Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 215 The Growing Sawamura

After the double play, Qingdao High School was only one out away from switching offense and defense.

Sawamura's appearance once again shocked everyone at the Hanshin Tigers Koshien Stadium.

From an 80-year-old man to a babbling baby, everyone was stunned by the double kill created by Sawamura.

Most importantly, this goal looked like an improvisation.

There is no tactical meaning at all.

Since Miyuki did not stand up to direct the positioning, the defensive positions of Seidou High School's fielders were also relatively normal, with each doing his own job.

There are no particularly big changes.

But even so, Sawamura got a double kill.

This was what shocked them the most.

This year's pitching group of Qingdao High School really does not recruit unknown people.

After Sawamura came up, he didn't panic even when the bases were loaded. This is not how a freshman should behave at all.

Very experienced.

I thought Zhou Hui was the only first-year student in the whole country who could do such a thing.

At most there will be an authentic local one.

Unexpectedly, Sawamura also did it in Qingdao High School.

"Amazing, amazing."

On the stands opposite the troll Daitomaki, a middle-aged man with a bloated face applauded and expressed his appreciation for Sawamura's performance.

The people spreading out from him were all neatly dressed in black and white striped clothes. If you looked carefully, you could easily see the name of the school printed on the clothes.

Teidong High School!

The person who spoke was their supervisor, named Kazuya Okamoto.

Compared to Seidou High School, Teito High School is not too far away, and the journey between the two schools takes no more than an hour.

This is their 21st time to enter Koshien. They are the undefeated generals of Teito High School.

Also a potential opponent in the finals of Qingdao High School.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they have to defeat the troll vine.

In this case, Qingdao High School also needs to defeat Yamamori Academy before Teito High School can be considered their potential opponent.

"Coach, you are wrong to say that. Are all the pitchers on our team bad?"

Seeing that his own coach kept praising the opposing pitcher, a man with braids became unhappy.

He is not a girl, but the main catcher of Teito High School, Qian Xiangang.

The reason why he has this hairstyle is because he likes it. In order not to delay his training, he deliberately tied it back.

Coach Okamoto doesn't care about all of this. As long as you can play well, it's okay for you to hang a plane on your hair.

"Are you jealous?"

Coach Okamoto looked at the catchers from Teito High School who were sitting together.

Two of them shook their heads like rattles, and only one of the pitchers nodded.

This pitcher has a very handsome appearance and is also a player who likes to keep long hair.

Unlike Qian Xiangang, he left his hair on both sides.

The amount of hair doesn't seem as exaggerated as Qian Xiangang's.

"sun……"

Director Okamoto didn't know what to say.

I just know that this guy doesn't give me any face at all!
Continue watching the game.

The next person to come up is the eighth batter.

Sawamura first tested the waters with two changeups.

Sawamura's changeup has been trained to the point where he can throw it continuously, and it is no longer his unstable trick.

Two changeups, and the pitch count became one good and one bad.

The batters did not choose to swing, but just silently memorized the downward trajectory of the ball in their minds.

"Whoosh!"

But just when he had memorized the trajectory of the ball, Yukichi did not play according to the routine and chose a straight ball high in the inside corner.

Straight into the chest!

"Qiang!"

The batter who made the wrong judgment swung the bat hastily and naturally missed the center of the ball.

Just a slight rub.

"hateful!"

The baseball bounced into Yuki's glove. Yuki threw it directly to first base without even looking at him.

Sawamura arrived in time, caught the baseball and stepped onto the base.

"Snapped!"

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

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

"too strong!"

"Qingdao High School! Invincible!"

After resolving this bases-loaded crisis, the audience at Seidou High School breathed a sigh of relief.

It was all so thrilling, the whole process was like riding a roller coaster.

"Captain Yuuki."

Sawamura wanted to say something to Yuki, but Yuki just gave him a thumbs up and ran back to the lounge.

That goal just now was so cool.

A ruthless person doesn't talk much. This saying can be applied not only to Zhou Hui.

"Bai made me prepare for so long that I was ready in left field."

Seeing Sawamura's outstanding performance, Zhou Hui put aside his cold appearance and became humorous.

"Hey? Can Zhou Hui tell jokes?"

“I think I heard it for the first time, too.”

"so amazing."

After hearing Zhou Hui's speech, everyone immediately turned their eyes to Zhou Hui.

Zhou Hui suddenly felt embarrassed.

It's really uncomfortable to be the focus of attention.

I shouldn't have said this if I had known this earlier.

Zhou Hui immediately looked at Director Kataoka, hoping that Director Kataoka could save his life.

Supervisor! Urgent! Help me!

"Ahem. Everyone's performance in this inning was pretty good. Everyone needs to maintain their current state from now on. We must do our best to score in the bottom of the eighth inning. The fighting spirit of Yamamori Academy has not yet been extinguished."

Director Kataoka immediately drew people's attention to himself.

He is the same kind of person as Zhou Hui.

Cold outside, hot inside!

He knew how uncomfortable this feeling was, and would naturally help him find a way out.

The people from Qingdao High School agreed on the surface, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts.

Victory is already in their hands. From now on, as long as Sawamura doesn't act crazy, they will win no matter what.

Unless Sawamura's performance is unsteady, it will be Kamisama Kazuto's turn to bat.

Otherwise, with Sawamura's current performance, there is no way the batting line will continue to Kamisama Kazuto.

"For the next six, seven, and eight times, I hope you'll all be ready to crush their last attempt to counterattack."

"Yes!"

"Yes! Please rest assured, Boss! I, Sawamura, will definitely do it!"

The one who reacted the most was Sawamura.

He was sitting there just now, but he stood up immediately after hearing what coach Kataoka said (Sawamura was the eighth batter).

All that's missing is a salute.

The look is comparable to joining the party.

"Okay, stop trying to make a name for yourself, kid."

Kuramochi couldn't bear it anymore, so he just pulled his ear and walked away.

"The final decisive battle is about to begin."

Masuko Toru clenched his palms and slowly walked towards the batter's box.

"Bottom of the eighth inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the sixth batter, third baseman, is Masuko-san."

"Coach Suda, do we still have a chance to win?"

In the lounge of Yamamori Academy, the assistant supervisor of Yamamori Academy was a little uneasy.

No team this year has been able to score six points against Yamamori College, and no team has been able to beat Yamamori College like this.

"It doesn't matter. We still have a great chance of turning the tables."

Suda said.

He still has great confidence in Yamamori Academy.

He had trained all the players at Yamamori Academy. No one knew better than him how strong they were in adversity. "But..."

Director Suda pointed to two places in the audience without waiting for the assistant director to finish speaking.

Both seats were packed with more than 20 people standing.

The first place is the players of the Troll Big Vine and their supervisory team, and the second place is Didong High School, which has the same configuration.

"Both teams haven't left the field yet, which proves that the outcome of the game is not yet determined."

Director Suda is right.

They must have seen some opportunity for a possible turnaround and stayed here, otherwise they would have gone back long ago.

Since they know their opponent, why are they still here?
This proves that their opponent may not have been determined yet.

There may still be changes in Qingdao High School and Yamamori Academy.

"We can't use a straight ball against this hitter."

Although Kamatsu Wado knew the specialness of Kamatsu Yuto's straight ball, he still didn't dare to choose the straight ball when facing Masuko Toru.

The straight ball is like a living target not only for Masuko Toru, but for all the players of Seidou High School.

Whether it is Teito High School or Troll Daitojuan that advances to the finals, their ace pitchers must consider reducing the use of straight balls.

When dealing with a striking team like Seidou High School, the only way to deal with it is to use a changeup.

"Whoosh!"

He threw the ball in the corner of the strike zone.

Toru Masuko didn't notice that the ball was as slow as a snail, he chose to swing.

As long as the power is there, there is no ball that cannot be hit.

"Qiang!"

The baseball was hit with great force.

At the moment of the change, Zengzi Toru was also dumbfounded. All he could do was hit.

Although he tried his best to change the position of the bat following the baseball, it was of no avail.

But his power really exploded, and the baseball was swept into center field.

Center fielder Maeda moved closer to the guardrail in front of home plate, and finally caught the baseball as he wished.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

Still no miracle.

Masuko Toru's changeup may still be his weakness.

Even though Zhou Hui has already trained him like this.

First, an out was sent in.

Shaking his head, Zeng Zi went back.

But Qingdao High School did not show much regret.

They had already secured victory, and this blow was just a minor one.

One out and no one on base.

"The seventh batter, the catcher, Miyuki-san."

After Miyuki went up, Sawamura also followed to the reserve batter's box.

"Miyayuki-senpai, hit it well and I will take care of getting you back to home base."

"It would be strange if I believed you."

Miyuki gave Sawamura a look of disdain.

The only thing that can convince you about Sawamura is his pitching.

"Whoosh!"

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

The first ball was just as Miyuki expected, a low-angle straight ball from the outside corner.

The students at Seidou High School all hate this kind of ball.

"Just like I guessed, if I'm correct, the next ball should be in this position."

"Whoosh!"

The baseball seemed to be controlled by Miyuki and really reached that position.

This is the first time.

Even though there was no one on the bases, Miyuki was able to guess where the opponent's pitcher would throw the ball.

"Qiang!"

The bat hit the baseball and hit it high.

"Snapped!"

However, the left fielder of Yamamori Academy showed his magical powers, jumped high and caught the baseball.

"Out!"

"Just a little bit."

I finally guessed my opponent's ball in this situation, but this is the result.

"Still didn't guess it right?"

Yukichi shook his head.

"Can't you see? Their outfielders are getting stronger."

This is the moment to be in good shape, but it’s too late!
"Eighth batter, pitcher, Sawamura-san."

"Please give me some advice!"

When Sawamura stepped into the batter's box, he bowed deeply, and his loud voice startled both Kamado and To.

How polite.

Maybe Sawamura was the only one who took this blow seriously.

"Let's see what kind of ball he likes first. Let's try an outside straight ball."

"Whoosh!"

"Shh!"

Sawamura's swing was so stiff that the baseball flew off his bat and into Kamado's glove.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"It turns out he's just a fool whose pitching is a little weird."

Kamado scoffed.

He really wanted to laugh at Sawamura's blow.

When the ball was a good hit, the students of Seidou High School were ready to defend.

Apart from his short hits, there may not be much to surprise about this guy.

bunt?

That’s right! Bunt!
Sawamura seemed to have thought of this as well. He held the bat horizontally in the batter's box and looked at Kamisama Yuto menacingly.

"Two outs, no one on base, use a bunt?!"

Kamizuru Wado couldn't understand Sawamura's tactics, and at the same time, Kamizuru Yuto's pitch came.

Seeing this, Sawamura immediately stood up and assumed his original striking stance.

Since he had looked down on Sawamura before, this shot was a perfect match.

"Qiang!"

Sawamura seized the opportunity and hit the ball directly out.

The baseball rolled over first base! A hit to right field!
Well dressed!
Two outs, runner on first base!
Seidou High School occupied first base.

"This kid is really good."

Looking at Sawamura's hit, Isashiki Jun started gritting his teeth.

How did he perform today? How did Sawamura perform?
The kind that can't be compared at all, right?
When Sawamura first entered Seidou High School, he was just a silly boy who couldn't play baseball at all.

Today, he has become a genius in both pitching and hitting.

As a senior, it is really hard not to envy Isajiki Jun.

If he continues to compete like this, his career dream may be shattered!
"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

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

With a runner on first base, Haruichi hit an outrageous high fly ball, causing Seidou High School to switch offense and defense early.

But this time, Qingdao High School still gained something.

That is seeing Sawamura's growth!
Sawamura is growing very fast and has made great progress in pitching and hitting.

If this continues, Akatsuki Fōgiya might be in danger.

"I have a good eye for people, don't I, Director Kataoka?"

Takashima Rei was extremely proud when she looked at Sawamura, whom she recruited.

"It does seem to be the case now, and we may have to think carefully about what our ace pitcher will give next."

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(End of this chapter)