Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 171 The End of the Striking Storm

"Thank you for your hard work in this round."

Director Kataoka said to Akira Furiya who had returned to the lounge.

Akira Fōgaya always felt that Director Kataoka was hiding something from him, as if he was hiding something from him.

Miyuki just looked up at Fōgaya Akira, his mouth itching to move, but in the end he held it back.

Never mind, I won’t tell him now.

Xiao Fōgō nodded without thinking too much.

"After a round of attacks, I think the enemy has found our weakness, right?"

Ryosuke said as he wiped his bat.

"Weakness? We don't have any weaknesses! We just need to knock the flying baseball away!"

Isajiki Jun shouted with great passion.

When Yokohama Kohoku counterattacked, there was probably no one else except Jun Isashiki who could have such momentum.

"Don't be so excited. Although these are good words, you can't be blindly confident."

Supervisor Kataoka gave the education instructions.

After this lecture, Isajiki Jun only agreed on the surface, but he still did not change his bad habits in his heart.

"Their defensive pressure is very strong, so we better be careful when we attack next time."

"Defensive pressure?"

This is something that Liangjie can't handle.

They lost five points in the first game. Is this what you call oppressive defense?

Could it be that Director Kataoka is suffering from Alzheimer's disease at the age of just around 30?
"Don't take it lightly, this is compiled from the data of their previous games."

When Director Kataoka saw Ryosuke's disdainful look, he immediately tried to persuade him.

"Yes."

Although he didn't believe it, Liangjie still agreed.

Then, Ryosuke followed the rhythm of the broadcast and walked towards the batter's box.

"Top of the second inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the second batter and second baseman is Ryosuke Kominato."

After seeing Ryosuke, both Takeda and Guan Lin no longer felt the fear they had before.

After Takeda's careful calculations and tactical arrangements, he can now probably figure out a way to deal with Ryosuke.

Although there are no obvious weaknesses of Ryosuke in the previous game videos, Takeda is confident that he will become the number one.

"Hit him hard in the inside corner."

Like other catchers, Takeda also thought that Ryosuke lacked strength, so the first five balls were all inside corner balls.

Takeda easily caught the first two balls, but Ryosuke hit the next three balls out of bounds.

We are about to fall into this vicious cycle again.

The corners of Ryosuke's mouth curled up.

I looked up at the score difference, which is still not that conservative.

So Liangjie made a very bold decision.

He wants a hit!

He might get to second base on a hit, but with this play he is a sure-fire hitter.

Moreover, his speed is not that good, making it difficult for him to add points for Qingdao High School quickly or at the lowest cost.

"Whoosh!"

The baseball flew out, still to the inside corner.

"Six goals in a row at this position, are you really not afraid that I can see through you?"

"Qiang!"

The baseball was picked up and flew straight to the far end of the infield.

Takeda took off his mask and felt something was wrong.

This time, he miscalculated.

He would never have imagined that Ryosuke's small body contained such great energy.

What can I do?
Just when Takeda was at a loss, a figure rushed out.

Just as the baseball was about to fly over the infield, Fukuzawa jumped up and caught the ball with his glove.

"Snapped!"

A strong sound rang out, and Fukuzawa landed smoothly and showed the baseball to the referee.

"Out!"

The referee's voice came from home plate, and Ryosuke, who had just run a few steps, immediately stopped and returned to the locker room.

"Isn't this jumping height too exaggerated?" If it was an infielder from another team, perhaps this ball would have become a hit.

But I'm sorry, Seidou High School's opponent in this game is Yokohama Kohoku!
"See, their infield defense is top-notch."

After returning to the lounge, Coach Kataoka used Ryosuke as an example to point out Yokohama Kohoku's beautiful defense to his classmates.

I thought Director Kataoka had Alzheimer's disease, but I didn't expect that he said there was nothing wrong with him.

Yokohama Kohoku's defense is really great.

Especially their second baseman.

Fukuzawa, who was at second base, played absolutely top-notch defense in this game.

Whether it was Kuramochi or Ryosuke, they were both dealt with by him.

“His jump height is insane.”

"The second baseman named Fukuzawa was on the track and field team of Yokohama Kohoku Junior High School before he started practicing baseball. He specialized in high jump."

Chris explained.

This is not surprising.

Athletes who specialize in high jump do not only practice running-up jump, but also jumping on the spot within their training scope.

"Besides, this Fukuzawa-san is only a freshman. He will become a very strong opponent for us in the future."

Watanabe also added.

Chris nodded after hearing Watanabe's explanation.

Under Chris's influence, Watanabe has become more professional and has become what a baseball team scorer should be.

It looks like he can retire with peace of mind and no longer have to worry about the future of the baseball team.

The future of Seidou High School baseball team includes Watanabe, Zhou Hui, Furuya Akira, Sawamura, and Miyuki.

Their future is limitless and they have quite good combat effectiveness.

The future is now in two hands.

Qingdao High School has never fought such a rich battle.

"Third batter, first baseman, Yuuki-san."

"It's him again."

After seeing Yuki coming up, the coach of Yokohama Kohoku pinched his chin.

Yuki is definitely one of the most difficult hitters to deal with at Seidou High School, and now is the time to test this duo of pitcher and catcher.

Guan Lin and Takeda are definitely the best pitching and catching combination in Yokohama.

But this is not necessarily the case when you come to Koshien.

When facing Seidou High School, the Yokohama No. 1 pitcher and catcher duo scored five points.

Although the situation seems to be warming up now, it is not the time to let down our guard.

"Forkball, come on!"

When facing a strong hitter, you have to use the ball you are best at!
This is the philosophy of Guanlin and Takeda.

Once when they were discussing tactics, they both said that if the batter was difficult to deal with, or if they couldn't think of anything to limit him in a short period of time, they should use the forkball.

Now that Takeda gave the signal of the fork ball, Guan Lin also became serious.

This is not an easy hitter to deal with.

"Whoosh!"

Hold the baseball between two fingers, exert force with your right hand, and the baseball will be thrown out.

After the baseball enters the strike zone, it falls at the speed of light.

The fall was huge, but Yuki still caught it.

"Qiang!"

The angle is not that tricky, and Yuki can still hit it with his swing.

The baseball was lifted up and flew toward center field.

"You have to wear ..."

"Snapped!"

Before the students from Qingdao High School could finish their words, Guan Lin immediately stretched out his glove and let the baseball flying into the distance hit his glove.

"Out!"

Another out!
Seidou High School, which scored five points in the previous inning, contributed two outs so quickly.

Their storm of attacks seemed to have come to an end!

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(End of this chapter)