Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

When Beiyuan Zun's gaze swept over her, she would subconsciously lower her head, and after a while, she would quietly raise her head again.

"Ichinose-san, the president is asking you a question."

Nanyun Masaru saw that Ichinose Honami kept staring at Kitahara Tsutomu as if he had lost his soul, and he felt a little jealous in his heart.

He is extremely possessive and in his heart he always regards Ichinose Honami as his own property.

"Oh, oh, what did you say, President?"

Ichinose Honami came to her senses and felt a little embarrassed.

"nothing!"

Horikita Manabu stood up and left.

"Isn't the president watching the game anymore?"

"We've almost collected enough data. There are many ways to deal with a pitcher who only has fast pitching speed."

Nan Yunya also stood up, put her hands in her pockets and left.

Soon, almost all of Horikita Manabu's group had left, leaving only Ichinose Honami and Sakayanagi Arisu on the field.

"Sakayanagi-san, aren't you leaving?"

Ichinose Honami blinked her lively eyes like a deer in the woods and looked at Sakayanagi Arisu curiously.

"Isn't it the same for Ichinose-san?"

Arisu Sakayanagi leaned her upper body slightly forward, her elbows resting on her thin thighs wrapped in white garter stockings, and she held up her cute face with both hands while looking at the court.

"Is it because of Kitahara Takashi?"

Ichinose Honami's heart skipped a beat.

"No, no, how is that possible!"

"What are you talking about, Sakayanagi-san? Kitahara-kun and I only met once during the Aoba entrance exam. I haven't even spoken to him, so how could I possibly fall in love with him?"

"What does liking someone have to do with how many times you've met?"

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to be talking to Kitahara Takashi, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

"Some people you fall in love with after just one meeting, but some people you still won't like even if you see them every day, right?"

"I really don't like him."

Ichinose Honami emphasized again.

"is it?"

Arisu Sakayanagi smiled softly again and said nothing more.

"There are people on first, second, and third base. With just one hit, Aoba will easily score another point."

"Let's see who's coming up for fifth batter... It's Kitahara, the phenomenal pitcher from Koshien."

"This is Kitahara's first time as a batter."

"Let's look forward to his performance."

Kitahara Takashi held a baseball bat in his hand and looked up at the scoreboard as he walked towards the batter's mound.

It is now the third game, and the score between Aoba and Xiuhua has reached 6:0.

'Four points to go.'

Kitahara Tsutomu thought in his heart.

One point?

No dogs!

What Kitahara Takashi wants is a full four points, including himself!

Normally, baseball games don't end early.

But it is not completely impossible to end early.

In a match, if the team is leading by 10 points after the fifth round or by 7 points after the seventh round, the match will be ended early. Of course, this decision will be made after discussion with the relevant personnel of the match operation.

Takashi Kitahara stood in the batter's box, looking directly into the eyes of pitcher Xiuhua, calm yet extremely aggressive.

The two looked at each other, and pitcher Shang Xiuhua, who was standing on the pitcher's mound, felt a strong sense of oppression from the man named Kitahara Tsuyoshi.

Above my head is a sky as blue as the sea.

The land of glory and dreams under your feet.

He didn't want to stop there.

"I will protect Xiuhua's summer."

The Xiuhua pitcher's eyes became firm.

Kitahara Takashi licked his dry lips.

It no longer mattered how hard Xiuhua tried. From the moment that school tried to provoke him, Kitahara Takashi had already decided to put it on the pillar of shame.

He and Yukinoshita Yukino dislike each other, but she has one thing in common with Kitahara Takashi.

That is an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Beiyuan Zun must repay the injustice he suffered double.

"what!!!"

Pitcher Xiuhua raised his legs, swung his arms, roared, and squeezed out his last bit of strength to throw the ball.

"Beep! 151 km/h!"

"This ball..."

"Screw your baseball dream!"

Kitahara Tsune suddenly went from being extremely still to being extremely active, swinging the bat with all his might.

The bat in his hand seemed to be swinging like a samurai sword with lightning speed, so fast that it seemed to disappear from the human retina.

"boom--"

The sound of the metal bat hitting the ball spread throughout the stadium through the close-up sound equipment.

The ball turned into white light at a speed even faster than when it came, and kept flying. Under the astonished, excited and thrilled gazes of the people, it flew across the infield, across the outfield, and finally flew towards the outfield seats.

"Is it my imagination? Why does it feel like the ball is getting closer and closer to me?" "Bang!"

Goto Ichiri watched the baseball getting bigger and bigger in her sight. When she realized that something was wrong, the ball had already hit her head. It bounced high and then landed on Ichinose Honami's chest, sliding down her chest and resting on her thighs.

On the electronic screen, the score changed again.

Aoba:10.

Xiuhua:0.

"what--"

After a brief silence, the next moment, the entire stadium seemed to be hit by a tsunami.

This time the cheers came not only from Qingye, but from all directions, from the entire audience.

"Kitahara boy, so handsome!"

"That's it, let these country bumpkins see how powerful Tokyo is."

"This is the baseball I want to see!"

The long-suppressed hearts were ignited, and tens of thousands of spectators frantically waved everything they could in their hands and roared and screamed in ecstasy.

"Home run, bye home run!"

"Kitahara's home run showed the world that he is not only the best pitcher, but also the best hitter."

"Defend against your strongest opponent, attack against your strongest opponent, attack and defend in one, two-sword style, this is Kitahara Takashi!"

"The Great Demon King of Koshien is born!"

"Hidechiin himself is about to release a demon king. Now, hey, hey, where's Contestant Kitahara?"

Under the gaze of over 50,000 spectators, Kitahara Takashi, as if ready to start a fight, shouldered a metal baseball bat and walked straight to the Xiuhua audience. He stopped the bat and pointed it at them: "Try to bark like a dog again!"

206

Chapter 206: Not going to take responsibility?

After the fifth round of the match between Aoba and Xiuhua, the referee directly announced the end of the match.

At this time, the score on the field had reached 19:0.

Xiuhua High School was unable to hit the baseball thrown by Kitahara Takashi and was unable to score effectively.

Every time they felt they were just one step away from hitting the baseball thrown by Kitahara Takashi.

But just like the fight between Chenxiang and Erlang Shen, it was just a little bit short, just a little bit short, Xiuhua was always just that little bit short.

On the other hand, after Qingye no longer had to worry about defense, they played with all their might and became more and more confident.

In a game, there are many factors that determine the outcome, such as morale.

As the score gap between the two sides continued to widen, Xiuhua's self-confidence was completely destroyed.

Once the spirit is gone, people will feel like they have lost their souls, confused and dazed, not knowing what to do at all.

This is also the reason why the score between Aoba and Xiuhua later widened to 19:0.

"Let us congratulate Aoba Private High School for reaching the top 16."

On the commentary platform, the male commentator shouted excitedly.

"It's been five years since Private Aoba High School made it to the round of 16."

"Can the private Aoba team, led by Kitahara Takashi this year, fulfill their century-old dream and win the first Aka-Kuro flag for Aoba? Let's wait and see."

On the field, all the members of the Aoba Baseball Club pushed each other, with happy smiles on their faces.

“What a great game!”

"Kitahara boy, great shot!"

"Go and show the world what it means to stand at the top."

Led by the coach, Kitahara Takashi and others bowed to the classmates and fans who came from afar and thanked them for their support.

After paying their respects, the people from Xiuhua High School quietly went to their own guard positions to dig the black soil.

As they dug, some of the players started crying.

No one who has made it this far wants to stop here.

The players at Xiuhua High School knew there was a gap between themselves and the seeded teams.

Not to mention Aoba, even Sobu High School, which was eliminated in the first round, is stronger than them.

But no one expected the gap between the two sides to be so big.

Xiuhua High School finally understood why the regional divisions were said to protect them.

If there were no regional competition divisions, they would not even be qualified to set foot on the land of Koshien.

After the game, Kitahara Takashi wrapped an ice pack on his right arm with the help of Ryuya Anai.

Instead of watching the next game, he left the stadium directly.

Because he knew that with his performance on the court, various teams had begun to study him.

It is impossible to dominate the world with one trick.

Even though the audience is cheering and applauding him now, it is only because he is very strong and fits the image of a strong person in the minds of the Japanese people.

But once he loses, the louder the cheers now, the stronger the backlash from public opinion will be.

The Japanese people's admiration for the strong is engraved in their DNA.

In the island nation, the winner takes it all.

As long as Kitahara Tsutomu can take down the Akagami flag, then everything he did can be cleared.