(Part 4)

Kenzo noting his change uttered, "Ghoul's personality…!"

"Tch!" Gabriel clicked his tongue as Helios looked at the others bewildered.

Aigou gazed at Azazel disgusted, "Oh? Is that so? Very well, I look forward to it. Your futile efforts." he headed back to the batting crease.

Snatching his hand back from Heber's grip, he took the ball from the umpire's hand heading back. Passing by Kenzo he whispered, "There's no way in hell, I am giving up this over! Even if this arm crumbles, your highness."

Kenzo silent for a while sighed as Heber blurted, "Hey rascal! Change back…!" However, Kenzo kept his hand on his shoulder assuring.

"Alright, do whatever you want." Kenzo replied. "However, hurting anyone isn't an option." he warned.

Heber stuttered, "But cap-tain?!"

Kenzo shook his head, a relieved smile escaping his lips. The middle schoolers once again took their positions resuming the game.

"Seems like there's nothing to worry about. He was fine." Ren noted.

Isa restless tapped his finger beside Nagi who exhaled, "And what's make you think there's nothing to worry about when he just entered his Ghoul's personality? Did you forgot how ruthlessly he injured Alan in that form?"

"But injuring a batsman between the game creates a penalty 1won't it be troublesome for them instead?" Aaron inquired.

Kazuna grinned, his expression solemn, "What makes you think he is only going to injure him? Until now, all the overs he played, he didn't show any unusual behavior. Who knows, how he has evolved?"

"Indeed, threatening the batsman doesn't always ends on injuring him." Evan added.

Orion frowned at Azazel's sight as Rauf stared silent beside Elias, Noah and Zachariah.

"Azazel's still balling. But judging the circumstances he must be really angry after Aigou aggravated him. I hope he doesn't act rashly…" Alan thought.

Rushing towards the popping crease Azazel whispered, "Double cross trap!" The ball leaving his grip as a knuckle delivery, immediately turned into a bouncer at the pitch's hit aiming for Aigou's head. Aigou immediately ducked as Feng jumped behind catching the ball.

"Close!" Feng thought relieved, "Brat! Don't hit too high! What if it goes to the boundary?"

The umpire extending his right arm called a 'No ball2'. Sighing and not speaking his thoughts, Feng threw the ball back to Azazel who headed back. Azazel grabbing the ball, glared at Aigou who smirked. "Ghk…!" he moaned glancing at his injured arm. The over passing with no balls and warnings from the umpire Azazel went back to deliver the last ball of the over.

"Aigou keeps dodging Azazel's deliveries again and again. If not, he would've gotten pretty badly hurt until now." Aryan noticed.

"Nope, you're wrong. Even though Azazel is in his Ghoul personality his deliveries aren't meant for hurting. They are solely meant for catching them off guard and threatening them." Cassiel corrected. 

"For some reason I can understand him." Poseidon empathized, "There were many times where I felt useless and everything I did all in vain as well. If I express my anger through balling, it is that I start delivering dangerous spins which might hurt the batsman or spins that can't be countered making them feel hopeless or crushed. This was one reason how I unlocked Charm of paralysis." he revealed.

Cassiel looked at him wondering, "So that's how it was."

Poseidon nodded, "I wasn't as strong as normal boys my age were, due to my health. So it was infuriating to see why only me. But thanks to Helios, I didn't stray to a wrong path."

Azazel stepping behind the popping crease whispered, "Double cross trap!!" A knuckle delivery once again aimed as a bouncer traveled towards Senri who smiled.

The ball instantly losing its skill turned into a normal delivery. Senri smacked a flick shot towards the leg side taking a run. Up to their surprise Kenzo caught the ball inside the 30 inched circle, creating a chance for a run out3!

"Do it! Ryan!" he threw the ball over to Ryan who instantly caught it aiming for Senri's wickets. Senri rushing back stood inside the batting crease claiming a safe as the ball went past the wickets into Xavier's hands.

"To hell with it!" Ryan cursed grabbing his forehead as Azazel crouched on the balling crease taking deep breaths.

Feng running over pulled him up. "Are you okay, Azazel?" he inquired.

Azazel's eyes turning to his usual childlike ones, he stared at the ground disappointed, "I just wanted to send one of them back to the pavilion no matter what before my overs end…"

Feng momentarily dazed smiled soon ruffling his hairs. "You did great, Azazel. Be proud of yourself. I am sure you'll rock next time." he encouraged.

Kenzo stared at Azazel relieved.

"You didn't stop him when he took over his ghoul personality, why?" Seraph asked.

"It's because he said highness at the end." Kenzo recalled, "He didn't forget his purpose this time and neither did he disobey me. Looks like all that training paid off."

Seraph gasped remembering, "Ah! You mean that time, when Alan and coach Nidou would stress and taunt him knowingly back in the forest."

"Exactly." Helios concurred, "His endurance of taking in ridicule has increased."

Xavier handing the ball to Seraph too walked over to Azazel. Standing before him he gave his hand for a high five.

Azazel looking away murmured, "Quit making fun of me."

Tracing his arm which twitched sore and red, Xavier frowned. A gentle smile suddenly escaping his lips he assured, "I am not making fun of you. I am proud instead. Thanks to your delivery just now, I realized something. You said you wanted to send one of them back right? Let me send them back for you."

Azazel blinked surprised, "What?"

"Yup…" Xavier uttered enigmatic, "I am done playing around." His expression grim.

"121 runs secured at the end of the 13th over." Seles told.

"Azazel's deliveries weren't meant for hurting but threatening only." Kortes noted.

"It was mostly because of his injured arm." Mir interrupted, "He was making sure not to give wide deliveries and solely concentrated on taking them out. That's more of a reason why his deliveries weren't hurting but threatening instead."

Alan agreeing pondered, "He isn't wrong. Azazel was facing difficulty moving his arm and because of that, even his ghoul personality disappeared early. I hope he hasn't hurt his arm too much PSL are about to commence after three days."

Seraph tossing the ball up and down, got ready for the 14th over. Aigou taking the batting crease tapped his bat.

"Infrasonic Wave 3!" Seraph called stepping on the popping crease and leaving the ball from his grasp. With super speed the ball headed towards Aigou who traced the ball stopping it with a dot return.

Seraph grabbing it headed back, "No wonder even he is wary of returning my Infrasonic waves as a four or six in case it takes his wicket." "Hmph." he smirked, "That's my chance to stop him from taking runs. As for him…" he glanced at Senri on the runner's crease, "I'll leave him for Xavier, just like he asked."

Runs scored high when Senri took the batting crease while scored low in Aigou's turn, Seraph observed them for over 4 deliveries.

Zachariah staring at him sat silent. "What is it?" Isa asked over his long thoughtful quietness.

"Something's not right…" Zachariah whispered. Rauf glanced at him obvious of his worry.

Seraph running towards the popping crease delivered a slow ball, "Eternal Bliss!"

The ball aimed outside the pitching line abruptly changed its direction towards the leg side of the wickets.

Senri instantly whispered, "Flash Cricket!" Closing his eyes he kept his bat before the ball hitting towards the straight on. The umpire on the ball's approaching sight rushed away as Helios grabbed it aiming for the wicket which wasn't left by Senri.

Helios stood up confused, "What in the world?"

"He! He closed his eyes the moment the ball was about to hit the wicket! What is he crazy? What if he was bowled out?! Moreover, he is deliberately aiming for the umpire!" Hadi uttered in disbelief.

Poseidon squinted his eyes, "No… it's not like this."

Seraph glared at Senri, but well what use could it be? He wasn't even looking. Eyes shut tightly Senri swung his bat on his fingers swaying once again

. "Tch!" Ezekiel clicked his tongue annoyed while Heber looked away.

"What the hell is he a joker?!" Azazel twitched his brow in disbelief.

"Pft! haha!" Xavier chuckled instead.

Feng glancing a look at him whispered, "I don't think that's something to laugh over Vice-captain!" 

"Flash Cricket…" Cassiel searched his journal, "It's a kind of skill in which he void's his own mind to hit unpredictable shots…? That's even confusing for me to comprehend…?"

"I bet the umpire should seriously consider wearing a helmet before him. Both of them!" Mikael warned the umpires humuorusly, who were deliberately being aimed for by Senri.