Diamond Ace's Passionate Swing

On the field, Kenji Kawakami threw the final ball.

"Snapped!"

"Out!"

The referee's voice echoed throughout the stadium.

"Match over!"

The commentator's excited voice rang out.

"With the ace pitcher Lin Xiao not even playing, the ball went from third-year Tanba to first-year Sawamura!"

"Finally, second-year player Kawakami finished beautifully! Thanks to an excellent pitching relay!"

"Seido High School has once again advanced to the West Tokyo Tournament finals after three years!"

"We've made it to the finals!"

"Great throw, Kawakami!"

"Well done, Ah-Hsien!"

Seido's players rushed towards the pitcher's mound, surrounding Kenji Kawakami.

Xianquan's coach looked at his celebrating opponents and sighed softly.

"This year, we still couldn't get past the formidable wall of the semifinals."

"Not just third-year students, but also second-year and first-year students..."

"All the contestants delivered outstanding performances."

Sawamura shouted loudly from the middle of the group.

"Stand in line! Stand in line!"

"So annoying!"

"Everyone, stand in line!"

Izashiki turned and roared.

"Shut up!"

Lin Xiao rolled his eyes helplessly.

"Sawamura, can you please stop being so arrogant?!"

Sawamura ignored him completely, looking at Kuramochi's side.

"Kuramochi, you're standing a little off-center."

Lin Xiao was speechless once again as he watched this scene.

The coach of Xianquan looked at his players' dejected backs and felt a pang of self-reproach.

"Although my team members didn't give up and fought until the very last moment..."

"But in the end, I still failed to teach them the most important thing—'confidence'."

"But perhaps I, like them, am too concerned about the strength of my opponents..."

"I still have a long way to go."

The referee's voice rang out.

"salute!"

The players from the Qingdao and Xianquan teams bowed to each other.

Thank you for your guidance!

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

"That was a fantastic match!"

"Coach Kataoka!"

"You are the strongest!"

"Senior A-Zhe!"

"Masuko!"

"Silky Dog Senior!"

"Lin Xiao!"

Lin Xiao walked over to Chuan Shang and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Well done, Senior Ah-Hsien."

Kawakami smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Although the opponent still managed to take one point."

Sawamura leaned closer, looking smug.

"Not at all, not at all, you truly live up to your reputation as a senior!"

Kawakami looked at Sawamura.

"You shot pretty well too."

Sawamura immediately straightened his back.

"No, no, is that so?"

Miyuki looked at the two pitchers, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"The pressure increases with each victory."

"In the second half of the match, these two guys didn't falter and steadily finished their innings. That's probably the biggest takeaway from this match."

Chris nodded in agreement.

"Although both players conceded a point each, their overall shooting was quite good."

Minister Ota added excitedly.

"Furthermore, as planned, Lin Xiao was given a break!"

"Although he's always been in right field, his presence itself has boosted the team's strength!"

Coach Kataoka looked at his players with a deep gaze.

"The whole team has finally become stronger."

The stadium's public address system announced this.

"The second semi-final match this afternoon will begin at 1 p.m.

"Players from Inashiro Industrial High School and Sakurazawa High School, please prepare for defensive practice."

"Sawamura, let's go!"

"Sawamura, where is he?!"

"Sawamura, Inako's match is about to begin!"

Lin Xiao kept calling out to Sawamura, but he seemed not to hear her and remained standing still.

Several girls in different school uniforms gathered around, their faces showing excitement and shyness.

Sawamura's friends also came over.

"Is this the ace player from the first year?"

"So handsome!"

One of the girls whispered among themselves, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Lin Xiao.

Another girl chimed in, "They became an ace in their first year!"

"It's a pity I didn't get to pitch today, otherwise Sawamura wouldn't have had a chance to pitch!"

Upon hearing this, a vein throbbed on Sawamura's forehead.

"it hurts…"

Kuramochi appeared behind Sawamura without warning, grabbing the back of Sawamura's neck with one hand.

The envy, jealousy, and resentment of single people are burning fiercely at this moment.

"Hurry up and keep up, Sawamura!"

"Inari's match is about to begin!"

Sawamura cried out in pain.

"Ouch, that hurts! It feels even worse than usual today!"

Kuramochi pulled him forward without looking back.

"You're just imagining things, you bastard."

As he passed by the girls and Wakana, Kuramochi's face instantly switched to a bright, sunny smile.

"Then we'll take this guy with us."

Please continue to come and cheer us on!

After saying that, he dragged Sawamura away before the girls could react.

"Hurry up, you bastard!"

"Hurry up!"

Sawamura was dragged along, staggering.

"You, you're abusing your juniors!"

"It's not abuse at all!"

Kuramochi's voice drifted from afar, tinged with a hint of mockery.

......

Daocheng Industry's match ended prematurely with an absolute advantage of 11-0.

In the fifth game, Sakurazawa High School was completely defeated.

Daocheng Industry's formidable strength proclaims their advancement to the finals.

A cheer erupted from the audience.

"Rice grains! Rice grains!"

"That's incredible! This is Inami's true strength!"

"Narumiya Mei! Ace pitcher!"

Lin Xiao looked at the contestants from Daocheng Industry with sharp eyes.

Their strength is beyond doubt.

But Seido's goal is to surpass them.

After the match, Miyuki called out to the crowd.

"Let's have a meeting when we get back to the dorm."

"If I don't move around a bit, I'm going to explode."

Miyuki's voice carried a hint of helplessness, but also a hint of excitement.

Chris nodded.

"Is everything ready?"

"Isashiki-senpai asked in a gruff voice."

"Whose bags are these?"

"Um, where are Sawamura and the others?"

Jinwan asked timidly.

"Miyuki-san took them to the restroom."

"Take them with you?"

Lin Xiao's lips curled up slightly.

"Then I'll go too."

Lin Xiao thought to himself, "I can't miss the show in the bathroom."

At the entrance to the toilet.

Miyuki looked at Sawamura and Furuya lining up to wash their hands with a mocking smile on his face.

"What a bunch of well-behaved kids."

Sawamura curled his lip.

"Is he the guardian?"

Miyuki urged.

"Hurry up!"

Sawamura replied impatiently.

"You don't need to come along!"

Miyuki put his hands in his pockets and chuckled softly.

"Who told you to get lost so easily?"

Sawamura's forehead veins throbbed as he glared at Miyuki.

"Shut up! Would it kill you to say less?!"

Ryosuke Kominato whispered a reminder from the side.

"Rong Chun, don't be so disrespectful."

Furuya walked towards the door expressionlessly.

"I'm going now."

When Sawamura saw Furuya cutting in line, he immediately became furious.

"You cut in line!"

Miyuki leaned against the wall next to the toilet, leisurely watching them.