The Spread Shot of Sekibanki from the world delirious with eternal summer (a Touhou LW original). She pitches with an incredible underarm throw, and the ball hurtles forward beneath the waves. Considering arm length and the distance from the mound to the home plate, it's possible for a pitch's angle to confuse whoever's in the batter's box. But Sekibanki can take it one step further by pitching so that the ball travels underwater (or underground when she's not playing on the beach)!

The Focus Shot of Sekibanki from the world delirious with eternal summer (a Touhou LW original). She unleashes what's clearly not an ordinary magical baseball pitch. The home of human baseball supposedly lies far east of Japan, across the sea, but even there, Great Magic Ball pitching techniques are quite effective. However, it seems ordinary magical pitches aren't enough to phase the humans playing there. Humans really are something!

A Spell Card of Sekibanki from the world delirious with eternal summer (a Touhou LW original). She forms a baseball team by herself in this attack. Nine adorable Banki-heads (name TBC) assemble on the beach to play a baseball match. Whether there are more than nine in total is unclear, but there may be many more out there hiding somewhere. On the other hand, perhaps there are only a few, with Sekibanki simply making it appear as if there are nine when using this Spell Card. After all, you do occasionally come across Spell Cards with duplicating effects. What's really unnerving about this attack, though, is the fact that nine players aren't enough to form a baseball team... You still need substitutes and a coach!

A Spell Card of Sekibanki from the world delirious with eternal summer (a Touhou LW original). She unleashes her special Great Magic Ball pitching technique in this attack. It's thought that this is Great Magic Ball No.6, which Sekibanki also seems to confirm. Only magical pitches that would likely be effective in baseball's homeland are labeled as Great Magic Balls, but this pitch utilizes Sekibanki's magic, so it may well be against the rules. Then again, just like the true nature of youkai, the mechanisms underlying magical pitches are unknown. So for now, she's allowed to use it.

The Last Word of Sekibanki from the world delirious with eternal summer (a Touhou LW original). She unveils her secret pitching technique in this attack. Sekibanki and her ancestors may be a type of youkai known as hitouban. Hitouban supposedly come from Southeast Asia, although their specific points of origin tend to vary. Their heads are said to detach from their bodies and fly around for prolonged periods before returning, a characteristic they share with rokurokubi. However, one theory suggests this is simply a metaphor for dreaming. For Sekibanki, perhaps the tropical Gensokyo stirs in her a feeling of having returned to her homeland. That's right. This Gensokyo may be the key to unlocking her full potential...Or maybe not! Today, she's once again pitching while Kagerou and Wakasagihime cheer her on.