Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 135 The pitcher who brings hope! ([-]-in-[-])

"What did you say?"

The anger in Director Matsumoto's tone seemed to be even worse.

The fifth batter of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team felt like his calves were shaking.

But he finally resisted the urge to escape and told everything he observed in the strike zone.

"The pitch looks like an ordinary changeup, but when the baseball comes into hand, it suddenly drops. But the drop is not that big, only two or three balls."

The fifth batter of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team is indeed very talented.

Even though he had been immersed in the process of his own swing, he still did not forget to observe the details of Akatsuki Furi's pitch.

It is precisely because of this that when Supervisor Matsumoto asked, he was able to give an answer.

"Suddenly, it fell? Is it a coincidence?"

Director Matsumoto quickly noticed that although the players of the Aomichi High School baseball team were celebrating, they did not have that kind of ecstatic expression on their faces.

In other words, they were not surprised by the result of the duel just now.

Instead, it felt like it was natural.

"It's not a coincidence! It seems that in addition to mastering the change ball, that terrifying first-year student has indeed mastered another kind of change ball. And this change ball can also cooperate with his change ball?"

Ever since they realized that the Seido High School baseball team had just finished their special hell training, they were about to gain an unsuspecting victory.

Director Matsumoto has no worries about the next game.

He even believed that his group of disciples would achieve good results in the next competition.

But now it seems that he is relieved, as if it is a little early.

The Qingdao High School baseball team had indeed just gone through a hell of a special training session, and every one of their players looked very tired.

But this does not mean that these players of the Seido High School baseball team have willingly accepted the fate of defeat.

In reality, quite the opposite.

They did not give up the competition because of their unfavorable condition.

Even if they pull out all their cards, they will still win today's game.

"It seems that we are not the only ones who want to gain confidence and morale through this game."

The players of the Qingdao High School baseball team did play this game under circumstances that were very unfavorable to them.

But they did not give up hope of winning the game because of such objective reasons.

Quite the opposite.

The fighting spirit of these guys is extremely high.

It seems that the more unfavorable the situation is, the more interested they are in winning the next game.

"They are simply a bunch of wolf cubs who refuse to admit defeat!"

Director Matsumoto's eyes were filled with envy.

In addition to training his students' basic skills, he also attaches great importance to cultivating his students' golf IQ and temperament.

But I don’t know why, these talented people under him have not grown into what he wants them to grow into!
Instead, she turned into a proud lady.

There is no shortage of strength and capital at all, but they don't like to use their brains very much on the court. As for temperament, it is their weakness.

If only they could be like wolf cubs.

Then last summer, when they played against the Xibang High School baseball team, they wouldn't have lost so miserably.

"Mr. Kataoka, this game you have carefully prepared is not only a great exercise for the players on your team, but also a good opportunity for the brats on our team."

The game continues.

Director Matsumoto also became interested. After seeing the strength of the Seido High School baseball team players, he decisively gave the code to the batters on the field.

The hitter who received the reminder from his own supervisor seemed to suddenly be a different person.

The way he looked at Jiangu Xiao was as if he was about to swallow someone.

"come on!!!"

Miyuki, who was in the catcher's position, was shocked in his heart.

Although before, the momentum shown by the players of Team Universe was already very scary.

But compared with their current momentum, the momentum they displayed before was nothing worth mentioning.

"The opponent is starting to get really serious!"

Although Miyuki Kazuya didn't know what the situation was like before.

But he could feel that the legendary top powerhouse in the country seemed to be ready to use all their strength to fight the Seido High School baseball team.

Miyuki Kazuya's body, like the other players on the Aomichi High School baseball team, emitted a heavy wail.

It was okay when he was not moving before, but once he started to move, every muscle in his body protested.

Not long after the game started, Kuramochi asked the third-year seniors on their team.

"Are your bodies completely unresponsive?"

Those third-year seniors, if they just looked at his appearance, they would look like a normal person.

This undoubtedly puzzled Kuramochi.

"It almost hurts, idiot!"

Kominato Ryosuke did not coddle his partner, but expressed his true feelings.

Which of these third-year seniors has the strongest willpower?
Senior Ryosuke Kominato will definitely be selected as the top two with high votes, and may even directly win the first place.

Even the man who was called the devil was in extremely bad physical condition.

Not to mention the other players on the Seido High School baseball team.

None of them are easy.

However, under such circumstances, they faced Osaka Kiryu who was preparing them to fight to the end.

In Miyuki Kazuya's heart, there was only excitement and expectation.

In this regard, the other players on the Seido High School baseball team are probably similar.

It may be difficult for ordinary people to understand.

But let’s really look at this issue from the perspective of the players on the Seido High School baseball team.

This question is actually not difficult to understand.

The reason is simple, the treatment is different.

In the past few years, the Qingdao High School baseball team had never stopped practicing against the Cosmos team.

Although due to hard training, the strength of every Qingdao High School baseball team is not bad.

But whenever they stand together with the players of the Cosmos team to play a game, the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team can still clearly feel the contempt their opponents have for them.

Of course, this contempt is not shown on the surface.

But the players on the Seido High School baseball team can still feel it.

The opponent didn't really take them to heart and was very relaxed during the game.

It seems that they can win the game easily...

But now, the situation is different.

Even at this time, the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team are not in good condition.

Because of Akatsuki Furiya's outstanding performance on the pitcher's mound, the Cosmos players still had to work up a 12-point spirit when dealing with them.

This feeling is great!If they can defeat their opponents and win the game in such a situation?
Friends of the Seido High School baseball team, I feel like I will be able to sleep well tonight.Even when they are dreaming, the corners of their mouths must be curled up.

In order to achieve this goal, each of them looked more excited...

This is the confidence that an excellent ace can bring to the team.

In the rest area of ​​Qingdao High School baseball team.

Minister Ohta rubbed his hands together excitedly. Ever since Akatsuki Furuya started showing off the new variation of the ball, the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team was ready to fight them.

"The new transformation ball has completely transformed Furiya-san!"

Takashima Rei shook his head.

"If we purely consider the effect of pitching, the levels of these two changing balls are actually not as good as Shiguya Akatsuki's super-speed straight ball!"

If Akatsuki Fukutani's fast straight ball can score 95 points, then his two variations of the ball can only score 90 points at most, and maybe even 85 points.

"The real significance of these two changing balls is to solve Fangtani-san's physical problems..."

Keep throwing super fast straight balls, which is a huge drain on Akatsuki Furi's physical strength.

Not to mention the long-term battle after the start of the summer competition, he couldn't even survive a fierce competition.

With these two variations of the ball, the time for pitching down the valley is undoubtedly extended.

This was not so obvious before when their team's ace Danbo was not injured.

After Tanbo was injured, the significance of this point increased exponentially.

"It not only extends the time, allowing him to last longer on the field. The sudden appearance of these two changes of ball can also disrupt the opponent to a certain extent."

Now Gu Xiao's opponent is the famous Cosmos Team.

However, even facing an opponent of this level, Feng Guxiao can perform with ease.

This gave Director Kataoka great confidence.

In his eyes, Fanggu Xiao turned into a miracle boy.

It seems that ever since this first-year monster appeared on their team, their team has been invincible.

"Perhaps in the next summer competition, we can really make a difference..."

Don't look at it before. Director Kataoka showed full confidence in the subsequent competitions in front of all the Seido players.

But that's actually just an illusion.

The moment Koichiro Tanba was injured, the backbone of the Aomichi High School baseball team felt at a loss.

The trump card he carefully cultivated was scrapped early before the summer competition officially started.

Let alone a wealthy team like the Aomichi High School baseball team that desperately lacks ace pitchers, this would be intolerable even for an ordinary team.

This almost announced the end of their summer competition in advance.

However, it was at this critical moment that Jiang Guxiao stood up.

And he not only stood up, he also led the Seido High School baseball team all the way to where it is now.

First, they won the championship of the Kanto Conference and defeated their archrival Daocheng Industrial.

Now facing the Cosmos Osaka Kiryu, he can also perform well...

future!

Director Kataoka couldn't help but start thinking about the future.

Just his actions are actually very revealing.

The team is not performing well and its future prospects are worrying.

It’s just the team’s current troubles.If it can’t be solved, who can think about the future?

But now, even though their game against Team Cosmos has just begun, Director Kataoka can't help but start thinking about the future.

In fact, Director Kataoka doesn't mind at all whether he wins or loses this game.

If he really cared about this, he wouldn't let the players do it.Under such extremely unfavorable circumstances, going to play a game against the famous Cosmos team?
He pays more attention to the players' performance in this game than the team's victory or defeat.

In fact, the performance of these players on the Qingdao High School baseball team is very good.

It can even be said that their performance surprised Kataoka.

Akatsuki Fukitani naturally accounts for the majority of this, and of course the other players on the Seido High School baseball team did not disappoint Kataoka.

Even though they were extremely disadvantageous to themselves, they still had a back-and-forth fight with the prestigious Cosmos Team.

On the court, it's true.

Although the Cosmos' hitter gritted his teeth and swung the bat in his hand.

However, the bat he swung did not touch the baseball at all.

"Snapped!"

The baseball suddenly dropped, avoiding the bat's blow.

"nice shot!!"

The batter of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team looked confident just now.

When he received instructions from his supervisor, he thought he could hit the ball as long as he swung the bat with all his strength.

Not to mention just knocking the ball out and getting a hit, at least you can touch the ball.

But the reality is extremely cruel.

He did try his best, but he couldn't even touch a hair on his bat.

"There's not even a trace. The pitching posture of the second changeup ball and the changeup ball are actually the same?"

The batters of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team couldn't figure this out even if they racked their brains.

In the dugout of the Seido High School baseball team, Chris, holding a pen in his hand, gave a rare nod.

"Although one change ball alone is not difficult for top hitters to deal with. But when these two change balls are combined, the situation is different..."

Chris really couldn't imagine what Fang Guxiao had gone through during his junior high school days.
He actually restrained his weakness of not being able to throw the ball with all his strength to such an extent.

"We have been guessing his second change of pitch for more than a week. Do you think those guys from the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team can guess it?"

Kuramochi asked with a gossipy look on his face.

He was obviously looking forward to this issue.

At this time, Fangtani successfully threw the last pitch and struck out the batter.

And in one go, he scored two outs.

"Three people out, switch offense and defense!"

Although the players of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team never gave up, until the end, they could not find a flaw in Akatsuki Furuya's change of pitch.

In the end, I could only reluctantly end the game.

On the other side, the players of the Osaka Kiryu High School baseball team also followed suit.

Except Tetsuya Yuki caught a double and was walked.

Others also did not have any performance on the pitch.

They were eliminated one after another.

Unconsciously, the game reached the 4th game.

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(End of this chapter)