Three days later...

"The ones currently on the court are Chiyoda High School, a representative from Nishi Tokyo, and Hanamaki Higashi, a representative from Iwate Prefecture. Let's look at this ball. What... what happened to that ball just now? The ball actually drew an upward arc.

Wire……"

"3:0, the game has entered the fourth game, and the leading team is actually Chiyoda High School, which is participating in Koshien for the first time..."

"Can this score of 5:3 be maintained until the end? The leader is Chiyoda High School, and there is only one game left..."

"At 6:3, a team that had just been established for a year won their first victory in the Koshien finals... The captain Arata Furuta used an incredible floating ball to seal Hanamaki Higashi's offense. Their

The running tactics caught the opponent off guard. Goodbye Hanamaki Higashi. I hope to see you again at Koshien next summer..."

…

"Long live!"

Standing in front of the home plate of Koshien, the winning team stood up and sang the school song, while the losing team could only take the dirt back from the stadium as an eternal memory of this summer. Although it seems a bit cruel, but

...But there are countless people yearning for this place.

Relying on his good base running tactics and Arata's superb floating ball skills, Chiyoda easily defeated his opponent Hanamaki Higashi in the first game and won his first victory in Koshien.

Because he got a lottery ticket that allowed him to play one less game during the grouping, Chiyoda successfully won the ticket to participate in the top 16 after only playing one game. And the next game was

The opponents will be decided by Ikuei Maebashi from Gunma and Nippon Bunri from Niigata.

At the press conference after the game, many media from the Kansai region were very interested in Arata's floating ball. Although Arata had used this ball many times in the Nishi-Tokyo Conference, but focused on

The media in Osaka, which was competing for the top clubs in Kansai, did not take the previous reports from their counterparts in Kanto seriously.

…

"Xintai, we know that you are still a Yun member of the Star Ring Agency. Will you give up the path of Yun Neng and choose to become a professional player in the future?"

"This... I haven't considered it yet... I just joined the field club because I like to play with my friends. As a professional player, I haven't thought about it..."

"What about the floating ball? How did you learn it?"

"I learned this when I was practicing sliding. Although I worked hard before, I just couldn't throw the sliding ball well. But I accidentally learned to float the ball. It was an unexpected surprise!"

"Then have you contacted Masami Miyazawa recently? It seems like she hasn't come to watch your game for a long time!"

"Um, well...I've been focusing on the competition recently. I heard before that she seems to have started a new job. It's probably because of this reason!"

…

Hearing the reporter's question, Arata couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Osaka and Tokyo are really two different worlds! Although the cause of floating balls has been discussed for a while in Tokyo news programs before, in Kansai, the reporter

It was as if they had just found out about this.

With the end of the first game, Chiyoda had two days of rest to prepare for the next game. However, despite the first game, his opponent Hanamaki Higashi was beaten by Chiyoda because he was not adaptable to the floating ball and base running tactics.

He was caught off guard. However, Director Ushijima did not think that such a good thing would continue in the subsequent games. Sure enough, in the game two days later, the underdog Ikuei Maebashi adopted a very similar tactic to Chiyoda.

…

"At 3:3, Maebashi Ikuei immediately tied the score by stealing a base. The ball just now was really wonderful. I didn't expect that in order to deal with the opponent's floater, Maebashi gave up his usual long-playing tactics.

, switched to a combination of hitting and stealing bases, and frequently scored from Chiyoda."

"Yes! It takes courage to give up one's usual fighting methods, but Maebashi's changes have obviously worked!"

"Okay... Let's take a look at the second half of the fourth inning. Now the team's main pitcher Arata Furuta is on the field. His batting order is second..."

"Crack!"

"Oh... a very high-quality slugging hit. Let's see the outfielder... missed it. Maebashi returned the ball to first base... Arata Furuta has already reached base!"

"Sneak attack! Arata retaliates by stealing a base, and now he runs to second base. It's really unexpected. Just now we said that Maebashi's tactics worked. Unexpectedly, as soon as the second half of the inning started, Arata scored two runs in a row...

The bridge will be stable now, if this continues, the score will be widened again..."

"Long bat... There is indeed a problem with Maebashi's tactics. Their pitchers cannot stop the opponent's attack. Now there are three Chiyoda players on the field. If Maebashi loses this inning, the game will be in danger...

"

"Another long hit, Furuta Arata took the opportunity to overtake the score. Chiyoda's offense continued, and Maebashi pitcher Otsuka couldn't hold on anymore!"

"I scored again, and the opponent sent me a long hit one after another. Maebashi's defense was facing collapse..."

In the second game, relying on the score opened in the fourth game, Chiyoda was lucky enough to win again and became a member of the quarterfinals. Although the previous opponents Hanamaki Higashi and Maebashi Ikuei were not weak, but

When facing Chiyoda, he was extremely passive. But this is Koshien, there is no eternal king, there are just endless memorable games one after another.

…

After the game ended, on the way back, everyone excitedly discussed their performance in the game. By the way, they also began to think about the upcoming schedule.

"Ah... I can't believe that Koshien is easier than the Nishi-Tokyo Tournament!"

"Yes, these two games feel much easier than the one played by Tokai Osugi. Hey, Arata, tell me... do we have a chance to win the championship?"

…

When his companion asked him about winning the championship, Arata looked at him in surprise.

"Winning the championship? It doesn't seem that easy! But if you think about it, it's possible. If you really win the championship, A Cai even said that she would do a house dance during the school festival!"

When Arata mentioned Kato Aya's bet, Obari burst into cheers. But only Director Ushijima was staring at the reports on the other games on the screen.

"Team Yokohama, Nakakyo Daichukyo! Ryuudani Daiheian... Looking at these names that often appeared on Hagar, Director Ushijima shook his head with some lamentation..."
Chapter completed!