Chapter 905

Zhongdao Satoshi and Aoki Masao stood side by side at the edge of the crowd.

They witnessed the miserable state of their former teammates, a lump of wet cotton seemingly stuck in their throats, unable to speak for a long time.

After a long while.

Zhongdao Satoshi was the first to shift his gaze away, sighing lowly.

"Let's go."

"They aren't children anymore. They are responsible for what they did."

Aoki Masao nodded silently, not looking again.

They cast their gaze toward not far away—Natsume Chikage was whispering something to Konoe Hitomi.

The morning light outlined the boy's clear side profile, his brows filled with composed calmness.

Zhongdao Satoshi's eyes were complex.

There was unbelievable shock, there was deep frustration.

And there was also a trace of recognition that he himself found hard to admit.

"Since the matter is handled, I'll head back to the classroom first."

Natsume Chikage said to Konoe Hitomi.

"Regarding Shinohara's side, I'll leave it to the student council to follow up and supervise."

Konoe Hitomi remained in her calm state, giving a faint "Mm."

Natsume Chikage turned, about to take a step.

But suddenly, three figures appeared before him.

Jiu Jing Ziyuan crossed her arms, her cold and beautiful face covered in a thin layer of anger, her brows knitted into a knot.

She stared at Natsume Chikage, her tone brooking no argument.

"You, come with me to the teachers' office now."

Xiao Tian Youcai stood beside Jiu Jing Ziyuan, her face not showing such anger.

She narrowed her charming eyes slightly, scanning Natsume Chikage up and down, and at the end, she licked her lips as if still unsatisfied.

"Natsume-kun—"

"This matter has blown up too big this time. Be a good boy and come with us, and explain the cause and effect of the matter clearly from beginning to end, okay."

Yidong Yingzhi's face was even more livid, angry and excited.

"You—after you finish talking with Teacher Jiu Jing, stay in the office and wait for me!"

He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging emotions.

"After I finish dealing with the baseball club's affairs, I'll come back to find you!"

Natsume Chikage was slightly startled.

He then understood that this really had been a bit excessive.

He didn't defend himself, nor did he intend to escape.

He just nodded quietly and followed the three teachers toward the teaching office building.

Along the way, girls kept poking their heads out from the crowd, waving and greeting him with red faces, congratulating him.

Natsume Chikage nodded in acknowledgment, his pace not stopping.

But his gaze swept through the moving crowd, one by one, over those familiar faces.

He saw Yue Dao Lin.

She stood quietly a bit further away in the crowd, not cheering, nor waving.

She was just watching him quietly.

A very faint, yet incredibly gentle smile hung on her lips.

He saw Yue Dao Lin.

She bit her lip, a thin layer of anger covering her cold brows.

He saw Xiyuanji Qilai.

She puffed out her pink cheeks, looking somewhat happy, but also somewhat unhappy.

He saw Classmate Tengyuan Kui.

She stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him angrily.

He saw Qiu Tian Shana.

She raised her arm high, waving it vigorously at him, a bright smile on her face that she made no attempt to hide.

He also saw Jin Teng Youcai.

She stood beside Qiu Tian Shana, not waving, nor making a sound.

She just stared at him silently, her brows tightly furrowed.

In those slender eyes, complex emotions he couldn't read were intertwined.

In the teachers' office.

The air seemed to have frozen.

Jiu Jing Ziyuan leaned her hands on the edge of the desk, her body leaning forward slightly, her cold gaze almost piercing Natsume Chikage.

"You are not a child anymore."

Her voice was very low, but carried a suppression like before a volcanic eruption.

"This kind of thing—why didn't you tell the teachers immediately?"

Xiao Tian Youcai leaned lazily against a file cabinet on the side, her slender fingers twirling a strand of hair.

"That's right, Natsume-kun."

She blinked, her voice soft yet laced with reproach.

"This was clearly Shinohara Shingo's fault. If you had just spoken up, the teachers would have handled it for you immediately."

"Why did you have to make it reach this point... Student council intervention, five students expelled. Who could have expected this result?"

Other teachers also shook their heads, speaking one after another, lecturing him.

Natsume Chikage listened quietly, not defending himself.

He didn't feel he had done anything wrong.

Some people, some things, cannot be conceded.

If you concede once, the other party will push further, pressing step by step.

Only by completely extinguishing this kind of provocation can one gain true peace.

The teachers took turns lecturing for about a quarter of an hour.

Gradually, the voices subsided.

They looked at this boy who had been silent throughout, yet stood with a straight back.

The fire in their hearts also extinguished by more than half without them knowing.

After all, getting to the bottom of it, Natsume Chikage was the victim.

They were just angry that this child had put himself in a dangerous situation, yet never asked for help, and never even informed them.

But things had reached this point.

With the Mido family's intervention, the expulsion of Shinohara Shingo and the other four was a foregone conclusion, with no room for reversal.

The teachers looked at each other and were silent.

At this moment.

I don't know who started the topic first.

"Speaking of which... that 158 km/h fastball Natsume-kun threw today..."

"If I remember correctly, the fastest ball speed record for a Japanese high school student is Shohei Ohtani's 160 km/h in his third year?"

"First year... 158 km/h... this talent..."

Jiu Jing Ziyuan's face, which had been cold, now showed a trace of astonishment.

She re-examined this student she had considered a "failing grade" student.

"Natsume-kun."

"Before... did you really never systematically practice baseball?" ===== CHAPTER 906 =====