Chapter 20: First Appearance! A Stunning Debut!

Seeing the Pitcher's state was off, the Catcher immediately called a timeout.

"How pitiful," Huangqian Yangyi said.

Miyuki chuckled, "Yangyi, if you ever encounter a situation like this in the future, don't count on me to comfort you."

Upon hearing this, Huangqian Yangyi curled the corners of his mouth, "If the two of us are working together and still give up a grand slam, then there's no need for comfort; just surrender and admit defeat."

Surrendering or whatever sounded unlucky, but everyone around remained silent.

"That's true," Miyuki nodded and said.

"I won't let such a situation happen."

"Me neither."

In the gap between the two chatting, the game on the field restarted.

Although Takano Kento, having adjusted his state, still gave up a hit and another run, he ultimately succeeded in securing the three outs.

Seido High School was temporarily leading 5:0.

In the bottom of the first inning, it was Donghe High School's turn to attack, and Seido High School's turn to defend.

Perhaps to vent frustration for their own Pitcher, or perhaps wanting to recover runs, the Donghe Batters swung very aggressively, even making Nanjo Taishi feel a hint of pressure.

However, in the end, they finished the inning without incident, not letting Donghe High School score any runs.

Then in the second inning, when the Seido batting lineup scored another run, Coach Kataoka finally made a move.

"Tanba, Huangqian, go to the Bullpen to warm up."

Upon hearing this, the two were immediately extremely excited; the chance to take the field had arrived.

"Congratulations, you beat me to it."

Miyuki picked up his glove and patted it, "Let's go, I'll accompany you for the warm-up."

On the side, Tanba Koichiro looked at the two, not knowing what he was thinking, until the second-year Catcher Miyauchi Keisuke called him to warm up, at which point he snapped back to reality.

"Is it him?"

"Must be, it's definitely him."

"Doesn't look like he's all that impressive, though."

The activity in the Bullpen attracted the attention of some spectators, especially the Seido High School Cheerleading Squad and cheering group.

Seeing Huangqian Yangyi enter the Bullpen actually caused a small commotion.

"What's the situation? What did you do behind my back?"

Miyuki Kazuya asked curiously.

"You'll know in a moment," Huangqian Yangyi snickered.

Not long after, the second inning ended, with Seido High School leading 7:0.

In the bottom of the third inning, Seido High School changed Pitchers, and Tanba Koichiro got the chance to take the field.

Although he was still slightly green, he still finished two innings, only giving up three hits and zero runs.

His excellent performance earned him the approval of Coach Kataoka, who said to him when he left the field: "You pitched well."

Tanba was thrilled, his face completely red.

At this time, the score had already reached 9:0.

If Donghe High School could not hold on in this inning, the game would end early after the fifth inning.

Playing until now, Donghe High School had no hope of victory, but after their initial discouragement, the team members stood firm again; at the very least, they had to show their fighting spirit!

Although there was a gap in strength, they believed they would never lose to Seido in their love for baseball!

"Just leave one inning for me."

After receiving the instruction from Kataoka to take the field, Huangqian Yangyi sighed while looking at the score.

"Don't be greedy; you should be satisfied just to get on the field," Miyuki said.

Huangqian Yangyi also looked at Isashiki Jun, who was about to go up to bat, "Senior, how about... taking it easy?"

"Huh?" Isashiki Jun turned his head back.

"Just kidding, kidding. Good luck, Senior, blast it away!"

Isashiki Jun snorted, turned his head, and walked steadily to the Batter's box.

Bang!

A Single.

A few minutes later, Seido scored two more runs.

Coming to the bottom of the 5th inning, it was Seido High School's turn to defend; before taking the field, Fujiwara Takako walked over.

"Student Huangqian, good luck."

"Mm, Senior, remember to record the video."

As soon as he finished speaking, his teammates had already rushed onto the field, standing in their respective positions, ready to end this game.

"Go," Fujiwara Takako said.

Huangqian Yangyi nodded and turned, stepping out of the Dugout.

"One, two, three, start!"

"Wow~~"

"Huangqian, Huangqian!"

The cheering was uniform and immediately echoed throughout the entire stadium.

"What's going on? What's going on?" Miyuki looked at the spectator stands in surprise.

What's wrong with these guys? Is Yangyi that famous? He hasn't even played a single game yet.

Not just Miyuki, the others on Seido, whether on the field or off, were all bewildered. They admitted Huangqian Yangyi was very skilled, but he hadn't even played a game yet—where did this massive popularity come from?

Over at Donghe High School, they had originally thought a scoring opportunity had arrived upon seeing Seido send out a First Year Pitcher, but now, seeing this scene, they were completely confused.

"Do not let your guard down!" the Coach instructed the team member about to go up to bat.

Amidst the cheers, Huangqian Yangyi walked onto the Pitcher's Mound with an expressionless face, though he was feeling wonderful inside.

Under the gaze of the entire audience, Huangqian Yangyi lowered his head, slowly raised his right hand, and pointed his index finger toward the sky.

A few seconds later, Huangqian Yangyi suddenly clenched his fist and swung it down with force.

Swish~

The entire stadium went silent in an instant.

The cheering and the shouts of support all came to a halt.

"So, so cool~"

Fujiwara Takako, who was recording the video, said subconsciously.

After a few seconds of silence, the Seido dugout instantly exploded.

"No way, what right does he have to do that!"

"Arrogant, too arrogant!"

"Simply shameless!"

"Utterly brazen!!!"

The upperclassmen were filled with righteous indignation as they collectively denounced Huangqian Yangyi.

Chris smiled, and Takashima Rei covered her forehead.

Department Head Ota was helpless, and even Coach Kataoka, who was usually unflappable, had his mouth twitching violently.

Even with his many years in the profession, he had never seen a scene like this.

To make such a grand display—if the pitching performance turned out poorly, it would truly be embarrassing.

"This guy, so this is what he had the Manager do!" Miyuki said through gritted teeth.

On the field, Catcher Tanaka Wataru clapped his mitt, "Come on!"

"Heh, then let's go."

Huangqian Yangyi got ready, and the Donghe High School Batter also walked into the batter's box.

Setting his mitt and giving the signal, Tanaka Wataru felt his blood surging; he had a premonition that Huangqian Yangyi would become a legendary Pitcher who would shock the nation, and that the very first pitch of his own high school career would land right in his, Tanaka Wataru's, mitt!

Huangqian Yangyi lifted his left leg, raised both hands, and stood firmly on the Pitcher's Mound, his right leg supporting his body.

The audience held their breath, all looking forward to seeing what kind of performance this Seido First Year Pitcher, who had stolen the spotlight the moment he appeared, would deliver.

Pushing off with his left leg and shifting his center of gravity forward, Huangqian Yangyi took a stride, generating power from his feet, and his flexible shoulder whipped his arm out like a lash, the little white ball roaring toward the Home Plate.

At this moment, in the eyes of the Batter standing in the batter's box, this ball flew toward him like a wild beast, and he could even hear a clear whistling sound as it cut through the air.

Pop!

Before he could even react, the ball had already flown into the Catcher's mitt.

"Huh?"

The Batter turned his head in shock to look at Tanaka Wataru, while Tanaka Wataru tilted his head back and revealed a row of white teeth, "Heh heh, got scared, didn't you?"

"Strike!"

The umpire called out at this moment.

"Wow!!!"

"So fast!"

"My god~"

"His name is Huangqian, right?"

"So cool~"

"The radar gun, look at the radar gun!" someone shouted, pointing to the corner of the stadium.

"149 kilometers!"

"How is that possible? That's way too fast, he's a rookie, right!"