Chapter 201: A Cruel Crushing Match

As the most senior Manager on the team, one of her jobs was to help the coaching staff record the players' training data; staying by the side of the Coach and Takashima Rei, she also knew some things that others were unaware of.

For instance, the fact that Sawamura and Furuya had already become key focuses for the coaching staff.

"Hmm, once they grow up, by next year, I won't have to do much at all," Huangqian Yangyi chuckled.

"You're only in your second year, and you're already itching to slack off?" Fujiwara Takako covered her mouth and laughed.

Huangqian Yangyi shook his head, "It's not slacking off, I just want to give the underclassmen a chance to shine."

"I don't believe you, you're such a show-off."

"Hahaha."

The two stood on the sidelines chatting for a while, when Fujiwara Takako suddenly said: "Yangyi-kun, you will enter professional baseball in the future, right?"

Huangqian Yangyi nodded, "If there are no surprises, I should."

"Then, how about I become your agent?" Fujiwara Takako said.

"Huh?" Huangqian Yangyi turned his head in surprise.

"Is it not allowed? I know I'm not qualified enough yet, and I'm not professional, but I can learn," Fujiwara Takako said.

Whoosh~

Huangqian Yangyi took a deep breath, "Senior, you don't have to do this."

Who would have thought, Fujiwara Takako smiled instead: "I like watching you play, if I can, I want to keep watching, not on TV."

"Then, if you really have this intention, Senior, does that mean I've given you a job in advance? Do you want to call me 'boss' and let me hear it?" Huangqian Yangyi teased with a smile.

"Hmph, it's not time yet, don't try to take advantage of me."

After Fujiwara Takako finished speaking, she turned and went to get busy with the other Managers.

Huangqian Yangyi shook his head; as far as the current situation goes, Kousaka Reina and Fujiwara Takako are both being too obvious.

But, he still likes his younger sister, Kumiko, the most!

Hmm, now is not the time to think about these things; playing baseball well is the right path!

At 9:00 AM, after breakfast, the entire First String gathered at the field, and the team's dedicated bus had already been parked at the entrance.

As the first game after the Spring Koshien, although Coach Kataoka attached importance to it, he did not put too much pressure on the players.

In terms of the tournament, the Spring Dudahui was not that important, and from the opponent's perspective, today's opponent was not strong either, just a weak team that always fell outside the top 32.

One look at Seido's arrangements today and you would know; apart from the First String, no other players followed the team to watch the game, and among the Managers, only Fujiwara Takako followed to the stadium. This wasn't because Seido looked down on the opponent, but because there was truly no need to make a big fuss.

Arriving at the stadium, there weren't many people in the stands, with only half the seats filled; clearly, the audience wasn't very interested in this game either.

After a simple warm-up session, the Seido starting players were all rubbing their hands, ready to take the field.

First Batter, Shortstop, Kuramochi Yoichi.

Second Batter, Second Baseman, Kominato Ryosuke.

Third Batter, Center Fielder, Isashiki Jun.

Fourth Batter, First Baseman, Yuki Tetsuya.

Fifth Batter, Left Fielder, Huangqian Yangyi.

Sixth Batter, Catcher, Miyuki Kazuya.

Seventh Batter, Third Baseman, Masuko Toru.

Eighth Batter, Right Fielder, Shirasu Kenjiro.

Ninth Batter, Pitcher, Tanba Koichiro.

Soon, the game began. Seido's opponent today, Rokkak High School, saw the menacing appearance of the Seido side and all wore bitter expressions.

In the first inning, Seido was on offense first.

Kuramochi Yoichi, as the team's detonator, went up and successfully bunted, relying on his astonishing speed to reach base successfully.

"Yahahaha~"

Kuramochi Yoichi's infectious laughter immediately echoed across the field.

"Speedster!!"

"Nice job, Kuramochi!"

The audience also gave him face by cheering for him.

Then, as the second batter Kominato Ryosuke swung his bat, Kuramochi at First Base took off.

Bang!

The bat hit the ball, piercing through the defense between First and Second Base.

Kuramochi Yoichi completely displayed how astonishing his speed was, rushing past Second Base and heading straight for Third Base.

"Safe!!"

Kuramochi Yoichi stood on the Third Base bag.

The two's successful Hit and Run tactic ignited the passion of the uninterested audience at the stadium.

No outs, runners on First and Third, third batter Isashiki stepped into the Batter's Box, and a fierce hit blasted the ball to the Right Fielder's position.

Kuramochi Yoichi took the opportunity to return to home plate and score a run.

After this, the 4th batter, Captain Yuki Tetsuya, also smashed an Extra-base Hit, and the situation on the field immediately became bases loaded, no outs.

"The chance to score has come, Huangqian!"

"It's up to you!"

"Ah!!!"

Amidst the cheers, Huangqian Yangyi stood in the Batter's Box with a smile.

The opposing pitcher looked at this terrifying batter in front of him; with the bases loaded, he had no choice but to face Huangqian Yangyi head-on.

Swish!

A Fastball with a speed of less than 135 kilometers per hour flew in, and the heavy bat in Huangqian Yangyi's hands swung out with force.

Bang!

The baseball soared high into the air; Huangqian Yangyi did not disappoint the spectators, as this was a Home Run, and a Golden Home Run at that!

With a single hit, they claimed 4 runs; the game had just begun, and with no outs, the Seido batting lineup began to show its power, rewriting the score to 5:0.

The spectators were fired up, exclaiming that the price of admission was well worth it.

The four returned to the Dugout, and after a small celebration, they looked toward Miyuki in the Batter's Box; with no one on base, Miyuki also blasted a Home Run right after Huangqian Yangyi.

"Too cruel, the Pitcher must be on the verge of a breakdown."

"They're almost crying."

"Tsk tsk, looking at them like this, why do I feel like we, Seido, are the villains?"

The fans watching the game on the field actually felt a bit of pity.

The batting order went through once; Seventh Batter Masuko Toru and Eighth Batter Shirasu got hits, while Ninth Batter Tanba hit an infield grounder, allowing Rokkak to turn a Double Play.

Next, Kuramochi Yoichi stepped into the Batter's Box again, but this time the opponent was prepared, and he found it difficult to attempt a Stolen base; after tangling for two pitches, he was put out.

Whew~~

Everyone in the stadium let out a long sigh; if they kept playing like this, they were genuinely worried that the Rokkak players' mental fortitude would collapse.

In the bottom of the first inning, Tanba Koichiro, as today's starting Pitcher, suppressed the Rokkak batting lineup very well.

The entire game proceeded quickly, and when it ended early in the 5th inning, the score had reached 27:0.

The Seido teammates had no intention of showing any mercy; among them, Huangqian Yangyi hit two Home Runs, bringing his Home Run total to 25.

As for the others, Yuki Tetsuya hit one, Miyuki Kazuya hit one, and Isashiki Jun hit one; the powerful performance of the entire batting lineup filled the spectators with anticipation for Seido's summer this year.

Having easily defeated their opponent, the Seido group returned victorious, yet the First Year members could not see much of a happy expression on the faces of the First String players.

Thinking about it, that made sense; it was only the third round of the Spring Metropolitan Tournament, and as a championship team, Seido clearly would not feel any pride or arrogance from defeating such a team, as this was a matter of course for them.