hotmtlnovel Chapter 61: Shoto VS Hokuto (7)
Chapter 61: Shoto VS Hokuto (7)
With the score at 3-0 for Hokuto Junior High and 2 outs, the leadoff hitter Toru Okada stepped into the batter's box.
"Damn it!" - Jiro clenched his fists, standing on the mound, looking at the scoreboard with a mix of frustration and anger. He didn't want to have given up that run.
"Jiro!" - Kazuki shouted from behind home plate, standing up and throwing the ball to Jiro on the mound with force.
PAH
Jiro caught the ball with surprise on his face, not expecting such a strong throw. For a moment, he thought his captain was angry with him for allowing a run, but that thought quickly disappeared when he heard his captain shout again.
"2 outs!" - Kazuki shouted while signaling two with his fingers, smiling at the young pitcher on the mound before crouching down, ready to receive.
"2 outs, Jiro!"
"2 outs!"
The Shoto players followed their captain's example and began shouting loudly to motivate the nerdy boy on the mound. In that situation, the team had no more pitchers to use, so everyone had to rely on young Jiro.
At that moment, Jiro felt an immense strength fill his body, the hope of his senpais, the adrenaline of pitching in a tough situation, the feeling of standing on the highest point of the field... For the first time in his life, Jiro Fukuoka felt an unshakable confidence, and he wanted more of that feeling.
The first pitch came.
WOOSH
PAH
"Strike!"
A fastball at the top of the zone that Toru failed to make contact with. The second pitch came.
PAH
"Strike!"
"Huh?" - Toru was surprised. Jiro's fastball had gone right to the low outside corner of the strike zone, and he had assumed it would be a ball, so he didn't swing. With 2 strikes and 0 balls, Toru didn't have time to think when he saw the third pitch flying towards him.
"It's in the zone!" - Toru decided to swing when he saw another fastball in the lower part of the zone.
WOOSH
PAH
"Strikeout! 3 outs, changeover!"
"Fuck!" - Toru cursed loudly as the fastball dropped just before reaching the plate, causing him to miss and swing at nothing.
"Strike!"
"Damn it!" - Kazuki gripped his bat tightly, he couldn't keep watching these monstrous pitches anymore, he needed to swing.
"Hehe, it's useless." - Sugawara chuckled lightly behind home plate. He didn't even bother signaling to Kohei, just positioning his glove right in the center of the zone. The pitch came.
WOOSH
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"Strikeout!"
"Shit!" - Kazuki cursed in frustration. He hesitated a bit before regaining his composure and started walking back to the dugout.
"My bad! I'm counting on you!" - On his way, he said to the fifth batter, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Hm." - The fifth batter nodded, his gaze more determined than ever.
"I already said it's useless... today, all of you are going to be destroyed, hahaha!" - Sugawara laughed maniacally behind home plate, once again positioning his glove in the center of the zone with a confident smile.
WOOSH
PAH
"Strikeout!"
WOOSH
PAH
"Strikeout! 3 outs, changeover!"
With just 9 pitches, 9 fastballs, and 9 strikes, the fourth, fifth, and sixth batters of Shoto Junior High were struck out. And just like that, the bottom of the second inning ended in an instant.
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