Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 46: Battle Zone
Draw day.

After finishing the morning training, Coach Kataoka and Yuki prepared to leave the school.

There is a big event today.

That is the draw for the summer competition!

For things like this, the supervisor of each team would take his captain to draw lots.

Because the coach and the captain are the "pillars" of the team and are the most qualified to represent the school in the draw.

Early in the morning, students from the Seidou High School baseball team gathered at the gate to see off coach Kataoka and Yuki.

It was a huge scene, almost all the students, whether they were from the first grade, the second army or the first army, came.

But there are always exceptions.

For example, Aso Tadashi, Seki Naomichi and Maezono Kenta from the second team were not seen at the scene.

It’s not that they don’t have a sense of collective honor, it’s just that training is more important.

Although the roster for the summer competition has been finalized and the numbers have been issued, this does not mean that the "struggle" is over.

In order to consolidate their position in the team in the autumn competition, they must conduct a round of extra training.

Although they have a high probability of getting their own back numbers in the autumn competition, their status is definitely not guaranteed.

In order to get a higher status, hard training becomes their daily routine.

They can go or not, but they usually choose not to go.

Instead of wasting time on this, you might as well practice swinging a bat.

The training hall is a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder.

Of course, Akatsuki Fōgaya is not here either.

But he didn't need any training, but needed to take a make-up exam.

His results were unsatisfactory, and if he still failed the make-up exam, he would not be able to represent Seidou High School in the summer competition.

In this regard, Sawamura is obviously luckier.

All of Sawamura's grades were just barely passing, as if the teacher had done it on purpose.

Everyone gathered at the door, waiting for Supervisor Kataoka and Yuki to come out.

Coach Kataoka did not arrange any training for us in the morning, so we could be considered to have a day off.

"Aren't you coming out yet?"

Sawamura kept looking at the baseball team's office, looking nervous.

"Really? It's not you who's going to draw the lots. Why are you so anxious?"

Cang Kuang was a little speechless.

"No, that won't work. If I don't bring good luck to Captain Yuki and the Boss, we will definitely be assigned to the group of death! So I have to bring good luck to them!"

Sawamura said seriously.

That's true.

West Tokyo itself is a fierce battle zone, and what it lacks the least is famous schools. It is not abnormal to be assigned to the death group.

Many famous schools with Koshien strength may meet in the first round.

There is a "fight" right at the beginning, which is definitely the audience's favorite script.

"Why bother with all this? Even if it's a death group, we'll just beat them. No one can stop us from entering Koshien."

Zhou Hui said this with great disdain.

Ever since he got that bad number, he seems like a different person.

Although Zhou Hui had shown a bit of this aloofness before, he never said that he looked down on others.

Now, one can also feel a sense of pride from Zhou Hui.

And this feeling is getting stronger day by day.

Maybe this is Zhou Hui's true nature.

Soon, Coach Kataoka and Yuki walked out of the baseball team's office together.

Yuki is like Director Kataoka's bodyguard, always by his side to protect him.

But judging from their appearance, the one with a fierce look and wearing sunglasses looks like a bodyguard.

"Captain, you must draw a good lot." "Remember to wash your hands before drawing the lot."

"Don't be assigned to the death group."

Students from Qingdao High School spoke one after another.

Although they believe that Seidou High School will not be eliminated in the first round no matter which team they compete against, they still hope that they can have an easier time in the first round.

You can't waste a lot of energy in the first game.

You have to save your physical strength for the opponents behind you.

"team leader!"

At this time, Sawamura suddenly ran over and stood in front of Yuki.

Seeing Sawamura suddenly rushing up, coaches Yuki and Kataoka were confused and had no idea what he was going to do.

This kid usually causes a lot of trouble, and he rushed up at this time.

"Let me pass on my luck to you! Make sure you draw a good lot!"

As he said that, Sawamura placed his hands on Yuuki's shoulders and closed his eyes as if he was transmitting power.

To be honest, such childish behavior is very Sawamura-like.

Seeing Sawamura like this, Kuramochi couldn't help but cover his face.

How did he get into the First Army?

Even primary school students probably can’t do such a thing!

Yuki was very helpless and didn't know what to do when looking at Sawamura in front of him.

"Kuramochi."

But Coach Kataoka didn't let him off and immediately started "calling people" and called over Sawamura's senior who shared the same dormitory with him.

Kuramochi jumped up, grabbed Sawamura's ear and left the scene.

Afterwards, Director Kataoka and Yuki also got in the car and headed to the location of the lottery ceremony.

After the two left, many classmates were also praying, hoping to draw a good lot!

After Director Kataoka and Yuki left, Zhou Hui also began to think about how to break out of the siege in West Tokyo.

Although he said that, it is not easy to stand out in West Tokyo, where there are countless colleges and universities and many wealthy schools.

Even strong schools like the City University High School and Daocheng Industry do not dare to say that they can win every year in the "hellish" West Tokyo.

The winning team that emerged from West Tokyo would be among the top three even in Koshien.

Therefore, as long as we can make it to Koshien in West Tokyo, then our results in Koshien will definitely not be bad.

This year's West Tokyo is still full of strong opponents.

The third high school in the city!

It is a veteran powerhouse in West Tokyo, and its strength should be comparable to that of Seidou High School.

In the spring competition, Qingdao High School narrowly defeated the city's third high school to reach the final.

In other words, the high school competition is a single elimination match where one game decides life or death. If it is a best-of-three match, it may be hard to say who will have the last laugh.

Daocheng Industry!

A rising star in West Tokyo.

Although they are a rising star, the team's lineup is not bad. Coupled with the growth of the team's ace pitcher Cheng Gongming, they are definitely one of the strongest opponents in Qingdao High School's summer tournament.

There is also Pharmacist High School.

Although the results of Yakushi High School in the past few years were only among the top 16 in the region, I heard that this year they have recruited a former professional baseball player to be their coach, so their strength is bound to be greatly improved.

Pharmacist High School is likely to become the "dark horse" of this year.

It seems that entering Koshien in the fiercely fought area of ​​West Tokyo is not an easy task.

Two hours later, the results of the first round of draw came out.

Qingdao High School was very lucky not to be placed in the death group in the first round.

As a seeded team, they will face Missimen High School in the first round.

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(End of this chapter)