Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 245 Able to bend and stretch
"We lost a point..."

Looking at the score on the electronic scoreboard, Takashima Rei felt very panicked for some reason.

This point should not matter to Qingdao High School.

If this was the previous game, Seidou High School's one-point lead would have been reassuring.

But he didn't know why, the match with the troll vine made him feel so panicked for the first time.

"It's okay, it's just one cent."

Noticing his vice-minister's dilemma, Miyuki spoke up immediately.

As expected of his catcher who is hailed as the savior, he not only knows what the pitcher and other players are thinking on the field, but he is also very good at reading people's expressions in daily life.

"Of course I know this, but..."

"What's the big deal? The next baton will be Zhou Hui."

As he spoke, Yuki pointed to Zhou Hui who was warming up on the other side.

After seeing Zhou Hui's arms as thick as steel pipes, Takashima Rei seemed relieved.

Zhou Hui is indeed a hitter who can be trusted.

From the first day Zhou Hui entered Qingdao High School, Takashima Rei knew that this guy was definitely not simple.

From the first day, they began to attach great importance to him and wanted him to be promoted to the first team after the freshmen introduced themselves.

As it stands now, Takashima Rei's idea was correct.

A first-year student can take on such an important role on the Koshien stage. Is there any doubt about his strength?

"makes sense."

"There are three more games, the last three games..."

Before Zhou Hui went to the batter's box, he kept muttering in the preparation batter's box.

Although these three innings sound short, it would be difficult for Seidou High School to ensure that no points were lost in these three innings.

Although the troll Otomaki only has one strong point, Hongo, it is still enough to give Qingdao High School a hard time.

The biggest problem for Qingdao High School is that no one can restrain Hongo.

Just like other teams can't limit Zhou Hui.

In this game, Qingdao High School did not score any RBIs except Zhou Hui.

This is enough to show the strength of this hometown.

Rather than being a match between a traditional giant and a dark horse, it was more of a head-on confrontation between the two teams' star players.

"Come on, Zhou Hui."

"Another home run!"

“Continue to widen the gap.”

"come on! Come on."

It can be seen that the students of Qingdao High School have full confidence in Zhou Hui.

Some even hoped that he could continue to hit a home run so that Seidou High School would have a chance of winning.

But Zhou Hui was completely unaware of all this.

He had been squatting in the batter's box with his eyes closed, resting.

He knew very well how important this game was.

The Koshien final, plus such a strong opponent.

This was also the first time Zhou Hui felt threatened.

It was the first time that he had wavered about the outcome of the game.

There is no doubt that Hongo is the strongest pitcher he has ever encountered, and he himself admits it.

Although Zhou Hui was able to hit a hit or even a home run in this game, the strength he used was hundreds or thousands of times more than before.

There is no other hitter who can make him like this.

The authentic Hongo!

The best pitcher in the country!

On the other side, in the lounge of the troll Big Vine.

Hongo is also very excited about the upcoming match with Zhou Hui.

Finally met him again!

"Hongo."

Just when Hongo was imagining striking out Zhou Hui, the voice of Mr. Nitta brought him back to reality from his fantasy. "What?"

“Do you remember what your dream is?”

Mr. Nitta's sudden words left Hongo at a loss for words.

"What are you talking about? Does this question have anything to do with the upcoming game?"

Faced with Hongo's questioning, Mr. Nitta said nothing and just looked at him quietly.

Hongxiang was also frightened by the look.

"Okay, I said that's it."

“My dream is to become number one in the country!”

This dream sounds very simple, but in reality it is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

This may be the dream of every baseball boy.

But there is only one number one in the country after all.

"That's right. After winning this game, we will be number one in the country."

As he spoke, Mr. Nitta became more serious.

"Why are you saying something like this at this time?"

"I just want to tell you that the best players in the country don't just have physical talents. They have to work hard no matter what they encounter. To be the best in the country, you need more brains."

Old man Nitta pointed to his head and said nothing, watching Hongo walk towards the court.

Yasuda also turned around and looked at old man Nitta, his eyes full of gratitude.

Yasuda knew that Hongo was not a flexible person, and facing Zhou Hui would definitely be a head-on confrontation.

In the last match against Zhou Hui, Yasuda had just hit a home run. This time, Yasuda had the idea of ​​giving Zhou Hui a walk, but he didn't know how to do it, so he went to talk to old man Nitta.

The only one who can control the village is old man Nitta.

So, Yasuda can only pray to old man Nitta.

I just hope it works this time!
"Top of the sixth inning, Qingdao High School is on offense, the fourth batter, the left fielder, is Zhou."

After adjusting himself, Zhou Hui walked into the batter's box.

Raising the bat, they are full of morale and have the momentum to hit a home run.

Qingdao High School is full of momentum now, not because of anything, but because their current batter is Zhou Hui.

With a hitter like Zhou Hui, all teammates will feel at ease.

"Want to come?"

Yasuda gave a secret signal.

He doesn't want to lose another point.

Hongo also struggled with his thoughts for a long time, but finally nodded after seeing Yasuda's secret signal.

Just do it!

Although Hongo really wants to compete with Zhou Hui, what he wants more is to win the Koshien championship.

No need for tactical escort, just go straight to Jingyuan!

Tell Qingdao High School that we are trying to avoid a head-on confrontation with Zhou Hui!

The moment Yasuda stood up, the whole audience was in an uproar.

The pitcher who had never given up any points in Koshien before actually chose to walk the ball at this time.

No one expected it to turn out like this.

They originally thought that the Trolls were a team that would just recklessly fight to the end, and they really didn't expect that they would have such thoughts.

There were boos everywhere at the scene, and the fans of Qingdao High School booed the loudest.

"Avoid a head-on confrontation with Zhou Hui?"

Yamato Akiko said.

Fujio nodded, as if he also saw through the troll Daitojuan's thoughts.

"The reason why they chose Jingyuan was probably to not boost the morale of Qingdao High School, but I didn't expect that Hongo could be recommended. This guy is really flexible."

"Ball. Ball. Walk."

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(End of this chapter)