Chapter 244: Inside-the-Park Home Run!

Hearing Huangqian Yangyi's words, Sawamura looked like an eggplant beaten by frost, his whole person feeling terrible, "Aniki, please, I want to hit a home run too~"

"This..." Huangqian Yangyi was helpless too. With Sawamura's current batting level, wanting to hit a home run was undoubtedly a pipe dream, though if he just wanted to make contact with the ball, there was a way.

"Aniki~~"

"Alright, stop howling. I'll think of a way later, watch the game first," Huangqian Yangyi said.

Upon hearing that Huangqian Yangyi really intended to help him, Sawamura was instantly overjoyed.

At this moment, the situation on the field changed again; Kuramochi Yoichi successfully reached base with a bunt and subsequently completed a stolen base.

"Bastard, they're already leading by 18 runs and still stealing bases? The people from Seido don't have any intention of showing mercy!"

"Exactly, it's too ugly."

"Shameless!"

Seeing Kuramochi steal a base, the people from Mishimen wished they could chew him up and swallow him.

"Hahaha~" Kuramochi was still laughing.

In the Batter's Box, also standing there for the first time in his high school career, Kominato Haruichi nodded toward the Pitcher to acknowledge Kuramochi, then swung at the next incoming ball and made contact. Kuramochi Yoichi started running again and successfully reached Third Base, though Kominato Haruichi was put out by Mishimen.

Two outs, runner on Third Base. Isashiki Jun made an unexpected light hit; the baseball landed behind the infield, but the outfielder had retreated too deep and couldn't throw the ball back in time. This hit not only allowed Kuramochi to return to home plate to score, but Isashiki Jun also ran all the way to Second Base.

"Fox-dog!"

"Nice!!"

"Who! Who shouted that? ~"

Isashiki Jun, who had been feeling proud of his exquisite hit, immediately changed his expression and roared toward the spectator stands upon hearing the words "fox-dog."

Just as Isashiki Jun was bickering with the spectators, Yuki Tetsuya had already prepared to bat. If nothing went wrong, this would be Seido's final round of batting. The score was currently 19:0; it didn't sound very good, so they at least needed to reach twenty.

On the Pitcher's Mound, the Mishimen ace had almost lost his fighting spirit. With a score gap like this, even someone with willpower wouldn't want to continue. If not for the rules, he would have wished for the game to end right then.

Under multiple pressures, the pitcher's control faltered. Four balls walked Yuki Tetsuya to base. Not only Jiecheng, but the Fifth Batter, the Left Fielder Sakai Ichiro, was also walked by four balls; the pitcher had completely imploded.

Isashiki Jun returned to home plate just like that, changing the score to 20:0.

It was also at this moment that the Seido Sixth Batter, Chris, carrying his bat, walked into the Batter's Box with a touch of elegance amidst his composure.

"Chris! Go for it!"

"Master! Home run!!"

Hearing the cheers from off the field, Chris smiled and looked toward the Pitcher's Mound. Based on the previous situation, the pitcher's delivery had lost its accuracy. In this case, trying to guess the opponent's pitch type was actually difficult, so it was better to just hit whatever came; as long as it entered the strike zone, he would swing!

Soon the pitcher threw the ball over. It was an outside Slider. Chris was just about to swing his bat but immediately stopped.

Thwack!

"Ball!"

Chris looked down at the Mishimen Catcher. This guy, when the pitcher's condition was unstable, was still calling for such tricky pitches; he really didn't think the pitcher was under enough pressure.

The low-outside Slider didn't land in the zone, so the Catcher immediately called for an inside Fastball, with the target still on the edge of the inside corner.

Bang!

Chris's bat bit into the ball fiercely and blasted it away. An Extra-base Hit to center field landed steadily. Chris reached First Base, Sakai Ichiro reached Second Base, and Yuki Tetsuya reached Third Base.

Top of the fifth inning, two outs, bases loaded.

The next one up to bat was Huangqian Yangyi's... little brother, Arima Kazusa.

"Kazusa!!"

Just as the kid stood in the Batter's Box, a woman wearing a pale yellow long dress in the stands stood up and shouted loudly.

As if by telepathy, even though it should have been impossible to hear amidst the cheers of many spectators, Arima Kazusa subconsciously looked in the direction of the woman.

It was his mother, Arima Kaori.

Suddenly, Arima Kazusa felt a bit nervous.

Hoo~ hoo~

Mimicking Sawamura's manner, Arima Kazusa took a deep breath to adjust his state. A few seconds later, he opened his eyes, his gaze locking onto the pitcher like a hunter.

The Catcher looked at this First Year who was batting for the first time and decided to try an outside pitch first to test the opponent's reaction. If the opponent swung, he would throw another ball on the edge of the outside corner to fight for a strike count.

Moreover, this First Year didn't look like a power hitter. After thinking about it, the Catcher gave instructions to the defense, and then they saw the Mishimen defense collectively shift inward.

As a result, when the first ball flew over, Arima Kazusa swung the bat in his hands. His entire swinging motion looked graceful and fluid. The thickest part of the bat precisely bit into the baseball. Bang!!

With a crisp sound, the little white ball flew high into the air, heading toward the corner of right field.

"Run!!"

Following the shouts of his teammates on the sidelines, the three people on the bases had already dashed out several meters.

The first to return to home plate was Yuki Tetsuya. After running past home plate, Jiecheng turned his head to look; the baseball had already landed on the ground, but because the Mishimen defense had been positioned too far forward, they couldn't throw the ball back in time.

The base-running coach also noticed this and hurriedly signaled the remaining three to continue running.

Thus, Sakai Ichiro returned to home plate, Chris returned to home plate, and even the batter Arima Kazusa ran a full circle and returned to home plate.

This was... an inside-the-park home run!!

"Hey hey hey~ you're kidding, an inside-the-park 4-run home run??"

"I might be a bit tired; I'm having hallucinations."

"Me too, I shouldn't have stayed up late playing games last night."

"Hallucinations my foot, Seido!!"

"Arima kid! That was beautifully done!"

Originally, the Seido fans didn't have much interest in cheering even when they scored because the score gap was too large, but this kid who was batting for the first time gave them such a huge surprise.

Come to think of it, among the First Years who played for Seido today, two of them actually hit home runs. It was too exaggerated.

"Really not bad," Huangqian Yangyi sighed off the field. Among his thirty-plus home runs, he hadn't hit an inside-the-park home run yet. One had to say Arima Kazusa's luck was truly good; the Mishimen defense thought he didn't have the ability for an Extra-base Hit and positioned their defense forward, which instead gave him the opportunity to perform.

And just like that, one hit to the corner, and the Mishimen outfielder couldn't throw the ball back in time at all.

After running a lap and returning to home plate, Arima Kazusa immediately waved toward the position where Arima Kaori was.

Once back in the Dugout, the seniors all crowded around and reached out in unison to pat his head.