanding between the two of them has reached the realm of heart," sighed, "and it is no wonder that it is difficult to support the semi-finals with a single pitcher." ”

"That's right," Shimosawa said, "and my brother Ichiro is a pitcher, and the fastest pitch speed so far in this tournament is 153, but rumor has it that he threw close to 160 during practice matches!" ”

"Isn't this faster than Dongguo's ball speed! I'm afraid that Akashi Chaofeng may not be sure against them......" Captain Nakano exclaimed again, "Shimozawa, do they have any weaknesses?" ”

"Although the ball is fast, he can only shoot 70-80 balls every time he goes on the board, and he is obviously not a pitcher who finishes his throwing, and the ball control is unstable, and there are more four dead balls, I am afraid that Qiu Erlang's matching is also flawed, and in general, it is more balanced when he throws his brother," Shimosawa said, "In terms of guarding, the players are all positive, although they occasionally show their aesthetic skills, but there are also more mistakes accordingly; In terms of playing the line, it seems that only Onodera Hiroya is such a strong stick, and the others have average hitting ability, but they are all difficult to deal with......"

"It seems to be a team with quite characteristics, but it's not out of chance," Captain Nakano said, "Having collected so much useful information, it's worthy of being someone Maekawa has a crush on!" ”

Senior Sister Shimosawa coughed embarrassedly twice and said: "It's hard for me to say whether it's useful or not, they will definitely not expose all the hole cards, and they must have collected a lot of information from us......"

"Coach!" Suddenly he shouted, "Leave the semifinals to me!" ”

For a while, everyone in the team was stunned.

"Is that good? You might have to shoot three games in a row......" asked the coach Kamibeppu.

"This team may be even more difficult to deal with than Akashi Chaofeng, if you can't get past them, you won't be able to go any further......," Qi said solemnly, "Today's game ended early in five rounds, which saved a lot of effort, and isn't there a day of adjustment between the semifinals and the finals?" ”

"I know, but don't push yourself!"

***

However, no one expected the course of the game.

In the first semi-final the next morning, Akashi Chaofeng defeated Yurong High School 5-0 and advanced to the finals. The second semi-final between Chengfeng High School and Mofeng High School then began.

As Shimosawa expected, the starting lineup of Mofeng High School was "brother to brother", and everyone also witnessed the speed of Kuichiro. Although everyone had used the instrument to do simulation exercises before, they still experienced the faster ball speed, and it was difficult for Chengfeng High School to even hit a hit; On the other hand, as expected by Senior Sister Xia Ze, there was no way to take Mofeng's line. After 5 innings, neither team scored, and the game fell into a pitcher battle. At this time, Mo Feng exchanged throws, it seemed that he wanted to fight it out, and Chengfeng didn't dare to replace it.

After the end of the 7th inning, it rained in the sky, and the remaining two games were played in the rain, and the game of both sides was greatly affected. In this way, after 9 rounds, the score of the two sides was still 0-0. After that, the game was suspended, and the rain did not abate, but became stronger.

I don't know how long it took, but the referee came to inform him that there would be no longer a play-off that day, but a rematch the next day.

"Hehe, there's really no way to ......" After hearing the news, he smiled.

Hearing this, Shiyi's heart also cooled. Sitting next to him, Shiichi couldn't feel his temperature anymore.

- Is that the temperature of life dropping?