Ken saw Daichi call for the changeup and felt incredulous. Of course Daichi wouldn't know that he didn't have the ability to throw that ball unless showdown was active.
He could try, but he wasn't prepared to take such a risk at this moment. Not after they'd worked so hard to finally break the deadlock of the pitchers duel.
Therefore he shook his head in response to the lead.
Daichi frowned. He wasn't prepared to call for another fastball, so he made the sign for a curveball instead. Yet he received another no as response.
At this point Daichi was getting a little annoyed. Usually Ken would leave him to make the decisions and only occasionally reject his leads, but not this time apparently.
Forkball, no.
Fastball, no.
'What the hell do you want to throw then? Do you know any other pitches?' Daichi screamed internally, becoming rather annoyed.
"Ah…"
Hope that answers your question. Ken isn't confident in throwing the changeup with showdown active just yet.
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