After being struck out by Lin Guanglai, Mizuhara Gakuto returned to his team's dugout and plopped down on an empty seat.
Quickly, other teammates on the bench flocked towards him, eager to know how he felt during his at-bat.
"Gakuto, how was it, how was it? What does it feel like to face Lin Guanglai in the batter's box?" Tandate Ryoki, sitting next to Mizuhara, asked as he comforted his teammate with a pat.
Mizuhara Gakuto didn't show any sign of disappointment on his face. In fact, he had anticipated that facing Lin Guanglai's pitching as a batter wouldn't be easy—after all, if the "generation's best" pitcher were only that skilled, then the eyes of the media and professionals would be quite off.
As he removed his gear piece by piece, Mizuhara Gakuto recalled his at-bat and shared his thoughts in detail with his teammates:
"Hmm... how should I put it—if Jintaro's pitching is rated 80 in difficulty, then Lin Guanglai's pitching is 120 in difficulty!"
