Chapter 9

5 seconds later, the bulletin board is visible! Chapter 009

2. Have you ever seen such crazy bastards...! (4)

Top of the 4th inning.

Lee Kyun-hoon was pondering what sign to give against Lee Geun-hyung, the leadoff and third batter of the Missiles.

'Ultimately, I decide based on the comments, but if I don’t even think about what sign to give and what pitch to aim for, the comments won’t even appear.'

However,

Despite not thinking about what sign to give, the comments appeared.

'Fast...? What does fast mean?'

While I have some idea, I can’t be complacent with Lee Geun-hyung, one of the league’s top hitters at the plate.

'First, let’s see his reaction with a slider that drops sharply.'

Jacob Daniel nodded at Lee Kyun-hoon’s sign.

Jacob Daniel, who had given a pitch-out sign in the top of the 1st inning and had followed Lee Kyun-hoon’s lead to prevent Park Min-hyuk’s steal, was entirely following his lead.

And.

Whoosh...

Bang!

"Swing—"

Even though it wasn’t a particularly great slider, Lee Geun-hyung’s bat followed through.

'Lee Geun-hyung swung so hard at such a ball? That’s strange...

I’m not sure if it’s because of yesterday’s comeback loss or today’s first at-bat strikeout, but Lee Geun-hyung’s body was tense.

'He’s trying to hit a big one to change the momentum. If that’s the case, I’ll drop a curve low... Huh?'

[A cub***** / Strikeout]

The comment didn’t disappear.

Lee Kyun-hoon thought about this unprecedented situation he had never encountered before.

'Both Yage’s posts and the comments in the comment section disappeared once the situation was over, whether they were deleted or not. That means...

This comment’s situation hasn’t ended yet.

'Fast... Fast... relay? Fast relay? I didn’t think it was possible, but...

Otherwise, this situation can’t be explained.

'While seeing the bulletin board a little later is even harder to explain...

Anyway, if I believe these, I reach this conclusion.

Lee Kyun-hoon concluded that he saw the future where Lee Geun-hyung would strike out.

'Really?'

Lee Kyun-hoon gave the exact same sign for a dropping slider as the first pitch.

'If it’s really true, I can get a strikeout by continuing to give such signs.'

Jacob Daniel, though puzzled, threw the pitch exactly as Lee Kyun-hoon had signed.

Whoosh...

Bang!

...Bang!

Lee Geun-hyung swung again at the exact same ball as the first pitch.

'I want to try giving the slider sign one more time... But if I do, this fast relay comment might disappear.'

He was worried that the fast relay comment would disappear due to an overly abnormal sign.

Lee Kyun-hoon gave a safe high fastball sign.

Jacob Daniel’s third pitch followed.

Swoosh...

Bang!

• • • • • Bang!

"Swing—! Out!"

The Missiles’ third batter, Lee Geun-hyung, struck out on three pitches with three swings.

Lee Kyun-hoon glanced at Lee Geun-hyung, who was muttering to himself and heading to the Missiles’ dugout in anger.

'What kind of ball was Lee Geun-hyung aiming for...?'

And, the fast relay comment from ‘skub*****’ disappeared.

'Seeing the fast relay in the comment section means... seeing a little later, a bit further into the future.'

Feeling grateful for the comment section in the green window, Lee Kyun-hoon thought.

'As expected, Yage is trash.'

It didn’t take long for Lee Kyun-hoon’s quick adjustment to revert.

'There’s no reason to avoid a strike. I’ll go for it.'

Snap!

Jacob Daniel allowed his second hit of the day.

Lee Kyun-hoon sensed something was wrong.

'Huh? Why...

Snap!

Jacob Daniel allowed his third hit of the day.

Facing a scoring threat with two outs and runners on first and third, Lee Kyun-hoon was furious.

'Is this a joke...? A joke! What the hell, mh! I... I trusted you...!'

Snap!

Bang!

"Out—!"

"Haah...!"

Jacob Daniel, who had escaped the scoring threat with two outs and runners on first and third, let out a thunderous cheer that echoed across the Buffaloes’ field.

He encouraged Lee Kyun-hoon, who had helped him through the crisis, by showing him his glove.

But.

'What... Why does this guy look like that?'

He looked as if he had been betrayed by someone he trusted.

Lee Kyun-hoon muttered.

"Have you ever seen such crazy bastards...!"

Despite the betrayal by the comments, Lee Kyun-hoon managed to lead the game.

He remembered the IDs of the comments doing the fast relay and cautiously used the fast relay from the IDs that had not been wrong.

'Back off, Daniel.'

'OK.'

Snap!

"Time!"

He immediately gave a time sign to delete the fast relay from the ID that had been wrong, doing the fishing.

'I was wrong. The guys in the green window are no different from the Yage guys.'

••••••

The biggest reason for this thought was the wrong fast relay, the fishing.

'But that’s not all. The comment section itself is incredibly dirty.'

Among the comments he often saw, there were truly vicious personal attacks.

Even though they weren’t about him, the comments were so low that he couldn’t help but frown.

In some ways, they were even more vicious than the Yage he knew.

But.

Snap!

'What if they’re vicious! As long as I can use them, that’s all that matters!'

Admiring the parabola he had launched, which was impossible to stop, Lee Kyun-hoon casually threw his bat.

Boom

Lee Kyun-hoon’s two-run home run.

A home run that made the score 10-0, completely sealing the game.

Top of the 9th inning.

Jacob Daniel threw his ninety-fifth ball of the day.

Bang!

A four-seam fastball that deeply penetrated the left-handed batter’s strike zone.

The umpire called it without hesitation.

"Str——ike! Out!"

"Yeaah...!"

Jacob Daniel, who had secured his first shutout in the Korean professional baseball league, celebrated.

9 innings, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts, no runs.

The result of consistently aggressive and efficient pitching, with fewer than 100 pitches.

Jacob Daniel thanked Lee Kyun-hoon, the catcher who had led him.

"Thanks, thanks!"

"Kid... You’re welcome."

Lee Kyun-hoon smiled and replied to Jacob Daniel’s gratitude.

"Good job, Daniel."

The Buffaloes’ players, sending envious and respectful glances at Lee Kyun-hoon as he returned to the dugout, muttered.

"Wow... Kyun-hoon-ssi really carried us today, didn’t he?"

"That’s right. Baseball has been going really well for him the past two days."

"Kyung-hoon-ssi will probably do an interview today too..."

In this atmosphere, a man was frowning.

Coach Park Chang-hwa, shivering with anger, glared at Lee Kyun-hoon, who was high-fiving the Buffaloes’ players.