Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 104 Masuko's Determination

At six o'clock the next evening.

At this time, according to the usual training time, Qingdao High School had just finished training for about an hour.

It was almost like I was walking towards the dormitory after finishing my meal in the cafeteria.

Due to the summer competition, Seidou High School's training time has been compressed a lot, or even non-existent.

And this is the eve of the finals, and there is almost no time for training.

After eating and drinking, the students of Qingdao High School returned to the dormitory to rest.

Director Kataoka had no other requirements for them, except that they didn't stay up late and didn't mess around tonight, and everything else was up to them.

Whether playing video games or cards in the dormitory, I let loose today.

The premise is that everyone must be in high spirits during tomorrow's game.

"You can play video games without restraint today, Senior Kuramochi. I will win back all the games I lost to you before."

Sawamura looked at Kuramochi arrogantly.

On the first day of school, Sawamura was so beaten up by Kuramochi in the electronic field that he was at a loss.

I also missed the first day of training.

The seeds of revenge had already been planted in Sawamura's heart.

"Really? Even though you're not allowed to play video games, I see you've played a lot. You don't have to wait until today to get revenge."

"No, no, the previous games were all training. They were all preparations for today. Kuramochi-senpai, just wait for your defeat!"

"Then it's up to you. By the way, Senior Zengzi, do you want to join us tonight?"

"I'll forget it. Just have fun, you two."

"Oh, that's strange."

Although Toru Masuko is not an internet-addicted teenager like Kuramochi and Sawamura, he still has a certain passion for video games.

When Kuramochi or Sawamura are tired, he will help out.

"The finals will begin tomorrow. Regarding Daocheng's tactical play and their ace pitcher Cheng Gong, is there anything you two don't understand, or did I not explain it clearly enough?"

Inside Zhou Hui's dormitory, Watanabe asked the two of them.

Watanabe is now an important person in Qingdao High School who obtains intelligence on opponents.

During the time when Chris was injured, he was the "darling" of Qingdao High School.

Without him, Qingdao High School’s seminar might not be able to go on.

"No problem, no problem. Just wait and see how I suppress their batting line tomorrow. They won't get any points in the first three rounds."

Danbo rubbed his hands together.

As the game approached, he became more and more excited.

He must touch the land of Koshien this time!

"Tamba-senpai is really confident after his serious injury, but I heard from Coach Kataoka that tomorrow's starting pitcher seems to be Furuya."

Akira Fōtani has been in pretty good form recently, using his pitching speed to limit Inashiro Industrial, and is the first choice of coach Kataoka.

Only when enough innings have been inned will Tamba or Kawakami be substituted.

As for Sawamura...

He is incredible!

Now Sawamura has been planned by coach Kataoka to be a relief pitcher.

The title of relief pitcher is very big!
Previously, Kawakami was the relief pitcher of Seidou High School, but since Sawamura came to Seidou High School, Kawakami's sense of crisis has become increasingly greater.

The relief pitcher is the last pitcher to take the field, and sometimes he even plays a role in deciding the outcome of the game.

Their pitching in the final moments is the key to whether the team's previous efforts will fall short.

Kawakami, who has more experience, is obviously a better choice.

But after seeing Sawamura's "Seven-Colored Transformation Ball", Director Kataoka changed his mind.

The "Seven-Colored Changing Ball" is just the beginning of Sawamura's career.

I heard from Miyuki that Sawamura is still training more killer moves such as "number ball" and "quirk ball".

All in all, these are things that ordinary pitchers cannot do and are difficult to understand.

Danbo is no exception.

Although he is the ace pitcher of Seidou High School, he may not be able to throw Sawamura's "colorful changeup" if he is asked to do so.

"That doesn't matter. If I get a chance to play, I will give 100% of my strength."

"That's the spirit, Tamba-senpai." "You have to hit a home run tomorrow, too."

Zhou Hui scratched his head.

Why does everyone feel that hitting a home run is so easy for him, just like a child playing house?

In reality, it's not that easy to hit a home run.

Sawamura dormitory.

"Come on, come on, don't run away, Senior Kuramochi, face me head-on!"

Sawamura held the game controller and controlled the game character to approach Kuramochi's game character.

"What do you know? This is called strategy. Just wait and see!"

"Ahahahahahahahaha, Kuramochi-senpai is really afraid of me."

Masuko Toru watched the two people playing video games indifferently and opened the door to go out.

"Senior Zengzi, what are you going to do so late at night?"

"Nothing, just taking a shower."

Masuko Toru made up a random excuse.

"then you go."

Kuramochi didn't ask any more questions and started to fight back by controlling the game character.

In terms of electric power, Kuramochi is still better than Sawamura.

In a matter of seconds, Sawamura was knocked out.

"Hahahahahahaha, you are still too naive."

Kuramochi smirked.

The anger I just suffered has finally returned to me.

Kuramochi glanced to the side and stopped what he was doing.

"Why didn't Masuko-senpai take the basin away?"

Looking at the toiletries dropped by Masuko Toru, Kuramochi fell into deep thought.

"Matsuko-senpai, did you not take a shower at all?..."

Indoor training hall.

Toru Masuko finally arrived at this place. Looking at the door of the training hall, he took a deep breath.

He came here to swing the bat without telling Kuramochi the truth, but sneaked over here on his own.

In the match against Pharmacist High School, he was not satisfied with his performance, so he came here to practice more.

Pushing open the door of the training hall, a figure swinging a bat appears vaguely.

"Who comes to practice so late?"

"Masuko-senpai."

When Zhou Hui heard the door of the training hall open, he immediately stopped swinging the bat.

"Zhou Hui?"

Zengzi Toru walked in with his hands in his pockets.

"It's so late, what are you doing here?"

"I should be the one asking the seniors. I come here to swing the bat every night."

"That's it..."

Zeng Zi Toru was impressed by Zhou Hui's perseverance and self-discipline, and came to swing the bat every day. No wonder his batting ability is so strong.

It's all for a reason.

"I came here to swing the bat as well, and I'm not too satisfied with my performance today."

"Is that so? Which aspect exactly?"

Now that people have asked this question, Zengzi Toru has nothing to hide anymore.

Just say it!

"I have always had a hard time hitting changeups. As the competition progresses, the opponents will become stronger and stronger, and there will be more and more types of changeups. I came here today to improve my weakness!"

Toru Masuko has made up his mind to eliminate this shortcoming.

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(End of this chapter)