Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 34: Spring of the Second Army

"It still hasn't flown out..."

Facing the ball from the pitching machine, all Zhou Hui wanted was a home run.

Hit was no longer enough to satisfy him.

Even if Chris tried to comfort her, it was of no use.

"You didn't listen at all."

Chris couldn't help but feel ashamed.

It’s better to have my own little apprentice.

If he was the one praising or comforting Sawamura, he would have already responded with ten sentences.

It turns out that it’s not that a problem child can’t be Chris’ apprentice.

……

The day's training came to an end quickly.

After accepting Chris's advice, Zhou Hui's subsequent training content was almost all horizontal hitting, that is, training on hitting flat fly balls.

At the end of the day, although the improvement was not that significant, at least he could hit at least one home run.

Under Chris's guidance, Sawamura's inside corner shots have become more and more sharp, and he has also gained a certain understanding of the containment ball.

At least you know how to shoot the pinball without committing a foul.

It's only like this during training, I wonder if he will remember it when the official competition comes.

"Senior."

Zhou Hui called Chris who was about to leave.

"what happened?"

Chris turned around with a faint smile on his face.

This was one of the few times he smiled.

There are not many people left who can make him greet them with a smile.

"What's your name?"

Zhou Hui has begun to develop an interest in Chris, and he is eager to know everything about this senior.

"Takigawa. Chris. Yu."

After Chris said his complicated name, he turned and left.

"Takigawa. Chris. Yu."

Zhou Hui kept repeating the name.

“Not Asian.”

"Isn't Tanba-senpai back yet?"

After the day was over, Zhou Hui still didn't see Danbo in the dormitory.

He was very worried.

If something really happens to Tamba, it will have a huge impact on Seidou High School in the summer tournament.

We can't put all our hopes on a first-year boy like Fōgiya Xiao, right?

This year, Qingdao High School is really out of ammunition and food.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to select a freshman pitcher into the first team.

Even if there are many pitchers in the second team, none of them can catch the eye of coach Kataoka.

"No, I asked Supervisor Kataoka when I went to his office just now. Senior Tamba is currently receiving treatment in a hospital outside. He probably won't be coming back to the dormitory for a while."

Watanabe explained.

In a sense, Watanabe is now a marginal figure in the baseball team.

His physical talents are average and he is no longer able to play for the baseball team.

But he has a good brain and is good at recording his opponents' playing styles and tactics, becoming one of the main figures in video analysis at Qingdao High School.

He also relies on this to help Qingdao High School indirectly.

For him, any method would be fine as long as it could help Qingdao High School.

"But I still say that, we should not worry too much, just pray silently for Tanba-senpai."

Watanabe adjusted his pillow and said.

"I understand. Good night, Senior Watanabe." Zhou Hui turned off the lights in the room and lay down on the bed to sleep.

"How strange! Shouldn't this guy be a night owl? Why is he sleepy at 9:30 today?"

……

"That's right. If your school is willing to do this, we would welcome it very much."

Inside the baseball team's office, Coach Kataoka was sitting in front of the phone, talking on the phone.

Director Kataoka, who was once high and mighty, became inferior after this phone call.

This can make Director Kataoka put down his airs and believe that the person on the other end of the phone is no ordinary person.

Takashima Rei was sitting nearby, looking at Director Kataoka with eager eyes.

It was as if they were discussing a business deal, and both of them were looking forward to the success of this deal.

"This business" seemed to be able to bring them back to life.

"No problem. We will provide the venue. We just need to play a warm-up match. I want to let those students know that the summer competition is approaching, so as to give them a sense of pressure."

Director Kataoka answered various questions from the other side in an orderly manner.

After another confrontation, Director Kataoka finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, that's it. I'll hang up first and look forward to the battle with your school tomorrow."

After saying that, Director Kataoka hung up the phone and relaxed completely.

"Have the talks concluded?"

Director Kataoka nodded.

This was not an easy task. Takashima Rei was watching from the side and she can testify to this.

Logically speaking, after competing with a strong school like Kiryu High School, Seidou High School can start preparing for the summer competition.

There is no point in having more practice matches.

Besides, there is no team stronger than Kiryu High School willing to play against Seidou High School.

The main reason was Tamba's injury, which messed up Qingdao High School's plans.

Seidou High School is still in urgent need of a pitcher!
That's why the scene just now happened.

This is not about finding an opponent for an army.

There was nothing wrong with the performance of the First Army.

It can also be seen from the game against Kiryu High School that there is no need for major changes in either their starting lineup or their substitute lineup.

There is already a good prototype of the Koshien lineup.

Therefore, the opponent in this game is completely prepared for the second team.

Coach Kataoka also made it very clear on the phone that they would be sending out the second-tier lineup for this game.

"That's right. We will face Kuroshikan High School the day after tomorrow. Let's get the Second Army ready tomorrow."

When Takashima Rei heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

Qingdao High School has really been going downhill in recent years.

Her father is the chairman of Seidou High School. There is nothing she doesn't know, from the history of Seidou High School baseball team to the trivial matters.

Over the years, he has witnessed the glory and also the lows of Qingdao High School.

Before, other schools begged Seidou High School to play practice games, but now the situation is reversed.

And he's begging for a school like Kuroshikan High School.

Kuroshikan High School is a second-rate team in Tokyo and has no competitiveness.

The competitiveness in recent years is basically equal to that of Pharmacist High School.

At best, we can only reach the round of 16, and sometimes we have to stop at the round of 32.

The decline of Qingdao High School can also be seen from the results of its opponents.

But this is also a good thing.

In this way, the students in the second team will also have the opportunity to play in the competition.

Especially for a first-year student like Zhou Hui, this game is a very good experience.

The spring of their Second Army is also coming!
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(End of this chapter)