Chapter 412 – Episode 404. Am I the Only One? (2)

“… “Who made the expression like a dog getting caught in the rain?”

… Was that harsh? The facial expressions of the seniors who heard me varied. There were some seniors who looked angry, some who looked dumbfounded, and some who laughed as if they were having fun.

“Hey! Are you crazy?”

“That bastard is being damned again. Haha.”

“Sangju hyung! Senior Suho! Take care of him! Really!”

“That kid’s team is like that too.”

“… The youngest says he wants to fight. Meng Hao doesn’t do that because you guys are dead.”

“I…”

Ki Ki-joo shakes his head as if he has given up, and Kim Su-ho shields me by talking for a long time for some reason. Aside from that, the other seniors also had different expressions, but they definitely looked better than before.

“But how are you going to tie the score?”

Meanwhile, Choi Joo-tae, the lead hitter, opened his mouth.

“Now, Joo-tae senior has to get on base. You can do it, right? “Senior, you’re in the major league.”

“… Crazy bastard.”

“If I don’t get on base, I’ll interview a reporter and say I’m a senior.”

“You’re really crazy… Sangju, is this guy really not managed by the team? How does Senior Kwan view this? “This is just a fool.”

“… Kwan-hyung is this guy’s number one fan club. By the way, please get on base. Meng Hao said he would tie the score.”

“… Did you hear? Senior, please. Really.”

“… Ha, yes. Okay, dude.”

Choi Joo-tae sighs as if he is dumbfounded and walks to the plate. That appearance is somehow trustworthy.

‘Please, Senior Joo Tae. ‘Just once!’

Damn! However, despite my prayers and faith, Choi Joo-tae’s batted ball floats high toward the shortstop. Easy fly that even middle school students can handle.

‘Ah… Fuck, that’s right then. ‘Ilppong bastard.’

The shortstop approaches, opens his glove, and waits for Choi Joo-tae to bat. And the ball falls. The Japanese shortstop approaches his batted ball while walking backwards. One step, two steps, three steps. Then, the Japanese shortstop moves backwards while taking steps.

‘… ‘Huh?’

-Wow!!!

… The shortstop missed the ball.

‘Fuck! This is it! After all, he’s a major-leaguer!’

Controlling batted balls and fielders with magical power! That was impossible for me too. Well, it wasn’t uncommon for the shortstop to miss the ball. Shortstop, along with second baseman, was the position where the ball went the most.

Moreover, there was a sense of pressure on stage. The pressure of the Olympic final stage. In baseball, even an infielder with the best defense in the major leagues could miss an easy fly in a tie situation in the bottom of the 9th inning of the Korean Series. Moreover, since it was the Olympic finals and not the Korean Series, the pressure must have been indescribable.

Anyway, this is a genius opportunity that pushes me to tie the sky! The road leading up to the plate looks like a red carpet.

‘Yes, this is an opportunity. A chance to become a hero… !’

Always hit a home run!

With that in mind, I aim the bat toward the fence. And Otani laughs when he sees my predicted home run. An unlucky laugh that makes you feel like you’re the main character of a cartoon… I didn’t like it either.

‘Baby, let’s see how long you can laugh.’

*

[Shortstop! Shortstop! You miss it! Genda Sosuke misses Joo-tae Choi’s batted ball!]

[Thank you! Sosuke Genda!]

– Hahawhat? Gaggkkkk

-Wow, what kind of shortstop makes a mistake like that? Isn’t Japan good at defending?

┗In baseball, even major league goalscorers make mistakes.

The beauty of baseball was that an infielder with the best defense in the major leagues would make mistakes that even middle schoolers wouldn’t make, and that was a kind of luck.

[Now Ji Maeng-ho comes to the plate. In today’s game, he recorded 1 hit and 1 RBI in 2 at-bats against Ohtani.]

[Ji Maeng-ho, hit a lot of amazing balls… Huh?]

[Uh? Ji Maeng-ho aims for the fence! Ji Maeng-ho’s predicted home run! Ji Maeng-ho’s predicted home run came here!!]

-Did an unexpected home run hit?!!!!?!?!?!?!?

┗It’s up!!!!!

-Wow, he hit a home run against Ohtani, a fierce defender. LOL

┗ㄹㅇ He’s crazy, he’s a fucking mess if he can’t hit, and he’s doing this shit against Ohtani in the Olympics haha

┗┗He’s the guy who put on a sniping ceremony for Cole haha

┗┗There’s no way you can’t cook it, so don’t worry

-But that could be a scam. He bunted like that in the last Korean Series

┗ㄹㅇㅋ

-No matter how high the top batsman is, he can’t stand up to Thanikun. Tanikun is also laughing.

┗Still, isn’t it worth comparing it to a fierce tiger?

┗┗Major looks like a dick because of Hawi-ri.

-Please, Meng Hao, just once!

┗Meng Hao will do it. In these situations, it was Meng Hao who always showed something.

-Great Japanese Empire 3 vs. Something That Was Older Brother 1

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Otani is the best!!!!!!!

334

Those guys are destroyedwwwww

347

What is it? Didn’t those guys beat their American brothers and come up?

349

〉〉347Otani was Otaniww

351

Those guys also threw an empty ball, so let’s go throw an empty ball too.

352

The soccer pigs must be shedding tears ww

359

What is it? How did that guy become a national representative? Did those Seibu guys keep watching that guy’s shit baseball?

361

That guy is clearly Zainichi

364

It’s the second coming of GG Sato.

371

Of course, in front of Ji Maeng-ho…

374

Hey, hey, tigers in Korea are scary…

376

Can’t we just let that guy out as an empty ball?

379

What is it? Is this a predicted home run?

380

WwwwwThis is my first time seeing him in personwww That guy is cool!!

381

You’re cocky. I would like to take this opportunity to ensure that Japanese baseball does not suffer for the next 30 years…

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“Are you okay! It’s okay!”

Otani first told shortstop Sosuke Genda, who lowered his head and said nothing, that he was okay. Normally, any pitcher would be angry if such a poor mistake were made. In particular, the leadoff hitter makes an error with no outs? If Sosuke was a junior, even 10 years ago, it would not have been strange for him to have been dragged to the back of the dugout and beaten by the pitcher.

But fortunately, there was no way something like that would happen to Sousuke. It was not because Sousuke was a senior, but because Otani’s heart was truly at peace when he said it was okay. No, not only was it okay, I was actually sorry.

‘If I had struck out, Genda wouldn’t have made an error… But Choi Sang is also good. ‘You touched that ball.’

Mistakes are just a part of the game. If you are angry about getting on base due to an error, you should not expect the fielder to make an out with a super play. Once the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand, everything is his own responsibility. If a fielder doesn’t want to make an error, he should strike out.

So, rather than being angry, I was worried about Sousuke’s mentality after making a mistake on such an important stage. No, I was a little annoyed, but it was more comfortable for the fielder to play the game with a relaxed mind because it was bound to produce good results both on defense and at bat.

Even if you get angry on the mound, nothing will change.

‘Well, to put Genda-senpai’s mind at ease, I guess I should get an out here. The problem is…’

The problem was the batter coming to bat. A hitter who is attracting attention even in the major leagues. In particular, he was a hitter with a high possibility of becoming a teammate in the future because he was following Ji Maeng-ho at his current team, the LA Dodgers. And his skills were evident as he was receiving attention from the major leagues.

WBC and Olympics. Although they had only met in three games, Ohtani could tell. Ji Maeng-ho is a hitter who will surprise the baseball world someday. He has faced many monster hitters in the major leagues, but not many have been at this level.

A talent that is sure to shine no matter who sees it… There are things you can know because you are a baseball player.

‘Of course, we can’t say we’re the best in the world yet.’

But it wasn’t ripe yet. Ji Maeng-ho, of course, was a good hitter. He has the ability to hit a ball like he knows what kind of ball he’s throwing and the power to get it over the fence even if he misses. In particular, power was rare in the major leagues. If I had to choose, would it be Judge or Stanton?

But the problem was that it relied on guest hits. A hitter who relies on guest hitting cannot be a good hitter. There were a lot of pitchers in the major leagues who threw pitches that they couldn’t hit even if they knew them. Additionally, unless you knew 100% what you were throwing, guest hitting was a method that relied on luck. In the long run, it kills the batter’s skills…

Otani wanted to use this opportunity to share that fact with his promising juniors. Regardless of the countries of Korea and Japan, I hope that my juniors will grow up well as fellow baseball players. I also hoped that he would use this opportunity to realize his shortcomings and focus on baseball.

According to an article that became a hot topic in the athletes’ village, he is crazy about women. It was common for a promising young man to be ruined by falling for a woman, but Otani did not want his shining junior to be ruined like that.

Sometimes there is more to learn from defeat.

‘I hope this match helps you…’

At that time, Ji Maeng-ho came to bat and aimed at the fence.

‘Preliminary home run… ?’