King's Green Road

Chapter 95 Part95 Daocheng and Qingdao Before the War (10)
After about three and a half hours, that is around 5:00PM
After the setting sun appeared in the sky and the onlookers had all dispersed,

Director Kataoka also appeared on the defensive training field on side B again, "Miyuki! Arrange for the pitchers other than Sawamura to do the finishing exercises and then they can go down to rest."

"Yes!"

Miyuki knows that the mock practice match is probably about to start.

"Chris, please come and announce what's going to happen next," Director Kataoka finished talking to Miyuki, and then said to Chris: "Listen up, all the contestants present."

All Qingdao First Army infielders: "Yes!"

"What's going to happen later is the simulated training game about simulating the pitching of the Daocheng ace Cheng Gongming that I told you before. It is mainly a simulated practice strike for the starters."

Chris took his own little book and opened the thing about the simulation training.
"There will be a total of three rounds of batting, and each player will have three chances to hit. According to the pattern of the official game, the batting and rest intervals will be rotated."

"The pitcher for the mock game is Eijun Sawamura, and the catcher is me, Takikawa Chris Yu, who catches.

When defending, players on the bench will help defend. "

After finishing speaking, he closed his notebook and looked at his teammates standing opposite him.

Miyuki who was standing in the queue was a little surprised, why did Senior Chris come to catch the arrest, shouldn't he be Seidou's regular catcher, he was a little skeptical about life.

As if sensing Miyuki's thoughts, Supervisor Kataoka explained the reason why Chris came to arrest him:
"In order to allow each of you to have a corresponding opportunity to play seats,

In addition, Miyauchi and Miyuki know each of you too well as catchers, so the catcher let Chris come.

Disband now, go to court B to prepare, and the simulation practice will officially start in a quarter of an hour. "

Everyone in Qingdao First Army: "Yes!"

After a quarter of an hour,

Eijun and Chris took their positions at the home base and on the mound respectively, and the fielding positions were correspondingly filled with substitute players, and the first hitter was also standing on the strike zone.

Seido's top shortstop Kuramochi.

"Hey, this is the first time Sawamura has confronted you so formally, so you have to be careful."

Kuramochi looked at Eijun on the mound and said with a smirk.

Eijun curled his lips at Kuramochi-senpai's words, he is not afraid of Kuramochi-senpai's current second-year strike level, but if Ryo-senpai, Isashiki-senpai, and Yuuki-senpai are waiting for him, he should be cautious.

Eijun, it doesn't matter if you hit the fast straight ball from the inside corner on the first ball.

Chris took a look at Kuramochi's grip and stance on the strike zone and knew he was going to bunt and hit on the first pitch.

Naturally, let him understand that this simulation game is not that simple.

Eijun nodded knowingly, and made his own throwing motion.

After all, without using this throwing action, he is a grade slower than Senior Cheng Gong in terms of ball speed. Senior Cheng Gong's ball speed is close to 150km/h, although his ball speed in this world has reached 140-145km/h one step earlier than before. Yes, but using senior Chenggong's throwing posture, firstly, it will break his own posture, and secondly, the speed of the ball cannot meet that requirement.

So in this simulated practice game, he still used this wall-blocking throw.

On the pitcher's mound, Eijun's right hand slowly pushed out like a wall, and his left hand quickly threw the ball out of his hand like a whip.

"call out!"

I really can't see the point of putting the ball, and it's the first time I've seen it formally from the strike zone.

But he wanted to catch Rong Chun by surprise.

Thinking of this, the long bat in his hand is instantly shortened, and it is a short hit to the baseball flying to the home plate.

"Chong!"

"Yeah, I got the first base."

While speaking, the bat in his hand was thrown out immediately, and he rushed towards the first base.

The batted ball rolled forward towards the left side of the mound. It can be said that Kuramochi's batted ball was very good, but at this time, Eijun, after throwing the ball, just wanted to roll out again. Appeared in front of him.

"Senior Tanaka, catch it!"

The next second after blocking the ball, he turned around and quickly passed the ball to first baseman Jin Tanaka who had been waiting for a long time.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

Supervisor Kataoka, who acted as the referee, announced the result of the first blow in due course.

"Tsk~(ˉ▽￣~)~~"

It was only two steps away, which is a pity.

Kuramochi regretfully looked at the first base bag in front of him, turned and left.

Eijun and Chris were also taken aback. It seemed that Kuramochi's speed really shouldn't be underestimated. A wrong movement is equivalent to sending a hitter to such a fast paced hitter.

When Kuramochi faced Eijun and the others, the other hitters of the First Army were also watching.

The more sensitive ones were also discovered. Kuramochi's exit was safe, and his plan was completely seen through by Chris who was squatting at the home plate. He was once Tokyo's top iron catcher.

Second baseman Ryosuke Kominato.

"I can't imagine that there will be such a day when I see you squatting and arresting again, and I will attack you, Chris."

Kominato Ryosuke looked at Chris with a smile and said.

"Yes, then please give me your advice." Chris also smiled.

After receiving Chris's answer, Kominato Ryosuke looked at Eijun on the pitcher's mound. The two of them were both fallen in the world. This kid was planning to sacrifice himself to create a chance for the team to win the game.

This is really a fool who selflessly dedicated himself to the team.

He won't show mercy, Sawamura-senpai.

I won't show mercy either, Liang-san.

The first ball, a fast straight ball from the edge of the outside corner strike zone, throw it, Eijun.

Chris still wants to see Kominato Ryosuke's plan. After all, he is not that easy-to-understand guy of Kuramochi. In addition, his strike skills are so good. Based on imitating Narimiya Ming, of course he has to choose to try it out. .

"call out!"

"Chong!"

Kominato Ryosuke didn't miss the first ball, and he swung the bat very quickly. Although he hesitated a little because he couldn't see the release point, he still hit the ball with his superb skills.

"The outside world!"

On the second ball, a fast straight ball from the edge of the high strike zone in the inside corner.

After Eijun nodded, he quickly threw the baseball in his hand again.

"call out!"

"Chong!"

Kominato Ryosuke reacted quickly again and touched the ball, but it deviated by more than a little bit and failed to enter the bounds.

"The outside world!"

Ryosuke Kominato's ability to react so quickly to extreme pitches from inside and outside corners is really amazing, but they are not that simple.

Thinking of this, Chris smiled slightly.

There should be some plans for the third ball, right? !

Kominato Ryosuke on the strike zone also felt something sensitively, but he couldn't think of something specific.

The third ball, the fast straight ball in the middle of Rong Chunzheng, let's throw it.

Chris moved his right hand slightly, signaling Eijun on the mound.

"call out!"

Here comes the third ball, the decisive ball!

The middle? !

Kominato Ryosuke looked at the baseball flying straight towards the home plate, and frowned, straight ball?Or is it a change ball? !

Ryosuke Kominato gritted his teeth, relying on his intuition that it would be a change ball. He didn't quite believe that Chris would be so bold in throwing a straight ball in the red when he was duel with him.

So Ryosuke Kominato swung the bat a little later on purpose, and when he saw the baseball flying above the home plate and the speed did not decrease, or even no change occurred, Ryosuke Kominato widened his eyes that had always been slightly squinted.

"Snapped!"

The baseball slipped into Chris's glove behind Kominato Ryosuke's too late swing.

"strike out!"

Supervisor Kataoka was also amazed by Chris' bold ball distribution. He actually used only three fast straight balls when facing Ryosuke Kominato.
Matching balls has his own delicate thoughts, and also has a bold and bold idea of ​​matching balls that is no less than Miyuki.

If he hadn't been injured, he would definitely have a reputation that was comparable to Miyuki's in high school, rather than being neglected.

Then the third stick, Jun Isashiki, also came up immediately after Ryosuke Kominato left the strike zone.

Eijun on the mound, taking advantage of the interval between bats, breathed a sigh of relief, stepped on the soft soil on the mound with his feet, and briefly kneaded his throbbing left hand briefly.

In the pitching practice in the afternoon, although I tried my best to throw the ball slowly, I still used my injured hand after all.

Kominato Ryosuke, who was watching by the side, kept staring at Eijun, and when he saw him kneading his left hand, he slightly tightened his lips. It seems that the injury was not serious, and he really couldn't figure out his state. The idiot schoolboy.

2 minutes later, the duel started again,
Eijun took out the non-slip bag and squeezed it, then clenched the baseball in his left hand again, and began to face the third batter, Isashiki-senpai.

…………… Time dividing line…………

Three hours later, the simulated duel really came to an end.

"Today's mock match is over here, everyone should take a good rest after washing up, and get ready for tomorrow's match!"

Director Kataoka lifted off his protective mask, announced the end to the tired crowd, and then left.

He still has to think about tomorrow's game arrangements.

In the end, the three-time matchup of the simulated practice match,
In the first round, the entire team was wiped out. Even Tetsu Yuuki, the fourth batter, hit a high fly and was caught by the left fielder.

In the second round, only Ryosuke Kominato learned his lesson and picked four bad hits. The rest of the players still didn't play baseball well, either grounding the ball or flying the ball, out of bounds and strikeouts.

In the third round, I was familiar with some balls, and Eijun's left hand was basically close to the limit.
So the pitching is not as sharp as it was at the beginning. Among them, Isashiki Jun, Kominato Ryosuke, Haruichi, Miyuki, Yuuki, and Hakushu, who are stronger in hitting, just hit out in the tough pitching of Chris and Eijun. Ann called.

After the third round finally solved the last down valley, the game also came to an end.

Overall, this duel also strengthened everyone's understanding of Cheng Gongming.

Among them, captain Yuki can be said to have received special treatment from Chris and Eijun, and the frequency of using changeups and crossballs against him is extremely high. solved.

By the time of the third round, other people could also see this kind of differential treatment.

Several seniors headed by Jun Isashiki were very aggrieved by this. This meant for several reasons. They were not as good as the captain Yuki in any way, and they were also very strong.

"Sawamura, Chris, didn't you underestimate us with the dribbling just now?"

Jun Isashiki walked up to these two people, and asked in a vicious voice as a representative.

"No, Isashiki-senpai, we are imitating Narimiya-senpai to throw the ball, do you think Narimiya-senpai will be serious and hard about every hitter and even every inning?"

Rong Chun would not take such a blame, so he quickly explained to the senior.

Regarding the explanation that Sawamura said, Isashiki Jun also understood in his heart. It is indeed very likely that this is something that the arrogant trump card of Daocheng did. After a moment of silence, he said:

"Okay, then I won't argue with you."

After finishing speaking, I was ready to wash up and go back to rest, to recharge my batteries for tomorrow's game.

Seeing Isashiki-senpai and others who were satisfied with his explanation and then left, Eijun heaved a sigh of relief.

"Eijun, go back and rest early, you have thrown no less than 180 pitches today."

At this time, Chris also looked at the elementary school boy next to him tenderly, and said very considerately,

"I'm going home to rest too, see you tomorrow!"

"Okay, Senior Chris, go back and rest early, and I will go back to rest early."

Eijun also said goodbye to senior Chris with a smile. Senior, after a practice match today, the shoulders that have just recovered are probably under a lot of load.

Watching the back of senior Chris leave until he could no longer see him, and when he could no longer see anyone else on the court,
Eijun raised his exhausted left hand. Under the moonlight, his left hand was twitching involuntarily due to excessive wear and tear.

At this time, Rong Chun, who had been holding back before, couldn't help taking a breath anymore, hissed softly, and his brows were also tightly frowned.

"You really can bear it—"

who? !

Eijun turned around quickly and saw Ryosuke Kominato leaning against the gate of the stadium.

"Liang-san, why are you—?!"

"Your hand won't be broken, right?! If so, it would be really interesting."

Kominato Ryosuke squinted his eyes and smiled at the embarrassed Eijun.

"It's just a little cramping pain."

Eijun could still hear the concern in Kominato Ryosuke's words, so he smiled wryly and said.

"It's good that it's not abolished. Otherwise, after letting other people know, they will probably feel guilty, and there is no way to face you, a junior."

After Kominato Ryosuke heard Eijun's words, the big stone in his heart was slightly relieved.

"Senior, aren't you the same? Is there really no problem with your feet in the competition tomorrow?"

"Didn't you take me to the hospital? I applied the medicine according to the doctor's instructions. It's much better than it was at the beginning. It won't affect my game tomorrow."

When it comes to himself, Kominato Ryosuke also strongly stated that he has no problems.

"Let's go to the bathroom to wash up, and then go back to the dormitory to have a good rest and relax your left hand!"

"it is good!"

Afterwards, Eijun walked to Ryosuke Kominato who was waiting for him at the gate of the stadium, and the two of them headed towards the bathroom side by side again.

After the two left, Stadium B was completely silent——

A figure walked out of a dark place at the entrance of the stadium,
He clenched his hands into fists, fixedly looking at the backs of Kominato Ryosuke and Eijun who were leaving.

It turned out to be like this, he finally understood why...

(End of this chapter)