Chapter 110: As Expected

"A Home run!"

"Inashiro scored a three-run Home run."

"Harada, Inashiro's super fourth Batters, showed amazing strength!"

The stands, the commentator, the media.

Almost everyone focused their attention on Inashiro and Harada, who hit a Home run. They have ignored their opponents.

Judging by their experience, Sakurazawa's ending was already predictable.

In the match against Inashiro, especially against Narumiya, being behind by three points is enough to be sentenced to death.

"As expected of our Fourth Batter!"

Narumiya Mei laughed and walked to the strike zone.

Right now, he was undoubtedly smug.

The ending was similar to what the reporters had guessed, and Sakurazawa was defeated in the next inning.

Although the pitcher Akira Nagao was still working hard, for Knuckleball pitchers, hard work may not be a good thing, and fighting spirit may be counterproductive.

This was the case with Sakurazawa, their players were still struggling, but it was useless.

Inashiro quickly took a huge advantage.

In the fourth inning alone, Inashiro scored a full eight points.

8:0!

With this score, even if Inashiro was given a random pitcher and let Sakurazawa's Batter hit, they might not be able to chase him back. Not to mention, Inashiro has no intention of changing pitchers yet.

In the gathering place of Seidou High School players.

All the players of Seidou gathered here.

"Sakurazawa is really over!"

Chris glanced at Sakurazawa High School's Akira Nagao.

'Knuckleball pitcher! It's a pity.'

It's really a pity, As far as the ability of pitchers is concerned, Akira can't be regarded as the top in the country, but he has a good set of skills. In the whole of West Tokyo, you can count him in one hand.

As a pitcher, this level is enough.

It's a pity that the overall strength of Sakurazawa High School is too weak. In the face of Inashiro, once they have a flaw, they can't resist it at all.

"It's mainly Mei's pitching, it's too strong!"

Miyuki didn't know what to think and said calmly.

Chris nodded.

Although Sakurazawa's strength is not that high.

But with the support of a pitcher like Akira Nagao, they wouldn't be so defeated. The main reason for the current results is that Narumiya's pitching.

His presence is something that cannot be ignored. Facing Narumiya Mei, Sakurazawa's players couldn't even imagine that they could score.

Under such great pressure, their guards were naturally restrained.

Originally, the strength was not strong, and during the competition, they couldn't let go!

It's no surprise that Sakurazawa will break down.

Sawamura sat with the team, staring blankly at the changes on the field with mixed feelings.

In fact, he was cheering for Sakurazawa.

"Tsk, anyway, no one thought that Sakurazawa could win Inashiro," Isashiki said in annoyance.

He disliked Inashiro's players for showing off their strength here.

'It should be normal, but it leaves a bad taste in the mouth.'

Sawamura turned his head to look at Isashiki, and whispered, "Although I guessed the result before, I still hoped that Sakurazawa would win."

"Oi, that's too demotivating! As our Ace, is that what you should say?"

Isashiki asked Sawamura angrily, "If you're timid, just return your number to Tanpa."

Sawamura looked at Isashiki in amazement, shaking his head like a rattle.

"No! I do not want!!"

"Since you're wearing an Ace's back number, show me the spirit of an Ace," Isashiki said angrily.

Sawamura knew that Isashiki had misunderstood what he meant. He wanted to explain and opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Forget it, it's useless to say anything now.

"Say something!"

Coach Kataoka stood up at some point and said.

Sawamura looked back at Kataoka in surprise, and then he looked around and saw all the players, including Ochiai, looking at him.

Before the battle, the Ace said such unmotivated words, which greatly affected the morale of the team.

Of course, everyone wanted to hear Sawamura's explanation.

Sawamura smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew his joke and made it big.

"To be honest, I really want to play with Sakurazawa. I want to see the pitcher who throws the Knuckleball! As for Inashiro, I think we will just win, it's not interesting."

Against Inashiro, it is almost a sure win. Not interesting?

Sawamura's remarks made Seidou's players speechless.

They don't know how to describe their own thoughts.

"Tell me what you think."

There was no expression on Kataoka's cold face.

Sawamura nodded.

"Inashiro's strength is very strong. Almost every player is a star player. The most important thing is they have the Ace of Narumiya Mei. It is precisely because of his existence that Inashiro's strength can be even more powerful!"

Kataoka nodded and said nothing.

Sawamura's evaluation of Inashiro was recognized.

"Inashiro is very strong, but we are stronger. In the past year, the Senpais have worked hard, and their strength can no longer be compared with the past. In this case…"

"Don't be sloppy, say what you really think." Kataoka ignored Sawamura's cliché.

Sawamura coughed awkwardly.

"Although Inashiro's batters are strong, I have the confidence to suppress their score within three points! Senpais, as long as we find a way to score four points, we will win!"

As soon as Sawamura's words came out, all the players in Seidou stopped talking.

They didn't doubt Sawamura's skills at all, and him being capable of suppressing Inashiro's lineup within three runs. As long as there were no accidents, Sawamura could definitely do it.

But can they really get four points from Narumiya?

Everyone stopped talking.

Sawamura breathed a sigh of relief, secretly blaming himself for talking nonsense.

Although he doesn't mind going head-to-head with a strong enemy.

But in this knockout match, of course, the weaker the opponent, the better. If Sakurazawa is really upset, he will defeat Inashiro.

Although Sawamura will regret not being able to duel with Mei-san, he can live with that.

The opponent is Sakurazawa, Seidou can defeat them without any effort.

But if the opponent is Inashiro, it is not so easy to say.

Eijun will not cower back in front of strong opponents, the joy of facing strong opponents is a great part of baseball for him. Nevertheless, this tournament is a knockout tournament, and there is so much at stake now.

So, the less danger the better it is. After all, Sawamura can't judge how many points the current Seidou can score from Narumiya.

'As a pitcher, all I can do is try not to drop points!'

Sawamura secretly set a major goal for himself for the finals.

On the other hand, the game is over.

The total score is 11:0!

In the fifth inning, Inashiro scored another three points, and the game was Called in advance.

In the second game of the semi-finals, Inashiro played against Sakurazawa, and the final winner was the overlord of West Tokyo, Inashiro Industrial High School!

After the game, the finalists were announced.

Seidou Against Inashiro!

As far as the result is concerned, it is almost exactly the same as everyone's guess before.

The game is over!

Akira looked up at the sky, not thinking about crying.

A tired and powerless sense of relief appeared in his heart.

It was as if he had been looking forward to this moment in his heart.

Oh, we really don't have one.

"Hey, don't be discouraged. You can go back with your chest out, after all, you lost to this year's national champion!"

When parting, Narumiya Mei suddenly said.

Akira Nagao looked at Narumiya Mei in amazement, just when he saw Narumiya Mei's serious face, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

National champion!

Their dream is to enter Koshien. In contrast, the other party's ambitions are indeed much larger.

"It's no wonder that we are not opponents. Even in terms of ambition and dreams, we are so much less than them."

Akira smiled relieved and returned to the team.

He lost so badly, but he didn't have much regret.

After returning to the team, Akira saw his own Coach and stood there, applauding him with tears in his eyes.

Without communication, he knew what his Coach wanted to say.

'I am proud of you!'

Tears, unable to hold back any longer, poured out of their eyes.

'Why are you crying?' Akira Nagao no longer knew why. He just wanted to cry…

In the stands, Fujio Mine, the senior reporter of Baseball Kingdom Magazine, glanced at the crying people on the field with emotion.

"Losing is always painful."

Beside him, the tall beauty was also very emotional: "Although Sakurazawa's performance is not bad, Inashiro is really too powerful!"

Inashiro gave her the feeling that it was perfect like that kind of star team.

"In the Tokyo area, Half of the best players in the current third grade came to Inashiro, and half went to Sankou High School. Eighty percent of the best second-year players came to Inashiro. A team composed of these geniuses, as long as they cooperate well, will of course be strong!"

Fujio nodded and said flatly.

There was one thing he didn't say.

Talents alone are not enough for a strong team but also need someone to lead.

The most powerful thing about Inashiro is that he has leaders who can lead these geniuses.

Narumiya Mei!

A talent within talents, a true super genius.

It is precisely because of his existence and the strength of Inashiro that such a strong team can be formed.

"Let's go!"

Under the leadership of Captain Yuuki, the Players of Seidou High School are ready to set off.

"Wait a moment!"

Kominato Haruichi suddenly felt sick in his stomach and wanted to go to the toilet.

"I'll go as well!"

Sawamura stretched out his hand and joined Kominato Haruichi and unsurprisingly Furuya wanted to go too.

The three little devils in the first grade went to the toilet at the same time.

Because they were unfamiliar with Jingu Stadium, Miyuki acted as a guide and showed them the way.

"Really, I can find it myself."

Sawamura was very dissatisfied with Miyuki's following.

"No way, who made you have a bad record before."

Miyuki said with a smile.

When they assembled before, these three little devils in the first grade had been late before.

Sawamura was speechless.

He knew that Miyuki was talking about the time he met with Raichi before, and the three of them really missed the time to gather.

'That didn't count, okay.'

Sawamura, Furuya, and Kominato went to the toilet.

Miyuki was waiting outside by himself.

"Hurry up, I don't want to be late with you three."

This guy's words are always very damaging.

Sawamura rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Miyuki waited outside the toilet door by himself, replaying Narumiya's previous pitches in his mind.

"Hey, isn't this Miyuki?"

Just when Miyuki was thinking, the person he was thinking of suddenly came to him.

Miyuki looked up in amazement, just in time to see a few people from Inashiro Industrial.

Carlos, Shirakawa, Yabe, and Narumiya, Yamaoka.

The person who spoke was Yabe, the same year as Miyuki, one of the geniuses who had been invited by Narumiya Mei.

As several people approached, Carlos said, "You haven't left yet?"

"Because you advanced to the finals ahead of time, did you go to the stand to watch the show?"

Yabe is very good at finding presences.

Shirakawa frowned and asked, "How is it, did you get any useful information ?"

Miyuki smiled bitterly: "He pitched so perfectly, what information can I find there."

Hearing Miyuki's compliment, Narumiya seemed very happy, rubbing the back of his head and looking merry there.

Miyuki was complaining in his mind.

He didn't want to talk too long with his opponent the day after tomorrow.

"Speaking of which, since that time, we haven't been together again, have we?" Carlos sighed with emotion.

"That's true," Yamaoka said.

Several people invariably recalled the summer when they graduated from middle school.

Narumiya Mei specially invited them all.

"You were the only one who refused Inashiro's invitation to play in Seidou, you traitor." Yabe laughed.

"Did you play?" Miyuki asked curiously.

"No, I'm not the team's main starter yet." Yabe burst into tears.

Miyuki likes to find someone's weakness.

"In the finals, you should play. Although Chris-senpai is very strong, but in terms of information, Chris-senpai is not as good as you."

Narumiya Mei said suddenly.

Miyuki was stunned when he heard the words.

Although he also had such a hunch, Coach Kataoka has yet to issue the official order. It is hard to say whether he will play or not.

However, the feeling of this guy Mei is too keen.

Did the previous game with Yakushi let him see the pattern?

"I~"

Without waiting for Miyuki to say anything, the toilet door slid open.

Sawamura greeted him while rubbing his hands.

"Sorry for the wait!"

Eh?

Just greeted Miyuki, but Sawamura didn't realize that there were so many people standing at the door.

"You guys are here, were you waiting for me to say hi?"

This scene confused Sawamura, and he looked at the guys gathered at the door questionably.

Hearing Sawamura's words, the players of Inashiro felt a vine in their heads was about to explode.

Say hi?

Why would we say hi?

Say hi to you in the toilet?

"Who wants to say hi!?"

In a fit of anger, Narumiya Mei replied angrily.

"Then you here to catch up? If so, then I won't bother." Sawamura asked with a smile.

"As expected of the Demon King, he is really calm!" Carlos said.

"Stinky boy!"

Narumiya muttered and took the lead to leave.

"This time, I won't lose again!"

Sawamura nodded: "I understand Mei-san's determination. I'm sorry, but I don't plan to fulfill your wish."

He must win the game.

As for Narumiya Mei, he can only say sorry!

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