Chapter 176: The Finals Begin!

98%. Seeing this number, Huangqian Yangyi recalled the various opponents he had defeated along the way—some dark horses, some powerhouses. It was precisely because of their failures that Seido had its success today. This is a competition; there is only ever one winner.

At this moment, in West Tokyo.

Ichidai Sanko, Inashiro Industrial, and other baseball teams like Yakushi had all gathered together, preparing to watch this final.

The Seido High School Baseball Club members who had stayed behind had also gathered in the large cafeteria to watch the game.

"Huangqian and Miyuki, those two guys, are truly enviable." Kuramochi Yoichi bit his sleeve, looking at the big screen with a face full of jealousy.

"Well, they're strong, after all. Whether our Seido can win this game probably depends mainly on Huangqian's performance." Asou Takeru rested his chin on one hand, the same unconcealable envy in his eyes.

"I believe Huangqian-san can definitely do it!" Kawakami Norifumi said in an extremely serious tone.

"I'm telling you, Kawakami, we're in the same year, so why do you sound like Huangqian's junior fan?" Ono Hiroshi turned his head to say.

Kawakami scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "Because Huangqian-san is really amazing."

"That's true. This guy is too dazzling. We're fine, but those so-called geniuses who encounter him are truly having the worst luck of their lives."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in deep agreement. As teammates, they were lucky, but if they were opponents, they dared not imagine what level Huangqian Yangyi could grow to by next year or the year after.

At this time, at the Koshien stadium, most of the players' parents had also arrived at the scene on this day among the Seido fan camp.

It wasn't just them; many seniors from Seido's previous years, the year before that, and the year before that had also come. This was the first time in so many years that Seido had entered the finals again; no matter the final result, how could they not come to the scene to witness it?

Because it was the final day of the competition, fans from both sides brought out their loudest cheers to support their teams.

"Seido!!"

"Manager Kataoka!!"

The Seido seniors in the stands shouted excitedly toward Kataoka Tesshin in the dugout.

Amidst the noisy sounds, Manager Kataoka still distinguished the voices of his former students in an instant and nodded calmly toward the stands. These seniors immediately burst into laughter.

"Haha, the manager is still as cold and heartless as ever."

"Bullshit, the manager is just maintaining his cool!"

"Well, I think the manager is probably just shy."

"You guys don't know, but the manager is actually quite a bashful person."

A group of people huddled together, whispering and discussing Manager Kataoka.

On the field, the players from both sides had already started warming up. As starters, Huangqian Yangyi and Miyuki's moods at this moment were not nearly as relaxed as in previous games.

"Too much force!" Miyuki shouted after returning the ball.

Huangqian Yangyi nodded, taking deep breaths continuously. It wasn't just him; every member of Seido felt nervous to some degree at this moment.

This was the Koshien final, after all. No matter how good one's mentality was, it was impossible to be without pressure, especially in the current tense atmosphere of the entire stadium, which made the players warming up on the field sweat in their palms.

"Quick, quick, quick, the spot is here!"

In the stands to the side of the Seido dugout, Huangqian Yangjiu Meizi pulled Kousaka Reina as they walked in front.

"Kumiko, slow down." Kousaka Reina held the brim of her sun hat and followed with difficulty in her high heels.

"It's big brother!"

As soon as Huangqian Yangjiu Meizi sat down, she immediately saw Huangqian Yangyi warming up on the field.

"Where?" Kousaka Reina asked hurriedly.

"There!"

Huangqian Yangjiu Meizi pointed excitedly at the field.

"So many people." At this time, her older sister Mamiko and their parents also sat down.

Huangqian Mama took the camera out of her bag and shoved it into her husband's hands, "Quick, hurry up and turn it on, record the whole thing!"

"Is that necessary? After the game ends, you can download the game footage everywhere on the internet." Huangqian Baba didn't want to do this laborious work and said with a reluctant face.

"What do you know! Recording it yourself is the best!"

"Uh... alright then."

The warm-up time ended quickly, and the players from both sides returned to their respective dugouts to make final preparations.

With everything ready, Manager Kataoka looked at the faces in front of him, each showing slight nervousness, and said: "This is the final battle!"

"The outcome will be created by your own hands. Enjoy the game, and display everything you have learned at Seido!"

"Yes, Manager!!!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Manager Kataoka nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"Dong! Let's do one! On the stage of the Koshien final!"

Hearing this, Dong Qingguo trembled all over, and for some reason, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Yes!"

After Dong Qingguo let out a roar, he walked to the edge of the field, and the other players followed one after another; everyone knew what was about to happen.

The 9 starters formed a circle. Dong Qingguo rested one hand on his knee and placed the other on his chest, looking around at these familiar faces beside him.

"It's here!"

"On the stage of Koshien! The stage of the finals!"

"This is exactly what I wanted to see!"

"Quick, point the camera over there!"

Everyone in the stands immediately quieted down after seeing the movement on Seido's side; they all knew what was about to happen.

"Who are we?!" Dong Qingguo took a deep breath, pointed his thumb at his chest, and shouted.

"The Kings, Seido!!" All the players let out their loudest voices.

"Who sheds the most sweat?!"

"Seido!!"

"Who sheds the most tears?!"

"Seido!!"

"Are you ready to fight?!"

"Oh!!!!"

"Carrying the glory of the entire school, we have only one goal!"

Dong Qingguo suddenly stopped when he reached this point, and everyone looked at him one after another.

"Now! We are only one step away from conquering the nation, everyone!"

"Defeat them! Conquer the nation!"

"Aooooo!!!"

Everyone pointed their fingers toward the sky and shouted.

"Defeat them!!" The fans of Seido also erupted into a unified shout at this moment.

On the side of Seibo High School, after seeing the massive momentum of Seido's slogan, they also gathered together to shout their own slogan, though compared to Seido, their slogan was much simpler.

Soon, the game began; in the top of the first inning, Seibo High School was on the attack first.

The leadoff Batter stepped into the Batter's Box, and Huangqian Yangyi, adhering to the principle of not wasting a single bit of stamina and not adding any unnecessary pitch counts, worked with Miyuki to Strikeout the opponent right from the start.

Inside high, inside low, outside low, four-seam, two-seam, Cutter Slider; Huangqian Yangyi easily secured the first out.

"Director! Huangqian is in great form today," Department Head Ota said excitedly.

Director Kataoka did not deny this point; he nodded and said, "It has only just begun; the time that will truly test him is yet to come."

Hearing this, Department Head Ota finally remembered that Nanjo Taishi could not play today.

At this moment, Nanjo Taishi, sitting in the Dugout and watching the game, felt a wave of bitterness in his heart.