It was Zhang Han's first appearance in the Kanto Tournament, facing a formidable opponent and a high-level pitch.
Zhang Han didn't hesitate, swinging his bat directly.
The results he achieved were also very gratifying.
The white ball soared into the sky, drawing a huge arc, and landed in the stands.
Then, Zhang Han, expressionless, released his bat as if he had done something insignificant, jogging around the infield once, and finally returning to home plate.
"Homerun..."
"Thirty-three!!"
Such words echoed continuously in the stands.
The teammates of Seido High School Baseball Team also stood up in the dugout, welcoming the three returning players.
Kuramochi and Kominato Ryosuke didn't leave after returning to home plate; they waited for Zhang Han to run over, and the three high-fived in celebration.
They also returned to the dugout together, receiving a warm welcome from everyone there.
"You guys are too cool!"
Isashiki Jun gave a very high evaluation of the junior players' excellent performance.
After saying this, Jun looked fiercely at his two teammates.
"We seniors can't fall behind either."
Tetsuya Yuuki and Chris nodded.
Now the juniors had tied the score. As core hitters, the seniors certainly couldn't fall behind.
"While the opponent has just been hit with a Homerun and their minds are in a mess, now is a good opportunity for us to attack."
Isashiki Jun said with a smile.
However, his smile didn't look friendly at all; instead, it looked menacing.
On the other hand, in Shonan Gakuen's dugout.
Coach Mikura, who had been full of confidence, frowned, clenched his fist, and repeatedly tapped his shoulder with it.
This was his habitual action when deep in thought.
At this moment, Coach Mikura's gaze remained fixed on Zhang Han.
In his opinion, Zhang Han was definitely a player with strong practical utility in games.
He was proficient in many positions, and he had his own understanding of baseball.
Even with pitching, it might be difficult to be an Ace, but being a strong reliever was no problem at all.
"Jack-of-all-trades" might not be a good term.
But when a player possesses such ability, one has to admit that for a baseball team, it is incredibly advantageous.
Every baseball team has its so-called weak points.
Even if there aren't any on the surface, your most reliable areas might develop vulnerabilities, such as players getting injured or being in poor form.
This is not uncommon in high school baseball.
At this time, if your team has a strong, versatile player.
Then they can fill in positions in a timely manner.
Even if they can't completely replace the original player, they can, to some extent, preserve the team's previous strength.
That's why he agreed to the invitation at the time.
But now it seems he was too conservative back then. He shouldn't have worried about appearances at all; he should have directly invited Zhang Han over.
If the opponent were on his team, then the one with the headache wouldn't be him, but Coach Kataoka of Seido High School Baseball Team.
Zhang Han's performance at the batter's box just now.
Although he didn't stand there for long, swinging the bat only once in total.
But from the moment he hit the ball, Zhang Han seemed to radiate a brilliant light.
Dazzling!
Not to mention those ignorant girls in the stands, who had all their eyes on Zhang Han.
Basically, everyone present was attracted by Zhang Han. Regardless of gender or age, everyone was watching him.
Watching him gracefully toss his bat, watching him elegantly circle the infield...
Zhang Han seemed different from other players.
It was as if he was meant to be like this, meant to shine so brightly.
Even beyond just today's game, and beyond just this high school period.
In the future, as long as Zhang Han continued to fight on the baseball field, he would be a dazzling superstar.
With such a player, the team's momentum and atmosphere are also different.
With the score tied, the condition of all players on Seido High School Baseball Team changed dramatically.
Before, they were in a state of being behind and suppressed.
Now that they had tied the score, logically speaking, they shouldn't have any advantage.
But the result was not like that; the players of Seido High School Baseball Team had all raised their heads.
They gave the impression of being full of confidence.
As if they had already gained the upper hand in the game.
"It's tied already?"
Just thinking of this, Coach Mikura felt his previous self-satisfaction was particularly laughable.
Judging by the current progress of the game, they were lucky not to be crushed, let alone having an advantage.
He just didn't know if those young players on the field would be affected by such a strong opponent.
Coach Mikura was still quite worried about this.
But soon, his worry subsided.
Truth be told, Shonan Gakuen's players weren't particularly tough.
It was natural for them to be affected when facing such a huge predicament.
But strangely, these young players were not greatly affected. Or rather, they were affected, but these effects were positive.
When they saw Zhang Han, their peer, become the most dazzling superstar on the entire field.
These guys' unwillingness to lose completely surged.
If it were other opponents, for example, if the third-year seniors of Seido High School Baseball Team performed exceptionally well, it wouldn't have such a strong interference and impact on them.
Zhang Han was different!
They grew up together in middle school and knew each other inside out.
When they saw Zhang Han showing off his might.
The stubborn, unwilling-to-lose, and jealous little flame in their hearts burned fiercely, almost setting them on fire.
They absolutely could not accept such a result and had to go all out to face Zhang Han again.
Even Aoki, who was slow to get into form, changed completely after being critically hit by Zhang Han's Homerun.
His gaze towards Zhang Han was filled with too many complex emotions.
He wanted to pitch, to pitch with his strongest form.
"Whoosh!"
After Zhang Han hit a Homerun off him, Aoki's pitching seemed even faster than before.
The ball speed, which was originally around 140 kilometers per hour, definitely exceeded 140 at this moment.
"Growing stronger with setbacks!"
"Finally showing his true form!"
Just as Shonan Gakuen's fans in the stands praised in unison.
The batter who stepped up to the batter's box next unceremoniously swung his bat.
"Ping!"
After the white ball was hit, it flew back like a white lightning bolt.
Actually, the ball was not hit in a good position; it landed about three meters away from the Second Baseman.
For the well-trained players of Shonan Gakuen, for a ball so close, even if they didn't have one hundred percent certainty, they at least had eighty percent certainty of stopping the ball.
However, this time, Shonan Gakuen's Second Baseman only had time to turn his head, and he watched helplessly as the white ball landed and bounced in front of him, then flew away.
Fast!
Everything happened too fast, leaving him no time to make any preparations.
The baseball zipped past the Shonan Second Baseman.
"This swing?"
In the dugout, Coach Mikura felt his heart almost leap out of his chest.
He had been quite relieved when he saw Aoki's pitching.
Now, he deeply realized that he had been relieved too soon.
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