Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 14: Ace and Future Star

When Zhou Hui heard Danbo's invitation to a match, he felt nervous, but at the same time, he also felt a sense of anticipation.

I am finally coming!
A head-on confrontation with the ace pitcher!

"Are you ready?"

Danbo weighed a baseball and looked at Zhou Hui.

"So fast?"

I thought there was still time to warm up, but I didn't expect that Danbo was also an impatient person.

"Of course the important thing is to do it as quickly as possible. I've already thrown a lot of balls! I'm ready!"

Danbo patted his chest and said.

"Can……"

"There's nothing to worry about, just get started!"

Danbo hit his gloves with his fists, then opened the door and went out.

Zhou Hui also had a lot of pain in his heart that he couldn't express!

I had originally thought of letting Danbo give me some chance to warm up, but now it seems that there is no hope.

No? The First Army should still be training right now? How could Danbo be here?
"Tamba-senpai."

"what happened?"

Hearing Zhou Hui calling him, Danbo turned around slightly.

"Isn't the army training at this time? Why is senior here?"

Hearing this, Danbo ran up to Zhou Hui and covered his mouth.

After looking around and finding that there was no one around, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shh!"

Danbo put his index finger in front of his mouth and made a "quiet" gesture.

"It's because Coach Kataoka's training is too boring. I can't get interested in it. You have to keep this a secret for me."

Zhou Hui had no choice but to nod and agree.

I never thought you were this kind of Tamba-senpai.

"Okay, I'll take you to a place where there shouldn't be anyone. Let's go there and have a fight."

Zhou Hui followed behind Danbo without saying a word or raising his head.

In a short while, Danbo brought Zhou Hui to a training ground that Zhou Hui had never seen before.

"This is it." Tanba said proudly, "This is my secret base. I have never brought him here. Even Director Kataoka may not be able to find this place."

This looks like an abandoned stadium and is very old.

The bases were damaged, the home plate was covered in dust, the fence had several holes in it, and the pitcher's mound had been worn out and lost its original height.

It seems like a product of the last century.

Zhou Hui couldn't believe that Qingdao High School, which seemed so glamorous on the surface, actually had such a side.

But even so, Danbo ran to the pitcher's mound without any disgust.

"Come on, let's have a good fight!"

Danbo clenched his right fist, very excited!
Zhou Hui doesn't have too many requirements for the environment, as long as he can play basketball.

When he was in Hokkaido, he often played in places with bad environments.

For example, the abandoned construction site is where he plays ball every day.

He is used to being able to talk.

Zhou Hui didn't show any disgust and walked up to the dilapidated batting area.

"Let's just play according to the one-shot opportunity! Same as the normal rules, is there any problem?"

Zhou Hui shook his head, indicating that there was no problem.

Then, Danbo pointed to a mat behind Zhou Hui.

Following Danbo's finger, Zhou Hui also looked towards that place.

A mat is clearly divided into nine grids.

The nine-square grid generally represents the strike zone.

"That's how the strike zone is divided. It's also very simple, so I can't make it according to your height. Sorry."

Zhou Hui looked back at the division of the strike zone, which was about the same proportion as his height and had no effect.

He is not the kind of person who likes to dwell on trivial matters and doesn't care about these things at all.

It would be nice if I could play. Why would I need a bicycle?

This is a contest with an ace pitcher! A rare opportunity!

"Come on, Tamba-senpai."

Zhou Hui was ready and put his chin on his shoulder, with the bat moving back and forth across his shoulder regularly.

"Finally, I have a chance to see what the strongest first-year hitter is like."

As Danbo spoke, you could feel that he was very excited.

This is the attitude a strong person should maintain.

Danbo is very capable of being ruthless to his own people.

Even though he sometimes performs poorly in regional conferences, he always shows extraordinary abilities in team training matches.

You may fail to deal with outsiders, but you will never go wrong when dealing with your own people.
This is Tamba!
But to be honest, this is also a negative impact.

An ace pitcher is such a person, and the reason why Seidou High School did not enter Koshien in five years seems to have been found.

Perhaps, Seidou High School has always lacked a true ace pitcher.

But Danbo has never been able to be competent for this position.

"Come on, Tamba-senpai!"

Zhou Hui is very confident.

Even though his opponent was two years older than him and was an ace pitcher, he was not afraid at all.

Instead, I am more excited.

"Great! I like your personality. Here I come!"

Danbo leaned back, his right arm bent, the baseball tightly grasped in his hand as if he was about to release it.

"Whoosh!"

Swing your arms hard, contract your muscles, and the baseball is thrown out.

Baseball is as fast as a meteor and as sharp as an arrow.

It went straight to Zhou Hui's chest, and it was an inside corner kick that looked so strong that it would make one's legs tremble!

"Snapped!"

The baseball hit the mat, and the sound was very pleasant, but also gave people a sense of fear.

If that ball hit my body, it would probably be very painful!
"A strike."

Danbo said calmly.

The ball hit the upper right corner of the mat, leaving a very obvious mark.

Zhou Hui didn't say much, he just bent down, picked up the ball and threw it back.

The game is far from over.

This is a battle between Seidou High School's ace pitcher and a super rising star. It would be meaningless if it ended too early.

The main training ground of Seidou High School.

All the students in the First Army are trained here.

The semi-finals of the spring competition are approaching, and everyone must perform at their best.

The case of Toru Masuko is a very good example.

Because he missed the ball in the game, he has been removed from the starting lineup and there is a high possibility that he will not be able to play in the next games.

If you don't work hard, your ending might be the same as Toru Masuko's.

No one wants to give up their precious starting position.

"Yuuki, where is Tanba?"

Director Kataoka looked around but didn't hear any sound from Tamba, so he asked Tetsuya Yuuki with some confusion.

Yuki is the captain of Seidou High School and often assists coach Kataoka.

"He said he was going to the bathroom, but he hasn't been back for half an hour."

Director Kataoka's glasses reflected the light and his forehead raised slightly.

"You come with me."

"Yes!"

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(End of this chapter)