Chapter 494 Getting Into Trouble

Hojo Kyosuke's one-off practice made the people in the baseball club feel more confident than ever before, and a bright future seemed to be right around the corner. If Sobu Taka hadn't been eliminated in the Tokyo Spring Competition, Ryota Tsuchiya would have definitely brought Mr. Hojo up as soon as possible.

After explaining the rules of the competition, things became simple. After boring practice, Hojo Kyosuke inevitably started the journey of showing off.

Don't worry about scoring, just practice swinging.

The exercises ranged from easy to difficult. At the beginning, pitcher Fujikawa Masajo stood two meters in front of Hojo Kyosuke and slowly threw the ball to the most convenient place to hit.

Bang! call out--

The ball flew straight ahead. Fortunately, this was the baseball club, so there was no need to say anything about safety and convenience.

"Wow——!!"

Although it was just a ball with an average height and curve, the onlookers all screamed in surprise.

"You guys, please spread out and go train. What are you doing here? Do you want to get beaten?"

Tsuchiya Ryota scolded with black lines on his head.

However, the Nekota Juju and others who were watching remained motionless, their eyes still staring straight at Hojo Kyousuke.

Why disperse? What if the bastards from the kendo club come to snatch people away again? Didn't you just tell us to protect Hojo-kun?

Besides, you're not the only one who wants to see Hojo-kun practice, we want to see it too!

Seeing that Hojo Kyosuke was used to the ball at this distance, Masaho Fujikawa took a few steps back and threw the ball.

Bang! call out--

"Wow——!!"

Swinging the bat, hitting the ball, the ball flew into the distance. The heads of everyone in the baseball club kept turning with the ball, stretching their necks, opening their mouths, and letting out long exclamations.

Fujikawa Masajo took a few steps back and threw the ball.

Bang! call out--

"Wow——!!"

A high-flying ball, a neat exclamation, a neck as nimble as a duck.

Tsuchiya Ryota scolded again, but it was no use. Everyone was determined to surround Hojo Kyousuke.

The top hitter in the club, Nekoda Juju, did not just watch the fun, but also opened his mouth to talk about some tips he had summed up.

Hojo Kyosuke nodded and thanked him. For him, wielding a sword is something that has been integrated into his bones.

How to use the rotation of the waist and hips, when to straighten and when to bend the arm, which part of the blade to use to hit the opponent's body, what effect will it have, the angle of the sword swing... and so on. Although it was his first time playing baseball, his experience in kendo quickly turned into nutrients and his baseball skills improved rapidly.

The difference between the two requires seniors like Nekota Juju to teach you, and you need to slowly practice the conversion yourself.

As Masaho Fujikawa retreated closer and closer to the pitcher's mound, the ball speed became faster and faster, and the exclamations from Nekoda Juju and others became louder and louder.

Although he had high hopes for Ticketmaster for a long time, and although his previous stolen first bases and home runs were already considered miracles, everyone was still shocked to see Hojo Kyosuke's visible progress.

"Hojo-kun evolves faster than the speed of light."

"yes."

Ryota Tsuchiya nodded in agreement. Each swing corrected the flaws of the previous one. Each swing was one step closer to perfection. Not to mention the terrifying speed of evolution, Hojo-kun's evolutionary trajectory itself is like an art, full of beauty. , making people look forward to his next swing.

How far will it go, and how many home runs will he hit in Koshien?

etc!

Ryo Tsuchiya turned his head too sharply and found that the person speaking was actually his "rival" Tamaki Aobu, the deputy director of the Kendo Department.

"What is this guy doing here? Is he a spy?"

"cut."

Tamaki Aobu made no secret of his contempt:

"Who would want to send spies to a team that can't even win the second round of the spring conference? A group of old enemies are just weaklings from a third-class school."

"How can you fix it! You guy!"

Tsuchiya Ryota clenched his fists and could not refute.

"Just wait and see, with Hojo-kun joining us, we will definitely be able to break into Koshien!"

"Cannian, with Hojo-kun joining us, our goal is to dominate the country." Tamaki Aobu's smile remained unchanged.

"How can it be repaired?"

Tsuchiya Ryota gritted his teeth and ignored the annoying guy next to him. He stepped forward and started arranging Hojo Kyosuke's next training.

"Pitch?"

Hojo Kyosuke was confused, why did he start practicing pitching when he wasn't even good at hitting yet? Could it be that Tsuchiya feels that his talent at the hitter position is not good?

"Yes, you can practice hitting and stuff later. The most important thing in baseball is pitching!" Ryota Tsuchiya said.

"Yes, let's practice pitching first. The first time you practice swinging the bat, you can hit the ball that far. I'm also looking forward to your performance on the pitcher's mound, Hojo-kun!" Fujikawa Masajo said.

"Fujikawa, your position as Sobu Taka's ace pitcher is no longer guaranteed."

"Haha, don't say that kind of thing again. People will laugh out loud if you hear it." Fujikawa scratched his head and felt embarrassed. He was looking for a taller one among the short ones.

Hojo Kyosuke turned around and looked at the people around him, and found that the top hitters in the company all took it for granted. They all believed that practicing pitching well was much more important than practicing playing well.

At this moment, Tetsuta Kisaki came over. As the number one younger brother who put figuring out his elder brother's thoughts second, he naturally saw his doubts. Others don't know, but he knows very well that the eldest brother never likes to defend!

Even when Akane Akane was causing trouble for him last time, the eldest brother didn’t think of negotiation at the first time, but punched the other party hard first. Even if he wanted to negotiate, he had to scare the other party first.

Attack first, then attack again, offense is the best defense.

Seeing Tetsuta Kisaki approaching, the baseball team wanted to drive him away, but was stopped by the director.

The relationship between Ryota Tsuchiya and Tetsuta Kisaki is not ordinary. The two had a shady private deal! The former wanted to strengthen the strength of the baseball team, and the latter wanted to choose a sport with greater influence than kendo for the eldest brother, and the two hit it off.

So Tsuchiya knew that Kisaki was not only the manager of the kendo club, but also Hojo Kyosuke’s personal assistant, responsible for helping Hojo Kyosuke deal with trivial matters in school, life, career and other places.

Pitching strong and hitting weak? Whether it is high school baseball or professional baseball, the pitcher suppresses the batter? The protagonists of baseball comics are all genius pitchers?

The more Hojo Kyosuke listened, the more he found it magical. Before, he didn't know the rules and thought that pitchers were popular because they could bring points to the team. But now it seems that what pitchers can do is actually "not let the opponent win"? ?

When Tetsuta Kisaki said this, he glanced at the person next to him and raised his voice a lot:

"Everyone likes heroes. Unless a batter hits a home run, it's just an ordinary advance to a base. But an excellent pitcher can bring despair to the opponent.

One man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. A perfect pitch and a shutout.

As long as I stand there, the opponent will have no chance of winning."

"That's right!"

"Super cool, my favorite Yukiji Uehara, who sent away more than a hundred pitchers in a season, is simply a god!"

"Don't Hojo know that this is a pitcher's league?"

"My most admired baseball player once said, as long as I'm alive, I can keep pitching!"

"Pitch until the commentator falls asleep, right?"

Amid the voices of many people, Hojo Kyosuke finally understood.

It is a classic combination of individual heroism and collectivism. A good hitter can help the team win, while a good pitcher can help the team avoid failure.

One is to win, the other is to avoid failure. Logically, the former should be more popular and valued. But the reality is that this is Japan.

Mono no aware, wabi-sabi, yugen, the unique aesthetics and inexplicable psychology of Japanese people make them more inclined to tragic heroic epics.

The pitcher tried his best to pitch and shut out the game. He left himself on the field with cramps in both hands and did not let the opponent get any points in his round.

But the game was lost, and the pitcher who tried his best still had to apologize, even if the loss of the game had nothing to do with him.

Tragic heroes are always more resonant, so there are so many tears on the black soil of Koshien.

"What a mess!"

Hojo Kyosuke frowned, shook the baseball bat in his hand, and slid across a round circle with a flick of his wrist.

"It doesn't matter if the other team scores, I can just get more points!"

Hearing this, Xisaki stepped back with a smile on his face.

Hearing this, the baseball team looked at each other in bewilderment.

"But, Hojo-kun, you are just one person. Even if you can hit a home run, it's just one point. I know you want to put you in the right position to hit a grand slam home run, but we are not sure that we can send all the batters before you to the bases."

Tsuchiya Ryota's face turned red when he spoke, but fortunately, his face was red and it was not visible.

The reason why baseball is a collective game is that in addition to relying on personal strength, he can also rely on everyone's efforts to score. If a person hits a home run, he can get a point instantly. If he can't hit a home run, he will try to hit a "hit", that is, hit the ball out, and make sure that the ball will not be caught and hit, and the batter will take the opportunity to run to first base. Then the next batter will hit again, and the batter will advance to first base, and first base to second base, and then slowly advance, and finally run to home base to score.

The "base-loaded home run" that Ryota Tsuchiya mentioned is when there are people on first, second and third base, and Hojo Kyosuke hits a home run that no one can catch, and he and the people on first, second and third base can all run back to home plate to score four points in one go.

But imagination is beautiful, but reality is very cruel. Even ordinary hits are not that easy. This is also the reason why top pitchers are so popular.

It is difficult to score, but it is still possible to prevent you from scoring.

"This is different from what you told me, Minister." Hojo Kyosuke frowned. Isn't this just passively being beaten?

Hearing the words that suddenly became much colder, Ryota Tsuchiya's face was bitter and his heart was numb. If we are not so bad, why would we lick you so much...

"This... We will work hard to strengthen the strength of the batting line in the future." He said hesitantly.

"How to strengthen?" Hojo Kyosuke asked.

"Practice for an hour every day? As long as you practice more, it will always be useful."

"Do you believe this? If hard work is useful, would the current batting line be so weak?"

Speaking of this, Hojo Kyosuke paused for a moment, turned his head and looked at Nekoda Juju next to him, with a hint of apology on his face:

"Sorry Nekoda, I'm not targeting you."

This guy has good morals, he doesn't look like a senior at all, and the advice he gives is also very useful. Although...

"No, no, this is the truth, I should apologize, I will work harder in the future." Nekoda bowed repeatedly with a bitter face.

Tsk...

You're not angry after hearing that? No wonder you have no strength to swing the bat.

Hojo Kyosuke sighed inwardly.

"Then, then..."

Tsuchiya Ryota was speechless, he really had no idea. In their minds, the original idea was to train Hojo Kyosuke into an ace pitcher, relying on Hojo-kun to pitch and block all the opposing batters, and then it would be much easier for them to attack, as long as they get one point, they will win.

The imagination is beautiful, and the reality is also beautiful. The only problem is that all the responsibilities are placed on Hojo Kyosuke.

"How about absorbing other people from the kendo club? After all, Hojo-kun has improved so fast in batting practice just now, so others should be able to do it too?"

He said this without much confidence, but his eyes became brighter and brighter as he spoke.

"Don't even think about it, you bastard!"

Tamaki Aoki, who was standing aside and watching the excitement happily, didn't expect that the fire could burn him, so he stepped forward and strangled Tsuchiya Ryota's neck.

"We don't even have enough time to practice, so how can we have time to play baseball? Do you think that the kendo competition can give all the responsibilities to Hojo-kun like you do? We are best of five! Everyone has to do their best!"

When saying this, Tamaki actually felt quite regretful. Why didn't he go to the same school as Hojo-kun when he was in junior high school. He could have won the national kendo competition in junior high school with Hojo-kun, because the rules at that time were a ring system, and as long as he was strong enough, he could beat five opponents alone.

"Although I don't think those losers will become much stronger after entering high school, they really don't have time to learn baseball."

Hata Goro, who came over at some point, also nodded. People who will participate in the high school national kendo competition and those who are worth paying attention to have basically emerged in junior high school. At that time, I could dominate the country with my big brother, and naturally I could do it in high school.

However, I still have to work hard! If I let my big brother miss the championship because of my own reasons, neither I nor anyone else will forgive me!

The light in Tsuchiya Ryota's eyes disappeared. Looking at the kendo club members around him, he had already seen the scene of the ticket office taking away.

That's not the ticket for Koshien, but the ticket for Budokan?

"I say, are you guys underestimating Kyosuke too much?"

Suddenly, a crisp girl's voice sounded.

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