In the bottom of the first inning, Seido High School Baseball Team was on offense.
"That was amazing, senior!"
Miyuki, who was substituted out and feeling quite down, did not vent his low spirits on Chris.
Seeing Chris come off the field, he genuinely gave him a thumbs up.
Miyuki felt that he could never imitate Chris's performance on the field just now.
It was simply too cool!
He willingly extended that thumb.
All the third-year seniors gathered around Chris; they were also truly happy for Chris.
When Chris was first put into the game, they weren't without worry, after all, eight months of absence was no joke.
It had been some time since Chris recovered.
But his previous few performances were not satisfactory.
At least not completely satisfactory.
Let alone showing any growth, even compared to the old Chris, the recovered Chris seemed to not even be as good as he was in his second year.
But today, in the thrilling confrontation just now, the ability Chris displayed made all his teammates look at him with new eyes.
Too cool!
Their previous worries were meaningless.
Some people are just born handsome, powerful, and talented.
Most importantly, they are also hardworking and indomitable.
Compared to such people, they really couldn't compare.
"You kid, you kid!!!"
Isashiki Jun was so excited he didn't know what to say.
Yuuki looked at Chris with a full smile.
Kominato Ryosuke was also smiling with narrowed eyes.
The most excited, of course, was Tanba.
During this period, due to the competition for the Ace position, everyone hadn't seen a relaxed and happy smile on Tanba's face for a long time.
But this time, the smile on Tanba's face was as bright as a flower.
Sure enough, partnering with Chris was the most comfortable.
Forget about Miyuki, that annoying guy; even Miyauchi, who had been training with him, had an exceptionally obvious gap when compared to Chris.
Chris was like a shining golden beacon, constantly illuminating his path and guiding him.
Chris himself was also very excited.
But when he caught a glimpse of Miyuki out of the corner of his eye, his heart trembled slightly.
"You're not going to be knocked down just like that, are you? If so, I won't be polite about the number two spot."
Now, Chris could no longer encourage Miyuki with gentle words as he used to.
They were no longer simply a senior and a junior, but direct competitors.
Rather than gentle care that might shake Miyuki's fighting spirit, it was better to be decisive.
Using a provocative method might have a better effect.
Hearing Chris's words, many second-year players showed surprised expressions.
Isn't this a bit too cruel?
Miyuki had just been substituted out; would he not recover from this?
Although Chris's performance just now was indeed good, who knows if it was just a flash in the pan.
In this situation, if anything really happened to Miyuki, Seido High School Baseball Team simply couldn't accept it.
The players couldn't accept it emotionally either.
But to their surprise, the expression on Miyuki's face showed no trace of dejection or anger.
He didn't get angry because of Chris's provocation; instead, he looked full of fighting spirit.
"You're overthinking it, senior. Ever since I joined this baseball team, I've wanted to have a fair competition with you. After you got injured, I thought my wish might not be able to come true. Now that you've recovered and returned perfectly, it's simply wonderful! My wish is also about to come true!"
At this moment, Miyuki was not at all as playful as he used to be, speaking very seriously.
All the teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team highly approved of such healthy competition.
When the teammates heard this, they even applauded the two of them spontaneously.
It was also at this moment that the Umpire looked at Seido's dugout with dissatisfaction.
"Seido, it's time to bat! Who's the first batter?"
"Me!"
Kuramochi nimbly ran to the batter's box.
Such a thing happening in an ordinary baseball team would probably be ridiculed.
Not to mention happening in a national top powerhouse like Seido High School Baseball Team.
After it happened, the fans in the stands were overjoyed.
"That's incredible!"
"I thought national top powerhouses must have players with fierce expressions."
"Even if not fierce, at least they'd be serious, like professional players."
"I didn't expect the players of Seido High School Baseball Team to be quite approachable."
Although people laughed at this, there was no hint of mockery; many felt the players of Seido High School Baseball Team were quite approachable, not at all arrogant, but rather like kids who grew up next door.
"Go, Seido, I'm rooting for you."
"First Batter, hit well."
No one expected that at this moment, the fans in the neutral stands would actually cheer for the batter of Seido High School Baseball Team.
It should be known that those were not classmates brought by Seido High School Baseball Team, or die-hard fans.
But a group of neutral fans.
And the object of support for these neutral fans was not Shonan Gakuen, who had just scored three runs and made a name for themselves.
Instead, it was Seido, who was three runs behind and whose situation looked not good at all.
Reporters who were watching Seido High School Baseball Team play live for the first time felt particularly amazed as over sixty percent of the neutral fans began to lean towards Seido.
Generally speaking, people tend to sympathize with the underdog.
Compared to the national top powerhouse Seido, Shonan Gakuen was undoubtedly the weaker one.
But strangely, at this moment, people were actually attracted by Seido High School Baseball Team.
Is it because they had a bad start, giving up three runs in one go?
The answer is probably not so.
Seido High School Baseball Team must have something else that strongly attracts these people.
The reporters, who were originally not very focused and attentive.
Because of the magical changes around them, they also began to feel anticipation.
They pulled themselves together and put all their attention on Seido High School Baseball Team.
With such high expectations from the audience, they wanted to see if this Seido High School Baseball Team was really that magical?
Kuramochi, who had just made a fool of himself, felt his face burning red.
Fortunately, he was thick-skinned enough that his performance wouldn't be affected by his embarrassment.
On the contrary, those three runs given up at the beginning were like a thorn, deeply stuck in Kuramochi's heart.
As a member of the powerhouse Seido, he could not tolerate this situation continuing for long, no matter what.
So he had to counterattack, and he had to do it without hesitation.
Coach Kataoka said that opponents are prone to unstable performance at the beginning of the game.
It would be one or two games, but in three out of four games, they gave up runs right after getting on the field.
Let alone a star pitcher, even an ordinary pitcher, if this kept happening, something was definitely wrong.
Not to mention a star player like Aoki.
In the four games Seido collected, more than half of the runs Aoki gave up were at the beginning.
This opportunity must not be missed.
Kuramochi's eyes were fixed on the pitcher's mound without blinking.
"Whoosh!"
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