Su Qing naturally saw that Narumiya Mei was changing the subject. He really didn't want to leave, but the chief umpire was indeed calling for him. If this had been a practice game, he definitely would have stalled a little longer, but this was an official match.
So Su Qing angrily grabbed a bat and ran up to the batter's box.
This time, Narumiya Mei didn't climb onto the railing to watch Su Qing bat like before. Instead, he sat quietly on the bench. Maybe it was just psychological.
After Su Qing's alarmist speech, Narumiya Mei really did feel his shoulder heating up. Not the usual warmth after pitching, but a burning heat. Still, it was only heat—just a higher temperature than before?
Narumiya Mei thought it was all in his head, that Su Qing had misled him. So what if he'd thrown one 150? His velocity had immediately dropped on the very next pitch. It wasn't nearly as serious as Su Qing made it sound!
Still, after Su Qing said all that, Narumiya Mei really got scared. He didn't want to get injured. At this point, if he really got hurt, he would regret it for the rest of his life!
Meanwhile, Su Qing on the field glared unhappily at Shuichiro, because Shuichiro wanted to use the same trick and walk him to first base. Once he got to first, he probably wouldn't make it back to the rest area for ten or twenty minutes. In the worst-case scenario, the half inning might even end before he returned to the rest area.
If that happened, how was he supposed to teach Narumiya Mei a lesson for not knowing his limits?
Damn it, he didn't want to be walked! Face him head-on! Why was he being such a coward?!
Crack.