Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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On the day of the game, neither team expected to meet before the game started, and the buses from the two schools happened to be parked together.

The two sides stood in front of their respective buses and began a friendly exchange before the game, with silent eye contact...

Receiving the imposing gaze from Qingdao, the pharmacists were all a little stunned, especially Honglei City, which was the focus of attention. The smiles on their faces froze due to the stare.

"They are all staring at you..." Sanada looked at Lei Shi and chuckled.

“Lei Shi, what did you do…” Mishima also approached Lei Shi with confusion.

"Haha..." Lei Shi laughed dryly with cold sweat. He saw the tall man with pink hair in Qingdao's team. He thought that it must be the words that were heard by the three people from Qingdao last time. Apart from that, he probably didn't do anything else!

Kataoka saw Supervisor Hong who got off the car later, and pinched the brim of his hat and nodded as a greeting.

"Oh! Coach Kataoka, I didn't expect to see you before the game. It's really good to have a car to ride. In my school, we have to queue up for a ride. After all, if the baseball team doesn't perform well..."

"no!"

At this moment, a wailing sound came from Qingdao's bus, interrupting Coach Hong's complaint about the school.

After searching for a long time in his seat and in his gift bag, he couldn't find the mask and hat. Rongchun confirmed that he was not wearing either of them when he left school.

"Could it be that I forgot to bring it? This shouldn't be..." With his head lowered, Rong Chun got out of the car with a depressed look on his face. When he walked to the front of the car, he saw that the car next door belonged to the pharmacist.

"What nothing!"

"Eijun! What's wrong?" Xiaochun asked puzzledly.

"..." Looking at Rongchun who got out of the car, Director Hong smiled and said, "Haha... You are really energetic!"

Seeing Lei Shi, Rong Chun laughed naturally. Last time, the three of them were eavesdropping on other people's conversations in a sneaky way, and they were in a hurry and directly said harsh words, so they didn't have time to say a few more words.

"I didn't expect to see you before the game." Eijun was really happy about this.

Although the two did not belong to the same team in their previous life, before each game between the two teams, they would have a pre-match communication, chat for a while, eat together, etc.

When Lei Shi saw that good-looking man suddenly smiling at him, he blushed and quickly looked away.

"..." Seeing Lei Shi avoiding his sight, Rong Chun smiled and looked back at Xiaochun, "I forgot to bring my mask and hat..."

"Then I'll borrow someone else's for later use. However, as for the mask..."

Kataoka signaled to the other supervisor and walked ahead. Rongchun followed the team. At the end, he did not forget to look at Lei Shi who was still shy, and waved to him with amusement.

"..." Seeing that cute child obviously waving at Lei Shi, Sanada was shocked, "Lei Shi, do you know him?"

“…” Lei Shi also realized that the man was waving at him, and he immediately lowered his head shyly and shook his head vigorously.

"Eijun?"

"Hehe...that Boom..." Rong Chun laughed mischievously: "You have a face that looks very suitable for debt collection, but you are so shy..."

In contrast to his passionate and unrestrained personality during competitions, Lei Shi is usually a taciturn person with serious communication problems. He blushes and stutters when being spoken to.

I can only communicate naturally and cheerfully in front of acquaintances and people I have grown up with and trust.

Rong Chun thought that maybe it was because he was cheerful and talkative at that time, so he was able to chat with the taciturn Lei Shi.

The two of them unknowingly became good friends who could talk about anything. Lei Shi could express himself naturally in front of Rong Chun, and Rong Chun also liked his simple and true character.

When things were at a low point, he would sometimes show up faster than anyone else. So, when Lei Shi was at a low point, Rong Chun would also show up faster than anyone else.

In short, these two people were very good friends in their previous life.

However, I don’t know if we can still be friends who can talk about anything like we used to be this time.

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"What the hell! What's wrong with this starting lineup?!"

"This is different from the city junior competition!"

When seeing Pharmacist's starting lineup, the atmosphere in Qingdao's rest area suddenly became tense. Even the center batting line could be changed at will!

"The tactics will be deployed immediately." Chris looked at the supervisor with a heavy heart while putting on protective gear.

"yes..."

"..." While helping Chris put on his protective gear, Rong Chun glanced at the rest area opposite him, 'Lei Shi must be very excited...'

In order to allow Lei Shi more opportunities to hit the court, the pharmacist made significant adjustments to the original center hitting line.

Boom, Akiha, Mishima, the original fourth, fifth and third batting order was pushed up as a whole to one, two and three batting orders.

On the other hand, Yakushi's bet on Qingdao's starting lineup was correct in a certain sense, and it seemed more relaxed.

"Ouch... My head hurts. I drank too much yesterday. Sake and shochu are both good... And..."

"Director, you don't know how to drink, right?" Sanada couldn't help but laugh at the director's poor acting skills, 'Probably watching Qingdao's video until morning...'

"Chief Lei, stop eating before the game!" Supervisor Hong leaned lazily on the back of his chair and blurted out the usual threats.

"You said you wanted to play their game, so I put you in first place. If you don't leave any results, you won't have dinner tonight."

"I don't want it!" Upon hearing the words from his useless father, Lei Shi pounced on him as usual, showing no mercy.

"Then let's beat Qingdao to pieces!"

"The quarterfinals will now begin, with Seidou High School playing against Yakushi High School."

Following the announcement made during the conference broadcast, players from both teams lined up in front of the rest area to make final preparations for the game.

"Listen carefully! Now it's time for you to work! Hit for yourself! Defend for yourself!" Coach Hong put his hands on his hips to encourage the players, "Then savor the delicious taste of victory!"

"Every pitch, every step, every swing of the bat will reflect everything about yourself." Coach Kataoka crossed his arms to inspire the players, "Don't be confused! Believe in your baseball!"

"salute!"

"Please advise!"

In the top of the first inning, Seidou High School attacked, the starting pitcher was Furuya and the catcher was senior Chris.

"We're going to have to fight him right from the start..." Chris looked at Hong Lei who was practicing his swing next to the batter's box, and then at Fūya's expression, "He has great momentum! I'm counting on you, Fūya."

"Yes!"

In the top of the first inning, Yaoshi High School took the lead. "The first batter, the third baseman hit a home run."

As soon as he stepped onto the pitcher's mound, Lei Shi was like a wild beast eyeing its prey. The pressure he emanated made it impossible to ignore his presence.

The players who face the batters more directly are Furuya on the pitcher's mound and Chris at home plate. "As long as we suppress him, we can take control of the game."

"Game start!"

For the first pitch, Fūtani had already held his breath, and after the little white ball left his fingers, it flashed in front of home plate like a streak of white light.

"boom--"

"Coming! Coming! Coming!"

"That's it! This is the kind of ball we came to see!"

The power of the ball brought the audience to a climax, and the batter also saw it intuitively.

"The ball... the ball seems to be whooshing... more powerful than I thought!"

"Ohhh! That's amazing!"

"I thought he would swing more aggressively..." Chris threw the ball to Furuya, looked cautiously at the excited Todoroki, and boldly threw the same pitch as the last time. Although he couldn't expect Furuya to throw better, he said, "Try to raise the ball a little higher."

All Fūya knew was that he just had to pitch according to his senior's instructions. He breathed a sigh of relief and swung his arms with all his strength. However, the sound of the bat swing coming from the batter's box really startled him.

"The outside world!"

"Oh oh oh! Great! Great! The ball is so powerful!" I thought it was the same ball path, but I didn't expect the ball to float higher and fly above the bat.

"Fouya, good shot!" Chris threw the ball over and squatted back into position.

By raising the ball's trajectory and taking advantage of its spin, even if it's hit, it will only fly behind home plate. However, this strategy can probably only be used once.

'A ball, a strike, and this is the next one. It doesn't matter if it's a ball, just keep the ball down.'

Seeing the ball's obvious downward trajectory, Lei Shi resisted the urge to swing the bat and boldly chose to let it go, which was beyond Chris's expectations.

"Bad ball!"

"If we put this batter in the first position, he will definitely not use the waiting ball technique like Mingchuan..." He will definitely swing at the next pitch, and then it depends on your courage. "Use your batting power to suppress him!"

At this time, Lei Shi in the batter's box was grinning. He was ready to swing the bat. Facing the same upward straight ball, this time he accurately aimed at the ball path and swung the bat.

"Qiang!"

what!

After being hit, the ball flew across the infield at high speed and continued to fly toward the outfield with undiminished momentum.

"Hey... No way... This is not a joke..."

Isashiki gritted his teeth and ran towards the direction where the ball was flying. Shirasu also hurried over to help, but the ball had already hit the wall and bounced to the ground.

"Whoa whoa..."

"It hit the wall between right field and center field!"

Catching the bouncing ball, Isashiki turned and threw the ball immediately, hoping to prevent the runner from rushing the bases as soon as possible.

"Hahaha! Double!"

The distance was far enough that he could reach third base if he seized the opportunity. However, such a good opportunity was missed when Lei Shi slid to the second base with a high speed.

"No need to slide! Go to third base!"

“It’s free!”

Amid the unbearable complaints of his teammates, Lei Shi was still excitedly reviewing the attack he had just made.

"Going to play in order not to lose to the ball... How smart..."

The previous ball flew backwards because it hit below the ball, but this ball did not hit the center of the ball, but it still flew such a distance, which shows that his swing is really terrifying.

Looking at Furuya who was furious because the ball was hit out on the pitcher's mound, Chris patted his gloves to attract his attention, "Furuya, calm down, the game has just begun."

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