บท 183: I failed? (1)

Shinji stood at the batters box with his bat gripped tightly. If one looked under the helmet they could see him gritting his teeth, an obvious sign of frustration.

He stared at the unassailable titan upon the mound and felt almost helpless.

'Why can't we hit his pitches…'

This was the one question that was burning in his mind. If the ball was just fast, then they would surely be able to at least hit it every now and then. But there was something more, something that made it nigh impossible to strike.

But he couldn't tell what it was, even after facing another 3 pitches.

"Strikeout!"

 "Two outs! Nice pitching"

"1 more for another 3 up, 3 down. Let's go Kenny!"

Ken's eye twitched after being called something only his parents called him. He slowly turned his head only to see Yusuke giving him a big thumbs up from 2nd base, a wide grin on his face.