章 279: Forfeit (1)

"What!?"

Ken's face changed to one of shock.

Daichi nodded, his expression rather forlorn.

"When he found out that Yatsuo had been keeping his injury a secret, Coach Narukami went straight to the umpire and forfeited."

Though he was regretful that their match had ended in such a way, Daichi was just happy that his brother was okay.

The amount of panic and anxiety he had experienced throughout the past few hours were more than he'd felt in his entire life. 

Chris seemed to be satisfied with the decision of the Osaka coach, although he still thought that what the pitcher had done was far too reckless.

The problem was, it wasn't too uncommon for players to hide such injuries in the Japanese High School circuit. It wasn't so much Yatsuo's fault as it was the current state of the competition.

Just thinking of all the talented youths who had thrown their future careers down the drain in such a manner was enough to warrant a big change.