Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 129 First Battle
Early the next morning, Seidou High School rushed to the Hanshin Tigers Koshien Stadium.

A grand opening ceremony was waiting for them.

For the students of Qingdao High School, gathering at this time of around nine o'clock is simply a dream.

They haven't slept in for a long time.

The training at Qingdao High School is very terrifying, and they often go to bed late and get up early.

When they first arrived, the freshmen complained a lot and not many of them could adapt.

But after a while, everyone adapted to life.

Seeing that classmates of the same grade have adapted and even entered the second or first army, in order not to be left behind, I have to pretend to adapt even if I haven’t.

Their purpose of coming to Qingdao High School is to represent the first team in official competitions.

They don't want to be spectators in the audience for the rest of their lives.

They would rather put on the jersey of Qingdao High School, put on their own numbers and dominate the court.

"It's a 20-minute drive from here to Hanshin Tigers Koshien Stadium. If any of you are still sleepy, just continue sleeping here."

Director Kataoka said.

This made many students of Qingdao High School laugh and cry.

It's quite a contrast that Director Kataoka allowed them to sleep right under his nose.

In the past, anyone who dared to sleep under his nose would be directly expelled from the army.

Of course, Akatsuki Fōgiya is an exception.

The first reason was that he had never been on the school team in junior high school, and his baseball skills were acquired through self-training, so he lacked discipline.

Second, Seidou High School's pitching group is weak, and Akira Fōgaya is such a terrible monster pitcher.

If Director Kataoka really puts him aside, then no one can replace him.

But of course, Akira Jōgō does have that attitude.

He also really loves baseball and his position.

"Supervisor are you kidding me?"

"That's right, who can sleep at this time?"

"We don't know how long we have slept, hahahahaha."

Everyone thought that Director Kataoka was joking, but only Fōgaya Akira took it seriously. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"No way, this guy can really sleep."

Everyone was speechless.

Zhou Hui put on the headphones he carried with him and enjoyed himself in his own world.

This is probably the reason why we should turn a deaf ear to what is happening outside.

What he is looking forward to now is the first official game in Koshien.

After yesterday's draw, Qingdao High School's game was scheduled as the first game.

That is, the competition will start after the opening ceremony.

This also made Zhou Hui excited.

Their presence was there in the opening match, and he began to get excited.

Being the first to appear always has his reasons.

"Zhou Hui, Zhou Hui."

Chris patted him.

"what happened?"

Zhou Hui politely took off his headphones.

Just when I was about to enjoy it, it was ruined by Chris.

“Is this what you do to relax before a game?”

Zhou Hui nodded, not knowing how to answer.

"may be."

Chris successfully found a topic and the two of them started chatting.

Zhou Hui completely forgot about listening to music and was having a great time chatting with Chris. It was the first time Chris noticed Zhou Hui's habit of listening to music with headphones in the car.

Although Chris had been sitting next to Zhou Hui in previous games, he never knew about this.

On the bus before the game, Zhou Hui usually discussed with Chris about the opponents.

Not only against strong teams like Mingchuan Academy and Yakushi High School.

Even when it came to the previous match with Missimen High School, Zhou Hui would ask about it.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

But with Chris's injury, Zhou Hui no longer has this habit.

In other words, apart from Chris, he didn't think anyone else could collect such detailed intelligence on the opponent.

Even though he was sitting next to Watanabe, who had changed from Chris to his roommate, he never asked Watanabe many questions.

He thinks Watanabe is far inferior to Chris.

This is how I developed the habit of listening to music with headphones.

This was the first time Chris sat next to Zhou Hui after he came back, and for a moment he didn't even react.

"By the way, Senior Chris, didn't the captain attend the draw ceremony yesterday? How was it? Who will be our first opponent? Have we been assigned to the death group?"

Zhou Hui suddenly remembered this and asked immediately.

Chris laughed. This was a familiar feeling.

This guy hasn't changed at all.

The group of death actually didn't have much impact on Zhou Hui.

No team wants to face this outrageous hitter. Perhaps being put in the same group with Seidou High School would be a death group for them.

The reason why Zhou Hui asked this was simply because he wanted to see if the schedule could go smoothly.

He also didn't want to encounter a tough opponent at the beginning and consume most of his energy.

"This is Koshien, not the vegetable market downstairs. The strength of the teams is not as obvious as in the regional competitions. All the teams here are strong. The concept of the group of death is no longer so obvious."

Chris said as he took out his notebook.

That's how Koshien is, with the elites from all over the country gathered together, and you can never tell who is stronger.

There are exceptions to everything.

If a team that unexpectedly participates in Koshien for the first time is placed in the same group with strong teams like Kiryu High School or Teito High School, the two teams are almost evenly matched.

At worst, both sides will score points.

To be honest, a shutout with a big score is really rare in Koshien.

"Our first opponent is Baoming High School, a strong team from Kyushu. They have a very low scoring rate in Kyushu, and have only lost two points in five games. This has a lot to do with their ace pitcher."

Chris said as he looked at the information about Baoming High School.

This is another team that relies on strong shooting to make a living.

The complete opposite of Qingdao High School.

Seidou High School relies on their excellent batting line.

"The ace pitcher of Baoming High School is called Yoshida Yuki, the youngest son in the family. His pitching speed is about 140 kilometers per hour, which is considered very fast. The pitch path is relatively simple, with only one type of straight ball, and the power of the ball is not very strong. Their batting line can only be said to be average."

After Chris said all this, Zhou Hui was confused.

How could such a team enter Koshien? What did they rely on?

"Although our match doesn't seem to be a big problem, we should still be cautious. He is also the champion of Kyushu region. Even though he looks ordinary, he can enter Koshien, so he must be quite capable."

Chris added.

The purpose is to prevent Zhou Hui from letting his guard down.

To be honest, even if Chris didn't say that, Zhou Hui would still do his best.

"Chris, the fact that Baoming High School can make it to Koshien is because the Kyushu region has no competitiveness, right?"

Isashiki Jun spoke the truth out loud, leaving Chris at a loss for words to fill this "hole".

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(End of this chapter)