Raichi Takes the Mound

Hearing Akiba's shout, Mishima finally gave up on continuing to challenge Kuramochi and seriously faced Miyuki for a decisive victory.

"Even with no outs, there's only a runner on first!

No need to panic!

Well!... If it comes down to it, we can only intentionally walk the cleanup hitter!" Raizo Todoroki watched Mishima on the Pitcher's Mound. Though he had no plans to make a substitution yet, he had already prepared himself mentally to do so.

"Come on, Yuuta!"

"Pfft!"

"Whoosh!"

"Forkball!"

"Crack!"

"Hit and Run!"

They guessed it? But... it's so shallow! The instant the ball was hit, Akiba saw Miyuki's swing had been completely decisive and realized his pitch selection had been anticipated.

However, because of the pain in his waist when he swung, Miyuki had not hit it very far.

But the moment Miyuki swung, Kuramochi had already taken off.

The Bad Friends Duo's coordination was beyond question. They had only exchanged a glance beforehand, yet Kuramochi had understood Miyuki's intention.

"He's already there?

Damn it! It's too late to throw to third!" When the left fielder caught the ball, he found Kuramochi was already halfway between second and third, so he turned toward shortstop Yonehara.

"Ami!"

Shortstop Yonehara received the ball facing first base, and his posture looked somewhat relaxed.

The third-base coach took all of this in and immediately waved his arm.

Kuramochi, who had just reached third, wore an excited and ruthless grin as he charged straight past the bag without slowing down.

The Yakushi players who saw Kuramochi pass third were instantly dumbfounded.

"Throw it home!!" Akiba hurriedly pulled off his mask and shouted.

Yonehara, who had just caught the ball with his back to third base, froze.

"The runner passed third!!!"

"Seriously?!" Hearing the commentator roar, Yonehara immediately broke out in a