Reset Life with Infinite Talents - Chapter 30

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Infinite Talent Reset Life Episode 30

 

 

Larry and Ada’s eyes widen in shock.

“Wow! Fast, so fast!”

“Th-that shouldn’t be possible?”

Unlike the Emilys who simply enjoyed it, Larry and Ada nod at Giselle’s muttered words of astonishment.

Though they prefer football over baseball, they know how incredible that was.

“Language… modeling, singing…”

“Composition, guitar, drawing.”

They thought he’d only developed curiosity about baseball after befriending Flash.

But that wasn’t it.

A fastball so quick that even those who don’t know much about baseball were amazed. They can’t fathom how much talent is hidden in that small body.

‘What exactly did you bring home, Larry.’

He doesn’t know.

But he knows one thing.

‘My job is to help all the talent hidden, that will be hidden in that body to bloom fully.’

A parent’s duty.

Larry watched Johann throwing the ball with serious eyes.

 

* * *

 

“…Please.”

“Yeah.”

Even though he’d hardly done any batting practice until now, Johann’s athletic ability is terrifying.

Athletic ability so beyond common sense that they keep forgetting how short he is. If that’s the case, he should definitely be able to hit that damn ball.

Johann glances around at the club members’ expectant gazes, looks briefly at Flash clenching his fists, then heads to the batter’s box.

Whoosh!

Standing in front of the batter’s box, Johann swings his bat and looks at Julio.

This is Julio’s final inning.

‘In the end, he couldn’t touch anyone except Flash.’

Flash, who proved his research wasn’t a lie and showed why he’s the cleanup hitter by getting a single from his first at-bat in the second inning.

Though Little Puma’s momentum rose with the batting that further turned the tide Johann had reversed, it ultimately didn’t lead to runs.

The ball was too powerful to attack with momentum alone.

“Johann, right?”

“Yeah.”

“You really throw well.”

He’s not just praising velocity and stuff.

What’s truly amazing is the incredible control that finished innings with just 8 pitches in the first and 9 in the second.

“How about transferring to our Alessandro School? You could play much more fun baseball than with those guys!”

“No thanks. All my friends go to Fairmont.”

“…Right. You’re private school too, huh?”

His tone, which had been full of goodwill, instantly turns hostile.

Johann looks at the catcher, then shrugs his shoulders and gets into position.

‘How lovely.’

He’s completely excited, probably because he wants to compete.

‘It’s not particularly fast though…’

Even if that ball is fast, could it be faster than a pack of wolves’ ambush? More threatening than a bear’s front paw?

Moreover, ‘Rack, Dennis Eckersley’ had done batting practice before too.

After his elbow and shoulder were ruined, he had seriously considered converting to a batter.

‘Swing with an uppercut.’

Johann gets into position and looks at Julio, who pulls back his glove and lifts his leg with movement behind his shoulder.

‘Here it comes.’

Swoosh!

‘Huh?’

Thwack!

Johann turns to look at the catcher who caught the ball.

A ball that passed right by his face.

“…Want to fight?”

If not for his dynamic visual acuity honed through hunting, he would have either fallen backward in surprise or gotten hit directly.

Creak!

The bat Johann grips lets out a scream.

‘The closest guy first.’

“W-wait?!”

“Stop! Stop!”

The umpire hurriedly stepped between them.

 

“S-sorry. I really didn’t mean to.”

Though he can’t be certain since he’s not in a state where he’s absorbed ‘The One Who Became a Star’, it seems truthful. Julio was that flustered.

“…Fine.”

First game, first moment, first experience.

While he’s at it, he wonders if he should try his first bench clearing too, but Larry and Ada are very worried.

‘I’ll hold back this time.’

But there won’t be a next time.

As soon as the commotion settled, Johann stepped back into the batter’s box, and Julio lifts his leg with shaking eyes.

Thwack!

Thwack!

Two more balls that passed by his face.

One was far, one was close.

“W-wait! I absolutely didn’t mean to! Absolutely not! You know his control is bad!”

“…Is that all you have to say?”

“Hey.”

When the umpire tries to intervene again, Johann lowers his body. He turns the bat back and takes a swinging stance.

‘The target is above the mask.’

His whole body is protected by thick protective gear, so there’s nowhere to hit. Then he had to shake his mind and vision first.

Time slowed for both of them.

The catcher’s face contorts.

“Damn it! You’re the one who’s small, so what do you want us to do-!”

Freeze!

It’s a problem caused by Julio’s height being tall for his age and Johann’s height being short for his age combined.

‘…Should I really fight?’

Height again.

This time it was quite upsetting.

Crack!

The bat of anger struck the ball.

 

* * *

 

“Wooooah!”

“Everyone did great!”

The 9-inning friendly match was over.

In the end, the Alessandro Hawks couldn’t even touch Johann’s pitches for 3 innings, and the Fairmont Little Pumas couldn’t touch Julio Rodriguez’s pitches except for Johann and Flash’s hits.

The tide of the game began to shift from the 4th inning when Johann and Julio came down from the mound, and after a fierce battle, it ended in an 8-8 tie.

“…We tied?”

“Yeah. We tied.”

“Wow! We tied! We tied with those guys-!”

Flash pounds Johann’s chest.

Flash’s eyes reddened, perhaps remembering what happened last year.

“It’s thanks to you.”

It was fortunate that Johann was there, and he was so proud of himself for recruiting Johann.

‘Hmm.’

Honestly, he wasn’t satisfied.

The terrible performance of the Little Puma players who gave up 8 runs even though he had perfectly shut them down for 3 innings.

‘But…’

It wasn’t bad.

His chest filled up and his lips naturally twitched.

‘This is a team.’

Even if they felt different emotions, sharing the same moment together was quite enjoyable.

It seemed like affection was growing.

“Everyone gather in the center!”

Just like before the game started, the Fairmont Little Pumas and Alessandro Hawks gathered in the center of the baseball field.

The Alessandro Hawks had poor expressions, perhaps upset about the tie.

Only Julio standing in front of Johann had a different expression.

“I’m really sorry about earlier. You were so small I couldn’t match the strike zone.”

“Hey. You’re a boy.”

“R-right! How can such velocity and stuff come from such a small body? And what about your control and batting!”

Even decent pros make mistakes once or twice out of 10 throws.

But Johann had no such mistakes. His control seemed like a machine throwing, and his batting seemed like he was hitting on purpose.

“I-I’m not teasing you! Really!”

He seems sincere. ‘The One Who Became a Star’ says so.

“I would have died if I couldn’t do that.”

A time when his physical abilities were incomparably worse than now.

A time before creating fangs called spears, knives, and bows.

To avoid starving to death, he had to throw stones and swing clubs.

He caught everything from small animals like rabbits and birds to large beasts like wolves. After making fangs, he had to leave as much meat as possible with minimal attacks.

‘Compared to then, now is…’

Like a fixed artillery after precise calculations.

Plus the control of the first closer, the 1-inning magician ‘Rack, Dennis Eckersley’ was added.

“Uh, huh?”

“No. You threw well too. Though your control isn’t great.”

‘If his control is still like this when he grows up…’

If he’s not going to continue baseball, he should seriously consider switching to another sport.

“Hahaha. It’ll get better someday. More importantly, what’s your FatalBook ID?”

A kid who’s good at baseball. He wanted to become friends.

Johann felt the same way.

The only kid he liked from the Hawks team that he disliked throughout.

“My ID is…”

“Both teams shake hands-!”

Johann and Julio, who exchanged SNS IDs and contact information, shake hands with each other.

“Let’s meet in the majors.”

“What?! Hey, Rodriguez. Did you get scouted by a major team?!”

“W-well?”

Julio quickly disappears as if avoiding answering Flash’s surprise.

“That guy… Tsk. He does have that kind of skill though.”

If it weren’t for Johann, Julio’s pitches were powerful enough to rank among the top in Little League, to the point where his control wouldn’t be questioned.

Since it was also his last age to compete in Little League, it could be natural.

“Tsk. I want to go to the majors too.”

“You will.”

Today’s tie would have been difficult without Flash, who studied the Alessandro Hawks.

Flash is a kid who plays baseball intelligently. He doesn’t know the current level of Little Major League, but if he keeps showing this kind of performance, he can definitely make it.

‘Me too.’

“Huh? Where are you going? Aren’t you going to meet your family?”

“I need to shower first.”

“At a time like this?”

This was the day the Fairmont Little Pumas achieved a tie with the Alessandro Hawks for the first time in almost 15 years.

He wanted to run to the families preparing for the after-party and brag first.

“You shower too much! You’re like a girl!”

Johann, who had paused at those words, takes out something.

He finds and shows two photos.

“Which one do you think would be more popular with those girls?”

One photo was of a major leaguer currently famous for being handsome, and the other was of a player famous for being ugly. A player with a face full of acne and pockmarks.

“…This one.”

“Got your answer?”

It wasn’t that he was interested in girls, just an example to convince Flash. But not only Flash but other kids also stopped to look at the mobile phone.

“I’m going. See you later.”

“L-let’s go together!”

The other kids also turned their steps away from heading to their parents and headed to the shower room.

‘What’s gotten into him?’

The parents who were about to welcome the children were puzzled.

 

* * *

 

“So you’re Johann?”

“Hello? I’m the mother of infielder Bendam.”

The parents gather around.

Even if the Fairmont Little Pumas weren’t a travel team, all the club members were kids who had played baseball since childhood.

Kids who love baseball. It was natural to build relationships with kids who are good at baseball.

‘With this kid, we can win the championship this season!’

‘Today’s tie was thanks to this kid!’

The Little Pumas compete for the top in the County League but have no connection to championships.

Greed began to fill the parents’ eyes.

“Yes. Please take care of me.”

Johann, who barely escaped from being bothered by them, approaches Larry and Ada.

The two give him thumbs up.

Johnny claps and welcomes him, and Giselle grabs both his shoulders.

“Baseball is just a hobby, you know that, right?”

“That’s a bit…”

“Well, maybe it’s better for men to have bigger bodies.”

There aren’t many brands among men’s clothing brands that make clothes targeting slim body types. When he removes Giselle’s hands as she falls into thought, Emily brings a plate with food.

Today’s after-party where parents each brought food.

“You were amazing today.”

“…Really?”

“Yeah!”

Johann, who had completely crushed the bigger kids instead of being intimidated by them.

As a cheerleader who couldn’t possibly be unaware of the relationship between Little Puma and Hawks, today’s Johann looked like a hero to her.

‘Why does he always show such cool sides?’

Despite being the same age, she felt pathetic for not achieving anything herself.

‘I don’t want to feel ashamed when I look at Johann!’

But she didn’t know how to avoid feeling ashamed.

‘Mother!’

The wisest being she knew.

Emily thought of her mother who would be at home, and Johann quietly watched such Emily.

‘Why is that.’

A trivial word creates ripples in his heart.

It amplifies today’s joy of victory.

Johann, who had been furrowing his brow unable to understand the reason, soon shook his head and looked at Giselle.

“Giselle.”

“Yeah?”

“Besides what you’re born with, have you ever tried to grow taller?”

If he only relied on the tall ‘Rack, Dennis Eckersley’, he felt like he’d get sick from frustration.

“…I have.”

Many times.

Originally she started volleyball because she was taller than her peers, but while playing volleyball, she grew even taller.

Then when she signed with an agency, she learned many methods.

Fashion models who shouldn’t be too tall, but must be at least 5.7 feet (173cm).

From height growth supplements to various exercise methods, and she even met orthopedic doctors and sports medicine doctors.

“Sports medicine?”

“Data necessary for promoting height growth has to accumulate, right?”

“…I see.”

Thinking about it, that made sense.

The taller you are, the longer your arms and legs, the more advantageous it is in sports.

Naturally, that data would have to accumulate.

“The point is to stimulate the growth plates.”

Continuously stimulating them without damaging the growth plates.

“From jumping in place to running, stretching… No. Let’s meet next week.”

It would probably be fastest to introduce her to the doctors and specialists she had met.

“Okay. Thank you.”

Giselle, who kept trying to do things for him even though she didn’t need to go this far. When would he be able to repay the debt he owed this person?

‘Should I make a dedication song for her?’

It seemed like a good idea.

Johann nodded and thought of something else.

‘Sports medicine….’

The field of study that helped Giselle grow taller.

It seemed like he’d have to search through the library.

“Hello? How have you been?”

“Mr. Thompson.”

Michael Thompson, Flash’s father.

Next to him was a large young man who looked exactly like Flash.

‘Everyone in this family is big.’

He looked down at Johann.

“Are you Johann?”

“Joseph!”

‘Ah, that jerk.’

Flash’s second older brother who had influenced Flash.

What would he say.

Johann’s head tilted crookedly.

 

* * *

 

“…Little Puma played well today. Especially that kid, that small one.”

“Did you all see? They were all wearing H&M socks.”

“Those bad guys. Did they use items….”

“Should we buy some too?”

On the bus heading to LA, Julio gritted his teeth watching the club members talking.

“We lost….”

A smile with a different meaning than before.

“We didn’t lose, Julio.”

“A tie is a loss.”

They tied against Little Puma of all teams.

Little Puma, who had been nothing more than a time-killing opponent, inferior in both league and skill.

“Damn it! It’s all because of that monster kid!”

If it weren’t for Johann, they wouldn’t have tied.

Like the friendly match last year, they would have crushed them 12 to 3, or even worse.

“A loss is a loss.”

“No….”

“Right! Julio said it well! Everyone listen up!”

Julio glanced at the manager who struck the seats with his club as if he’d been waiting for this moment, then looked out the window.

‘I hope we face each other again next time.’

Johann, who showed him how wide the world was.

Next time, he would definitely win, Julio vowed.

Meanwhile, the bus arrived at Silver Lake.

The bus that dropped off club members near their respective homes.

Julio, who got off on the street, entered a small nearby cafeteria.

“I’m back!”

“Oh! The pride of Silver Lake Hispanics! Our hope! Julio Rodriguez!”

“Are you drinking again from the afternoon, Mr. Dominguez?”

“Don’t pressure the kid.”

“Why? I’m right, aren’t I?”

Hispanics who have difficulty getting good jobs.

Athletes are a source of pride for such Hispanics, and watching games where Hispanics compete with a bottle of beer to forget the day’s worries could be considered a daily routine.

Julio smiled awkwardly again today and approached his mother.

“Did you have fun?”

“Yeah.”

He even made an interesting friend.

“Really? What’s his name? Where does he live?”

“Well….”

Bzzzz!

“Huh?”

Julio’s eyes widened as he checked his suddenly ringing mobile phone.

 

-Try training your lower body. If your control is shaky, it’s more likely a lower body problem than an upper body one. Especially when you grow tall at a young age like you, your body balance becomes….

 

‘Johann?’

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s a message from the friend I made today….”

Julio’s mother’s eyes light up as she looks at the mobile phone message content.

“What a good friend. Bring him over sometime.”

“R-really?”

“Have you ever seen mom say nonsense?”

Mom, who had always been dissatisfied with whatever friend he brought home.

Julio, feeling good, quickly goes inside to change clothes and comes out. To help with the cafeteria work.

“This kid’s rich too. He can do whatever he wants… Hm?”

Julio looks at his mother.

“Mom, what does it mean to become family?”

“Why? Did someone adopt a puppy?”

“Adoption?”

Eyes widening, Julio touches the SNS photos, the picture of Johann and a white person holding some certificate, and turns pale.

‘My God!’

What was he just thinking?

“What’s wrong? Hm? Isn’t this the Wolf Boy?”

“W-Wolf Boy?”

“Yeah. The Wolf Boy who came down from living with wolves in the Rocky Mountains. Don’t you know?”

He knows. It comes to mind now.

‘J-Johann was that kid!’

Julio, now understanding what it meant when he said he would have died if he hadn’t done that earlier, clutches his head once again.

And he touches the song file he heard while changing clothes.

Dingdingdingdingding!

-I have a ship.

‘So that’s why he made this kind of song….’

It was a big misunderstanding, but somehow Julio’s eyes redden as if tears might flow at any moment.

“Oh, Julio. What song is that?!”

“The song’s good? Play it loud.”

It’s folk rock that white people like, but they like the lyrics.

Julio reflexively tries to connect it to the store speaker but stops. And he looks at the customers occupying half the tables even though it’s afternoon.

“It’s a song called ‘Dream-Journey on a Ship’ and it’s my friend’s song, so please download it from the site!”

There seems to be a music release too, with a link to a site called SoundCloud.

“Oh, really?! If it’s Julio’s friend, we should definitely do that!”

“What’s the title?!”

Julio smiled looking at these unemployed-looking but well-connected men.

 

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