Thread | The baton passed from yuki to miyuki

I will never ever get over how gracefully TJ ties up loose ends. Even the moments that seem inconsequential at first glance are touched upon later in the story, in an unconventional way. One such moment I chanced upon while
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rewatching was this. This is that part where Masashi comes to watch the intra-squad game at Seido and after watching it comments on their glaring lack of offensive power. He says that the team is missing a batsmen, a hitter who can surpass Yuki Tetsuya, his older brother.
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Anyone who watches or reads this scene would think it is about him, it is /his/ storypath that TJ is carving but the chapter 248 says otherwise. The same idea of surpassing Tetsu is approached in relation to the present captain, cleanup, catcher; the triple threat of Seido;
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Miyuki Kazuya. At this crucial moment in the game, the band played Lupin the third for Miyuki's at-bat. An echo of "we believe in you captain" along with a fervent "surpass your great senpai" can be heard from the lilting tunes of this theme. To think that this pivotal moment
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is a continuation of (an answer to) that one open ended comment made by Masashi in Act 1 is a mind numbing realization. TJ elegantly tied up the threads and provided us with a moment that served to further Miyuki's development. A satisfying end to a little yet important
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arc. Terajima sensei's storytelling is something to be cherished. I am so in awe everytime I come across things like this.