Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 253 Champion! we are the champion! (-in-)

"Strikeout, game over!!!"

"Nishi Tokyo Regional Competition, finals. The fateful battle between the Aomichi High School Baseball Team and the Inagi Industrial High School Baseball Team. After nine rounds of fierce fighting, the final score was 5:2, and the Aomichi High School Baseball Team won!!!"

"Although the score difference was not small, the suspense of this game remained until the last game. As Daocheng Industrial's ace Nagong Ming's physical strength collapsed, they were seized by Qingdao and scored three points in one breath. Qingdao High school baseball teams use mid-game substitutions to avoid this."

"This is not only a victory for the Aomichi High School baseball team, but also a victory for their team supervisor. Through the tactical arrangement of this game, the rumors that Mr. Kataoka's coaching level was problematic have been disproven!"

The commentator gave Qingdao a lot of face.

He not only praised the players on the field, but also praised the supervisor of the Seido High School baseball team.

Although in the eyes of fans, the reason why the Aomichi High School baseball team has not been able to reach Koshien for several years in a row, Kataoka, as the team supervisor, has a big responsibility.

But in the eyes of professional baseball people, they obviously do not think that this is all the fault of Director Kataoka.

There are many reasons why the Seido High School baseball team failed to reach Koshien.

On the one hand, they have been lacking good pitching prospects, so that at critical moments, they often collapse.

But just a year or two later, Kataoka became very mature.

After that, the biggest reason why the Seido High School baseball team failed to reach Koshien was the lack of luck.

As for the strength of the Qingdao High School baseball team, judging from the situation in the past few years, the strength of Qingdao High School is actually not bad every year.

Even when the student resources are not very good, Director Kataoka trains his players to be quite competitive.

Facts speak louder than words.

Now the opportunity has come, and the Seido High School baseball team is soaring.

This aspect is due to Jiang Guxiao.

But if the Seido High School baseball team doesn't already have the strength to compete for the championship. It is impossible to win the championship just by falling into the valley.

The commentator of this game had admired Director Kataoka very much before.

Now that he had the opportunity, of course he had to say a few words for the supervisor he admired.

But the fans in the stands didn't care about that.

They pay more attention to the players than to the supervision that works silently behind the scenes.

As far as today's game is concerned, although there were many players present, they all performed very well.

But everyone still couldn't help but focus their attention on Jiang Gu.

"Jianggu! Jianggu!!!"

Tens of thousands of fans throughout Jingu Stadium were shouting Feng Gu's name in unison.

It felt like they were calling out to their heroes.

That kind of exciting scene is difficult to describe in words.

The beautiful reporter from Baseball Kingdom magazine looked at the trembling ground beneath her feet, her little face flushed with excitement.

"This is amazing!"

It's not that Akiko Owada didn't know that Akatsuki Fukitani might be very popular.

With that young man's performance comparable to that of a devil, it is simply a matter of course for him to gain a group of fans on the court.

But she still didn't expect that the boy named Jiang Gu would be so popular?
He was like the centerpiece of the game. All eyes were on him, and tens of thousands of fans were crazy about him.

"Even big stars in the professional arena don't necessarily get this kind of treatment, right?"

Fujio pressed down his peaked cap and nodded firmly.

"Of course!"

Even if you are a big star in the professional arena, not everyone can receive this kind of treatment.

Only a superstar who is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people can receive such an honor.

Fall down to the valley!
"In today's game alone, he broke his own ball speed record twice, throwing an astonishing ball speed of 159 kilometers. Not only that, he also struck out times in a single game..."

Fujio's voice couldn't help but start to get louder.

"These two, even if they are alone, are enough to be recorded in the history of baseball. Both happened to the same player, and they became the final champion. It is impossible for this to not be eye-catching."

"And that's not the most important thing."

After hearing what her senior said, Owada Akiko's eyes widened in surprise.

This is not the most important thing, so what is the most important thing?
You know, these two are enough for Aomichi and Fukitani-san to make a national sensation.

It is conceivable that tomorrow's front-page headlines in newspapers and magazines will inevitably feature a large photo of Fukitani-san.

“The most important thing is, he’s still in first grade!”

"This also means that there is still a lot of room for growth for Fukiya players in the future. For fans, witnessing the rise of such a superstar is what they are most excited about."

After hearing what her senior said, Owada Akiko was convinced.

Although she has been watching high school baseball for a while, she is no longer the baseball novice she was.

But compared with her seniors, their knowledge reserves are not at the same level at all.

"As expected of Senior Feng, his insights are truly remarkable."

Not only these two reporters, but many reporters and fans at the scene have noticed this.

To them, it was as if they were watching the rise of a hegemon.

In the past, if there was a hegemon in Western Tokyo, there was no doubt that it was Daocheng Industrial.

Compared with Daocheng Industrial, the other two giants that are keeping pace with them are far behind in performance.

But things are clearly different now.

The current situation is definitely not due to the luck of the Aomichi High School baseball team. They were lucky enough to become the champions of Nishi Tokyo.

Qingdao relied on his own strong strength to reach where he is now step by step.

Although before the ninth inning, they were tied with Daocheng.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that during the game, the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team, which was originally the dominant force in Nishi Tokyo, actually played very passively.

On the contrary, the Seido High School baseball team had a considerable advantage.

The final result of the ninth game was also caused by the strength gap between the two sides.

The Qingdao High School baseball team made a substitution. In order to save their ace's energy, they changed pitchers in the middle and pitched two innings.

This has also become a key point for the Seido High School baseball team to win.

But isn't this a reflection of the team's overall strength?
Daocheng Industrial can also replace people to save energy, why don't they do it? Are they unwilling?
It's not because the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team is worried that once they change their pitcher, their team may collapse.

After all, isn't this caused by the gap in strength between the two sides?

In the dugout of the Seido High School baseball team.

Minister Ohta rubbed his hands together excitedly, grinning almost to the back of his molars.

"Hehe, win, win! We are the champions, we have entered Koshien!!!"

As the director of the Qingdao High School baseball team, no one understands the supervision of his team better than him, including the pressure his team faces.

The Seido High School baseball team is the top club in the country.

Even ordinary people who don't pay much attention to baseball have heard of their names more or less.

Their school's investment in the baseball team is also unimaginable.

Any effort and investment cannot be free.

The school provides strong support, whether it’s the team’s hardware facilities or special enrollment quotas.

As long as the team puts it forward, they will find ways to satisfy it. In this case, the school will naturally have requirements for the team's performance.

Although they don’t necessarily have to truly dominate the country!
However, he has been unable to enter Koshien for several consecutive years, which is obviously something the school cannot tolerate.

For this matter, Director Kataoka, including the entire coaching staff of their Seido High School baseball team, was under tremendous pressure.

If the Aomichi High School baseball team still fails to reach Koshien this summer, Kataoka, as the team supervisor, might have to resign to apologize.

Of course, the other coaches on the team will not have an easy time either.

Well now, they finally entered Koshien.

Not only are their efforts this year meaningful, but their efforts over the past few years have paid off.

Minister Ota feels proud and proud.

Not only him, but many directors and players of the Seido High School baseball team have similar feelings.

Before this competition, although the friends of the Seido High School baseball team had already won the Kanto Conference championship, they had proven their strength.

But there are still many fans who are not optimistic about the future development of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

Before this summer competition, many people had raised questions.

They believe that even though the Aomichi High School baseball team won the Kanto Conference championship, it was just because they had an unexpected ace pitcher like Furitani.

The other teams were completely unprepared mentally.

Because of this, they were caught off guard by the Seido High School baseball team.

By this summer's tournament, the main competitor of the Qingdao High School baseball team would not be surprised by Fukiya's appearance.

They believe that the Seido High School baseball team may suffer because of this in this summer competition.

it's good now!

The results speak for themselves. The scene those guys expected did not happen.

Instead, their Seido High School baseball team fought their way through and got a spot in Koshien.

Fang Guxiao looked at his companions around him with a smile.

It can be seen that the friends are laughing very happily.

Even Fang Gu himself felt extremely lucky.

It would be absolutely impossible for him to win against an opponent of the level of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team by himself.

He is undoubtedly lucky to have such a group of reliable companions.

There were many reasons why he chose to join the Seido High School baseball team, but at the time, Fukiya didn't know if his choice was the right one.
but now.

Jiang Gu can say with absolute certainty that he made the right choice.

In the Qingdao High School baseball team, whether it is the team's training, the team's environment, the supervision's teachings, or the encouragement of partners...

The feeling of falling into the valley is perfect.

He also played baseball when he was in junior high school, and he got along quite well with his former friends.

Fukitani originally thought that it would be similar if he joined the Qingdao High School baseball team.

But it was only when he actually entered Qingdao High School that Fang Gu understood.

Even if they are also a group of friends who have dreams.

The intensity with which they pursue their dreams is also completely different.

Under this different intensity, the atmosphere of the team and the growth rate of the players are all different.

To put it bluntly...

If the team he was on back then could have the atmosphere of the Seido High School baseball team.

Then maybe their results will be even more brilliant.

Maybe, they will go all the way to the whole country!

In the end, everyone will not have so many regrets.

Just when Jiang Gu was secretly rejoicing.

Several third-year seniors on the team took the initiative to come to his side and lifted him up.

Such an enthusiastic senior made Feng Gu very uncomfortable.

"senior……"

Just when he was about to say something, the third-year seniors of the Seido High School baseball team had already lifted him up.

"I shouted one or two!!"

The mustachioed senior commanded enthusiastically.

None of the other friends raised any questions.

"One, two!!"

Following the command of Senior Mustache, all the seniors surrounding Fanggu threw him, a first-year junior, into the sky.

"we are the champion!!!"

At this moment, the atmosphere of the entire Jingu Stadium reached its peak.

In the stands, those die-hard supporters of the Seido High School baseball team were dancing excitedly.

They don't know what kind of feelings those third-year players on the Seido High School baseball team have to do such a thing?
But they can feel the vibe.

So even if it's just a supporting role, they don't care at all.

They used their own way to celebrate the players of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

For these third-year players on the Seido High School baseball team.

Let them use disgusting language to express their gratitude to their first-grade students.

That is obviously unrealistic.

These guys from the Seido High School baseball team simply can't do it.

But they also expressed their gratitude to Jiang Gu, a first-year student, in their own unique way.

Fukitani is particularly lucky that he can join Qingdao and become a member of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

same.

For these guys on the Seido High School baseball team, they also feel extremely lucky.

Although, this is not the first time that the second and third grade seniors of the Seido High School baseball team have felt like this.

But this time, their feelings were stronger than ever.

They were extremely lucky.

This first-year monster student on their team finally chose their Qingdao High School baseball team instead of choosing other teams.

This gave them a chance to leap over the dragon gate.

From this moment on, the history of the Seido High School baseball team will usher in a new chapter.

"One, two!"

Under the scorching summer sun, the boy was thrown high into the sky by his seniors.

This scene also became the front page headline of the media on the second day.

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(End of this chapter)