Chapter 284: All Men

"What an overwhelming victory." Miyuki looked out over the Inashiro Industrial team below; although the game ended quickly, he had seen many things.

Not to mention Sakurazawa's Butterfly Ball, as they had already been eliminated.

Focusing solely on Inashiro Industrial, although Narumiya Mei did not display any new weapons, his pitching performance today alone was worthy of his title as the Left-handed Emperor of West Tokyo.

Having lost to Seido for a year, this Inashiro team was now filled with resentment when facing Seido, and they would likely be able to unleash 120% of their strength.

Seido was very familiar with Inashiro's current temperament; wasn't this exactly what they themselves were like a few years ago? Constantly losing to Inashiro and Ichidai Sanko, every person on Seido had been holding back a breath of frustration, exactly the same as Inashiro now.

"Be careful during the finals. These guys will fight with their lives, and I'm afraid we'll be lucky to walk away unscathed," Huangqian Yangyi said.

Currently, in the Tokyo region, or rather nationwide, the only team he regarded with such importance was Inashiro. This was absolutely a team with Koshien championship-level strength; if not for his appearance, this year's Koshien would have been a battle for the championship between Inashiro Industrial and Komadai Fujimaki from Hokkaido.

This was a team even more terrifying than last year's Osaka Kiryu and Seibo High School.

In the original story, if Komadai Fujimaki hadn't used a pitching rotation to exhaust Narumiya Mei's stamina, it would have been impossible for them to defeat Inashiro in the final extra innings to win the championship.

But now, Huangqian Yangyi was certain that after being suppressed by Seido for over a year, the completely transformed Inashiro was definitely much stronger than the original Koshien runner-up Inashiro; even if they faced Komadai Fujimaki, that kind of pitching rotation would no longer be a match for Inashiro.

The monster First Year pitcher on the opposing team, Hongo Masamune, was simply Furuya with control. After being tortured by Huangqian Yangyi's pitching so many times, Inashiro's batting lineup had long since improved by more than one grade.

The Inashiro team: Little Hongo Masamune, easy pickings!

The Seido group left the spectator stands and headed outside the venue.

"You guys go get on the bus first, I need to use the restroom," Huangqian Yangyi said, shoving his backpack into Miyuki's hands.

"I'm going too!" Miyuki backhanded both backpacks to Kuramochi.

"Hey, you guys! You dogs!" Kuramochi cursed angrily.

Arriving at the restroom, Huangqian Yangyi casually found an empty spot to urinate, and just then, Miyuki stood at the empty spot next to him.

Huangqian Yangyi frowned and moved one spot to the left; Miyuki followed.

He moved again, and Miyuki followed again.

In the corner, Huangqian Yangyi glared at Miyuki.

"Are you sick?!"

"Huh? I wanted to tell you something."

"What could possibly be so important that it has to be said now? Do you understand the concept of personal space?"

"What's the big deal?" Miyuki was very confused.

"Screw you!"

Huangqian Yangyi turned and walked into a toilet stall.

"We're both men, why be shy?" Miyuki wondered.

Three minutes later, Miyuki stood at the restroom entrance.

"This guy takes so long to pee?" Miyuki looked back, but the person still hadn't come out.

Another minute passed, and Huangqian Yangyi walked out, fastening his belt.

"Number two?" Miyuki asked.

"Number one."

"That long!"

"I'm just bigger!"

The two were just spouting nonsense when two people walked toward them.

"Chestnut-haired freak!"

Narumiya Mei strode up to Huangqian Yangyi.

"Yo, little blondie, have you eaten?"

Huangqian Yangyi hadn't expected to run into them at the restroom entrance.

"Eat... haven't eaten..." Narumiya Mei was stunned by the question; big brother, this is a restroom!

"Did you eat or not? Why are you stuttering, little blondie? Are you sick?" Huangqian Yangyi looked at Narumiya Mei with concern, looking ready to send him to the hospital at the slightest provocation.

Narumiya Mei's face gradually turned flushed, then livid, then purple.

Seeing this, Huangqian Yangyi was shocked and hurriedly shouted, "Hey you, yes you, Carlos right? Come give me a hand and take him to the hospital, your ace is dying!"

Carlos's already dark skin turned three shades darker instantly; this bastard was still just as annoying.

"You're the one dying! Bastard!" Narumiya Mei slapped away the hand Huangqian Yangyi was using to support him.

"Chestnut-haired freak! You just wait, this time, you guys are finished!" After saying this, Narumiya Mei gasped for air, clearly furious.

"Look at you, getting this worked up is bad for your health. It's just losing to me a few times, it's no big deal, don't take it to heart. I'll treat you to a meal next time I get the chance."

"After all, you'll lose to me this time too, I'd feel bad if I didn't make some compensation."

Hearing this, Narumiya Mei's head smoked with rage again. After taking a deep breath, he looked up, his eyes becoming very serious. "Huangqian, see you at the finals."

After saying this, Narumiya Mei turned and entered the restroom. Carlos glanced at Huangqian Yangyi and Miyuki before walking in as well.

Huangqian Yangyi was stunned, and Miyuki was also surprised.

"Hey, do you feel like something is off?" Huangqian Yangyi asked.

"Yeah. It is off, he didn't even say hello to me today!"

"Screw you, who asked you that? Is your brain not working today?" Huangqian Yangyi rolled his eyes at Miyuki and decided that he would never go to the restroom with Miyuki again; this guy's IQ gets cut in half in the restroom.

Miyuki smiled: "I know what you mean. Mei is indeed acting strange today; you were being that insulting, and he actually managed to hold it in."

"Exactly, so the other side's determination is real. I'm afraid they have some tricks we don't know about, we have to be on guard!" Huangqian Yangyi said, quickening his pace.

"What could it be? A new pitch?" Miyuki followed.

Huangqian Yangyi shook his head. He knew the old Narumiya Mei well enough, but now, who knew what new weapons this desperate little blondie had added.

"Perhaps it's not just a new pitch. Inashiro definitely has tactical countermeasures. In this West Tokyo, we view each other as our greatest rivals; we can't underestimate the skills Coach Kunitomo has been teaching for so many years," Huangqian Yangyi said.

Miyuki nodded, and the two soon left the venue and boarded the bus.

In the restroom, Carlos stood at the spot next to Narumiya Mei.

"I thought you would bicker with him like you used to."

Carlos said this while unbuckling his belt, completely failing to notice that Narumiya Mei was looking at him with a strange expression.

"Eh, why did you go over there?" Carlos turned his head to look; there was a gap of one spot between him and Narumiya Mei, so he immediately moved closer again.

Move again, follow again!

"Are you sick in the head?!"

"Huh? I'm just talking to you about something."

"What could be so important that it has to be said right now?!"

"What's the matter?" Carlos did not understand.

"Screw you!"

Narumiya Mei turned and went into a toilet stall.

"We're both men, what's there to be shy about," Carlos muttered.