Chapter 351: Revenge

Hit by Pitch; a large bruise covered the shoulder that was struck. Arima Kazusa lay on the stretcher, teeth clenched tight; clearly, the pain radiating from his shoulder was unbearable.

Not until Arima Kazusa was sent to the hospital did the Seido players, one by one, cast angry glares toward the field.

In a baseball game, a Hit by Pitch is not uncommon, but a pitcher who throws a Hit by Pitch, injures a Batter, sends them to the hospital, and shows not the slightest intention of apologizing—such a pitcher has truly almost never appeared.

Even someone with a terrible personality would feel at least a little embarrassed in this situation, yet on the field, that Ogawa Tsunematsu showed not a trace of guilt on his face.

"Alright, the game must go on. Higasa, you go in for Arima!" Manager Kataoka was also furious at this moment; having coached for so many years, he had never seen a pitcher with such poor character.

"Yes! Manager!"

Once Higasa Shoji reached the field, Manager Kataoka turned to look at the players in the dugout, finally letting his gaze rest on Huangqian Yangyi.

"Today, score as many runs as you can, give it your all! Everyone, show me your true strength!"

"The Semi-finals will not end early."

Manager Kataoka's deep voice was clearly laced with anger and personal emotion.

This was clearly wrong for a manager to do, but after seeing Ogawa Tsunematsu's expression, which lacked any remorse, Manager Kataoka decided to be willful just this once.

"Yes!!!"

Everyone shouted.

Today, blow out Seiko!

At the Catcher position, hearing the roar from the Seido dugout, Masu Shinichiro had a massive headache. Ogawa Tsunematsu's personality was just like that: hot-headed, stubborn, and single-minded. It was no surprise he went all out and caused a Wild Pitch, but actually hitting someone was truly unexpected.

"Scum!"

Suddenly, Masu Shinichiro heard these two words. He looked up and saw it was Seido's 6th Batter, Shirasu Kenjiro.

Even the gentle-natured and emotionally stable Shirasu was furious.

Masu Shinichiro was speechless; after thinking for a moment with his head down, he gave the signal.

First pitch, a Screwball!

The fat man on the Pitcher's Mound, with an expression that made people feel incredibly disgusted, threw the ball. Shirasu watched quietly, not swinging.

Next, the second pitch, an outside high ball; Shirasu swung and hit it Jianjie.

Third pitch, another Screwball.

This time, Shirasu chose to push-hit. Bang! The baseball landed toward the third base side. Shirasu dropped his bat and began to sprint.

Higasa Shoji at First Base made a *whoosh-whoosh-whoosh* sound as he rushed toward Second Base.

"Safe!!"

Seiko's defense was a step slow. The strength of Higasa Shoji's determination to reach base could be seen from his sliding motion. If it were any other time, he would never have done this, but today was different. He was playing in place of the injured Arima Kazusa and had to give Seiko a taste of their own medicine.

After Shirasu, the even more hot-tempered Maezono Kenta stepped into the Batter's Box, chased an outside Fastball, and blasted it toward Right Fielder. No outs, bases loaded!

Seido's offensive momentum was like a great mountain pressing down hard on the backs of the Seiko players, making them feel as if they couldn't even breathe.

Next, the 8th Batter, Asou, came up, connected with a Screwball, and hit it to the right. The ball was heavy and didn't travel far. Higasa Shoji returned to home plate to score, and Shirasu reached Third Base, but Seiko took the opportunity to turn a Double Play. Maezono Kenta and Asou Takeru failed to reach base.

Finally, the 9th Batter, Tojo, as a classmate and good friend of Arima Kazusa, struck Ogawa Tsunematsu's Screwball with anger in his heart. Jianjie!

Such a heavy ball; Tojo Hideaki's palms were numb.

No, I must send Senior Shirasu back to home plate! I must score!

Bang!!

"Out!"

In the end, Tojo still couldn't handle this at-bat well. Although Ogawa Tsunematsu was a terrible person, his Screwball was truly fast and heavy; it really wasn't easy to hit well.

First inning over, score 5:0.

"It's okay, there are still many chances to hit later. Leave the rest to your seniors."

Huangqian Yangyi patted his shoulder after Tojo Hideaki returned.

Scoring 5 runs in one inning isn't that large of a lead in a Seido game, but since we have to play all 9 innings today, you Seiko bastards, just wait!

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Top of the second inning, before going up, Miyuki asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, I do!"

Hearing Huangqian Yangyi's firm tone, Miyuki stopped trying to persuade him. What was about to happen, while a bit crazy and even dangerous—if things went wrong, they would likely bring trouble upon themselves—was something Huangqian Yangyi had decided on, and Miyuki was willing to go crazy with him.

Standing on the Pitcher's Mound, Huangqian Yangyi looked coldly at Seiko's Fourth Batter, Nagata Shohei.

This was a person whose hitting ability ranked in the top three nationwide. His Extra-base Hit ability was even above Todoroki Raichi, his explosive power was not inferior to Yuki Tetsuya, and his strength was terrifying—he had a bench press of 243 kilograms, even stronger than Masuko Toru.

In summary, this was a Batter with absolute strength; no pitcher dared to take him lightly.

Yet, facing such a Batter.

Huangqian Yangyi's pitch shocked everyone present.

A Fastball exceeding 160 km/h was jammed toward Nagata Shohei's chest; it was only a fist's distance away from being a Hit by Pitch!!

*Whoosh!! *

*Snap! *

"Ball!!"

Such a dangerous pitch!

Everyone stared in stunned silence at the field. Nagata Shohei himself had his mouth agape in shock. No way, a pitch like that, thrown inside, and it flew right past his body.

If he had been hit, he would have ended up in the hospital too, and it would definitely have been a serious injury!

Looking toward the Pitcher's Mound, Nagata Shohei's pupils shook; he saw Huangqian Yangyi looking at him with his chin tilted up and an extremely cold gaze.

Damn it!

He did it on purpose!

This is revenge!

Thinking of this, Nagata Shohei felt anger rise in his heart and shouted: "Bring it on!!"

Whoosh!!

The second pitch was even more dangerous!

A ball aimed entirely at the body! Not a hair's breadth off!

Just as Nagata Shohei was dodging while cursing in anger, the baseball curved at a massive angle and drilled into Miyuki's mitt.

"Ball!"

Two balls; looking only at the result, it seemed like Huangqian Yangyi had fallen into a disadvantage, but everyone knew this was intentional by the Seido ace—he was retaliating, a blatant retaliation.

"You...!"

Nagata Shohei's face turned ferocious, and he glared at Huangqian Yangyi, gritting his teeth.

"Come again."

Huangqian Yangyi said calmly, and Miyuki silently returned the ball.

Then, the third pitch, still an inside pitch! Still a ball aimed at the Batter's body.

Nagata Shohei did not dare to gamble, so he could only dodge.

If it were any other Pitcher, perhaps he would choose to gamble with his own strong body and take the hit, but he truly did not dare to take Huangqian Yangyi's pitches; if he were hit by this, being sent to the hospital on the spot would be the best-case scenario.

No outs, three balls.

This was the first time in Huangqian Yangyi's high school baseball career.