Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 66 See you in the fall

Top of the seventh inning.

The score is now 8:1 between Qingdao High School and Mingchuan Academy.

Mingchuan Academy is only one game away from being eliminated and returning to school.

Mingchuan Academy has been unable to break through Seidou High School's defense, resulting in their batting average and scoring efficiency being very low.

Even after the first inning, they were scoreless.

"The game is over."

Supervisor Ogata lowered the brim of his hat and said.

In fact, having reached this point and restricted Qingdao High School to such an extent, they are already satisfied.

There is indeed a big gap between them and Qingdao High School.

There is still a long way to go if we want to defeat Seidou High School.

One person cannot lead an entire team to achieve results.

Therefore, relying solely on Yang Shunchen, Mingchuan Academy is not enough to threaten Qingdao High School's position in West Tokyo.

Being able to shut out Seidou High School for several games was beyond the expectations of coach Ogata.

Even though they had conducted very detailed analysis on many of Seidou High School's players before the game, it was just talk.

Reality is reality, and what they analyze are just some virtual data.

"Snapped!"

"Left fielder Zhou Hui caught the high fly ball, and Qingdao High School added one more out! Two outs! Qingdao High School is only one out away from victory and entering the semi-finals!"

Two are out, and the next game is just around the corner!
Zhou Hui threw the ball back, and he couldn't hide his excitement.

If they get the next elimination, they will only have two wins left before Koshien!

"The fourth batter, the catcher, Shiratori-san."

Although Mingchuan Academy still has a chance, it is already very slim.

Seeing Bai Niao walking up, Yang Shunchen put on his batting helmet, picked up his baseball bat, and squatted in the ready position.

"Shun-Omi..."

Supervisor Ogata reached out to stop him.

"The game isn't over yet. As long as Senior Shiratori can get on base, I still have a chance to hit."

Yang Shunchen said without turning his head.

He also knew that the game might not be suspenseful, but for the sake of that little remaining hope, he still didn't want to give up today's game.

This is his obsession.

Even though the commentator was already collecting the materials, and even though the outcome would not get better if the situation was delayed any further, Yang Shunchen still wanted to give it one more try.

"This may be the last pitching and hitting duel in this game. I wonder if Qingdao High School will win or Mingchuan Academy will continue to drag the game on!"

The commentator's tone no longer had the excitement it had at first, but instead sounded unusually calm.

At this point in the game, the winner is already clear.

"Whoosh!"

"Qiang!"

Seeing that Sawamura's ball was right at hand, Shiratori swung the bat and hit it out.

The white ball flew high, but it didn't go far, it just flew over Chris's head.

Shiratori couldn't help but shake his head.

It’s gone, it’s gone, all gone!
The game is over!
Chris is so steady, there is no way he couldn't catch this ball.

This kid Sawamura has such a weird pitching style that it's completely unpredictable.

They are not even close to the top teams in West Tokyo.

Chris stood up, raised his glove, and waited for the baseball to fall.

The students in the Qingdao High School lounge were all ready, waiting for the moment the baseball dropped, and then they rushed forward in unison.

"Snapped!"

The baseball dropped precisely into Chris's glove.

The game is over!
Seidou High School wins!

"Out! Game over!"

The referee raised his hands high, then subconsciously stepped back, leaving the stage for celebration to Qingdao High School.

"Win! Win!"

"Final Four!"

"Great!"

The students of Qingdao High School could not hide their joy for the victory and ran to the field to celebrate. The pitcher's mound was crowded with people.

"Great! Now we are one step closer to Koshien."

"We can't say that. We should say we are one step closer to dominating the country."

"Yes, yes, that's right, we are one step closer to dominating the country!"

The students of Qingdao High School were celebrating there, but there was one exception.

That's Zhou Hui.

He is not a player who likes to celebrate. After the game, he always goes back to the locker room to pack his luggage.

It seems like he is not that eager to win.

"Why don't you go up and celebrate?"

Seeing Zhou Hui return to the lounge, Supervisor Kataoka asked in confusion.

“I just don’t like crowds.”

Zhou Hui didn't explain much and started packing his luggage.

In fact, this was not his original intention.

No one was unexcited after winning, let alone Zhou Hui who made a great contribution.

He just didn't want to rub salt into other people's wounds.

This summer is Shiratori's last year, and failure to make further progress this time means the end of his high school career.

No matter who it happens to, it is difficult to accept this.

What's more, he is the captain of Mingchuan Academy.

Now he was kneeling in the batter's box, covering his face and crying, while his classmates from Qingdao High School were celebrating wildly around him.

If you put yourself in the white bird's shoes, you can feel how the white bird feels.

After losing the game, the opponents celebrated wildly on the sidelines.

Isn't this a kind of torture?

"Shun-Omi, it's over."

Supervisor Ogata walked up and patted Yang Shunchen on the shoulder.

Yes, it's over!

The game is over!
Mingchuan Academy lost the game!
Although Yang Shunchen is only a sophomore, he still can't get over losing the game.

The seniors’ summer is over, and this time he was eliminated in the round of 16 and could not go any further.

Is this the difference between a private luxury school and an ordinary metropolitan school?
It’s so big!
"Yeah, it's over."

Yang Shunchen walked back, put the bat back, took off his glasses and wiped his tears.

He has given his all, even if he loses the game it is worth it.

Looking at Qingdao High School celebrating wildly, how could Yang Shunchen not be envious.

"By the way, where's Zhou Hui?"

Yang Shunchen was surprised to see that Zhou Hui was not on the field.

Today, he was finally defeated by Zhou Hui.

After being hit consecutively, Yang Shunchen had never been so convinced by someone.

The other party is my fellow villager.

It seems that even if China does not pay attention to the development of baseball, there are still talented young people.

"Zhou Hui."

Yang Shunchen walked to the lounge of Qingdao High School, put his hands in his pockets and called Zhou Hui.

Zhou Hui immediately stopped what he was doing and looked back.

Yang Shunchen stood straight behind him.

"Shun-Omi?"

Zhou Hui wondered why he came here?
"Your performance today was so brilliant that I accept defeat with all my heart."

Yang Shunchen stretched out his hand and wanted to shake hands with Zhou Hui.

Seeing that Yang Shunchen did not lose face because of losing the game, Zhou Hui also laughed.

"You too, see you in the fall."

Zhou Hui also stretched out his hand.

"Okay, we'll see who's better in the fall!"

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(End of this chapter)