Chapter 27: Best friends? What are those?

Just as everyone was surprised, Huangqian Yangyi was exchanging something with the umpire, then bowed and turned to run toward the spectator stands.

Huh? What is he doing?

On the side of the Seido cheering squad, seeing Huangqian Yangyi coming toward them, they all shouted excitedly.

Soon, everyone in the Seido dugout saw a commotion in the cheering squad, and then a small ball was thrown down from the stands, which Huangqian Yangyi caught steadily in his hand.

Got it!

Everyone understood.

With the triple blessing of his first at-bat, first swing, and first Home Run in his high school career, this ball held quite a significant commemorative value.

No wonder even the umpire allowed it; it was understandable.

Returning to the dugout, Huangqian Yangyi was beaming with joy as he held the baseball, and the upperclassmen also gathered around to offer their congratulations.

"Thank you, upperclassmen, thank you, Department Head, thank you, Coach." Huangqian Yangyi spoke as if he were giving an award acceptance speech.

Coach Kataoka even walked up to Huangqian Yangyi, a rare sight, and placed his hand on his shoulder, "Well hit. Keep this ball well; it has extraordinary meaning."

In Kataoka's heart, as long as Huangqian Yangyi could grow properly, he would surely achieve something in the future, and by then, the meaning of this ball would be even greater.

After accepting the congratulations from his teammates and the coach, Huangqian Yangyi sat down next to Miyuki with the baseball.

"Congrats, you really managed to hit it out."

Although he didn't want to see Huangqian Yangyi's smug face, there was no denying that this Home Run was indeed worth a word of congratulations.

"Hehehe." Huangqian Yangyi patted Miyuki's back hard, "Don't be envious, I believe you can do it one day too."

Miyuki didn't want to talk; he endured it, secretly vowing in his heart to practice his batting well!

Sooner or later, he would also rub it in Huangqian Yangyi's face.

On the field, the upperclassmen who came up after Huangqian Yangyi continued the offensive well, scoring 3 consecutive runs, and the game ended there.

Spring Tokyo Tournament, Quarter-finals, Seido High School VS Horikoshi High School, score 12:1, game ended early in the 5th inning.

Seido High School wins! Advances to the top 4 of this Spring Dudahui!

Returning to school, Coach Kataoka did not let the players rest individually as he did last time, but gathered the First String members in the strategy meeting room.

Advancing to the top 4 is the true beginning for Seido; next, the school they will encounter in the Semi-finals is their old rival, Ichidai Sanko!

Last year, that is, the summer of Yuki Tetsuya's First Year, Seido lost to Ichidai Sanko in the 8-to-4 match of the Summer Preliminary Tournament, with a score of 4:5.

In that game, the First Year Pitcher who took the mound for Ichidai Sanko performed extremely brilliantly.

Zhenzhong Yao!

After the end of last summer, Zhenzhong Yao became the ace of Ichidai Sanko, and his performance in the subsequent Autumn Tournament did not disappoint.

Now a Second Year, Zhenzhong Yao is in high spirits, and his strength is definitely not to be underestimated.

In this Spring Dudahui, Ichidai Sanko and Seido High School were once again placed in the same bracket, meeting eventually in the Semi-finals.

"The arrangement of fate," Huangqian Yangyi sighed.

If it followed the original progression, in this year's Spring Dudahui, Seido would fall at the hands of Ichidai Sanko and lose the qualification to participate in the Kanto Tournament.

Afterward, in the Summer Preliminary Tournament, they would fall to Inashiro, which possessed Narumiya Mei, and later in the Autumn Tournament, they would lose to Ichidai Sanko again.

But having said that, regarding Ichidai Sanko, that person should also be appearing soon.

"What arrangement?"

Miyuki, who was always stuck to Huangqian Yangyi's side, turned his head and asked.

"I said, Ichidai Sanko will lose to us; this is the arrangement of fate."

"Well said, Huangqian, this time we must avenge last summer!" Hearing the two's conversation, Dong Qingguo in front turned his head and shouted loudly.

"Shh~~" Huangqian Yangyi and Miyuki Kazuya simultaneously extended their index fingers to their lips.

Unfortunately, it was too late; Dong Qingguo's loud voice interrupted Coach Kataoka's speech, and the meeting room instantly became quiet, with the sound of a pin dropping audible.

"Dong!"

"Here, Coach." Dong Qingguo stood up abruptly, the tables in front and behind him pushed askew by him.

The stern Kataoka Tesshin had zero tolerance for daydreaming during meetings, let alone interrupting with noise; Dong Qingguo could already imagine his tragic end.

"Why are you not listening carefully? Do you think victory is already in your grasp?" Kataoka Tesshin's soul-searching question was issued, and Dong Qingguo's huge body gave a sudden jolt.

"I, I..."

Dong Qingguo stammered twice, then suddenly said loudly: "It's Huangqian, Huangqian said this time Ichidai Sanko will definitely fall at his hands."

!!! Dong Qingguo!!!

Huangqian Yangyi really wanted to kick this fat man flying; to actually drag him down with him was too unkind.

"Huangqian!" Kataoka's cold gaze shot over, and Huangqian Yangyi instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Clang!

Huangqian Yangyi stood up just like Dong Qingguo, only the huge figure in front almost completely blocked him.

"It's Miyuki! Miyuki said he would definitely hit Zhenzhong Yao's pitch out of the field."

Before he had even fully stood out, his voice had already resounded throughout the meeting room.

!!! Huangqian Yangyi!!!

Miyuki looked up, his eyes filled with the heartbreak of being backstabbed by Huangqian Yangyi.

Aren't we best friends? What happened to being the best partners?

Huangqian Yangyi: Best friends? Aren't they just there to be sold out?

This time, Kataoka didn't call Miyuki's name again; he could see that not one of these three was easy to worry about.

"The three of you, write a 1000-word letter of guarantee tonight, and add 500 swings to your practice tomorrow!"

"Yes! ~" The three of them had bitter faces, not daring to refute a single word.

However, Tanba, not far away, turned his head and stared at Miyuki; Zhenzhong Yao was his best friend, and the two had been on the same team during middle school, back when Tanba was still Zhenzhong Yao's backup.

Even though the two now belonged to different schools, Miyuki saying he would hit Zhenzhong Yao's pitch out of the park still made Tanba feel somewhat uncomfortable; he really was an arrogant First Year brat.

After the meeting ended, as soon as Coach Kataoka left, Miyuki grabbed Huangqian Yangyi's

Huangqian Yangyi had not yet walked out when he was called over by Takashima Rei.

"Rei-chan, is something the matter?"

Takashima Rei gave a hum, her gaze falling onto Huangqian Yangyi's hand, which was still holding his Home Run baseball.

"Come with me, the coach has something to say to you."

"Oh? Is he going to send me out as the starter for the next game?" Huangqian Yangyi didn't even care about fiddling with his little ball anymore; he shoved it into his pocket and hurried to follow her.

Catching up behind Takashima Rei, Huangqian Yangyi kept muttering, "Is it the starter? Is it the starter?"

In today's game, Tanba had pitched from the first inning all the way to the fifth, which had made Huangqian Yangyi incredibly envious.

"Who knows? That's not something I can decide," Takashima Rei said with a smile, watching Huangqian Yangyi be so full of energy, she felt as if she herself had become several years younger.

"I don't believe you, you must know some inside information, tell me~" Huangqian Yangyi pinched his voice, letting out a cloying tone.

"Don't you try that with me; for the next game against Ichidai Sanko, even the coach has to treat the starting lineup with caution."