Chapter 657 - 657: Discredit

"Pop!"

"Out!"

"Pop!"

"Out!!"

Narumiya Mei first struck out Miyuki Kazuya, the star player of Seido High School Baseball Team.

On the pitcher's mound, he displayed a high-level ball speed of over 150 kilometers per hour.

Within the entire country, perhaps only Narumiya Mei could precisely control the ball to the corners at such a speed.

Just when the hitters of Seido High School Baseball Team felt a sense of caution rise in their hearts, preparing for a feast of furious ball speeds, Narumiya Mei suddenly changed his style, adopting a different approach.

He first used an inside high ball to successfully lure Masuko to swing, causing him to hit an infield grounder.

Then, when facing the eighth batter, Tanba, he even threw a Fastball right down the middle, completely disregarding Tanba's swing.

His arrogant attitude was as if he was clearly telling everyone.

So what if I throw a pitch down the middle?

You can't hit it anyway!

His arrogant attitude infuriated everyone on the Seido High School Baseball Team.

If the law didn't prohibit it, Narumiya Mei would probably not have been able to walk off the field unscathed.

But even though he was arrogant, his arrogance was well-founded.

In fact, when facing Narumiya Mei's pitch, Tanba touching the ball was already his greatest effort.

It was impossible to hit the ball beautifully into the gap in the defense.

So his out was not suspenseful at all.

On the other hand, Masuko had made very obvious progress recently. Originally, the teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team had very high expectations for this senior.

Unexpectedly, he was so easily outsmarted by Narumiya Mei.

"The better the pitcher performs, the greater the psychological pressure on the opponent. Now, every batter on the Seido High School Baseball Team has their nerves tightly strung. Any slight disturbance could cause an overreaction. If Narumiya Mei can maintain composure at such a time, it might become very easy to deal with the batters of Seido High School Baseball Team."

Fujio gave his judgment.

In fact, the subsequent development of events was pretty much as he had imagined.

Although, currently, the performance of the two teams is basically evenly matched, neither team has scored since the first inning.

But comparatively, the pressure Inashiro Industrial High School Baseball Team brought to Seido High School Baseball Team was undoubtedly greater.

For example, in the top of the third inning, when Inashiro was on offense, although they paid the price of two outs, they also successfully sent the runner to Third Base, and this runner was Carlos.

Their batter was Harada Masatoshi, who had previously gotten a hit.

Given the situation at the time, Inashiro Industrial had a very high probability of further extending their lead.

It was only because Miyuki was calm enough in his pitch selection, successfully outsmarting Harada, making him swing at a high ball that was clearly outside the strike zone.

Harada's eyes went a little wide when he saw that the baseball wasn't dropping.

But his current count no longer allowed him to let this pitch go. So Harada gritted his teeth, raised his bat, and forcefully swept the ball out.

"Ping!"

Even though it was a high bad ball, and it was very awkward to swing at such a pitch, Harada still forcefully swept the ball into the outfield.

If this hadn't been a bad ball, Harada would have had a very high chance of hitting the ball directly out of the stadium.

So even though he outsmarted him, Miyuki knew in his heart that this senior's strength was extraordinary.

He would have to be more careful when they met again later.

This ball was finally caught in Zhang Han's glove, who had been waiting directly below the baseball.

"Pop!"

"Out!"

Three outs, change of offense and defense.

Seido High School Baseball Team's offense was even less smooth.

Inashiro Industrial basically took three outs without breaking a sweat.

Even the First Batter Kuramochi and the Second Batter Kominato Ryosuke, who had very good hitting abilities, barely touched the ball and couldn't hit it very far at all.

Such balls were naturally easily stopped and sent to First Base.

Three outs, change of offense and defense.

In the top of the fourth inning, Narumiya Mei disdainfully glanced at his teammates, then stepped up to the batter's box.

Carlos had already reached base earlier, and it was even with no outs. They surprisingly failed to seize the opportunity to score a run.

"You're really disgracing the national champions!"

The most infuriating thing was that these guys didn't even manage to extend the batting order to him.

This, in Narumiya Mei's eyes, was the most intolerable thing.

Now that it was his turn, he was determined to show these teammates what a core slugger of a national champion should perform like.

He admitted that Senior Tanba's pitch was indeed impressive.

But.

His pitch was not entirely without flaws.

As long as he waited patiently, without rushing, without being anxious...

Then the easy-to-hit Fastball would definitely appear.

"Pop!"

"Strike!"

"Pop!"

"Strike!!"

"Pop!"

"Strike!!!"

"Strikeout!!!"

The easy-to-hit Fastball Narumiya Mei was waiting for never appeared from beginning to end.

Koichiro Tanba used only high-breaking balls when facing him.

"Damn it!"

Narumiya Mei, whose plan had fallen through, returned to his dugout in a huff.

"If our performance is disgracing the Koshien champions, then what is your performance?"

Harada asked with a smile.

Narumiya Mei snorted, "It was just good luck. I just took pity on them and let them off once."

"So, was it really good luck, or did you intentionally let them?"

Shirakawa then added a jab.

Striking out Narumiya Mei not only rekindled hope among the supporters in the stands of Seido High School Baseball Team.

Even the players on the Seido High School Baseball Team's field felt greatly encouraged.

"This feeling is really good."

In the outfield position.

Because of Senior Tanba's excellent performance, Coach Kataoka's previous promise to let Zhang Han pitch might not be fulfilled.

If Zhang Han said he wasn't disappointed at all, that would definitely be a lie.

But even if he was disappointed, he didn't want to change the momentum on the field now.

Seido High School Baseball Team, who had already played in Koshien, desperately needed a decent championship like the Kanto Tournament to boost their morale.

Otherwise, compared to the other two powerhouses in the same region, they would seem to be a step behind.

After all, their Koshien top eight in that Summer Koshien was largely due to the seniors' efforts.

While Inashiro Industrial's Koshien championship and Ichidaisan Third High School's Koshien top eight were all fought for by their current players.

Comparatively, Seido High School Baseball Team's morale was inevitably much lower.

If they could overpower their two regional rivals and win the Kanto Tournament, the feeling would be different.

Even if they couldn't completely dominate those two teams, everyone would at least be evenly matched.

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