Chapter 258: Glasses Duel

The game has reached the bottom of the eighth inning, Seido on the attack.

"Captain, let's go, get us another run!"

Seeing Yuki Tetsuya step into the Batter's Box, the greedy Seido fans shouted at the top of their lungs.

And on the opposite side, the few Meisei fans were also cheering for their ace at this moment.

As the game progressed to this point, the fact that Yang Shunchen was an international student had also spread, and especially after learning that this would be his last time participating in the tournament, many neutral spectators were moved by this player who had single-handedly led a team to this point, and they couldn't help but cheer for him.

"Sigh, we've become the villains again," Huangqian Yangyi said with a smile. He didn't know what was wrong, but in Seido's games now, there was a feeling of bullying the weak, which made the audience sympathize with their opponents.

"Throughout our journey, to those opponents we've defeated, we are indeed the villains," Chris said with a light chuckle.

Huangqian Yangyi also smiled: "This summer, we will go all the way! We'll be the biggest villains!"

"Mm, we will," Chris nodded and said.

Bang!

On the field, Yuki Tetsuya swung his bat at the first pitch, heavily hitting the ball into Jianjie.

Yang Shunchen felt the pressure coming from Yuki Tetsuya, and after thinking for a long while, he decided to give him a Base on Balls to First Base.

If it were before, he wouldn't have done this, because after walking a Yuki Tetsuya, there was still Huangqian Yangyi behind him, but now it was different; Huangqian Yangyi was on the field, and the one serving as Seido's Fifth Batter was that Ichiro Sakai, and Yang Shunchen was confident he could retire this batter.

Swish, swish, swish~ After several consecutive balls, Yuki Tetsuya helplessly put down his bat and jogged toward First Base.

"Hey, did this guy back down?" Isashiki Jun looked at Yang Shunchen on the field with surprise.

"It's the end of the game, so he's probably suffering from a decline in stamina and condition; it's clearly unwise to continue facing the Captain head-on."

"Besides, Meisei probably wants to end this inning as quickly as possible, and Manager Jiang is saving his efforts to score in the next inning."

Seido's teammates analyzed the situation on the field, and soon, Ichiro Sakai was struck out, and then, the Sixth Batter Miyuki stepped into the Batter's Box.

With a smile on his face as he looked at Yang Shunchen, Miyuki raised his bat slightly.

Calculating to walk the Fourth Batter to get on base, as long as you retire the following batters, there's no problem, that's what you're thinking, right... Interesting, since that's the case, I'll just hit it for you!

Miyuki's eyes were sharp, and he prepared to hit.

Whoosh~ Yang Shunchen didn't dare to be careless at this moment, and after cautious consideration, he first threw a Breaking Ball that barely clipped the edge of the strike zone.

"Wow~ what a sharp pitch."

Miyuki didn't swing, looking down at the baseball in the Catcher's mitt, he sighed; this was already the end of the game, and this guy was still pitching so accurately—fighting spirit, stamina, technique, he really had it all.

Where will the next pitch go?

Soon, Yang Shunchen's second pitch was thrown, bang! Miyuki swung and made contact, but unfortunately, it was Jianjie.

An inside high Fastball!

From an outside low Breaking Ball to a diagonal inside high ball, it was a common but very practical tactic.

Seeing Miyuki get cornered in just two pitches, Seido's teammates couldn't help but worry.

"This guy isn't going to be retired in three pitches, is he?" Huangqian Yangyi said with schadenfreude.

"Yang Shunchen's strikes are all distributed on the corners; even Miyuki will find it hard to hit."

While they were talking, Yang Shunchen threw the third pitch, bang!

"Jianjie!"

An inside high ball; after hitting it, Miyuki pulled a smile onto his face—to be fooled by a ball, that was too embarrassing.

Unknowingly, even he had been affected by Yang Shunchen's precise control.

"Hit it!"

"Grab the ball and blast it!"

"Miyuki!!"

In the Batter's Box, Miyuki took a deep breath and focused his spirit.

The next pitch is the fourth one; if I were the Catcher, I would help Yang Shunchen call the pitches...

Miyuki: He'll use an outside low Breaking Ball to decide the game!

Yang Shunchen: I'll use an outside low Breaking Ball to retire you!

Zoom!

The baseball flew from Yang Shunchen's fingertips, and Miyuki's bat swung at this moment, biting into the baseball and flying it to Right Fielder!

"Good!"

"Nice!"

"Miyuki, well done!"

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Yuki Tetsuya rushed back to home plate in one breath, while Miyuki went straight to First Base.

An RBI Triple!

Looking back at Miyuki on First Base, Yang Shunchen felt a bit dazed—had he just been seen through?

That swing without any hesitation was clearly an action taken because he had guessed what pitch he was going to throw.

Truly amazing!

Only an opponent like this is worth challenging!

Yang Shunchen turned around, radiating an aura of excitement; right now, the score was 8:1, one out, runner on Third Base, and the next batter was the Third Baseman, Arima Kazusa!

"Taking advantage of the outfielder handling the ball to reach Third Base in one go, what a great glasses duel~"

"So intoxicating~"

In the stands, the reporter Miss Akiko had a flushed face.

The duel between the two handsome guys in glasses, Yang Shunchen and Miyuki Kazuya, hit her sweet spot.

At Third Base, after Miyuki raised his right hand to celebrate, he cast his gaze toward the Batter's Box.

"Kid Arima, it's up to you!"

Arima Kazusa's batting is the most outstanding among the First Year students; with a beautiful batting stance, fluid swing motion, and precise ball-tracking ability, aside from a slight lack of power and swing speed, this kid is a perfect prospect for the heart of the batting order—a player with real potential.

After calming his inner emotions, Yang Shunchen threw the ball, Arima Kazusa raised an eyebrow, and the bat in his hands swung out.

Bang!

"Jianjie!"

So hard to hit!

The location is also too tricky.

Arima Kazusa frowned slightly, then calmly prepared to hit again.

Interesting, these First Year students from Seido are all outstanding, one by one.

Yang Shunchen looked at Arima Kazusa, feeling deeply moved inside; they at Meichuan didn't have a single such naturally gifted player, and this was the gap between the teams.

The second pitch, a high ball outside the zone!

Arima Kazuto instinctively chased the pitch, resulting in a swing and a miss!

"Strike!"

Whew~

Two strikes now; Arima Kazusa gripped his bat tightly, wondering what to do for the next pitch.

Glancing at Miyuki at Third Base, Arima Kazusa had an idea.

Hmm? What does that mean? Miyuki was stunned for a moment, then saw Arima Kazusa give a slight nod.

Stolen base?

Miyuki raised an eyebrow, then returned a look to Arima Kazusa that said he understood.

Soon, the third pitch was thrown, and at that very moment, Miyuki dashed out with a whoosh, while Arima Kazusa positioned his bat and precisely bunted the ball toward Third Base.

Thump, thump, thump! Miyuki and the baseball crossed paths, and the Meichuan Third Baseman rushed forward to field the ball at this moment; after scooping up the baseball, the Third Baseman glanced at Miyuki's position, then decisively threw directly to First Base to put Arima Kazusa out.

"Safe!"

Miyuki returned safely to home plate, score 9:1!