Chapter 153: Slaying Dragons

When Narumiya was in the second grade of middle school, as an opponent of the same region, he was a plaything in the hands of Chris.

The junior baseball League, although not as large as the Softball League, nevertheless, they have many competitions in practices.

There are many opportunities for Chris and Narumiya to play against each other.

Especially between Famous Teams, there are more opportunities to meet.

In the years when Narumiya was the Ace, he had met a lot of amazing players, but not many could bully him, and even fewer could bully him continuously.

Chris is one of them.

And now that he has the opportunity, Narumiya will naturally not hold back.

Whoosh!

The small white ball was thrown like a laser beam.

On the strike zone, seeing the baseball thrown by Narumiya, Chris's eyes glimmered, but he didn't swing the bat in the end.

The small white ball rubbed the edge of the inner corner and flew into Harada's open Mitt.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!"

There is no suspense with This ball either.

Harada glanced at Chris on the strike zone very strangely, thinking secretly.

'No swing yet?'

'Why is this?'

On Balls, Chris doesn't swing, it can be said that he has a keen eye, but on Strikes, Chris also doesn't swing, which is not normal.

If he has to find a reason, there is probably only one reason.

That is, Chris has given up hitting Straight balls!

'He didn't intend to hit Mei's straight and Forkballs, but aimed at the Slider or the Change-up.'

'This is actually reasonable enough.'

Of all the pitches thrown by Narumiya Mei, the Straight ball is undoubtedly the easiest to aim at!

But again, Straight balls are the hardest to target.

Because Narumiya Mei's Forkball and Straight ball's spin and ball path are the same.

The two have exactly the same spin and have the same courses, but the Batter has to distinguish between the Forkball and the Straight ball, once the guess fails, you will be behind by the number of Strikes, and you may be Out of the play.

Aiming for a Straight ball, while looks safe, is actually dangerous.

Conversely, if you are aiming for a Slider or a Change-up.

Although these two kinds of balls have higher requirements for batting skills, it won't be as hard to tell the difference between a Straight ball and a Forkball.

These thoughts crossed Harada's mind instantly, giving his brain a clear plan.

'Then the next ball should be a Forkball!'

Now that he has guessed the ball that Chris intends to aim at, of course, Harada would not be foolish enough to ask Mei for such a ball and let Chris hit it.

And, just in case, he also made two preparations.

He asked Mei for a Forkball.

Although the Forkball is no longer the Winning Shot of Narumiya, the speed of the ball of 150 km/h, coupled with the sudden sinking of the ball, the Batters still find it hard to hit.

From this, it is not difficult to see Harada's cautiousness.

Even in the first ball, Chris didn't swing to the Straight ball, and Harada still didn't play Straight balls in a row.

On the mound, Narumiya obviously understood Harada's intentions, and he was very motivated when he pitched the ball.

Whoosh!!

'That is how it should be, right?'

Solving Chris with a powerful pitch makes Mei feel hyped.

On the strike zone, Chris raised his bat high, and then he swung the bat as if he was playing golf.

'This is, a golf swing?'

In the position of the Inajitsu catcher, Harada's eyes widened.

'Oh no!'

Chris's swing deliberately targeted Mei's Forkball.

Ping!

Facts speak louder than words, entering the batter's hand, the white ball that sinks rapidly. He was swept away by Chris using the golf swing.

After the white ball was swept, it landed in the right field.

After the baseball hit the ground, it bounced high.

Inajitsu's right fielder, although trying his best to catch up with baseball, was still a step behind. He waited for the baseball to bounce off the ground, but he didn't have time to arrive at the baseball's landing spot.

"Gone through!"

"Chris!"

"A Hit!!!"

Thousands of spectators cheered loudly in the stands.

At the catcher's position, Harada looked at Chris who ran to second base non-stop.

Right now, of course, he already knew that he was deceived.

'He aimed at the Forkball from the beginning.'

But he still didn't understand, since Chris had chosen the Straight ball and the Forkball to hit from the start, why didn't he swing at the second ball, a Straight ball that went into the strike zone?

Harada's doubts are destined to be unanswered.

The situation of the game will not change in any way because of Harada's doubts.

After one Out, Chris went to second base and helped Seidou High School with their fifth hit.

Seidou's lineup also returned to the first Batter.

"First batter, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun."

Kuramochi went to the strike zone.

A situation with a runner at second base is undoubtedly a good opportunity for the batter to make use of.

It's just this opportunity in Kuramochi's hand, made him feel a little bit of a pain in the ass.

Having someone on the base was a great scoring opportunity for the other batters.

But when it was put on Kuramochi, he felt a sense of pressure. Because of the consideration of Chris at second base, many of Kuramochi's tactics where he could use speed to get to base were no longer available.

He could only swing normally and fight Narumiya without tricks.

'That's not a really good thing!'

With the experience of the previous three at-bats, Kuramochi has personal experience with the pitching of Narumiya Mei.

This pitcher on the mound is definitely a monster!

'To fight such a monster head-on, am I not stupid?'

On the strike zone, the bat in Yoichi Kuramochi's hand was raised high. His eyes were firmly locked on the pitcher's mound.

Judging from the current situation, Kuramochi definitely wanted to attack normally.

The battery of Inajitsu, Harada and Narumiya, don't think Kuramochi can play any tricks right now.

Theoretically, normal batting is now his only option!

Tap bunt!

Slash bunt!

Hit and run!

Normally, Kuramochi has many tactics to choose from.

But taking such a risk can result a double play.

Now this game, the Inajitsu side, has already won the game.

One more double play, not to mention that Chris's hit will be in vain, and the entire eighth-inning offense will end here.

Whoosh!

With this belief in mind, Narumiya kept throwing the Breaking ball into the strike zone.

The first ball, Kuramochi Yoichi did not swing.

SNAP!

"STRIKE!"

The sitting Catcher, Harada, felt the recoil in his hand and was very satisfied.

'Perfect!'

'Until now, Mei's pitching power has not weakened in the slightest.'

'This means that his physical strength should not be a problem until the end of the game.'

'The next step is to see if Inashiro can catch up and overtake the score before the end of the ninth inning.'

However, they didn't even realize that Kuramochi, whom they underestimated, was conspiring to do something big.

Whoosh!!

When Narumiya made his second Pitch, Kuramochi, who was holding the bat normally, suddenly held the bat short.

'Even if I milk all my strength, I may not be able to hit it. Nevertheless, stealing a base is different. Since the first base is still empty, leave it to me.'

'Only in speed!'

'I will never lose to anyone!'

Kuramochi didn't give up his mind, he really fought with Inajitsu in the fight.

He didn't even have any communication with Chris.

His actions now are entirely the result of his own judgment.

Ping!

The small white ball was knocked forward lightly and then rolled to first base.

This bunt is excellent!

No matter the direction of the ball, or the speed of the ball rolling, it is very perfect.

Unbelievable Perfect.

Now one expects Kuramochi to be able to hit such a beautiful bunt.

After the baseball was knocked Out, Kuramochi let go of his bat, and as if turned into a cheetah, he ran to first base.

Faster!

Faster!!

At this moment, Kuramochi wanted to slay this dragon, with his own style.

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