Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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After receiving the reply from the doctor that he had fully recovered, Rongjun was allowed to enter the stadium by the supervisor.

"Eijun...make sure you pitch next time."

"Hmm?" Eijun came back to his senses from his daze and looked at Chris and Takashima Rei who came to his side.

"This is the last chance for the second army to be promoted to the first army." Takashima Rei pushed his glasses and said with a smile: "Vote well and don't leave any regrets!"

"Is this the last time..." Rongchun stood up and patted his butt.

"The next match results will determine who will be promoted to the first team. Then, until the summer, we will hold training camps with these 20 players as the center."

"Don't worry..." Chris comforted Rongchun softly, "Your condition has improved. With your pitching..."

"I want Chris-senpai to be my catcher!" Now that he can play, this is the only hope Eijun has.

"..." Looking at Rongchun's determined eyes, Chris smiled with relief, "Yeah."

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On the day of the final match, the weather was great, there were many spectators, and both players were very active.

"To go with the second team to face the long-established and powerful school in East Tokyo, Kuroshikan... Coach Kataoka is really bold!"

"Is this the last match for the Second Army?"

"Everyone's face is full of enthusiasm in order to be promoted to the first rank."

"Wait... isn't he the weird pitcher who pitched a perfect game against Komashiro High School?"

"Really! He's the only one who wears a mask during the game, and that iconic long hair."

"That game was unprecedented!"

Obviously, the match against Komashiro High School left a deep impression on the spectators, especially Eijun who pitched seven complete innings with only 27 pitches.

But after that, Eijun never appeared on the court again because of a fever.

In the first two days, Rongjun only carried out simple defensive exercises and some pitching and hitting exercises to get a feel for the game. The rest was just running.

Today is a rare opportunity for him to play after recovering from a serious illness. His partner is Chris and his opponent is Heishi Hall.

"Eijun...how do you feel?"

"Yeah, it feels good, no problem!"

"If you feel uncomfortable, tell me, okay?"

"Don't worry, Senior Chris. I have fully recovered. I will try my best to get the best score since I entered the school!"

"Just play normally." Chris said with a smile, turning back to home plate, 'He's in high spirits today! Let him throw a few more balls at the start to see how he's doing.'

But when Chris was ready to give the signal, Rongchun turned to face the defense, pointed to the sky, and shouted in a muffled voice, "I will keep making them hit the ball. I'll leave the defense to you!"

This was the first time that everyone heard Rongchun shouting to the defense in such a loud voice, and for a moment they didn't know how to react.

"Oh...oh! Let them call us!"

"We'll catch it!"

"We are behind you! Just throw as much as you can!"

"Huh..." After receiving the same response as before, Rongjun felt like he had returned to his previous life and looked back at Chris senior at the home base.

After receiving Chris's signal, Rong Chun nodded solemnly, and looked at the batter with a fierce look, "This game is related to my double lollipop tomorrow, I must not give a bad performance!"

"..." As if they had a telepathic connection, Chris felt that the sight that Rongchun was looking at was not for him, but for his candy. 'Is it really okay to tempt him with candy...'

The batter at Kuroshikan was still upset that Seidou used its second team to face them, and he glared angrily at the unknown first-year pitcher on the mound.

He never expected that his unhappiness would turn into astonishment after seeing Rongjun's pitch. Looking at the ball that suddenly appeared in front of him, he subconsciously dodged, and when he came to his senses, he realized that it was just an inside corner ball in the strike zone.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

"Why are you hiding from a sweet ball of that level?"

"..." The batter did not respond to his teammates, but looked at the pitcher on the pitcher's mound in amazement, 'What was that posture just now? The left wrist was hidden behind the body... The left wrist was completely invisible...'

'The ball suddenly flew out...'

Before the batter could react to the strange pitch, he swung at the second pitch a little too slowly.

It's not because the ball is very fast, but because I can't see the ball's point of departure. For a ball that suddenly flies over, I can't judge the trajectory of the ball at all. 'So... so scary...'

"Strike, batter out!"

“What’s so special about that first-year pitch?”

"His pitching posture is very strange. You can't see where the ball comes out, but the ball suddenly appears..."

When the first batter was leaving the game and passing the batting area, he briefly exchanged information with the second batter, but it didn't help much. His ending was the same as the previous batter's, and he was struck out.

Finally, facing the third batter, Chris hit a red ball to induce the batter to swing, and then relied on defense to directly block him at first base.

The batter of Kuroshikan was easily eliminated, which immediately boosted the momentum of Qingdao.

At the beginning of the second half of the inning, Xiaochun seized the opportunity and hit a timely hit to center field, and then took the lead by two points with a sacrifice bunt and a timely hit.

As the second game was about to begin, there was a sudden commotion in the audience and a tall figure stood out in the crowd.

"Wow! It's that comedian, Animanluye!"

"Why is that popular comedian who doesn't speak Japanese very well here?"

"Wow...he's so big!"

"Who is Edian? I'm a baseball player!" Feeling offended, Animan retorted and saw Chris on the field, "Yuu! You really played in the game! Sure enough, my bad premonition came true!"

"You really came to watch the game, Dad..." Chris couldn't help but smile happily, and for the first time ever, he shouted to the defense, "The game is just about to start! Let's kill them!"

It was the first time in a long time that everyone heard Chris shouting to the defense.

"..." Rongchun looked at the excited Chris-senpai and smiled and replied, "Although my voice was a little off, but Chris-senpai's voice was very powerful!"

“……”Chris blushed and put on a mask as a response.

"You..." Animanlu looked at his son in shock.

The night before, he received a call from Chris, who told him about the game that day.

"What? A competition? Didn't I tell you not to go to the club anymore?"

"Dad, this isn't my first time on the field."

"what!"

"Haven't you always wanted to meet the kid who helped me? He'll also be playing tomorrow... Dad, can you come and watch my game?"

In the second inning, facing the four batters on the field, Chris boldly hit a center ball to lure these arrogant four batters to swing.

Facing the flying ball, he swung the bat hard, but he didn't expect that he would be so slow in hitting a ball of this magnitude, and barely hit the ball out, and it flew behind home plate.

At the same time, Chris threw away his mask and turned to chase the ball.

"Does the catcher want to go after that ball?"

His father didn't want him to continue playing high school baseball, but Chris wanted to continue fighting with his teammates.

"No! Yuu!"

Amid Animanlu's wailing and the crowd's exclamations, Chris struck out the fourth batter at the Heishan Stadium with a thrilling catch.

"Got it!"

"He almost hit the wall... Isn't he afraid of getting hurt?"

“Chris, Senior!” Rongchun remembered that something like this happened in his previous life, and hurried down the pitcher’s mound to check on Chris’s condition. “You’re not hurt, are you?”

"Don't worry!" Chris showed a confident smile and told Rongchun that he was fine, "I'm not as weak as you think!"

"..." When Animanlu saw Chris's performance and the way he tried so hard just to get one out, he remembered how he was when he first came to this country, and he couldn't help but fall silent.

Then, Chris and Eijun struck out the fifth batter with three fastballs, disrupted the sixth batter with a slow ball, and got him out directly.

In the second half, the first player to bat was Chris. Facing the first pitch, he swung the bat without hesitation and hit a beautiful hit to left field, reaching second base.

As the next batter, Eijun received a signal from the coach and hit a bunt that rolled to third base, shocking everyone.

“A short hit with a perfect landing spot!”

"And his short-hitting posture cleverly neutralized the power of the ball!"

With this ball, Chris easily reached third base, and Eijun left the field. From then on, Qingdao's batting line had been rotated, and the next turn was for the center batter to hit.

"The batting average in the practice games so far is an amazing 5%. " Minister Ota is looking forward to Koharu's performance after he hit a hit to center field as soon as he came on the field.

"This batting average is enough to make him a super hitter who surpasses the seniors... What kind of batting will he use?"

"..." Takashima Rei, who was standing behind him, pushed his glasses when he heard the silence, 'Based on his performance alone, he already has what it takes to be a top player. It all depends on whether he can seize the chance to score...'

At this time, Koharu, who was preparing on the base, noticed that the Kuroshikan did not adopt the home plate defense, but the outfielders advanced to the front. He knew that they thought they could not hit a long hit, "So..."

Xiaochun swung the bat cleanly and sent the ball out.

"The outside world!"

Even though it was an out-of-bounds ball, the distance it flew really shocked those around him.

"He's so small, but he can swing that big a stick!"

The batter at Kuroshikan didn't expect that the high ball he deliberately hit to avoid a hit on the first pitch would be hit so far.

Faced with such striking power, the defense of Hei Shiguan was also frightened and retreated to the defensive position without signaling to his teammates.

Koharu, who was still worrying about what to do, noticed the retreating defense, smiled knowingly, and faced the outside corner slider, instead of swinging the bat, he touched the ball away with a small amplitude.

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