"Now let's introduce the participating players, Chiyoda High School Field Football Club, No. 1 Arata Furuta!"

"ah……"

"Arata!"

"Arata!"

…

When the DJ in the competition venue began to introduce the players of the two teams in a slightly passionate way, a burst of warm and gentle shouts suddenly sounded from the stands. This kind of scene immediately made people feel excited.

This is the finals of the Nishi-Tokyo Baseball League Player Rights Tournament, and the venue is located at Jingu Stadium. Although it is a game between student teams from two schools. However, because it is competing for the rights to be the only Koshien finalist in Nishitokyo,

This game still attracted many people to watch.

At this moment, the huge stands on both sides of first base and third base were already packed. And the stands in the outfield in the distance were also unusually full of people. If you are not aware of this, you will definitely think that when you see this scene

This is the final of the professional league!

…

"Senior, do you usually like playing football?"

Sitting on the support bench in the direction of the first base, Mr. Tamakura asked Director Imai carefully. Perhaps because the scene was too noisy, the two had to get close and talk loudly in order to hear each other's voices.

"I'm really sorry, I seem to be a layman when it comes to wild football, but... everyone's enthusiasm today is so high!"

"Yes! Ah... Mr. Nakamura from our office is here too!"

As Mr. Tamakura was talking, he saw Miki Nakamura, a member of Star Ring, sitting not far from the stands. When he turned around again, he saw Arata's family sitting not far behind him.

Kanai still knew Nakamura Miki's name. However, she saw that the two girls next to Miki seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember who they were.

"Takura-san, thank you very much for inviting me to watch the game today, but... I still prefer Masami Miyazawa for the drama "Koisora". First of all, because Asami's famous work is about campus love. Secondly,

The real leading role of this drama is actually the female lead. Although the male lead's role is also very important, it is more like a supporting role. Although Arata has played the male lead in Takizawa-senpai's works, this is completely different.

movie!"

"Senior, what happened to Miyazawa Masami is indeed very regrettable, but you must give Arata a chance!"

After Mr. Tanakura saw that Imai-senpai was resolute and decided to compete, he asked Arata to go back to the company to discuss it! No matter what, it was rare to encounter such a script that was suitable for newcomers to challenge different types of roles, so Takura naturally couldn't give up easily.

Just when the two of them avoided the script and started talking about some interesting things about Waseda's campus, both sides of the game began to gather in front of home plate and salute each other. Immediately afterwards, Chiyoda, who was the first to attack, left

After leaving the court, only the Waseda Industrial players were left running to their respective positions.

…

"Mina-san, the game is about to start! The two sides in this game are Musashino Chiyoda High School and Waseda Industrial High School. The first one to attack now is Chiyoda..."

As the host introduced the situation of the two teams one by one on the spot, the camera also turned to the respective captains of the two teams, Chiyoda's Arata Furuta and Waseda Industries' Shintaro Kiyomiya. Because it was Waseda Industries' defensive game, Kiyomiya appeared at this time

He was in the left fielder's position. Arata Furuta picked up the bat and practiced swinging at the side of the field.

In the stands...

"Senior, I didn't expect that you would also come to watch Arata's competition!"

Sitting next to Miki, Minako and Yui greeted Miki excitedly. But unexpectedly, Miki asked them in turn:

"It's not surprising that I came to watch the game. After all, I'm a junior from the same firm. But you two, you and Arata..."

"Senior! It was Ma-chan who asked us to come together!"

"Ma-chan?"

"Yes! She has been banned from the office now, so she asked us to come to the scene and report the situation of the competition at any time! Ah, I really didn't expect that Arata-kun is so powerful and can reach the finals!"

Minako looked at the situation on the field and said with some emotion. Yui stood up excitedly and waved the support flag in her hand with great interest.

"oh!"

As Waseda's player pitched a 146 strike, there was a burst of exclamation from the third base dugout. But soon, the Chiyoda hitter who just came on the field was eliminated by his opponent.

Like previous games, at the beginning of this game, Chiyoda used the base-hitting tactic as usual in an attempt to score points as soon as possible. However, the premature pitcher was obviously very experienced and frequently used bad balls to induce Chiyoda's players to swing. In this way

Come on, although Chiyoda's batter also hit a few balls, they were quickly hit by other defensive players on the field. It wasn't until Arata Furuta came on in the fifth bat...

"Arata Furuta...Arata Furuta appears!"

Before the host could finish speaking, Chiyoda's support bench next to the first base suddenly erupted in an overwhelming shout. When Imai looked back in surprise, he found that many girls in the audience were really screaming with excitement.

Under the leadership of the support organizer, Arata's name was shouted in unison.

"Arata!"

"Arata!"

…

"Takura-san, Arata seems to be very popular!"

"Ah, he has actually started to attract attention recently, mainly because of Koshien."

While Takura and Imai were talking, Arata's swing hit a ground ball. Chiyoda, who was at second base, had to force the bases, but was quickly hit by his opponent. In one moment, three players were used up.

With several outs, Chiyoda could only return without success, ending his first offensive game.

As Waseda Corporation gave up the field, Arata ran to the sidelines, took the glove handed by his teammates, and then jogged to the pitcher's mound.

"Arata, the duel between Arata and Kiyomiya is about to begin! We are looking forward to the outcome of the competition between these two players!"

According to the list reported before the game, Kiyomiya Shintaro was ranked second on the batter's list. When Arata easily struck out Hayami's first batter with a straight ball and a floater, Kiyomiya Shintaro finally stood in the batter's box.

.

Soon, the scene of the two waiting in front of the TV appeared. During this period, Kiyomiya slowly adjusted the pace of his feet, then bent slightly, and began to cast his eyes on Arata Furuta in front of the pitcher's mound. And Arata

, then habitually stepped on the ground under his feet, and his eyes focused on the gloves raised by his partner Ono.
Chapter completed!