"In the first offensive inning after Arata came on the field, the Chiyoda team was full of momentum and caught the Osaka team off guard. We saw that this ball was a ground ball from the direction of third base. Ken Abe attacked and he was going to risk stealing a base.

, the outfielder has started to pass the ball, third base, third base...a beautiful slide, Chiyoda now has three people on the base..."

As the offense on the court became more vigorous, Chiyoda's momentum, suppressed by his opponents, began to increase. In just a few pitches, the Osaka team, which had a huge advantage, was suddenly overwhelmed by Chiyoda's offensive.

Suppressed.

"Look at this ball. It's a ground ball. Look at how Osaka's second base and shortstop handle it...Danger, home plate..."

"Score! After the most difficult first half of the game, Chiyoda launched a counterattack. This is an extremely crucial point, 8:2!"

…

After being hit by long-distance ground balls from their opponents one after another, the Osaka team's pitchers were facing great pressure. The original sense of relaxation and joy at the end of the first half was gone.

I saw the Osaka team's pitcher take a deep breath, and then silently raised his arm, while Chiyoda's batter was standing at home plate waiting for his pitch. At the same time, one, two, and two around the pitcher,

On third base, there were also Chiyoda players.

"If the opponent hits a fly hit or a home run, the opponent may score three points..."

With such concerns in mind, when the Osaka team's pitcher took the shot, the ball suddenly hit the batter's foot.

"Ah, a touch ball. Chiyoda with the bases loaded was walked... At such a critical moment, Taketani-kun, the pitcher selected for the U18, threw a touch ball. He was really under too much pressure!"

8:3! Under huge pressure, the Osaka team's pitcher made a mistake and scored, which was a big blow to the team. What's even more frightening is that there are still three Chiyoda players standing on the court...

…

Seeing the pitcher's abnormal performance, the Osaka team, who did not dare to take too many risks, immediately substituted a relief pitcher. At this time, Inoue, who had hit a bye home run in the Nishi Tokyo Conference, also stepped into the batter's box.

With Osaka's new Ohtani pitching...

"Home run? Home run? The ball hit the advertising board on the sidelines. The Osaka team's outfielder got the ball and passed it back... and scored. Someone from the Chiyoda team returned to home plate. Let's look at this ball. 2

Base! The player who just ran to second base was hit by the Osaka team, but there are other players from Chiyoda running to third base to score!"

Hitting a two-point shot in one breath, Chiyoda counterattacked and the team narrowed the gap by two more points... But now only Inoue is standing on first base!

8:5!

When Osaka's Otani withstood the pressure and finally struck out Chiyoda's third player, the team finally won the difficult second game. However, when the third game began and the injured Arata Furuta came on the field again, Osaka

But the team still couldn't find a direction to attack.

"Strikeout, Astro Boy's Fumi Takashima was also struck out by Arata Furuta! Although he was seriously injured, it has to be said that Arata Furuta is the patron saint of this team. All three of Osaka's top hitters are there

He was defeated by the Butterfly Ball..."

Nine balls, three strikes, three strikeouts! Arata Furuta won the third game with his newly learned butterfly ball. Although he could only stand on one foot, he was able to resist the opponent's attack with his own strength. And his

The presence also inspires the teammates of the team to continuously attack the Osaka team.

In the third game, Chiyoda unfortunately did not score.

In the fourth inning, Osaka, which was helpless against Arata Furuta's pitching, once again surrendered a scoreless draw, while Chiyoda used a long hit to score one point, narrowing the point difference again.

…

"How about Arata, your feet..."

Kato Aya looked at Arata with some worry. Although there was not much blood on her socks, she still felt a little worried after standing on the court for so long.

"It's okay, it's only one point away! If I just defend, I can last until the ninth inning!"

Arata just smiled when he heard Kato Aya's words, but unfortunately the sweat on his face betrayed Arata's true feelings. Thinking about it now, at first I thought that as long as I reached the finals in Musashino, I would be satisfied, but now,

They are competing for the championship with the best wild football clubs in the country. This is really like a dream!

…

In the sixth inning, after the Osaka team's supervision adjusted the offensive strategy, the team began to replace players who are good at stealing bases and hitting. Faced with the opponent's sudden changes, Arata's butterfly balls were hit by the opponent one after another, which was threatening.

The long ground ball resulted in a loss of one point. However, later on, Arata adjusted his strategy in time and used the floating ball that he was good at, and got the opponent's three outs with difficulty!

In the seventh inning, amidst the cheers from the audience, Arata once again struck out three opponent's batters, and at the same time Chiyoda recovered a precious point. And it was from this inning that the outcome of the game was decided.

It seems that it is no longer important. People are just curious about how long this stubborn young man will persist.

In the stands, Arata's family and friends were holding back tears as they watched the game. At this time, outside the stadium, in the far away Tokyo studio, Miyazawa Masami was staring intently at the young man on the screen of his mobile phone.

face, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

"It's obvious that it's not going to work anymore, why do you have to hold on, you fool, you big fool!"

…

Not just Masami Miyazawa, but in fact everyone in Tokyo who is enjoying the Bon Festival holiday at home is paying attention to this game. Before this, no one has ever insisted on participating in Koshien despite suffering such a serious injury.

competition, and no one thought that Arata Furuta’s will would be so tenacious.

In the eighth inning, Arata Furuta's pitch was hit by the opponent as a ground ball again, but the other teammates of the Chiyoda team defended desperately and finally did not leave the opponent a chance to expand the score.

In the ninth inning, after throwing the 127th pitch of the game, Arata Furuta suddenly fell on the pitcher's mound. Seeing this, the referee had to stop the game, and Arata was replaced... In the audience's silence

Amid cheers and applause from his opponent Osaka Kirikage, Arata Furuta finally walked into the players tunnel...

…

Many years later, when people recall this classic Koshien match, they will always have too many emotions. They are impressed by Arata Furuta’s persistence in winning. Maybe the process of the match is no longer important, but it is preserved in Koshien.
Chapter completed!