But no matter how much his Canine other half wanted to go into the field and fetch the ball, he couldn't. His Chieftain was adamant in his orders to never interfere with the things of the humans. After all, they needed to earn their favor, not their ire.
So, the Orcanine Orc stayed his hand and allowed himself to simply watch the strange ritual of the Rebornians.
The Dragonborn once again threw the ball towards the one opposite her, and just like before, the demi-human's swing missed by just a hair's width, landing on the mitt cleanly.
"Argh!" the Orcanine groaned. He felt like he could have done better if he was in the position of the catfolk holding the bat.
But of course, he had to let go of his urges and simply watch as it unfolded.
Through observation, the Orc rightly assud that this was so kind of competition between the two teams. And it seed that whoever hit the ball with their bat would end up winning the rivalry between the two.
As he listened closer, he heard the crowd chant towards the demi-humans, cheering them on.
"Co on! You can hit a ho run!"
"You can do it!"
"Go! Go! Go!"
Through context alone, the Orcanine figured out that scoring a ho run must an hitting the ball so far away from the opposition that they couldn't catch it any longer.
"This must be their way of worshipping the Earth Goddess, it must be!" the Orcanine exclaid.
After all, it was only when the ball was hit by the tal bat did the crowd cheered and shouted, just like how their tribe shouted at their Sacred Grounds to show thanks to the Goddess.
'Figuring' this out led the Orcanine Orc to beco a lot more intrigued with this little competition within the Rebornians. Not only did he like the fact that they were worshipping the Goddess, but he also liked the rivalry aspect between the two teams.
It gave him the sa feeling as when he was facing their very own rival, the Orcupine tribe.
He watched for hours and hours, figuring out how the ga was played and the rules that bound it. He completely forgot about the fact that he had to give the sack of Kakao beans to Neo Orcus.
And throughout the different gas, the Orcanine Orc found himself cheering for the underdogs of the competition. They seed to be nad the 'Montgory Escorts', and were weaker compared to the team led by the Dragonborns.
He saw himself within them and wanted them to succeed just like how he wanted his own tribe to succeed.
Whenever the Montgory Escorts were up to bat, he would anxiously grasp the tal fence with such force that he unintentionally bent it with his fists. And when they failed to hit the ball and score a point, he would groan and express his disappointnt.
When the ga was over, he would feel himself longing for more.
After eavesdropping for a little while longer, he was delighted to find out that this ga was a recurring event within Neo Orcus! Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire
The Orcanine Orc decided then and there that he would always volunteer to deliver the sack of Kakao beans to Neo Orcus so that he would be able to catch a glimpse of their gas.
He successfully left the sack at the gates of Neo Orcus before he left to return to his village.
A day passed, and the Orc couldn't help but crave to watch the baseball ga. He had to slap himself silly so that he wouldn't feel this way.
Finally, the next day, the Chieftain tasked him to deliver the Kakao beans again!
"Why do you look so excited?" the Chieftain asked.
"Uhh… I just want to gain the favor of the Reborn company," he replied, tapping his foot in nervousness.
"Good! We must never let the Orcupine tribe earn their favor first! They will always be our rival until we can oust them from this forest!"
The Orc slapped his chest for the Chieftain before leaving to deliver the Kakao beans.
But of course, after reaching the forest, he made a slight detour and found himself behind the baseball fence once again. His joy and excitent were palpable as he saw the players take their positions on the field. It looked like he made it just in ti for the start of the ga.
It was the Rebornians versus the Montgorys once more. But this ti, it seed that his favorite team had a new addition to their lineup.
There was a young girl within their midst, who regarded her tal bat with suspiciously good movent. She did so light swings in the air, which was sharp enough to send a whipping sound reverberating throughout the field.
The Orc knew there was sothing different about her and was cautiously optimistic about their chances to win the ga. The last ti, they weren't even able to get a single point!
Finally, the ga started with the Montgorys up at bat.
Unfortunately, their main opponent this ti was once again the female Dragonborn with white scales. She was the one who never missed a single strike in the last ga. A true scary opponent indeed.
And just like before, the first two players were quickly struck out, leaving the Montgorys just one last chance before the inning ended.
The Orc thought they were going to lose once again, but this ti, it seed that the new girl was finally up to bat.
She took her position and waited for the ball to co to her position.
Then, within the first pitch, she took a large swing.
A very euphoric DING resounded throughout the field before the ball was sent flying through the air.
A ho run.
The crowd cheered and shouted, praising the young girl for her strength and skill.
The Orcanine Orc grasped the tal fence and bent it from his excitent.
Seeing this was exhilarating!
He couldn't help himself and finally shouted in triumph along with the crowd.
"YEAH!"
"ALRIGHT!"
The Orcanine Orc was suddenly startled as he heard another shout just beside him.
He quickly turned around and saw the last person he wanted to see.
It was an Orcupine Orc, who seed to have also stopped his celebration as he realized the Orcanine Orc's presence.
The two Orcs stared at each other, not knowing what to do.
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