After the opening ceremony.
Each school goes back to there home.
...
Afternoon.
Jingu Baseball Stadium.
"There have been so many players lately!"
"I received three more cases of drinks today!"
"And the seniors who have graduated will come to see the players practice every day."
Haruna Yoshikawa walked to the rest area with the drink in his hand and put it down.
"I receive so much every year."
"Because many of our school's graduates have competed in Koshien."
Takako Fujiwara finished with a smile.
Turning his head to look at Asad in the stadium, a little worry flashed in his eyes.
"But..."
"The seniors' observation..."
"The pressure on the players will also be much greater..."
...
At first base.
Furuya stared intently at the incoming ball.
"First you have to catch the ball steadily..."
Muttering in his heart, Furuya caught the ball from his teammate steadily.
"Then step on the bag!"
Furuya stepped forward with his right foot and stepped on the base bag at first base.
"The fill is beautiful!"
"The way you just made up is very good!"
"Well done, Furuya!"
The compliments of the seniors.
Let Furuya show a look of enjoyment.
...
Pitcher mound.
"Aaaaah!"
Sawamura threw the ball imposingly.
But again throwing bad balls ...
"Pass third base!"
The catcher said loudly.
"Hey!"
Sawamura reflexively caught the ball and passed it to third base.
Masuko catches it easily and then touches the runner.
"Good defensive performance this time!"
"It's quite yours!"
"In other words, hurry back to your place!"
Under the reminder of the seniors.
Sawamura walked towards the pitcher's mound.
"It should be just luck, right?"
Furuya beeped softly.
"Are you not the same!"
Sawamura pointed at Furuya and said loudly.
...
"Thanks to diligent practice every day."
"Now the defense is finally a little bit of a look."
Ms. Takashima said with a smile.
"I hope they can perform well during the game..."
Coach Kataoka said lightly.
It took months of practice to develop defensive ability.
It's not as reliable as you think.
It's time for the game.
It is likely that due to the atmosphere and the pressure of the opponent, the performance will be abnormal.
...
Compared to Sawamura and Furuya.
Today, Kawakami has some big mistakes in defense.
Either missed ball Or the baseball smashed on the edge of the glove.
Anyway, none of them were caught smoothly.
"What are you doing Kawakami?"
"Another mistake!"
"What's going on? You weren't like that before! "
Everyone else was confused.
Where did that steady Kawakami in their impression go?
"It must be too urgent, right?"
The main players of the First team could see what Kawakami was thinking.
Obviously.
The strength of the first grade such as Asad, Sawamura, and Furuya made Kawakami feel a great threat.
In order to be able to play in future tournaments.
So I want to give a wonderful performance in my usual practice.
But.
The more I want to perform.
Instead, the stiffer the body becomes.
As a result, even the usual strength can not be brought into play.
Even...
There was also a series of mistakes...
...
Cowshed.
Miyuki said to Asad: "Throw the bullet ball you said in the morning, I need to get used to it." "
Asad raised his eyebrows: "You actually have to get used to it?" "
Miyuki rolled his eyes: "High school students who know bulletball, none have I heard about or seen before !" "
"Even in the professional baseball, it's hard to see!"
"Even though you know what the path is like, there are always some differences in how each pitcher throws."
"There must be a difference between the bullet ball in the textbook and the bullet ball you throw."
"So you must practice more to fully adapt!"
Asad: "Well, it seems that I overestimated you. "
Miyuki pouted: "I didn't let you overestimate me either..."
The words fell.
Miyuki also walked to the position of catcher.
Asad, on the other hand, stood on the pitcher's mound.
"Asad seems to be throwing a bullet ball, I'll take a look."
Takashima Rei had just finished speaking, and walked to the cowshed quite curiously.
Growing so fast.
She also had never seen a high school student throw a bullet ball.
Now that I am lucky enough to see it, I naturally don't want to miss it.
It's not just her.
Kataoka also wanted to see it with his own eyes, so he immediately followed.
"Let's go check it out too."
Takako Fujiwara was very concerned about Asad.
You can't miss out on your usual training, let alone make your first appearance in bullet ball.
"I want to see it too!"
Haruna Yoshikawa quickly trotted to keep up with Takako Fujiwara.
...
Soon.
There were more spectators outside the barn.
But Asad had long adapted to the situation.
Because when he usually trains, there are always people who will watch his practice.
"It's time to pitch!"
A reminder.
Asad flicked his arm and threw the ball.
Shout!!
With a sharp sound of breaking the air.
Baseball came to Miyuki almost instantly.
"Isn't it a bullet ball?"
"How is it a straight ball?"
The idea just came to mind.
The baseball in front of him suddenly fell into the outer corner of the right hitter.
The change was too sudden.
It is difficult for Miyuki to keep up with the nerve response beyond ordinary people.
Wait until Miyuki realizes this.
And move the gloves to pick it up.
The baseball had hit the ground beside Miyuki.
"God..."
"Miyuki actually didn't receive it..."
Fujiwara Takako's big eyes widened sharply.
The beautiful eyes are full of disbelief.
In her impression ...
Miyuki didn't catch the ball, it seems that he didn't even touched it, right.