You're right I think the only time we'll see Eijun become the ace earlier than that is if Miyuki gets injured and Koushuu has to take his place..but I'm hoping that if Eijun shows his super awesomeness early on and develops a bond w Koushuu greater than Miyuki and Furuya that he'll only pitch w/ him cause I think Koushuu has a lot of hidden talent ready to explode too
Yeah, me too.
That's good in a way and bad in the other way too. I love Koushuu x Eijun combo. Koushuu obviously value Eijun talent probably more than Miyuki ever did. Still, I'm holding that small hope where Miyuki is the ace catcher to the ace pitcher Eijun. Although, by the way this manga story goes, it seems almost impossible as long as Coach Kataoka believe in Furuya blindly till the end like this recent match. The only one who seems to be disappointed and start to see Furuya flaw is Coach Ochiai. How ironic it is?! The very coach who said that Eijun is talentless and useless is the very one who realize first that the team probably will won only if they switch to Eijun faster and told Coach Kataoka to wake up.
Ii was actually shocked when that happened, I had to read it over to make sure i wasn't seeing things. I was super disappointed in Boss because it's not feeling like THEIR kind of baseball anymore. I get it Furuya is talented and they wanted to give him a chance but he should've known better. I do like Miyuki and believe that he could help Eijun grow leaps and bounds but he also dropped the ball too, either way it'll be interesting to see what happens from here on out
I agree. I guess mangaka-sama want something different from readers expectation. From the start I read DnA I think miyuki and sawamura will be a catcher-pitcher couple but when miyuki broke his promise with sawamura because ace-sama that's make me feel a little bit disappointed. He ever said to koshuu that it's catcher job to make pitcher at ease. Well can't wait for the next chapter (=・ω・=)
By this point of the story, I understand that the first year squad are the only one who truly see Eijun worth. I also know that deep down inside Miyuki acknowledge Eijun too. But, Miyuki never see Eijun as a suitable candidate for an ace pitcher. I think Miyuki see Eijun as a pitcher that is great enough to motivate Furuya. I don't think Miyuki ever think that Eijun can be the ace seriously.
What I'm afraid is I can't see Eijun as the ace with Miyuki as the ace catcher. I'm afraid that by the time Eijun get to be an ace. He'll be a third year and Koushuu is the ace catcher instead of Miyuki. Miyuki is a third year. This year is the last chances for Miyuki x Eijun ace combo. That's made me feel impatient with the way the story goes. Too Slow!
Of course, as much as I regret not seeing Miyuki x Eijun ace combo, I'll probably move on as long as I got to see Eijun as the ace. Still, such a waste. Miyuki is the reason, Eijun goes to that school. This is more like a one sided love because Furuya comes into priority more than Eijun.
Eijun learn a lot from this lost may be more than what Furuya learn. Eijun knows the wall that hinders him now. The wall called relief pitcher and ace pitcher. The wall in the form of Furuya. He probably just know feeling jealous. Yes. Eijun-chan, be jealous and be determined to snatch that ace number from Furuya. Work harder. Be even better and precise in your control.
Furuya has everything Eijun don't from being a fast pitcher to a good batter. But in the end, the one who can bring the team to a victory will play. Eijun should be that pitcher who can be a mental support for his team just by being there, who can lift the mood when the team is in a crisis, who won't fall at the worst possible situation, the one who can bring the team to victory. Eijun need to be a strong pitcher both mentally and technically. I believe he can do it. I always see Eijun as that type of pitcher. Someday, I will.