Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 102 Troublesome Cheng Gong Ming
In the conference room, Qingdao High School began to make intensive preparations for the game the day after tomorrow.

Qingdao High School and Daocheng Industry.

The two bickering rivals will begin competing for a ticket to Koshien in the final the day after tomorrow.

Last summer, Qingdao High School lost to Daocheng and missed the final Koshien.

This time, they will get back everything they lost!

Last fall we lost to the city’s third high school, and last summer we lost to Daocheng Industry.

They really don't want to keep losing.

Not having entered Koshien for five years has cast a shadow on this once prestigious university.

Whether or not we can come out of the shadows depends on the performance of these little guys.

This group of people are currently the strongest force in Qingdao High School.

Director Kataoka is even more nervous than them.

If he continues to miss out on Koshien this summer, he can officially say goodbye to this position.

In fact, Director Kataoka has already written his resignation letter.

I'm afraid Qingdao High School will fire him without even waiting for him to write a letter of resignation.

His coaching achievements are really not half as good as those of his predecessor, Sakaki Eijiro.

"We have finally waited until this moment. We, Qingdao High School, have once again made it to the finals. I believe all of you are excited and nervous at this moment, right?"

Supervisor Kataoka said with a serious expression.

Without this kind of mood, everything is fake.

They were more excited than anyone else about having the opportunity to advance to Koshien again.

Especially those third-year players.

This is their last chance to enter Koshien.

Of course there is tension.

The opponent is the absolute overlord of West Tokyo today.

Its strength is comparable to that of the city’s top three high schools.

Judging from past results, their strength is above that of Qingdao High School.

In particular, the ace pitcher Cheng Gong Ming made Qingdao High School's batting line run around in circles.

Last summer, Qingdao High School, despite having strong hitters such as Higashi Seikoku, Isashiki Jun, and Yuki Tetsuya, only got four hits at the hands of Narimiya Mei.

That’s right, it’s not a certain person, it’s the entire batting line of Seidou High School.

Moreover, Cheng Gongming was just a substitute in the first team at that time, not an ace pitcher.

In that game, Daocheng Industrial's ace pitcher did not play, and it was Cheng Gong Ming who led Daocheng Industrial into Koshien.

From that time on, Seidou High School began to be kicked out of the ranks of the three major giants in West Tokyo by some fans.

How can they compete with the three giants in West and Tokyo after being defeated by a first-year pitcher?
The only ones who could get a hit against Narimiya Mei in that game were Yuki and Isashiki Jun.

The remaining batters either retired or were helpless against Cheng Gong Ming.

"We lost to Daocheng at the same time last summer. I believe everyone doesn't want the tragedy to happen again. History will not repeat itself, and neither will tragedy!"

These words spoken by Coach Kataoka are deeply engraved in the minds of the students of Seidou High School.

This sentence is really morale-boosting!
"That's right!"

Director Kataoka nodded.

They must have momentum, but the rest depends on their luck.

This year is different. With Zhou Hui in Qingdao High School, their strength will definitely improve compared to last summer.

Coach Kataoka even dares to say that Zhou Hui, who has not yet evolved into his "perfect form", is the strongest hitter of Qingdao High School in the past five years.

These batters of course include Toshinori and Yuki. Director Kataoka thinks highly of Zhou Hui.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have assigned a first-grade kid like him to play the most important fourth baton.

Because of him, Seidou High School's most reliable bases-clearing hitter, Toru Masuko, was squeezed out of the center hitter's range.

Therefore, Zeng Zi Toru hated Zhou Hui for a long time.

But after seeing Zhou Hui's strength, Toru Masuko also understood why Director Kataoka made such arrangements.

I am not worthy of a bases-clearing hitter!
"I have two points to say about our next round opponent Daocheng. The first is their ace pitcher."

When everyone heard the words "ace pitcher", their ears perked up.

Cheng Gongming! It's Cheng Gongming again!
The toughest pitcher in West Tokyo, Narimiya Mei!
Seeing everyone suddenly so serious, Watanabe didn't even know what to say.

"It's okay Watanabe, just keep talking."

Seeing Watanabe stunned, Director Kataoka immediately helped to smooth things over.

"Cheng Gong Ming, a sophomore student at Daocheng Industrial. He was a little famous in junior high school. Last summer, he entered Koshien with the team as the team's second pitcher and was hailed as the prince of West Tokyo.

Narimiya's pitching speed is 145km/h, which was a record in last year's Koshien. I feel that he will improve this year, maybe even faster. He has two types of changeups, a slider and a forkball, but there are rumors that Narimiya has specially trained a different type of pitch for the finals of the summer tournament, but he has not used it yet. "

Watanabe introduced the information of Cheng Gongming.

"For the finals?"

"There is no good way to deal with Narimiya. Narimiya seems to be a hexagonal warrior. There is nothing he can't do. This is why he can become an ace pitcher in his sophomore year."

Watanabe continued.

Narimiya Ming is very strong, and can even be said to be the strongest pitcher in West Tokyo.

In the quarter-final match, the 11:0 shutout of Chunze High School proved it all.

In the quarter-finals, we were able to win five innings in advance and still win the game with a clean sheet.

I'm afraid only Daocheng Industry can do it.

But his only problem is that he has a bad mentality and a bit of a childish temper.

This kind of thing was reflected in last year's Koshien.

What we don’t know is whether such a scene will appear in this final.

"The factors that helped us defeat Narimiya this time were Yuuki-senpai and Isashiki-senpai. They were the key to this victory. In last year's final, you two got hits from Narimiya. So I would like to ask you two what you think?"

Isajiki Jun, who was still in a daze, suddenly heard his own name and was immediately shocked.

"whee."

Miyuki smirked.

"Hit his ball? Maybe it's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse."

This answer is very Izashiki.

He never had any technique in his striking, but just relied on brute force, and when he hit the target he would just try to hit it as far away.

There are no other factors.

"What about Yuuki-senpai?"

"luck."

Yuki said these two words without hesitation.

Even if Yuki and Isashiki Jun hit the ball past Narimiya Mei, it was just luck.

As for how to deal with it, they can't explain it clearly.

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(End of this chapter)