Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 212 The Captain is Out of His Mind? Let Me Do It!

5: 3.

This is the current score between Qingdao High School and Yamamori Academy.

In the last game, Kuramochi and Hakusu of Seidou High School played a nearly perfect strategy, allowing Seidou High School to take the lead again.

A two-point lead is always safer than a one-point lead.

In the Yamamori Academy lineup, except for Kamatsu Kazuto and Kamatsu Yuto, the others have no way of posing a threat to the popular Fōgiya Akatsuki.

Even if we made the worst plan, if Kamizuru Kazuto and Kamizuru Yuto each hit a home run, the score would be 5:5, tying the score.

The insurance significance of this point is undoubtedly a lock for Qingdao High School.

And this lock is indestructible!

One out and no one on base.

The price that Seidou High School paid for using that tactic was that there was no one on the bases.

But they were also prepared for there to be no one on the base, otherwise they would not have played this tactic.

They already know the consequences, but they still dare to fight like this, which proves that this tactic must have his purpose.

From the current situation, we can see that one point can decide the fate. How important one point is can be undoubtedly seen from Qingdao High School's tactics just now.

"The next person to come on stage is Yuuki, right?"

"That's right, Director Kataoka."

After hearing the accurate answer, Director Kataoka nodded.

He still has great confidence in Yuki.

Not for any other reason, just because that boy was the captain he appointed.

When he was in his sophomore year, he was able to occupy a central position in the starting lineup of Seidou High School.

It is not difficult to see how much Director Kataoka cares about him.

Although Seidou High School did not perform well last year, its batting line is still well-known as the strongest in the entire West Tokyo.

Dong Qingguo, who is currently playing in professional baseball and is about to join the first team, is one of the representatives.

At that time, almost all the scouts who came to watch Qingdao High School's game were heading for Dongqing Country.

Although Qingdao High School was always a step away from Koshien at that time, no one dared to deny the strength of Dongqing Country.

There was no pitcher in all of Western Tokyo who could stop him.

He has a natural advantage in size, and many pitchers feel they are out of reach.

Even though it was not Seidou High School that represented West Tokyo in Koshien in the end, Toshinagaku at that time became the player with the most recommendations in the entire West Tokyo, including Koshien, in that tournament.

The title of West Tokyo home run king still belongs to Dongqingguo.

The person most likely to get close or even surpass him is his junior Zhou Hui.

Even though Seidou High School is terrible at finding pitchers, it couldn't be easier for them to find a hitter.

Especially those super hitters with epoch-making significance are within their grasp.

Isn’t Zhou Hui such a person?
And in that year, Seidou High School was able to get a center batting position, so Yuki definitely had the ability.

And it’s not small at all!

What's more, as a second-year player, even Miyuki couldn't get close to that level.

At that time, although Miyuki had a talent for being a catcher that was much higher than that of normal people, he even replaced Chris's position and became the main catcher of Seidou High School in his first year.

At that time, Yuki's good friend, Cheng Gongming, who is now the ace pitcher of Daocheng Industrial, was just a substitute catcher No. 18.

When he saw that Miyuki got the number of the main catcher, he was extremely envious.

But Yuki's striking ability was indeed not that good at that time.

It was mainly because of the competition within Qingdao High School at that time.

Before Miyuki came, Seidou High School was a traditional batting team known for its batting line.

As strong as their batting line is, their pitching staff is just as bad.

The reason for bringing Miyuki to Qingdao High School was, firstly, for long-term considerations, and secondly, to find a more reliable substitute for Chris.

At that time, Miyauchi Keisuke was indeed a little disappointing.

Even when Miyuki was in youth baseball, he was always the fourth batter of the team and was always the strongest hitter on the team.

But after coming to Qingdao High School, he was demoted to the back line.

This further illustrates how valuable Yuki's third baton was!
It’s really not easy!
"Third batter, first baseman, Yuuki-san."

There is no one on the base. If it was Miyuki who came on the field now, Seidou High School might feel bad and feel that the game is over.

But it's no use, the one coming up now is Tetsuya Yuuki!

The captain of Seidou High School!
"Come on, Captain!"

"Don't hold yourself back! Have a big one!"

"Home run, we want to see a home run!"

Although Yuki heard the cheers from outside, he didn't seem to care much.

He knows what he should do as a hitter, especially a center hitter, when he enters the batter's box.

All you need to do is face the guy with the pitcher's glove on the pitcher's mound!

This is the most basic ethics for a hitter.

Cheers from the outside world can boost your morale and may make you perform exceptionally well, but it will never change the situation of the game.

Yuki is very clear about this!

After Yuki came on the court, the noise in the audience became even louder, and the cheerleading team, beating drums and gongs, seemed to have come to their home court!
The scene was filled with the team song of Seidou High School and voices cheering for Yuki, and the boys from Yamamori Academy looked very pitiful.

In the audience seats of Yamamori Academy, although everyone was shouting heart-wrenchingly, compared to Qingdao High School, there was no sound at all.

Their voices were all drowned out by Qingdao High School!
This is the benefit of big cities.

Seidou High School is located in the big city of West Tokyo, and it is also a private school. It is not easy to study here.

The school has strict discipline, beautiful environment and complete facilities.

This is something that Yamamori Academy cannot compare to.

Qingdao High School not only has a large number of people, but they also have their own rhythm when cheering.

Other teams will not pay attention to this point at all, nor will they deliberately rehearse it.

They believe that it is the players who really play in the game, not the cheerleaders.

A baseball game is not about who has the loudest voice!
That's true.

But when playing on the court, will you play harder when you hear boos or when you hear cheers?

I believe everyone is well aware of this.

Many small teams are unwilling to waste time on this, which is also the reason why they have never made it to Koshien.

On the contrary, only old and powerful schools like Qingdao High School and Daocheng Industrial would devote their energy to such inconspicuous places.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a tradition of wealthy families.

"Yuuki, let me see how much you've grown. It must be hard to have your fourth baton position taken away by a first-year kid!"

Dong Qingguo said this while gnawing at the duck leg in his right hand.

There's a reason why I'm so fat.

Dong Qingguo is not picky about food. He eats whatever is available. The most important thing is to have food to eat.

I eat all day long. My mouth can never be idle for a moment.

It would be a lie for Yuki to say that he had no resentment, he just didn't show it too obviously.

He also has self-esteem, and if he had any grudge against his junior, he would undoubtedly be accused of being petty.

It would be fine if Yuki was just an unknown person in the team, but the problem is that his current identity is not transparent at all.

As the captain, he has to be cautious in everything he does.

If others saw it, Captain Yuki would be resentful after having his fourth batting position taken away by a first-year junior, and there would undoubtedly be more people making fun of him.

Putting aside the resentment, the fact that the captain had his fourth baton position taken away by a first-year junior was enough for people to laugh at him.

However, Zhou Hui's ability is definitely strong, otherwise he would never have dreamed of getting this position. He was also shocked when he became the fourth batter of Qingdao High School.

Speaking of this, Yuki is also quite upset.

In the summer of his freshman year, he was a complete mess at playing baseball.

He says he can play any position, but he can't play any position.

In the summer of my freshman year, I didn’t even get into the first army.

But by the autumn, it was as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened up, and he became uncontrollable.

In the entire Qingdao High School, no one can stop him from becoming a strong player.

Just because of the existence of Dongqing Kingdom, he has always been suppressed and is only the third batter of Qingdao High School.

But this one is not bad either.

As a sophomore, he became the third batter and was recognized as the strongest hitter in Qingdao High School besides Tosei University.

After Dong Qingguo retired, he naturally became the fourth baton!
It just didn't last long.

Only lasted one spring competition.

After the spring competition, Qingdao High School did not sign up for the Kanto Conference, and his fourth baton position was taken away by Zhou Hui.

All these things are combined into one person, and it makes people feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.

Yuki's life is really like walking on thin ice!

If the final result is not a career, it would be a shame for all the hardships he has gone through.

"The ball is about 140 kilometers per hour. He just scored a point, so he probably won't shoot too straight. So the next position should be..."

While thinking, Yuki looked towards one of the locations.

The very edge of the strike zone, low outside corner.

This is the location!

It's just that it's easy to get out of the strike zone at this position, and whether or not to swing the bat depends mainly on his pitching.

Kamizuru Yuto didn't hesitate and threw himself over after seeing the signal.

"Whoosh!"

After the white ball slid out, it began to fly at a low altitude, and its position was also the low outside corner where Yuuki guessed it.

"It is indeed here."

After seeing a small white ball coming out from the low outside corner, a smile appeared on Yuki's face.

Is this still the serious Captain Yuki?
It became a stranger in an instant.

"Qiang!"

With a very crisp sound, the baseball was hit out.

But I don't know what happened. It seemed that Yuki had bitten the ball accurately, but when he hit it, the baseball still didn't fly well.

Although it flew out very fast, the angle was still very straight.

The only consolation is that the baseball flew very high and it was not easy to catch it.

As long as the baseball can fly over, Yuki can get on base!
But before Yuki could finish his thought, a figure suddenly rushed out.

The baseball hadn't even flown twenty meters when Kitayama caught it with a big jump and the ball went into his glove.

"Snapped!"

Beishan didn't even hold the ground when he landed. This ball was really not difficult for him at all.

Although his batting ability is not worth mentioning, his flexibility as a shortstop is worse than any other shortstop in this year's Koshien.

Including Kuramochi!
"Out!"

Yuki didn't run far before he heard the referee's voice and had to return the way he came.

Everyone was shocked.

Their captain didn't even get a hit in this inning.

"Hahahahahahahaha, did you see that? Those guys from Qingdao High School!"

“This is our strength!”

"Your captain is nothing special, just go home and go to sleep!"

When Yamamori Gakuin saw this scene, they immediately became brave and started to criticize Qingdao High School.

Qingdao High School is not a pushover either.

Just because they have quieted down doesn't mean they have surrendered.

They quieted down only because they were amazed at Yuuki's performance.

What if you guys were the first to speak?

Sorry, Qingdao High School has never lost to anyone when it comes to talking.

"Just let you guys go."

"You're so happy to get a little bargain, is that all you can do?"

"It seems that this is your limit. It's not easy to get here!"

The players from Seidou High School were not polite at all.

In the audience stands, the two teams even had a verbal battle.

However, their verbal attacks are also very valuable.

No one swore at all!

Isn’t this cruel?
After Yuki went down, he looked depressed.

He really couldn't understand why it turned out like this!

He clearly swung and hit the center of the ball, and he guessed the location correctly.

Why? !

"Fourth batter, left fielder, Mr. Zhou."

The arrogance of Yamamori Academy has obviously subsided.

Seeing Zhou Hui coming up, no one dared to continue talking.

Zhou Hui still feels oppressive.

Zhou Hui himself couldn't help but smile bitterly. What on earth was going on?

Isn’t he still a harmless little first-grade boy?

Send out the secret code.

"No matter what, we can't make it easy for him to hit. It doesn't matter if he slides out of the strike zone with a low-angle slider."

In Zhou Hui's position, the ball distribution must be more rigorous.

It doesn't matter even if he is recommended.

"Whoosh!"

The baseball flew along the strike zone, and the moment it entered the strike zone, it slid toward the lower left.

The entire baseball instantly left the strike zone.

But Zhou Hui had already swung the bat and there was no room for him to retract it.

No matter what, this ball has to be hit!

"Qiang!"

Zhou Hui doesn't want his swing to miss.

The bat hit the baseball and it flew up instantly.

Although this ball was hit in the bad ball zone, the angle was unexpectedly straight!
Unfazed by any resistance, the baseball flew straight into the right field stands.

home run!
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(End of this chapter)