Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 12 I'm the best hitter in the country

"coming."

When he heard that the next student to be tested was Zhou Hui, Supervisor Kataoka immediately looked up.

This is the classmate he cares about the most.

If it weren't for Zhou Hui, Director Kataoka might not have had any interest in this rookie test.

He also didn't expect that Qingdao High School could attract such students with such a record.

Although Seidou High School has the best hope of entering Koshien this year, due to previous history, there are still many star first-year students who did not choose Seidou High School.

Compared with Qingdao High School, the best choices are the city's third high school and Daocheng Industrial, which have the hope of entering Koshien.

Although they had little chance of joining the first team in their freshman year, the fame was there, which made them want to join.

If Zhou Hui had not joined, Qingdao High School might have been the team with the least gain compared to the other two prestigious rivals in West Tokyo.

Even if they have Kanemaru and Tojo.

"Huh? Director Kataoka cares about this student?"

Minister Ota was confused.

He did not participate much in this year's enrollment work, including the national youth baseball competition.

He is mainly responsible for recruiting students from the junior high school league and generally does not pay much attention to youth baseball.

Even though Zhou Hui was the fourth runner-up of a champion, Minister Ota had no impression of him.

"But this student's performance in the previous two tests was not very outstanding. Compared to him, Kanamaru and Tojo are better candidates."

Supervisor Kataoka shook his head, obviously unsure of Minister Ota's thoughts.

"You're being a bit of a joke if you put it that way. In short, his ability is definitely not something that can be seen in baserunning and pitching tests. Just wait and see."

Director Kataoka smiled, as if he had already regarded Zhou Hui as his own senior disciple.

But Minister Ota didn't care too much.

After seeing Zhou Hui coming up, Masumi Makihara, who was standing on the pitcher's mound, didn't even look at him.

In his eyes, these first-year students are almost the same.

He becomes arrogant and looks down on others after hitting a few good balls.

Now Makihara's mind is full of thoughts about how to teach these guys a lesson during the welcome match.

After Zhou Hui came on the court, the whole stadium fell into silence.

The testing field, which was bustling with activity just now, suddenly became completely silent.

In particular, several students who had participated in national competitions all had their eyes fixed on Zhou Hui.

"coming soon."

When one of the boys saw Zhou Hui taking a striking stance, his legs couldn't stop shaking, as if he had seen something scary.

"What's going on, Bai Shi? Is it that serious to see him?"

One of the boys asked in confusion.

"What do you know? This guy was my nightmare when we were in Hokkaido. They kept us out of the semi-finals for two consecutive years."

"So what? The Eagles have a deep roster, don't they?"

The two of them are from different places, one is from Hokkaido and the other is from Chiba.

Naturally, the understanding of the Eagles is not on the same level.

"The Eagles have a deep roster, but they are not a traditional powerhouse. Their average score every year is the top eight. It was only after Zhou Hui came that they won the national competition."

After hearing the explanation, the student from Chiba's pupils immediately dilated.

One person changes a team?
This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do!
How talented he must be, and how hard he must have worked to create this world.

"I'll start shooting when I'm ready."

Masumi Makihara picked his ears and said without even looking at Zhou Hui.

He really felt insulted to be fed the ball to these first graders.

"Please let the horses come over."

The pitches that the rookies tested this time were all straight balls, either inside or outside.

If there is nothing special about this kind of ball, such as the ball feels too heavy or the ball is too powerful, it is a sure win for Zhou Hui.

Masumi Makihara lifted his legs softly and slowly began to stretch his body. Because he needed to control the ball speed to around 130km/h, his movements couldn't be too large.

He even practiced speed control for a period of time.

Just to fight these little devils!
"Whoosh!"

The small white ball flew out, its path was clear, its speed was not fast, and there were no special changes.

It was simply delivered to Zhou Hui!
His chin was pressed tightly against his left shoulder, his eyes fixed on the flying baseball.

Ball path: High inside corner.

The inner and outer angles are switched randomly, so the first graders don't know whether it is an inner or outer angle at first.

They can only improvise.

After all, a one in four probability is a bit small, and they can't possibly take the gamble.

The risk is too great!
For each different ball, Zhou Hui will have a different posture to deal with it.

Take this ball for example.

This is a straight ball high inside the corner.

The moment he saw the baseball, Zhou Hui immediately thought of how to swing the bat.

That's the scoop swing!
This word may sound a little unfamiliar. To put it simply, it is a gesture of waving from bottom to top.

It can make the ball fly higher and farther to a great extent.

The right knee, waist, shoulder, and chin are all in a straight line!

Seeing the baseball approaching, Zhou Hui's waist also began to turn.

The wrist also follows the direction of the swing, bringing the bat along.

"Qiang!"

The baseball was hit and the sound was very crisp.

When he was in youth baseball, Zhou Hui had already experienced hardball, so the transition to high school was seamless.

Masumi Makihara didn't pay attention to the ball, letting it fly wherever it wanted.

Anyway, he didn't use his full strength, so there was no way he could fly out.

This is what he really thinks.

Naive! Still too naive!
He completely underestimated Zhou Hui!

Zhou Hui's strength cannot be underestimated.

Everyone's eyes were on the baseball flying towards the outfield.

The white ball took off like a rocket and soared in the sky.

At this moment, baseball seemed to come to life.

"That's a great shot!"

"It hit the center of the ball!"

"I don't think he has any intention of exerting any effort at all."

After a moment of shock, the baseball fell quickly like a meteorite.

Fortunately, the baseball had already flown out when it fell.

"home run!"

"Nani?!"

Masumi Makihara leaned forward and almost slipped.

Looking back, the baseball was indeed not on the field.

This is what Director Kataoka has been waiting for!

"Yes, I've been waiting for this ball!"

Director Kataoka's eyes lit up, and Minister Ota next to him was speechless.

"I'm the best hitter in the country. This kind of ball is a bit too disrespectful!"

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(End of this chapter)