Hongo who hates (actually want to be rival with) Furuya for leaving Hokkaido and go to Tokyo for continuing his baseball career.
They actually had a match on Koshien previously but Seido was defeated and changed Furuya personality back to 0 (MY SON HUHUHU) which is why Eijun could raised up being the ace later on.
Ah now that you sag it.. that's right.. now I remember.. it is the same person in my mind.. lol.. I thought he was someone else..
I had trouble recognizing him too, if ain't for the name ahahah, coz he ain't scowling here
Remind me who's Masamune Hongo again? I think I should re-read the whole manga Act 1 and Act 2 again for idk how many times.. just to wait for Act 3.. I really hope sensei will continue doing Act 3.. yes, this series wasn't as popular as other sports series.. but that's why it called diamond.. because not many people can actually possessed a diamond.