Chapter 535

[Feels like their strength isn't even one finger of our Private Private Private Tianhao! Hahahaha!]

[Exactly! Looks like Private Moonlight, apart from shogi, all other sports clubs are trash!]

There were many similar comments full of sarcasm and belittlement below, but Natsume Chikage felt there was no need to look at them carefully anymore.

Shinohara Shingo’s finger tapped the printed papers on the table forcefully, one by one, making a dull "thud-thud" sound, his voice raised slightly because of anger:

"This—is the good thing you did!"

"Now, looking at the baseball team circles of all the surrounding schools, who doesn't know that our Private Moonlight baseball team was 'challenged' by an outsider who plays shogi, and was even beaten by our number two captain in front of so many students in the school!"

"Originally, this matter hadn't made such a big noise, at most only a part of the school knew. In that case, for the sake of club harmony, I would have been too lazy to care about this matter."

"But it just so happened that because you became famous in the shogi match recently, some busybodies immediately went to dig deep into your information and past!"

"Causing this old matter to be dug up and spread rapidly. Now even the baseball teams of surrounding schools know about it!"

"Just because of your 'feat,' our baseball team is now being scolded and slandered by a bunch of outsiders, our reputation is ruined, and our prestige has plummeted!"

Other baseball team members who followed Shinohara Shingo here were also filled with righteous indignation upon hearing this, and they echoed one after another:

"Exactly! It’s all your fault!"

"If it weren't for you, how could we be laughed at by the other side every time we go out to play practice games with other schools now!"

"Just because of your mistake, we can't even hold our heads up in the circle now! Do you know how uncomfortable this is?!"

Natsume Chikage listened to their accusations quietly, and instead of feeling guilty, a hint of absurdity appeared on his face.

"So?"

Shinohara Shingo listened to his indifferent, even slightly mocking tone, and the anger in his chest burned even more fiercely:

"Our school’s baseball team, under my hard-working leadership since I became captain, has always had an excellent reputation and recognized strength!"

"It’s a good hand for impacting Koshien!"

"But now, just because of you—it has become the look that everyone looks down on today!"

"So—you must be responsible for this matter!! Give our baseball team an explanation!"

Natsume Chikage restrained that bit of mockery, shook his head slowly, his tone clear and firm:

"Simply absurd!"

"If you think that by putting out these so-called 'evidence' and saying these high-sounding words, I will feel guilty for this, or admit to some groundless 'responsibility,' then I can only say, you think too much."

"I have no interest in the baseball team, and no obligation."

"I don't care about the so-called reputation of the baseball team, and I care even less about your reputation in the 'circle'."

"Even if your baseball team disbanded on the spot now, I wouldn't care at all."

"Winner takes all, loser is the bandit."

"I, do not think I need to be responsible for this! And I don't need to give you any explanation!"

Shinohara Shingo was completely enraged by these impolite words, and slammed a fist on the table beside him with a loud "bang":

"This is truly unbearable!"

"The baseball team that I worked hard and spent countless efforts to lead to this day has had its reputation ruined by you so easily, and it’s not something you can just brush off with a 'don't want to be responsible'!"

Other baseball team members were also filled with righteous indignation, shouting one after another:

"Exactly! Too arrogant!"

"If it weren't for you, how could our reputation become so smelly? You must be responsible!"

"Must give us a satisfactory explanation today! Otherwise, it’s not over!"

Nakajima Satoshi, standing on the side, listened to these words, his face turning red and white, and finally could only sigh long, lowering his head in annoyance, his fingers tightly clutching the corner of his clothes.

But he also knew that the development of this matter to this point was no longer something he, a "defeated general," could intervene in or control.

Natsume Chikage frowned slightly in the face of everyone’s accusations and stares, but he still stood straight, without any fear.

"Stop talking nonsense." He looked directly at Shinohara Shingo, his voice calm, "Since you went to such lengths to call me to the student council, I imagine you didn't come just to 'negotiate' with me or listen to my defense. Get to the point. You, what exactly do you want?"

Shinohara Shingo took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the churning anger, but the coldness in his eyes grew stronger, and he said word by word:

"This baseball team is what I brought from the bottom to its current status! To correct the reputation of our baseball team that has been tarnished, I must vindicate it! Regain dignity!"

"Since you made us lose face in the first place, we must use the same way to find back the lost face and dignity, fair and square!"

He straightened his back, pointed his thumb at himself, his tone full of the pride and provocation of an ace:

"I, am both the number one hitter of the Private Moonlight baseball team, and also the number one pitcher, the team’s true core and ace."

"I won't say I’m bullying an outsider like you. The competition method is very simple, you choose—compete in hitting, or compete in pitching."

"Rules: Ten balls limit. If competing in hitting, as long as you can hit the ball I throw three times, you win. If competing in pitching, as long as you can throw three balls that I can't hit, you also win."

"But if I win..."

Shinohara Shingo’s gaze suddenly became sharp as a knife, staring fixedly at Natsume Chikage’s eyes, his voice resounding:

"You, Natsume Chikage, must drop out of Private Moonlight Academy!"

"Conversely, the one who drops out, is me, Shinohara Shingo!!"