Chapter 131: Avenging the Partner, Strikeout!

Next, for the third pitch, Tanaka Wataru quickly gave the sign.

Tanba smiled slightly, then threw the baseball; at first glance, this pitch was completely indistinguishable from the Vertical Curveball just now.

The Ichidai Sanko Batter thought so too.

Another Vertical Curveball! Daring to look down on me!

The same pitch type, the same trajectory; he was, after all, the Fourth Batter for Ichidai Sanko and a renowned Batter throughout Tokyo, yet the opponent dared to look down on him like this.

He swung his bat with force, smashing toward the trajectory of the Vertical Curveball.

Bang!

Oh no, that wasn't a good hit!

Not until the baseball entered the Home Plate did the Batter realize that this was actually a Curveball!

The bat struck the very bottom of the baseball, and the little white ball flew high into the air.

The Batter looked up at the sky helplessly; it was so close.

Slap!

The baseball actually landed directly into Tanba's glove.

"Out!"

As the umpire's voice rang out, the top of the fourth inning ended.

At the same time, outside Jingu Stadium.

Huangqian Yangyi was carried into an ambulance; besides Takashima Rei and Chris, those accompanying him included his younger sister Kumiko and older sister Mamiko.

"Nii-chan, are you okay?"

Kumiko held Huangqian Yangyi's hand with red-rimmed eyes.

"I'm fine, just got hit by the ball, it's nothing major," Huangqian Yangyi said, enduring the pain in his waist; he didn't want his sister to worry.

However, what he said was indeed the truth; although it hurt, the medical staff had confirmed after a simple check that the injury was not serious, and going to the hospital now was just to check carefully if any internal organs were injured.

"Don't cry, Kumiko." Huangqian Yangyi raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his sister's eyes.

Kumiko looked at the large area of red swelling on her brother's waist with red eyes and said with a trembling voice, "Mm."

"Ah, this is embarrassing; it's Kumiko's first time coming to watch a game in person, and she sees her brother in such a pathetic state," Huangqian Yangyi said self-deprecatingly.

"Not at all, Brother is the coolest!" Kumiko said, pouting.

At this moment, his older sister Mamiko noticed Huangqian Yangyi's stiff expression and reached out to pull Kumiko back to her seat, "Stop talking for now, let him rest properly."

"Mm."

Not long after, they arrived at the hospital; after a series of examinations, it was confirmed that Huangqian Yangyi's internal organs were fine, but the muscles in his waist had been injured and he would need to rest for at least half a month.

"Doctor, can he recover in half a month?" Takashima Rei asked.

The doctor shook his head and then nodded, "Everyone's physical condition is different; 15 days is just a conservative estimate."

Hearing this, Takashima Rei and Chris both felt their hearts tighten; if he could recover in half a month, he might still make it to Koshien, but if it took longer, Seido might have to consider competing without Huangqian Yangyi.

Regarding whether they could win today's final, both had already subconsciously assumed that Seido would be victorious.

"Don't worry, I'm in good shape; maybe I'll recover in less than half a month," Huangqian Yangyi smiled.

"Nii-chan! You must rest properly, you can't push yourself!" Kumiko said.

Huangqian Yangyi nodded helplessly, "I'll listen to you."

After some simple treatment, Huangqian Yangyi insisted on returning to the stadium; no matter the final result, he had to be there the moment the game ended!

Takashima Rei and Chris really couldn't sway him, so they had no choice but to agree.

"Kumiko, quick, tune in to the game broadcast!"

"Okay." Kumiko nimbly found the channel broadcasting the game.

The commentator's voice immediately came from the phone.

"Not bad, it's already 4-1," Huangqian Yangyi said.

Hearing this, Chris, who had been listening to the broadcast the whole time, smiled and said, "After Tanba took the mound, he first retired Ichidai Sanko's Fourth Batter, and then in the bottom of the fourth, Kominato got on base after a few pitches, and Jiecheng hit a Home Run, scoring two runs directly."

"After that, Zhenzhong Yao retired three people in a row, including Senior Dong."

"In the fifth inning, Tanba gave up one run, and we also scored one."

"In the sixth inning, both sides had runners on base, but neither could score."

Chris briefly recounted the game for Huangqian Yangyi.

"Quick, quick, let's hurry back," Huangqian Yangyi urged.

At this time, at Jingu Stadium, the game reached the seventh inning.

On the Seido side, Tanba Koichiro and Tanaka Wataru were substituted out, and Nanjo Taishi and Miyuki Kazuya took the field.

Meanwhile, in the Ichidai Sanko Dugout, Zhenzhong Yao, having given up three runs in a row, not only showed a clear decline in form but his stamina could no longer support him in throwing his best pitches to suppress the Seido lineup.

Manager Tahara made a timely pitching change, and replacing Zhenzhong Yao was their First Year genius player, Tianjiu Kosei!

Tianjiu Kosei, who was calmly listening to music with headphones on, saw the manager send him out, chewed his gum hard a few times, and silently complained in his heart.

'Sending me out at a time like this, ah, even if I can suppress Seido's lineup, we can't win the game anymore, right? So tiring, it's completely useless work. Well, I wonder how that Huangqian is doing now. Right, what pitch should I throw first when I get out there?...'

In just a few seconds, Tianjiu Kosei had completed a short essay of several hundred words in his head.

Top of the seventh, Ichidai Sanko on offense.

Miyuki Kazuya, Nanjo Taishi, and the teammates behind them walked quickly onto the field.

"Senior, the rest of the game might need to be more aggressive," Miyuki said.

Nanjo Taishi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Since Huangqian entrusted you with this, I will pitch exactly according to your signals today. Let's win the game together; Huangqian is still waiting for us."

Arriving at the Catcher position, Miyuki glanced at the Batter in front of him, Ichidai Sanko's Third Batter; he was the one who hit the ball onto Yangyi earlier, and now it was his turn in the batting order again.

Well, although it was just an accident, Miyuki felt some resentment toward this person in his heart.

Come on! I'll strike you out, no questions asked!

Miyuki gave the sign for an inside four-seam Fastball, and Nanjo Taishi threw the ball quickly without any hesitation.

"Pop!"

"Strike!"

As the baseball entered the mitt, Miyuki clearly saw the Batter's body flinch; it was good to have a reaction, as he only feared the Batter doing nothing at all.

The second pitch was another inside Fastball, but this time it was a cutter; the Batter clearly didn't expect it and swung and missed.

Very good, two consecutive fastballs have deepened the Batter's impression, now let's use your best pitch to decide the outcome!

High-speed Slider! The pitch type Nanjo Taishi has mastered the longest and also his best.

Taking a deep breath, Nanjo Taishi looked at the mitt Miyuki held up, then glanced at the Batter.

Whoosh!

The small white ball flew out, tracing a beautiful curved arc in the air before shooting toward home plate.

The bat in the Batter's hands had already swung out; the trajectory of a Slider is easy to recognize, but hitting it is not easy, and Nanjo Taishi's Slider was extremely sharp, grazing the top of the bat and drilling into the outside corner of the Strike zone.

"Pop!"

"Strike! Batter out!"