Diamond Ace's Passionate Swing

Lin Xiao woke up early in the morning, while his senior was still asleep in bed.

Remembering the embarrassing incident on the first day the main characters of Ace of Diamond gathered, I was afraid of being late.

Lin Xiao didn't want to see Kataoka's angry expression.

When Lin Xiao arrived at the baseball field, he saw that no one had started yet. "Since it hasn't started yet, let's run a couple of laps first! Let's work on our stamina."

"Hoo, one two one, one two one," Lin Xiao ran rhythmically. Thanks to the super-high recovery ability of his body rewarded by the system, the soreness from yesterday had long since disappeared.

Lin Xiao doesn't need to worry about how to train in the future, or add any burden to his body.

For athletes, their most precious asset is their body.

Prolonged exercise can cause hidden health problems that are not visible to the body.

Once injured, the body can never return to its pre-injury state.

Lin Xiao's physical talent allowed him to have a longer athletic career.

There's no need to worry about injuries.

Before the morning mist had even dissipated, a group of students had gathered at the Seido High School baseball field, standing in neat rows, their blue and white team uniforms serving as their identifier.

There were two lines, second-year and third-year students, and freshmen on the other side. Everyone was looking at Lin Xiao. He couldn't be too conspicuous; with his height of 190 cm, it was hard not to notice him.

The coach stood between the two teams, saying, "I am the head coach, Kataoka."

"Thinking about what's going to happen makes me want to laugh, hahaha," Lin Xiao said, a smile playing on his lips.

The new students began by introducing themselves.

"Kanamaru Shinji, from Matsukata Seishōbang."

"Someone is not only late, but also trying to sneak into the line," Miyuki's voice rang out.

Everyone stared at Sawamura, who had rushed out, and he froze.

"Um, no," Sawamura explained hastily. "That guy, when did he join the team? Could he be using me as bait?" His eyes were fixed on Miyuki.

A voice echoed in Lin Xiao's mind.

【Ding】

[Famous Scene Check-in]

[Rewarding World-Class Strength]

boom!

The power flowed gently into Lin Xiao's body like a stream, altering his physical structure and making him even more perfect.

Beneath the clothes lay a monstrous beast.

"World-class strength. I hope we can sign a world-class ball-handler next time."

"I wonder how powerful a world-class force is?" Lin Xiao wondered.

"Kid, you dare to be late on your first day? You've got some nerve!" Coach Kataoka's anger, barely concealed behind his sunglasses, roared, "Trying to sneak in? You've got some nerve!"

"Run until the morning exercise is over."

Sawamura looked dejected. "Why did this happen?"

His eyes were drawn to Miyuki in the middle of the group.

When did he join the team?

Could it be that he's using me as bait?

How awful! I trusted him so much for nothing.

Sawamura looked regretful; he shouldn't have trusted Miyuki so much.

"You guys, the senior who shares a dorm with this guy, and the brat who snuck into the team in the chaos, you guys go run too." The coach looked at the people in the team with a stern gaze.

Miyuki, Kuramochi, and Masuko wore pained expressions, inwardly groaning, "Ah!!!"

All three of them were in great pain; it was another grueling day.

Kuramochi is now filled with regret!

They did not wake Sawamura up.

But the chance is gone.

Coach Kataoka's orders are absolute.

"Continue with your self-introductions," Coach Kataoka shouted.

All eyes turned to Lin Xiao once again.

Lin Xiao confidently scanned the people present and called out, "Lin Xiao, your defensive position is pitcher."

"What?! That's so tall! I thought he was an outfielder!" came the team's comments. "He's not just tall, he's also quite strong."

"I heard he's from China."

"Oh, an international student?"

"The key is that he's handsome, okay?" the crowd whispered among themselves.

In the blink of an eye, the introductions of the new students were over.

Morning exercise begins.

The first day for new students is usually just a routine to familiarize them with the training venue and content.

soon.

It was time to eat.

Canteen.

"Three large bowls of rice" is a rule in Seido.

For Lin Xiao, it was a hurdle.

"Sigh, I can't escape it. I'm destined to be a good-for-nothing." Lin Xiao didn't dare to speak loudly and could only mutter softly.

"Hahaha, junior, eat well. You can't leave until you finish your food," Miyuki said gloatingly from the side.

"Damn it, I'm not a good-for-nothing!" Lin Xiao retorted to Yu Yuxing's words. He was still furious.

I regretted it as soon as I said it.

The senior students present glared angrily at Lin Xiao.

"Haha... um... what..."

"I was just kidding. Don't be angry, senior," Lin Xiao quickly explained.

Izashiki patted Lin Xiao hard and said, "Kid, you have to finish eating. If you don't, you'll be waiting."

Lin Xiao could only silently eat the rice in his bowl.

After eating, I stood up and my stomach felt bloated.

"Ugh, I'm so full!" Lin Xiao said, rubbing his stomach as he walked to help digestion.

Back on the court, the second and third graders had already started training.

Many freshmen are still digesting their food.

The assistant coach in charge of the freshmen carried equipment and shouted, "Freshmen, assemble at Court B, we're going to test your ability to play your defensive positions."

Lin Xiao and all the other freshmen quickly ran to change their equipment.

Lin Xiao observed everyone and didn't see Ze Cun, guessing he wasn't in the group.

It's a pity, anyway, it's none of his business.

Take care of your own business first.

Let's give Sawamura a hand later.

......

Stadium B.

Each person found their testing spot and lined up.

Follow the assistant coach's instructions.

Lin Xiao hopes the defensive position will definitely be pitcher.

They walked to the cowshed with the other new students in the same position.

It has to be said that there are quite a few pitchers. After all, last year was a poor year for Seido.

What they're missing is a star pitcher.

"Now, those whose names I call, please come up for the test."

The assistant coach read the list aloud.

"Hideaki Tojo, Seiji Yoshii"

Everyone looked a little tense.

"Show us the pitches you're good at, and the opposing catcher will catch them."

The assistant coach gave a brief introduction to the testing rules.

Soon, everyone whose name was called had finished presenting.

No one particularly outstanding appeared.

In the assistant coach's eyes, everyone's abilities were just average.

"Alright, that concludes our presentation. Next group: Lin Xiao and Furuya Akira."

"Lin Xiao, your catcher is Miyauchi. The one from yesterday, remember?"

The assistant coach's eyes were shining as he looked at Lin Xiao.

Furuya Akira looked at Lin Xiao with a puzzled expression on his poker face.

"Yes, I remember." Lin Xiao was a little surprised, but still nodded as instructed.

"I didn't expect it to be Furuya Satoru. We're going to have a head-on confrontation so soon?"

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, today's test will test your endurance." The assistant coach nodded.

Lin Xiao and Furuya Akira, whose expression was somewhat ferocious, walked to the designated location.

"Let's begin!" the assistant coach said.

The two men held hardballs, swung their arms, and threw the white ball at the same time.

call out!

The white ball leaves the hand.

It shot swiftly into the catcher's glove.

"boom!"

"Bang!"

Two different sounds.

Miyauchi caught the ball steadily today, but the catcher next to him wasn't so lucky.

The ball did get into my glove, but I didn't hold on tight. It fell out.

"So fast!!! But Lin Xiao's is even faster, it feels even faster than yesterday."

The assistant coach stared at the two of them with wide pupils.

"Another baby has arrived?"

Their biggest weakness is that Seido doesn't have a reliable ace pitcher!

"Now there are two!"

"This guy is even faster than me!"

Furuya Akira's previously ferocious face broke down again, and she looked at Lin Xiao in disbelief.

Furuya Akira has always believed that he is the fastest person because no one in his hometown can catch his ball.

but.

Now, someone is even faster than him.

He was a freshman just like him.

"Phew, my senior is so reliable, he caught it so smoothly!"

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Back on the court, Lin Xiao and Furuya Xiao both unleashed their full-throttle pitching mode.

Lin Xiao has a slight edge in power and ball speed.

Lin Xiao lost to Furuya Akira in terms of physical strength.

"Ah!!! My hands are all weak."

"Furuya is probably not much better off than me."

Lin Xiao's face was covered in sweat, making it seem like he had run several kilometers, and his hands were trembling.

Furuya is a bit better off than Lin Xiao; at least Furuya has been playing baseball since he was a child.

Lin Xiao is, after all, a baseball novice.

Test complete.

The assistant coach observed the two players' pitching and nodded. He understood the situation well enough. He went to arrange other pitching-related training.

After completing the arrangements, we arrived at Stadium A with the test data.

The report was submitted to Coach Kataoka.

"Lin Xiao's performance in the pitching ability test was amazing, and his pitch speed was a little faster than yesterday."

"His fastest ball speed is 162 km/h."

"There's another one named Akira Furuya, whose fastest ball speed is 150 km/h."

"Furuya Satoru has slightly better stamina than Lin Xiao. Both of them have poor ball control. They run out of energy after throwing about 15 balls."

Coach Kataoka's pupils dilated; the ace pitcher he had been looking for had appeared.

Although tests showed that both players had extremely poor ball control and stamina.

But the pitcher's talent, pitch speed.

It cannot be improved through training.

"You will be in charge of arranging their training."

Coach Kataoka said earnestly.

"Okay, coach."

"Also, Miyuki is mainly responsible for Lin Xiao's pitching training."

The assistant coach smiled and nodded.

"Okay, go ahead."