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Chapter 333: The one who beat the genius
"If the pitcher throws a ball in the strike zone (the three-dimensional space between the top of the batter's knees and the armpit) and the batter does not swing or hit it, it is called a strike. If four balls are thrown, the batter is automatically walked to first base."

"Hits and home runs: A hit is when a batter hits the ball into a gap where the defensive players cannot normally catch it, and he successfully runs to first base. A home run is when a batter hits the ball out of the outfield, and he and all the runners on base can score."

"Brother Akimoto, your arms and body are very strong, so I think that brother Akimoto must be very good at pitching, or he will also be a very good hitter! He will definitely be able to hit a home run!"

Akimoto Yoichi sat there, listening to Kikuta Touna's story with a thoughtful expression on his face.

But his eyes kept stealing glances at the collar.

She took deep breaths from time to time, and I have to say that the sister Dongna in front of me was really refreshing.

"Brother Akimoto, are you listening to me?" Kikuta Touna shook Akimoto Yoichi.

The soft voice sounds like a little lamb, so cute.

"Yes, of course. I was just thinking about the rules of the competition. Well, they are indeed profound..." Akimoto Yoichi answered seriously, while taking a few more glances at the deep creamy trench.

It's really profound. How did it grow so big when it was such a tiny kid?

"Really? Is it that difficult to understand?" Kikuta Touna tilted her head and looked at Akimoto Yoichi curiously.

She understood all these rules after just looking at them for a while.

Why would we need someone like Yoichi Akimoto to think so hard?
"Well of course, this is the secret of the second dimension. Certain attributes combined together can give people the experience of social security."

Akimoto Yoichi stood up and stretched.

Kikuta Touna naturally didn't understand what he meant at all, but she finally finished explaining the rules.

Looking at Date Jujuro who was standing not far away and waiting for Akimoto Yoichi to pitch, the cool boy at this moment had an expression of anger on his face which seemed to be paralyzed.

No one can remain calm after being deliberately left out for so long.

What's more, the other party is not a goddess, but a blond guy.

"Although I don't understand what Akimoto-nii is saying, but come on Akimoto-nii! You will be an excellent pitcher!"

After saying that, Kikuta Touna clenched her little fist towards Akimoto Yoichi to encourage him, then ran away with her face flushed.

After returning to her father, she picked up the water bottle beside her and took a sip.

Coach Kikuta, who was sitting next to her, looked at her daughter and said with relief, "Are you happy, Touna?"

"Yeah, I'm happy." Kikuta Touna nodded without hesitation.

"Oh, that's good." Coach Kikuta chuckled and nodded.

Although this was not the first time he brought Kikuta Touna to the baseball club, he had brought Kikuta Touna here before.

However, except Jinpachi Morii and Yuchi Yokota, no other member of the baseball club has ever spoken to Touna Kikuta.

Because the boys in the baseball club are a little wary of the girls because of Sakagami Honoka's candid photo album.

However, Akimoto Yoichi, who had just joined the baseball team, was different. This yellow-haired guy was decent and generous, without the slightest timidity or over-exaggeration, and his personality was as mature as that of an uncle like himself.

As a player, the most important thing is undoubtedly mentality.

No matter how talented a player is, if he has a problem with his mentality, he is doomed to not go far.

Coach Kikuta believes that Yoichi Akimoto's psychological quality and good attitude are precious and valuable.

Even though Akimoto Yoichi doesn't know much about baseball and is a novice, he can definitely play a good role on the field.

In contrast, another genius, Date Jujuro, who was standing opposite Akimoto Yoichi at this time, had some serious problems with his mentality. He was unable to unite his teammates during junior high school, and most of the time he had to rely on his own efforts to win.

Others are 9V9, but Date Jujuro is 1V17. Fortunately, each team in a baseball game can only have nine people.

How can you play baseball well with a bunch of insects? Not only can your teammates not help you, they may even help your opponents, either missing the ball or giving it away for free.

The not-so-pleasant junior high school experience had a significant impact on Date Jujuro.

His talent exceeds that of most people, which makes Date Jujuro difficult to understand and too conspicuous.

Coupled with Date Jujuro's own stubborn and aggressive character, these problems were highlighted one by one after he joined the baseball team of Izuki High School, which undoubtedly caused Date Jujuro's condition to decline and his strength to drop.

Now Coach Kikuta naturally hopes to help Date Jujuro get out of the trough, but he cannot help Date Jujuro just by talking nonsense.

Having a student who is the same age as Date Jujuro and equally famous join the baseball club might create some chemical effect on Date Jujuro.

This is why Coach Kikuta agreed to Jinpachi Morii's invitation to Yoichi Akimoto to join the baseball team.

Of course, Coach Kikuta didn't expect Akimoto Yoichi to be able to play baseball at first, but when Akimoto Yoichi clashed with those bad guys during the student council election, he swung the bat very skillfully, so maybe he can play baseball?

Wouldn't it be better if fame, status and identity could not only stimulate Date Jujuro, but also his baseball talent?

Now is the time for Coach Kikuta to verify his ideas.

If Akimoto Yoichi really has outstanding talent and the previous goal was not a coincidence, that would undoubtedly be what Coach Kikuta most wants to see.

"Ah! Brother Akimoto is going to pitch! Uh-huh, his posture is so ugly." Kikuta Touna said, pointing at Akimoto Yoichi who was making a pitching posture.

Coach Kikuta chuckled and said, "It's okay if the posture is ugly. The pitcher can choose the posture that is most comfortable for him or her. What's important is the effect of the pitch."

As Akimoto Yoichi got ready, Date Jujuro, who was standing opposite him, also raised his gloves and made a gesture to catch the ball, but it could be seen that Date Jujuro was not too focused.

Maybe it was because he was left out for a long time by Akimoto Yoichi, or maybe he felt from the beginning that Akimoto Yoichi's previous goal was a coincidence.

However, the moment Akimoto Yoichi's ball was thrown.

Date Jujuro's hair stood on end.

He could feel a gust of wind blowing in front of his eyes, and his hair was flying, but his accuracy was very poor.

Although the accuracy was poor, the speed of this ball was difficult for even Date Jujuro to throw, but it was easily thrown by the yellow-haired guy in front of him who didn't even know the pitching posture.

The desire to win arose naturally. Originally, Date Jujuro didn't need to catch this ball because he had thrown it off target anyway.

But he still moved his body and stretched out his hand, trying to catch the ball.

next moment.

There was a dull "bang" sound, and Date Juichiro's glove touched the ball thrown by Akimoto Yoichi, but the ball still flew out through the gaps between the fingers of the glove.

The force was so great that it would have been unstoppable if I hadn't used my palm to receive it head-on.

This was Date Jujuro's most real experience at the moment, and his pupils contracted due to shock.

The missed ball hit the wire fence around the practice field again, and Date Jujuro fell to the ground.

When he tried to prop up his body, Date Jujuro felt a piercing pain in his ungloved hand, and warm liquid flowed out from his fingers.

I looked down and saw that my fingers were bleeding.

When he fell, he tried to support himself with his hand, but unfortunately, his index finger was pressed by his weight and hit a sharp stone. The injured hand was the one he used to throw the ball.

"How are you, Shierlang? Are you not hurt?" Coach Kikuta ran over and asked Ida Shierlang, who was lying on the ground, with concern.

Kikuta Touna and Akimoto Yoichi also came over at this time, and Morii Jinpachi and others were watching not far away.

With so many people looking at him, Date Jujuro had to endure the pain in his hand. He stuffed his injured hand into his trouser pocket and stood with one hand.

"You shouldn't have been so reckless in catching the ball."

Facing the crowd, he replied nonchalantly in a low voice: "It's okay, I just wanted to try out how strong this ball is, and it seems to be okay now."

As always, Date Jujuro said some harsh and arrogant words as usual.

Having said that, he still looked at Akimoto Yang a few more times.

Regardless of the accuracy of that ball, the power of it was so great that even he, the best pitcher, was surprised.

"But the power of Akimoto's pitch just now was quite amazing. If he could throw the ball into the strike zone at that speed, I guess few people would be able to hit his ball." Coach Kikuta naturally did not ignore Akimoto Yoichi's advantages.

Although Yoichi Akimoto did not make a more standard and appropriate pitching posture.

But even though he couldn't fully exert his strength in his pitching, he was still able to throw the ball so fast and powerfully.

It is obvious that if Akimoto Yoichi could be taught well, his unprofessional pitching posture could be corrected, and his pitching hit rate could be practiced more.

Akimoto Yoichi is definitely a talented pitcher who can rival Date Jujuro.

"That's right, I knew that Akimoto brother is very good. Akimoto brother is indeed suitable to be a pitcher! My vision is not wrong." Kikuta Touna said happily for Akimoto Yoichi as if she was affirmed.

Looking at the big bear loli who was encouraging him, Akimoto Yoichi couldn't help but grin and said, "I think it's not me who is good, but your vision is good, Touna."

Raising his hand, Akimoto Yoichi made a high-five gesture to Kikuta Touna.

"No, no, this is all Akimoto brother's own ability." Kikuta Touna raised her little hand and high-fived Akimoto Yoshi.

When they high-fived, Akimoto Yoichi pinched her little finger.

This little action made Kikuta Touna lower her head shyly.

"Okay, Akimoto-kun, don't be too happy." Coach Kikuta smiled and stopped Akimoto Yoichi and his daughter from celebrating.

"Your pitching posture needs to be corrected, and your pitching accuracy needs to be practiced."

"And you just learned about the rules of baseball. You need to learn more."

"This practice match is a good opportunity. Although you won't be a pitcher, Akimoto-kun, you are a shortstop. You will have ample opportunities to watch this practice match up close and experience it with your body."

After confirming that Akimoto Yoichi also possessed great talent, Coach Kikuta did not want this genius to become like Date Jujuro because of being too proud.

Akimoto Yoichi suppressed his smile, nodded seriously and said, "I understand, Coach Kikuta."

"Well, very good." Coach Kikuta was very satisfied with Akimoto Yoichi's attitude.

These qualities of being neither arrogant nor impatient and having a mature personality are even more valuable in Akimoto Yoichi, who has already demonstrated his talent.

How could this frivolous-looking yellow-haired guy in front of me be the same age as the impetuous and stubborn Date Jujuro?

Coach Kikuta feels at ease letting his daughter get along with such a player.

"Then Touna, go practice with Akimoto-kun. He will also play in this practice match, and as a shortstop he will also have to throw the ball."

"You also have to learn pitching postures and stuff. If you don't understand anything, Akimoto-kun, you can just ask Fuuna."

"Touna has been around me since she was little and has been exposed to baseball. She will have no problem teaching you. She may even be better at teaching than I am."

Kikuta Touna walked up to Akimoto Yoichi with a happy look on her face.

Looking at the big bear loli in front of him, Akimoto Yoichi naturally had no objection.

"No problem, I will learn from Dongnai." Who can resist a well-behaved and warm big bear Lori?
"Then let's go, Akimoto-nii-san, let's go over there."

"Let's go, let's not block others from practicing here."

"Hmm! By the way, Akimoto-nii, why are you able to throw the ball so well?"

"Maybe it's because I'm gifted. I was born this way."

"So what are you good at, brother Akimoto?"

"Me? If not pitching, I'm actually better at hitting. I can swing the bat okay, though I've never hit anything this small. In the past, I've hit things that were about the size of a person."

"If Akimoto-nii practiced his aim more, you would definitely be able to hit a home run!"

"That depends on how well you, Touna, teach me."

"..."

Akimoto Yoichi and Kikuta Touna left while talking in a good atmosphere.

Coach Kikuta took his eyes off the two of them and looked at Date Jujuro beside him.

He looked at the cool boy with an unpleasant expression and asked with a smile: "How is it? Do you also think that Akimoto-kun is a good opponent?"

It can be confirmed that Akimoto Yoichi is fully qualified to be Date Jujuro's opponent and partner.

These two are still young baseball talents, and they will surely stimulate each other's growth in this club in the future.

"Him? Just an amateur." Date Jujuro answered in a low voice.

Coach Kikuta looked at him with a smile and said, "That means you don't deny his talent, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so stubborn in trying to catch the ball from him."

"…That has to wait until he learns how to throw a good ball. I'm going to go drink some water." After saying this, Date Jujuro turned around and walked towards the faucet.

"Oh." Coach Kikuta scratched his head as he looked at Date Jujuro, who seemed to not care about his competitor Akimoto Yoichi at all.

What Coach Kikuta didn't know was that Date Jujuro didn't care about Akimoto Yoichi.

It's just that his fingers hurt a lot, and the most important thing at this time is that the blood is constantly staining his pants.

If I don't take the time to deal with it, I may not be able to play in today's practice match.

If I can't play in this practice match and fail to show my condition and ability to Coach Kikuta and Minister Morii, I won't have a chance to play in the spring national league.

Even this yellow-haired guy who just joined might take away his position.

At this time, Date Jujuro felt that his position as the seed pitcher was threatened by Akimoto Yoichi.

(End of this chapter)