Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 209 A Different Qingdao
At this point in the game, Seidou High School has been leading by one point. Now it all depends on which team will make a mistake first.

The team that makes mistakes will be the one to be eliminated.

The current situation is so clear.

Everyone can understand it.

By the last three rounds of the game, everyone couldn't help but stand up from the audience.

The sound was getting louder and louder.

"Qingdao! Qingdao! Qingdao!"

"The mountain guards will win! The mountain guards will win!"

Now the game is not just about two teams of players dueling on the field, their cheerleaders are also competing.

This is the semi-final match of Koshien.

It's always this intense.

In the top of the seventh inning, it was Qingdao High School's turn to defend.

"It's so strange. It's so strange."

Miyuki was still feeling puzzled by what had just happened.

He still couldn't figure out why the hidden ball species he and Chris thought of didn't appear.

This kid Kamizuru Yuto is really good at hiding his secrets and he refuses to show up now.

He really dares to hide!
"Yayuki, just play well and don't think too much about other things."

Looking at Yuki's anxious expression, Chris also said.

Yuki nodded and then walked straight to the court.

When Chris saw Yuki walking back, his face became serious and he seemed like a completely different person.

If he was part of the investigation team that went to investigate Yamamori Academy, would the situation be different?

The investigation team responsible for investigating Yamamori Academy had nothing to do with Chris and was led by Watanabe.

Chris was still recovering from an injury at the time, and moving too vigorously would seriously harm his recovery.

Although he has almost recovered, the always rigorous Supervisor Kataoka still has no plans to make him a key member of the investigation team.

Chris is about to retire. Now Seidou High School can rely on Chris, but what about after he retires?

Then Qingdao High School can only rely on the current second and third year investigation team.

Who else is in the second and third grade reconnaissance team?

There may be no other names except Watanabe.

We can only use Watanabe as the main character, which can also be regarded as a training for Watanabe.

But it can still be seen that Watanabe is not that mature.

He has never found out the trump card of Shenzu Yuto.

This is the most uncomfortable thing for Qingdao High School right now.

Watanabe was accompanied by two third-year seniors.

It’s just that Watanabe is the team leader.

The two third-year seniors were also unable to tell that Kamisama Yuto had any other skills in the ball, which made Qingdao High School's investigation difficult.

The fact that Qingdao High School’s performance in previous years has been so unsatisfactory may be related to this.

It would be strange if the investigators could perform well if they can't even find out any useful information.

"Can a one-point difference really last until the end of the game?"

Seeing that the lead was only one point, Haruichi, a freshman, began to get nervous.

He has no experience in major competitions and doesn't know what one point means in a high school competition. It's hard to say whether the concept is the same as in junior high school.

So even though Qingdao High School is leading by one point, it still doesn't seem that safe.

"Is Haruichi already scared?"

After seeing Chun Shi’s expression, Zhou Hui felt like laughing.

He was not like this when he first joined the first team to play in the competition.

This may be a matter of mentality.

Zhou Hui has always had a very good mentality and can always help the team stand out when they are in the most difficult times.

Many times when Qingdao High School was forced into desperate situations, it was Zhou Hui who stood up.

If Qingdao High School did not have Zhou Hui this year, it would never have been possible to achieve such a high achievement.

Even if they recruited three talented first-year players.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that these three first-year geniuses are talented.

Xiao Jiangu's talent is obvious. He is truly a genius like Zhou Hui, and his pitching speed is a gift from God.

Many people want it but can’t get it, but he can get it just by raising his hand.

And what about Sawamura?

Although he was a layman and the team he formed in junior high school was more like a community baseball team, when he really started playing baseball, Coach Kataoka and Chris saw his talent.

Coach Kataoka and Chris relied on his physical flexibility to make him a very strong rotation pitcher for Seidou High School.

Compared to the two of them, Haruichi's talent seemed insignificant.

Although he has talent, it is not overflowing.

Plus, he himself is very low-key.

I dare say that if Haruichi had not taken the initiative to become a substitute in the welcome game, coach Kataoka might never have noticed him in his life.

It was also that time when he took the initiative to play as a substitute that showed his talent to coach Kataoka.

After the welcome game, he naturally became the starting second baseman of the second team.

Who are those people in the Second Army?

When Haruichi was promoted, the second army was mostly composed of sophomores and juniors.

How easy is it to compete with them for a starting spot?
But Chunshi did it.

He challenged the impossible with the body of a first-year student and became a man that the entire Second Army was amazed by.

The reason why Haruichi joined the first team was definitely not because of Ryosuke!

You can't see any signs of the relationship-based tactics at all.

Although he didn't play in the early stages and his performance was very bad after he came on the court, it seemed like he was just a relative of someone with connections.

But ever since Ryosuke was injured in the match against Yokohama Kohoku, Haruichi, who was given the task at the critical moment, displayed all his talents in the first team.

No one in the entire army dared to question his talent.

This year, Seidou High School also welcomed the return of Chris.

In terms of hard power, it is definitely not inferior to Daocheng Industry and the city’s top three high schools.

If Qingdao High School continues to meet Daocheng Industry in the final, without Zhou Hui, there may be ten different results every time they play, rather than the same one-sided result.

If you want to win, luck is definitely a part of it.

But things are different with Zhou Hui.

If Zhou Hui appears in the match between Qingdao High School and Daocheng Industrial, Qingdao High School's chance of winning will go straight to 100%.

No one can do anything to him.

Zhou Hui’s importance to Qingdao High School can be imagined.

Without Zhou Hui, Qingdao High School would never have been able to make it to this stage.

We still have to rely on him.

"There are three more games left. Everyone, defend well. If you can defeat us, we will go to the finals and compete for the Koshien championship!"

Supervisor Kataoka stood in front of everyone and said this with a solemn oath.

It seems that he is really confident that he can lead Qingdao High School into the finals.

"Yes!"

The students of Qingdao High School were also very excited.

What does it mean to enter the Koshien finals?
This means that they are one step closer to becoming number one in the country and to their slogan of "aiming to dominate the country."

"Director, let us take you to the Koshien finals this time!"

"Yes, just wait for us!" Miyuki and Kuramochi were the first to express their opinions.

Although they are the most mischievous ones in Qingdao High School on weekdays, they are very strong and very dedicated.

The two of them are now the main players of Qingdao High School.

Two sophomores can become the main force in Seidou High School, which is full of strong players. The strength of Kuramochi and Miyuki is certainly good.

Especially Yuki.

His strength was fully demonstrated from the moment he entered Qingdao High School, and he was promoted to the first team in his freshman year.

That year, Kuramochi showed all his strength, but he did not get the favor of director Kataoka.

Director Kataoka believes that the first team's lineup is already very luxurious and there is no need to make further changes.

Even though Kuramochi is quite capable, there is no one who can replace him.

In his second year, Kuramochi had been noticed by Coach Kataoka in his first year, so he quickly rose to prominence and secured his position as a main player at Seidou High School at almost rocket speed.

"You talk too much, be careful not to bite your tongue."

Director Kataoka said indifferently.

When the players of Seidou High School heard Coach Kataoka say this, they were actually stunned at first.

It seemed like this was the first time they heard Director Kataoka tell a joke. They had never heard Director Kataoka tell any jokes before, and they might not have even laughed.

The fact that Director Kataoka's attitude could change 180 degrees can only mean one thing.

That is this year's Qingdao High School, so excellent!
Coach Kataoka also hopes to reach the Koshien finals.

"Coach Kataoka, what are you talking about? Don't you believe in us? Just wait and see! We will definitely make it to the finals!"

Isajiki Jun, who had a small mustache, walked up to Director Kataoka, hugged him, and said casually.

If the parties involved didn't know, people would think this was a relationship between a gangster boss and his younger brother.

If Director Kataoka looked a little friendlier, people might think he was a senior gangster asking for protection money from the first-year students.

There's no way around it, Jun Isashiki's whole body exudes the characteristics of a gangster.

Coach Kataoka pushed Isashiki Jun away with great disgust, and this scene made everyone in Qingdao High School laugh.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

"Isashiki-senpai, I'm being disliked."

"talk less!"

"Supervisor, what should I do?"

The situation in the lounge of Yamamori Academy is not optimistic.

Everyone knew that the game was about to end, but if they didn't try hard to catch up, the game would really be a foregone conclusion.

Although the score difference was only one point, it seemed too difficult at Yamamori Academy.

The difficulty lies in the fact that there are only two people who can deal with Fōgiya Akatsuki.

One is the power of God and fighting, the other is the power of God and fighting.

Even if the two of them worked together, there was no way they could guarantee a score for Yamamori Academy.

Apart from them, no one from Yamamori Academy could even score in this game.

This is a bit outrageous.

The top four teams in Koshien actually have to rely on the efforts of two freshmen to move forward.

The team's captain, Uehara, saw the scene in front of him and knew that something was wrong, so he immediately asked his supervisor.

"What else can I do? Just let it be."

"Supervision!"

Uehara felt that the director was joking.

"Ahem, we can choose to give up this round. I'm afraid few of you can hit his ball. The next round will be the turn of Shenzu and the others, so we can just rely on them."

Supervisor Suda said.

In his opinion, no one can restrain Akatsuki Fōgiya except Kamado and Kamado Yuto.

Kamisama Kazuto and Kamisama Yuto looked at each other and nodded.

It seems that they have a heavy burden this time!
After hearing this, Uehara looked unwilling but didn't say a word.

What Director Suda said is absolutely correct!
They really had no way to face the monster that was Akatsuki Fōgiya.

If they still want to dominate the country, they really have to humble themselves and rely on these two first-year juniors.

"You two must not make any mistakes in the next round. Whether we can advance depends on you."

"No problem, Supervisor."

"We are ready."

"That pitcher, Furuya, isn't that scary, right, brother?"

"That's right, brother."

"Top of the seventh inning, Yamamori Academy is on offense, first batter, shortstop, Kitayama-san."

The batting line of Yamamori Academy went around and came to Beishan again.

Kitayama played very poorly in this game.

It wasn't just him who performed badly. Except for the two Shenzu brothers, everyone else in Yamamori Academy performed badly.

"boom!"

With an extremely stretched pitching posture, it seemed as if infinite power gathered in Akihiro Kouya's fingers, and he pushed the baseball and threw it out.

The white ball flew directly into the strike zone like a laser beam.

But it was too late for Kitayama to swing the bat.

He couldn't keep up with Kouya Akira's pitching speed at all.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Except for the two Kamizuru brothers, Akatsuki Fōgaya would not use his fast fork ball no matter who he faced.

This is confidence!
"There are some similarities between the two of you in your playing style."

Looking at Fōgiya Akira, old man Nitta spoke to Hongo with interest.

"I am much better than him."

Hongxiang didn't take it seriously.

He is known as the successor of Tanaka Masahiro, and he will not be defeated by such a person!

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

The baseball flew over again with the sound of tearing the air, and the moment it hit Miyuki's glove, the sound produced was like an explosion!
"nice shot!"

The referee of Koshien was no stranger to Fōgaya Akira's pitching speed, and his expression did not change after seeing it.

After seeing it so many times, it’s not so shocking anymore.

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

"Good ball! Batter out!"

Three "thunder balls" that were enough to destroy the world directly struck out Beishan.

This is how Akira Fōgani plays basketball. Sometimes it looks like there is no experience at all.

It's just endless strikeouts.

Ever since Akira Furiya entered Seidou High School, the outside world's view of Seidou High School has undergone a drastic change.

The ace pitcher that Seidou High School lacked seemed to be made up by Furuya Akira at this moment!

If Akira Furiya can become the ace pitcher of Seidou High School in the future, coupled with their unstoppable batting line, it would not be impossible for Seidou High School to become the ruler of the country in one fell swoop.

After Sawamura, Haruichi, Furuya Akira, and Zhou Hui joined Seidou High School, the entire team was infused with fresh blood and had a sense of renewal.

Today, Qingdao High School has a very different perception from the outside world!
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(End of this chapter)