[Comprehensive] Kazuya's happy life

"Hit! Number three, pitcher Uesugi!"

"Outfield fly ball!"

"Sumi's right fielder ran to where the ball landed! Can he catch the falling baseball accurately?"

"Oh my god! Missed it! The ball just rolled to the ground!"

"Opportunity! Both Uesugi and Katagiri started running! Can they seize the opportunity to score?"

"Passback! Passback!"

"It's too late! Katagiri has already passed the home plate! Ming Qing scored the first point!"

"Catcher returns third base!"

"It's not good! It's too late! It's safe! Uesugi! The base grab!!!"

"In the second half of the first inning, Ming Qing went first! With a 1-0 lead, there was someone on third base, and the next player to appear was Kuroki, the captain and four-bat hitter!"

"Dangerous! Seek work!"

As the commentator on the radio became more emotional, everyone in Mingqing's contestant's seat was also excited——

"Oh! Well done! Tatsuya! Katagiri!"

"Leading! We are leading! Hahahahaha~~"

"It's up to you next time! Captain!"

"Come on Captain!"

"Captain hits a home run!"

"A home run! A home run!"

"..." Kuroki, who had high hopes from his teammates, pushed his glasses helplessly.

But I was hurt by that brat Tatsuya!

He thought "angrily".

If he can't hit a home run this time, wouldn't he have failed the expectations of the team?

Supervisor Nishio calmly patted his captain on the shoulder amidst the cheering "home run" of the disciples:

"Do your best."

——It’s okay if you can’t hit a home run.Supervisor, I won't blame you anyway!

Hearing this, Hei Mu smiled wryly and raised his hand to press the brim of his hat:

"Yes."

Supervising you really won't blame me.But just because I am so trusted and relied on, and embraced so warmly, I don't want to let you down even more.

Thinking of this, Kuroki took a deep breath and turned to face the field, with a determined look on his face——

home run...

***

"Summer Koshien Tournament Tokyo Regional Finals, Mingqing vs. Sudamiko! In the first half of the fifth game, Mingqing temporarily leads 2-1."

"In the second half of the first inning, with pitcher Tatsuya Uesugi and captain Kuroki hitting each, Mingqing got off to a fantastic 2-0 start."

"After that, Uesugi beat Sumiko's No. [-] batter at the beginning of the second inning. He was also the latest rising star player of this year, Nitta Akio, who finally hit a foul ball and had to Sad to end the top half of the second inning."

"Perhaps it was because the pressure of losing two consecutive points at the beginning turned into an amazing motivation. From the second half of the second inning, Sumiko's pitcher Nojima showed unprecedented tenacity and strength. He has always had a 'moderate' pitching style, and there are few beautiful and crisp strikeouts in one inning, but he kept Ming Qing's score above two points and did not increase!"

"——It has to be said that pitcher Nojima's excellent performance quickly stabilized the mentality of his teammates, and also laid the foundation for Sumi to gradually reverse the disadvantage of the unfavorable start. Until the first half of the fourth inning, Nitta and Okuma Each hit a hit, Su Jiangong struggled to grab a run from Ming Qing, chasing the score to 1 to 2!"

"Tatsuya Uesugi, one of Ming Qing's ace pitchers! First time he was hit twice in a row! It's also the first time he's allowed a run in a game!"

"It's the first half of the fifth inning. Mingqing's pitcher is changed!"

"Standing on the pitcher's board now is Tatsuya's younger brother. In the previous match against Saijo, Ming Qing's other ace pitcher, Uesugi Kazuya, who showed amazing strength!"

"How will his appearance change the situation?"

"Can Mingqing withstand the aggressive Sumiko who is about to equalize or even overtake the score?"

"The game—is continuing!!"

…………

Standing on the pitcher, Kazuya looked over the tense batter Sumi who was standing in the hitting zone with his bat raised, and met Kotaro's eyes for a moment, who was wearing armor and couldn't see his expression clearly.

His expression is soothing and soft. Even when he is preparing for the pitch, his whole body is relaxed and stretched, not stiff and tense.

There was a familiar touch from the pedals under his feet, and the cheers from the audience in the distance were overwhelming.

The sun above his head was hot and dazzling, and the gift from Tatsuya in his hand - a brand new baseball glove, which has become very comfortable after repeated familiarization in the past two days, is wrapping his palm obediently at this moment.

Kazuya squinted his eyes. At this moment, the excitement and joy of returning to the finals that he had never been able to set foot on, the anticipation and excitement of finally being able to face Nitta head-on, and just one step away from entering Koshien, The gratification and satisfaction that the long-cherished wish of many years will finally be fulfilled...all the emotions fade away, leaving only the pitcher's absolute self-control and calmness.

He slowly opened his eyes—

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"nice shot!"

"The batter is out!"

"Wow-!!"

The quick three-serve straight ball struck out the opponent's batter in less than 2 minutes, and the entire stadium was in an uproar because of Kazuya's miraculous performance.

"Uesugi!"

"Uesugi!"

The voices chanting his name slowly converged from the chaos at the beginning, and finally formed a neat shout. Kazuya took out the second ball from his back pocket, turned his head, and his eyes seemed to be inadvertently separated from the sitting area. For a moment, Nitta, who was sitting on the Sumi worker's bench, met——

As if making a silent invitation, and as if not revealing any emotions, Kazuya's eyes only stayed on Nitta's face for less than a breath, then quickly turned back and fell to the home plate again.

There, Sumi's second hitter was poised to catch the ball.

His eyes looked clear and firm, as if he had made up his mind and made a certain decision, so even if he met Kazuya, he would not be nervous or lose his mind.

however……

Curveballs, changeups, slices, sliders, screwballs, and even...fingers!

It was as if a switch was suddenly pressed. Although Kazuya had shown the same proficiency and adeptness in different types of pitches in the Saijo game before, Kazuya, who had never exposed so many different styles of pitching, suddenly changed his pitching style again. , Six consecutive balls, none of them are of the same type!

This violent and sudden explosion not only eliminated the No. 2 hitter Nakatani who seemed to be carrying some mission and stood on the hitting zone with faith, but also the No. 3 hitter who appeared after him Ozaki was also directly beaten into a circle.

On and off the court, it wasn't just his two opponents who were stunned by Kazuya's crazy multi-ball output all the way out of the usual way.

As if the stop button had been pressed, the cheers and screams in the auditorium and the live commentary that should have sounded on the radio or live TV all stopped abruptly at this moment. The referee's announcement can be heard—

"The first half of the fifth game! It's over!"

And with this sentence, people seem to have finally found their voices——

"Good job Uesugi!"

"Ahhhhh Kazuya-kun!!!"

"You're so handsome Uesugi!"

"How did you throw that ball just now! I convinced you, Uesugi!"

"You're so handsome, mom, I want to play baseball too!!"

"Come on, Mingqing! Head towards Jiashiyuan!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

... All kinds of cheers, roars, and even the superimposition of onomatopoeic words with unknown meaning resounded throughout the audience in an instant.

And on the radio placed on Mingqing's bench, the commentator's hoarse and hoarse voice rang out at the same time:

"Kazuya Uesugi! Kazuya Uesugi! You are worthy of the name of a miracle pitcher! A freshman who has just entered high school can be so proficient in mastering various styles of pitching, and can freely move between these styles without any hesitation. Change according to your own mind!"

"Terrible pitcher, terrible talent!"

"After today's World War I, I believe Uesugi will become a name that all high school baseball coaches love and hate!"

"They will replay his game video over and over again, marveling at his miraculous talent and talent, and rejoicing that they can see such a player in their lifetime, and at the same time, they will curse him with gnashing teeth, forever I also don't want to meet him as an opponent in the game..."

…………

As soon as Kazuya entered the player area, he was overwhelmed by the swarming teammates.

On the head, on the back, on the arms...

A lot of hands were slapping vigorously, and I heard "Uesugi, you are great!" "Just strike them all the way to the end!" "Good boy, so you still hide this hand! Say! You practiced with us!" Didn’t you release the water at the time?! Don’t underestimate the senior, you bastard!”… and other voices buzzed incessantly.

Kazuya could only raise his hands with a wry smile, as if honestly pleading guilty and surrendering.

Director Nishio sat on the player's bench with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

"Okay, okay, everyone, come back quickly, Kazuya-kun is our great hero, if you continue to make trouble like this, the audience will riot if they see it."

He laughed.

Kazuya then returned to the player's bench surrounded by his teammates.

As soon as he sat down, his cheeks felt cold. He turned his head, only to see a side face of Tatsuya looking intently at the court, but the sports bottle attached to his cheek was actually held in Tatsuya's hand ...

He couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Thanks, brother."

"... Mmm. Well done."

"Just good?"

"……Humph."

"Okay, I got it. I will work harder in the next game."

"... Be careful. That Nitta... is really difficult to deal with."

"I know. How can someone who can snatch a point from my brother be easy to deal with? Don't worry, brother, I will raise the alert level for him to the highest."

"……"--As long as you know.

"So, brother."

"Why..." Suddenly his expression became so serious!

"Defeat them together and enter Jiashiyuan!"

"...Hmm!" You still need to say o(￣ヘ￣o#)!

——Mingqing vs. Sumiko, the second half of the fifth inning, Mingqing's offensive inning.

Two outs, first base manned.

"The next one to play is the third hitter, pitcher, Uesugi!"