Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

·

"Look, I'm going to hit you with all your momentum..." As the pitcher stepped forward and swung his arms, Dong also tightened his grip on the bat. When he was about to raise his leg, he paused, "My hand... is gone! Is the posture out of place?"

When Azuma thought that it was impossible to swing his arms in this position, Eijun swung his arms in a position that looked extremely awkward to anyone.

"Woo...suddenly..." When Dong was surprised that the ball seemed to appear in front of him out of nowhere, he instinctively swung the bat towards the straight ball right in the middle.

"!" Just before the bat was about to hit the ball, the baseball turned at an unexpected angle and rushed towards the bat, 'drifting again...'

"Qiang!"

The dull impact sound was not pleasant, but it was enough to prove the power of the hit. As the ball was brought out, it also attracted the attention of all the onlookers.

The baseball returned to the starting point at a faster speed and headed towards the pitcher's mound. Compared with the batter's different colors, Rongjun seemed particularly calm. He just raised his glove and stretched it out.

"Snapped!"

Soft shoulders and elbows, combined with the rotation of the lower and upper body, use the strength of the whole body to make the ball faster and the ball thrown out more sharply...

"Higashi-senpai..." Rongchun took out the ball and showed it to Higashi-senpai, confirming the result of this ball with him, "One out."

"I saw it! No need to emphasize it to me!" It was obvious that Sawamura came here to provoke him, but Dong couldn't help being provoked.

'This kid's ball...' After just watching one ball, Dong no longer had the slightest intention of relaxing. His sight darkened and his aura became even more concentrated.

'Getting serious...' It was obvious that Senior Dong had become more powerful, and Chris became more cautious.

There is a gap in ability between junior high school students and high school students, and the gap between high school students and professional players is only bigger and will not be close.

When he was just a junior high school student, Rongchun had already eliminated the gap between him and high school. What is most worth exploring is how big the gap is between him and professional players.

After all, up to now, he has never really seen Eijun give full play to his full strength, and he also wants to test Eijun's level.

"Outside corner?" After receiving Chris's instruction, Eijun nodded in response and raised his gloves.

Dong was stunned for a moment when he couldn't see the ball's release point again, and then he quickly adjusted his swing.

Influenced by the previous ball, Dong deliberately speeded up his swing, but this ball was not as fast and tricky as the previous ball, making him feel that the ball was out of reach.

There seemed to be a horizontal groove between the bat and the baseball. The batter's posture had already been deformed after swinging the bat, and the baseball arrived late, sliding past the distant outside corner.

"Snapped!"

“……” Dong looked at the ball that fell into the glove in shock. Although he only saw two balls, he could still see some of Sawamura’s characteristics.

His unique pitching posture should have put him at the forefront of his high school pitchers of the same period, coupled with his unique quirky ball and control over the speed of the ball.

"Good! Next pitch here." Both pitches were great, and Chris wanted to take advantage of the victory and get his second at-bat.

"Hmm..." Eijun nodded again and raised his glove to throw the ball again.

After all, Kedong had experienced professional baseball. His eyes were burning, and the mistakes in the previous two balls made him more sober.

The ball waited until it got close to home plate, changed direction and began to fall, a beam of light slid across home plate, blocking the ball's path, and then it flew out with a loud bang.

"Qiang!"

"..." Rongjun turned his head and looked at the ball that flew directly over the bullpen block, and then hit the block behind it before stopping.

"What a fast swing..." Even though he swung the bat so late, he was able to hit the ball so far. Eijun couldn't help but admire Azuma-senpai's hitting, "Is Azuma-senpai already so good at this time..."

However, judging by the pitch, this was probably a great hit, "Right fielder out..."

"Tsk..." Dong was unhappy because he didn't play it well again and his brows were furrowed.

“Hehe…” Seeing Azuma-senpai becoming more and more anxious, Rongjun laughed triumphantly on the pitcher’s mound.

"You little dead-eyed brat, what are you dithering for? Keep going!"

"Yes~"

"I will beat you until you cry!"

"..." Seeing that this kid was just playing around, everyone looked at Dong who was already furious, and then looked at Rong Chun who looked cynical...

"I hope it doesn't really happen..."

On one side is a professional baseball player and on the other side is an important pitcher... The problem is that when these two really start fighting, few people can stop them...

"..." Looking at Rongchun who was already in a playful mood, Chris smiled helplessly and tapped his gloves to signal Rongchun to be serious, 'Okay, be serious...'

"Hmm..." Rong Chun nodded obediently, as he still had fun later.

Rongchun, who became a little more serious, at least did not provoke Dong senior again, but cooperated seriously with Chris senior.

Every time he swung his arm after that, he accurately threw the ball into Chris's glove.

The power of each ball was increasing, and the speed of the ball was changing, causing the monster to miss the ball repeatedly.

"Qiang!"

Following the high-hit ball, his sight gradually moved downward to look at the pitcher who walked a few steps down the mound and raised his glove.

"Snapped!"

The posture of catching the falling ball was natural and smooth. Then, the little pitcher, who seemed to be so proud of himself, raised the ball in his hand towards him again.

"Senior Dong, do you want to continue?"

"No...I've already lost..." Dong's anger gradually subsided as he watched Sawamura's pitching, and finally he glanced at Sawamura with a doubtful look.

Sawamura threw eleven pitches and got five outs...

A fly ball to the pitcher, a catch to right field, two strikeouts, and a high fly ball...

It was equivalent to a game, and the East was suppressed...

“Thank you for your advice…” Rongchun didn’t expect that Dong Senpai would admit his defeat so calmly, “Dong Senpai has become like a mature adult since he entered the professional baseball league!”

"Stop making so much noise! ​​What else do you have to say?" Dong was still being criticized even though he had admitted defeat so easily. His attitude immediately changed and he walked out of the bullpen angrily.

"That damn brat..." He ran into the aggressive Fūya who was holding the ball, "What are you doing!"

"Senior Dong, what do you think of Rongjun's pitch?" At this time, Chris came out of the bullpen and walked to Dong's side. His pitch just now was very good, so the evaluation should be good.

"Oh, Chris..." Hearing Chris' question, Azuma ignored Furuya, "The ball he threw was really interesting. To be honest... I can't imagine how much practice he had to do to be able to throw a ball like that."

“I didn’t expect that Azuma-senpai’s evaluation is so high…” At least Eijun’s ability is certain enough, but Chris would also sigh after hearing it in person.

"Idiot! Isn't it because the third grade now is even worse!" Dong couldn't help but yelled when he thought about how the third grade now is still like the first grade.

"..." Despite being so ruthlessly disdained by Senior Dong, Chris still weakly defended his teammates, "Senior, in your eyes, of course..."

"No, it was really bad at the beginning!" Dong interrupted Chris's explanation and looked at Sawamura, "He was different just like you at that time..."

That kind of pitching can't be developed overnight. Dong is not happy that Qingdao recruited such a pitcher. Instead, he is worried that he will be like Chris and force himself into a corner...

"How much you can grow in the end depends entirely on yourself." However, he didn't look like a self-righteous kid who would take risks with himself. "Please help me convey this message to that damn kid!"

Kataoka, who had been watching from the side, heard what Azuma said and silently added, "You have to grow up too..."

“……” Although the supervisor didn’t point it out, Dong understood it immediately.

Dong then chatted with Chris for a few more words before leaving. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would be criticized by the supervisor from beginning to end, so he would definitely lose weight...

"Has Senior Dong left?"

Seeing Senior Dong chatting with the supervisor and others, the pitchers did not come out to disturb him, but he was gone before they knew it.

"Yeah, he asked me to say hello to you." Seeing Kawakami following behind Eijun, Chris thought it would be best to pass the message to him first, "Kawakami, he also asked me to say hello to you..."

"I am a person who only scolds people I like..."

'He's a very good pitcher, so he can pitch with more confidence!'

"..." Kawakami never thought that he, the person who was scolded the most by Higashi-senpai, would actually be recognized by him...

·

On the other hand, infield defensive training was also in progress, with Kuramochi and Ryosuke, who served as the second-stringers, performing perfectly.

Facing the ground ball, Ryosuke quickly blocked its path and put the ball into his glove.

"Senior Liang!"

Hearing the sound, Ryosuke quickly passed the ball to Kuramochi who had already reached the base.

"Snapped!"

The baseball went into the glove as expected, and then Kuramochi turned around neatly and passed the ball to Yuki at first base.

"Whoa whoa!"

“It’s really stable!”

"This duo is truly an iron wall!"

Amid the exclamations of the audience, Kuramochi looked at Ryosuke in surprise, who seemed to be fine, "Is this true...he..."

Last night he couldn't help but worry and asked Ryosuke if he was injured...

As a result, Ryosuke didn't even bother to hide it and admitted it generously.

"Everyone will keep this minor injury a secret. If you think I will hinder the team, then you should tell the coach."

"If you, my teammate for a year, were to say this, I would agree..."

"Haha..." Seeing Ryosuke's beautiful defense again, Kuramochi couldn't help but laugh, 'It's the same as usual... Although he doesn't have a physical advantage, his mind is very strong.'

Although Senior Liang told me that he could tell everyone about his injury, actually... he also had his own selfish motives.

'Although he is only one year older than me, he is really worthy of respect...'

'Ever since I became his partner, I have been learning from him...'

·