In the catcher's area, Yamakawa Daisuke settled into his crouching position for catching, remaining silent for a while before placing his right hand between his legs, signaling to the pitcher on the mound—Kawamata Angi nodded in understanding.
Konan's pitcher-catcher combination completed their signal exchange.
Outside the batter's box, Lin Guanglai stood and swung his bat a few times, trying to recover the feeling from his first turn at bat; after lingering in place for a moment and gathering his thoughts, he stepped forward into the batter's box.
On the pitcher's mound, Kawamata Angi poured rosin onto his hand, but his palm continued to sweat profusely—as a pitcher, Lin Guanglai understood the pressure his opponent was under, and precisely because of this, as a batter, he had to seize this opportunity.