"Hopefully tomorrow's check-in reward is world-class control, so I can throw wherever I want!"
"No, physical strength is also important! It's better to get world-class stamina first!"
Sendo felt his physical exertion and found that it was abnormally high.
Maybe after another 10 throws, he would be exhausted.
You have to know—A baseball game consists of 9 innings.
And in 1 inning, you have to face 3 hitters.
To eliminate 1 hitter, you need 3 good pitches.
This implies—After 1 inning, it takes 9 good pitches.
But Sendo's ball control is not very good, and there is a high probability that he will throw into the bad ball zone.
So after 1 inning,The number of pitches Sendo throws would definitely be more than a dozen.
By such analysis—Although Sendo's strength is strong,His physical stamina could not even support 1 inning.
"If for the next check-in...""I don't get stamina and control...""Then before the summer competition...""My focus will be physical training and ball control training."
Finishing his thoughts, Sendo came back to his senses.
Then he saw the assistant coach calling him.
"I'm sorry, I just lost myself in thought. What's the matter?"
Sendo stepped forward and asked.
"It's not a big deal. I just want to ask you—how many times can you throw this kind of pitch in a row without resting?"
The assistant coach repeated his earlier question.
"I... I...""Also, I have poor ball control.""So what I need most right now is stamina and control."
Sendo simply stated his point of view.
"Got it."
The assistant coach nodded and said,"But in order to better understand your physical limits, I hope you can keep pitching at full strength until you run out."
Sendo nodded. "Yes."
The words fell.
He returned to the pitcher's mound.
The mode of full-force pitching was turned on again.
And Furuya, who had just lost to Sendo in terms of pitch speed, was very unconvinced.
So—He deliberately pitched alongside Sendo, every time Sendo threw.
But unfortunately!
No matter how hard he tried!No matter how unwilling he was!
Whenever they threw together, Sendo's ball always reached the catcher's glove first!
10 times in a row.Not once did he surpass Sendo.
But—Although he lost in speed...
In terms of physical endurance, it was Furuya who won.
At that time—Sendo was sweating like rain, and his arm felt as heavy as lead.
He wanted to pitch again,But his right hand could not be lifted.
Meanwhile, Furuya was much better. Although sweating heavily, he still had plenty of strength left in his body.
But Sendo was not discouraged.
After all, Furuya had played baseball since childhood.So many years of training were naturally not in vain.
On the other hand, Sendo's body had just crossed over.He hadn't trained since childhood, and weak stamina was only natural.
But—Victory in stamina didn't make Furuya happy.
Because what he valued most was speed!
And in that regard, he was completely defeated by Sendo!
Therefore, Furuya secretly made a decision:In the next pitching training, he must double his efforts. He would definitely surpass Sendo!
After the aptitude test,The assistant coach began to arrange pitching training.
Since each pitcher's strengths and weaknesses are different, the training content was also different.
After finishing the schedule,The assistant coach took the test data of the freshmen to Court A.
Subsequently,The abilities of Sendo and Furuya were truthfully reported to Head Coach Kataoka Tetsushin.
"In the aptitude test, two pitchers performed extremely well."
"One is Furuya Satoru.""His fastest pitch reached 150 km/h, but his control is poor."
"The other is Sendo.""His pitch speed was faster than Furuya's, reaching 158 km/h. However, his control is also very poor, and his stamina is weak. He didn't even have the strength to throw an 11th pitch in a row."
After listening to the report,Kataoka Tetsushin's spirit was shaken.
The ace pitcher he had been searching for... finally appeared!
Although the assistant coach's report stated that both pitchers lacked control, and one even had poor stamina...
Control and stamina can be trained!
But pitch speed—That is pure talent!!
"Arrange their training according to your judgment.""When they stop improving, bring them to me."
"By the way, the training volume should be gradual. Don't try to force growth too quickly."
Coach Kataoka instructed seriously.
"Understood."
The assistant coach smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll go supervise their training first."
"Good. Go."
Day 2Under the assistant coach's arrangement,Sendo began hard physical training and ball control training.
Day 3The same was repeated.
Day 4Still physical strength and ball control training.
And as the days passed—Every check-in gave Sendo precious rewards.
[Ding... Day 2 check-in reward: World-Class Sprint!]
[Ding... Day 3 check-in reward: World-Class Short Hits!]
[Ding... Day 4 check-in reward: National-Level Power!]
[Ding... Day 5 check-in reward: National-Level Control!]
[Ding... Day 6 check-in reward: World-Class Reflexes!]
[Ding... Day 7 check-in reward: National-Level Stamina!]
Day after day,Sendo's strength improved.
He loved the feeling of becoming stronger just by showing up.
But—Sendo still kept the role of a freshman.
On the 7th day, his training in stamina and control was carried out in a low-key manner.
After all—On Day 6, his stamina and control were still poor.If on Day 7 he suddenly became outstanding, it would look far too suspicious.
So, in order for others to accept his growth—Even though he had obtained national-level stamina and control,On the 7th day he only showed slight improvement.
[Ding!][You completed the 8th day check-in!][Reward: World-Class Guts!]
When the system prompt fell,Although Sendo didn't notice an immediate change,His previous rewards had always been real.
So he believed the system would not deceive him.
Sure enough—During batting practice in the morning,
Sendo Akira realized:When facing the machine's pitches,He dared to stand closer without hesitation.
Clearly, World-Class Guts was working.
"Short hits, sprint, guts, reflexes...""With these four abilities at world-class level, my success rate at stealing bases should be over 90% in high school competitions, right?"
Thinking of this,Sendo looked forward to the arrival of official games even more.