Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 201: Comprehensive Blockade

"Hip!"

After Kamisada Yuto passed Haruichi with a walk, he faced the "pioneer" Kuramochi Yoichi who went to Seidou High School!

After Kuramochi let go of the first pitch, Kamisaki Yuto threw a slider in the next pitch.

The slider is a type of pitch that Shenzu Yuto will only throw when he has no other options.

If a batter is lucky enough to see Yuto Kamado's slider, then his ability has truly been recognized.

No matter which team encounters it, it will tremble three times.

Qingdao High School encountered this problem many times in today's game.

Qingdao High School definitely has the strength to dominate the country.

On the striking line, they have Zhou Hui, a cheating player.

With him, Qingdao High School can at least ensure that it can keep the score difference.

Zhou Hui now looks the same as Yuki.

He has the ability to hit a home run, but he just doesn't want to.

No one knows what he is thinking.

Maybe he just wanted to be a "savior" at that critical moment?
This is also something that is uncertain.

After all, Miyuki has had the experience of being a "savior".

At that time, his gimmicks were at their maximum, and all the fans of Qingdao High School were proud of him.

At that time, Miyuki had just joined Seidou High School and happened to encounter Chris's injury.

There was only a little time left before the start of the summer tournament, and Miyuki was given the task of becoming the No. 2 catcher for Seidou High School.

It is precisely because of this experience that he became the "savior of Qingdao High School."

However, the results did not meet people's expectations. In the summer of that year, Qingdao High School lost to Daocheng Industry and stopped in the finals. In the fall, it lost to the third high school in the city and stopped in the semi-finals.

This is much better than before Miyuki came, when Seidou High School lost in the round of 16 in the spring tournament.

That time it was also a matter of luck.

They met the city's top three high school which was at the peak of its popularity.

Whether it is the No. 3 High School in the city or Daocheng Industrial School, they have always been the "nightmare" of Qingdao High School.

This result gave fans of Seidou High School hope.

Sure enough, this year, they made it to the top four of Koshien step by step!
Kuramochi swung the ball, which bounced back and landed squarely in Kitayama's hands.

There are many options in Beishan now.

You can pass to first, second, and third base.

To be on the safe side, he threw the ball to second base, which was closest to him.

If he threw the ball to first base, he couldn't guarantee that he could get rid of him before Kuramochi reached base.

"Snapped!"

"Out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

The second baseman tagged out Haruichi, and the offense and defense switched sides!
In this game, both Miyuki and Haruichi performed very well.

But there was still a gap between them and overtaking the score.

No one expected the performances of Miyuki and Haruichi.

No one thought that Miyuki could guess the type of ball, hit a single and get on base when there was no one on the base.

No one thought that Haruichi, the ninth batter, could get on base using the "Kominato family's ancestral hitting style."

However, Kuramochi, who came later, did not continue the performance of the other two.

To be honest, Kuramochi was not mentally prepared.

He really didn't think he could get into the batter's box in this inning, and didn't think he would be involved in this inning.

If he had been prepared, perhaps Qingdao High School could have really scored in this game.

"Kuramochi, if you keep playing like this, it will be really hard for you to become a starting shortstop in the fall."

Ryosuke said with a smile while sitting in the lounge.

He always uses the lightest look and tone to say the most damaging words.

"What do you know? I just... just now..."

Kuramochi, who was confronted by Ryosuke, still doesn't know how to explain that ball.

Can't you just say you're not ready?
Still need a proper reason.

"You're not ready, are you? Hehe."

Ryosuke seemed to be able to read Kuramochi's mind and directly expressed what he was thinking.

"certainly not!"

Kuramochi was hit on the sore spot and his face immediately turned red all the way to his ears.

“That’s right.”

"cut."

Kuramochi stopped talking. He knew that he would never win any reason by arguing with this guy.

"elder brother!"

At this time, Haruichi came up to Ryosuke.

The way he played just now was very similar to Ryosuke, and he couldn't wait for his brother to praise him.

"Haruichi's fighting style just now really shocked me."

"That's right, I thought only Ryosuke could do such a perverted fighting style, but I didn't expect that Haruichi brother could do it too."

The sophomores and juniors in the lounge were all praising Haruichi's play just now.

For a little first-grade boy, it is rare for him to be able to play with such sophisticated style just now.

I thought Haruichi was a strong hitter at the third or fourth batting position, but now it seems that my evaluation of him needs to be revised.

He is every bit the same skilled hitter as his brother.

"Xiaochun can do it, and so can my brother. Why not call that fighting style the strongest fighting style of the Kominato family!"

Sawamura also started to act nonsensical at this time.

He was usually very quick at naming things, but this name...

It’s hard to put it into words, and it always makes people speechless.

"Haruichi, follow my shadow, is it fun?"

Ryosuke said calmly.

"Ryosuke!"

"Now is not the time to talk about this!"

"That's right, Haruichi's performance was quite good."

Some second- and third-year seniors also began to speak up for the injustice.

It is said that they are standing up for injustice, but in fact they are doing it to prevent the status of Chun City from being affected.

"Your goal is different from mine. You never want to be a smart hitter. Don't you want to be a strong hitter? Then why don't you have the courage to face the pitcher's ball?"

"I……"

"If you are a strong hitter who doesn't have the courage to do this, you should just give up early."

"Are you going too far, Ryosuke?"

"No matter what, Haruichi is still your brother!"

"Haruichi ignore him and don't care what he says."

Haruichi nodded, but still felt humbled on the inside.

Is this the brother he has been chasing after?
At this time, Zhou Hui had already put on his gloves. He jumped a few times at the door of the locker room and walked onto the court.

The defense in the previous innings didn't fly to him, and this time the hit had nothing to do with him.

Having been sitting in the lounge for so long, his body had already gone cold.

If it wasn't warm, my body would probably be deformed.

“This guy is still so positive!”

"A monster born for baseball!"

The seniors immediately shifted the topic to Zhou Hui.

But they also knew that the Spring Market would not be able to recover in a short period of time.

"It's our turn to defend."

At this time, Danbo also walked up to Haruichi and patted him on the shoulder.

"Ok!"

Haruichi nodded heavily and ran up.

Tanba thought that Ryosuke's sharp tongue was their "privilege", but he didn't expect that he would not even let his own brother go.

Is this method of frustration education really useful?
People still don't know.

But looking at the relationship between Haruichi and Ryosuke, it can be seen that Ryosuke seems to have always treated his younger brother like this.

To outsiders, this is no different from "abuse."

"Regarding the next batting line of Yamamori Academy, I think you will have no problem. They are all back-up hitters. The only top hitter was Kitayama, who was eliminated by you. And their second batter shouldn't be difficult either."

Miyuki followed Danbo's analysis. "Leave it to me. We won't lose any more points in this round."

"Of course I believe you, Tanba-senpai."

Miyuki patted Tamba on the chest and squatted obediently in the catcher's box.

Standing on the pitcher's mound, Tamba, with such a tall figure, has unparalleled aura.

List of small hills!

That’s pretty much what I mean.

"Top of the third inning, Yamamori Academy is on offense, ninth batter, center fielder, Maeda-san."

"The ninth batter won't be a problem for you. Now just save your energy to deal with the two Shenzu brothers. Use a low straight ball to the outside corner."

The outside corner ball is far away from the hitter, so the pressure is not that strong.

But this also has disadvantages.

When batters swing, they often miss the target because they cannot see the center of the baseball.

"Whoosh!"

The white ball came with the wind, at a very low angle, and kept hovering between the strike zone and the ball zone, making it impossible for the batter to catch it.

“How do you throw a ball like this?”

After getting into the ball control state, Danbo can shoot to any corner of the "Nine-square Grid".

The low angle on the outside corner was as easy for him as drinking water.

"Snapped!"

Miyuki held the baseball.

"nice shot!"

The ball was very fast and powerful, and it was still running around when it went into Miyuki's gloves.

Fortunately, Miyuki is a top catcher, so he was able to "subdue" the baseball in a short period of time.

"Next ball, just force him into the inside corner."

Miyuki placed his glove on the batter's chest.

Diagonal play!

This is the fighting style most commonly used by Sawamura. Is it really okay to use it on Tamba?

"Whoosh!"

A white light flashed, and the baseball flew past and appeared in Maeda's sight.

After seeing the baseball, Maeda immediately found the angle for hitting.

Since it is not a breaking ball, he does not have to worry about missing the ball when he hits it, and he can even use the batting posture that is most comfortable for him.

Killing two birds with one stone, it couldn't be better.

Find the right angle and swing the bat.

"Qiang!"

Hit him away!

Although this ball hit the center of the field, the power of Tamba's ball made Maeda keep shaking his hands after throwing the bat down.

“It’s too heavy!”

However, when Maeda saw the baseball fly out, he suddenly felt nothing.

As long as I can fly out.

Throwing down the bat, Maeda walked lightly and reached first base in no time.

The baseball has not yet hit the ground.

But the students of Qingdao High School were not panicked at all.

Not only did the baseball fly to the left outfield, but judging from its height but not distance, Zhou Hui had already locked on its landing point.

Even if the ball was kicked so far, it would be of no use.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Hui even showed off a trick by spinning around on one leg like a ballet dancer.

"Out!"

"Don't give me all this fancy stuff, just catch the ball!"

Director Kataoka suddenly shouted.

This loud shout also scared Zhou Hui.

Director Kataoka, who had always treated himself as a treasure, actually started yelling at himself.

It's really a bit surprising.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Now that the coach has spoken, Zhou Hui, as a player, naturally has to behave more seriously.

Although it is impossible for him to be dropped from the starting lineup given his strength, it is still necessary for him to leave a good impression on the coach.

From now on, whether it is playing time in important games or recommendations for major training, it must all be approved by Supervisor Kataoka.

"This guy finally got scolded."

Kuramochi gloated over other people's misfortune.

Although Zhou Hui's personality is very unpleasant, he gets along well with his classmates at Qingdao High School, and no one dislikes him.

Although his strength is enviable, I didn't expect to be jealous.

People also hope that he will get better and better, and no one is waiting for him to fall from the altar.

After all, the revival of Qingdao High School depends on him.

It's just that after being together for a long time, everyone has become familiar with each other and started to joke around.

Zhou Hui usually pretended not to hear such jokes.

Otherwise, with his physical advantage, if he and Kuramochi had a fight, even if Kuramochi used to be a gangster, he might not be Zhou Hui's opponent with his bare hands.

These jokes were all within a reasonable range, and Kuramochi had never made Zhou Hui angry.

"First batter, shortstop, Kitayama-san."

"Hit! Hit! I must hit a hit this time!"

As soon as he entered the batter's box, Kitayama started mumbling.

He lost all face in the last match, and he wanted to take it back this time.

At least in front of Kamado and Dou!
But when Kamisama and Tou saw him on the field, they didn't care at all and started changing their protective gear instead.

"Do you really believe that it won't be your turn in this round?"

"How is that possible? It's already very difficult for that guy to pick up the ball. How can he get a hit?"

Shenzu and Dou are quite pessimistic about Kitayama's strength.

But Beishan himself doesn't know the answer yet.

As the team's top batting line, he is not inferior to others in terms of confidence.

He always believed that as the team's first batter, he had certain strength.

It’s definitely not because his father is the school director!

"Whoosh!"

"Hongzhong?"

After seeing this goal, Beishan couldn't believe it at all.

"No, there should be more changes."

Waiting for the baseball to enter the strike zone, Kitayama swung the bat.

But the direction of the swing is not the baseball, but the outside corner!
He thought his prediction was correct and this ball was definitely a curve ball!
But who knew that this goal was so real.

No change at all, just a straight ball in the red.

"Qiang!"

Although I touched the ball, I didn't hit the center of the ball and I didn't use any force.

After the baseball hit the ground, it rolled into Masuko Toru's glove.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

In Beishan's move, Chunchun was just too clever for his own good.

When he saw Yuki's red ball signal, he was still panicking.

Unexpectedly, it really works like a charm!

"nice shot!"

"Strike! Batter is out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

Tanba followed Miyuki's code and struck out the second bat of Yamamori Academy!