35 Forced to Open for Business

In the top half of the first inning, Narumiya effortlessly achieved a Three Up, Three Down, and Su Qing didn't even twitch from beginning to end.

The little angel next to him was stunned:

"Why aren't the batters swinging?"

"At first, they just wanted to take a look, but then they realized they couldn't keep up with the speed."

Couldn't keep up with the speed? Sawamura didn't understand. It didn't look that fast to him. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Furuya's pitches were much faster, and batters still swung at those.

"They should be able to react by the next at-bat."

Compared to the fruitless Shu Bei lineup, the Inajitsu lineup was much fiercer, hitting everywhere. Except for Narumiya Mei, the first five batters all got hits, scoring 4 runs.

Narumiya Mei huffed and walked off the batter's box with his bat. Su Qing also hit a timely hit, sending Harada from Second Base and Shirakawa from Third Base back to Home Plate, while he himself reached First Base.

"He's not as amazing as you guys say,"

Sawamura muttered. He could hit that kind of hit if he tried hard enough.

"It was deliberately controlled."

Chen Xin would bet that Su Qing had definitely hit the sweet spot of the ball just now. With a little more force, it would have flown out. But Su Qing painstakingly hit the ball in the opposite direction, which seemed like a lot of effort.

Su Qing was also aggrieved. Was it easy for him? He had to turn such a sweet pitch into an ordinary hit. He had almost forgotten how to hit!

The Shu Bei pitcher was breathing heavily. What the hell? Was this what a powerhouse school was like? Damn it! He refused to admit defeat!

"Hang in there!"

"Cheer up! It's just the beginning!"

"One out!"

Yes, it was just the beginning. He must persevere and keep pitching!

The Shu Bei pitcher had a spirit of not wanting to give in, and wasn't Yoshizawa, who was standing in the batter's box, the same? The unwillingness of having his jersey number taken away, the silence all this time, he also had a reason not to lose!

Bang!

The ball flew high, and the Shu Bei Outfielders ran back desperately, but in the end, they could only helplessly watch the ball hit the wire mesh.

This time, Su Qing wasn't surprised. After confirming that the ball basically wouldn't be caught, he started running the bases. He originally wanted to celebrate with Shirakawa, who was waiting next to Home Plate, but after observing the Shu Bei pitcher's expression, he decided not to add fuel to the fire and just clapped his hands simply.

And Yoshizawa happily ran around the bases back to Home Plate. That's how it is on the baseball field, someone is happy while someone else is sad.

However, the Shu Bei pitcher didn't become discouraged because of this. Instead, he silently picked up the magnesium powder bag, making everyone feel sorry for him.

The little angel swallowed his saliva as he watched. He was also a pitcher, and he had never seen a game where 6 runs were lost in the first inning.

Only Chen Xin was still mindlessly eating melon seeds.

He had seen games where double-digit runs were dropped in one inning. What was this? Wasn't it just losing points? Wasn't it just a Home Run? He hoped the pitcher was okay...

However, after Yoshizawa, the Inajitsu batters became much friendlier. Everyone was an old veteran, and since it wasn't an important game, there was no need to be so excessive.

Soon, Shu Bei got three outs and ended this long half-inning.

Perhaps with the idea of avenging their own pitcher, the Shu Bei batters swung very aggressively this time, and it was also the core of their lineup's turn. However, they still didn't touch the ball this half-inning, because Narumiya Mei wasn't just throwing straight balls anymore. Instead, he used his breaking balls as well. The sharp Slider and the Forkball that was difficult to distinguish before entering the strike zone and dropped quickly made it impossible for the Shu Bei batters to touch the ball.

He could only dejectedly walk off the batter's box.

"How boring."

Chen Xin hated this kind of one-sided game the most. He quite wanted to see Su Qing move around, but he just stood there dumbly, without any fun at all.

He even yawned as he spoke.

The others from Seido didn't say a word, all quietly watching the peerless Narumiya Mei on the pitcher's mound, lost in thought.

After the first inning, perhaps after being pulled aside and lectured by Coach Kunimoto, the Inajitsu batters became much more restrained. Even Carlos didn't think about trying to steal a base to put pressure on the pitcher after getting on base.

In the next two innings, Inajitsu only scored one point, but Shu Bei still showed no signs of scoring.

"Does it feel like Mei's pitching is even stronger than before?"

Miyuki had an indescribable feeling. He felt that Narumiya Mei had become stronger, but he couldn't say exactly where he had improved.

"He's more stable at the start."

It was Chris who spoke. He had the same feeling. As a bitter rival in the same district, he had collected a pile of information about Narumiya Mei, so compared to the more intuitive Miyuki, he could analyze the real reason by combining the data.

"I've watched Narumiya Mei's previous games. Before, he had a very fatal flaw, which was that he was very unstable at the start. Not only was his control erratic, but he also couldn't bring out the power of his fastball. At this time, the Inajitsu catcher wouldn't call for some of the more daring pitches, focusing on stability. But this time, from the beginning, the Inajitsu catcher's pitch selection has been very arbitrary."

Miyuki's expression also became serious after hearing this. He was very happy that his friend Narumiya Mei had become stronger, but they were opponents. From the perspective of an opponent, he still hoped that Narumiya could be a little weaker.

It was only the third inning, but Su Qing had already experienced two at-bats. In the second at-bat, in order to avoid being penalized by Coach Kunimoto for not being restrained enough, he used his eyesight to draw Four Balls, but this process was not at all secretive.

"This guy, why does he give off a Ryosuke vibe?"

"He's very nii-san, he deliberately ruined many good pitches. He could have hit them well, why didn't he?"

Chen Xin stuffed another pile of melon seeds into his mouth after speaking.

He had already guessed why Su Qing was doing this. Was he being threatened?

He saw Su Qing looking back at Coach Kunimoto after one at-bat after another, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

The Inajitsu game was truly full of surprises. Not only did Narumiya Mei bring surprises, but this seemingly brand-new Inajitsu batting lineup also brought shock to the Seido players.

Could Tanba really solve such a batting lineup? Could Furuya really grow up before facing Inajitsu? The more they watched the game, the more depressed they became.

Although Su Qing successfully drew Four Balls, no one could send him back Home Plate. Everyone was temporarily shut down.

Su Qing returned to the rest area to get his glove and was stopped by Coach Kunimoto as he passed by.

"If you dare to play clever again, I'll replace you!"

Damn it!

"Yes."

Su Qing said with a mournful face. What else could he do? He was already restrained enough, but these Shu Bei batters were really not good! He couldn't even act well!

This kind of meaningless game finally had some surprises in the top of the fourth inning.

The third batter of Shu Bei successfully hit a Slider that didn't drop, but this ball wasn't hit very well. It hit the ground in front of Third Base, but the angle of the bounce was very low, so the speed of the ball was very slow.

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