(Part 2)

"Unbelievable!! I have only played five balls against you… however, it feels as if I had been playing since morning. It's so intriguing!! I haven't felt like this ever since I played with Ryan!" he gleamed.

Alan nodded, "You know, you are a great player. To think you would return my Slice fast delivery which I tend to bowl in world cup tournaments. I am really contented however… it's still not enough." Adam smirked hopping again.

"It wasn't a boundary this time however it would be next!" he claimed opening and closing the same hand from which he held his bat.

"It's trembling… my hand is really trembling for the first time. So this is the power of a world ranker…" he thought, his heart pounded joyfully. Gripping the bat he aimed it towards Alan who approached with full speed.

Alan bowled. A full toss delivery wheezing at the center of Adam's feet suddenly died down in speed as soon as he was about to hit it. "What the?! It slowed down?" he thought puzzled.

Changing his trajectory he gently hit the ball upwards with a light tap as it flunged into the air in a light straight hit. "Oh no!" he thought.

Senri smiling claimed, "And… it's out." Alan jumping towards the center of the pitch caught the ball single handedly standing straight on the pitch. The middle schoolers looked at the sight baffled.

Pointing his index finger towards the sky, Alan eyed Adam who stood lost, "Ain't I right my little wild card?"

"Adam's… out?" asked Cassiel and Ryan in disbelief. "I am afraid he is." replied Kenzo seriously. "Unbelievable!" uttered Azazel and Feng together. "Alan started from balling fast balls which took Adam's interest till the super speedy slice delivery which made him stuck on returning it. And, once he fell into Alan's trap.

Alan ended the over with a full toss slow slice delivery playing with his judgment." Poseidon explained. "A harsh yet a clever strategy. Alan made sure the ball doesn't bounce until it reaches Adam's feet. So, that he cannot define his direction of spin. " Xavier added.

Seraph eyeing Adam stood anxious. "Oh my… is the king's knight thrown over already?" asked Isa sadistically. Noah and Aigou gulped, "You should really take care of that demeanor of yours, your highness. You look scary!!" Evan stared at him sighing.

"He's a good boy and a fine batsman with sharp senses. However, the problem lies with in his attitude to tackle the opponent. Instead, of trapping them with his harsh returns, he jumped right into Alan's trap." He summed up.

Haruf sitting on the seat above him gazed at Adam with a satisfied smile. "He is a fine kid… in my eyes. Looking at him makes me want to turn him into the wildest cards of all." he whispered.

Evan and Rauf eyeing him looked at each other wordlessly.

Adam with his blackened expression stood up. "What's wrong?" Alan asked. "I'll return it! That Ultra super slice fast delivery of yours. I'll make sure to return it right back at your face! I won't count this out since, you replaced it with a full toss but, since it was in the rules I accept It." Adam replied annoyed.

"Silly boy… before delivering the ball, the opponent before you won't tell you which one he's balling. It could either be a fast or a slow and amid those two it could also be a heavy, light spin or even an illusionary one. The one who has to tackle all that is you batsman whom he's throwing it all to. So you have to be ready to return it all back with a clear sight. Since, the world isn't kind enough to revolve around you or your tastes." Alan advised giving his hand to him.

Adam grabbing it stood up a disheartened look settled his face. "It was a good over…" Alan encouraged patting his shoulder. Adam nodding, walked towards the middle schoolers as they stood up together. Seraph and Cassiel walking over to him stood with a feet's gap.

Adam gazing the ground whispered. "I'm… sorry… everyone." he apologized, his voice slightly broken. The middle schoolers smiled at each other. "Hey, it isn't the end of the world why the hell are you crying. Moreover, I haven't even gone in there." consoled Ryan in his peculiar style.

"Yeah… you did your best." comforted Poseidon as Helios, Xavier and Kenzo nodded. "Yeah, you were the best!" comforted Xander and Aryan together showing him a victory sign from above.

Eyeing all of them Adam smiled as tears dripped from the corner of his eyes. Seraph upon his sight called him with his arms open wide. Adam without a further await hugged him crying hard. "Haha… there's no need to cry so hard, little boy. You were great." consoled Cassiel patting his head.

Seraph sighed stroking his back. "He is still s kid…" he thought. "A proud and innocent heart and a proud and innocent soul, facing defeat for the first time, is surely heartbreaking." Aaron said.

Nidou ticking the sheets on the file staring at Alan who drank water. "Now then, who's next?" he called heading to the pitch. Kenzo grinned.

"So I'm next hun… I wonder what the difference was if I went before that brat since, I am going right after him now." questioned Gabriel annoyed. Feng upon his words clicked his tongue, "Tch! Stop complaining and go already. Always making a fuss!"

Gabriel glared threatening. "Oh~ I 'm so sacred~ I might jus die~" Feng acted rolling his eyes. Ryan sighed. "Time…" replied Kenzo. "Huh?" Azazel asked back. "The difference you asked Gabriel it's of time." Kenzo repeated.

Gabriel clicking his tongue went outside the pavilion stand spinning his ball. "Time or Whatever, like hell I care about all that." he uttered annoyed. "Hehe… of course, nothing stops him." Xavier commented as Kenzo exhaled.

"Best of luck brother!" encouraged Ines. "Yeah! Do you best!" encouraged Christopher and Jonah, showing him a victory sign. Gabriel tracing their sight made way his towards the pitch.

"Hey, hey is it just me or does that boy's hairstyle looks a lot like Vice-captain Evan's?" Aigou pointed out playfully. Noah and Ren upon his words gazed at him wondering, "Yeah… now that you say it, it really does matches Vice-captain Evan's style." they responded together glancing at Evan and back at Gabriel again.

Evan hearing their childish conversation sighed hopelessly. Senri smiled keeping his head on Kazuna's shoulder who sat beside him. "What's wrong?" Kazuna asked. "Nothing~ just tired." Senri yawning. "You are tired before anything happened hun?" asked Elias speechless.

Orion looking at the two of them sat beside Kazuna keeping his head on his shoulder as well. "Now what's wrong with you?" Kazuna asked him slightly annoyed. "Nothing~ just tired." Orion acted exactly like Senri.

Senri upon his words blinked his eyes while Kazuna eyed him grim, suddenly pushing him away. "Get lost!" he angered. "Hey, I am not joking! I am also tired!" Orion cried returning back to his usual self.

"Then, go to Zach!" Kazuna angered. "Zach's too long! I can't keep my head on his shoulder!" Orion complained. "Then, go find someone else!" Kazuna replied with veins popping on his head. The highschoolers sighed in disbelief.

"What in the world are they doing…?" asked Feng and Ezekiel who witnessed the childish brawl from the front. "They seem very calm don't they?" asked Xavier with a smile as the others nodded.

Gabriel ignoring the highschoolers went towards the pitch uninterested, "What a bunch of idiots…" he thought. In the end Orion had finally claimed his place of rest beside Kazuna.

"Why did they even fight against each other with all their might?" asked Noah and Aigou speechlessly beside Nagi who sighed.