Chapter 60: <60> The King, Seidou!
Chapter 60: The King, Seidou!
"Who are we?"
"Seido, the champions!!"
…
"With our school's pride in our hearts, we have a single goal"
"The national championship!"
"Lets do this!!"
"Yeahh!!!!"
Standing among the team and shouting the slogan with the team seniors, Furuya felt a surge of passion rising within him.
He was filled with enthusiasm!
At that moment, if he was given the chance to stand on the pitcher's mound, Furuya was confident that he could throw even faster pitches—perhaps even surpassing a speed of 155 kilometers per hour!
However, it was a pity that for today's game, Coach Kataoka and the rest of the team were not planning to let Furuya pitch.
The upperclassmen in the team, particularly the second and third years, were eager to prove themselves on the field after reading the reports from the journalists. They were filled with determination and a burning desire to showcase their skills.
As for Coach Kataoka, while he was pleasantly surprised by Furuya's performance, he had to prioritize the players he had nurtured for the past two or three years over Furuya.
Right now, those under his guidance were brimming with confidence, eager to step onto the field and demonstrate their abilities.
In this context, sending them out to play was expected to yield significant results.
If Furuya could ignite a transformation in Seido's current ace pitcher, Tanba Koichiro, it would truly be a boon for the Seido High School baseball team!
This isn't to say that Furuya was ineffective.
On the contrary, from Coach Kataoka's perspective, Furuya was already a beacon of hope for the team.
There was no doubt about that.
But could Furuya alone lead Seido High School's baseball team to national dominance?
Clearly not!
Without anyone needing to say it, Coach Kataoka understood this as well. Pitchers like Furuya possess strong destructive capability, but they are far from invincible.
First of all, high school baseball is not as simple as people imagine.
There have been players whose pitches exceeded 155 or even 160 km/h before.
Yet those players have been taught a lesson on the Koshien stage by hitters.
When Seido High School faces formidable opponents, such situations are bound to arise.
And that's just one side of it; even leaving that aside, they must also consider Furuya's stamina.
Such explosive pitching isn't something just anyone can endure.
Even the exceptionally talented Furuya would struggle to last an entire game.
Considering Furuya's age…
He is still a youth under the age of 15, and his body is far from fully developed.
It's not just that he can't pitch for the entire game.
Even if he could pull it off, for the sake of the player's safety, Coach Kataoka would never allow him to play the entire game.
On this front, Coach Kataoka had learned from past experiences.
Due to these two reasons, Furuya couldn't bear the entire burden of the team on his own, whether as a main rotation player or a future ace.
He would definitely need support from others.
For Seido High School's baseball team, the most suitable candidate to step up was undoubtedly their current ace, Tanba Koichiro.
It was for this very reason that Coach Kataoka's expectations of Tanba had reached an extraordinary level.
"It's time to show what you've got!"
As the match officially began, Seido High School's baseball team took to the offense.
Leading off to bat was their first batter, Kuramochi Youichi.
"Yahoo…"
In this match, the fighting spirit of all the players on Seido High School's baseball team was exceptionally high.
This was particularly evident in Kuramochi.
His eyes gleamed as he keenly locked in on his opponent.
The ace pitcher of Kokai U Sagara High School was named Oda Ryuusuke.
He was a tall man, over 180 centimeters, and appeared quite formidable.
Before facing Seido High School, this ace pitcher had thoroughly studied all the information on Seido's players.
"Seido's first batter excels in speed! Once he reaches base, he becomes a significant threat."
This was something everyone could clearly see.
"But conversely, as long as he cannot reach base, he won't be able to unleash his most formidable skills."
With that, Oda took a step forward, leaning his whole body in, and sent the baseball whizzing out of his hand.
"Let me test your weight!"
At that moment, Oda exerted all his strength.
The white baseball broke through the air, speeding toward Kuramochi.
Even without swinging, Kuramochi could distinctly sense the immense power contained in the pitch.
"Impressive!"
This Kokai U Sagara High pitcher was surprisingly strong.
However, facing such a formidable opponent, Kuramochi did not back down.
He clenched his teeth tightly, forcefully swinging his bat.
"Are you ready?"
"Ping!"
Did he actually make contact with the baseball?
The main catcher of Kokai U Sagara High widened his eyes in shock.
According to their intelligence, Seido High School's first batter wasn't considered a very strong hitter.
His hitting ability was merely average, at best.
They never expected him to smash the ball with such ferocity.
The ace of Kokai U Sagara High, along with the other players, was momentarily dumbfounded.
They had absolute confidence in their ace pitcher's skills.
But now it seemed that their ace had no apparent advantage, even against Seido's first batter.
And how would they fare against Seido High's other players, especially those whose hitting power surpassed Kuramochi's?
This outcome was so shocking that Kokai U Sagara's players stood frozen like fish on a cutting board, unable to respond.
Fortunately, this moment of surprise only lasted a brief instant.
After all, Kokai U Sagara High had made it to the Kanto Region's top four, and the games prior had been one-sided victories.
After regaining their composure, their players quickly found their rhythm.
The second baseman promptly moved to intercept the rebounding ball.
But that was all they managed to do.
By the time he looked up to throw the ball back, it was already too late.
Seido High School's first batter had firmly established himself on first base.
"Safe!"
With no outs, Seidou had a runner on first.
Now it was time for the second batter, Kominato Ryousuke.
-----------
If you want to read 20 chapters advanced.
Visit my patreon: patreon.com/Shu_21
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone