My name is Hidetoku Nakano, and although I'm at the end of my career, I'm still active in MLB.

My eldest brother's name is Gentoku Nakano, and he is the principal of Seifu High School in Hyogo Prefecture. The second brother's name is Nakano Yunchang, and he is a baseball coach in the Akashi Chaofeng School Park in the same county.

I heard from the eldest brother that my parents are fans of the Three Kingdoms, so they gave our three brothers such names. I sometimes wonder if they had already decided to have three children from the beginning.

To get back to the point, although our Nakano family is not a famous family, it hides a wonderful family secret. All three of us brothers have a mysterious and powerful power hidden in their bodies, but that power also brings a huge burden to our bodies. The most typical characteristic is that from time to time we will exude an invisible aura that can amplify the negative emotions of others.

But this power is a double-edged sword, and while it gives us strength, it also causes us to suffer from a special genetic disease, which my father died of when we were very young. The eldest brother gave up playing baseball after his father's death, and the second brother also retired a few years ago and changed careers, and because of this genetic disease, the two brothers also went through the ghost gate.

I heard from the eldest brother that the ancestor of our Nakano family was a Shura who had been exiled to the world, and I don't know if this kind of thing is true or false. Anyway, I didn't take it too seriously, because I loved baseball as much as my two older brothers.

No, it's more than they do.

***

In order not to burden my mother and eldest brother, my second brother and I decided to go to high school outside of Kyoto, so my second brother went to Chirein Gakuin in Wakayama Prefecture in high school, and I later went to Chigen Nara in Nara Prefecture.

At that time, a legendary team appeared in the Japanese high school baseball world - Reifuin High School. There is no doubt that Reifuin High School, led by the Hisakabe Baiyun and the Mito Division, was the strongest team of that era, and I am afraid that it is difficult for any school to defeat them now.

Not long after I joined the Chimi-Nara baseball club, I became the main player of the team by absolute strength, and the coach said that my strength even surpassed that of the main players in the second and third grades, and it was difficult to see that I was only in the first grade. A lot of people think it's incredible, but I've never felt that way. Because my strength can make the opponent carry a heavier and heavier psychological burden, so that the performance will become worse and worse, and then collapse.

Therefore, if there was anyone in that era who could defeat Reikaze High School, I think it would be us.

At the Tournament finals that spring, we met them who had won 64 official matches in a row, and that was my first appearance as a starting pitcher. As a result, I withstood the opponent's nine-inning onslaught and hit a Goodbye Yangchun home run in the bottom half of the nine-inning to end their winning streak. I also made a name for myself because of that game and became the absolute heart of the team.

However, in that game, they hid the ace in the lower part of the team, in other words, we didn't win against their strongest team. So after that day, I made up my mind that I would beat the strongest team in Koshien before they retired.

Both of our teams won the championship in their respective prefecture competitions that year, and we also made great progress in Koshien Stadium. Then everything was as fate would have it, and the dream showdown played out in the final.

***

In the final, the lower part of the ACE really started on the board. As a result, the game unfolded about the same as the final of the Tournament, and the game turned into a pitcher battle. It's just that there is something different that I noticed later.

"4 baseball pitchers Nono-kun."

"Come on! Let me see what kind of ball the ace of the king of the times will throw! I thought to myself.

[As a result, when there were people on the first base, the casting of Reifuin High School still chose to escort the four-stick Nakano!] Nakano has been escorted twice in a row today, and it seems that Reifuin High School is going to implement this tactic to the end today? 】

I froze, that ace was avoiding a head-to-head confrontation with me from the beginning. No, as far as I can see, it must have been the idea of the catcher behind me!

"Hey, are you so scared to compete with me?" I looked at the catcher named Mito with contempt and said.

"Your abilities are too dangerous, and if you don't figure it out first, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet your requirements." He replied coldly.

What am I capable of? Does he know I have that ability? Am I not the only one who is special?

[At the end of the first half of the 6th inning, the score between the two sides is still 0-0, and it is currently the same as the spring Tournament, which is completely the trend of the pitcher battle! ] 】

"In the second half of the 6th inning, Reifuin High School attacked, and 4 baton catchers Mitobe-kun."

The monster is here again, and there is another monster after him, and these two people are really black and white. I'm often called monsters by other people, but they have two monsters! It's still a bit difficult for me to fight one against two, not to mention that their comprehensive strength is also above our side.

Until then, the game had been a pitcher battle, but when I faced Mitobe for the third time in this game, I felt like I had reached my limit.

The guy was standing in the hitting zone, and then I saw what seemed to be a black mist coming out of the guy's body. What is that! Could it be that he can release his aura just like me? And that aura can still be seen? No, the others didn't react, could it be that only I could see the black mist-like aura?

“PlayBall！”

No, I can't think about it that much now! It's okay to get rid of him like before, but if you can't let him go to base......

[Fly out!] Yangchun home run! Reifuin High School broke the deadlock in the second half of the 6th inning, 1-0! 】

Huh? What just happened? How did you suddenly hit a home run?

"Hey, I'm talking about you! Don't hurry up and pitch yet! ”

Suddenly, the referee's shouting interrupted my thoughts, and I saw that the monster was still standing in the hitting area. So what's going on with the home run just now? Is it my hallucination? Or is it ...... Is it my hunch of the future?

At this moment, the aura released by the monster turned into the appearance of a giant. No, I can't deal with this guy!

“BALL！ FOUR！ ”

[The ace Nakano, the first-year ace, threw four bad balls directly at this time! ] It feels like I'm suddenly cautious......]

"5 batter pitcher Kusakabe-kun."

The striking ability of the senior of the lower part of the sun should not be underestimated, and I understand this very well. But if you throw four more bad guarantees, I am afraid it will seriously affect the morale of the team. As long as the play is smooth, they should be able to get through their center stick.

But actually, I've fallen for them.

(To be continued)