Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"But when did you find out?"

Everyone was really puzzled, after all, they had been in the third grade together for so long and no one had noticed.

"Yeah, why didn't you say it earlier?" Kuramochi was also puzzled. It wasn't that he was blaming him. Normally, if he discovered a teammate's weakness, he would tell them...

"I discovered it not long ago..." Rong Chun avoided the gazes of his seniors with a guilty conscience, "I thought no one would be able to find it..."

"Didn't the catcher in Xibang find out..."

"Didn't he hit the ball out before he was sure?"

"Isn't that what you said?"

Actually, this was discovered by Senior Chris first...

In his previous life, Senior Yuki discovered it by accident after two years of playing in college. By the time he started playing professional baseball, it had disappeared, so few people knew about it.

Rongchun only knew about it in his previous life when he heard it from Senior Chris, and he also observed it in this life and found that it was indeed true.

"Thank you!" Yuki walked up to Eijun and expressed his gratitude solemnly, "You helped me solve a problem."

It was obvious that Sawamura didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, so everyone dispersed and went to practice on their own.

"Furutani, let's check your condition again!" Both of them will start tomorrow, and Miyuki took the initiative to invite Furuya to pitch.

"I'm going to practice swinging the bat with my brother," Haruichi said, and followed.

"I'm going to show the game between Xiuyuekan and Songshang Academy..." Chris said, looking at the three pitchers who stayed behind, smiled and connected the game video.

"I want to study the batting line of Xiuyue Pavilion. You can raise any issues you find."

"Okay!" The three pitchers nodded in unison.

They read very seriously, and would pause from time to time to study the problems.

Chris was the most serious one as he also had to study the batting line and organize his notes, and the two senior pitchers were also very serious.

Only Rongchun would check his phone from time to time, looking absent-minded, but he could still point out any problems.

The game was played for more than two hours with some stops and starts. After it was over, Chris organized his notes and planned to give them to his supervisor first.

"Kawakami, go practice your pitching later. Your pitching skills can still be improved."

"Okay!" Kawakami responded and prepared to go with Chris.

"Tamba, you..."

"I want to review the match against Xibang..." Danbo stated his intention and went to look for the videotape.

"Okay." Chris smiled with relief and looked at Rongchun who had no intention of going to practice. "Where's Rongchun?"

"..." Eijun propped up his face and looked at Tanba-senpai who was looking for the video tape, and smiled at Chris-senpai: "Me too."

"Yeah!" Chris nodded and motioned Kawakami to go with him.

There seems to be something about the pitcher’s delivery that cannot be seen on video and needs to be studied.

As for Tamba, he found the match between Seidou and Seiho, and his expression became more serious.

"..."Eijun was quite surprised that Tanba-senpai would review that game.

"Don't worry, I'm no longer the weak person I used to be." Danbo was looking at the TV screen from beginning to end, and his tone of voice was extremely serious.

"I know." Rong Chun responded, looking at him with a smile.

An expression that said, "You cheered up so quickly!"

Danbo's forehead was sweating...

"I was serious!"

"hehe..."

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While Seidou was preparing for the match against Shugetsukan, Shugetsukan was also preparing for the match against Seidou.

Now we have reached the quarterfinals, and every team wants to get through to the quarterfinals and move forward.

"Relying on a rotation of four pitchers, we defeated Daocheng and Shidasan, two schools that had excellent performances in the summer and spring divisions."

"In Koshien, we defeated the champion candidates Teito and Saiho one after another."

"I think you all know their strength very well."

At this time, the person in front of everyone was the general supervisor of Xiuyuekan, a lively old man with white hair, Kajitsu Shusho.

"Yes!"

The players all responded to coach Kaji's speech, and then at the coach's signal, the recorder began to analyze Seidou's player information.

"The first batter, shortstop Kuramochi, was the most outstanding player for his speed and bunt hits..."

On one side was the recorder above, talking incessantly about Qingdao's information, and on the other side, the ace player below was looking at the information absent-mindedly.

"He shut out Inami and opened the door to Koshien with a strong performance. He made such a great contribution to the team, but why is his number still only 11..."

Okayoshi Taura blinked curiously, looking at the pitcher on the screen with great interest, without any embarrassment of disturbing him.

"And the third-year player, Chris, who has been his partner the most, is only No. 12. Both of them are strong enough to be the ace, but they didn't even start in Koshien."

The recorder who was explaining Qingdao did not feel disturbed when he heard the question from his ace. Instead, he answered his question seriously.

"It is certain that Chris was injured. After all, he was replaced during his sophomore year, which is the most critical period. Apart from injury, there is no other reason that would make any school take the risk to replace such an important position as the starting catcher."

Many schools are well aware of this and there is no need to say it explicitly.

"As for Sawamura, there may be three reasons:

1. Qingdao supervisory arrangements.

2. Also injured.

3. Qingdao High School has enough pitchers and catchers on the bench, so it is not surprising that they don’t play. "

"Oh~~ I wonder if he will play in our match..." Tian Pu supported his head with his right hand, looking at the figure in the video expectantly.

"..." Yamada Sosuke also poked his head, expressing his understanding of Okaji's expectations, "Such a player is only a first-year student, he is really amazing!"

"Hey! Is Sosuke interested in this player?" Tanura looked at his catcher in surprise.

"It's not strange that the catcher is interested in the pitcher's pitching." Yamada looked at his ace calmly.

"I thought you would definitely be interested in Senior Chris!"

"Of course I'm also interested in Chris-senpai!"

"That's enough, you two..."

Captain and shortstop Yo Oizumi looked at his own pitcher and catcher who were trying to please other pitchers and catchers, and he held his forehead helplessly and could not help but speak.

"Can you guys listen to the end?"

This kind of self-confidence that comes from one's own strength is good, but it is too casual.

"Then continue!"

Looking at the team members who finally stopped making noise and slacking off, the recorder looked at the good-natured captain with gratitude.

Next, he continued to explain the information about the players of Qingdao High School, but he speeded up the pace appropriately for fear of being interrupted again.

"...So the most important thing for pitchers to keep in mind is these hitters from Seidou High School."

"The second batter, Ryosuke Kominato, has very good batting skills but lacks strength. The fourth batter, Yuuki, is the calmest and most powerful in his swing and waiting for the ball. The sixth batter, Chris, has a good eye for the ball and a high batting average. We also need to pay attention to the all-around hitter Shirasu in the ninth batter..."

The material focuses on the batters that pitchers need to pay attention to, and once again emphasizes this to the only two pitchers on the team.

Okayoshi Taura and Kenji Kawabata nodded to show that they understood and said they would pay special attention to it.

"Next is the pitching lineup of Seidou High School..."

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"Miyuki..."

After evening practice, Yukichi found himself sitting aside with the scorebook of the game, concentrating so completely that he ignored the sounds around him.

"Miyuki..." Chris called again patiently.

"Ah..." Yukichi slowly reacted and looked up at the people around him, "Chris-senpai! Sorry, I didn't notice you."

"Nothing..." Chris said indifferently, "Are you looking at the scorebook of the game against Teito?"

"Yes..." Yuki nodded and closed the scorebook.

"Oh my, are you nervous?" Chris smiled and sat down opposite Yuki.

"Senior Chris, stop joking. How could I be nervous?" Faced with Chris's teasing, Yuki got furious.

"Hahaha..." It was rare to see Yuki lose his composure, and Chris became playful too.

"I'm just thinking about tomorrow's tactics!"

"really?"

You know, in other people's impression, Miyuki is as mature and steady as he is. This is the first time I've seen him like this.

"Chris, Senior..."

"Okay..." After Miyuki showed signs of weakness and guilt, Chris stopped teasing his junior.

"What happened with Furuya was purely an accident. Besides, it would be unlike of you to worry about something you couldn't control for so long and let it affect tomorrow's game."

“……” Yukichi’s expression was calm, but the complicated emotions in his eyes betrayed his disguise of calmness.

After all, not only did he fail to notice Fūya's abnormality, he was also stupid enough to fail to analyze the situation calmly as his condition worsened, and even lost his composure, causing the situation to get worse.

"Indeed... that's not like me!" Yukichi scratched his head in distress, feeling helpless as if he had been seen through.

"..." Chris smiled, "If you want to talk to me, I'm always here to help! Including how to please Rongchun."

"I know what I should do..." Yuki looked at Senior Chris with gratitude. He already knew what he was doing without him having to explain it to him. "And why should I learn how to please that guy?"

"Do not want?"

Seeing the worried look on Chris-senpai's face, Miyuki's eyebrows jumped.

"That kid only looks for Senior Chris to catch the ball because you can catch his ball. After that, who else can catch his ball except me?"

"..." Chris was really worried now, 'I think he would first choose to lower his ability and find a catcher of the same level or even a junior...'

"..." Looking at the silent Chris, Yukichi looked away guiltily, "I'm sorry... As long as this can make the pitcher shine on the mound..."

"You're willing to do anything, right?" Chris looked at him with amusement.

Miyuki is very smart. He understands where the problem lies and comes up with a solution, so Chris didn't give any suggestions.

Now all they have to do is climb up.

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