Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 337: Two Different People Compared to Xia Tian

"Strike! Batter is out! Three outs! Attack and defense switch!"

Zhou Hui bent down, and the baseball had already been thrown out of his hand and fell into Yuki's glove.

The sound echoed throughout the catcher's box, and Abe, the batter from Yakushi High School, swung his bat and missed.

Qingdao High School successfully won this round through defense.

In the end, only that one point was lost.

But just this one point made Zhou Hui feel very uncomfortable.

For someone who attaches great importance to data, this point might make him feel more uncomfortable than being killed.

With this point, his statistics as a high school pitcher are not perfect.

This made him very uncomfortable.

Even though the opponent was Honglei City, he still felt uncomfortable.

Maybe this is the trouble of genius.

After returning to the locker room, Zhou Hui threw his gloves aside, picked up a metal baseball bat, stuck it on the ground, and sat on the bench in the locker room.

Seeing this scene, Kuramochi, who was about to go on stage, was also stunned, and then he and Zhou Hui seemed to have a telepathic connection and smiled evilly.

"Since the captain has such confidence in us, we certainly cannot let you down, Captain."

With that, Kuramochi walked to the batter's box.

Zhou Hui just smiled at this.

It seems that Kuramochi is not stupid at all and knows what he is thinking.

This is better, morale will be boosted.

Kuramochi is also full of confidence.

Looking at the 5 on the scoreboard, it is proof enough for Qingdao High School to be proud of.

Nothing could boost their morale better than that.

Having scored five points in the first inning, they are confident that they can score more points in the following innings.

These five points are just a beginning, not the final end.

Facing someone who is not a real pitcher, Kuramochi is naturally very confident.

Even if Pharmacist High School changes people now, it doesn’t matter.

If they choose to change players, Sanada would definitely not be a good choice first.

Due to Sanada's physical strength problem, he will not play in the game until at least the third game.

Apart from Sanada, there are only a few people left in Yakushi High School, such as Mishima and Yasuzawa Hide.

Like Honglei City, they are not regular pitchers. If they rashly go on the court to face such a strong lineup of Qingdao High School, the final outcome may not be much different from that of Honglei City.

It is equivalent to changing someone to score points for Qingdao High School.

I believe Hong Leizang also knows this.

Therefore, the decision he makes next will be crucial.

Whether to stop the loss in time or rely on the reserve striking force to win the game in one go depends on what he thinks.

Zhou Hui stared at Hong Leizang without blinking, waiting for his choice calmly.

Hong Leizang is completely different from ordinary supervisors. His ideas are so wild and unrestrained that no one knows what he really thinks.

However, after Hong Leizang talked to the referee, the defense of Pharmacist High School began to change.

"Sure enough, the vote was changed."

This is not surprising.

Just like the previous inning, players who were not true pitchers only stayed for one inning.

There are clues to this.

Hong Lei Shi went to the third base he was most familiar with, while Xiao Lin, who was originally on the third base, walked off the field.

After seeing this scene, Kuramochi couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems that you have chosen to preserve only the present?"

Looking at Hong Lei Zang's stern face, Kuramochi said.

Eight innings, that's not a small number.

Eight innings might not be something Sanada could endure.

If they cannot turn the game around in a short time, the ticket to Koshien will still fall into the hands of Seidou High School.

"Notification of substitutions from Yakushi High School. Third baseman Kobayashi will go down to rest. The third baseman will be replaced by Hong, and Sanada Shunpei will go to the pitcher's mound." After everything was arranged, Yakushi High School put out the most normal lineup.

On the pitcher's mound is also their ace pitcher, Shunpei Sanada!
"Bottom of the second inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the first batter, shortstop, is Kuramochi-san."

In the first game, Qingdao High School's attack was extremely devastating.

This meant that they had already taken turns in fighting, but for Sanada it was no different from facing a brand new opponent.

Although the two teams have a record of playing against each other in the summer, he believes that the players of Qingdao High School will definitely evolve.

Everyone is making progress.

"but……"

Sanada assumed a pitching stance and leaned forward.

“You are not the only ones who have made progress!”

"Whoosh!"

Sanada snatched the baseball from his hand, and the small white ball went straight into Kuramochi's inner corner.

The inside corner kick is indeed a big challenge for players who are not so strong.

"So sharp?"

Kuramochi also discovered that Sanada's inside corner kicks were sharper than in the summer.

Coupled with the difference in height caused by his appearance and his inherent power in hitting the ball, it is not easy to hit the center of the ball.

All of this was something that Qingdao High School did not feel during the summer.

"Qiang!"

Kuramochi swung the bat anyway.

This time, he picked it up.

But it would be better not to pick it up.

If he hadn't picked it up, the ball might have reached base with his speed.

But it picked up...

This height, this position...

"Snapped!"

Sure enough, Masuda at second base caught it steadily.

"Out!"

Masuda and Sanada both smiled slightly, and they were so happy when they saw Kuramochi leaving.

"Compared to the summer, he has improved as well. Both the power of the ball and the placement of the baseball are very difficult to hit."

Zhou Hui also made the analysis.

It seems that in order to get a place in Koshien, Sanada has not been idle after the summer tournament.

Compared to the summer, it's like two completely different people.

"Second batter, right fielder, Hakushu-san."

"I don't know how many hands this guy has hidden yet. When you go to bat later, don't act rashly. It's not too late to observe a few more balls before swinging."

Zhou Hui walked to Yuxing and said to Yuxing who was squatting in the ready batting area.

At this moment, he seemed to be the real supervisor of Qingdao High School.

Coach Kataoka seemed to be sitting in the lounge cheering for Seidou High School.

However, he may not be needed for cheering, as Seidou High School's cheerleading team is one of the best in western Tokyo.

In short, Kataoka's position as coach during the game was somewhat awkward.

Zhou Hui seems to be able to take his place.

"If you continue like this, Director Kataoka will have to retire. Can you please give Director Kataoka a chance?"

Yuki smiled and joked with Zhou Hui.

Naturally, he didn't dare to speak too loudly, as Supervisor Kataoka was sitting there.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

"Third batter, catcher, Miyuki-san."

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(End of this chapter)