Chapter 277: Seido VS Sensen

"What crazy female fans!"

Huangqian Yangyi was startled and hurriedly quickened his pace to walk into the venue.

Outside, hundreds of fans were still screaming while being held back by security and police lines, and the discussions and cheers for Seido never ceased.

"Seido! Let's go!"

"Huangqian, let's go!"

"Captain Yuki!"

"Miyuki!"

"Chris!"

Just as Seido had stepped into the venue, another bus pulled up outside the stadium.

Looking at the large crowd of spectators and fans gathered at the entrance, the people from Sensen High School felt a deep sense of irritation; they were, after all, a perennial top-8 team in West Tokyo, so why did it seem like there were no fans for them at the entrance?

"Seido's popularity is unprecedented."

"They are the heavy favorites to win the championship this summer, so a scene like this is normal."

"I'm so envious. Did you hear that? Those girls are shouting Huangqian Yangyi's name."

"He's just that good. What's the use of being envious?"

The players of Sensen High School leaned against the windows, discussing, while their ace, Maki Yosuke, had an extremely calm—or rather, indifferent—expression on his face.

It was not until the figures of the Seido group disappeared around the corner that Maki Yosuke withdrew his gaze and stood up.

His mood was very complicated. Originally, he had felt particularly resentful that he hadn't received an invitation from Seido, but when he saw Huangqian Yangyi's performance, he had to admit that the other's pitching was indeed formidable; perhaps this was the reason Seido hadn't recruited him.

But what he didn't know was that even without Huangqian Yangyi, Seido wouldn't have sent him an invitation; of course, no one would tell him that.

His initial jealousy had slowly faded with Huangqian Yangyi's brilliant performance and Seido's consecutive championship wins in the Summer and Spring Koshien.

But this year, Seido added two First Year pitchers, and Maki Yosuke had studied them carefully; he didn't think he was any worse than them back then!

Why could they enter Seido, but he couldn't?!

Thus, the resentment buried deep in his heart erupted once again, even more intensely than before.

This is looking down on me!

Maki Yosuke reached this conclusion.

Inside the venue, the Seido Baseball Club group entered the locker room, and Huangqian Yangyi sat in his seat, listening to a song before slowly starting to change his clothes.

"You guy, you're too laid back," Miyuki teased.

"Is that not allowed?" Huangqian Yangyi turned his head and said.

Miyuki chuckled, "It's fine, you're just here to watch from the sidelines today anyway."

"Watch from the sidelines?" Huangqian Yangyi smiled.

After staying in the locker room for a while, as the spectators entered, there wasn't much time left before the game started.

"Everyone! Let's go!" Coach Kataoka stood at the door and shouted.

"Oh!!!!"

Arriving at the stadium, Seido's fans had long been waiting in anticipation. As soon as the players entered the dugout, thunderous applause and cheers erupted immediately.

After the two teams had a simple warm-up, the game began quickly.

Top of the first inning, Seido was on offense first, and Sensen was on defense.

Kuramochi, the leadoff hitter, looked at the tall and big guy on the Pitcher's Mound; before even batting, he felt a sense of oppression.

The huge height difference made Kuramochi look like a little chick that could be easily handled in the other's eyes.

Keeping the coach's instructions in mind, Kuramochi looked at the pitcher and prepared himself.

Soon, Maki Yosuke threw the ball with an indifferent face; with his terrifying height and exaggerated arm span, the release point of the baseball was even higher than they had imagined.

Whoosh!!

Kuramochi resisted the urge to swing, watching the baseball drill into the catcher's mitt at home plate—it was actually a Red Center Fastball!

What a pity, he should have swung!

Come to think of it, was this guy throwing a Red Center ball as a provocation? Was he looking down on him?

So for the second pitch, Kuramochi shouted with great momentum and then bunted.

Bang!

Run!

While everyone was fooled by his shout, Kuramochi had already sprinted out a long way.

Without surprise, the speedster's opening move worked, getting Seido's subsequent offense off to a good start.

"Bastard!!"

Maki Yosuke was very angry. He didn't expect Kuramochi to be so shameless. More importantly, the Seido he had always yearned for was using a bunt at the very beginning of the game against them, especially when he was the pitcher!

This made Maki Yosuke feel like he was being looked down upon.

With a surge of anger in his heart, Maki Yosuke became even more serious when dealing with Kominato Ryosuke. The super-high release point was truly difficult for Kominato Ryosuke to deal with; his stature was relatively short, and by the time the baseball dropped to a height where he could swing, it was almost already entering the mitt.

After two consecutive swings and misses, a hint of bitterness welled up in Kominato Ryosuke's heart; this wasn't a gap in skill, but entirely a gap in innate physical stature.

"Senior! You can do it!" Huangqian Yangyi shouted from the sidelines.

Kominato Ryosuke smiled, his eyes suddenly opening, and he looked at the tall pitcher opposite with a sharp gaze; even facing a 33-centimeter height difference, he would never admit defeat easily.

Just as the third pitch flew in, Kominato Ryosuke actually imitated Isashiki Jun's style, raising his bat high and chopping down fiercely, hacking the baseball away and smashing it onto the ground.

At the same time, the speedster Kuramochi Yoichi took off.

Like a gust of wind, Kuramochi reached Second Base in the blink of an eye, while Kominato Ryosuke was helplessly tagged out.

Not bad, Kominato Ryosuke smiled; he could accept this outcome of sending Kuramochi to Second Base.

Afterward, Isashiki Jun stood in the Batter's Box with a fierce look in his eyes, like a monster that hadn't eaten a child in three days.

"Come on!!"

He roared, his voice already hoarse.

Bang!

"Jianjie!"

Bang!

"Jianjie!"

Bang!

"Flyout!"

After three pitches, the ferocious Isashiki Jun transformed into a disgruntled pug.

"Hahaha, Isashiki-senpai looks just like a dog."

Someone laughed loudly, completely failing to notice the expressions of those around him.

"Sawamura! You bastard! Prepare to die!" Isashiki, having just left the field, lunged at him.

On the field, Yuki Tetsuya's expression was calm and his breathing steady; he seemed to have entered a marvelous state, like an old monk in meditation.

When Maki Yosuke threw the first pitch to him, Yuki Tetsuya did not move.

It was about ten centimeters too high!

Yuki Tetsuya calculated the difference between Maki Yosuke's release point and the release point of Huangqian Yangyi from the simulation training two days ago.

Even though the Pitcher's Mound was raised, Huangqian Yangyi's arm span was still smaller than Maki Yosuke's.

Letting an outside Fastball go by, Yuki Tetsuya gained precious information for himself.

Raise the hitting zone by one ball's distance.

Having reached his conclusion, when Maki Yosuke's second pitch flew in, Yuki Tetsuya's eyes narrowed, his body rotated to generate power, and he swung his bat fiercely, Boom!!

Amidst the loud sound of the hit, the little white ball flew toward the Right Fielder, landing on the ground!

Taking the opportunity, Kuramochi Yoichi sprinted back to home plate, and Yuki Tetsuya advanced to Second Base.

An RBI double!

Seido's Fourth Batter and Captain Yuki Tetsuya scores the first run!

The score is 1:0.