Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 1 This time I have to pay a lot of money

On the outskirts of Hokkaido, on an empty plain.

This was a construction site before, but for some unknown reason, the construction project was stopped, so this place looks particularly empty.

Because it was a construction site before, there are potholes everywhere and the road is extremely uneven.

If you pass by here in the dark, it is not uncommon to fall.

But even though the conditions here are so simple, they can't stop a few teenagers who love baseball.

On this open field, several boys aged 15 or 6 were playing a baseball game.

They placed several large stones at corresponding positions as bases.

The piled up dirt also happened to become the pitcher's mound for these teenagers.

The baseball gloves in their hands were already in tatters.

But even so, there was no disgust on their faces, and they were all smiling.

But this field might be a problem if I were to try to save the ball.

Let’s put aside the question of whether it hurts or not for now. If someone really is not afraid of death and pounces on you, you will most likely get a concussion.

"Hahahahaha, another strikeout!"

On the pitcher's mound, a young man with a buzz cut was laughing.

This strikeout once again brought his mood to a peak.

"You are truly worthy of being called Azan!"

The catcher squatting at home plate also praised it.

He is the absolute backbone of this game!
You can tell from the shape of your head.

Some extreme teams have regulations on shaving hair.

They don't allow players to have long hair, all of them have to have a buzz cut.

Most of the teams that have such militarized management regulations are strong teams.

This is not a tradition. It's just that the daily training volume is very large, and I sweat a lot. It's not easy to take care of long hair. That's all.

And on this field, except for him, almost no one else had a buzz cut.

This player named Azan is from a famous youth baseball team in Hokkaido, and his strength is self-evident.

But his dynamic talent is very poor. He can't run fast, jump high, and his pitching speed is not very fast, so he has always been a substitute in youth baseball.

They may not even have a chance to play in important games.

But he is an absolute strong player on this court.

Because besides him, there is only one player from minor league baseball here.

So whenever Azan is in a bad mood, he will call these friends to come out and play ball.

Only in this way can he feel the pleasure of being strong.

Being unable to step out of his "comfort zone" may be the reason why he cannot become stronger.

"Ahahahahahahahahahahaha, two of you are out now. If one more is eliminated, you will lose."

Azan's voice has a bit of provocation.

"It's terrible. We are doomed to fail if this continues."

A little fat boy standing on the sidelines said, covering his face.

"We haven't got anyone who can score points against him yet. This is the last inning and we are one point behind."

The players on the team opposite Azan were very anxious.

Although the outcome of this game will not have any substantial impact, at this age, they are very obsessed with winning and enjoy that feeling.

"Who's next?"

The little fat boy looked back.

"I."

A cold voice was heard, and a handsome boy took the bat from the boy who had just been struck out and walked onto the uneven field.

"It's over."

When Azan saw the young man coming up, his eyes widened at first, but soon he felt something was wrong.

"Yes, we still have Zhou Hui!"

"It's Zhou Hui's turn to attack. We still have a chance!"

The friends who were depressed just now immediately became happy.

It can be seen from their expressions that Zhou Hui is definitely not an ordinary person.

Whether it's the figure or the feeling he exudes, he's a perfect candidate for playing baseball.

This is indeed the case.

Zhou Hui is the starting first baseman and main fourth batter for the Hokkaido youth baseball team, the Eagles.

The defense area is huge, the reaction is quick, the speed is extremely fast, and the attack is terrifying. Just by listening to the description, you can hear how terrifying he is.

In the three years of youth baseball games, he contributed 50 home runs, with a batting average of %, and he was only struck out once in those three years!
This is the real thigh!

Compared with him, Azan seems not so good enough.

"hiss."

Azan gasped.

"What? Are you still planning to send me this time?"

Zhou Hui sneered.

What he despises the most is people like Azan, who have always lived in their "comfort zone", not trying to make any breakthroughs, and can only seek a sense of superiority from some outsiders.

In order not to expose the difference in strength between the two, Azan had always sent Zhou Hui to compete in previous matches.

But everyone basically understands.

They all know what level Zhou Hui and Azan are at.

Being stimulated by this, Azan became very excited.

He extended his hand to the catcher who had just stood up: "Just stay there, no need to walk him!"

Zhou Hui smiled slightly.

Now I can finally have a face-to-face confrontation with him.

Although it was Azan who asked for it, he still didn't feel confident enough when thinking about having a head-on confrontation with such a batter.

"Can I really?"

Azan no longer had the sharpness he had just now, and asked himself while looking at the baseball in his hand.

But Zhou Hui obviously doesn't have that much pressure.

If Azan was bullying the weak opponent in this game, then it was a dimensionality reduction attack on Zhou Hui.

"Whoosh!"

Azan threw the ball, but since it was his first time facing such a strong hitter, the baseball obviously went off target.

It's completely different from the way we dealt with those people before.

Azan seemed to deliberately shoot the ball towards the outside corner.

"Bad ball."

This ball was very obvious, and Zhou Hui directly used his own judgment.

There is no referee in this game, or rather, everyone is the referee.

Everyone has the right to judge.

If there is any disagreement, Zhou Hui has the final say.

He has the strongest strength, so naturally he has the capital.

"Is your ball control so unstable now? That really surprises me. As a player who is about to enter high school and aims to enter Koshien, your ball speed is just over 130 kilometers, and your ball control is so bad."

Zhou Hui didn't hold back at all, and every word he said hit Azan's sore spot.

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Whoosh!"

Azan couldn't bear to listen to it anymore, and his mentality was disturbed to a greater or lesser extent, so he immediately started to pitch the next ball.

He knew that it was annoying that he always bullied the weak ones, but he didn't need to say it so harshly.

But this was not Zhou Hui's original intention.

He just hopes that Azan can quickly get out of his "comfort zone".

For him, it is certainly uncomfortable to step out of his "comfort zone".

But as long as you keep working hard, the final result will definitely not be bad.

"Clang!"

The baseball flew high into the sky, but Zhou Hui looked calm and composed, as if he didn't use any effort at all.

For Zhou Hui, maybe it was just a casual wave of his hand?
This also stunned Azan.

Is this the gap?

Right behind the field was a house. Seeing the baseball rushing towards them, Zhou Hui was startled, as if he knew that something bad might happen.

"Ping!"

Zhou Hui was startled by the sound of breaking glass.

"It's over. This time I'm going to have to pay a lot of money!"

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(End of this chapter)