The Genius Pitcher Dad Throws for His Daughter - Chapter 89

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Chapter 89
#89.
Gwangju Elephants versus Busan Dolphins practice game.
The moment the live schedule appeared on each team’s YouTube channel, both communities erupted into chaos.
– YouTube live schedule is up!
└ Out of nowhere?! This?!
└ Wow! Perfect timing for a boring winter!
└ Finally getting to see the players’ faces.
└ This is perfect for just having fun rather than caring about the result!
This year’s offseason had been nothing short of tedious.
Most players had signed contracts to remain with their teams, and many others had postponed their decisions by a year, unsatisfied with their performance.
With no significant trades happening at this point, fans were desperate for a broadcast to ease their boredom.
The moment people heard the news and entered YouTube, they were struck by confusion.
The name of the broadcast room was far too unusual.
[Live commentary by the granddaughters of both team owners!]
It was a broadcast title that defied belief.
The absurd title—the kind a third-rate tabloid journalist might write—spread instantly across the communities and drew an enormous number of viewers in moments.
Gwangju Elephants fans in particular knew exactly who the team owner’s granddaughter was.
– What?! Our Half-Half Goddess is doing commentary?!
– Is that the person? The famous one from our community?
– I looked her up once because of the pterodactyl screams from the stands, and she’s really beautiful.
– Regardless of anything else, I’m excited for today’s game.
– If we’re lucky, maybe she’ll request lots of toppings too.
– Unnie! You’re so pretty! I’m a fan!
Jung Ye-na, the Gwangju Elephants owner’s granddaughter.
She was quite a famous fan among Elephants supporters.
Her nickname was the Half-Half Goddess.
The nickname came from her record of attending games with exactly a 50% win rate.
Remarkably, whenever Jung Ye-na visited the stadium, it was one of two outcomes.
Victory or defeat.
While it’s natural that there are winners and losers in any game, what was astounding was her uncanny ability to maintain perfect symmetry in this regard.
If she watched a game and the team won, then visited the next game, they would lose as if cursed.
And conversely, if today’s game resulted in a loss, the next one was guaranteed to be a victory.
Having maintained exactly a 50% win rate for years now—attending roughly ten games annually—the nickname naturally took root.
Some fans even timed their stadium visits based on Jung Ye-na’s attendance record.
If her last attended game was a loss, they knew the next one would definitely be a win and would book tickets accordingly. And when she attended a winning game, ticket sales for her next scheduled visit would mysteriously plummet, and fans simply wouldn’t go.
To such an extent that even a certain company and the General Manager had secretly requested she keep her visits confidential—yet she paid them no mind, boldly displaying her fan spirit and attending games without hesitation.
And whenever she attended a game that ended in a thrilling offensive display and victory, fans would say this.
– The Half-Half Goddess has requested extra toppings for us.
It was a phrase borrowed from the “extra toppings” option at chicken restaurants, and since she found the joke amusing and shared it on social media, her nickname became firmly established.
Since she didn’t engage in separate broadcast activities or take an active role in social causes, people unfamiliar with her felt a kinship as fellow fans and became curious enough to tune in.
The Dolphins fans were bewildered.
Fans occasionally heard news about the Dolphins Team Owner.
Over the past decade, the Chairman had visited Sajik Baseball Stadium incredibly rarely. And whenever the Chairman did attend, the Dolphins players would lose by an inexplicably large margin, leaving him clutching the back of his neck in frustration—a team that earned nothing but criticism.
Curious about this Team Owner’s Granddaughter rather than the Team Owner himself, some viewers sought out the broadcast.
And so the broadcast began.
The chat exploded at the sight of the two beautiful women on screen.
– Wooooooow!
– What?! Both granddaughters are beauties?!
– Amazing! I thought they were celebrities!
– Wow! I came to watch baseball but my eyes just got purified!
– I skipped work to watch this broadcast—I’m the real winner here!
Before they could even speak, the chat flooded with frenzied messages, and the two women seemed slightly startled but quickly greeted the viewers with practiced ease.
“Hello everyone. I’m Jung Ye-na, an Elephants fan.”
“I’m Shin Se-a, a Dolphins fan and Front Office employee.”
The chat moved even faster than before at their introductions.
Many praised their voices, and several seemed surprised at the mention of her being a Front Office employee.
“I applied as an intern and just became a full employee. You know how in dramas and novels, there are stories about conglomerate heirs starting from the bottom? I love that concept.”
Of course, she hadn’t kept it secret and made it clear from the start that she was the Team Owner’s Granddaughter, emphasizing that fiction and reality were different.
Thanks to that, the chat expressed skepticism but laughed, saying it was entertaining, and the broadcast started off on a positive note.
“Actually, broadcasts should be done with expert commentators, but since this was put together so suddenly, that wasn’t possible. So we created this segment instead: ‘Just how much does the Team Owner’s Granddaughter love her team?'”
“Seriously… she suddenly contacted me about doing this, then sent me a plane ticket.”
Jung Ye-na grumbled, but her eyes revealed her affection for Shin Se-a.
“Since this is a broadcast from a fan’s perspective rather than an expert’s, please just enjoy it for fun.”
“Shall we go watch the game together?”
True to their word, the broadcast felt like watching the game alongside fellow fans.
When Kang Ho-jin took the mound and started throwing sliders, Shin Se-a looked surprised.
“Oh my?! When did he learn the slider? He’s throwing it so well!”
At her words, the chat was equally shocked.
– What?! He’s been working on this for more than just a day or two!
– Wow! He finally added a new pitch to his arsenal?!
– Oh! Did you see how it curved to the side just now? It almost hit the batter!
– With one more slider added, his repertoire just expanded!
– Look here! Our Rookie of the Year has gotten even stronger!
The Dolphins fans dominated the chat with their excitement.
At that, Jung Ye-na made a comment.
“No way! Anyone can see the slider’s coming—why can’t they hit it?!”
A typical fan’s perspective.
Naturally, the Elephants fans laughed and typed in the chat.
– Right?! It’s so obvious!
– That’s it! Yes! Perfect!
– Hmm, the inside’s flipped!
– What are you doing! Our goddess is frustrated.
Jung Ye-na suddenly stood up from her seat as if angry.
“Oh, wait a moment.”
She disappeared off-camera and returned with a familiar snack bag in her hand.
Crinkle.
Without hesitation, she tore open the bag and naturally popped one into her mouth.
“…Ugh, annoying.”
Hahahahaha?
– What’s with the sudden mukbang lolol
– Wait, you’re eating at this timing?
The moment the chat erupted in laughter, someone asked.
– Is this some kind of hidden advertisement?
Jung Ye-na’s hand stopped.
She let out a soft laugh.
“It’s a snack our Company makes, though?”
A beat.
“If I eat it, that’s an advertisement?”
The chat hesitated for a moment.
She continued speaking without a care.
“Then how much should I be paid?”
“I have plenty of money anyway.”
Hahahahahaha
– That’s hilarious lolol
– Openly admitting to the advertisement lolol
Jung Ye-na shrugged her shoulders.
“I like this kind of thing. It’s provocative. Though I do have to work out more after eating these, which is pretty intense.”
She picked up another one and added.
“When else would you eat them if not now?”
Before she could finish, another sound came from beside her.
Snap.
It was Shin Se-a.
In her hand was a bag that looked similar yet different.
“Then I’ll eat mine too.”
– ????
– What is this now lolol
– Suddenly a two-way competition
Shin Se-a spoke with a smile.
“This is our Company’s product. This one tastes better.”
Jung Ye-na’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“That’s not it, though?”
“This one’s better.”
“No, it’s not?”
“No, it’s not?”
A brief silence.
Then both of them reached for one simultaneously and took a bite.
hahahahahaha
What are you doing right now lol
– Is this really a baseball broadcast
The candy battle is insane lol
The chat had already forgotten about baseball.
* * *
Ga Jin-heo took the mound as the Elephants’ pitcher.
Jung Ye-na, who owned several of his jerseys, was delighted when Ga Jin-heo struck out batters using his slider aggressively.
“Ga Jin-heo’s looking really sharp this season?!”
In the next inning, Kim Se-jin took the mound and accumulated outs using his increased velocity and the sharp drop of his forkball, and this time Shin Se-a was the one who lit up with joy.
“Wow… The Team Owner must be thrilled. He’s always taken good care of Kim Se-jin.”
A broadcast without professional expertise.
Two women who had piled snacks everywhere and chattered away as if hosting a tea party.
Yet through their genuine affection for the team, their delighted exclamations and sympathetic sighs carried them through the seventh inning.
The game ended in a tie, and as both teams lined up to bow in respect, the broadcast rushed toward its conclusion.
“How was it for you, unnie?”
At Shin Se-a’s question, Jung Ye-na smiled and spoke.
“It left me with such wonderful memories. I got to hear the fans’ stories like this, and watching baseball with a close friend was wonderful too. And….”
As she paused for effect, the chat fell silent for a moment.
Seeing this, she smiled and continued.
“Even though it’s just a practice game and the players haven’t reached peak form yet, seeing them work hard and do their absolute best makes me excited about this season. I’ll even use my charms on my Grandfather, the Team Owner, to help support the roster.”
The Elephants fans erupted with joy at her words.
– Waaaaah!
– Long live the Goddess of Balance!
– Let’s invest!!!
Shin Se-a nodded in agreement.
“I had so much fun today too. Unlike my unnie, I’m not great at being charming, but I’ll do my best as a Front Office staff member to support the team. It was really fun.”
With that, the two women said their goodbyes, and the broadcast ended.
Countless messages flooded the chat, and with one final message, nothing more appeared.
– Please broadcast together often. It’s so entertaining.
And this broadcast, surprisingly, brought about massive shockwaves.
– A miracle created by the granddaughters of two conglomerates.
– Two conglomerates’ snack sales up 500%! Sudden shortage crisis!
– A natural appearance, not a manufactured image of humility. Combined with the display of love for the team, a certain company’s favorability skyrocketed!
That evening, the article broke.
The two Team Owners sat at their desks, and after receiving the report, they spoke.
“With sales climbing like this, we’ll invest more in the baseball team.”
The two Chairmen, seated in different locations, uttered the same words, and the Front Office staff, suddenly blessed with a massive operational budget, erupted in beaming smiles and cheers.
“Long live the Team Owner’s Granddaughter!”
The Front Office staff bustled about with renewed energy.
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The next day.
“What is all this….”
At Captain Lee Ki-ha’s words, the players froze.
Towering stacks of boxes lined one side of the Ground.
They were filled to the brim with baseball equipment—gloves, bats, protective gear—all of premium quality.
The Coach smiled and said.
“Each of you, take two.”
A brief silence fell.
But soon everyone cried out.
“Yaaaaaaay!!!”
The junior players rushed forward.
“Is this real?!”
“This grade of equipment barely shows up even in the pros?!”
Even the veterans let out incredulous laughs.
“Man… is this really our team?”
From that day onward.
The atmosphere of Spring Camp transformed.

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