Chapter 759 – Episode 746. Red Verdugo to See.

[Stanton’s batted ball! It’s big! It’s big! Ah… Stanton’s ball caught in front of the fence!]

[Wow, back to back, back to back, back to back home runs almost came out, but I caught this.]

[And now Verdugo, who appeared as the 5th batter today, is at the plate… It looks like Verdugo’s cheeks are heating up, right? I don’t think he did that on defense…]

[Well? My cheeks suddenly seem red… I don’t know exactly why.]

‘Fuck, you fucking bastard… It still hurts.’

As Verdugo stood at bat, he felt a sharp, uncomfortable sensation rising inside his mouth. Although he didn’t feel the burning pain he felt when he was hit, his cheek was still tingling, and the swelling was slowly rising, so he unconsciously used his tongue to lick his inner cheek, feeling the swelling here and there.

‘Fuck, I’m completely screwed, I’m sure it won’t be obvious, right? I quickly covered it up with makeup…’

I didn’t want to look like an ordinary American man living off of pride, so I quickly borrowed cosmetics to cover my cheeks, but looking at the speed at which my cheeks were swelling, it was clear that this temporary solution would soon be discovered.

“… Hehe!”

And because of the chemical taste of the medicinal ingredients of the ointment and the taste of blood on his tongue, he spit out as a conditioned reflex.

“… “There was blood mixed in the saliva?”

“Pay attention.”

The catcher tried to talk to him about blood mixed in his spit, but Verdugo cut off the question with his sharp sword. In order to explain why the blood came out, he should have explained what happened when he was hit by Ji Meng-ho.

There are very few people in the world who have never fought in their lives, and Verdugo was no different. But he can assure you that he has never been treated so one-sidedly. Rather, it was Verdugo who was in a position to attack one-sidedly because he was athletic enough to enter the major league.

However, not only did he hit the guy one-sidedly, but he also allowed him to get slapped. Twice including spring camp.

And just thinking about it was shameful, as it was the greatest humiliation of Verdugo’s life.

‘I will kill this bastard someday.’

However, he thought that he didn’t want to think about being beaten like he was thinking about elephants, so he remembered being beaten by Ji Meng-ho again and became angry.

Although Verdugo rarely had racist thoughts, he ended up making a humiliating apology to Ji Meng-ho because of the words he said without realizing it. Of course, the apology was not Verdugo’s sincerity.

It’s just an apology to avoid the situation because there were many difficulties in life when you were accused of being a racist.

Verdugo’s true intentions were that he wanted to beat that guy up if he got the chance.

However, Ji Maeng-ho’s eyes were deeply embedded in Verdugo’s mind as he looked at himself holding his stomach and spanking him, and just thinking about that incident again made him feel numb.

‘… ‘Later.’

So Verdugo gave up thinking about him and waited for Soroka’s performance. Ji Maeng-ho already hit close to 30 pitches in his first at-bat, so we have a rough idea.

Perfect!

Although I didn’t see it at the plate, I got tired of watching the slider in the dugout and hit the ball with the right timing.

‘Hmph, I guess I lost strength.’

He was a guy who had humiliated himself, but one thing we had to admit was that he was damn good at baseball. That’s why he was able to deal with a pitcher who was in such bad shape.

The condition of the guy standing on the mound right now is such that it feels like he can hit with his eyes closed.

And, like a baseball player, Verdugo was not going to miss this situation. … Also, I was a little afraid that Ji Maeng-ho would look at me with pitiful eyes if I couldn’t hit a ball like this.

When he thinks of Ji Meng-hao, his tongue instinctively touches the wound. It feels like the creepy sensation of that time is coursing through my body.

‘Ugh, without even realizing it.’

However, this time the feeling wasn’t particularly bad. Because the fear at that time felt like it awakened all the senses in my body.

After leaving it like that, I kept touching the wound on the inside of my cheek with my tongue, like a child wanting to remove a scab from a wound, and every time I touched the wound inside my cheek, I felt like my concentration was at its peak. Just like when I tried to avoid Ji Maeng-ho’s fist.

And Soroka’s ball flies in.

Verdugo, whose concentration reached the highest level on the ball, instinctively brought the bat to him,

Perfect!

The batted ball passed cleanly over the second baseman’s head. It’s like hitting a ball when you’re in the best condition.

[The return of Verdugo’s hits! Successfully gets on base with a clean hit! Now it’s Volpi at bat. … Volpi’s hit! Cut right and center! Verdugo, which has already set off, heads home! Home! Home! Coming in! 4:0! The Yankees make a big inning from the first inning!]

And, taking advantage of a run-and-hit and Volpi’s timely hit, Verdugo was able to get home. He continued touching his cheek with his tongue.

‘… ‘What is this feeling?’

And then, back in the dugout, Verdugo exchanged high-fives with his teammates and sat down on his bench to reflect on his previous at-bat. His colleagues said something, but Verdugo had no time to worry about that right now.

Because the feeling of hitting the pinnacle that had come after a long time was glimmering before my eyes.

Strangely enough, that sensation came to me every time his tongue licked the inside of my cheek. Of course, if he kept licking, he soon became numb, but the moment he first licked his cheek with his tongue and felt the pain and fear, it came back to him without fail.

‘… Umm. I want to stand at bat again and check this feeling…’

Afterward, he wanted to stand at bat to see if what he felt was true,

[… Sujeishi’s batted ball is caught by the second baseman and thrown to first base. Three out. Although they gave up 4 runs, Soroka finished the inning.]

[With this number of balls, I don’t think Soroka will be able to last even 3 innings, so I think the White Sox coaches need to quickly prepare a pitcher to replace Soroka.]

[… Gilbert ends the inning. The lead batter in the bottom of the second inning was Ji Maeng-ho. … Ji Maeng-ho’s hit was a ground ball to first base. Out. … Judge gets a walk. … Soto also gets a walk. Two batters walked in a row. And Stanton at bat. … Shortstop floats high. Out. Now, with two outs, Verdugo comes in.]

[Hmm, Verdugo’s cheeks seem to have gotten redder, it looks like he got hit in the face.]

[Haha, maybe you’re nervous because it’s been a while since you played as a starter?]

[It could be something like that. But it looks a little swollen…]

That opportunity came in the very next inning.

‘Okay, let’s check again.’

Verdugo, standing at the plate with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases, waited for Soroka’s ball with determination. And the moment the guy threw the ball, he licked the inside of his cheek with his tongue, and he felt the spicy sensation again and the nerves in his whole body tense up.

And the ball seemed to be slow as my nerves were tense.

Perfect!

[Verdugo’s hit! It passes by the second baseman! The runner on second base goes all the way home! Score 5:0! Verdugo’s timely hit is back! Creates multiple hits in just two at-bats.

Verdugo was able to increase his RBI in almost 10 days. In addition, he felt like he had regained his hitting skills that he had lost while not being able to play as a starter.

[… Ah, Soroka ends up leaving the mound after giving up 7 runs.]

[I think the fact that Ji Maeng-ho threw 30 pitches from the first inning had a fatal effect, right?]

‘First, that kid might have thrown a bad ball.’

If I thought that my hitting had improved because of the wound he caused, I felt like I was losing somehow, so I thought about it as negatively as I could,

[… Bottom of the 4th inning, one out. Left at bat in a situation where there were no runners on base. … Hmm, it seems like my cheeks are getting redder as time goes on. My cheeks also seem to be more swollen.]

[That’s right. According to the news, it’s a personal matter, but I’ll have to ask after the game.]

[The moment I tell you! A hit that splits left-center! This time Verdugo hit a double! Verdugo’s batting sensation is getting hotter as his cheeks are turning red!]

… The situation that happened three times in a row could not be dismissed as a coincidence.

Moreover, major-leaguers are basically creatures who do anything to become good at baseball.

Creatures who not only do the same thing before going to bat or before going on the mound, but also do anything to maintain their batting ability, such as wearing the same panties for a week, eating the same food for lunch every day, or calling a leadern psychic to hold a memorial service. It was.

So it was nothing more than licking my ruptured cheek with my tongue.

[… Hitting from a three ball! Verdugo gets 4 hits in 6 innings!]

[Wow, isn’t Verdugo’s hitting feeling like a joke today?]

As Verdugo reflected on the humiliation and fear of that time, he recorded the ultimate batting performance of 4 hits in 5 at-bats,

‘Sweet, I could have hit one more shot if my visibility wasn’t so bad…’

Because of Verdugo’s swollen cheeks, he regretted missing his chance to get five hits after a long time.

“Yes, if you do it, you will do well. Why was this good kid so upset?”

“… Huh.”

After the game, it was a bonus for him to smile awkwardly when he saw Meng Hao pounding the mound.

“Okay, my brother will buy me a drink later, so let’s forget about today. Okay? “My brother told me to do well, so don’t have any strange thoughts.”

“Just think about it.”

“Damn, I felt it back then too, you definitely have a manly side.”

And the next day, Verdugo was able to enter the game as the starting right fielder and third hitter in place of Soto, who was in poor condition, and was able to finish the game with 1 hit in 4 at-bats due to slightly healed wounds and swollen cheeks. Br〉

‘This is not it. Something is missing, something to awaken my senses…’

Compared to yesterday, when I recorded 4 hits out of 5 at-bats and had the best batting performance, I felt like I was missing something and looked at Ji Maeng-ho without even realizing it.

‘… What’s wrong with that kid’s eyes? Why is this guy looking at me like that? I’m sure I didn’t awaken that bastard’s dangerous tastes, right? Fuck, if you get close, I’ll have to beat you right away.’

Ji Maeng-ho felt a chilling sensation and trembled without realizing it.