Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"Oh oh oh!"

"One out!"

"One out!"

"..." After passing the ball to Rongchun, Chris looked at the next batter vigilantly.

Getting the first out was a good start for Seidou, maybe it would be easier this way...

"The first batter at bat is center fielder Carlos."

"That's amazing..." Carlos stood in the batter's box, raised his hand to signal a pause and tidied the dirt in the batter's box, "But you can't retreat..."

"We can't give you the chance to enter Koshien... I gave up the normal high school life a long time ago and lived a life only for baseball..."

"We're trying so hard... so we want to win..." He swung the bat and got ready, then looked at the pitcher's mound with his eyes still burning, "We want to get the result..."

"..." Looking at the position that almost blocked the home plate, Eijun's eyes darkened, 'Just like that time, he was willing to get on base even if he was hit by a pitch...'

"At that time, Miyuki-senpai was hiding... After actively attacking the inside corner..."

The scene in front of me suddenly blurred...

"Snapped..."

The dull sound of gloves hitting each other drew Rongchun's attention back...

"As long as they are slightly shaken, they will insist on that part..." Chris believed that Eijun also knew this, "There is no reason for us to dodge..."

'And high school baseball umpires will call a strike if they find that the batter is deliberately not dodging. ' Then, Chris did not hesitate to put his glove high in the inside corner, 'Throw it a little tricky, you can do it. '

On the pitcher's mound, Rongchun, whose face was almost completely covered by a mask and a hat, just nodded in response to the secret signal.

At this moment, his eyes showed the scars that he had hidden deep in his heart and didn't want anyone to see...

In an instant, a white light flashed in front of the home plate and went straight into the batter's chest.

"!" Carlos really didn't expect that this freshman would dare to shoot the ball in the inside corner. He subconsciously wanted to shoot, but because of his position, he couldn't shoot the ball in the inside corner at all, so he had to step back and avoid it.

"Snapped!"

The baseball brushed past Carlos' chest, passed through home plate, and went into the glove behind him.

"nice shot!"

'What a terrible guy...' Carlos exhaled heavily, but still stood back to his original position.

"Attack! Sawamura!" At this moment, everyone was looking at the pitcher's mound nervously, "Show your courage!"

"call out!"

"This ball is so easy to hit!" Chris was shocked, and the bat was right in front of him.

"Qiang!"

"Snapped!"

The baseball flew out at high speed, but was caught by Yuki at first base, and Carlos's base running was also stopped by the referee's decision.

"Foul ball!"

"No problem! Eijun, your pitch is very tricky!" Chris pretended to comfort Eijun, and after a short break, he gave the signal for the next pitch, "Carter ball, change, throw it here!"

Although it was a bit regretful, Carlos's eyes became sharper, "If you throw a good ball, I will hit it!"

'We don't shed tears for our sweat, nor tears for our blood.'

"Hoo...Hoo..." Before pitching, Rongjun took the opportunity to adjust his somewhat rapid breathing and raised his gloves...

"I vow to strike a fatal blow to my target. It is better to take a bath and change clothes than to be honored."

"Inside corner!" Carlos was determined to hit this ball no matter what. He swung the bat as if to tear the home plate apart, with a strong pressure.

The ball came to home plate as expected, and Carlos's bat met it head-on. When he felt he was sure to win, his face suddenly changed.

"Snapped!"

"Good ball! Batter out!"

'Carter ball...?'

After being stunned, Carlos still couldn't let it go for a long time. Just now, after the ball reached home plate, it suddenly turned to the inside corner... It seemed to disappear...

"That doesn't look like Carter's change in any way..." He sighed in despair, but had to admit, "Is there really nothing we can do about this guy..."

Inami is in a difficult situation here. How to get to the base has become a thorn in their hearts, but it cannot be easily removed...

"One more to go!"

"Qingdao! Win the championship!"

"One more to go!"

"Come on!"

"Seidou High School has pushed last year's champion into a desperate situation. They are only one out away. If they get one more out, they can advance to Koshien!"

'No problem...We will win, no problem.'

At this moment, they all firmly believed in their hearts...

'We can get on that stage!'

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"Attack!"

"Shirakawa!"

"One more to go!"

"Also close to home plate..." Seeing Shirakawa's position, Chris also had a plan, "Eijun's ball is still very powerful..."

'The battlefield is my home, the earth is our bed...'

"Huh...huh..."

'The rocks are our pillows, the grass is our blanket...'

Shirakawa was ready to pitch, staring intently at Sawamura on the pitcher's mound, waiting for the ball to come.

'You need to make the pitch trickier... even trickier...'

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

"Sawamura! Kill him!"

"One more to go!"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

"Qiang!"

"Foul ball!"

"Snapped!"

"Bad ball!"

"Sawamura! Don't be impatient!"

"One more to go!"

After the fourth goal, Rongjun did not make any move. No matter what signals were given to him, he remained unmoved.

'I fell asleep in seconds after lying down, the alarm clock of gunshots was so wonderful...'

Chris realized belatedly that Rongchun had been too quiet since Carlos's match.

"Sorry...time out..." Chris pulled off his mask and walked towards the pitcher's mound.

The other people in Qingdao also stopped what they were doing and looked blankly at the back that seemed to be shrouded in shadow.

All eyes in the stadium were focused on it at once.

"I thought he was a first-year player who wasn't afraid of anything...it seems like he will feel the pressure, too."

Looking at the pitcher's mound, Baihe smiled with relief at this moment, 'Fortunately, that guy... doesn't seem to be a freeloader who doesn't feel pressure...'

"I should have noticed it when he was on dangerous defense..."

"In the final game that determined whether or not we could advance to Koshien, I pitched from the first inning to the ninth inning..."

"Maybe Rong Chun can really..."

'Everyone has unknowingly become accustomed to his reliability and ignored his eccentricity...'

Chris thought a lot while walking from home plate to the pitcher's mound. The more he thought about it, the more he gritted his teeth, and he felt like he was going to laugh at himself.

But when he got to the mound, he couldn't find the first words of encouragement he could think of.

"Don't be nervous!" Yuki became the first person to comfort Eijun with a gentle smile.

"Give them the vote!"

"We'll catch it!"

'Turn over and sit on the natural tree chair. The scenery in front of you is no worse than in the movies. This is our paradise! '

"Hu...Hu..." Rong Chun panted quickly, looking straight ahead, but not looking at anyone. He choked a little and whispered, "Because I was scared, you came, right..."

'Hahahahaha! '

"...!!"

"Sawamura..."

"..." Chris' pupils suddenly dilated at this moment, and he couldn't help biting his lip, "I'm sorry..."

"What?" Rong Chun looked at Senior Chris with a little confusion in his calm eyes.

"sorry..."

'I left you alone on the mound, bearing all this responsibility... bearing all this pressure...'

"I'm ashamed of myself..."

"..." Everyone fell silent here. They knew that Chris was upset for not being able to notice the pitcher's abnormality in time, and they were the same.

"He's only a freshman, there's no way he won't feel the pressure..."

"..." The sweat that flowed to the corners of his eyes irritated his eyes, but Rongchun didn't care at all, "...Why do you want to apologize?"

"Everyone gets tired, and no one can always maintain the best condition. If I am substituted out because of my poor pitching, I have no objection..."

"Sawamura..." At this time, a pair of gentle hands grabbed his hands in time. Kuramochi rubbed his cold hands and answered him softly, "You pitched very well!"

"Yeah..." Haruichi then nodded nervously in agreement.

"..." Eijun looked at them, then looked back at home plate, "I'm standing on the pitcher's mound with emotion..."

"Eijun..." Seeing that Eijun was always looking at home plate, when Chris felt uneasy, Eijun raised his head and met his gaze.

"Do you believe me?"

"..." Chrischa was stunned for a moment. Although Rongchun's question sounded a bit confusing to everyone, he still gave a positive answer, "Believe it!"

"That's enough..." He smiled softly.

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"Bottom of the ninth inning, two outs! The batter is the second shortstop Shirakawa, and Seidou has one strike and three balls!"

"One more to go! One more to go!"

"Get rid of him!"

"Sawamura!"

"In the end... let Sawamura continue to pitch..." Fujio Mine was worried about what would happen if something went wrong at this critical moment in the game...

The stadium fell into a tense atmosphere, and everyone's eyes were on the pitcher on the mound who was about to throw the second pitch.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

At this moment, there were so many gasps of air that it seemed as if the stadium was breathing.

"The fifth ball, a straight ball from the inside corner!"

"The batter swings and misses!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

“One more goal!”

"Deal with him! Sawamura!"

Everyone seemed to be able to feel the tense atmosphere in the stadium, and the calls for overwhelm Inashi were getting louder and louder.

No one expected that Qingdao's pitching and catching duo would actually throw a straight ball to the inside corner at this time. It was simply too arrogant.

Meanwhile, Shirakawa in the batter's box had a piercingly dark expression on his face. "What happened on the pitcher's mound just now? I've stabilized..."

"..." Looking at the people in front of him, Rong Chun's gaze was no longer cold and hard, but as warm and peaceful as the morning sun.

'Eijun...'

The voice of remembrance rang in my ears again...

He took in all the attention, then slowly looked towards the batter.

'You are no longer my nightmare...'

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