Chapter 649 - 649: A New One?

No outs, runner on Second Base.

Seido High School Baseball Team had an excellent scoring opportunity.

Having seized the initiative from the start of the game, Seido High School Baseball Team naturally wouldn't miss such a chance.

Coach Kataoka even stepped out and gave the players on the field a signal, urging them to score while Narumiya Mei was still unsettled.

Even if it meant using aggressive or risky tactics, they wouldn't hesitate.

After all, from the moment Seido High School Baseball Team committed to aggressive offense, these risks had always accompanied them; Seido High School Baseball Team was never afraid of them.

Kuramochi, who had reached Second Base, still maintained an aggressive stealing stance, looking as if he could advance to the next base at any moment.

Originally, the players of Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team didn't need to worry too much. Although Kuramochi was fast, trying to steal Third Base directly from Second Base, even for professional players, had an incredibly low success rate.

Not to mention Kuramochi.

However, after his previous performance, how could Inashiro Industrial's players dare to be even slightly careless? This guy was not only fast but also very agile in his movements.

Give him even the slightest gap, and he could slip through.

Therefore, they couldn't leave Kuramochi even an inch of space.

"Whoosh!"

Narumiya Mei stared at Kuramochi, noticing that although he had adopted an aggressive stealing stance, he wasn't far from the base.

Others might have been extremely wary of Kuramochi's previous performance, but Narumiya Mei was not.

To be honest, Kuramochi's recent performance was indeed astonishing.

But why did people find it astonishing?

There was a very important reason: everyone hadn't expected it.

Everyone thought Kuramochi would surely be out; his successful evasion of Shirakawa to reach Second Base was what made most fans in the stands stand up and applaud him.

There were even many die-hard Inashiro Industrial supporters among them.

But no matter what, you cannot deny that Kuramochi's performance just now was as thrilling as it was dangerous.

That was by no means a normal occurrence, but rather a stroke of luck.

Kuramochi, already a lucky man, would not act as recklessly in his next move as he had before; instead, he would be even more cautious.

Because he was also scared afterward.

"I don't believe you dare to continue."

Narumiya Mei guessed correctly; after that miraculous stolen base, Kuramochi felt like he had narrowly escaped death.

He truly couldn't run forward recklessly as he had before.

However, this didn't mean he wouldn't act.

Seeing Narumiya Mei actually throw the pitch, Kuramochi immediately started moving towards Third Base.

His movement speed wasn't fast, and the distance he moved wasn't very far.

If anything went wrong, he could change direction in time.

But even so, when he chose to leave Second Base, he was already taking a risk.

And a big reason he dared to take such a risk was that he trusted the senior standing in the batter's box.

Kominato Ryosuke.

"Ping!"

A seemingly ordinary swing precisely caught the baseball's flight path.

So heavy!

Kominato Ryosuke felt as if both his arms were no longer his own. He gritted his teeth and forcefully hit the ball out.

In this power confrontation, Kominato Ryosuke was undoubtedly at a huge disadvantage; he lost, and he lost badly.

The baseball he hit was weak and powerless.

It bounced directly in front of the pitcher.

But no matter how weak or powerless it was, or how bad the angle, Kominato Ryosuke had already completed his most basic task.

The baseball landed.

Before the baseball landed, Kuramochi seized the opportunity and quickly ran towards Third Base.

They had simulated this exact scenario countless times; this time, he had over a sixty percent chance of helping the team score.

The Leopard's speed was quite astonishing; basically, the moment Narumiya Mei scooped up the ball, he was already close to Third Base.

At this moment, Kuramochi's eyes never left Narumiya Mei.

As soon as he threw the ball to First Base, Kuramochi would use his body's momentum to directly overrun Third Base.

Although risky, a sixty percent success rate was worth it for Seido High School Baseball Team.

But just as Kuramochi was about to continue advancing, Narumiya Mei, who had caught the ball, didn't throw to First Base immediately. Instead, he turned back and stared at him.

If Kuramochi ran past Third Base using momentum, Narumiya Mei would definitely throw the ball over.

Kuramochi had no choice but to slam on the brakes, stopping at Third Base.

Seeing Kuramochi stop, Narumiya Mei then threw the ball to First Base.

"Snap!"

"Out!"

One out, runner on Third Base.

In the recent exchange between the two teams, Seido High School Baseball Team and Inashiro Industrial were basically evenly matched.

Neither side suffered much loss, nor did either gain much advantage.

In the dugout of Seido High School Baseball Team, the players' expressions were all very serious.

They knew very well that the upcoming confrontation, if nothing unexpected happened, would turn into an all-out battle between the two teams.

This was an incredibly tough battle.

This was also a tough battle that the players of Seido High School Baseball Team could not avoid, no matter what.

Both sides could only go head-to-head.

At the catcher position, Harada Masatoshi let out a long sigh.

They finally made it through.

Just now, if Narumiya Mei's reaction had been slightly slower, they would have had to face Kuramochi's dash to home plate.

Whether they could have defended it then, that was another question.

Once Kuramochi truly used his speed to return to home plate, the chain reaction it would trigger was something ordinary people simply couldn't imagine.

Although they might still concede a run now, the initiative in the game had returned to their hands.

"Pitch with the resolve to give up one run."

Harada Masatoshi gave the signal.

On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya Mei shook his head after seeing the signal.

"In today's game, even a one-run difference could directly determine the outcome. So we absolutely cannot back down now, and we definitely cannot let Seido High School Baseball Team score easily."

With the pitcher's attitude so firm, although Harada felt it was inappropriate, he didn't stop him.

After a moment of hesitation, he nodded.

On the pitcher's mound, Narumiya Mei lifted his leg high, then stepped down forcefully.

He was full of momentum, and the baseball in his hand whistled out right after.

In the batter's box, Yuuki eyed the incoming baseball and swung his bat.

However, just as his bat was about to connect with the baseball, the baseball suddenly dropped.

As a result, the bat and the baseball passed each other, neither making contact.

"Snap!"

"Strike!"

In the dugout of Seido High School Baseball Team, the players exchanged glances.

What did they see?

The already formidable Narumiya Mei seemed to have developed a new breaking ball?

How could that be?

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