Nanami hates Kominato Ryosuke!
In fact, it's not just Nanami. In the records of the teams facing Seidou High School, not a single pitcher has ever enjoyed the challenge of going up against Kominato Ryosuke.
From a pitcher's point of view, there are two kinds of opponents that the pitchers like to play against.
One is that he can easily get the number of Outs, and the other is the one who can stimulate his fighting spirit.
To put it simply, the pitchers like the strong opponent who they can win easily, or who can give them a lot of excitement.
And Kominato Ryosuke doesn't belong to either of these two categories at all.
He is very skillful, but he is different from other strong batters. Other strong batters have habits, characteristics, style, and personality.
Different opponents have different skills, of course. Some pitchers can face it, while others can't.
But it doesn't matter whether they can face against those skills or not. For pitchers, these skills are like nutrients that they can absorb and take their pitching to the next level.
Strength is honed and progress is made when the powerful clash with one another!
These are all good, except for Kominato Ryosuke, who is also very strong, but the impact of him is not positive at all, but negative.
Even if you can face him, even if can solve him, there is no way to completely avoid his influence on you after the duel.
That's why every pitcher hates fighting against Kominato Ryosuke!
'There's no need to panic. He hasn't seen your Fishing ball before, so he might as well use the Fishing ball against him! As long as one ball is not hit well, it's enough to solve this batter.' Okuchi gave Nanami a sign.
To be honest, Okuchi also felt that Kominato Ryosuke was a very difficult opponent.
But it's not that they have no chance of winning. Kominato Ryosuke has never seen Nanami Haruka's Winning shot before. Because he does not understand the characteristics of the ball, if he hits it rashly, it will be easy to solve him.
'Bring it on!'
Nanami also agreed with Hosho's suggestion.
'Come on then!'
Whoosh!
Nanami's pitching rhythm is very fast.
Not allowing the batter to prepare more, the white ball flew over.
Kominato Ryosuke watched while standing still as the ball crossed the strike zone and flew into the catcher's Mitt.
SNAP!
"STRIKE!"
Taking a cautious look at Nanami on the pitcher's mound, Ryosuke couldn't help but recall the previous image of Kuramochi being pinned to first base before.
'It's no wonder that Kuramochi didn't find it easy to steal base without my cooperation, Nanami's pitching rhythm is so fast.'
"It's really tough!"
With a judgment in his mind, Ryosuke began to change the way he held the bat.
This point did not escape Okuchi's eyes.
'The way he holds the bat has changed!'
'Let's use a Breaking ball first!'
Noticing Ryosuke's actions, Okuchi assigned Nanami Haruka a Breaking ball to the outside corner.
Nanami nodded and threw the baseball in his hand.
Whoosh!
The white ball is like a laser, soaring to the outer corner!
Ryosuke didn't let the outside corner ball go and swung the bat directly.
Ping!
A sudden slide before the ball enters the strike zone.
Ryosuke looked at the ball that bounced out of bounds with a stunned expression!
"FOUL!"
One Strike, one Foul!
In the position of the catcher, Okuchi punched his Mitt in relief.
'In this way, it's two Strikes!'
Two Strikes, zero Balls.
In this situation, he can make full use of the three Balls and slowly play with Ryosuke.
'Let's throw a Ball now!'
In case the batter swings the bat, they will own him.
Nanami nodded and then threw the ball very quickly.
Whoosh!
Facing this Ball that suddenly flew over, Kominato Ryosuke responded very cautiously.
Even if he was chased with two Strikes, he was very calm and did not swing.
SNAP!
"BALL!"
Two Strikes, one bad!
A glimmer of reluctance flickers in Hosho Okuchi's gaze.
Unexpectedly, after he was chased with two Strikes, Kominato Ryosuke was still so calm.
'In that case, one more Pitch!'
'I don't believe you be that calm for long!'
Whoosh!
SNAP!
"BALL!"
Just like the previous ball, Kominato Ryosuke didn't swing.
In this way, the count becomes two Strikes and two Balls.
In the position of the catcher, Okuchi's heart sank.
'I didn't expect this guy's Dynamic Vision to be so terrifying!'
'It may be…even better than Nanami's!'
Nanami's pitch, although not rubbing the sideline, was close to the edge of the strike zone. But he's still very precise on the ball, and swinging at that position, especially when he was chased with two Strikes.
Kominato Ryosuke can still accurately judge Strikes and Balls calmly.
'This batter is not easy!'
He exclaimed in his mind, but Hosho right now did not think that Kominato Ryosuke could continue to entangle.
'That's it, the next ball, a low Winning Shot!'
Seeing the sign Hosho gave him, Nanami was still very satisfied.
He also thinks that this ball should be able to solve the trouble of Kominato Ryosuke.
As though channeling the entire body's strength into the two fingers of the right hand, the small white ball was propelled forward with a whistling sound.
Whoosh!
The white ball was like a laser light and instantly appeared above the home plate.
'Here it comes!'
In the strike zone, a glint of determination shone in Ryosuke's eyes as he swung with conviction at the approaching baseball.
Ping!
After the white ball was hit, it flew high and then fell outside the sideline of third base.
"FOUL!"
At this moment, Hosho Okuchi and Nanami's hearts sank at the same time.
A very bad premonition appeared in their minds.
Right now, they also roughly guessed Kominato Ryosuke's plan.
He wants to entangle and then find an easy ball to smash out, just like the first time he played.
The opponent's purpose is obvious.
But even if they guessed the opponent's thoughts, what can you do?
'Do you want to Walk him right now?'
'No, absolutely not!'
The unyielding look on Nanami's face is getting stronger and stronger.
If he is forced to walk the opponent's batter right now, the problem is likely to be more serious.
After Hosho Okuchi weighed the pros and cons, he finally gave Nanami a sign.
'Since the opponent wants to persist, then we will let him.'
'I don't think that you, Kominato Ryosuke, can't make a mistake.'
Whoosh!
The white ball whistled, and Kominato swung the bat head-on without changing his grip.
Ping!
After the white ball was hit, it flew off the sideline of first base.
"FOUL!"
on the strike zone.
Ryosuke gazed at Nanami on the pitcher's mound, his expression unchanging. He parted his lips several times as if to speak, yet no words emerged.
On the pitcher's mound, Nanami's face was ugly.
He understood what Kominato Ryosuke meant.
"Sixth balls!"
'You little…'
'Since you want the sixth ball, I will solve you with the sixth ball.'
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