Chapter 52: You Should Head Down Now

"Huangqian, pitch to him!" Dong Qingguo shouted.

"Let's go!"

"Strike him out!"

The cheers of his teammates behind him reached his ears; Huangqian Yangyi tilted his chin to look at Harada Masatoshi, then threw the third pitch.

This was a ball that went straight into the center of the strike zone.

A Fastball! No! It's a two-seamer!

Harada Masatoshi's eyes widened, and he swung his bat violently.

He had seen the two-seamer Huangqian Yangyi used to retire Shinkawa Kenichi very clearly, and the trajectory of his bat was also aimed at scooping the ball from the low inside corner.

However.

Pop~

The baseball went straight into the home plate and shot into the Red Center position!

!!

It really was a Red Center Fastball!

Harada Masatoshi swung at empty air; he suddenly felt like he had been played, and he was extremely furious inside.

"Strike!"

"Strikeout!"

Glancing at Huangqian Yangyi, Harada Masatoshi immediately turned his head to glare at Miyuki; this guy actually toyed with him! How hateful.

"Heh heh."

Miyuki stood up with the ball, "Senior Harada, you should head down now."

"You..." Harada Masatoshi almost swung his bat at Miyuki's head.

Deep breath, deep breath; Harada Masatoshi snorted, but in the end, he could only walk off the field helplessly.

"Yeah~~"

Unlike Harada Masatoshi's frustration, Huangqian Yangyi and Miyuki high-fived and cheered, then ran toward the sidelines with their teammates.

Before entering the Dugout, Huangqian Yangyi looked up at the spectator stands and waved his hand to his older sister, Mamiko.

"Huangqian, how does it feel? Inashiro's batting lineup."

Manager Kataoka suddenly asked.

Huangqian Yangyi glanced at Miyuki beside him and then said, "They're quite impressive, but I'm fine."

Hearing this, Manager Kataoka nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you; bring the championship back for Seido."

"Yes!"

Huangqian Yangyi felt a surge of spirit; although he already knew he would pitch the rest of this game, hearing Manager Kataoka say that all the remaining games were left to him and to bring the championship back for Seido still made his blood boil.

Taking off his Pitcher's glove, Huangqian Yangyi changed into a pair of thin black sports gloves, put on his helmet, picked up his bat, and walked back onto the field.

At this moment, on the field, Narumiya Mei, who had returned to the mound, was perhaps stimulated, pitching very aggressively and quickly securing a Strikeout against the leadoff hitter, Zhitian Jiangtai.

Huangqian Yangyi, who was in the on-deck circle, walked up and high-fived Zhitian Jiangtai, then stepped into the Batter's Box; he was taking the batting spot of Nanjo Taishi.

Seeing Huangqian Yangyi face off against Narumiya Mei, a small wave of discussion broke out in both teams' benches.

Huangqian Yangyi, Narumiya Mei—the super rookies of two powerhouse schools—were about to officially duel at this moment in the Spring Metropolitan Tournament, and even the spectators in the stands stretched their necks to watch curiously.

Come on, little blondie, let me shatter your Dao heart.

A strange smile appeared on Huangqian Yangyi's face, his gaze locking with Narumiya Mei's.

Bastard, wanting to hit my pitch? Keep dreaming, I'll strike you out, no questions asked!

Narumiya Mei felt a surge of anger just looking at that hateful smiling face across the way; it was this guy, right? It was because of him that Kazuya didn't come to Inashiro with me, right?

For some reason, Huangqian Yangyi suddenly felt a deep sense of resentment coming from Narumiya Mei.

What the hell? Didn't I just call him little blondie a few times? Is that worth this much resentment?

Huangqian Yangyi didn't understand, but it didn't delay his swing; the moment Narumiya Mei threw the ball, his bat whistled as it struck toward the bottom of the strike zone.

Bang!

Did I hit it?!

Huangqian Yangyi hurriedly dropped his bat and sprinted wildly toward First Base, but just then, the ball hit to the left was caught by Inashiro's Shortstop, and the baseball was already being thrown toward First Base.

"Hurry!"

"Run faster!"

Huangqian Yangyi glanced at the flying baseball; there was still some distance, he could make it to the base!

With a diving leap, Huangqian Yangyi threw his whole body toward the First Base bag, his hands landing firmly on the base.

Bang!

The sound of the baseball entering the glove followed.

"Safe!"

Huangqian Yangyi climbed up from the ground and raised his fist toward the Seido bench.

"Awesome!"

"Nice!"

"You run fast!"

Voices came from the bench, and enthusiastic cheers and applause from the spectators erupted in the stands.

"Hitting Narumiya Mei's pitch on the first try, that's absurd."

"Haha, as expected, our Seido rookie is even better."

"Bullshit, that pitch was just poorly thrown, if you don't believe me, watch."

Someone pointed at the speed gun display and said.

Many people at this moment also saw a large 138 displayed on the speed gun.

Huangqian Yangyi, on his side, turned his head and looked triumphantly toward Narumiya Mei; to be honest, he himself had not expected to hit Narumiya Mei's pitch so easily.

That pitch just now seemed a bit off; it lacked speed, lacked power, the trajectory was too straight, and the final downward movement was minimal—what kind of problem is this guy having?

At this moment, Narumiya Mei's entire face had completely collapsed, looking like an angry little puppy, almost bristling with rage.

Although he felt unhappy about being hit by Huangqian Yangyi, what he found even more unacceptable was that he had actually thrown such a terrible pitch just now.

Huff~ huff~ huff~

Narumiya Mei opened his mouth, taking deep breaths in and out.

In front of Home Plate, Harada Masatoshi, who had originally intended to call a timeout to go up and help Narumiya Mei adjust his state, stopped.

Seeing that Narumiya Mei's expression had returned to how it was at the beginning, Harada Masatoshi nodded with satisfaction; it was just one hit, nothing major.

After all, he is only a First Year, and Narumiya Mei's personality is usually quite flighty; although he did not know what had happened just now to affect Narumiya Mei's state, as long as he could adjust back in time, he was an excellent Pitcher.

Having adjusted his state, Narumiya Mei looked at the batter's box, where Yuki Tetsuya had already assumed his batting stance, ready to swing at any moment.

And waiting behind him was Seido's monster Batter, the 4th hitter Dong Qingguo.

The current situation was very unfriendly for Inashiro; there was a runner on First Base, and the next to face were Seido's cleanup hitters; if they were not careful, they might very well lose more than one run this inning.

"Senior, go for it!"

Huangqian Yangyi stood on the base and shouted toward Yuki Tetsuya.

Hearing the voice from behind, Narumiya Mei did not care at all whether Huangqian Yangyi on base would attempt a Stolen base or make any other move; he kept his eyes fixed on the enemy in front of him, nodded to confirm the pitch selection with Harada Masatoshi, and quickly threw the ball.

"Strike!"

"Strike!"

In the blink of an eye, the recovered Narumiya Mei had already secured two Strikes, with Yuki Tetsuya swinging and missing once and hitting a Foul Ball once.

Huangqian Yangyi stood beside the base, looked left and right, and after discovering that everyone's attention was on the Pitcher's Mound and no one was paying attention to him, he suddenly moved a few steps toward Second Base quietly.