The idea was good, but Shuichiro himself could no longer hold on.
The instant the ball left his hand, Shuichiro knew something was wrong. Damn it!
The cutter did not break much to begin with, and Shuichiro had missed his release. In an instant, the pitch became an easy-to-hit fastball, only with a bit more spin. But that was no problem at all for Narumiya Mei. After all, power could work miracles!
"Crack!"
The baseball soared high into the air.
Shuichiro turned around anxiously. The ball had been hit far, but it did not look like a home run. At that moment, he wished desperately that he were the one chasing after it.
Faster, faster!
Yamaoka was already almost at third base!
Before Shuichiro's despairing eyes, the ball still hit the ground. This time, Takaichi did not choke. The moment the ball bounced up after landing, he caught it immediately. But throwing it back was still too much to ask of them. By the time they got the ball back to Shuichiro, Narumiya Mei had already rounded third and was charging for home.
Don't you dare, bastard!
Shuichiro quickly threw the ball to catcher Furuta, who was blocking the plate.
"Don't!"
Narumiya Mei naturally did not want to give up an inside-the-park home run that was practically in his grasp, and he was about to charge through when a furious roar came from the Inashiro Rest Area.
Su Qing rushed straight out of the Rest Area. Miyuki's terrible injury from the show was still fresh in his mind. Though Narumiya Mei had Acceleration and was unlikely to be the one injured, every force had an equal and opposite reaction! The fat guy from Seiko had plenty of flesh to cushion him and was not easily hurt, but Narumiya Mei had