Chapter 876

The two coaches felt the sincerity in his tone, stood up as told, and their favor for this boy who had a mysterious identity, heaven-defying talent, but no airs, increased by a few points.

It seems A-kun looks a bit cold on the outside, but his personality is actually very good.

By contrast, the envoy lady from the Yutang family next to him, although her appearance was peerless, had been expressionless from beginning to end, her eyes indifferent, as if she was born with a kind of aloofness and cold temperament of being above the clouds and overlooking all living beings, making people afraid to get close, and even feel awe.

Jinwei Tong remembered that the previous investigation data showed that Shinohara Shingo's fastest ball speed record hit in an official game was 148 km/h.

This value was already very close to the threshold of a professional batter.

Based on this data, she knew that given time, Shinohara Shingo could indeed become a professional.

Otherwise, the school wouldn't specifically invite this talented person to the school, just to impact Koshien.

Thinking of this, she spoke straight to the point:

"I think someone should have already told you clearly about this task on the phone."

"However, I will clarify it again here."

"The two of you need to start from today, April 23rd, until May 23rd of next month."

"Within this month, guide A-kun to conduct professional pitching training for at least five hours every day."

"The final goal is to train A-kun to the extent of being able to stably throw a ball speed of 150 km/h or more."

Natsume Chikage's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly when he heard the familiar, intense time requirement of "at least five hours every day."

He subconsciously glanced at Jinwei Tong beside him, his eyes carrying a hint of silent protest.

And Jinwei Tong seemed to have anticipated his reaction, almost at the same time, also tilted her head slightly, and glanced back at him with those calm eyes.

The two stared at each other in silence for several seconds.

He didn't say anything, but she seemed to have read his thoughts completely.

Nothing more than 'I have to go to school, have to work, and have other things, I can't spend all my time on training.'

However, she didn't give him a chance to open his mouth to raise objections.

Because even if he raised it, the result wouldn't change at all.

Jinwei Tong's expression was indifferent, as if she had just issued a command that couldn't be more ordinary, and then she turned around without hesitation and walked toward the auditorium with steady steps.

Natsume Chikage looked at her departing back and shook his head helplessly.

He knew it was meaningless to raise it.

If he wanted to not waste so much time training every day, he could only learn as fast as possible.

And at this time.

The two coaches, Kuroda Keisuke and Sano Sho, after clearly hearing the "final goal" issued by Jinwei Tong, only felt a heavy pressure pressing down on their heads like substance, almost making them unable to breathe.

In one month, train a boy with zero foundation to be able to throw a fast ball of 150 km/h or more?

This was not just "under great pressure," this simply felt like an impossible "mission"!

You have to know that a ball speed of 150 km/h is already a significant threshold for a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, and an important benchmark for measuring whether a pitcher has top-notch "hard fastball" talent.

If an ordinary amateur enthusiast could throw this ball speed, they would absolutely be regarded as a genius, and scouts from major professional teams would swarm.

Even in the highly competitive high school baseball world, a pitcher who can stably throw a 150 km ball speed is absolutely a super ace impacting Koshien, a focus of media pursuit, and an important name in countless scout notebooks.

But those high school genius pitchers who can reach this realm, which one of them didn't start contacting baseball from elementary school, or even earlier, and went through at least seven or eight years, or even more than ten years of day-after-day professional training?

Their arms had long been tempered into "precision instruments born specifically for pitching" through thousands of pitching actions.

The ligaments and muscle groups of the shoulder and elbow joints adapted to that unique force-exertion mode; the touch of the fingers knew the rotation of the ball like the back of their hand; the full-body kinetic chain coordination almost became an instinct.

And Natsume Chikage?

His physical quality looked good, well-proportioned, with a strength foundation.

But distance from "practicing into hands and body specifically for pitching"... was still ten thousand miles away.

This was definitely not something that could be achieved by simply "having muscles" or "exercising frequently."

This was like an experienced master in a construction site.

Their muscles might not be as blocky and visually explosive as the "muscle men" deliberately sculpted in the gym.

But when it comes to completing specific physical labor for a long time, efficiently, and without being easily injured—such as moving bricks, carrying heavy objects, using specific tools—ten "muscle men" might not be as relaxed, durable, and not easily injured as one master.

This is the difference between "specialized muscles" and "comprehensive muscles," and the essential difference between the neural muscle control mode formed by long-term specific training and simple muscle strength growth.

The barrier that seemed invisible but was actually indestructible stood between Natsume Chikage and those high school genius pitchers who received specialized pitching training from a young age.

Just letting his arm muscles, ligaments, and nerves adapt to and safely master the high-speed pitching force-exertion mode to avoid injury might require several months or longer of gradual progress.

Not to mention polishing ball sense, refining the subtle control of fingers on the ball, mastering at least one or two breaking balls, and cultivating the pitcher's tactical thinking...

These, without exception, all require a large amount of time that cannot be compressed to immerse, to experience, to make mistakes, and to correct.

One month of time...

Kuroda and Sano looked at each other, and both saw deep powerlessness and anxiety in each other's eyes.

They could try their best, and perhaps they could let this heaven-defying A-kun become a "qualified" amateur pitcher in a month, with a ball speed reaching 110-125 km/h, with standard movements, and occasionally being able to throw into the strike zone.

But 150 km/h?

And stable?

This... this was really beyond the limit of their professional cognition.

You have to know that even in Private Tianhao, a famous baseball school, they guided countless teenagers known as geniuses, and among those who practiced hard from a young age and had the top talent, after years of polishing, being able to reach 140-145 km/h in the third year of high school was already rare, enough to be internally designated by professional teams.

Those who can truly stably throw a 150 km ball speed in high school are "monsters" that are hard to produce in several sessions, and are miracles bred together by talent, body, technology, and a little bit of luck in the long passage of time.

A-kun learned pitching formally for the first time today... this goal is really as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Basically an impossible task!

However, even with all kinds of doubts and almost certain judgment in their hearts, the two absolutely dared not reveal half a word in front of Jinwei Tong, and even more dared not say the word "no."

That was the Yutang family that possessed influence like a behemoth in both the Japanese political and business circles.

Disobey their will?

They didn't think they had long enough to live.

Just when the two coaches were filled with huge pressure and pessimism, Natsume Chikage appeared unusually calm.

He didn't even reveal too much nervous or worried expression.

Because only he himself knew what kind of "trump card" he held in his hand.

He possessed the 【Auxiliary Learning Set】, which could improve his understanding of all knowledge by 50% and improve learning efficiency by 30%.

This was an aid he didn't have when learning batting last time.

He also had the 【Sports Watch】, which could improve physical exercise efficiency by 15%, which he thought should be equally effective for pitching specialized training.

He had just obtained the 【Effort Baseball Glove】, which could directly increase strength by 5%, pitching control ability, and accuracy by 10% when pitching after equipping.

If the effect of the 'Hot-Blooded Bat' of increasing strength and accuracy "when swinging" could also act on the throwing action...

If it could, then the superimposed effect would be extremely considerable.

At worst, he could try to collect another piece of special equipment within this month to obtain precious free attribute points.

By then, add attribute points directly to strength or agility, forcibly raising the body's basic quality in the most "simple and rough" way, and cooperate with the equipment effect to forcibly improve ball speed and pitching control.

As for pitching technology itself...

He had another idea.

The "Kendo Talent" endowed by that 【Decaying Wooden Sword】 could allow his control of his body to reach an astonishing precision when swinging the sword.

Could this extreme control of subtle body movements be transferred to the pitching action?

If it could, it would undoubtedly be another huge hidden bonus.

So under various circumstances.

He, would absolutely not lose!

Thinking of this, Natsume Chikage looked at the two coaches and smiled calmly:

"Two coaches, I'll trouble you for the next month."

Kuroda Keisuke wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried to squeeze out a professional smile, but his tone still couldn't help but carry a reminder:

"A-kun... the training this month might be very intense, and the rhythm will be tight. You... you must pay attention, the movements must be standard, and feel the feedback of your body."

"Yes," Sano Sho also added quickly, his expression serious.

"Especially the arms and shoulders, if there is any slight discomfort, soreness, or abnormal pain, tell us immediately, don't force it!"

"Many pitcher injuries are cumulative. Once the ligaments or joints are injured, recovery is extremely troublesome, and it won't be good for at least a week or two, and it will affect subsequent training."

"You only have one month, once injured, basically there is no hope."

Natsume Chikage could feel their concern and pressure, and nodded solemnly:

"Yeah, I understand, I will pay attention, and I will also provide timely feedback."

However, looking at the calm and even "relaxed" expression of this boy in front of him, and comparing it with the high-mountain-like indicators issued by the Yutang family, the worry in the hearts of Kuroda and Sano not only didn't decrease, but deepened instead.