Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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As the ace pitcher of Nishibon, Sato Ito's strength is imaginable, and he even showed strength beyond expectations.

"Batter is out! Attack and defense switch!"

"Okay!"

"Yiren! That's awesome!"

"Sibang! Sibang!"

“…” Although it was the result he expected, Chris was still annoyed that he couldn’t hold on to the ball.

He can accurately control the ball within the boundary of the strike zone, and can also use the characteristics of the changeup to induce the hitter's judgment, even the Carter ball...

Plus this catcher...

It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a krypton gold upgrade...

It will be difficult to take points from them next time...

In the second half of the inning, Eijun continued his pitching, quickly solving the sixth to eighth bats and advancing the game to the next inning.

"After both teams changed pitchers, the tempo of the game started to pick up..." Yamato asked Senior Mine while distracted.

"Ah..." Fujio Mine waved his folding fan, "It can be seen that the pitchers of both sides are very strong, but I don't know when Qingdao will be able to break free..."

"Eh?" Yamato looked at the field in confusion. Was Qingdao being held back? "But after Sawamura-kun struck out Sano, they seemed to be resurrected..."

"Even with Sawamura as a life-saving card, Qingdao was almost led by the nose throughout the first half."

"It's probably because of the presence of Xibang's catcher... Purple Sergeant!"

"..." Yamato was even more puzzled, and blurted out, "But he didn't seem to do anything..."

"No, he did..." Fujio Mine couldn't help but reveal a cautious expression at this time, "He is controlling the rhythm of the game."

"That catcher may have the power to see through people's hearts!"

As both teams' batting lines were arranged into upper and lower positions, the time for offense and defense exchanges was shortened significantly.

The original batting battle turned into a pitching battle.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Seidou's pitcher and catcher once again faced Nishiho's center line.

This will also be the most exciting moment of these two games, the second match between Sawamura and Sano.

As the strongest hitter of this era, Sano is obviously more famous than Yusuke and several hitters of the same level!

The thought of going head-on with a hitter like this gives people a thrilling feeling.

"Sawamura!"

"Qingdao!"

"Sano!"

"Sibang!"

Supporters of both teams in the stands kept roaring and cheering for their teams.

The players in the rest area also shouted at the top of their lungs, trying to convey their strength to the players on the field, even if it was just a little bit.

What Shuzo Sano was looking at in the batter's box was his prey.

Sawamura on the pitcher's mound couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end as he faced the direct pressure.

Not to mention this life, even among the opponents he met in previous lives, Sano's strength is outstanding.

‘Poof! ’

‘Poof! ’

"Huh..." Rong Chun let out a long breath to calm his restless heart.

Indeed, it is a bit exciting...

At the catcher's position, Chris has not yet decided on the route of the first pitch.

Sano clearly held the long stick, and it seemed that he wanted to use his brute force to sweep the ball out.

In this case, a ball with a slight change in trajectory becomes very dangerous, and the ball must be sharp enough to catch the opponent off guard.

Combining the ball arrangement in the previous game and going over all of Rongjun's ball paths again, Chris' eyes flashed a little.

The first ball, the fork ball - modified!

“……”Seeing the secret signal from Senior Chris, Sawamura was stunned at first, then nodded in understanding.

When he first faced Sano, although he successfully struck him out, Eijun didn't give it his all.

This time, I will crush him with my strength!

When did Chris-senpai become as adventurous as Miyuki?

But it has to be admitted that Chris's pitching can easily excite the pitcher.

The pitcher on the mound, glove raised...

The moment the ball leaves your hand, the game begins...

Faced with the small white ball that suddenly appeared above the home plate, Sano did not hesitate, but aimed at the ball and swung the bat decisively.

He has given up on hitting the center of the ball accurately, and instead wants to use a strong swing to sweep the ball out.

As long as it can hit the target, it will definitely fly far away.

He is still very confident in his own strength.

'Um? '

The baseball at hand suddenly slid to the outside corner. Sano's heart moved and the bat in his hand also moved.

The bat stretched out desperately, and just as the ball was about to be swept, the white ball suddenly sank...

The amount of sinking was just right, just enough to avoid the baseball bat and fly backwards.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

In the batting area, Sano looked stunned.

He knew that Sawamura could throw this kind of changing ball, but he didn't expect it to be just as Yukari said. For a ball with such a large range of changes, there is no restriction on the pitching posture.

"There's absolutely no difference in the movements..." He suddenly realized that getting a hit directly might not be as easy as he thought before.

"Huh!" After letting out a long breath, Sano turned his attention back to Sawamura on the pitcher's mound.

This pitcher was an opponent of the same level as him, not just an ordinary first-grade kid.

"call out!"

Without any unnecessary pause, Rongjun started shooting the next second after receiving the pass from Chris.

Same stride, same posture.

As if in a flash, the little white ball was thrown out and appeared in front of us in the blink of an eye.

Something flashed through Sano's mind. Facing this sweet ball flying towards him, he could wait until the ball reached his hand before swinging...

"brush!"

The bat and the ball went head-on and eventually crossed paths over home plate.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

Sano's brain froze for a moment, but he finally reacted after the verdict was announced.

'Just one more shot, same pitch...'

“……” In a trance, Sano saw Sawamura on the pitcher’s mound and suddenly felt that he had become extremely tall.

The third ball...

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

"strike out!"

Changeup!

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At the moment when the referee made the decision, the response from the stadium was just like the last time, complete silence...

"Strike out twice in a row, suppress the monster hitter Sano!"

"Sawa...Sawamura!"

"OK!!!"

For Seidou, Sawamura's performance is undoubtedly a great morale booster.

Obviously, they don't have to worry about defending the points and can just focus on dealing with the pitchers on the field.

On the other hand, in Xibang, the situation was a little unexpected, and everyone’s faces were not very good.

At this time, the fifth batter, Purple Army Cao, stepped into the batter's box.

The impact that Sawamura Eijun brought to them was shocking...

'I thought one point was enough...'

Originally, I thought that since the quirk ball had obvious characteristics and an unstable side, there should be opportunities to take advantage of it.

Now I feel like once I lose points, I can never get them back.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

A guy like this would obviously become famous if he just showed off a little.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!"

He vaguely understood why people first remembered this man for his pitching rather than his personality.

"Qiang!"

"Second baseman!"

"Snapped!"

Amid the shouts, Ryosuke took a step forward, extended his glove to block the ball, and then quickly passed it to first base.

"Snapped!"

"It doesn't matter. We are still leading now." Supervisor Xisixiang welcomed the contestants back to the rest area, with his hands on his hips and a look of ease.

'What a terrible pitcher...'

But in his heart he was afraid of Sawamura...

Although they had a lot of information about Sawamura, they found out when they actually fought that the information didn't seem to be so accurate.

"What kind of severe test must you have gone through to be able to pitch with such an attitude against our batting line-up..."

"Such a tense match is rare!" Supervisor Xisixiang looked at the main players, "But we can't get lost in such a wonderful match."

"We're not here to make memories! We're here to win!"

"That's right!"

"..." Rongjun turned his head to look in the direction of the excited shouting. The coach on the opposite side must have said something to stimulate the players.

"Sawamura!"

"Hmm?" Rong Chun turned around and met everyone's gaze, "Ah... I'm listening..."

"What did I say?"

"..." Rong Chun was speechless for a moment, what did he say...

"Anyway, let's get one point back first. As long as we get into the extra time, we will definitely win. Of course, it would be best if we can get two points."

"If they can't even tie the game... After all, there are so many ways to score points, it's not like the seniors can't even get on base, right?"

"..." This time it was Kataoka's turn to be speechless, although that was exactly what he meant...

"Zawa...Sawamura..."

"Asshole..."

"You guy..."

Upon hearing this answer, the senior contestants all darkened their faces and stared at Rongchun with gritted teeth.

After hearing such a straightforward answer, even someone as natural as Jyouya could understand what it meant.

"Anyway, I can guarantee that I won't lose any points, so if we lose the game, it's because you batters can't even score any points!"

"Eijun..."

"Hey, hey..." Seeing Fūya's look of sudden enlightenment, Miyuki really wanted to hit him with a hammer.

These pitchers already believe that even if they lose points it is the catcher's fault, so isn't this just reinforcing their thinking?

"You all heard it, didn't you?" Kataoka spoke slowly in the silence, "The juniors have given us such detailed instructions, you can't even get on base, right?"

"Hit the ball as hard as you can!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

"!" An unprecedented roar of anger was heard in front of Qingdao's rest area, alarming the audience in the stands.

As if to overturn the entire stadium, a gust of wind blew towards everyone's hot faces.

"..." Being surrounded by the seniors who were looking down upon him, Rongjun tried his best to ignore them, silently blaming the supervisor for adding fuel to the fire.

"Minato, are you ready to go on stage at any time?"

"!" Chun Shi looked at the supervisor in surprise, but after a moment of shock, his expression straightened up, which meant that he was likely to play as a substitute. "Yes! I'm ready!"

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