Chapter 203 – Episode 201. Elo Lasico.

Ta-evil!

“Big! Ji Maeng-ho! Run to second base!”

‘I know even if I don’t say anything!’

A good hit hit the middle left, but I felt that the ball was pretty fast.

‘Can I get to second base?’

When I saw it from the plate, I was a little nervous because Charlotte’s outfielders were conscious of my long hit and were playing backwards.

‘I hit the wall. Run!’

Rosby’s voice came just in time. Encouraged by that voice, I quickly ran to second base.

‘Slide to the left!’

Following Rossby’s instructions, he slid toward the second base while turning to the left, and immediately felt the opponent’s second baseman’s glove touch his arm.

“Safe!!”

‘Fuck, I almost got lost.’

If you looked up or hesitated to see the batted ball, would you have been out? Or stopped at first base. A situation where revenue and out were divided at the timing of 0.1 second. Once again, I felt how much help Rossby’s presence was.

‘If I knew that, then I should work hard on sex.’

‘You know Soyoung went to America, right? Let’s start running today.’

‘Hehe, he’s a guy who can talk. He’s becoming more and more human.’

… What is Rossby’s criterion for being human?

‘Humanity? Of course I’m going to become like this body.’

‘That’s a bit… Anyway, let’s win before we have sex.’

“Hey, I thought it was a fire challenge. Look at the ball and run. You were cold.”

The coach approached me before I knew it and handed over a baserunning glove. Judging by the look on my face, it seemed that I didn’t know I would live on second base.

‘Gee told me to run.’

Should I tell So-Young to go as the first base coach? Anyway, Kim Soo-ho, who was on second base, went all the way to the home, so the score increased again by 2 points. Although Park Joon-hyung blocked the start of the third inning with a tripartite offense, it was necessary to increase the score difference as much as possible because the batted ball was not serious.

“Still, I’m glad I didn’t filter out even though it’s 1 out 2.”

The coach sighed in relief.

“Well, Charlotte has that side.”

“Well, I don’t intentionally skip it.”

I tried to make the game as difficult as possible, but I was fortunate to be able to hit a double thanks to Charlotte’s pitchers’ propensity not to walk. I didn’t understand why, but I thought it might be because such a hot style is the team color.

‘Well, if I were the manager or general manager, I would have fired the pitching coach who didn’t filter me right away.’

“So what are you going to do now?”

“I’ll run to third base.”

Unlike the previous times when I spoke quietly so that the other person couldn’t hear me, this time I deliberately spoke loud enough to be heard by the people around me.

“Hey! How can you say that out loud?”

“Well, if you want to hear it, listen to it.”

After saying that, I looked around and saw that the second baseman and shortstop had heard my voice. I said it out loud on purpose, so it would be better if the pitcher could hear it… And the pitcher’s eyes met.

‘I heard that bastard. Hehe.’

Wouldn’t it be burdensome to throw a breaking ball now? Charlotte’s catcher wasn’t good at framing or blocking, but he had a pretty good arm, so stealing third base was a bit scary for me, but my real goal wasn’t stealing third base.

‘Jincheol-senpai only aims for his fastball. Okay?’

As soon as Choi Jin-cheol came into the batter’s box, I immediately sent an autograph. Choi Jin-cheol already had a lot of experience exchanging autographs with me at second base, so as soon as our eyes met, Choi Jin-cheol grinned.

‘I get it. Bastard.’

I feel like I can hear Choi Jin-cheol’s voice. Charlotte’s battery tried to get out of each other, perhaps trying to check me, who was maintaining a close lead on second base.

“Cheek.”

“I’m scared because they say I’m running.”

“Don’t be shy, shut up Judy.”

“Yes yes.”

‘It’s a fastball again.’

This time, he immediately delivered the autograph he had heard from Rossby to Choi Jin-cheol.

Whoa!

A cool swing as if the wind was blowing even to me at second base. It was enough to give the feeling that if you get caught, you will pass, but unfortunately there was no contact. Still, the pressure seemed to be enough. Because Charlotte’s battery took the ball out again.

Of course, I didn’t think that Charlotte’s battery, which didn’t filter me, would filter Choi Jin-cheol.

‘Slider.’

In a one-strike-to-ball situation, Charlotte’s battery’s ball of choice is a slider. And Choi Jin-cheol responded coolly to that slider.

Right!

‘Does it pass?’

‘It’s too late to pass.’

Maybe it was because I pulled the slider that went outward, but it didn’t come out as far as I expected, but it was enough for me from second base to come home.

“Nice!”

“Now, three points!”

“Senior coffin! One please!”

-Choi Jincheol! Jincheol Choi! Jincheol Choi!

“Maengho, it was good.”

While listening to the compliments of the seniors, I sneakily looked at Charlotte’s dugout and felt that designated hitter Kang Han-beom was staring at the ground with a hard expression on his face.

‘Then why are you provoking? Hehe.’

It’s always nice to see an opponent’s expression harden.

“Woo-gwan hyung! Crazy!”

“Looks like he really recovered. What?”

In addition, Woo-gwan-hyung’s consecutive hits. Good flow…

-Hitter number 7, Yoon Seong-tae! Yoon Seong-tae~ No… Ah…

“Fuck. That bastard spy!”

… It was cut off as Yoon Seong-tae hit the bottle. As Yoon Seong-tae’s hit liner ball was sucked into the second baseman’s glove, first base runner Woo Kwan-hyung was unable to return and the bottom of the third inning ended.

“Hyung, really, what did you get money from Charlotte? You came to AT because someone asked you to work together in high school, didn’t you?”

“I’m not, you bastard!”

“There are various mistakes and missteps, really.”

“… Agari.”

… It’s just because the personality is dirty. Ha, since it’s a keystone combination, I’ll have to put up with it.

“… Even if it wasn’t just my real brother.”

“I hear you. Bring your gloves.”

“… Yes.”

Spy Shek, if only he had a good ear…

And perhaps because of that spy, the game started to get weirder and weirder.

Ta-evil!

“Wow, Han Beom-senpai caught me today.”

“… Isn’t it time to admire now?”

“Eh, it’s okay to admire Hanbeom’s ham.”

This bastard, not enough spies from Charlotte, was he a strong criminal gangster?

Yoon Seong-tae’s reaction was absurd, but I could understand why he reacted like this. Kang Han-beom was definitely a fan of Charlotte and he couldn’t help but react like this. Because he was driving Charlotte’s fans in Jamsil crazy by hitting consecutive home runs.

“I have two home runs.”

A strong bum passes by me, tosses his horse and walks away.

‘Fuck it, it’s subtle.’

Strong criminal. To be honest, it was hostile, but it was cool. To regain momentum by blowing two runs at the timing when the team’s momentum was weakened as the score spread. When fans have expectations, he is a player who meets expectations. Such a player was a strong criminal.

‘I can’t lose either.’

Kang Hun-beom was burning today, but he had no desire to lose. I also had fans who supported me, and today the voices that wanted me were louder than usual.

‘Okay, let’s try it.’

*

[Ji Maeng-ho’s blow! Right field! The batted ball flies toward right field. Right fielder Campbell, diving! Can’t catch this ball! Ji Maeng-ho, turn second base to third base! Up to 3rd! Arrive at 3rd base! Ji Maeng-ho’s 2 RBIs and 3 bases!]

[Hey, both teams are really fierce. At the beginning of the 5th inning, Kang Han-beom’s 2 RBIs hit and Charlotte reversed to 7:5, I wondered if AT would collapse like this, but Ji Maeng-ho balanced the game again.]

[Home run in the first inning, double in the third. And at the bottom of the 5th inning, Ji Maeng-ho leaves a single hit on a cycling hit while hitting a triple!]

[It’s like claiming that if Charlotte has Kang Kang, AT has Ji Maeng-Ho. In fact, when looking at the experts’ evaluation of Ji Maeng-ho, there was an analysis that the analysis did not end, and that he had such a result, but it seems to be saying it today. That his own batting performance wasn’t just luck!]

[Looks like we’re seeing the birth of a new superstar. Ji Maeng-ho!]

[Choi Jin-cheol’s batted ball… ! Big! Center fielder, catch the ball! Ji Maeng-ho is already near the catcher! Safe! AT Thunders turn around again with 1 point added!]

When Kang Kang-bum hit a turnaround, Ji Maeng-ho followed.

[Kang Han-bum’s batted ball passes between the second baseman and the shortstop! Second base runner Jeong Su-yeol goes home! Come in! The throw has gone far away. Kim Joo-yeop is making a sad face.]

[He is also a strong criminal. Doesn’t it give you the feeling that you’ll always be able to solve it in the scoring zone?]

[A batter who has never betrayed expectations since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this batter is Kang Kang-bum!]

When Ji Maeng-ho created a reversal, Gang-beom immediately followed. At the end of the 7th inning, when AT started attacking, the score was 9:8, with Charlotte leading by 1 point. Explosions from both teams’ batting lines and various mistakes overlapped, and a match worthy of Etro Lasico was underway.

And at the end of the 7th inning, lead hitter Ji Maeng-ho, who was about to hit a cycling hit, came back to bat.

[Ji Maeng-ho steps in as the lead batter. The first ball is a foul! Are you very sorry?]

[Anyway, since a cycling hit is right in front of you, you look like you’re trying to hit it, right?]

[Second ball! This time the ball is line, line! Line! Fall inside! Right fielder Campbell runs right through. Ji Maeng-ho stopped at first base… Without!]

A cycling hit is complete if you stop at first base. When everyone watching the game thought that Maeng-Ho Ji would be stopped at first base by a hit that landed next to the right fielder, Maeng-Ho Ji did not stop.

“Hey! Ji Maeng-ho, where are you going!”

‘Shut up! Mr. Rossby, the batted ball?’

‘It’s intermittent. Go into the sliding.’

‘Yes.’

[Challenge up to 2nd base! Campbell throws a strong throw to second base! The ball is on second base! Batter runner also on second base! At second base! Three leaves! Ji Maeng-ho showed great speed!]

– Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho!

[Actually, in a situation like this where you have one hit left on your cycling hit, you rarely give up your cycling hit and run to second base? But Ji Maeng-ho arrives at second base. It must be because the team is losing, right?]

[He’s a young player, but he seems to have a great work ethic. With Ji Maeng-ho’s challenge to second base, the tying runner went straight into the scoring zone.]

Baseball is a sport of record. There were few people who made the same choice as Ji Maeng-ho ahead of a great record like a cycling hit. Also, if you are a fan who knows baseball, there is no one who can curse even if Ji Maeng-ho stops at first base.

Moreover, Maeng-Ho Ji is a great swordsman who leads the league in steals. Since he was a player with the ability to steal second base at any time, he was also a player with the option of stealing second base after stopping at first base.

A cycling hit that an athlete may not achieve in his or her lifetime. In a situation where no one would curse at him even if he did not run to second base, he gave up such a great record for the team’s victory and ran toward second base. A fan stood up and started clapping toward Maeng-ho.

– Clap clap clap!

And as the standing ovation gradually spread to the surroundings, all AT fans gathered at first base stood up and started clapping toward Ji Maeng-ho.

– Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho!

[Hey, the fans know too, right? That Ji Maeng-ho gave up the record and ran one more base for the team’s victory?]

[Actually, it seems natural to do so, but it is not easy to give up such a great record. Ji Maeng-ho’s fighting spirit for victory is amazing.]

And when the maknae shows such a fighting spirit, it is only natural for the seniors to react. Choi Jin-cheol hit a base hit and sent Ji Maeng-ho to third base, and Woo Kwan-hyung, the next hitter, hit a short hit and succeeded in bringing Ji Maeng-ho home.

[9:9 tie. The protagonist of the timely tie was Mr. AT, Woo Kwan-hyung!]

The players of both teams, led by Kang Han-beom and Ji Maeng-ho, fought fiercely until the end of the game, and the game ended with a draw of 11:11 only after both teams had a total of 11 pitchers on the mound.

-Kang Han-bum, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 home runs and 6 RBIs!

– Ji Maeng-ho, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, 5 RBIs, 2 walks, saves the team from defeat!

-Kang Han-beom and Ji Maeng-ho, a confrontation between old and new monster batters!

– Fearless rookie Ji Maeng-ho’s notice home run, Kang Han-bum’s reaction?

– Giving up cycling hits? Who is Ji Maeng-ho, the rookie hitter who gave up the great record?

And the name of Ji Maeng-ho, who had a fierce confrontation with national star Kang Kang-beom, was once again engraved in people’s minds.