Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 18 Welcome Competition, famous scene preview! (First update)
With two outs and no one on base.

Regardless of whether it was a coincidence or not, the momentum of the freshmen team has increased.

Their eyes were glowing again.

"We can't continue like this, we can't let that little guy do whatever he wants on the court."

"Swing with all your might!!"

The second and third grade players were filled with indignation.

The expressions on the faces of the two players who had just finished the attack were very complicated.

They can be 100% sure that they were not merciful during the attack just now.

They even performed beyond their level.

However, the final result was somewhat beyond their expectations.

"There must be something fishy here!"

They wanted to explain to their partners, but they really couldn't figure out what the problem was.
In this case, even if they told their companions, what effect would it have?
The hitter standing in the strike zone obviously didn't understand what happened to the two companions who had just left the field.
At this time, his fighting spirit is still very high!

Seeing Sawamura Eijun throw the ball, he swung the bat in his hand without hesitation.

"I will never show mercy!"

The slogans shouted loudly, but the bat hit by the batter failed to touch the baseball.

The two pass by each other.

The batter standing in the strike zone is also the main force of the second corps of the Seido High School baseball team.

One hundred and twenty to thirty kilometers away, and he hasn't touched it yet?

The batter's little face turned red instantly.

If the current conditions didn't allow it, he would have wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.

Director Kataoka, who was standing behind him, only felt his eyes light up when he saw this scene.

at the same time.

"Snapped!"

Kariba, who was responsible for catching the ball, was surprised to find that the baseball hit the edge of his glove and bounced out.

He didn't catch the ball!
what happened?

Kariba's inner surprise flashed past.

But now he couldn't help thinking too much, the game was still going on.

"Sorry, my fault!"

He failed to catch such a mid-range ball. No matter from which perspective, Kariba could not shirk responsibility.

"It doesn't matter, it's normal not to catch the ball!!"

Sawamura Eijun is not surprised at all.

He had used all his strength just now.

When he was in the countryside of Nagano, as long as he threw the ball with all his strength, his friends often couldn't catch the ball.

The two of them spoke as if nothing had happened.

The batters in the strike zone were so ashamed that they wanted to cover their faces.

He was secretly angry, and he would definitely hit the ball out next time.

for sure!
Soon, Sawamura's second ball flew over.

Facing the flying baseball, the batter took decisive action.

Even if I made a mistake before, I didn't even hit a hair on the ball.

This time.

He also swings the bat with all his might and determination.

"Ping!"

The bat successfully hit the baseball, but there was no joy at all on the batter's face.

It can even be said that the hitter at this time was filled with shock.

He watched helplessly as the ball he hit flew directly above the third baseman.

It's like it was sent up on purpose.

As a newcomer to the Seido High School baseball team, he had played in youth baseball before.If you don't have such a resume and are just a newcomer, you won't be qualified to play in this welcome game.

If they can't catch such a ball, then they really should buy a piece of tofu and kill them.

"Snapped!"

The rookie team's third baseman caught the ball in his glove without any effort.

"Out!"

With three outs, offense and defense exchange.Eijun Sawamura actually managed to score three outs with only four balls.

Made his first appearance for the team and didn’t lose a single point.

"Very good! The next step is to look for opportunities to attack!!!"

When Sawamura Eijun returned to the rest area, his fighting spirit was still very high.

He clapped his hands while mobilizing his partners.

"The score gap has widened to more than 20 points. Can't this guy feel it at all?"

"How big is his heart?"

Faced with everyone's doubts, Takashima Rei, who has a prosperous career, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his fingers.

The team that Sawamura Eijun led before said they were grassroots and even praised them.

To put it bluntly, those guys are just laymen and baseball enthusiasts.

However, Sawamura was not discouraged at all when faced with the endless mistakes made by his companions and actively responded to them.

It was precisely because of this that Takashima Rei took a fancy to Sawamura that he specially recruited this newcomer with little foundation to become a member of the Seido High School baseball team.

"In the past days when he played with his gang of companions, Sawamura-san has probably already become accustomed to how to deal with crises!"

"Although Akatsuki Furuya's talent is unique! But I still firmly believe that Sawamura will be an indispensable force in our team."

The game continues.

At this time, the slightly frail Kominato Haruichi was also replaced as the team's second baseman.

All three members of the freshman team were on the court.

At this time, the second- and third-year pitcher was replaced by Kawakami.

In fact, he is not the main force of the second army, but the substitute of the first army.

Director Kataoka’s intention of killing three birds with one stone is simply not too obvious.

In addition to sharpening his ace, he also wanted to sharpen his replacement pitcher.

Kawakami controls the ball very well and can make all kinds of sharp changes at his fingertips.

Plus he's a side shooter.

With all kinds of buffs stacked up, the freshman team's hitters have nothing to do when faced with such an opponent.

The offensive opportunity they finally got was quickly wasted.

"strike out!"

"strike out!!"

"strike out!!!"

Three people out, the offense and defense exchanged.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! We still have a chance!!"

Sawamura clapped his hands and continued to boost everyone's morale.

It seems that such a small scene cannot scare his future ace at all.

"When did you become the commander of our team?"

The boy named Kanemaru said angrily.

If it's someone else, that's fine.

Even though Sawamura pitches well, it's clear from his actions in games that he's an amateur.

How could he, the core hitter of the Matsukata Youth Baseball League, feel embarrassed when such a person commanded him?

Sawamura's pitching is still the same, and although the second- and third-year seniors can touch the ball, they have difficulty hitting the ball well.

Two seniors were eliminated one after another.

The batter returned to the second- and third-grade batter, and the batter swept the ball away with all his strength.

Although he didn't hit the ball well and the ball didn't fly out very fast, fortunately, the landing position was very clever.

"Chance!"

However, the batter didn't get very far when a strong figure came out of the corner and successfully blocked the ball.

"Snapped!"

Then that figure passed the ball to first base without stopping.

"Out!"

"Three people out, switch offense and defense!"

It was once again the turn of the rookie hitters to take the field.

(End of this chapter)