In the first half of the first inning, Yakushi High School attacked.
In the stands, the Demon King's Guard and the Brotherhood of Red Heart cheered on Sawamura rhythmically.
"Sawamura, Sawamura!!"
"Demon King, Demon King!!!"
Although there were tens of thousands of people at the scene, the two fan clubs together accounted for less than a quarter of the total number.
However, when they cheered for Sawamura in unison, it felt as if the whole world was centered on Sawamura.
As Sawamura's opponent, it felt like he was at war with the entire world. And so much pressure was on Yakushi players.
"What a horrible guy!"
Sanada said with emotion in the rest area of Yakushi High School.
Now, no one could treat Sawamura as an ordinary first-year student. When people mention him, they either say he is the Demon King or Sawamura of Seidou.
He is already an independent Star player!
Throughout the high school baseball world, There are only a handful of players with such treatment.
"The higher we stand, the harder we fall! As long as we can defeat Sawamura, we will win half of the game."
Todoroki Raizou didn't care much about Sawamura's fame but was ambitious and prepared big Surprises to defeat him.
On the strike zone, Kazuma Akiba looked at Sawamura who was preparing to pitch the ball, waiting to swing his bat.
The Catcher, Miyuki, also looked at Akiba Kazuma's position in the Box and gave Sawamura a sign.
On the pitcher mound, Sawamura nodded slightly, and then he pitched.
The batter saw Sawamura raise his leg and then slash down like a battle axe.
As the center of gravity shifted, Sawamura's right Mitt, was in front of him like a wall, and his body and his Mitt completely blocked his left hand that was throwing the ball.
During this process, the batter could not see Sawamura's left hand at all!
And When you see it, the white ball has already flown over.
Whoosh!
'Fast! Much faster than expected.'
In the blink of an eye, the ball was above home plate and into the catcher's Mitt.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
On the strike zone, Akiba swallowed hard.
He felt cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
"Huh, huh…"
The breathing rhythm changes accordingly.
Before when he was preparing, Kazuma Akiba had also watched a lot of Sawamura's pitching videos. On the Internet, Sanada-senpai also helped to collect a lot of information.
He is mentally prepared for the peculiarity of Sawamura's pitching,
'I just didn't expect when I actually stood on the strike zone and saw that the ball would be so different.'
'This Monster! How is this guy a first-year? It's just…'
The surprised expression on Akiba's face did not escape Miyuki's sharp eyes.
The batter was clearly taken aback by Sawamura's pitch, but oddly enough, the batter didn't step back in the face of Sawamura's first inside corner.
Was he completely frightened, or he was already prepared?
Miyuki didn't dare to make a rash judgment.
'However, since Sawamura can only pitch three innings, the stronger the performance of these three innings, the better.'
'It would be ideal if he could make Yakushi feel completely hopeless.'
'let's pitch with the goal of Striking Out all batters!'
Thinking about it, Miyuki decisively gave Sawamura a sign!
On the pitcher's mound, Sawamura nodded slightly before pitching again.
Whoosh!
Like a white light, the white ball went straight into Miyuki's Mitt.
During this process, Akiba seemed to be stunned and did not respond at all.
The count is two Strikes no Ball, the batter is chased.
And then, Miyuki decisively gave Sawamura another signal!
'Keep a good pitching rhythm and don't give the opponent any time to react or any opportunity at all.'
This is also one of Sawamura's weapons.
Whoosh!
And just like that, the third ball came, straight into the inner corner.
Akiba, who was motionless before, seemed to have regained his senses and swung his bat.
Ping!
After the white ball was hit, it bounced back.
"FOUL!"
Until now, Yakushi High School has had such an instant respite.
In their rest area, many third-year seniors stood up and looked at Akiba with frustration.
"Don't back down and swing the bat actively!"
"Hurry up and hit the ball, don't embarrass us!"
"Can you do it? If you can't do it, change with me…"
The cheering manner of Yakushi is very unique. It's just that during this process, it seems that Seidou and Sawamura were completely ignored.
'This atmosphere is so weird.'
Miyuki glanced at the rest area of Yakushi in surprise and then turned to look at Akiba again.
'Is the batter targeting a specific course, or is he consuming Sawamura's count?'
Although he doesn't know which one is it, Miyuki already has a plan to solve the batter.
No matter what the opponent's plan was, they had been chased by two Strikes and had absolutely no way Out.
At any dangerous ball, the opponent will swing the bat.
Then don't hold back, let the batter miss the next ball!
Next ball: Change-up!
Whoosh!
The white ball whistled, and after Akiba swallowed hard, he swung the bat decisively!
Until the end of his swing, Sawamura's seemingly fastball still hadn't come.
SNAP!
"STRIKE BATTER OUT!!"
Miyuki has already made up his mind to Strikeout everyone from the Yakushi High School, and completely overwhelm Yakushi in this momentum!
In the stands, The members of the Brotherhood of Red Heart and the Demon King's Guards cheered even more.
At this moment, it seems that the whole world is on Seidou's side.
Yakushi is like a lonely warrior.
Although it looks respectable, it naturally reveals a tragic atmosphere.
As if they were about to fail.
"Damn, it makes us look like bad people."
Mishima pouted and stepped into the strike zone.
"Come on, Mishima!"
"Smash it out!!"
"Didn't you always want to fight the Demon King? Now is the chance, don't embarrass Yakushi!"
One of the strong Batters on their own side had just been Struck Out, but it seemed that Yakushi didn't care at all.
They were still fighting with Seidou with high fighting spirit as if they had the upper hand.
In the rest area, Todoroki Raizou said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you aim at the Change-up? How can you swing the bat so early?"
Hearing the question from his own Coach, Akiba really wanted to cry.
He has been chased by two Strikes, and if he makes a mistake, he will be Out.
In the first two balls, Sawamura didn't pitch the Change-up, when it came to the third ball, he couldn't aim at the Change-up at all.
"It's too late to stand on the strike zone and wait for the ball to come over before swinging." Akiba smiled wryly.
The tactics they had originally thought of were not bad. Nevertheless, when you really stand on the strike zone, you will realize how naive those tactics are!
Although they have overestimated Sawamura's Horror as much as possible, you will only realize when you really stand on the strike zone, that you still underestimated him.
Meanwhile with Mishima.
Mishima Yuta is a very ambitious person.
He is very outgoing, happy to make friends/followers, loves to show off, and has been the Ace pitcher and fourth-batter in his middle school.
After receiving the invitation from his teacher, Todoroki Raizou, he resolutely chose Yakushi High School.
Nevertheless, he did not become the fourth batter and Ace pitcher of Yakushi.
However, unfortunately, in the current Yakushi High School, whether it is batting or pitching, he is not the best in the team.
If it batting, there will be the fourth Batter in the team that can't be beaten, Raichi!
Even if Raichi wasn't ranked fourth, he was still the best Batter on the team. Everyone at Yakushi High School, including the third-year seniors, accepted this.
When it comes to pitching, he is not as good as the real Ace pitcher Sanada-senpai.
What a sad life to live.
Because of this, Yuta felt bitter and also determined.
And now, looking at the spirited Sawamura Eijun on the pitcher's mound.
Mishima seemed to remember those days two years ago.
At that time, he still hadn't learned baseball with Todoroki Raizou.
However, in his own junior baseball team, he is already a very strong main force.
One day, a teammate suddenly told him.
"Mishima, did you know? There's an amazing guy in the Softball League."
In the beginning, Mishima didn't pay much attention to this powerful guy who appeared in the Softball League.
For the geniuses in the hardball league like himself, the softball league is just kid-friendly baseball.
The most powerful player there is also an amateur, and this group of people in the Hardball League considers themselves professionals. (Well, kids thought.)
Professionals will never compare themselves to amateurs.
However, later, Sawamura became known as the Demon King.
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