[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-561":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1952536,2739,"Chapter 561","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-561",561,"\u003Cp>The baseball drew a straight white line in the air that was almost impossible for the eye to catch!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shinohara Shingo, who had been holding a contemptuous attitude and thought Natsume Chikage could at most throw a slow ball of 110-120 km\u002Fh, didn't even have time for the thought of swinging his bat to arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He only felt a blurry white shadow in the corner of his eye flash past him at a speed far exceeding his expectations!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He could even feel the faint airflow of the ball’s wind brushing his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bang—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A dull and clear sound of impact came from the protective wire mesh behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Good... good pitch!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Aoki Masao, who was standing behind home plate acting as a temporary umpire, shouted at the top of his lungs after a brief moment of astonishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only then did Shinohara Shingo react abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He turned his head sharply, his gaze casting eagerly toward the electronic speed gun screen to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the screen, the bright red numbers were clearly visible—145 km\u002Fh!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This pitch speed even exceeded the fastest record of Nakajima Satoshi in his peak state!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shinohara Shingo was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This guy... didn't he just start practicing yesterday?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A pitch speed of 145 km\u002Fh, something a first-year high school student who had only practiced for one day could throw?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Absolutely impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This Natsume Chikage must have had contact with baseball before, and for no short time!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This speed, even Nakajima Satoshi at his best might not be able to throw consistently; how could he, a \"novice,\" do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Shinohara Shingo’s face turned red and then white, and he became even more convinced of his judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This guy is definitely playing the pig to eat the tiger!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No wonder... no wonder he dared to agree to the bet so readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It turns out he was hiding such a trump card!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Damn it!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had originally thought he could easily crush the opponent, but at this moment, he felt a surge of anger at being fooled, as well as a quietly rising sense of crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, his dynamic vision was also at a top level.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His best record was successfully hitting three 148 km\u002Fh fastballs within ten pitches during practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That pitch just now was purely because he was too contemptuous and hadn't entered his state at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as he got serious and adapted to this speed, hitting a 145 km\u002Fh ball would be no difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, there were ten chances in total!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hitting three balls out of ten was completely doable!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And after witnessing this pitch speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The crowd on the sidelines who had originally looked down on Natsume Chikage instantly fell into a dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many people widened their eyes, mouths agape, unable to recover for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When they did react, a huge uproar and exclamations exploded!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Just now... Nakajima-senpai’s fastest record was 143, right? Natsume-kun broke it on the first pitch?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Too terrifying... Natsume-kun actually has this kind of talent in pitching too?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I said it long ago! Natsume-kun is hiding his true strength; I favored him from the start, I felt he could win!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tch, it's only 145, what's there to be proud of? Shinohara-senpai is someone who has hit a 148 speed ball! He was just careless just now; once he gets serious, Natsume Chikage will have to show his true colors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That's right! Don't underestimate our school's ace! Shinohara-senpai has never lost in one-on-one matches against surrounding high schools!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The fire of hope that had just risen in the girls was dampened by these remarks, and their faces were once again shrouded in worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As expected... it's still very difficult, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I feel Natsume-kun is still in danger...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Yukimura Suzune, Fujiwara Aoi, and Saionji Nanase were also shocked by the strength Natsume Chikage displayed, hearing the description of Shinohara Shingo’s strength made their hearts tighten again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Akita Sana almost jumped up the moment she saw the speed number.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Miki! Did you see that?! 145! Natsume-kun threw a 145! He really is a genius! He can do this without having practiced much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kondo Miki’s eyes flickered violently, her heart shocked beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In her inherent impression, Natsume Chikage was always that boy curled up in his room, accompanied by games.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But now... he actually possessed such astonishing athletic talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Why could he throw a 145 km\u002Fh ball?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No... this might just be that the speed gun is broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yeah, that must be it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Kondo Miki bit her lower lip gently, trying to calm her fluctuating emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't be happy too early, the match has ten pitches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Shinohara Shingo’s strength is very strong... he has a record of hitting three 148 km\u002Fh fastballs in a row within ten pitches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Akita Sana, upon hearing this, instantly turned to stone and clutched her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's over... if that's true, isn't Natsume-kun in danger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Ito Eiji, who had the eye of a professional baseball coach, was almost speechless after witnessing this pitch speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had completely not expected Natsume Chikage to throw at this level on the first pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He... really was a rare genius in a century!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But thinking that these two geniuses had to fight to the death and one had to leave, Ito Eiji felt a piercing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The most shocked was none other than Nakajima Satoshi himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the school’s recognized number two pitcher, second only to Shinohara Shingo, he knew the meaning of this 145 km\u002Fh speed better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Natsume Chikage only formally learned to pitch for the first time yesterday!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Nakajima Satoshi felt the world spinning, and a sense of powerlessness bordering on despair surged from the depths of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had always prided himself on being a pitching genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But now, a genius even more terrifying than him appeared before him in such an overbearing posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tsukishima Rin witnessed this scene, her clenched fists loosening slightly, and bright radiance bloomed in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She knew it... Natsume-kun promised he wouldn't lose, so he would definitely be able to do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And among everyone on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The only one who understood Natsume Chikage’s true strength was Konoe Hitomi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When she saw the number on the speed gun was only 145, not the astonishing 158 from yesterday’s test, her slender eyebrows arched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This guy... what is he doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Inside the baseball field.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage looked down at his right arm and flicked it a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As expected, without a proper warm-up, the muscles could not be fully activated, and the power could not be fully released.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So he was in no hurry to throw the second pitch, but instead used this brief gap to start seriously loosening his shoulders and rotating his wrists, conducting a quick and effective warm-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shinohara Shingo waited impatiently, almost wanting to urge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He felt Natsume Chikage was deliberately stalling and playing psychological tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as his patience was about to run out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage stopped his warm-up movements and walked toward the pitching plate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shinohara Shingo could only swallow the words on his lips, his eyes becoming extremely sharp, his hands gripping the bat tightly, his center of gravity lowered, fully focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He analyzed quickly in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage’s pitch just now must have been his limit speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, no matter how good his physical fitness was, the lack of tactical literacy would make him look like a greenhorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were him, he would never waste so much physical strength throwing a fast fastball on the first pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Continuous pitching puts a huge load on the arm, and both pitch speed and control will drop accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A clever pitcher often uses breaking balls to interfere with the batter’s judgment and conduct psychological warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>",1309,"2026-06-15T07:10:31.195Z","2026-06-17T08:41:32.805Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e24ca63caff1e50e1088de912baf367682ea17c4fff39f1abd9f10d86a22b214","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-562","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-560",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]