Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

"My evolution is faster than light"

Takamiki, a member of the Shikamiya High School baseball team and a member of many clubs of Sobu High School, thoroughly understood the meaning of this sentence today.

After pitching a perfect game and getting 27 outs, Hojo Kyosuke's pitching speed has increased from 141 in the first pitch to 150, completely exceeding the highest pitching speed in Koshien last year.

Everyone has reason to believe that this is not Hojo Kyosuke's limit, but his opponent's limit. From the beginning to the end, the speed of his every pitch was increasing. The only thing that remained unchanged was the people of Shikamiya High School standing there in a daze, or the confused expressions after the swing missed.

"Ken strikes out" who watched the strike go to the bases, "Kara ignores three stars" who swings the bat in the air, all of them are strikeouts.

Not even a bad ball was thrown, which can be called a perfect perfect game. The so-called perfect game is that a pitcher does not let any of the opponent's players reach first base during the game, completely blocking the game.

No one would doubt that if Shikamiya Gao's trump card was a little stronger, Hojo Kyosuke would definitely be able to increase his pitching speed.

"This is really incredible."

Shikamiya Gao's coach murmured with a dull look in his eyes.

What he was counting in front of him was not a scoreboard, but a table that counted every time Hojo Kyosuke's pitching speed broke through.

A piece of white cardboard, which was brought by Tsuchiya Ryota. He had decided that he would bring this board to every practice match and game in the future, and then update Hojo's record in front of his opponent. After Hojo Kyo graduated, he would take protective measures for the board and use it as a treasure of the Sobu High School Baseball Club.

People from the Sobu High School Kendo Club, Football Club, Basketball Club and other clubs also stood under the board and looked up to watch.

In Japan, not 100% of people understand baseball, but at least most people understand it. Anyway, there must be one person who understands it in a family of three. So everyone is very clear about what a pitching speed of 150 represents.

Neon baseball is "pitch high and hit low", which means that it focuses more on the training of pitchers rather than batters, which is different from American baseball.

This is probably due to the cultural differences between the two sides, and the understanding of "hero" is different. A batter can win four points by hitting a full-base home run and lead the team to victory. This legendary superhero who can turn the tide is obviously loved by Americans.

Correspondingly, as long as the ace pitcher of the team is strong enough, no matter how strong the opponent's batter is, he cannot break through and always suppress the opponent's score to zero. In this way, a feeling of "this is my last ripple" will be generated, and the victory or defeat of the game will be entrusted to teammates, which is a kind of epic and tragic version of superhero.

In the commentary of Neon games, other players are uniformly called "players", and only the ace pitcher has an exclusive title "Tōshu"!

Take today's game for example, Hojo Kyosuke pitched and shut out the opponent, leaving Shikamiya High School without a single point, thus creating a situation of "I can only hit you but you can't hit me". The players of Sobu High School can swing their bats as much as they want and seize any opportunity to score points, while the players of Shikamiya High School must go all out to block the opponent.

Even if today's training match is arranged according to the normal match schedule, Hojo Kyosuke cannot get to the batter's box in every inning and cannot score a point in every inning, but as long as he can keep Shikamiya High School's score at zero, Sobu High School will win as long as he scores one point.

In this case, even people who don't know anything about baseball can know how great he is. He led the team to win the game completely by himself.

One person stood at the end and took it all, this is the meaning of "Ace".

"Our school is going to enter Koshien..."

Hayama Hayato's expression was dull, and he murmured in disbelief.

"Our school is going to enter Koshien?"

Hikigaya Hachiman asked back.

"Our school is going to enter Koshien!!!"

The enthusiastic screams exploded instantly, and everyone in Sobu High School opened their eyes wide and shouted wildly, jumping and dancing.

"It's crazy, I didn't expect that I would see Sobu High School enter Koshien in my lifetime..."

The head of the football club said in disbelief, which was even more incredible than him leading the football club to win the World Cup.

"Well done, Tsuchiya, I saw that you were a genius when you were in junior high school, and you will definitely enter Koshien!"

The vice-head of the kendo club, Aonobu Tamaki, laughed and patted his friend's shoulder. He was qualified to say this because he was the one who recommended Hojo Kyousuke to his junior high school friend Tsuchiya Ryota as an insider, telling him that if he wanted to struggle for the last time in high school, he must not miss the genius of Hojo Kyousuke.

Well, although the two of them had to compete for Hojo Kyousuke's training time every day, it did not prevent him from getting a ticket to the first row of the cheering seats!

"Hahahaha... No, no, it's all the result of Hojo-kun's own efforts, it has nothing to do with me... Ahahahahaha——"

Tsuchiya Ryota wanted to be modest, but he couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and laughed continuously. He was telling the truth. Although he had assisted Hojo-kun in several trainings before, he never knew that he could actually train an ace with a speed of 150.

In a word, it was all the players' own efforts.

Everyone excitedly discussed the school's trip to Koshien for a long time, and then they remembered everyone's precious "ticket".

What is the status of Koshien in Japan? To give a simple example, a Japanese prime minister who was born in Shizuoka Prefecture once said on a TV program: "I may not be the most famous person in Shizuoka Prefecture. The most famous person should be the winning pitcher of the 1987 Summer Koshien. Anyone in our county who doesn't know him can't be said to be a real Shizuoka person." It's so exaggerated.

Looking at those pairs of hungry wolf eyes with green light, Hojo Kyosuke subconsciously took a step back.

"I warn you, I haven't swung enough just now. Now I think it's a baseball when I see a round thing, and I can't help but want to hit it."

When he spoke, his eyes swept over everyone's heads, and the meaning was very clear.

These bastards, don't they know that he is sweating all over now? He doesn't want to celebrate at all. If anyone dares to throw him up and lift him high, he will let the other party dig a big hole and bury him.

Although Dear Ticket Jun refused the request to celebrate with everyone, the people of Sobu High School still raised their hands and shouted several words such as "Board Loading" and "Sai Gao". The second-year student is so fanatical, and he feels like a cult member.

But after a while, Ryota Tsuchiya started to expel people from other clubs.

"Go, go, don't disturb our training. If Sobu High School can't go to Koshien this year, it must be your fault for delaying Hojo-kun's training time for one minute here today."

"Hey? Tsuchiya, you didn't look like this when you asked me how to form a cheerleading team just now."

"Baga, it's your honor to contribute to Hojo-kun, stop talking nonsense and get out of here."

Ryota Tsuchiya looked arrogant.

A bunch of clubs left cursing. Really, they still want to feel the atmosphere of the baseball giants again. They will have something to brag about when they go out with friends tomorrow, right?

Soon the people on the baseball field were cleared, and the coach of Shikamiya High School came over with the players. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the four beautiful girl musicians coming over. Everyone was very good at reading the air, and they walked aside without saying a word to make room.

Michiru Hyodo had a bright smile on her face, and her hair was wet and stuck to her forehead with sweat, which showed that she had gone through a strenuous exercise.

This was indeed the case. Michiru Hyodo had never known that performing as an audience member was such a joy.

In the past, when the band practiced, even if there were only one or two audience members from other clubs, they were always the protagonists standing on the stage. But this time, everyone, including them, focused their attention on the baseball field, all focused on the man with the number "1".

Music is the art of mood, and it directly targets mood.

Musicians express their emotions through melody and use their own strong emotions to infect the hearts of the audience.

It is impossible to create the Symphony of Fate without experiencing Beethoven's life. Using music theory and skills alone to create a soulless, craftsmanlike dead object is exquisite but has no power to infect people's hearts.

As a genius, or a genius who gets excited for only a few minutes by people around her, Michiru Hyodo doesn't think she is a genius. Instead, she agrees with the latter statement, "a genius who gets excited for only a few minutes", in which "enthusiasm is the key".

Enthusiasm - passion

She plunged into those fields according to her inner passion, volleyball, drama, basketball... everything. She didn't choose to plunge into them because she had this talent, but because she loved this career, so she entered without hesitation.

Isn't passion enough? Isn't passion the greatest talent?

Just like now, when I was young, I liked to praise myself the most, "Xiaomei, the guitar you play and the songs you sing are so contagious."

Why is it contagious? Because of love. Michiru Hyodo loves music, rock, and the band of herself and her companions from the bottom of her heart.

And now, standing on the baseball field at this moment.

Michiru Hyodo doesn't need to examine her heart or brew emotions, she can feel her violently beating heart.

Her emotions boiled with Hojo Kyosuke's high-speed pitching. She could hear the cheers for Hojo Kyosuke constantly in her ears. She could feel everyone's excitement and joy effortlessly. The enthusiasm overwhelmed her. She held her guitar and couldn't wait to express everyone's enthusiasm with music.

She wanted to make the cheers even more enthusiastic!

She wanted to join in.

No one was watching her. The wonderful performances of her and her companions became a foil for Hojo Kyosuke.

But it was not frustrating at all. It felt wonderful.

Hojo Kyosuke on the court was trying his best to win, and she responded to that effort with music off the court.

It was as if they had become one. He on the court and she off the stage were fighting for victory with one heart.

Hyodo Michiru understood the meaning of the existence of the cheering group.

"You also have a share of this honor", this sentence is no longer a polite remark, but a real one.

As soon as the game was over, she was still immersed in the afterglow of the performance. Xiaoshi, Zhijia, and Xiaolan all came over and asked her when they could cheer again.

It was really great.

The girl who had always been in the shadows was sweating just as much as Hojo Kyosuke. That's why the four of them didn't go over when the people from Sobu High School gathered together to discuss Koshien. Girls always have to be more careful. And those boys were all sweating, and the smell when they gathered together was simply unbearable.

What? Aren't they sweating too?

Ah! Girls are of course fragrant!

She had just wiped off her sweat, but her forehead was wet again when she walked over.

Michiru Hyodo's fair face was still flushed. Compared with her previous coolness, she was even cuter now.

"Kyoto..."

Looking at Hojo Kyosuke who was wiping his sweat, Michiru Hyodo was stunned just as she was about to speak.

Stare...

"Hey..."

Himekawa Tokino bumped her friend with her shoulder and called out softly.

"Mei! Your gaze is too obscene!!"

Even though she said that, her gaze kept converging with Michiru Hyodo's.

Looking again, Mizuhara Eika and Morioka Aiko next to them also had wandering eyes, drifting to Hojo Kyosuke from time to time, and then immediately moved away with blushing faces.

"Ah?"

Hyodo Michiru came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream:

"Ah! So-big!!"

The girl screamed subconsciously.

"Hey!!!!"

The curly-haired Himekawa Tokino immediately grabbed her friend's shoulders and pulled her around.

"Xiaomei! If the teacher finds out like this, you will be expelled!"

Moriyama Aiko whispered.

"But it's so conspicuous, how could I not notice it? Didn't you see it, Xiaolan?" Hyodo Michiru blushed and whispered in defense.

"I..."

Moriyama Aiko, who was like a Yamato Nadeshiko, was speechless.

"You can look at the pitcher's shoulders, but you can't look at their private parts. It's really rude!"

The curly-haired Himekawa Tokino criticized. She didn't have much confidence when she spoke, as she also peeked. Rather than criticizing her friend, it was more like reminding herself.

"It's really big..."

Mizuhara Aika, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?"

As the only one with a boyfriend among the four, Mizuhara Eichika's statement is undoubtedly the most authoritative.

When Hyodo Michiru and the others heard it, they immediately put their heads together and asked frantically. Eichika's face turned red and sweaty. After hesitating for a long time, she could only perfunctorily say:

"Just like his pitching, it's a monster level!"

"It serves him right!"

The three beautiful girls exclaimed immediately.

What is it that can attract the beautiful girl band to keep peeking?

It is well known that the pants of baseball uniforms are quite tight, well...tight.

Just when Hojo Kyosuke raised his hand to greet the girls in the cheering group, he saw the four of them suddenly turned around and whispered without saying a word.

After two seconds, he lowered his head and took a look, and then he suddenly realized. (End of this chapter)