Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 164 Pre-match press conference

"Hiss, I'm a little nervous for my first interview."

Sawamura sat on the bus, rubbing his hands, and was very excited.

But the other first-year players, Zhou Hui and Fōgiya Xiao, did not seem as nervous as Sawamura.

Not only these two, except Sawamura, all the players of Seidou High School who were interviewed were not so excited.

Even Masuko Toru seemed like nothing had happened.

I was just wondering why I became a part of the interview.

His performance yesterday was just average, nothing outstanding.

This is also the first time that Toru Masuko has been interviewed in his three years of high school.

Although he is one of the strongest hitters of Qingdao High School every year, compared with hitters like Yuki and Higashiseikoku, he is still considered unstable.

So I never got the chance to be interviewed.

Unexpectedly, the first interview in his life would be on the stage of Koshien.

But even so, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

There is no need to mention Yuki.

The captain of Seidou High School has more or less outstanding performances in every game and has become accustomed to being interviewed.

Especially after the third grade, there were interviews in almost every game.

Xiao Jiangu was sitting by the window and was already beginning to feel drowsy.

A heartless person like him naturally doesn't care about this situation.

What Director Kataoka is more worried about now is whether Fūya Akira will tell everything when he goes there, or even give irrelevant answers.

After all, Koshien is broadcast live nationwide. Is it really okay for a guy like Fōgiya Akira, who doesn't have such a high EQ, to go there?
This has always been a concern for Director Kataoka.

"Why aren't you as turned on as that guy?"

Looking at Zhou Hui who was listening to songs as usual, Chris asked.

They are both first-year students, but Zhou Hui and Sawamura are like two different people.

Zhou Hui is much more mature than Zecun.

"got used to."

Zhou Hui answered simply.

This is true.

Ever since Zhou Hui started playing baseball, he has been surrounded by the spotlight all the time, and giving interviews is commonplace.

Zhou Hui has never stopped interviewing since he entered the national competition in the second grade of junior high school.

That's why he can show a sophistication that is different from that of a first-year student.

With his experience, Zhou Hui will be more careful with his words during interviews and will not say everything.

"You are very strong. Now you look more mature and stable than Senior Zengzi."

Chris pointed at Masuko Toru.

He seemed like nothing had happened just now, but now he started blushing.

As for why?
Maybe it was because Sawamura seemed very nervous just now, Masuko Toru didn't want people to compare him with this first-year student.

But now, he really couldn't bear it anymore.

Masuko Toru was also very nervous.

Although he looks strong on the outside, he is actually a shy little boy inside.

"Am I that old?"

Zhou Hui misunderstood what Chris meant. He became speechless and tilted his head to look at Chris.

"I did not mean that."

……

Soon, the bus arrived at the Hanshin Tigers Koshien Stadium.

The door of the bus opened and fans of Qingdao High School swarmed in again.

“Is our popularity so high now?”

Looking at the fans around him, Yuki felt a headache.

The people who may really feel overwhelmed are the staff responsible for maintaining order near Koshien.

During Koshien, they had much more work than usual.

Not only was he busy, he also had to check the location of the popular high school team getting off the bus in advance, and then block their large number of fans. As the students of Qingdao High School got off the bus one by one, these fans became more crazy.

The staff are in tears as they have to do this job for such a low salary every month.

We must raise wages!

Seidou High School simply chose to ignore this group of fans and walked into the Hanshin Tigers Stadium.

If you want to interact with these fans, signing autographs is a must.

Sign one person and there will be a second, a third, and so on and so forth.

If this continues, the scene will definitely be in chaos.

Wouldn't it cause more trouble for the security personnel?
When we walked into the Hanshin Tigers Stadium, reporters from several media outlets were already ready backstage.

The spotlight shone on the interview seat in front.

There is a microphone and drinks from sponsors at the interview seat.

Everything is ready, except Qingdao High School's entry.

"I'm coming."

"Qingdao is here."

"Is that Zhou Hui? So handsome."

"Furiya is here too."

"Give Director Kataoka more close-ups."

Seidou High School had just entered the field and the surrounding cameras had already started working.

Some female reporters who were about the same age as Zhou Hui even became a little infatuated with him after seeing him.

"Qingdao High School, please take a seat."

After the staff on the side led Qingdao High School to their seats, the interview began.

Zhou Hui was the last one to be interviewed.

Director Kataoka, Toru Masuko, and Yuki all completed the interview task with ease.

The speech was also relaxed and controlled, and Director Kataoka even started to tell humorous jokes.

The three of them are the "veterans" of Qingdao High School, and their emotional intelligence has long been high.

What’s funny is that when Toru Masuko was interviewed, his face was as red as an apple, allowing the national audience to see his unknown side.

"Hehe, Zengzi-senpai's face was really red just now."

Kuramochi couldn't help but feel humiliated when he saw Masuko coming out.

Zengzi Tou's face turned red and she could no longer speak, and she ignored Kuramochi.

But even so, Toru Masuko still completed his task quite perfectly.

Next came the three first-grade boys.

Minister Ota was really afraid that they would say something that would ruin the image of Qingdao High School.

This is what Minister Ota fears the most.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay."

After seeing Fūya Akira and Sawamura go up, Minister Ota was still comforting himself.

These two people are the most worrying ones in Qingdao High School.

The two of them were interviewed together, and Zhou Hui was the last to appear.

He is one of the most important batting linemen of Qingdao High School, so he was naturally placed in the back position.

"You come."

Amidst the crowd of people, Akatsuki Fōgaya pointed his finger at a lady in a suit.

There were many reporters who wanted to interview Seidou High School, but they could only sit in the press area below and wait for the players to choose them before they could ask their questions.

"Hello, Furuya-san. I'm a reporter from the Osaka area. I'd like to ask who do you think is the biggest competitor in this year's Koshien?"

The female reporter asked a tricky question right away.

For someone with low emotional intelligence like Akihiro Fōgani, it is very likely that he will fall into this "pit".

"No, I am the best pitcher in this Koshien."

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(End of this chapter)