Chapter 3: 3
( last practice game before summer tournament, practice ground 2 . seido high school vs sensen high school )
coach - you know that our last game is vs sensen high school . maki yosuke is a national class pitcher . his curve from that unusual height is a great weapon . so to not be disrespectful to your opponents , go and focus properly. now I'm going to announce the starting line up for this game .
no. 1 . kuramochi
no. 2 . shirasu
no. 3 . kominato
no. 4 . miyuki
no . 5 . zono
no.6. kanemaru
no.7. Ken
no.8. sawamura
no.9. Ken
other members inside bench will be ,
yui
aso
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these are all . I know that you guys are tired after training camp . these are our best members so I believe you can win .
shirasu- ken , looks like coach considers you an asset now . this game all our best means are playing with you included .. ( smile )
Ken- well I will just do my best to repay coach for using me in such an important match .
yui - congratulations senpai .
Ken- maa.. use those words when we win this game yui ..
( match start )
( 1st inning seido batting )
( really due to my wish for perfect batting skill , my muscles and eyes are perfectly enhanced too . so I can see the trajectory of every ball in slow motion . but this maki , his curve is really a threat . it will be difficult to get used to the unusual trajectory during this game for others except me . )
strike out
strike out
shirasu - well I cant imagine me hitting that curve at least in next 2 at bats . it's bad for us ..
Ken- looks like it . kominato come here ..
kominato- what's the matter Ken senpai ? ( confused )
Ken- nothing.. ( let's give him some advice then . after all I want to win my first game in this new world with a lot of runs ) . during your at bat target only balls in low course . whether its fastball or curve , dont think about that nonsense . just wait till the last moment and swing your wooden bat as fast as you can .
kominato- are you sure ? if I do that then all then I will be letting all the balls except low course pass by ...
Ken- maa.. just trust your senpai and you will see for yourself ( smile )
kominato - okay then .. ( still confused )
( bakayaro , all his curves will mostly fall in low couse in the end .. sigh .. well kominato can just experience it for himself then . )
( oh.. look . kominato really hit a 3 base hit . well of course he will hit because of my advice . but it looks like kominato has really got some power to forcefully hit that out low fastball that far ... )
Ken - good job kominato. ( smile )
shirasu - hmm.. he really hit that far after following your advice Ken.
Ken- well its kominatos credit because he believed in my advice . shirasu you see because of maki tall height, most of his balls assemble in low zone of strike course. well maybe because he has to focus more than any pitcher because from his height , strike zone must feel slightly lower than any pitcher . so then when his control is not perfect during the start of the match then surely most of his balls will gather in low course. you just need enough power , bat control and skill to hit them then ..
shirasu - hmm.. when I think about it ,it feels correct . as expected of you Ken.. looks like your calculations are still good as ever ..
Ken- well well ( I can't tell him that I can see the trajectory due to my enhanced eyesight . what calculations.. bullshit . well I cant blame shirasu though as according to the memories I'm being seen as a calculations expert when it comes to baseball . well I compromised my lack of talent with calculations and research so its not wrong though .. )
( oh.. miyuki is really a talented one . he hit a center hit .. hmm.. 2 base huh. well we scored the first run . )
( zono sorry . it looks like opponent battery noticed that kominato targeted the low course balls . well zono is strong with in course so of course he will strike out quickly if all 3 balls are out course. well it's only the first inning right now so our batters still have time to get used to maki pitching . )
( 1st inning sensen batting )
( oh.. sawamura is really a good pitcher . except his high tension and loud mouth though . hmm.. so his numbers are controlled well today huh .. good . then today we are going to win this game then.. )
( 2nd inning seido batting )
Ken- sawamura come here.. now relax .. there is no need to get tensed .
sawamura - but Ken senpai , I have to hit because our turn to attack will end if I get out ..
Ken- maa maa.. relax now . you are good with bunt right ?
sawamura - yes .. ( happy by praise )
Ken- then just hit a safety bunt and advance to first base . this way our attack will continue after you ..
sawamura- ( enlightenment) yes senpai ..
( ah.. I'm glad that sawamura is such a simple guy . )
( oh.. he is really a bunt master . well now it's my turn to shine then hehehe.. )
Ken- ( bow to catcher and standing in batters box )
( now let's see . shall I just hit a 3 base or home run ? hmm... let's go with a home run then as coach didnt give any other sign than hitting . huh .. first ball is a in low curve ? then let's hit a home run then .. )
sawamura- yosh ... home run . ..
shirasu - ( surprised) really ? ..
coach - well Ken was hitting really well during batting practice these days . that's why I used him as a starter today .. hard work is never wasted . looks like Ken finally found his own swing . ( smirk )
( after I came to our bench after walking bases )
coach - well done Ken. ( pat on my shoulder . )
Ken- yes sir . ( well it's been so long since I recieved praise from any coach . it really feels good ... )
( after game ended )
shirasu - so we beat sensen high school huh.
yui - yes . and 7 to 0 on top of that . our team is really strong ( happy after 2 hits in the game )
miyuki - welll 5 runs were scored by Ken only though by hitting 5 home runs ( sarcasm )
Ken- well stop that sarcasm now . it never feels bad when someone praises your achievements though hehehe... yui is right though . our team is really strong now. all our members today were tired because of training camp but still showed great skills . if we play against sensen when we are in top form , I think we will play more well . so yui just ignore this captain with bad personality.
miyuki - oye ... I'm the captain you know .. .
Ken - then change that bad personality of yours you idiot sigh.. forget it . let's clean up quickly and eat some food . I'm really hungry now ..
shirasu - yes lets do that ..
sawamura- yosh .. yui let's go . food after a long match tastes really good hahaha..
yui - yes senpai ( running after sawamura)
Ken- but sawamura pitched really well today. let's see 12 strikeouts , 1 walk and 0 runs . furuya is also in good form . I wonder who will chosen as our ace ? what do you think miyuki ?
miyuki - well honestly I dont know . I cant really decide . sigh .. it's really tough choice for coach as both of them are in top form . sawamura has improved his velocity to 143max and control on his numbers . furuya has improved his control on fastballs and slider too .. it's really a tough choice.
shirasu- well you are right there. personally I think that both of them have their own good qualities. let's wait for coachs decision then.
Ken- let's do that . its not like we can do anything about it anyway . miyuki , what are your thoughts ? can we advance to koshien now ?
miyuki- well our team this time is strongest in my opinion. well we can advance easily if Ken can hit home runs during every match like today ( sarcasm ) .
shirasu - well that's for sure ..
Ken- well leave it to me then .( confidence )
miyuki - oye oye .. it was just a joke okay . it's not realistic to hit so many home runs ...
Ken- well lets find that out in future ..( mysterious) . now let's go to the cafeteria . I'm really hungry...
shirasu - yosh ... let's go ..
miyuki - okay ..( glancing at me )
miyuki POV
( but really today Ken's batting was out of this world . just how did he manage to do that feat of 4 home runs in 4 at bats . well I can feel his confidence . if it's TRUE then advancing to koshien will be a small matter with our strong team . furuya, sawamura, kawakami our 3 pitchers and our powerful batting line up , if Ken can keep this pace up then I wonder how far we can go then . hehehe.. I'm looking forward to the summer tournament more than ever now .... )
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