Chapter 5: Successfully Taking Down the Three

"Senior, it's quite cold, let's finish early," Huangqian Yangyi shouted.

Upon hearing this, Kominato Ryosuke sneered, then stood in the left Batter's Box and set his stance.

Judging by the three pitches just now, this junior knows two types of pitches: the four-seam and the two-seam. Both have high velocity, making them very difficult to hit, and even if hit, it's hard to drive them far.

At this moment, the first pitch already flew over. Kominato Ryosuke remained motionless, just watching the small ball drill into Chris's glove.

"It really was a high inside pitch. I should have trusted you."

"The next pitch, still an inside pitch,"

Kominato Ryosuke was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "You catchers have such dark hearts."

Tossing the ball back to Huangqian Yangyi, Chris said: "Do your best. If all three of you really get a Strikeout, just wait to run 5 kilometers later."

"10 kilometers!"

Kataoka Tesshin suddenly spoke up.

This...

Kominato Ryosuke looked at Chris in surprise. Having known him for so long, he really didn't know someone with such thick eyebrows and big eyes could be so black-hearted.

Chris smiled without a word, crouched down, looked at Huangqian Yangyi, and gave a signal.

Huangqian Yangyi nodded and took a deep breath; this pitch selection was interesting.

Lifting his leg and raising his arm, Huangqian Yangyi held his breath and threw the ball with force. The small ball flew straight out, and Kominato Ryosuke swung his bat decisively.

Clang~

Just before being hit by the bat, the small ball suddenly shifted to the right, drilled toward the Red Center position, and struck the middle section of the bat.

Didn't hit it well!

The little white ball was struck and flew toward the Second Base position. Kominato Ryosuke dropped his bat and sprinted toward First Base.

However, the quality of this hit was not high. After the ball landed, it was quickly caught by the Second Baseman and thrown to First Base. Pop, the small ball drilled into the First Baseman's glove—Force Out!

Kominato Ryosuke stopped his steps helplessly; with this, he was out too.

"Nice defense!"

Huangqian Yangyi gave a thumbs up to the Second Baseman. The Second Baseman was a Second Year student; he also gave a thumbs up and shouted: "One more out to go!"

Whew~

Turning around and looking at Yuki Tetsuya, who had already walked to the Batter's Box, Huangqian Yangyi couldn't help but become even more serious.

Even if the current Yuki Tetsuya couldn't compare to the one a year later, he was definitely not an opponent to be taken lightly.

Just looking at that batting stance, Huangqian Yangyi felt a sense of pressure.

As the teammate who knew Yuki Tetsuya best, Chris knew deeply how difficult this Batter was to deal with.

The first pitch was thrown quickly: a four-seam, low outside pitch!

Yuki Tetsuya did not swing.

Is he selecting the pitch? Or adapting to the speed? Chris speculated.

Next was the second pitch, the same pitch type and the same location. The difference was that Yuki Tetsuya swung!

Bang!

He chose correctly, but didn't hit it well; the small ball flew high toward the First Base direction.

"Foul Ball," Kataoka Tesshin called out.

Whew~

Huangqian Yangyi let out a long breath. If that ball had been hit solidly, it very likely would have been an outfield hit.

Sure enough, Yuki Tetsuya's strength could not be underestimated; once he picked the pitch, there was a very high probability of it being carried out.

Chris looked up at Yuki Tetsuya and quickly made the signal for the third pitch. Upon seeing the gesture, Huangqian Yangyi became excited—it was actually another low outside pitch!

Hey, hey, hey, that's too aggressive.

The pitcher and catcher's gazes met in the air, both feeling the other's burning fighting spirit.

Then bring it on!

The third pitch was thrown. The small ball shot like a laser toward a spot outside the low outside Strike zone. A ball?

As soon as the ball came out, Yuki Tetsuya swung decisively. With two Strikes, he didn't dare to gamble. Having selected the low outside pitch path, the heavy bat in his hands whistled through the air.

However, this pitch path looked like a ball; he would swing and miss!

In the middle of his swing, Yuki Tetsuya forcefully extended his body forward, stretching his arms, wanting to touch this ball. At this moment, the small ball suddenly moved horizontally to the right and collided with the middle of the bat.

The small ball flew toward the direction of First Base. Yuki Tetsuya dropped his bat and had only run a few steps forward when a dull thud sounded; the First Baseman steadily secured the small ball.

Flyout!

Yuki Tetsuya is out!

Wow~~

The whole field let out an exclamation at the same time. They really did it, taking out three Seido Batters in a row.

Although the Seido companions were mentally prepared, when this moment truly arrived, they still found it incredible.

The three were indeed First Years, but they had also undergone nearly a year of training at Seido High School and had been tempered by various major tournaments; it could be said they were already approaching maturity.

And Huangqian Yangyi? He was merely a middle school student. His brilliant performance not only made the Seido people exclaim, but more so, it was hard to accept.

Extra practice! Must have extra practice!

Without needing Kataoka Tesshin to remind them, what happened today gave every Seido person a huge stimulus.

The test was completely over. Huangqian Yangyi excitedly bared his teeth and rushed to the Home Plate position, extending his fist toward Chris, "Senior Chris!"

"Nice Ball!"

Chris took off his gear and extended his fist to bump with Huangqian Yangyi.

Yuki Tetsuya walked over at this time, "Will student Huangqian join Seido?"

"That's right, provided there are no surprises," Huangqian Yangyi said, looking toward Kataoka Tesshin.

"Huangqian kid, go with Department Head Takashima immediately to handle the special recruitment procedures, then go for a comprehensive physical examination," Kataoka Tesshin said.

Surprises—he would absolutely not allow any surprises; this person, he, Kataoka Tesshin, wanted him!

It was not easy to encounter an excellent Pitcher, so he could not let him go no matter what.

"Yes, BOSS."

Huangqian Yangyi also hoped to finalize the matter quickly; after telling Chris he would see him later, he ran toward the Dugout.

After Huangqian Yangyi and Takashima Rei left the field, Kataoka Tesshin and Chris returned to the Dugout together, and as soon as he sat down, he asked, "Chris, what do you think of this kid?"

Recalling Huangqian Yangyi's pitching from just a moment ago, Chris said, "The ball speed is plain for all to see; to be able to throw a 149 km/h Four-seam Fastball at this age, just on this point alone, he can be called a genius."

Kataoka Tesshin nodded in agreement, "What about other aspects?"

"The completion of the Four-seam and Two-seam is very high, and his ball control is quite good; he could throw into every location I requested. I believe 149 km/h should not be his maximum ball speed."

"Furthermore, his mentality is good. Even as he is now, if he were pulled directly onto the field, he would be enough to handle the batting of the vast majority of schools in the country."

Having caught for Huangqian Yangyi once, Chris discovered that he and this little junior were very compatible, and he couldn't help but feel very expectant for the day the other party truly joined Seido.

Kataoka Tesshin kept a straight face and said nothing; because he was wearing sunglasses, no one could read much information from his face, and after a long while, he suddenly remembered something.

"Yuki! Why are you still standing here? Go run!"

Uh...

Yuki Tetsuya had originally wanted to hear a bit more, but helplessly, he could only turn around and call Kominato and Isashiki to go complete their punishment together.

"It's all that brat's fault."

While running, he kept shouting; Isashiki was so angry his teeth itched.

"Well, losing to a middle schooler, being punished is only to be expected," Kominato Ryosuke said.

"Tch." Isashiki had no retort and could only turn his head away sullenly.

Running in front of the two, Yuki Tetsuya was still simulating Huangqian Yangyi's pitching in his mind at this moment.

The ball speed is fast, it has good movement, and the pitch types are Four-seam and Two-seam; if it's just this, after seeing it a few more times, he would definitely be able to hit it!

To be able to perform Imagination Training while running—that was just like him.