Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"Eh?"

"Swap in at this time?"

"The next one is not that good..."

The news that Qingdao changed its substitute player caused a lot of discussion, which drowned out the brother's low voice as he passed through the waiting area.

"Just hit the ball aggressively from the first pitch...Haruichi, you can hit it."

"In the top of the eighth inning, with two outs and a runner on second base, Seidou High School substituted in their ace pinch hitter, Haruichi Kominato."

As Chun Shi stepped into the batter's box, the announcer took great pains to introduce this freshman hitter, even giving him the nickname of ace pinch hitter.

"Although he is a freshman, his record as a pinch hitter was three hits in three at-bats, with a batting average of 100%."

"I am considered a lucky guy for the team."

"Haru! Try your best!" When Haruichi stepped into the batter's box, Eijun also stood up to support him, "You can do it!"

"First ball..." Furuya followed, panting...

"Just say that you need to warm up properly..." Eijun scolded Fūya helplessly. It's really true that he was exhausted from warming up...

What if he really has a chance to play... Although Rongchun thinks he may not have a chance to play today...

The people on Inashi's side all had puzzled expressions on their faces.

Replace Ryosuke Kominato, the most difficult player in the batting lineup, with his first-year brother?

"Is this batter really... so trustworthy...?"

"If the pinch hitter hits a hit... the morale of the whole team will be greatly boosted." This is not what they want to see. Harada glanced at the batter's position and carefully adjusted his squatting posture, "Do your best to subdue him!"

"First grade... take the bat..." Narimiya stepped on the dirt of the pitcher's mound and adjusted his breathing, but he was still furious, "Do you really want me to break that bat! !"

"Standing real close to home plate..."

The players on Mingchuan's side in the stands saw the position of Kominato Haruichi and had a certain understanding of it.

"Show your determination to not be afraid of the ball...to lock in the outside corner?"

"Hmph..." Yang Shunchen smiled knowingly in silence. It was the same strategy he used when he played against me. 'He was trying to lure his opponent into a corner kick...'

Harada placed his glove in the inside corner, signaling to Narimiya, "No need to throw a strike."

"I know." Narimiya nodded, and prepared to throw the baseball with all his strength, "Back off in embarrassment!"

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I have been chasing him since I was a kid. My hero has always been by my side. I admire him and want to get as close to him as possible.

I just want him to...accept me as his younger brother!

At this moment, the eyes that were usually hidden under the bangs revealed a determination that had never been shown before in the wind pressure.

'You can hit...'

"You can do it!"

"clatter!"

hit!

“Click…click!”

After the dull sound of impact, there was the crisp sound of the wooden bat tearing, and together...the baseball was taken away.

"Left field!" Harada's first reaction was to immediately stand up and shout for defense.

"It fell down!" At this moment in the stadium, I'm afraid no one could speak faster than the announcer.

Although the left fielder Van rushed forward desperately, he was still a little short of the mark...

Although the bat of pinch hitter Kominato was broken, he still hit the ball in front of the left fielder.

"Hahaha! He hit another hit!"

"If the bat hadn't broken, it would have probably been a fly ball to left field!"

"He is really lucky!"

"Damn it!" Compared to the passionate cheers from the stands, Cheng Gong was filled with resentment due to that blow.

"Lucky or not... it doesn't matter anymore..." Haruichi stood on the base and raised his fist happily towards the dugout, "I want to be closer to you... brother, Eijun..."

"With two outs and runners on first and third base, it's Seidou's turn to bat at center!"

"These junior students are truly amazing..." Isashiki whispered, and walked towards the batter's box aggressively as the broadcast sounded.

"Come on! I want to steal the show!"

"You knew this a long time ago, right..." Chris stopped his hand that was about to tear open the bag.

After finishing off Haruichi's attack, Eijun immediately sat back on the bench inside, took out some candy and was about to tear open the bag when it was snatched away by Chris.

"The last one..." Rongchun looked at Chris pitifully.

"No..." Chris couldn't resist Eijun's pleading gaze most of the time, so he just looked away, "You've already eaten a lot today."

"Oh..." It seems that he can't eat anymore. Rongchun fell back on the backrest and responded softly.

"..." Chris turned around and looked at Rongchun, who was like a child who had done something wrong and didn't dare to look at him directly.

"I didn't say it because..."

"I know... He's a strong man who knows what he's doing..." Chris raised his hand and placed it on Rongchun's head, whispering, "I'm worried about you. If you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me, okay?"

"..." Rongchun looked up at Senior Chris, then quickly looked away, muttering softly, "Am I that troublesome..."

"Yeah..." Chris smiled helplessly and looked back at the match on the field.

"Qiang!"

"The outside world!"

After a few balls, the number of balls quickly became two strikes and two balls. After that, all the balls that were difficult to hit were directly swept out of bounds.

"Come on, bastard!"

"It's really tough!" Narimiya wiped the sweat that kept dripping from his face in the gap between pitches.

During this gap, Harada at home plate was thinking about the next pitch, "Is he targeting a straight ball? If I can disrupt his timing..."

Seeing Senior Aya who was still not giving the signal, Cheng Gong couldn't help but frown, "What's there to be confused about? Senior Aya..."

"Senior A-Chun!"

"Blast them out!"

"Attack!"

The cheers from his teammates were loud, but at this moment, Izashiki was only thinking about getting on base, creating opportunities, and continuing the batting order...

"I'm really unwilling..." Isashiki took a moment to look at the people squatting in the batting area, "But there's a powerful batter who I can't beat no matter what... He's hitting my next batter..."

After hesitating for a long time, Harada finally gave the signal for the next ball.

"Kill him with this ball!"

After Cheng Gong nodded, he raised his legs and swung his arms, throwing the ball with all his strength...

"If you dare to kill me... then come and try!" Izashiki instantly tightened his grip on the bat and prepared to swing with his leg.

"Slide...!"

A flash of white light drew an arc inward in front of home plate, and Isashiki's foot retracted in an instant, stopping the swing of the bat.

"Snapped..."

"Bad ball!"

"Tsk..." Harada couldn't help but smack his lips, "You look really carefully..."

Inami's pitching and catching partner had hoped to get rid of Isashiki with that ball, but they failed and even got four walks in the next game.

"It's a four-ball!"

"great!"

"Bases loaded!"

"Isashiki! Good job!"

"Tsk... I ended up playing this kind of role..." Isashiki felt unhappy, but when he saw Tetsuto standing up in the waiting area, he smiled and pointed at him.

Everything is self-evident...

"I'm counting on you...Captain!"

"Azhe!"

"Yuki!"

"Sorry, let's take a break..." Harada asked the referee for a break.

"Should we send someone to pass the message?" Seeing Harada called for a timeout, Minister Hayashida quickly looked at Supervisor Kunitomo.

"No need to send anyone to pass the message." Coach Guoyou was silent for a while, and said calmly: "Because... the players on the field know the current situation best..."

"He will definitely use the stick without hesitation!" Harada said solemnly.

"..." Looking at the face in front of him, Cheng Gong was silent for a while, "I know! Your face is too close! It's so big! So scary!"

"What do you mean by big?" Harada was so angry that he gritted his teeth and glared at him. To be honest, he wanted to punch him...

"It's already very big!" Cheng Gong was not afraid of him and retorted rudely.

"..." The defensemen standing by were speechless as they watched the pitching and catcher duo competing to see whose face looked more imposing.

"Forget it..." In the end, the more mature Harada gave in first. He was used to being mad. "Under such circumstances, losing a point is inevitable!"

"Infielders should stay in the middle, and outfielders should be on guard against long hits. Don't push yourself too hard, and try to make sure you get the last out."

"Any opinions?" Baihe, who was closer, saw the dissatisfied expression of a certain ace and could tell at a glance that he had a lot of opinions...

"No! I just think this is just a basic tactic!" Cheng Gong replied boringly, and the next second he drove him away in disgust, "So this is not a crisis at all!"

"Okay! Now that you have nothing to do, just go away! It's so hot, let's get this over with!"

"..." Seeing Cheng Gong still looking down on others, the garrison personnel were once again collectively speechless, 'Really... You are still so arrogant...'

As everyone left the pitcher's mound, Harada turned back and reminded them, "Ming, throw the first pitch more tricky!"

"You..." Thinking that Senior Aya was going to give another long speech, Cheng Gong looked at her with an impatient frown and was stunned.

"Let them end this inning with the fourth batter!" Harada said, patting Ming's chest with his glove, then left the pitcher's mound with a smile.

"..." Cheng Gong said in a low voice awkwardly after everyone returned to their seats, "I know..."

"In the top of the eighth inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, the ace pitchers and fourth batters from both teams are about to face off for the fourth time!"

At this exciting moment, warm cheers from the stands and Lupin the Third's cheering song resounded throughout the stadium.

The Inami players retreated to their respective defensive positions and showed their current mentality with their every move.

The tenacity in their eyes, the passion in their smiles, and the meticulous preparations all showed their trust in the Ace.

"It seems like I haven't encountered this kind of crisis in a long time..."

'Just suppress him...like normal!'

'We...believe in the ace pitcher!'

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