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

The reason why he insisted on staying on the court, even at the cost of a conflict with Kensuke Amaya, was because he knew that if he didn't defeat Nakakyodai in one go, by the time they had a chance to catch their breath, Aoba would be the loser.

The purpose of being competitive and aggressive is to create psychological deterrence and to scare the other party.

Why didn't Kouta Kabei hold on in the end?

Was he overthinking things? Was he stressed out?

These are part of the reasons, the main reason is that he was afraid of Kitahara Tsutomu's crazy attitude of "at worst my arm will be broken, but I must beat you".

That’s right, Kabei Kang was too scared.

Last year he was pitching and his hand was broken.

He was afraid that if he continued to throw, his arm would be broken again.

Once a person has suffered from something, he will develop a psychological shadow when facing the same thing.

And Kabei Kouta is different from Kitahara Takashi.

For Kitahara Takashi, baseball is just an interest class he signed up for while in school. He won't be relying on it to make a living in the future anyway.

Even if his arm is injured, it's fine as long as it doesn't affect his daily activities.

Kabei Kouta is different.

He plans to pursue a professional career and has great potential to become a professional baseball player.

What is the most important thing for a professional baseball player?

That is the body.

If you ask him to be as crazy as Kitahara Takashi and risk his entire career for a high school league game, he can't do it.

Besides, regardless of whether he can win against Kitahara Takahata, the key point is that it is just reaching the finals, not winning the championship directly.

Even if he won, he would definitely not be able to play on the day of the Koshien finals.

If he can't win the championship, what's the point of him fighting to the death with Kitahara Takashi? Is he just making things easier for someone who has been highly trained?

The game on the court is not only a technical game, but also a psychological game.

One side only wanted to win, while the other side was already retreating, so it was Kitahara Takashi who had the last laugh.

But this game is different from the highly bred game.

If he had played at the beginning today, maybe it would have inspired the fighting spirit of the highly developed players.

If nothing else, at least Gaoyuanji Rokusuke will take it seriously.

Gaoyuanji Rokusuke alone is actually not that scary.

Kitahara Takashi doesn't think he is worse than anyone else, but he is afraid that Ryuen Sho, Kogenji Rokusuke, Minami Miyabi, Kanzaki Ryuji, Katsuragi Kōhei, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka will appear and work together to defeat their common enemy.

This is the worst case.

This is also the situation that Kitahara Tsutomu least wants to see, so he temporarily avoids the edge and chooses to be tolerant.

Appropriate tolerance is not cowardice, just like Liu Bang, the idol worshipped by Kitahara Takashi. For him, the process does not matter, he must be the final winner.

*

boom!

In the midday sun, the white baseball flying high in the sky completely lost its rotation, and the leather reflected the light, really like a star flying high in the sky.

"Home run!"

"I didn't expect that it would be Musashi Katsuda who scored the first two points for Aoba."

Although he hit a home run in the final, Musashi Katsuda did not feel any joy.

He looked at the scoreboard.

2: 7.

The game had only entered the top of the third inning, and the score between Aoba and Kodo Ikusei had already widened to a full 5 points.

Before this home run, Aoba had not scored a single point.

"Can't even beat Kitahara Takashi? What the hell is that Aoba coach thinking?"

"This is simply a one-sided bullying."

"Is this going to cause a tragedy?"

There was a lot of noise in the audience.

The audience was very dissatisfied with Kensuke Amatani for keeping Takeshi Kitahara on the bench.

Many people gave up their rest days to come here just to watch such an ugly game.

In the live broadcast room, barrages of comments were flying.

[Nothing interesting, let’s go. 】

【Stupid coach! 】

[Aoba's pitching is also not good. If Kitahara Takashi was here, how could Aoba lose so many runs? ]

"I think his injury is fake. He just doesn't want to see Kitahara Takashi take the spotlight. He wants to take advantage of it."

[This is hilarious! Even if you want to pick peaches, you need to be as strong as Kitahara Takashi. Don't you have any idea of ​​your own strength?]

[In the two years before Kitahara Takashi came, Aoba's best result was a second-round exit in the Spring League. Kitahara Takashi led the team to the finals in his first year. The two are simply not on the same level of players, right?]

[Honestly, I really think I can do it! Anyway, Kitahara Takashi can carry it alone, and I just need to yell 666.]

Baseball is a team sport, and the limit of a single player leading a team is the finals.

In reality, everyone still has concerns.

But on the Internet, everyone from the Aoba coaching staff to the players was cursed except Kitahara Takashi.

In sports competitions, food is the original sin.

*

In the box, the head of the Kujo family had a gloomy expression.

The head of the Yingsi family looked grim.

The wife of the Ichijo family simply lowered her head and played with her cell phone instead of looking at the score on the field.

The reason these people came here, besides reminiscing about their youth, was to see Aoba win his first championship with their own eyes.

But now, let alone winning the championship, it would be a blessing if we don’t get slaughtered.

The key point is that Shigong Yan'an is also here today.

Their relationship with Shinomiya Yanan is like that between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Both sides wish the other would die sooner.

The students of Aoba and Shuchiin schools are not hostile to each other, but the relationship is very tense.

The student who sent Tanaka Kota to the hospital some time ago not only did not receive any punishment, but the funding for the Shuchiin baseball team also increased by at least three levels.

Everyone knew that this was a provocation from the Shinomiya family.

Just to disgust them.

The Shinomiya family clearly stated: Your Aoba student was beaten by our Shuchiin students, but I will not punish him. Not only will I punish him, I will also reward this war criminal.

Now that the team has been beaten like this, they feel very ashamed and they don't have a good attitude at all.

"Really boring."

Sigong Yunying, who was sitting far away from his father, yawned and put his hand on his female companion's waist to caress her.

"Did you invite us here just to see you embarrass yourself?"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Ye Yingtong slowly picked up a cup of black tea and took a sip.

"Your Excellency hasn't made a move yet."

"Heh~"

Sigong Yunying scoffed and crossed his legs: "Ye Yingtong, are you too confident in Beiyuan Zun?"

"I admit he's very good, but he has to be healthy."

"With him in this state, it's going to be hard for him to pitch."

Ye Yingtong raised the corner of her lips slightly: "Want to make a bet?"

"What are you gambling?"

Sigong Yunying said with interest.

"How about we make a bet and both of us like that piece of land? The loser buys it and gives it to the other person."

Ye Yingtong smiled.

"Dad, what do you say?"

Although he was the one who started it, Sigong Yunying turned around and looked at his father in the wheelchair.

"Third brother, you have to solve the problem yourself."

Sigong Huangguang scolded him in the tone of an elder brother.

All the money of the Shinomiya family will be his from now on.

He didn't want to use his own money to clean up Sigong Yunying's mess.

"Am I not from the Shinomiya family?"

Sigong Yunying asked back.

He wouldn't gamble with his own money.

Of course he had to use public funds while his father was still alive.

The scenes in novels where the rich second generation gets angry and loses their minds will not happen here.

In fact, few of the real rich second generation are stupid.

"Do you still remember that you are from the Shinomiya family? Haven't you done enough ridiculous things outside?"

"What ridiculous thing did I do?"

"The news about you and that little star last time caused so much trouble to the Shinomiya family."

Listening to the quarrel between Shinomiya Huangguang and Shinomiya Yunying, Shinomiya Huiye just felt embarrassed.

As her father's health deteriorated, her eldest and third brothers no longer even pretended to be well.

"Quiet!"

Seeing that the two were arguing more and more fiercely, Shinomiya Yan'an spoke up.

His voice was not loud and there was a hint of weakness in it, but it made Sigong Huangguang and Sigong Yunying shut up.

As long as his father is alive, Sigong Huang Guang can only be the crown prince.

"I made a bet with you."

Shinomiya Yanan spoke very slowly.

"But the stakes have to be changed."

"Grandpa Shigong, what do you want to change it to?"

Ye Yingtong smiled innocently and romantically, and sweetly called Shigong Yan'an "Grandpa Shigong". If you didn't know, you would think that they had a very good relationship.

But in private, Ye Yingtong called the other person "old bitch".

"I win, how about you give Kitahara Takashi to Kaguya?"

Shinomiya Kaguya: "Father?"

No, you guys talk about yourselves.

Okay, why are you talking about her?

Ye Yingtong, who was originally laughing, is no longer laughing.

"Old Bitch, you want to die, right?"