Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 228 Chris Returns

"We will stop here with our research on the Giant Giant Vine Scroll. Everyone must play hard in the match the day after tomorrow. No matter what the result is, we must try our best. This is the last match in Koshien. If we win, we will dominate the country."

At this point, Director Kataoka's eyes lit up.

He really couldn't imagine that the ceiling of these children could be so high.

My unfulfilled dream of Koshien during school can only be pinned on these kids.

Sawamura, Akatsuki Fukitani, Shu Hui, Yuki, Miyuki...

"Does anyone else have any questions? If not, we can disband now."

Director Kataoka glanced at the watch on his wrist and said.

After no one spoke, Director Kataoka gestured for everyone to leave.

After the door opened, people from Qingdao High School came out one after another.

Looking at this scene, if people hadn't pointed out that they were a baseball team, they would have thought that a gang had just finished a meeting.

The feeling of oppression is too much.

Even the other tenants felt a chill down their spine after seeing this.

But the students of Qingdao High School didn't care and just swaggered back to their rooms.

"Do your best in the game the day after tomorrow, Master Ace."

Miyuki put his hand on Tamba's shoulder.

"I'll have to trouble you to match the ball for me."

"Brother, your chest injury should be almost healed, right?"

Ryosuke nodded, indicating that he was no longer seriously injured.

"It's ready now. Next we have to compete with our Haruichi for the starting second baseman."

Ryosuke looked at Haruichi with eyes full of doting.

Well, actually Ryosuke’s eyes were always narrowed.

Haruichi was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.

Of course, Haruichi was happy to be recognized by his brother for the first time.

"Work hard, the future No. 1 second baseman of Seidou High School."

"Ok!"

After being encouraged by his brother, Haruichi walked back to his room with a smile on his face.

Now he is going to become an independent player in Qingdao High School and is no longer a little kid following behind his brother.

After returning to the room, Zhou Hui was not idle either. He recorded all the contents of the seminar in his notes.

He recorded what ball Hongo threw and when, when he would use a changeup, and how the troll Otojuan's batting line was connected.

"Xiao Huihui, why is there an earthworm on your notebook?"

After hearing what Sawamura said, Zhou Hui felt ashamed.

What is this nonsense?

My handwriting is just a little ugly, why does it turn into earthworms in his mouth?
"Pfft."

The usually serious Haruichi also laughed.

If Zhou Hui has any shortcomings, it is his handwriting.

Who would have thought that the handwriting of such a talented idol-level baseball player would turn out to be like this?

Zhou Hui himself was a child who didn’t like studying, and his scores in every exam were just barely passing.

If you send him back to China to take the exam, he might not be able to write anything except a few multiple-choice questions.

He doesn't even put any effort into his handwriting.

Zhou Hui’s understanding is that as long as he can understand it, that’s enough!

"you……"

Zhou Hui clenched his fists tightly, wishing he could hit Sawamura on the head right away.

"If you have nothing to do, go to Senior Miyuki's dormitory and study your immature changeups with him. Don't bother me."

"Yeah, I'm going to find that guy to study my other changeups."

Having said that, Sawamura found his gloves and left the room.

Without Sawamura around, Zhou Hui also calmed down and could concentrate on studying Hongo and the troll Daitojuan.

how to say?

Haruichi is the kind of player who has foresight and knows what to do and when.

It's relatively normal.

And what about Akatsuki Fōgaya?
The guy just laughed.

All he does every day is sleep, so Zhou Hui doesn't have to worry about being disturbed by him.

Except during games, it's a miracle to see him open his eyes, let alone anything else.

Kataoka supervises the room.

"Chris? Come to my room."

Director Kataoka, holding his cell phone, called Chris and asked him to come over.

When Chris called him over at this time, although he didn't know what Director Kataoka was trying to do, he still knew his general idea.

It must be something big!
Three minutes later, Chris knocked on Supervisor Kataoka's door.

After Chris went in, Director Kataoka had already put on his black casual clothes and looked ready to go out.

"Director Kataoka, what are you doing?"

"Come out with me."

Chris agreed.

Before coming, Chris had already changed into sports shoes and sports clothes, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to go out directly.

"Director Kataoka, what on earth are we going to do?"

When Chris came to Supervisor Kataoka, he started asking questions all over the place, completely different from the quiet person he was before.

Director Kataoka chose not to pay attention to him and continued to act as handsome as ever.

Chris was also helpless about his own supervision.

It seems like he has always been fond of pretending to be smart.

After taking Chris to his car, Supervisor Kataoka stepped on the clutch and shifted gears in one go.

The car started to move.

Because of the hot weather, Director Kataoka even turned on the air conditioner in the car.

Although Seidou High School has a special bus to pick them up every time they go to a game, this does not mean that Coach Kataoka cannot drive.

As a man, it is unacceptable not to have a car of your own.

Coach Kataoka is already past the age of trial marriage, but he is still alone, which is enough to show how dedicated he is to baseball.

Supervisor Kataoka’s parents had found countless blind dates for him, but none of them were successful.

Coach Kataoka and his parents sometimes feel anxious about their son's major life events, but he remains calm and always says that he will consider this matter only after he wins a Koshien championship.

At that time, this seemed like a fantasy.

But it's different now.

If Seidou High School really wins the national championship this year, coach Kataoka's parents might also be excited.

The first is that his son became the coach of the best baseball team in the country.

The second thing, of course, is the lifelong event of my own son, which must also have a result.

No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation for Seidou High School winning the Koshien championship.

Director Kataoka skillfully turned on the navigation and headed to the nearest People's Hospital. In the back seat of his car were some films that Chris had previously shot in West Tokyo.

"This is?"

"Of course I went for a recheck."

Director Kataoka replied expressionlessly.

"Re-examination? There's no need for that, right?"

Chris felt a little redundant.

Now that he can do basic training with the team, the reexamination is not that important. He thinks he has recovered enough and there is no need to waste time on reexamination.

Although Supervisor Kataoka's salary is very high, the cost of the review is also not small.

If it weren't for the support of the school, if he took Chris for a follow-up examination, Director Kataoka might not even be able to eat porridge this month.

"I am your supervisor and I need to be responsible for you."

Director Kataoka said.

Director Kataoka is really a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

If you just look at his appearance, who would have thought that he could say such a thing.

Following the route planned by the navigation, Supervisor Kataoka arrived at the parking lot of Hyogo Hospital after a few turns.

This hospital is also the most authoritative hospital in Hyogo Prefecture.

Moreover, Director Kataoka even made an appointment with an expert specifically for Chris.

After all, Chris had never been to the hospital here for treatment before, and ordinary doctors would definitely not be able to see the severity of Chris' injuries.

We still need professional experts.

After taking Chris's medical records and films, the two got out of the car.

In fact, it can be seen that Chris no longer has any problem walking.

At least he won't be limping anymore.

Coach Kataoka clearly remembers that Chris walked with a limp after the game.

This kid is still working too hard.

He injured himself in order to make the crucial slide to win the game. It seems that he really wants to come to Koshien.

Director Kataoka also noticed this.

So even though Koshien was about to start and Chris was still injured, Coach Kataoka still chose to bring him to Koshien.

There are only 18 places for Koshien. According to the 20 players from Seidou High School, there will definitely be two people who will miss Koshien.

But the fact that the two men were not injured made Chris feel that Director Kataoka valued him.

After arriving in Hyogo Prefecture, he has been working hard to recover in order to live up to the expectations of Director Kataoka.

"Let's go."

With Chris, Director Kataoka walked into the gate of Hyogo Hospital.

The two are not very well-known in Hyogo Prefecture, especially Chris.

Chris's popularity is limited to western Tokyo.

He performed well in junior high and high school in West Tokyo, and the people of West Tokyo are very familiar with this catcher.

But outside of West Tokyo, Chris's popularity is not that high.

In addition, he has been sitting on the bench from Koshien to now, and is not as well-known as the starting pitcher Miyuki.

What this group of people don’t know is that if it weren’t for Chris, Miyuki would never have come to Qingdao High School!

Miyuki came to Seidou High School just to decide in a head-on confrontation whether he was stronger or Chris was better.

It can be said that Chris brought a catcher of epoch-making significance to Seidou High School.

Compared to Chris, Director Kataoka has a very high reputation.

It is now Koshien season in Hyogo Prefecture, and baseball fans in Hyogo Prefecture flock to Hanshin Tigers Koshien Stadium almost every day to watch Koshien games.

The dark horse that impressed them the most, besides the troll Daitojuan, was Qingdao High School!

If we only talk about dark horses, Qingdao High School is definitely not as good as the troll Daitojuan.

The Troll Vine Scroll is really a dark horse!

This is the first time in the school's history that they have made it to the finals of Koshien.

Compared to them, Qingdao High School's ancestors are undoubtedly much wealthier.

"That's Director Kataoka, right?"

"Why is he here?"

"Shouldn't he be analyzing the Giant Giant Vine Scroll with the players right now?"

"It's quite unusual for Director Kataoka to show up at the hospital."

Everyone recognized Director Kataoka at a glance.

This is enough to prove how famous he is.

Although a coach is not as glamorous as a player on the baseball field, it still depends on what kind of supervisor he is.

For someone like Director Kataoka, that’s a different matter.

Everyone has witnessed the painful journey of Director Kataoka from a second-rate director to the director of the Koshien finals.

It was hard not to notice him.

Director Kataoka ignored these fans and walked to the front desk with Chris. After getting the number, he went straight to the second floor.

The doctor who diagnosed Chris was an old doctor from the Osaka area.

Although this old doctor is over 70 years old this year, he still has not chosen to retire.

In the area of sports injuries, the island country is also one of the best.

Even if the patient had not come to see him before, he could still see the clues at a glance after he came.

"Old man, here we come."

Director Kataoka brought Chris to the old doctor.

It is not difficult to see his name from a board in front of the old doctor.

Tamura Koki.

Although the name sounds a bit funny, Mr. Tamura is not funny at all.

Chris sat in front of Mr. Tamura, and without waiting for Chris to speak, he just took a look at his medical records and X-rays and began to press continuously on the injured part of Chris.

"Professor Tamura..."

At this time, a nurse in a white coat came over.

From the way he addressed Mr. Tamura, it can be seen that Mr. Tamura's status is definitely not low.

He is already at the professor level.

"Don't talk yet."

Mr. Tamura, who was treating Chris wholeheartedly, sent the nurse away.

"No problem."

After just three minutes, Mr. Tamura had a general understanding of Chris's injury. After analyzing it based on his many years of medical practice, he said that Chris was no longer a problem.

Director Kataoka was still shocked.

The result came after just two touches, is this true?

"Mr. Tamura, don't we need to make a video or something? Isn't this a bit too hasty?"

"I said no problem, no problem."

Mr. Tamura said arrogantly.

He is very confident in his medical skills.

"You two should go back now and prepare well for the finals in two days."

After saying this, Mr. Tamura just got up and left.

"Supervision."

Director Kataoka nodded. He still believed what Mr. Tamura said.

"Please start the game the day after tomorrow."

Back in the starting lineup, Chris didn't feel shocked at all and just nodded.