Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 108 Jiang Guxiao's 'Magic Ball' (first update)
Hokkaido.

In the spacious and luxurious room, a very strong-looking young man was watching the live broadcast of the Kanto Conference finals on TV.

"Isn't this Jianggu-san? He looks like he's in trouble..."

Suddenly, the door opened.

A girl wearing a princess dress came in from outside. The girl recognized Akatsuki Furigu just at a glance.

Obviously, she should have known Xiao Fang before.

"trouble?"

The boy who was watching the live TV pouted immediately.

"I don't think this is any trouble at all. He is Jiang Guxiao. When he was in our team, but..."

The boy's name is Kameda, and he was Akatsuki's partner in junior high school before he entered the school.

"Brother, now that you have joined the trolls, is there any chance of meeting Fukitani-san?"

The girl suddenly remembered something and asked excitedly.

"Well, it's hard to say. First of all, we have to become the main force of our respective teams and represent the teams in the competition. In addition, the two teams also have to enter Koshien together..."

Kameda explained patiently.

The girl ignored her brother's words. Her eyes were firmly fixed on the heroic face on the TV.

"When the time comes, I will go cheer for you."

"It's too early to say this now. Let's wait until the summer competition starts."

Kameda didn't realize at all that the girl was talking about you, not just a simple one.

This is not a special case.

At this time, many of Fang Guxiao's teammates, including many who had dealt with Fang Guxiao on the court, were also paying attention to Fang Guxiao's performance in the Kanto Conference.

They were very curious about how the young man who had shown extraordinary talent before would perform on the court once the seal on him was unlocked?
Unlike those who are familiar with Fang Gu Xiao, when they saw Fang Gu Xiao throw a changeup ball, the fans in the stands suddenly felt a sense of disappointment.

The little steel cannon they were looking forward to seemed to have no shells.

"Can't you still hold on to your physical strength?"

No matter how reluctant they are to admit it, the die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team know in their hearts that this is probably unavoidable.

"Everyone, there's no need to be downcast, right?"

Some fans looked at the people around them in confusion.

Although Fang Guxiao's pitching speed has dropped a lot visibly to the naked eye.But so what?
Everyone at the scene saw his performance on the court with their own eyes. What does this mean?
This shows that even if the ball speed, which is the biggest reliance, is lost, Akatsuki Furuya's role on the pitcher's mound is still very powerful.

"Young man, you still don't understand. Let me ask you a question, what is the biggest feature of Jiang Guxiao?"

A middle-aged fan who looked to be in his early thirties asked earnestly.

"Ball speed!"

Without any hesitation, the young man said these two words.

After he finished speaking, he was shocked to realize that he had started to sweat on his back from unknown time.

As soon as the cold wind in May blew, my back felt chilly.

"A pitcher's characteristic is his biggest weapon! Fang Guxiao's biggest characteristic is gone. Do you think he can deal with Daocheng Industrial with just that kind of change ball?"

These words hit the nail on the head.

The fans who just disagreed with everyone's thoughts suddenly became silent.

One out, man on first base.

Akatsuki Furi's sudden changeup made the players of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team very uncomfortable.

In the rest area of ​​Daocheng Industrial.

A group of people frowned, puzzled.

"senior!"

"Watch and fight..."

Because they don’t know what Xiao Fanggu does, Daocheng Industrial’s players seem to lack confidence even when they cheer for their team’s hitters.

"Is it a coincidence?"

On the strike zone, the third bat of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team had doubts in his eyes.

The fans in the stands reacted so loudly.As a person involved, the third batter of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team naturally felt much deeper.

The pitch that Gu Xiao just made was just out of reach for him.

But how amazing was that goal just now?How high is the pitching quality?
That may not be true.

The third batter of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team was very confident. He just wasn't mentally prepared.

If he had known in advance that Akatsuki Furigu could use a change-up ball, then he would have been at least [-]% sure that he could hit the ball just now.

Can you get a hit?
It's hard to say, after all, the Seido High School baseball team's defensive strength is not weak.

"Boy! If you think pitching the way you just did can work in high school, you're going to be in trouble."

Daocheng Industrial's third hitter raised the bat in his hand high.

He has already made up his mind that he will definitely take the next shot.

Kazuya Miyuki, who is at the catcher position, can clearly feel the determination of the hitters in the strike zone.

"The changeup ball just now is good. But it is still difficult to deal with Daocheng's hitters with such a ball. And..."

Miyuki glanced at Akatsuki Furuya on the pitcher's mound with worry.

A simple changeup is a living target in front of the top high school students in the country.

As powerful as Cheng Gongming, the reason why his change-up ball is effective is mainly due to his straight ball.

Nowadays, it is obvious that Akatsuki Furuya can no longer throw the high-speed straight ball.

As a result, the effectiveness of his change-up ball will probably be greatly reduced.

in case……

An idea just popped up in Miyuki's mind and was pushed aside by him.

Even if Fanggu Xiao mentions this kind of ball in advance, it will be of little use in actual combat.Fang Guxiao's all-out straight ball can easily crush Daocheng Industrial at this stage.

In this case, why should he use a changeup ball?

Not to mention, there is a huge difference in the momentum between Akatsuki Furigu's straight pitches and changeups.

It might be possible to fool other opponents.

Using pitches like this to deal with the guys on the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team is basically the same as seeking death yourself.

"Is it still not possible?"

Even though Akatsuki Shimatani threw a good quality changeup ball, he successfully deceived his opponent, causing the third batter of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team to miss the swing.

But neither their opponents nor Qingdao's teammates seemed to be very optimistic about Akatsuki Furi's next pitch.

At this moment, Akatsuki Furuya took the second ball.

Again, a changeup ball?

"You are courting death!"

Daocheng Industrial's third hitter had a fierce look in his eyes, and the bat in his hand started to move.

"Buzz!"

The sound of the bat swinging through the air startled Miyuki.

"Oops!"

Before Miyuki could continue thinking, the bat hit the baseball accurately.

"Ping!"

The white baseball bounced off the ground and flew directly towards Fanggu Xiao.

"Snapped!"

Akatsuki Fukitani steadily caught the ball in his glove.

"Out!"

Two outs, first base manned.

Those who didn't care about Akatsuki Furi's change-up ball before were completely dumbfounded this time.

"what happened?"

……

(End of this chapter)