Chapter 117: Flyout Narumiya Mei!

The tense game and the trailing situation made this genius Pitcher feel immense pressure at this moment; before him was the opportunity created by his seniors, and if he could not perform, if he could not respond to his seniors—Narumiya Mei did not continue to think, slowly raising his head to stare with burning eyes at Huangqian Yangyi's glove.

Hit it! Hit it, must hit it! Narumiya Mei's lips parted slightly, silently cheering himself on.

At the Catcher position, Miyuki frowned as he looked at him, his eyes showing some surprise; he had never seen Narumiya Mei like this before!

Sure enough, Koshien is a place that even a perennial powerhouse like Inashiro craves immensely; thinking of the expectations he carried from so many people, and the expectations of those seniors who hadn't made the First String, Miyuki suddenly felt the same as Narumiya Mei.

Cannot be careless; although Narumiya Mei's batting ability wasn't that strong right now, this guy could always be unexpected when he got serious. Miyuki took a deep breath and nodded slightly at Huangqian Yangyi.

Huangqian Yangyi frowned, then understood what Miyuki meant.

The first pitch is a Cutter Slider! Outside corner!

Never expected Miyuki to value Narumiya Mei's batting so much. Huangqian Yangyi looked at Narumiya Mei in surprise; he could feel the aura of this little blond guy even while standing on the Pitcher's Mound.

Come on, little blond guy, I'll pitch it for you to hit!!

Seeing Huangqian Yangyi's expression, Miyuki's brow immediately twitched; what is this guy trying to do!

Then Miyuki saw Huangqian Yangyi shake his head at him, and just as he was confused, he saw him pout.

Huh?

A Red Center pitch?!

Miyuki felt his head swell; why be so impulsive at a time like this!

A Red Center pitch or whatever, that's too willful!

Miyuki was helpless; seeing Huangqian Yangyi persist, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Damn Pitcher, how can he be so willful.

Silently complaining in his heart, Miyuki also felt a surge of excitement; choosing a head-on confrontation at such a critical moment, how thrilling!

Taking another look at Narumiya Mei, Huangqian Yangyi slowly lifted his leg, and a high-speed ball aimed at Narumiya Mei's path flew out violently.

Whoosh!

The baseball covered half the distance in an instant, and Narumiya Mei's bat swung out at this moment; facing a baseball that was very likely to hit his body, Narumiya Mei did not flinch in the slightest.

Judging by the trajectory, this ball was definitely that strange pitch. Narumiya Mei tried his best to swing the bat level to expand his hitting range.

The baseball indeed shifted in the latter half of its flight. A sharp glint appeared in Narumiya Mei's eyes; he had bet correctly!

Whoosh—pop!

The baseball grazed the bat and dove fiercely into Miyuki's glove, landing exactly in the center of the Strike zone!!

How could this be!

Narumiya Mei looked back at the baseball in disbelief; he had clearly locked onto the trajectory!

Miyuki, having caught the ball, let out a long breath and then looked at Narumiya Mei. Miyuki smiled, "Impressive, you actually caught the trajectory."

"Too bad, the swing was slow."

Narumiya Mei snorted upon hearing this and turned his head away; for this one minute, he hated Kazuya!

However, hate aside, he still had to guess Miyuki's next pitch selection. Narumiya Mei understood this black-bellied guy and didn't dare to be careless at all.

Just like this last ball, who would have thought that the very first pitch would be that stinky, rotten ball aimed right at the body.

Yes, to Narumiya Mei, Huangqian Yangyi's new pitch type was already being called a stinky ball.

Fastball! The next pitch must be a Fastball, four-seam or two-seam, Narumiya Mei couldn't guess. With his batting level, if it were a four-seam, there might be a chance; he would bet on this ball, as soon as it left the hand, he would swing!

Narumiya Mei made up his mind and set his batting stance.

Huangqian Yangyi quickly threw the second pitch, and as Narumiya Mei thought, it was a four-seam Fastball.

The baseball flew in rapidly, and Narumiya Mei swung his bat.

"Pop!"

"Strike!"

Still too slow! Narumiya Mei gritted his teeth in frustration as he looked at Huangqian Yangyi; how could this bastard throw so fast, it's infuriating!

Two strikes, runner on Second Base; Huangqian Yangyi didn't dare to be careless at a time like this either. The reason he threw a Red Center pitch for the first ball was to crush Narumiya Mei's momentum; now he just needed to steadily finish him off.

Third pitch, an inside two-seam; Miyuki pressed his palm downward, signaling Huangqian Yangyi to keep the trajectory low.

The latter nodded and immediately threw the baseball, without any hesitation.

Little blond guy! Get out of here!

As soon as the baseball was released, Narumiya Mei shouted "Ya!", and the bat hit the baseball with a bang.

"Run!!!"

The people from Inashiro roared.

Narumiya Mei sprinted toward First Base.

But just at this moment, with a pop, the sound of the baseball entering a glove made Narumiya Mei's heart sink to the bottom!

How is that possible!

Subconsciously, he looked back.

On the Pitcher's Mound, Huangqian Yangyi had caught the baseball flying toward his side with an extremely strange and awkward posture! Then his whole body fell to the side and sprawled on the ground.

A few seconds later, Huangqian Yangyi raised his left hand, and the baseball inside the glove appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Flyout!!"

The whole stadium erupted!!

In the Seido Dugout, all the players were leaning on the railing and roaring at this moment; such a spectacular scene made them incredibly excited, waving their fists and screaming at Huangqian Yangyi.

The Seido fans in the stands all stood up, waving their banners incessantly; the Cheerleading Squad and the brass band also started playing at the same time, and the field was filled with a jubilant atmosphere.

By contrast, the Inashiro Dugout was deathly silent.

How could it end up like this? They hadn't even had time to be happy the moment Narumiya Mei hit the ball, and in the blink of an eye, they fell from heaven to hell.

Manager Kunitomo had his arms crossed over his chest; on the surface, he looked calm, but in reality, he was feeling just as bad inside.

On the field, Yoshizawa Hideaki and Narumiya Mei were utterly frustrated; as they left the field, the way they looked at Huangqian Yangyi suggested they wanted to eat him alive.

Having completed such a spectacular flyout, even Huangqian Yangyi himself could hardly believe it; that moment had been a purely subconscious reaction, and he only realized what had happened after he had already reached out and caught the ball.

Of course, he couldn't say that; when he bragged to his teammates after the game, all of this would be something he had calculated!

Having secured the three outs, Huangqian Yangyi walked off the field amidst the cheers of his teammates.

"Huangqian, that was a good catch just now, it rivals my own!" Dong Qingguo was a Third Baseman, and his fielding technique was quite remarkable.

"Haha, it's a bit worse than mine," said Zhitian Jiangtai.

Hearing this, Dong Qingguo was displeased, "What do you mean by that, you guy!?"

"Hehehe, Dong, you're better than me at batting, but at this, I'm better!" Zhitian Jiangtai didn't show any humility as he stuck his thumb out toward his own chest.

The group returned to the Dugout noisily; Huangqian Yangyi and Director Kataoka exchanged a glance, and the latter smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

Next, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Seido is on the attack!