Chapter 290: The Highly Anticipated Final!

July 31st.

The day of the Summer Tournament final; this day belongs to the carnival of all high school baseball boys in Tokyo. Yesterday, East Tokyo already determined its final winner; without any surprises, Teito High School will represent East Tokyo at Koshien.

And now, at the largest stadium in Tokyo—Jingu Stadium.

The final game of the Summer Tournament is about to unfold.

Seido High School and Inashiro Industrial High School are about to decide the winner here!

Both belonging to West Tokyo, Seido and Inashiro are undoubtedly two great mountains that tower above all other schools.

Since last year, Seido has successively defeated Inashiro Industrial in several tournaments to win the championship. Every game between the two sides has been extremely intense, presenting the audience with one spectacular match after another.

The aces of both teams have also garnered extremely high praise: the undefeated Overlord and the Prince of pitchers.

And today, the two teams and the two aces meet again in the final, vying for the Koshien spot belonging to West Tokyo.

Just like the final last year, the audience is filled with anticipation and curiosity.

Will today be the day the Overlord continues the great feat of remaining undefeated?

Or will the Prince wash away his past shame?

In one hour, the two teams, Seido and Inashiro, will battle here. In the end, only one team will be able to claim victory and leave with a smile.

Before the teams have even entered, the fans of both sides have already begun their contest; one side shouting for revenge, the other shouting for a repeat championship.

Major media outlets naturally would not let such a gimmick go to waste; this heated atmosphere far exceeds yesterday's East Tokyo final.

This is a highly anticipated game; many people even call it a premature championship battle for this year's Koshien.

From this, one can see the recognition Seido and Inashiro's strength has received; even for Inashiro, who did not make it to the Summer Koshien last year, no one would deny the extent of their strength.

This is the intensity of the West Tokyo "Devil's District." Compared to East Tokyo, which only has one powerhouse, West Tokyo is the true "District of Death." In terms of the game's attention and intensity, it far exceeds East Tokyo.

At this moment, with one hour left until the game starts, the entire Jingu Stadium is packed. In front of the stands, major television stations, media, and sports magazines—media personnel whose names you might or might not know—are already poised for action, with cameras set up everywhere.

Besides them, teams that had previously been eliminated, such as Yakushi, Sakurazawa, Ichidai Sanko, and Sensen, have almost all of their key players present, wanting to witness this decisive battle between Seido and Inashiro with their own eyes.

The strength of these two teams is more than a grade higher than theirs, and the strength of their aces is the best of the same generation. It is often said that kings do not meet kings.

But under this tournament format, West Tokyo will only have one winner.

Many spectators from West Tokyo feel it is a pity; both Seido and Inashiro are teams with the strength to compete for the Koshien championship. Just thinking that one of them will be eliminated here makes them feel incredibly heartbroken.

It should have been that both teams made it to Koshien!

"This atmosphere is much livelier than it was for us yesterday."

"After all, it's Seido and Inashiro. Taiyo, watch today's game carefully. Whether it's Narumiya Mei or Huangqian Yangyi, there is much to learn from their pitching."

"I know, Senior Inui, that's exactly why I came."

The people speaking are none other than the East Tokyo representative, Teito High School's First Year Pitcher Mukai Taiyo, and their 4th-batter Captain and Catcher, Inui Kengo.

In the stands opposite them, the people from Yakushi have also arrived.

"Tsk, the attention is really high. I'm so envious."

Yakushi's ace, Sanada Shunpei, looks at the heated atmosphere of the venue and says with a smile on his face.

Beside him, Mishima Yuta's eyes are gleaming. Unlike Sanada Shunpei's verbal comment, his envy is practically overflowing.

"So many reporters, and are those scouts over there!" Mishima Yuta looks left and right.

The attention this game is receiving exceeds his imagination; it is simply the dream stage he had imagined.

Behind the two, a black monkey is eating a banana as if no one else is around.

"That's the people from Ichidai Sanko over there. Senior Zhenzhong Yao is here too." Mishima Yuta suddenly spots a few familiar figures in the north stands.

"Eh? Who is that next to him?"

Hearing Mishima Yuta's words, Sanada Shunpei turns his head to look.

Tianjiu Kosei!

Didn't they say this guy quit the baseball team? He's back?

At the same time, outside Jingu Stadium.

The Seido High School team bus has arrived at the entrance. A large crowd of fans has formed a big circle, shouting the names of the Seido players at the top of their lungs.

After waving to the fans, the Seido group arrives in the locker room.

"How come today's atmosphere feels even scarier than last year?" Kuramochi says.

"Heh, I think the pressure is even greater than the Summer Koshien final last year."

"This shows that our current level of attention has increased by more than a grade. This is a good thing; if we get noticed by scouts, who knows, we might be able to enter professional baseball in the future."

The teammates chat with each other. Huangqian Yangyi changes into his uniform and sits on a chair, closing his eyes to rest.

Today's game is destined not to be easy. The people from Inashiro will not let them score easily, nor will they easily give up runs. On this point, Seido is the same.

"Change your clothes, go to the bathroom if you need to, and you can eat something. There is still a while before the game starts. Adjust your physical condition and prepare to meet the game with all your might," Manager Kataoka says while standing in the middle of the locker room.

"Yes!!"

At this moment, Miyuki walks over to Huangqian Yangyi and sits down.

"Rare to see you so serious. Nervous?" Miyuki asks.

Huangqian Yangyi opens his eyes. "This is the final, after all; it's normal to be a little nervous. Besides, I've been looking forward to this game for a long time."

"Me too." Miyuki smiles and suddenly asks, "Tell me, what would have happened if I had gone to Inashiro back then?"

"What else could happen? You'd be the runner-up for three consecutive years."

"You don't think you and Narumiya Mei could beat me just by teaming up, do you? No way, no way," Huangqian Yangyi says.

Miyuki rolls his eyes. "You guy, there has to be a limit to your confidence."

"Isn't it true?"

Miyuki falls silent. After a long while, he says, "Let's not talk about 'what ifs.' We must win today's game."

"Duh, otherwise is there a second outcome?"

"I like your confidence."

"I do too."

Not long after, as the scorching sun gradually rose, the audience's enthusiasm and anticipation reached their peak.

Amidst the mountain-shaking and sea-roaring cheers, the players of the two teams, Seido and Inashiro, slowly walked out from the player tunnels on both sides of the dugout.

"Ooooooooooh!!!"

"They're out!!"

"Seido!!"

"Inashiro!!"

Fans shouted the players' names, and the brass bands of both sides also struck up their respective team anthems at this moment.