Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 179 Yamada's Proud Disciple

"I can't believe that the freshmen at Seidou High School this year are stronger than each other. As an infielder, how could he have such strong outfield defensive abilities?"

The manager of Yokohama Kohoku collapsed and sat in the lounge furious.

This score really makes it hard for people to calm down.

The third game had just ended, but their collapse was far from over.

They didn't score any points in this round, which also reflects a point.

That is, they have no way to deal with Sawamura.

Judging from his back number, Sawamura is already their weakest pitcher.

If they can't handle this, they don't know how terrifying Seidou High School's ace pitcher is.

Even though they knew that Seidou High School would have to change pitchers midway through the game, the substitution might still be dangerous for them.

Even if the batting line at the back of Seidou High School doesn't score any points, they will have no chance of winning.

This is still an impossible thing.

Because the next batter from Qingdao High School is Zhou Hui!

"Don't worry, Coach. I won't let them score any more points next time."

Guan Lin put on his gloves, his eyes full of confidence.

Although he was beaten by eight points, it can be seen from his eyes that he has not surrendered yet.

"No need, let's switch."

The supervisor of Yokohama Kohoku tried his best not to visit Guan Lin.

He could imagine Guan Lin's expression, so naturally he couldn't bear to look at it.

For Qingdao High School, Guan Lin is now just a "toy" for scoring points.

Abbreviated as "the boy who delivers points".

"Yokohama Kohoku substitution notice, the ace pitcher Guan Lin is going to rest, and he will be replaced by the backup pitcher Gao Mu."

After hearing Takagi's name, Yamada in the audience also looked up suddenly.

Takagi is a pitcher he has always been optimistic about, and now he finally has the opportunity to show his talents.

As the No. 10 pitcher, Takagi is second only to Guan Lin among all the pitchers.

"Who is this pitcher on the other side?"

Director Kataoka immediately turned around and asked Watanabe.

"Takagi, a second-year student from Shizuoka, is a pitcher who loves to throw changeups. In terms of his pitching habits, he tends to throw inside corners. He basically doesn't throw outside corners or other angles."

Watanabe said.

Director Kataoka nodded, and it seemed that there was nothing special about it.

"Zhou Hui, as our lead hitter in this inning, don't swing the bat so aggressively after you go up there. Be patient for a few pitches, and wait until his pitching habits and pitching ability are almost fully demonstrated before swinging the bat."

"Yes!"

This task fell on Zhou Hui's shoulders.

There's nothing he can do about it, since he is the first batter in this inning.

This task was quite difficult for Zhou Hui.

Resisting the urge to swing the bat is simply not Zhou Hui's style.

"Top of the fourth inning, Qingdao High School is on offense, the fourth batter, second baseman, is Zhou."

"Now it depends on how Yokohama Kohoku plays."

Chris folded his arms.

"Yes, if they still choose to send Zhou Hui off, this task will be handed over to Izashiki."

The two of them thought of the same thing very tacitly.

Sending Zhou Hui as a substitute may now become Yokohama Kohoku's strategy.

It was obvious from the previous inning that Yokohama Kohoku had already intended to walk Zhou Hui.

In the previous inning, Zhou Hui just stood in the batter's box and Takeda immediately stood up and chose to walk Zhou Hui.

And every move he made seemed very natural, as if he had been prepared for it long ago.

It was just because of Guan Lin's reputation as the ace pitcher that they did not choose to walk Zhou Hui, but instead allowed him to contribute another hit.

But this time the game is likely to be different.

The walk-off should be their common tactic against Zhou Hui. However, Yamada in the audience did not want Takagi to walk Zhou Hui.

The head-on confrontation with Zhou Hui is a kind of growth for him.

Facing the strong is part of becoming stronger.

Takagi has always been a pitcher he values very much, not for any other reason but because of their similar experiences.

Takagi and Yamada are amazingly similar in every way.

Not only are their height, weight and arm span the same, but their family backgrounds are also surprisingly similar.

Both of them come from divorced families and are the youngest sons in the family. Because of their short height, they were not taken seriously when they first entered high school.

If you take a quick look at their resumes, it's hard to tell that these are two different people's lives.

Takagi is also a small pitcher. When he first entered high school, the coach of Yokohama Kohoku did not take him seriously at all.

At that time, Yamada, who had become the ace pitcher of Yokohama Kohoku, noticed him.

Seeing that he has the same body shape as me, I wanted to help him.

I didn't expect to help him achieve any heights, I just wanted him to see hope for the future.

But what I didn’t expect was that Takagi’s talent was so high.

He can hit continuous changeups with ease, and his inside corner balls are also extremely sharp, showing the demeanor of a top pitcher.

From then on, the fate of the two began.

Yamada trains with Takagi every day to help him make up for his shortcomings.

Finally, after Yamada retired, Takagi was appreciated by Yokohama Kohoku coach and joined the first team.

However, his authority is not that great now, and he is simply not qualified to compete in any occasion.

He can only play as Guan Lin's substitute.

But Yamada was already very satisfied with this result.

Despite his small stature, he can perform well in the college league. If Takagi studies hard, his results may not be worse than his.

Takagi is also the pride of smaller players.

"Brother Takeda, let him face off against Zhou Hui. Trust him for once. Even if Zhou Hui hits him with a home run, it should be a lesson for him. He still has a long way to go, right?"

After a long period of thinking, Takeda did not choose to stand up, but instead made a secret signal.

It was as if I had heard Yamada’s inner voice.

"Do you want to face off against Zhou Hui?"

Minister Ota was also dumbfounded.

Is this pitcher better than Guan Lin?

"Very good, this way we can get more useful intelligence!"

Director Kataoka clapped his hands and said excitedly.

"Watanabe."

Then, Director Kataoka turned around and looked at Watanabe.

"No problem, leave the recording to me."

As he spoke, Watanabe Arata took out a piece of manuscript paper with a "nine-square grid" pattern on it.

"sorry to bother you."