Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

"It's okay, it's okay. By the way, what's his name?"

Sayuri Sawamura breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally settled down.

"His name is Watanabe Takashi."

--died.

Volume 314: Come, hold it like this!

As the game approached, the Sapporo Dome was already packed with people. The flag of the Hanshin Tigers representing yellow and black and the flag of the Ham Fighters representing blue and white divided the entire stadium into two.

If someone flies a drone and looks down, they will find that the stadium has already been covered with yellow and black and blue and white.

Media reporters from all over the island were deployed at various positions on the field, with their cameras aimed at the court.

In the player tunnel, Takashi Kitahara stood at the front of the Ham Fighters with his hands behind his back, waiting for the entrance ceremony.

On the wall next to him is a record of every time the Ham Fighters won a championship.

"TV Tokyo, TV Tokyo, good evening, everyone!"

"Welcome to the first pre-season game of the 2024/25 season. Hokkaido-Ham Fighters vs. Hanshin Tigers!"

"I'm the commentator for this match, Ichiro Suzuki!"

"I'm Nakano Ichika."

"I'm Hoshino Ai."

Ichiro Suzuki was also invited as a guest today.

It can be seen that the organizers attach great importance to this competition.

TV Tokyo and Nippon TV also sent Hoshino Ai and Nakano Ichika, with whom they had worked before, to serve as commentators.

"No, what right do they have?" In the audience, Himekawa Airi tightly grasped her handbag and looked at the two women on the stage with undisguised jealousy.

This game has been broadcast live simultaneously by five radio stations across the country.

What a huge amount of traffic this must be.

Being invited as a guest and showing one's face in front of people across the country is almost equivalent to accidentally appearing on the Spring Festival Gala.

You know, many talented stars are only one opportunity away from becoming household names.

For this reason, many stars beg the company to give them a chance and promise that they will work like slaves for the company and make money for the rest of their lives.

Many brokerage companies also want to use their connections to get people in.

Generally speaking, the organizers will give them face.

But not this time.

Because after the fate of big guys like Konoe, the Kujo family, Takashi, Nijo, Ichijo, Shinomiya, and Shijo, many things were out of their control.

To put it bluntly, when these big guys are in trouble, what can these agencies do even if they don't give them face?

Do they dare to have an opinion?

The organizers refused to squeeze in anyone, and it would be fine if no one could go, but the problem is that only Nakano Ichika and Hoshino Ai could go.

This is very enviable.

Himekawa Airi is very jealous now.

"Isn't it just that he's having an affair with Kitahara-san?"

"It's all about relying on your body to get to the top, what's so great about that?"

"Just wait and see. Kitahara Takashi's heart is cold and he gets bored easily. Sooner or later, they will be dumped."

.......

Himekawa Airi kept muttering to herself.

He completely failed to notice the gloomy expression on Shenmu Guang's face and the clenched fists on his knees as he sat next to him.

"Do you think Kitahara Takashi and the other two have ever tried a threesome?" After Himekawa Airi said this, Kamiki Mitsuru could no longer bear it.

"enough."

"Love, she's not that kind of person."

Kamiki Hikaru doesn't believe that Hoshino Ai is someone who would sell herself out in order to get promoted or get more exposure.

He didn't allow Himekawa Airi to say that about his love.

Airi Himekawa was initially startled by Kamiki Hikaru's intense reaction, but luckily she was an actress.

The shock on his face faded in less than a second.

She stared at Shen Mu Guang for a long time, and after a long time, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"You seem to care a lot about the woman Hoshino loves."

"What is your relationship?"

Himekawa Airi stared at Kamiki Hikaru without blinking.

Shenmu Guang felt as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake, and his body was too frightened and nervous to move.

"I, I'm her fan."

Shenmu Guang tried hard to pretend to be calm.

"Oh, really~"

But how could Airi Himekawa, who is also an actor and has been acting for more than ten years, not see his poor acting skills?

She just didn't expose it.

"If it's just about chasing stars, then it doesn't matter."

Did you get away with it?

Shenmu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and his body slowly relaxed.

"But I still have to remind you, you are a father, you know?"

Himekawa Airi's eyes became meaningful.

Shenmu Guang's face immediately turned gloomy.

“So, I don’t want anything to happen that would make me unhappy.”

Kamiki Hikaru knew that this was a warning from Himekawa Airi.

The other party was warning him that she had something on him.

Although that handle is also her handle.

"By the way, Guang, have you ever thought about this? There are so many beautiful girls in the entertainment industry, many of whom are younger and prettier than Hoshino Ai and Nakano Ichika, but why are these two the only special guests?"

Seeing Shenmu Guang's brows furrowed little by little, Himekawa Airi was satisfied and stopped talking.

*

"You can enter now."

At the referee's reminder, Kitahara Takashi was the first to walk out of the passage.

The shouts and drums like a landslide and tsunami immediately invaded his eardrums.

The 40572 seats were filled to capacity.

Although today is not a major match day, Kitahara's arrival still aroused great enthusiasm among fans.

They can't wait to see Kitahara Takashi appear at the Sapporo Dome in his blue and white baseball uniform.

"Kitahara-san!"

"Kitahara-san!"

"Kitahara-san!"

The fans cheered in waves, as excited as if they were on drugs.

Kitahara Tsutomu looked up and looked around the entire stadium that was boiling with excitement because of him. At this moment, he felt that he was the son of destiny.

"Come, let's enjoy the wonderful goal moment of Hokkaido Ham Fighters No. 1 Kitahara Takashi!" accompanied by the passionate tone of the live DJ.

Accompanied by the exciting music, the big screen opposite the south stand began to play the wonderful highlights of Kitahara Takashi's various pitching and batting.

The cheers that every time Kitahara Takashi pitches can be described as thunderous.

From Sobu High School to high level training.

From being an underdog to holding up the shield in the end.

At the very end, the picture freezes on the young man with his left hand in his pocket, his right hand in a plaster bandage, looking confidently and proudly into the camera.

Behind him, the crimson conference flag, a symbol of championship and honor, flutters in the wind.

At this moment, the whole audience experienced the hottest moment.

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

More than 40,000 fans burst into the most enthusiastic cheers ever today.

They kept cheering towards the stadium.

Beiyuan Zun faced the stadium on all sides and waved continuously. Facing the enthusiastic cheers, his heart was also surging.

This is the charm of competitive sports.

If you're not born for big moments, the pressure will overwhelm you in an instant.

When the cheers died down, the Ham Fighters owner stepped forward and said, "In the past few years, Ham Fighters has entered the Japanese tournament three times and won first place twice!"

“It’s the best and the best.”

"Although our team has suffered some setbacks recently, I believe that after the storm comes the rainbow. In the future, the Ham Fighters will become even better."

"I hope that the Hokkaido Sapporo Dome will become the best stadium in Japan. I also hope that our Hokkaido-Ham Fighters will become the best team in the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League and become the landmark and flag of the city of Hokkaido."

After a pause, he said loudly: "We are never afraid of any challenge, because we are——"

The boss handed the microphone to the audience.

"Ham Fighter!"

He was responded with loud cheers from the audience.

"We are about to create more legendary stories on this court. The glory continues. Next, we will hand the stage over to Kitahara Takashi."

Kitahara Takashi took the microphone. He did not speak immediately, but accepted the new round of cheers from the fans.

He waited until the cheers died down a bit before he started to speak.

Kitahara Takashi's voice spread in all directions through the speakers in the dome.

"Hokkaido is my hometown. Every time I'm in Tokyo, I miss it so many times."

"Every time this happens, my tears wet the pillowcase because of my deep love for Hokkaido."

Yozakura Hitomi, who had secretly flown over from Tokyo to give Kitahara Takashi a surprise, got goosebumps when she heard his corny words.

He loves Hokkaido so much.

The first thing he did when he arrived in Tokyo was to forget his roots!

If he really loved his hometown so much, he wouldn't go back for half a year.

As expected, you’d better not believe a single punctuation mark in what the scumbag says.

Now, Yozakura Tong even doubted whether Kitahara Tsutomu's words about loving her were true or false.

No, loving her should be real.

But it should be more than just love for her.

"Today is not the day I will join the Ham Fighters, but I promise you that when I decide to pursue a career in baseball, my only option will be the Hokkaido-Ham Fighters."

Of course, what Kitahara Tsutomu said is just like what Li Zhuang said. Anyone who believes it is a fool.

"By then, I will have brought not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, but more than seven championships to Hokkaido-Ham Fighters."