In the stands, many people were discussing excitedly, clearly not having anticipated such a spectacular scene unfolding on the field.
Originally, everyone thought it was already a trendous stroke of luck for the Seido High School Baseball Team to score two runs at the very beginning.
After all, their opponent was not just any random team, but Shinko High School—one of the nation's top powerhouses.
Against such an opponent, gaining an advantage was extrely difficult. And even if an advantage was gained, Seido High School Baseball Team was not expected to have an easy ti. They would inevitably have to pay a price and expend trendous effort.
Moreover, even after paying that price and putting in the hard work, the final result was still uncertain.
A lead at the start was only temporary, and it was impossible to say who would ultimately benefit more.
Shouldn't a clash between powerhouses be like this—blades clashing, fists colliding?
Especially on the Koshien field, every team is extraordinarily cautious. The tactics they employ and the mindset they maintain during the ga are on an entirely different level compared to other matches.
Everyone who stands here is a chosen one. Suppressing the opponent is never easy.
In the audience's imagination, this ga should have been a head-on collision between the strongest spear and the strongest shield—an evenly matched struggle between two giants.
Even if Seido High School Baseball Team gained an early advantage, no one believed they would be able to win this ga easily.
Yet no one expected that just when most people thought Seido's offense had co to a halt, a new wave of excitent would suddenly erupt.
That feeling was simply too exhilarating.
Although it differed slightly from the kind of ga they had originally envisioned, no one minded. If every powerhouse clash followed the sa rigid script, wouldn't it beco dull?
This unexpected turn of events was thrilling—intensely so.
Shinko High School refused to accept being at a disadvantage and chose to confront Seido High School Baseball Team's powerful hitters head-on.
This choice could not be called wrong. In fact, it made a great deal of sense.
But the final result showed no rcy.
They were taught a harsh lesson by a two-run ho run from Seido's strong hitter.
And that hitter was still a first-year rookie.
Wasn't that explosive enough?
But that wasn't even the most shocking part.
The most shocking fact was that this rookie had hit a grand slam and a tily hit in the previous ga.
In other words, in the last ga alone, this rookie from Seido High School had scored a total of five runs.
Now, in today's ga, he added another two-run ho run.
Seven runs.
Seido High School Baseball Team had received a bye in the first round, aning they played one fewer ga than most other teams.
Even so, among all the players so far, only this rookie had managed to score seven runs.
He was undeniably the number-one player—the one with the most runs in Koshien.
And with two ho runs, Zhang Han had already tied the all-ti record for first-year rookies at Koshien.
Previously, the highest record was only two ho runs.
That record had now been tied by Zhang Han.
And judging by the quality of those two ho runs, Zhang Han had even surpassed his predecessors.
For a first-year rookie to hit two ho runs at Koshien was the highest existing record.
However, this record was not unique to one person. In the past, several brilliant rookies had also achieved this feat after reaching Koshien.
This record had stood for many years—tied repeatedly, but never broken.
In recent years, the training systems of powerhouse schools had grown increasingly intense, leaving fewer and fewer opportunities for rookies.
For several years straight, no rookie with the potential to break this record had erged.
Yet Zhang Han, having played only two gas with Seido, had already hit two ho runs and tied the record.
Given the potential he had displayed, and the overall strength of Seido High School, he had an excellent chance of setting a new record.
Not just setting it—he had the potential to push it to an even higher level.
"Even if so people don't like it, there's probably no way to stop Zhang-san's brilliance now."
A reporter quietly wrote these words in his notebook.
He firmly believed that as ti passed, more and more people would co to recognize Zhang Han's shining qualities.
As long as this player did not suffer an early setback and his developnt remained smooth, his future achievents would undoubtedly be limitless.
When Zhang Han returned to the dugout, the eyes of the upperclassn around him carried a strange glint.
Zhang Han's heart skipped a beat.
Relatively speaking, he was already quite familiar with these teammates. Each of his upperclassn carried themselves with pride, their eyes practically fixed above their heads. Although many of them privately admitted they were not as good as him, they would never show even the slightest hint of it on their faces.
As absolute mainstays of the powerhouse Seido High School Baseball Team, they had their own pride.
They believed themselves to be the best. Making them openly admire soone else was harder than killing them.
So no matter how well Zhang Han had perford before, these upperclassn had always seed indifferent—at least from Zhang Han's perspective.
They would be happy like ordinary teammates, celebrating for the team as a whole.
But now, Zhang Han could clearly see undisguised envy—and even a trace of jealousy—in their eyes.
"What did I do?"
Zhang Han was genuinely puzzled.
He had rely helped the team score two runs. Even if they didn't co over to congratulate him, did they really need to look at him like that?
"You kid… do you have any idea how much resentnt you're stirring up?"
Azuma Kiyokuni had hit three ho runs so far—one more than Zhang Han.
Naturally, he was also a hot commodity now. Several professional baseball teams had privately expressed interest in him, far more than before. Although he had already been sowhat famous before reaching Koshien, he had never received this level of attention.
Koshien truly lived up to its reputation.
This was the golden path. Only by walking this path could one truly make a na for themselves.
Azuma Kiyokuni had no complaints about himself.
Originally, he had thought he could properly suppress the arrogance of the two juniors and let them know who Seido's strongest hitter really was.
He never expected things to turn out like this.
Although he had hit more ho runs, Zhang Han had stolen even more of the spotlight.
No matter how many ho runs Azuma hit, he was still far from the third-year record of seven ho runs.
But Zhang Han had already tied the rookie record.
And if Seido High School Baseball Team continued to advance…
Azuma didn't dare say Zhang Han would break the record with absolute certainty—but the possibility was very real.
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