Chapter 274: Are the lilies of my hometown blooming?

In the evening, the members of the Seido Baseball Club gathered in the conference room.

"Huangqian, where have you been to only return now?"

Huangqian Yangyi arrived at the conference room, and everyone else looked over.

"Didn't go anywhere, my sister came over, so I accompanied her for a walk," Huangqian Yangyi said as he casually found a seat and sat down.

Hearing this, the group stopped asking, and not long after, Coach Kataoka, Coach Ochiai, along with Takashima Rei and Department Head Ota, walked in as a team.

Tonight's meeting was mainly centered around the opponent for the next game.

"Sensen High School, a veteran powerhouse in West Tokyo, possesses nearly a hundred members, has consistently sat in the top eight of West Tokyo for years, has strong strength and deep foundations, and this spring even fought Ichidai Sanko to the ninth inning, ultimately losing by a narrow margin of one run," Coach Kataoka said.

At this moment, Takashima Rei adjusted the equipment and played the game footage of Sensen High School.

"Whoa! What a tall pitcher!"

"He must be two meters tall, right?"

"Just about."

"Tall and sturdy, this guy's pitches must be very heavy."

"That's not all; with this height, his release point will also be very high. Standing in the Batter's Box, it's like it's being smashed down; it's completely different from the balls we usually hit."

The people around were discussing it, and Huangqian Yangyi also remembered this pitcher. He didn't remember the name, only that the other party seemed to have been a fan of Seido since childhood and had always dreamed of playing for Seido, but unfortunately, after he graduated from junior high school, he waited at home for a long time but never received an invitation letter from Seido.

So from then on, this person held a grudge in his heart, turning love into hate, and dreamed of defeating Seido to prove himself, while also wanting to make Seido regret it.

Thinking of this, Huangqian Yangyi sneered. If you asked him, this person just had issues. Since he wanted to join Seido, he should have studied hard; couldn't he have taken the entrance exam himself if there was no invitation letter?

And turning love into hate—he grew so big for nothing, a pure loser.

"Maki Yosuke, pitcher, height 195cm, weight 87kg. His characteristics are the super-large-angle Fastball he throws using his height advantage, as well as his Curveball, which is touted as having the highest release point in the country," Coach Kataoka said, standing next to the video.

Hearing this, Huangqian Yangyi thought for a moment and said, "Tanba-san is 185cm tall, right?"

"That's right, what do you want to say?" Tanba turned his head and asked in confusion.

"It's only a 10cm difference, and Tanba-san is also good at the Curveball. How about we pile the Pitcher's Mound higher tomorrow and have Tanba-san serve as the batting practice pitcher?" Huangqian Yangyi said.

"You..."

"Tanba, can you do it?"

Just as Tanba opened his mouth, Coach Kataoka asked.

Can he do it?

Tanba gave a wry smile. Since the coach had already said so, did he dare say he couldn't?

"I have no problem," Tanba said.

Coach Kataoka nodded with satisfaction, and just at this moment, Ochiai Hiromitsu had a flash of inspiration.

"Huangqian is also 183cm tall. Since the Pitcher's Mound is going to be piled higher, he can also serve as the batting practice pitcher for the Fastball."

"Uh..."

Huangqian Yangyi's face turned bitter. That damn Sergeant, why drag him into this?

"Yes, Huangqian will also participate. If you throw your Fastball with a large angle, it can help everyone adapt to this kind of pitch in advance, and they can perform better when facing Maki Yosuke," Coach Kataoka nodded in agreement.

Thus, the two batting practice pitchers for the next day were decided: Huangqian Yangyi would be responsible for the Fastball, and Tanba would be responsible for the Curveball.

After watching the game footage of Sensen High School, everyone felt confident and returned to their rooms to rest. Huangqian Yangyi had just laid down on the bed and was about to sleep when he received a message from his younger sister.

After chatting for just one sentence, Huangqian Yangyi realized something was wrong, so he replied.

"You aren't Kumiko, you're Reina?"

"!! How did Brother Yangyi know?"

At the Huangqian household, Reina and Kumiko were sleeping together, the two little beauties huddled under one quilt, laughing as they looked at the phone.

"Heh, because you didn't act spoiled. Kumiko always acts spoiled whenever she looks for me."

Seeing this message, Reina turned her head to look at Kumiko and smiled mischievously, "I knew you were a brother-complex, Kumiko, but I didn't expect you to be this clingy."

Kumiko's little face flushed red, and she hurriedly snatched the phone back and replied: "Stinky Nii-chan! You're the worst!"

Huangqian Yangyi held the phone and smiled. He hadn't expected these two girls to actually be sleeping together.

Wait!!

They wouldn't be doing anything yuri, would they!!

Thinking of this, Huangqian Yangyi hurriedly shook his head. No way, no way, they are just good friends.

With a strange mood, Huangqian Yangyi fell asleep very late.

The next morning, Huangqian Yangyi, who usually woke up before dawn to run, was woken up by Arima Kazusa.

After opening his eyes, he saw Arima Kazusa and Chris looking at him with worried faces.

"Yangyi, are you not feeling well?" Chris asked.

"Is the senior too tired?" Arima Kazusa asked.

Huangqian Yangyi sat up and shook his head, "I just didn't sleep well last night, don't worry."

Hearing this, Chris carefully observed Huangqian Yangyi's complexion, and after confirming there was really no problem, he said: "Get up, wash up, and eat something. No need to rush to the field; I will tell the coach."

Huangqian Yangyi nodded, then got out of bed and started changing clothes, while Chris and Arima Kazusa went straight to the field.

When Coach Kataoka heard that Huangqian Yangyi was suspected of being unwell, his expression changed immediately, and Takashima Rei and the others on the side also had faces full of worry.

This was their Seido's treasure; there must not be a single accident.

Even lack of sleep wouldn't do! Who knew if it would develop into insomnia? Usually, not being able to sleep at night was mostly a psychological problem!

Thinking of this, Coach Kataoka decided that he had to have the team's psychologist take a look.

Not long after, Huangqian Yangyi arrived at the field holding a cup of hot milk. The First Year kids were training enthusiastically, and the other Second Year students who were not on the First String were doing the same.

"Yo, arriving so late, that's not like you," Miyuki saw Huangqian Yangyi come over and immediately asked loudly.

Other First String players who were training on their own also looked over upon hearing this. This was the first time Huangqian Yangyi had arrived so late.

Hearing Miyuki's words, Huangqian Yangyi shook his head helplessly: "I just went to sleep a bit late and didn't wake up this morning, don't overthink it."

"Heh, you guy, you wouldn't happen to be dating, would you?" Miyuki suddenly asked, a wicked, mischievous smile on his face.

In his view, for someone as self-disciplined as Huangqian Yangyi to be late for morning practice because of staying up late, he couldn't think of any other reason besides dating.

As soon as these words were out, everyone stared curiously at Huangqian Yangyi; big news!

Fujiwara Takako, who was organizing training notes on the side, also looked over.

"You bastard Kazuya! I told you to stop talking nonsense." Huangqian Yangyi went up and gave Miyuki a hard kick on the butt.