On the training ground, the batter glanced over unconsciously, so much so that he missed the pitcher's release action. When he reacted -

"Oops--!"

Almost as an instinctive reaction, he subconsciously swung the bat.

bang——!

Some weird noises came from between the bat and the ball.

"Missed!"

The baseball flew high, crossed a parabola in the air against the summer sunshine, and quickly fell somewhere.

There's someone over there...!

The batter's pupils shrank sharply.

"Danger——!!!" he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get out of the way!!!"

The sound traveled across the court and toward the crowd.

"...!Xiao Hui——!!!"

"……Eh?"

The sharp sound of breaking through the air reached her ears. The girl turned her head, and the round object gradually enlarged in her pupils.

The sky also became dim, and the shadows blocked the sunlight. The world seemed to slow down in an instant, and only the baseball in my eyes was clearly and directly coming. Then——

A slender arm stretched across the field of vision.

With a muffled sound of "pop", the high-speed rotating baseball was held in the palm of the hand.

The crowd was quiet for a moment, and then...

Gudu

A sound that sounded like swallowing came from the crowd, "Catch it, catch it...?!"

"Are you okay?" The boy put down his hand, and his calm voice reached Kato Megumi's ears.

The world became bright again, and the sudden breeze blew her hair.

The crowd arriving was chaotic and noisy.

In the hot summer, who is whose scenery?

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After the crowd dispersed, Yamaguchi Takashi and Takei Ichiro couldn't help but look at each other.

The former said with some difficulty: "...Did you see what I just said, Takei?"

"Ah." The latter nodded affirmatively, "Very handsome!"

A brief silence.

"Speaking of which, aren't we trying to stop Kato from being cool?"

"Ah...that's right."

"Hey, Ah Xiao."

"What's up?"

"Is that really possible?"

"Do it..." Yamaguchi Takashi shuddered, "Probably... not possible."

"Really? In other words, since we can't stop Kato from being cool, then we just need to learn from him, right?"

"study……?"

The image just now recalled in my mind, the rapidly rotating ball hitting the unprotected palm, the dull and powerful sound...

Can't learn, can't learn

Yamaguchi Takashi shook his head repeatedly, "Being able to do such a thing, and then act like a normal person, I have only seen this once in my short life."
Chapter completed!