Chapter 165: Arima Kazusa

"Mom!"

Just as Huangqian Yangyi was explaining to the woman that he hadn't been hurt, a male voice rang out from behind him.

Huangqian Yangyi turned his head to look, and wow, wasn't this the kid who had performed so brilliantly on the field just now that he had been preparing to go over and scout him?

Looking closer, the young man was about 172cm tall, well-built, clearly someone who exercised often, and he was quite handsome too.

"Mom, why are you here?" The young boy walked over to support the woman, his gaze fixed unkindly on the two guys in front of him wearing black masks.

Hmph! Wearing masks in the middle of the night; he had noticed them on the field earlier, and they had been acting sneaky outside—they clearly weren't good people!

"Kazusa, I'm fine. I was just walking too fast and bumped into someone," the woman explained to her son with a smile.

Upon hearing that this was the case, the boy immediately blushed with embarrassment; it turned out his mother had been the one to bump into someone.

"Sumimasen!" The boy bowed and apologized again.

Seeing this, Huangqian Yangyi gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"I'm really fine, you don't need to take it to heart," Huangqian Yangyi waved his hand. "By the way, kid, you play ball well. What's your name, what school are you from, and what year of middle school are you in now?"

The rapid-fire questions left both the boy and the woman in front of him completely bewildered.

After a long moment, the boy finally reacted and said, "My name is Arima Kazusa, and I'm in the third year of middle school."

"Is that so? How long have you been playing baseball?" Huangqian Yangyi asked impatiently.

Arima Kazusa: "Seven years."

"Not bad, not bad," Huangqian Yangyi nodded with satisfaction.

"Sorry, may I ask, are you a scout?" Arima Kazusa asked cautiously.

In his view, these two guys acting suspiciously outside the stadium really fit the profile of scouts, especially since they had asked him so many questions.

"A scout? No, no," Huangqian Yangyi shook his head.

Just then, Miyuki tugged on Huangqian Yangyi's arm and said, "There's no way to scout like that; you should at least introduce yourself first."

"Oh, right," Huangqian Yangyi realized suddenly.

Arima Kazusa, standing opposite them, heard their conversation and his eyes lit up. Scouting? Him?

One had to know that because of Koshien, this place was crawling with scouts. If he were spotted by some powerhouse school, couldn't he get a special recruitment?

Thinking of his terrible grades, Arima Kazusa didn't think he could get into a powerhouse school through independent entrance exams.

This was an opportunity!

The woman on the side clearly saw the implication as well, stepped forward, and said very softly, "You two, my name is Arima Kaori, I am this child's mother."

"My name is Huangqian Yangyi, from Seido High School," Huangqian Yangyi replied politely.

"Huangqian Yangyi!!"

"Shh!"

Quickly covering Arima Kazusa's mouth, Huangqian Yangyi looked left and right in a panic, only breathing a sigh of relief once he saw they hadn't attracted anyone else's attention.

"You, are you really Huangqian Yangyi? Then who is this?" Arima Kazusa turned his gaze toward Miyuki, who was beside Huangqian Yangyi.

"Hello, I'm Miyuki Kazuya," Miyuki smiled.

Hearing this, Arima Kazusa nodded excitedly, then realized something.

"You guys, are you here to scout? Seido High School? Can I do it?" Arima Kazusa's eyes glowed green, as if he would follow them immediately if Huangqian Yangyi just nodded.

"Kazusa, don't be impatient," Arima Kaori interrupted Arima Kazusa's questioning, and said softly again, "Sorry, you two, regarding Kazusa's future, we have to discuss it with my husband first."

"Mm-hmm, we were just excited by what we saw. We don't have the final say on scouting, but Arima-kun has a lot of potential. If you still plan to play baseball in high school, you can consider our Seido," Huangqian Yangyi said.

Arima Kaori nodded, "We will. We are also from Tokyo, and Kazusa is actually a fan of Seido."

"Yes, yes, yes! Senior Huangqian, could I trouble you for an autograph?" Arima Kazusa asked with a look of anticipation.

"Of course."

Not only Huangqian Yangyi, but Miyuki Kazuya also signed for him.

Just then, another person walked over. Judging by the reactions of Arima Kazusa and Arima Kaori, this man must be Arima Kaori's husband.

After the introductions, Huangqian Yangyi learned the man's name: Arima Kousei.

"Arima Kousei, that famous pianist!" Miyuki asked in surprise.

"Then, could the lady be the genius violinist who retired over a decade ago, Miyazono Kaori?!"

Huh?

As soon as Huangqian Yangyi heard this, his brain exploded with a boom.

He then looked at the man in front of him and the woman beside him in disbelief.

Arima Kousei, Miyazono Kaori.

Such familiar names; it felt like he had heard them somewhere before.

Damn it, he couldn't remember.

Huangqian Yangyi tugged hard at his hair.

However, hearing from Miyuki that this Arima Kousei was a pianist and Arima Kaori was a violinist, how did they end up with a child who played baseball? Had the skill points been misallocated?

After Arima Kaori's introduction, Arima Kousei also learned the identities of Huangqian and Miyuki. After exchanging contact information, the family soon left.

"Yangyi, should we tell Takashima Rei about this Arima Kazusa? His potential is quite good; he's a great prospect for Third Baseman," Miyuki asked.

"Of course! Not only does he have potential, but he's from Tokyo and a Seido fan. If we don't grab such talent, are we supposed to let him go to another school?" Huangqian Yangyi said.

"But, if we do that, won't it expose the fact that we snuck out tonight?"

"Hiss!!"

After wandering around outside for another hour, the two felt their dinner had digested enough and returned to the hotel.

Just as they reached the door, a room door at the end of the hallway suddenly opened, and Takashima Rei walked out, looking at the two of them with a stern expression.

Inside the room, Huangqian Yangyi and Miyuki were lectured by Takashima Rei for a full ten minutes.

"Rei-chan, drink some water."

Huangqian Yangyi handed over a bottle of water and offered an apologetic smile.

"Hmph! If you dare to sneak out again next time, just wait to be punished!" Takashima Rei glared at the two thick-skinned fellows in front of her; she had been talking for so long that her throat was hoarse, yet these two didn't look like they had any intention of repenting.

"Rei-chan, actually, we discovered a promising talent on this trip out."

"Oh? A promising talent?" Takashima Rei became interested as soon as she heard this, as discovering talent was the focus of her work recently.

"Yes, yes, it's like this..."

Seeing that Takashima Rei's attention had been diverted, Huangqian Yangyi hurriedly told her about Arima Kazusa and also gave her Arima Kousei's contact information.

"Hmm, after Koshien ends, I will contact him personally." Takashima Rei hadn't expected that the two of them would actually discover a talent while out.

"Hehe, then what about the matter of us going out??" Huangqian Yangyi rubbed his hands together.

Takashima Rei rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Rest well, maintain a good state, and don't do anything unnecessary."

"Got it, Rei-chan!"