Diamond Ace Takanono

Chapter 213 Two Promises
Fingers lightly stroked the bottom twice, and Miyuki's glove was placed on the inner corner of the beater.

At this time, it is time to grab the rhythm. It is necessary to get the lead in the number of balls first, so that the batter can feel the power of the ball and at the same time, he has to make a choice of whether to swing the next bat.

Jiang Gu nodded, and took out the non-slip powder from his pocket again, 'It's raining heavily'.

Just now on the bench, a group of hot bodies were squeezed together, Jiang Gu felt that the lining was a little dry, but now he was wet from head to toe again, which made him shiver.

'There won't be Takano after today', this is the first time in a long time, unlike practice games that have nothing to do with the future of the team, Furuya felt the weight of the game's victory or defeat on his shoulders.This is a brand new experience for him, prompting the adrenaline to pump into the blood vessels without hesitation.

"Boom——" The power came in a steady stream, and every ball of Jianggu was very powerful.

Coach Ochiai, who is not qualified to sit on the bench, couldn't see Director Kataoka's chuckle, but he probably guessed it.

One day ago, when the coaching team was discussing Takano's injury, Luohe, as the person who closely guided the rehabilitation training, proposed that Ace would return to the team for training as soon as possible.

"I understand Supervisor Kataoka's love for Takano's talent very much. After two weeks of rest, it is also a very reasonable arrangement to play against Inomi. But I think this rehabilitation training is not a punishment. Now Takano's The recovery is faster than previously imagined, and he may be allowed to play earlier. He himself also thinks this way, and ACE can boost the atmosphere of the team very well, and the victory will be smoother."

Ochiai thinks his statement is reasonable, legal, and well-founded. In high school baseball, the most unreliable people are immature high school students. Among the players, it is very important to have someone with strong ability or someone who can guide the atmosphere of the team .Last time it was Yuuki, this time it's Takanono, and now Miyuki's batting rate is slowly increasing, and he's also one of the most stable players in Seido's team.

Such a claim was rejected by Supervisor Kataoka.

"No, not being able to play in the first three games is a wake-up call to Takano. Coach Ochiai, please take a look at a file."

Ochiai took the rummaged document, "Half-year plan? Is this written by Takano himself?"

After spending about 5 minutes browsing, Ochiai knew a little more about Takano in his heart, "Entered professional baseball at the age of 18, and then pitched until he got bored or turned 40? I didn't expect him to think so far."

"So, Supervisor Kataoka, do you hope that he can understand that if he sticks to his original intention, he can't hide his injury?"

"Not only this, but I also carry two commitments. One is with Takano's enlightenment coach, coach Ninomiya. He is the supervisor of the Kinoshita Little League team in West Tokyo, and the communication with the United States is comparable. Duo is still the head coach of U15, so he brought back a lot of concepts that have been popular abroad. He gave me a lot of advice on Gao Zhiye’s appearance in the team. My promise with him is that in big games, Don't let Takano shoot all 9 games."

"Oh..." Can the supervisor of the Little League team affect the high school? Is the supervisor Kataoka such an easily influenced person?Ochiai doubted this, and there was a high probability that it was what coach Ninomiya described about Takano's future development in professional baseball, which firmly occupied Kataoka's mind.

"The second promise is to Gao Zhiye's parents. They are not the kind of parents who want to use their gifted children as cash cows. I have had an in-depth chat with them twice, 'healthy and ordinary', which is surprising. What's more, their desire is very simple, as if they can't see the talent in front of them. All in all, these two promises have shaken me very much recently. And it's not what the people around me expect, so I, the supervisor of the high school, should properly let go of the power at this stage and pay more attention to the future of the players."

"Oh..." So, the thorough follow-up investment system adopted by Koshien is the product of Kataoka's mentality change?

"So, Director Kataoka, can I understand that you will also adopt a strategy of continuing to pitch in the future. Even if Takano has matured, you will not give up training the remaining pitchers."

"Yes."

In this way, it is almost clear that the three games where Takano was absent were left by Supervisor Kataoka for the growth of the remaining pitchers.Probably he didn't know how far the remaining pitchers could play without the ace.

Furutani was on Ochiai's mind, and as for Eijun, he had been included in the reliever team with Kawakami early in the morning.

'However, compared to trusting Fubuya, Kataoka Director blindly trusts Takano's. If he misses major games, the growth of general pitchers will slow down. '

"Peng——" a crisp sound made Ochiai almost pull out one of his beards.

In the third inning, Jiang Gu himself was the first to open the deadlock. Although he was also deceived by the erratic ball, the pitcher's strong arm allowed him to bring the ball to the fielder and land in front of him.

"One stick, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun." It was Qingdao's turn to hit the line again.

"Yeah, watch me hit it." That kind of sticky pitch tricked him into a bat on the first pitch in the last inning, and he must hit it this time.There is also this catcher, who looks honest and honest, and is always very awkward with the ball. Sure enough, the catcher is such a group of insidious guys.

But as soon as Kuramo stood still in the strike zone, there was movement on the opposite bench.

"Notice of Tachikawa private player change...pitcher, Nozawa-kun."

Through the increasing rain, the eyes of Nozawa and Takano collided in the air.

'You must be forced to play in the next game, little brother. '

'No no no. . . '

"Tsk", feeling the pitcher's gaze always drifting towards the Qingdao bench, Kuramochi frowned as he stood aside, "Are you still running away?"What a strange tornado posture you have, I'll hit you the first time I hit the seat! '

but--

"Bump—" Kuramochi bunted the base in the end.

"The ball shot in that position looks really much faster!"

Hakushu nodded, but Aidou didn't score in this round. When he was about to end the game, Nozawa gestured to Aidou's bench again.

"What, that pitcher, is he provoking us?"

"What does that gesture mean, Gao Zhiye." Gao Zhiye, who wanted to hide behind, was dragged out, and he dealt with the angry everyone in utter misery.

At the entrance of the bench in Tachikawa on the other side, Nozawa said with a relaxed tone, "Takano will most likely not play, he doesn't even have any mercury on him."

　it's friday it's friday

　　
　
(End of this chapter)