บท 378: Fatigue (2)

'Just one more inning… 3 more outs. Then they'll make a substitution…'

After letting out a deep breath, Daichi composed himself. He made the sign, calling for a regular fastball on the inside of the right handed batter.

Kei nodded, kicking out his leg and performing his wind up.

The moment the ball left his fingertips, he knew that it was bad.

Daichi's eyes widened in shock as the ball veered off its course and headed straight for the Ricardo in the batters box.

Thud

The sound of the leather ball hitting flesh caused Daichi's heart to jump into his throat.

"Hit by pitch, take your base."

Ricardo winced in pain for a moment before sending a deathly gaze towards Kei on the mound. If it wasn't for the fact that the tall guy looked extremely apologetic, he might have thought that it was on purpose.

"T-Timeout please."

Daichi quickly called for a timeout before running up to the mound in order to have a few words with Kei.