Nao Tomori thought for a moment about Otosaka Souji's request, then shook her head and said...
"It's not the right time yet."
"When I'm eliminated, it will be your turn to appear."
"You will be the one to finish them off in the final stages."
It seems that Nao Tomori doesn't want the match to end so quickly.
Perhaps it was because Nao Tomori wanted to play a little longer, since she wouldn't be able to enjoy herself to the fullest if the match ended.
Given such a great opportunity, Nao Tomori naturally wanted to treat it as a fun competition to relax.
With Otosaka Souji as our ace, we're guaranteed to win as long as the previous matches aren't over.
The opposing team changed their pitcher, and since it wasn't Fukuyama Yuji, the pitches were no longer knuckleballs.
Our batter hit the ball.
The baseball soared high into the air, heading towards Misa Kuroba's direction.
Misa Kuroba quickly manipulated Yuzaki Nishimori's body, running towards the baseball.
Then he caught the ball and threw it forcefully at the opponent.
The movements were fluid, crisp, and clean.
This also shows that Misa Kuroba's athletic ability is quite good.
Unfortunately, because Nishimori Yuzaki's body is too frail, she cannot fully utilize Kuroba Misa's athletic abilities.
Misa Kuroba was very unhappy and put her hands on her shoulders, vigorously moving her shoulder joints.
"Damn it, Yuzaki's shoulders are so weak, I can't get any strength out of them."
"Even if you can accurately judge where the ball will land, your body can't keep up and you can't handle it."
The opposing team failed to score on that play, and after a short rest, Yuji Fukuyama returned to the court.
Then another knuckleball eliminated our attacker.
"Good shot, knockout by hand."
The battle was intense, with Misa Kuroba and Takeshiro Takagi constantly running around the baseball field.
"Out of the game."
"Four Globe Circles".
"Out of the game."
"Safely on base."
Now, the situation on Otosaka Souji's side is in dire straits.
"It's my turn to go on stage."
"It's okay if you throw a bad shot, just be careful not to overshoot."
"Then I'll leave it to you all."
Nao Tomori said as she stepped out of the waiting area.
"start."
"nice shot."
"Second good shot."
Our pitcher had an exceptional performance, hitting two consecutive strikes.
Although they scored two runs, the opponent eventually reached base safely.
"Steal home plate!"
The person who made it safely to base was Takato, a good friend of Fukuyama Yuji.
It seems that Takato really wants to help Fukuyama Yuji win this match!
Both sides performed exceptionally well.
"How awful!"
"Such a good opportunity, and they didn't seize it."
Nao Tomori shook her head, speaking with a hint of anger.
On the other side, Kuroba Misa shook her head and said helplessly.
"We can't win like this!"
Another henchman has been eliminated, leaving only Nao Tomori and Souji Otosaka as henchmen.
Nao Tomori, who had been observing from the sidelines for a long time, had discovered a certain pattern in Yuji Fukuyama's knuckleball throws.
If you swing the baseball bat yourself, you might not be able to catch the knuckleball thrown by Yuji Fukuyama.
However, as long as the baseball bat is placed behind the catcher's glove, there is a way to block the knuckleball and prevent it from being caught.
Of course, this maneuver also requires a certain amount of reaction time and luck, plus a bit of courage.
Because she also needs to anticipate the catcher's position, but Nao Tomori is not lacking in courage and has enough reaction time, but as for luck, she can only leave it to fate.
Nao Tomori leaned forward, and the baseball bat tilted downward as her body swayed.
This time we were lucky; we managed to block it just in time.
"Nice!"
Touching this ball boosted Nao Tomori's confidence.
However, pitcher Yuji Fukuyama was not in a good mood.
"Damn it, why bother fighting with someone like that..."
Fukuyama Yuji angrily threw another ball.
On this shot, Nao Tomori's luck ran out.
Unexpectedly, he was caught by the catcher behind him.
"Thugs eliminated."
Finally, it was Otosaka Souji's turn to appear.
Otosaka Souji appeared, first loosening up his wrists, and then swinging a baseball bat to test his feel for it.
"The main characters are often the last to appear."
"And I will be the protagonist who will finally end this baseball game."
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, Otosaka Souji made a chuunibyou (delusional) declaration.
"You're really annoying."
"Are you looking down on me or underestimating me, daring to say such arrogant things?"
Fukuyama Yuji, who was already in a bad mood, is now in an even worse mood.
It seems that our Otosaka Souji has the potential to be a master of verbal sparring; he drew the ire of the entire audience with just his words as soon as he stepped onto the stage.
"No, I did not underestimate you."
"But I'm really strong."
Otosaka Souji was met with Fukuyama Yuji's furious, all-out attack with a knuckleball and a hateful roar.
"hateful!!"
As the ball drew ever closer, Otosaka Souji mentally calculated his next move.
"two."
"one."
"Right now."
Otosaka Souji paused time briefly, then hit the baseball precisely.
A home run sent the baseball flying.
"Okay, home run!"
"First point."
Otosaka Souji delivered a particularly stunning blow, even stunning Fukuyama Yuji, who was still in a fit of rage.
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