Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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After winning the first game, the Seidou baseball team quickly returned to their daily class life.

After yesterday's competition and the wild play at the theater, Kouya was in such a good state in class that he could sleep till the end of time, and he even had his own fans without knowing it.

Compared to Miyuki and Kuramochi, two second-year students who have no friends, the third-year seniors are quite popular and there are cheers for them wherever they go.

Rongchun went back to his habit of disappearing after class and going to the next class to look for Xinyi, or Xinyi coming to look for him, and then the three of them occupied the rooftop of the teaching building.

Eijun saw Ichiro and the rest of the family in the audience, and although they didn't say a word, everyone left once the performance was over, which made Xinyi happy for a long time.

enough.

A month after the injury, Tamba finally returned to the bullpen to practice pitching.

Tokyo's summer heat has not decreased at all, but has a tendency to rise rapidly.

"It's so hot... I always feel stuffy..." Furuya, who came from Hokkaido, really didn't expect that the summer in Tokyo would be so hot. The sun was like a toaster.

"Yeah..." Looking at Fūya who was already sweating profusely after running only two laps, Eijun took off his hat and covered him with it, then passed Fūya and ran forward, "You need to drink more water."

"..." After adjusting the hat that had suddenly fallen down, Fūya looked at Eijun and felt that the sun might not be as strong because the hat blocked the sun. He was a little happy, "Yeah."

Then, after Fūtani refused to give up and overtook him, the simple running exercise turned into a sprint race for the two of them.

After twenty laps, Jōtani successfully turned himself into ashes in seconds and collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily.

"..." Eijun, who was squatting beside him and fanning Fūya to cool him down, teased him while reminding him, "Remember to drink more water!"

"..." Chris was helpless when he saw the two men finished running. A simple running exercise turned out like this. These two guys really made him worry. "You two, stretch your shoulders and come to the bullpen to practice pitching."

"Yes!" Upon hearing that he could pitch the ball right away, Kotani immediately jumped up from the ground, looking completely refreshed from the way he had just slumped on the ground.

"Yes!" Rong Chun was amazed at the extraordinary recovery speed and said it was worth learning.

"Eijun...your troupe's performing over there..." Although Chris didn't object to Eijun doing what he wanted, he had to attend classes and participate in the baseball club's training at the same time.

He also has to take care of the troupe's training and performances. Even if he doesn't need to sleep, his body won't be able to hold on...

"Someone has taken over the leading role." Rongchun could see Chris's concerns and reassured him, "I just wanted to perform with Xinyi and give everyone a surprise, so I performed at the premiere."

"But..." The opening of the Magic Land Theater yesterday was a great success, and it directly occupied the front page of entertainment news. Rong Chun, who was the protagonist of the premiere, was also posted with a photo, "Suddenly changing the lead actor..."

"Someone will take care of it!"

Seidou's opponent in the second game was Murata Higashi High School, with catcher Miyuki, starting pitcher Furutani, relief pitcher Kawakami, and Eijun being placed on the bench.

In this game, Furutani once again stole the limelight. He gave his all from the beginning and struck out as many batters as he could. His batting line was also not inferior, and he created an eight-run difference in four innings.

Fūya's performance made other schools that came to observe the game wary, but one person didn't take it seriously.

"Hmph... a boring pitcher who can't even control the rhythm and can only use brute force to pitch. The Japanese baseball that I admire should be a more delicate and profound sport!"

"Hey... Shun! You don't want to watch the game?"

"That first-year kid's pitching speed is really fast! He almost always relies on strikeouts to get the batters out!"

"There are many ways to deal with a pitcher who only has a fast pitching speed..." In his opinion, what needs to be guarded against is Seidou's terrifying batting line, the ace pitcher who has never played once, and the sophomore pitcher who plays as a reliever.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Yuki hit a two-run home run directly into the scoreboard, ending the game early with a score of 10-0.

Because the side that performed better in the third game would be Qingdao's next opponent, the coach arranged for everyone to do their fitness exercises and then go to the stadium stands to have a meal and watch the game.

"Eijun... which team do you seem to be interested in?"

"Hmm?" Eijun looked at Koharu who was laughing softly, "Does it look obvious to me?"

"Well, Eijun seems to be in a good mood." When the preparations for the match between Kamiyama and Mingchuan began, his mood suddenly became better.

"Hehe..." It seems that it is really obvious. Rong Chun laughed and said, "Actually, I am very interested in Mingchuan's team... Well... Not really..."

"Huh? What is that?"

Eijun was not very interested in the Mingchuan team itself, he was interested in the pitcher of this team, "It's Yang Shunshin..."

"Well, he is indeed a pitcher worth paying attention to." After hearing that Rongchun was interested in Yang Shunchen, Chris took out his notebook and gave the two first-year pitchers some basic knowledge, "Yang Shunchen, an international student from Taiwan!"

"I came to Japan to learn Japanese, but after coming into contact with Japanese baseball and being deeply impressed by its charm, I became a player."

"He started to practice later than anyone else, is very ambitious, and is more eager to learn Japanese baseball than anyone else. He has a coldness that makes people difficult to approach, and his ball control ability is improving every day. The nickname he was given is..."

"Precision machine..." Looking at Yang Shunchen who was throwing accurate corner shots on the court, Rongjun unconsciously accepted his nickname.

"It seems that Rongchun knows this person well." Chris found it a bit strange. After all, he had never seen Rongchun know any player so well.

"Hmm..." In his previous life, Eijun didn't have much interaction with this person, but he liked him very much. "He's my type!"

“…What type do you like?” Upon hearing this, the seniors all looked at Eijun.

"What do you mean by favorite type? Sawamura, you can't!"

"Yes, I admire him..." Under the meaningful gazes of his seniors, Rongchun smiled awkwardly. After all, he couldn't say that he felt that this person would definitely have a place on the battlefield.

With his ball control ability, powerful observation ability, clear, bold and ruthless thinking, he is definitely suitable to be a sniper.

Yang Shunchen's pitching performance next was a perfect example of his nickname of a precision machine. Every ball was thrown into the catcher's glove without any error, which was amazing.

The game ended 3-0.

Looking at Yang Shunshin, who was surrounded by his teammates on the pitcher's mound celebrating the victory with a cold face, Rongjun felt that his mood at this moment was like that of a scout who discovered a hidden genius and wanted to rush up and invite him immediately.

But this is impossible... He can't pull irrelevant people into such a world.

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That night, Qingdao's players gathered in the cafeteria to discuss how to deal with Mingchuan.

Chris also tried his best to gather the information collected by himself and the investigation team, and introduced it in detail to every player in the first team.

"Although he doesn't often use a changeup, he often uses a curveball and a forkball to get a good number of strikes, with a ball speed of around 130 kilometers... The most important thing to note is his extremely accurate ball control ability."

"From the high inside corner to the low outside corner, and then from the high outside corner to the low inside corner, use the diagonal ball path wisely to make the hitter unable to grasp the clue of the strike. It is best not to expect a straight ball that is easy to hit in the middle."

"..." Rongchun propped up his face while spinning his lollipop and looked at Chris in front of the bulletin board, 'As expected... Chris senior is very suitable to be a scout... and he also has the demeanor of a commander! '

"Compared to him, Eijun's use of the inside and outside corners is a little inferior, but the two have similar playing styles and good ball control. It is enough for simulation practice and reference."

"Yes, I will treat it as a formal competition!" Rongchun noticed the gaze from senior Chris at the right time and nodded seriously in response.

"Don't be fooled by his pitches that are close to the edge of the strike zone. How to implement your hitting skills should be the key to defeating this pitcher."

"Hmm!" After Chris finished his analysis, Kataoka briefly summarized, "Hesitant swings will only boost the opponent's pitcher's confidence. No matter what kind of pitch he throws, you must swing with all your strength. Don't forget it!"

"And... if you want to make this brainy pitcher waver, you have to rely on mobility and short stick attacks..."

After receiving the supervisor's signal, Ryosuke and Kuramochi both smiled knowingly.

"You should know that if you can get on base, you can put pressure on the pitcher."

"Yes!"

In addition to being a feeding pitcher who helps everyone with simulation exercises, Rongjun also has his own training tasks to do.

There are not many opportunities to practice striking like this, so Kanemaru volunteered to help Eijun practice.

"Oh!"

Seeing another ball that seemed to be hitting him, Jinwan dodged backwards reflexively, "Where are you shooting at? You're just trying to hit me!"

"I aimed at the glove carefully, you see, all the balls went into the strike zone!" Rongjun said that he was too innocent, so he didn't aim at him specifically and avoided him.

"I'm sorry...Kanemaru, thank you for being willing to come out and be the hitter for practice."

"No...no..." He was really embarrassed that Senior Chris actually apologized to him. He also wanted to take the opportunity to practice his striking.

"It would be more like a real game if there were batters in the batter's box, and seven of Mingchuan's nine batters are left-handed, and Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher... The coach should let him play!"

"Hmm... who knows..." Chris looked at Eijun who was chatting with Kawakami for some reason, "The coach probably wants him to experience the game more, but he's also worried that he doesn't have any competitive spirit..."

This is also what Chris is most worried about. He has not participated in any official competitions in three years of middle school. What is different from Furuya's talent is Eijun's extraordinary strength.

But in terms of their attitudes, Rongjun has always been in a semi-free state.

"..."Kinmaru could see Chris's worry, or rather anyone with a discerning eye could see it, "Sawamura... isn't someone that anyone can control..."

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