Diamond Ace: Another Story of Sawamura

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"Oh oh oh oh!"

"Let Inami's batter go up and down three times!"

When the third batter was struck out, the atmosphere in the stadium became boiling.

"real or fake!"

"Today's opponent is Inami!"

"..." Compared to the shock of the audience next to him, Yang Shunchen was silent, because he had a premonition that it would develop like this, especially in the first round.

"When he goes up to bat, his ball becomes faster than...I expected." His teammates next to him didn't seem too surprised either.

"Need I say more..." At this time, Zaizen raised his eyebrows. If Sawamura couldn't do this, he would laugh at him. "He dared to challenge my dead brat..."

"Sawamura! Good job!"

“Nice throw!”

When Rongchun returned to the rest area, he was praised by everyone, and two first-year students also came forward.

"You're in great shape!" Haruichi said as he handed a glass of water to Eijun.

"It's okay..." Rongjun took the water and nodded to show his gratitude. Then he looked at the burning Fūya on the side and drank a sip of water with amusement.

On the other side, the rice rest area...

As for Tadano-san, seeing Narimiya-san with a stern face and raised chin to look down on his opponent, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "That expression again..."

At the end of the first game, after the pioneer scored, Qingdao once again took the lead in the game.

The second round begins...

After both teams completed a brief preparation for the offensive and defensive exchanges, Chris stepped into the batter's box.

"..." Narimiya raised an eyebrow and looked at the batter in the batter's box, 'This person is the one who beat Kazuya and played in the finals...'

"He's a catcher that even Aya-senpai would be as good as..."

Cheng Gong's inquiring gaze gave Chris a feeling that there was an opportunity, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly without being noticeable.

"..." Looking at Ming who was standing on the pitcher's mound with a look on his face like 'Is this guy really that good?', Harada glared at him and said, 'Be serious, if you underestimate Chris, you will suffer a great loss.'

"I know..."

Ming gave Senior Aya a perfunctory look, nodded after seeing the signal, then quickly raised his legs and swung his arms.

"Qiang!"

"Hey!" He threw out the stick without hesitation, and the crisp sound of the impact made Cheng Gong stunned.

The hit baseball passed through the infield defense in an instant, hit the ground just one pitch away from the dividing line, and bounced out.

"The outside world!"

"Oh oh oh!" A powerful swing caused the audience to exclaim.

"He actually hit the bad ball in the outside corner there."

"Almost in bounds!"

"Now you know..." Harada passed the ball to him with force as a warning, "Don't be willful!"

"I see, really..." Senior Aya worried too much, which made Cheng Gong feel irritated. He said angrily that he understood.

Seeing Ming still not taking Chris seriously and sulking, Harada said that he really wanted to spit fire.

For the second ball, Cheng Gong threw the ball without hesitation.

As the baseball flew out of his hand, Chris in the batter's box had already stepped out and swung the bat at the ball.

He didn't want to think about anything now, he just wanted to hit Narimiya's pitch, even one of his winning pitches, a changeup that Lian Yujo missed.

"Stop!" Chris paused for a moment, and as the ball fell, he lost some strength, and the bat fell and hit the baseball successfully.

"Qiang..."

But the not-so-pleasant sound of the hit and the lack of realism in the swing only caused the ball to fly briefly across the infield and land between second and third base.

The defending Shirakawa was well prepared. He caught the pinball neatly and quickly passed it to Yamaoka at first base.

"Out!"

As expected, Chris was blocked out just a few steps away from first base.

"The difference in pitch speed is beyond imagination... Especially when it is thrown after a straight ball, it is difficult for the body to catch up..."

As he prepared to return to the dugout, Chris glanced back at the pitcher's mound.

I saw Cheng Gong, who was hiding his face with gloves and smiling smugly, and suddenly I felt that he looked a bit like one of my own children...

"It doesn't matter! Chris-senpai is the best!" Rongchun stood up from the waiting area and went to Chris-senpai with an expression of 'Chris-senpai hit it, great!'

"..." Chris looked at Rongchun and smiled softly. There should still be some difference...

"Seventh batter, pitcher Sawamura."

After the introduction on the radio, Narimiya looked at Sawamura who was standing in the batter's box.

"It's your turn..." Narimiya said, shaking his anti-slip powder bag while studying the boy who received quite a high evaluation, "By the way, why are you still wearing a mask? Are you trying to be cool?"

"Are you afraid that others will see your frightened expression... huh?" Thinking of this, Narimiya raised his gloves and smiled wickedly.

'Take that!'

Facing the first pitch, Eijun hits the bat directly...

"Qiang!"

The bat propelled the ball toward third base and landed in foul territory...

"The first pitch went in and it went in..." Eijun glanced at Harada who was asking the referee for the ball behind him, "It doesn't look like he did it..."

"Why did you throw it to red center?" Harada got the ball and turned to look at the pitcher's mound. His expression immediately changed. "It's a waste!"

"Ball." Cheng Gong was already quite unhappy at this time. He raised his glove with a stern face to indicate that he wanted the ball, "Give me the ball quickly!"

"Asshole..." Harada, who was about to explode with anger, turned his anger into passing the ball and threw it hard towards the pitcher's mound.

"..."After seeing the catcher's pass, Rongjun guessed most of it and suddenly found it funny, and he actually laughed.

Because the limelight was stolen... and got angry or something...

'That's certainly something he would do...'

But the ball still needs to be played well...

Eijun turned his attention back to the pitcher on the mound preparing to throw the ball, and pushed the baseball out of his hands with a smooth series of pitching movements.

The ball came straight towards him, with a sharp momentum, turning into a beam of white light.

"It can't be another red center... a changeup..."

Eijun waited until the ball was close to home plate and was forced to swing, but the ball changed direction and flew toward the inside corner.

"Qiang!"

"The outside world!"

'Hit it again...' After getting the ball, Narimiya threw it out quickly without any unnecessary pause.

"Qiang!"

"The outside world!"

"I missed the center of the ball again..." Eijun swung the bat, then got back into batting stance and looked at the pitcher on the mound.

The fourth ball, a quick low ball from the outside corner!

"Qiang!"

"The outside world!"

"Qiang!"

"The outside world!"

"Qiang!"

"..."

The stadium fell into silence for a short time. Everyone stared at the match on the field without daring to make a sound, for fear of missing out on some important moment in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!" Narimiya was so angry that he glared at the guy in the batter's box, "If you're a pitcher, just pitch well! Why are you batting so hard!"

It is conceivable how upset Ming is right now. Harada wants to calm him down first, otherwise there will be trouble later.

"Ming! Calm down!" The court was too quiet, which made Harada feel uneasy. While comforting Ming, he looked up at Sawamura and said, "I didn't expect this kid to be so good at sticking to the ball..."

At the same time, there was silence in Qingdao's rest area, and everyone was watching the match on the field in shock.

I know Sawamura's hitting is not bad, but I've never seen him fight so hard...

"Today, Chris-senpai can play the ball as he pleases... I will do my best."

"Is this what you call giving it your all?" Looking at the little pitcher in the batter's box, Chris was relieved... but also felt pity...

I've never seen him so eager to win...

At this moment, Rong Chun had only one strongest desire deep in his heart.

'If we don't win today's game, everything will be meaningless! '

"Qiang!"

This time, the ball did not fly out of the field, but flew high up...

"Ayi!" Narimiya also turned around and pointed at the falling ball, reminding the second baseman Hirai Tsubasa behind him to catch the ball.

Hirai Tsubasa, whose name was called, had already started running, staring at the falling ball in the air and raised his gloves.

"Snapped!"

"Batters out!"

"..." The moment the ball was hit, Rongjun already knew that it was not hit well, so he just calmly put down the bat and walked down the batter's box.

Although the batter was dealt with, there was no happy atmosphere in the Inashi rest area. Instead, there was a tense atmosphere.

Because the atmosphere in the stadium seemed to be ready to go...

“Oooooohhh!!!”

"What's up with that pitcher?"

"I actually struggled with Narimiya's pitch for more than ten balls!"

"His ability to follow the ball is too strong!"

After returning to the dugout, Eijun looked back at Chengmiya on the pitcher's mound, and unexpectedly met his eyes.

"..." Seeing those sharp eyes, Rong Chun was stunned for a moment and looked away first, 'He seems to be very angry...'

"Would you like some water..." After Eijun took off his helmet, Haruichi handed him the cup, "This is the first time I've seen Eijun follow the ball so seriously..."

"Thank you!" Rongchun took the cup of water, and then looked at Haruichi in confusion, "Really?"

"Hmm..." Chun Shi hesitated, thought about it, and nodded.

Of course, this is not the first time that Rongjun has been so sticky with the ball, but his previous attitude was to hit it if he could, and there was nothing he could do if he couldn't.

"That must be because Narimiya-senpai is too powerful, and his pitching is really amazing..." Eijun laughed, glancing sideways at Fūya who was burning with anger again, and raised the corner of his mouth in amusement.

"How do you feel?" After hearing what Haruichi said, Chris waved to Rongchun and asked him to sit down and rest.

"It feels so good..." Rongjun took a sip of water, put down the cup, and sat next to Chris senior.

In addition to inside and outside corner balls, there are also change-ups that make straight balls more powerful...

If he gets on track, it won't be easy to capture him...

"I will definitely be able to hit it out in the next round!" This is the affirmation that Rong Chun can give based on his own abilities.

At this time, Cheng Gong was extremely angry. Facing the third batter of Qingdao, he struck him out without mercy.

In the first half of the second game, Qingdao was shut out by Chengmiya.

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