Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 216 The Attraction of the Finals
"There's only one round left. It's just this last round left."

Looking at the electronic scoreboard, the game came to the final inning, and the boys and girls of Qingdao High School were very excited.

After getting through this round, the Koshien finals will be waiting for them!

By then, we will be closer to the championship.

But Sawamura couldn't be happy.

He hit such a great hit, but no one could return it to him.

My heart is bitter!

Zhou Hui saw this scene and ran over and patted Sawamura on the shoulder.

"Okay, don't be angry. Next time it's my turn, I will definitely send you back to home base."

When Sawamura heard Zhou Hui's words, he immediately became happy.

"Hehe, Xiao Huihui is still the best to me."

"There's no need to say more. We must win this battle. Let's fight for the damn championship!"

"Ok!"

Sawamura nodded.

It would be great if you could get the championship in the nail art garden in the first grade.

But this plan is not that easy.

Neither Sawamura nor Zhou Hui dared to say that the Koshien championship was in their pockets.

After all, they haven't even made it to the finals yet.

"Supervisor, can we leave now? The result of the game is obvious."

In the audience seats where the trolls were watching the game, one of the trolls spoke to old man Nitta.

The information about Qingdao High School has been collected. The next step is to go back and analyze their data carefully.

There's no point in staying here.

"No, this pitcher just played two innings. His collection is not over yet."

Shaking his head, Mr. Nitta pointed at Sawamura who was cleaning the pitcher's mound with his feet.

"Oh?"

The player was puzzled at first, but thinking back to Sawamura's previous performance, he was not an opponent worth letting go.

The game continues.

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

If Maeda can't get off to a good start, then the subsequent attacks from Yamamori Academy will become increasingly difficult.

Three points is not a small number that is easy to chase.

No matter who comes, there is no guarantee that they can get three points from Sawamura in one go.

All they can do is try their best.

Sawamura is the relief pitcher of Seidou High School and his ability is not bad.

And who is in the catcher's box?
Kazuya Miyuki!
The savior of Seidou High School, the strongest catcher in West Tokyo!

Miyuki can perfectly mobilize Sawamura's talent. No matter what kind of ball it is, it will be enough for Yamamori Academy to study carefully.

When the two of them join forces, it is difficult for any team to match them, if not invincible.

It was clear that Yamamori Academy was not that kind of team.

"We are very close to the finals. If you win, you will be a pitcher at the level of the Koshien finals."

When Sawamura saw the secret signal that Miyuki typed out, he instantly became proud, even feeling a little elated.

Koshien finals pitcher, Koshien finals pitcher!
That’s too good to be true.

Sawamura not only thought so in his heart, but it also showed on his face.

Grandpa Sawamura, who was in the audience, felt very disappointed when he saw his grandson behave like this.

If he were on the pitcher's mound, he would definitely give him a slap in the face like he knew how to do it, so that he would face reality.

"Are you already satisfied with just this? You are still far from being as good as me."

Grandpa Sawamura curled his lips.

Even though Sawamura is now a national star, in the eyes of Sawamura's grandfather he is still a little kid who will never grow up.

It will take at least another eight hundred years to reach his level!

The proud genes of the Sawamura family were passed down here!
"First came an inside corner ball, through the bottom."

Miyuki immediately pulled Sawamura back and hit a high straight ball to the inside corner.

This is Sawamura's favorite pitch.

"Whoosh!"

Flexible limbs show talent!
This kind of talent is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Just because he has flexible limbs, why can you say he is gifted?

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

The fact that Sawamura can throw a ball like this must be related to his flexible limbs.

This is probably how his weird shots were made.

The white ball drilled into the chest of the batter Maeda like a laser. Maeda held the bat with both hands, still waiting for an opportunity.

Baseball appears!
"Qiang!"

At the moment of hitting, the baseball turned a corner, so the bat's strongest point did not hit the baseball at all, but was instead taken out of bounds.

"Out of bounds."

The first ball was hit out of bounds.

"So sharp?"

Maeda was also scared because he had never played this kind of ball before.

"The effect is good. We will pursue the victory."

"Whoosh!"

For the next ball, Sawamura chose the same pitch path.

It's originally a diagonal throw, but Maeda can still play with it a bit.

It's probably not impossible to keep shooting the ball from one position.

"Qiang!"

Just like the previous ball, although Maeda could hit this ball, the sharpness of the ball and the elusiveness of the baseball still made Maeda fail.

The baseball was hit, but the location where it rolled was not ideal.

Go straight to first base!

But just as Yuki was about to run over to catch the ball, the referee raised his hands.

"Foul ball!"

Although it was not very obvious, the referee had a keen eye and the ball rolled out of bounds.

Two strikes, no balls.

Yuki clenched his fists.

This brings them closer to the finals.

"Throw it well and don't let your guard down!"

Of course Sawamura knew.

This is the Koshien competition, not a place for children to play house.

In response to Miyuki's next signal, Sawamura accepted it directly.

"Whoosh!"

A low angle, outside corner straight ball.

"Qiang!"

Maeda still failed to catch the rhythm and the baseball was hit out.

The angle and rhythm of this ball are really hard to grasp.

After the baseball was hit, it flew to second base at the speed of light.

Maybe Maeda himself doesn't know why he can hit the center of the ball.

All in all, judging from his feeling and the current flight of the baseball, he definitely hit the center of the ball!
"Koharu!"

Sawamura shouted behind him before he even closed his legs.

Haruichi at second base was also caught off guard. When he saw the baseball coming towards him, he was still a long distance away from the ball.

He really couldn't imagine that there was someone who could catch Sawamura's rhythm.

But then again, this is already the Koshien semi-finals.

If you don't treat it well, are you really worthy of being a baseball player of Seidou High School?

This time, Kuramochi's defensive focus was on third base, and the ball flew to the space between second base and first base.

No matter how fast he is, he has no way to deal with a baseball flying past like this if it is not in his defensive area.

Can I just watch the baseball fly by?

"Snapped!"

Haruichi didn't say he agreed.

Predicting the baseball's next flight path, Haruichi dived to catch the ball and raised his glove to show it to the first base umpire.

"Out!"

The first base umpire raised his right hand.

Haruichi's desire for the Koshien finals is also obvious, and he doesn't want to lose here at this time!

"Beautiful, well guarded!"

Sawamura gave Haruichi a thumbs up. Now there was one out and no one on base.

No matter what, we are finally a little closer to victory.

There are two more outs!
Haruichi stood up and cleaned the dirt off himself without any disgust.

He is not a germaphobe.

If he had mysophobia, he wouldn't come to play baseball.

"very good."

Ryosuke clapped in the lounge.

It seems that my younger brother is now able to stand on his own and become the next main second baseman of Qingdao High School.

Now that Seidou High School has such a second baseman, who would dare to say that Seidou High School is nothing?

Of course, Haruichi didn't see anything about Ryosuke's actions.

He didn't want Haruichi to see that he admired him. Pressure was his gift to Haruichi.

I didn't intend for him to play baseball, he was the one who kept following me around.

Is it normal to feel stressed?
"Have you also started to appreciate the Spring Market?"

Even though Chris didn't turn around, he could still tell that it was Ryosuke's applause.

Just now, all the students of Qingdao High School stood up and cheered to celebrate, but only Ryosuke was clapping.

It sounds quite conspicuous.

"I don't."

Liangjie was stubborn and refused to admit it.

But in the face of this, Chris just smiled and didn't say anything else.

Just give him some face.

“You can really hear everything!”

"First batter, shortstop, Kitayama-san."

"Sawamura, let them attack us!"

"Leave it to us!"

"We will keep it safe!"

"Come on! Show them some color!"

The fielders of Qingdao High School were instantly inspired to fight, and encouraged the opposing batters to hit the ball as much as possible.

They have no fear at all!
Kitayama, who had just stood in the batter's box, was even a little scared when he saw the scene at Qingdao High School.

Is this the momentum of the national giants?
Although Yamamori Academy is also a national powerhouse, if compared with Qingdao High School in terms of its momentum, they are still eight hundred years behind!

Beishan is very clear about his mission.

His job is not to hit home runs or get hits.

He has only one task and that is to get on base!

Now that the game has reached this stage, he can't continue to act like a child.

It's the last game, and even if he makes a mistake, no one will clean up his mess.

So at this time, he must fight well!
Kitayama had no choice but to bow to Shenzu and Dou.

If Yamamori Academy wants to win now, it depends on him.

Others, including himself, are unreliable!
Although he was too proud to think so, he could see the situation clearly now that things had come to this point.

What's more, when he went to the batter's box and asked Coach Suda for tactical arrangements, Coach Suda told him to just get on base and leave the rest to the two brothers Kamado.

A senior student assists a junior student, and although he is very unwilling, he has to do this for the sake of victory.

I have to bow my head!

But now Kitayama is standing in the batter's box, facing a dilemma.

How should I face this Sawamura?

Sawamura is a player that you don't want to face off against, but you have no choice.

In baseball, if you want to score, you have to hit the ball.

Unless the pitcher keeps throwing four balls, you can score points while drinking tea on the field.

But here's the problem.

Sawamura is a player whose value can only be demonstrated when the batter hits the ball.

If you hit the ball that hits him, you can say that you have fallen into his trap.

He relies on the defense at the back.

But if you don't beat him, do you really want him to pass you on his own?
Sorry, this is Sawamura, not Akatsuki Fōgaya.

He couldn't do such a nonsensical thing.

So this is why many batters hate Sawamura.

No matter how you fight, it's not the right way. How can you fight this?
"Let him have a headache for you, first throw a straight ball from the outside corner."

"Whoosh!"

He holds a shield in his right hand and a whip in his left.

His legs turned into tomahawks and chopped down the pitcher's mound!

"This is what it feels like!"

After finding the feeling, Sawamura swung the baseball in his left hand like a whip.

"Whoosh!"

But unlike his powerful pitches, this ball looked ridiculously slow in Kitayama's eyes.

"Snapped!"

“This kid’s pitching is getting stronger and stronger.”

Feeling the baseball moving around in his hands, Miyuki felt Sawamura's progress.

"nice shot!"

Beishan couldn't believe it.

How did the ball get into the catcher's glove?

“Oh right, ball speed!”

Kitayama looked at the electronic scoreboard.

The ball speed will be displayed on it.

133km!

Although it is not too fast, it is not as slow as can be seen by the naked eye.

It seems a bit fake!

"This is how the same thing?"

Sawamura's slow outside corner kick is his biggest characteristic.

"There are many things you can't imagine."

Seeing Kitayama's astonished expression, Miyuki hit a straight ball to the inside corner.

The diagonal casting method has returned at this time.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

The moment he saw the baseball revealed, Kitayama couldn't help but swing the bat in his hand.

This ball looks so sweet, but it is not like that when you hit it.

The changes in the quirky balls, coupled with the sharpness of the inside corner balls.

Sawamura's pitch really made Kitayama uncomfortable, and he swept the ball out of bounds.

"Out of bounds."

Two strikes.

We are in a desperate situation!
When the ball comes down from the north mountain, you have to swing the bat no matter what.

Miyuki made a very bold pitch, and Sawamura couldn't believe it when he saw it.

He could have shot this ball, but it wasn't too risky.

But Sawamura had no choice but to nod.

"Whoosh!"

The broad shoulders blocked the baseball and the small white ball was pushed out.

"Red middle?"

The moment he saw the baseball, Kitayama himself couldn't believe it.

“It can’t be that simple!”

Kitayama immediately understood Miyuki's thoughts.

It turned out to be a changeup!
"Don't take me too lightly."

Kitayama predicted the position of the changeup, but the baseball did not change at all and went into Miyuki's glove.

Red straight ball!

It’s the red ball!
Kitayama really couldn't have imagined that Qingdao High School was so brave.

"Good ball! Batter out!"

The performances of the two first-year students, Haruichi and Sawamura, were surprising!

This is the attraction of the Koshien finals!

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(End of this chapter)