If anyone comes to Koshien Stadium at this moment, they would surely think they are in the wrong place.
Before the game started, the Hanshin Tigers fans on the stands were constantly creating waves of noise, determined to go head-to-head with their opponents, but now they have sunk into deep silence.
This is not ordinary quiet; it's the kind of dead silence that comes after being crushed by absolute power, devoid of all sound.
The previous uproar of boos and cheers has vanished: on the iconic green stands of the dreamland, the yellow tide of fifty thousand people seems as if they were collectively silenced by a magic spell.
Now, they can only gaze blankly at the tall figure in black uniform in the center of the field, watching helplessly as he calmly turns around after effortlessly eliminating three of their own batters, and walks off the pitcher's mound.
