Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 83 The Pitcher with the Strongest Hitting Power! Furuya!
"Referee, substitute."

Coach Kataoka walked out of the batter's box and signaled the next batter to pinch hit.

He didn't even think about letting Danbo finish the round.

To be honest, Danbo is not that bad.

Perhaps from the perspective of outsiders, Tamba does not receive the respect that an ace pitcher deserves, but he himself does not feel this way.

As long as he can win and enter Koshien, it doesn't matter if he makes some sacrifices.

Tamba is not that kind of person. He has always been a relatively honest student in Qingdao High School.

At least that was the case last year.

If he had not become a third-year student this year and needed to intimidate his first- and second-year juniors to increase his authority, Danbo might have just looked scary now.

"A substitute?"

Hong Leizang watched Coach Kataoka whispering something with the referee.

The game therefore entered a short break.

Because the referee needs to report the news later and wait for the broadcast to be received before the substitution can be completed.

"Notification of substitutions from Seidou High School. The ninth batter will be Furuya-san. The ninth batter will be Furuya-san."

Akira Fōtani walked out of the Qingdao High School locker room holding a baseball bat. It was obvious that he could no longer hold back.

"finally come."

Xiao Fōgaya walked into the batter's box, and he had long wanted to show his prowess.

Akira Fōtani is not only very good at pitching, but also has great accomplishments in hitting.

Good enough to enter Seidou High School's batting rotation.

He once hit a home run in a game against Fu Ming High School.

In some ways, his strength actually surpasses Zhou Hui's.

"This is their monster first grader, right? I heard his ball speed has reached 150 kilometers?"

Hong Lei Zang looked at Jōgō Akido who was walking towards him.

While speaking, he was picking his ears, looking absent-minded.

"150km?"

Hearing this, Hong Leishi, who was sitting next to Hong Leizang, pricked up his ears and stared at Jiang Gu Xiao.

"You kid, that's what you do when you see a strong pitcher."

Hong Lei Zang said with a bit of disgust.

His son, normally, is just a guy who only knows how to eat bananas and swing a bat.

But once he gets on the field, he is like a "little madman", tireless.

"150km..."

Honglei City kept muttering this word.

“It’s great to be able to compete against such a strong pitcher!”

"I know you're thinking this. You have to hit a home run against this kid in the next inning. Do you understand?"

Hong Lei Shi didn't say anything, but his expression said it all.

He has to hit the home run!
"Bottom of the second inning, Seidou High School is on offense, the ninth batter, the pitcher, is Furuya-san."

"I don't know what Qingdao High School was thinking when they chose to pinch hit in order to change pitchers. But since there is such an adjustment, it proves that this guy's hitting ability should be good."

Qiu Ye was thinking about countermeasures, not knowing how to face this pitcher with a terrifying aura.

"In that case, let's test the waters with the outside corner first. Even if he has strong hitting ability, he won't be able to hit a long hit if he hits it. The best he can do is let him get to first base."

"Whoosh!"

After receiving the signal, Sanada on the pitcher's mound threw the baseball.

Fōgiya Akatsuki's eyes changed!
Become angry! No longer the stupid and dumb look before!
Can’t be a starting pitcher, can’t pitch a full game!
The combination of these two factors made Akihiro Kouya extremely annoyed.

He will vent all of this in the game against Pharmacist High School!
"Why does it feel wrong?"

Qiu Ye felt a bad feeling.

But he didn't think much about it and squatted down to wait for the ball. What big waves can a first-year student cause?

But what Qiu Ye didn't know was that he might regret it after this fight.

It’s not just Pharmacist High School that is stirring up the “youth storm”, Qingdao High School is no exception!
Their first grade is also quite impressive!
The lineup configuration of Yakushi High School and Qingdao High School has promoted many first-year players to become the main force.

Getting them acclimated to the rhythm of big games early on will be helpful in the fall.

In the fall, the third-year seniors will retire, and the main force will become the current sophomores and freshmen.

There won’t be any third-year seniors to support us!
At this time, the advantages of Qingdao High School and Yakushi High School in training first-year students in the summer can be reflected.

"Snapped!"

"brush!"

The sound of breaking air was heard, and the lounge of Pharmacist High School, which had been noisy just now, immediately became quiet.

Everyone looked towards the venue.

Although the ball missed, the sound of it breaking through the air made them all stunned.

Akihiro Jōgiya is still in the same posture as he just swung the bat.

Based on the sound of breaking through the air just now and combined with Kouya Akatsuki's current posture, it is not difficult to judge that Kouya Akatsuki's striking ability is definitely not weak.

If he had really hit that ball, it would probably have flown very far.

“Good…good shot!”

Seeing how fast Fōgō Akihiro's stick was, Akiba was completely stunned.

A freshman who is good at both pitching and hitting!
It seems that in his impression, apart from his own Sanada, there is also Hiromi Tate from Kiryu High School.

The latter is the ace pitcher of the Koshien runner-up!

Akiba can associate the two together, and Fūya Akira may really have the ability of a Koshien pitcher.

"It's okay, good shot."

Akiha comforted Sanada.

"Tsk, what's the point of not being able to hit the ball with such a strong swing?"

Sanada said this with a smile, not caring at all about the powerful swing that Fūya Akihiro had just made.

Seeing Sanada's heartless look, Akiba felt relieved.

At least he wasn't frightened.

But Jōgō Aki's eyes were still cold and resolute, as if he wanted to eat the pharmacist high school student alive.

"We can't give him a chance, just throw it to the inside corner!"

The position of the ball at the inside corner, coupled with the power of Sanada's ball, made it absolutely difficult for Akira Fōtani to swing at it.

Inside corner kick is a good choice.

"Whoosh!"

"Hit it out, hit it out, you must hit it out!"

"boom!"

With a strong swing, the spinning baseball hit the aluminum bat, making a harsh sound.

But Jiang Gu Xiao didn't care about these. All he thought about was how to carry the ball farther.

"Center and outfield!"

When Akiba saw the white ball flying out, he quickly took off his helmet and shouted to Abe in the center field.

When Abe saw the baseball, he also started running.

But the ball was hit too deep and almost flew out, and no matter how fast Abe ran, he couldn't catch up.

Finally, the baseball landed in center field!
With this hit, Akira Fōtani successfully reached second base.

Double hit!

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(End of this chapter)