Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 271 The much-anticipated second battle! (-in-)

Time flies, and two days pass in the blink of an eye.

This day, 9:30 am.

Qingdao's friends have gathered in the locker room of Koshien.

Their second game is about to begin.

It was only at this time that the friends were very surprised to discover another feature of the Koshien competition.

During regional competitions, opponents who really need Qingdao's attention often start investigating them very early.

Not to mention the teams they focus on.

Even if it is a dark horse that appears suddenly, there is no previous information.

Before actually meeting each other, the Aomichi High School baseball team will have very detailed information in their hands.

For example, the dark horse pharmacist before.

They had already gotten to know this team about a week before they fought against the pharmacist.

This is followed by familiarity and targeted exercises.

By the time they actually met the pharmacist, the Qingdao players were already confident on the court.

But this is not the case in Koshien.

Every team here is extremely unfamiliar to them.

It is impossible for them to know in advance who they are going to fight?
In addition, the preparation time is limited, so it only takes two or three days in total.

When they actually met each other, the most intuitive feeling of the Qingdao friends was that they had not had time to digest it.

Senior Chris' ability to collect intelligence is extremely powerful.

But when this information is put in front of them, they need time to digest it.

But now, they haven't even digested it completely, let alone done targeted exercises.

"This is the biggest difference between the Koshien competition and the regional competition. Not only are the opponents stronger, but we also have less time to prepare. This is still the beginning of the competition, and as the competition progresses, this situation will become more and more serious."

Chris had a terrible headache.

As the manager of the team, he certainly hopes that he can do more for the players.

But there are some things that he can't just do if he wants to.

"It's not without its benefits. Our opponents are in the same situation as us, and they also don't have that much time to prepare."

Miyuki said with a smile.

After hearing the words of their main catcher, everyone also showed a relaxed smile.

In this day and age, intelligence plays an increasingly important role in the game.

If they suffer a loss in intelligence, no matter how confident their friends are in their own strength.

They can't guarantee that they can really make it to the end.

But if we say, the situation and test that everyone needs to face are the same.

The other party also has no way to grasp their information in advance.

The result is completely different.

In a fair fight, today's Qingdao players are not afraid of anyone's challenge.

Fang Gu looked at Miyuki with admiration in his heart.

Although this guy is usually very venomous. But at critical moments, he is still very reliable.

If the third-year senior leaves the team, perhaps this guy who originally seemed unreliable will be the most reliable successor to their team's captain.

While admiring in his heart, Jiang Gu also understood.

Miyuki had one sentence, but he didn't say it completely.

To be honest, according to common sense, the situations encountered by the Koshien participating teams are all the same.

They don't understand their opponents, and their opponents don't understand them either.

But there is a problem involved, and that is the team's popularity!
For ordinary teams, they naturally have to follow the first law.

But for those teams that are particularly famous, the situation may be different.

For example, Team Cosmos!
Even the teams participating in the first round will probably have some understanding of the famous Cosmos team.

Another example is the candidate for the winner of this year's Jiaziyuan.

They all fall into this situation.

In contrast, Qingdao's situation is very problematic.

Although this is the first time they have entered Koshien in recent years.

But their reputation is not that of newcomers to Koshien.

Coupled with the influence of Jianggu...

It is estimated that the teams that have the strength to compete for the championship now have more or less understanding of Qingdao.

Those teams that are likely to meet Qingdao will naturally be no exception.

They had found out Qingdao's information early and started making preparations in advance.

From an intelligence point of view, they may not be able to suffer such a big loss. After all, they are not Team Cosmos.

But they must be at a disadvantage.

"The game is about to start, let's go on the field!!"

While everyone was discussing this, Yuuki, the captain, suddenly spoke.

After hearing the statement of their captain, the status of the friends also changed.

They walked out of the passage one by one like tigers descending a mountain.

"Wow!! The Qingdao players are here!!"

Before the commentator of the game could speak, huge cheers erupted from the stands in Koshien.

There were not a few fans who came to the scene.

The stands on both sides of the entire Jiazi Garden were packed with people.

Even the outfield stands were opened.

Even if my friends had a premonition in advance, fans would be indispensable today.

Seeing such a scene, their hearts were still extremely surging.

Compared to the first game, they felt more like stars this time.

As for who is the most popular among their team?
There is no doubt that it is Jiang Guxiao.

There were seven to eight thousand, if not ten thousand, fans shouting Jiang Gu's name at the scene.

For this game, his grandfather and parents came to the stadium specially to cheer for their children and grandchildren.

As for the first opening game, why didn't they show up?
The reason is also very simple, because they did not grab tickets for the stands on both sides.

If it were in the outfield stands, they wouldn't even be able to see anyone clearly, let alone say anything about cheering.

They were lucky today. Not only did they grab the stands on both sides, they also grabbed a front seat.

You can see the valley at a glance.

Sawamura's parents were not so lucky. They arrived late and could only watch the game from the high stands.

Sawamura's grandfather, a young old man who looked very energetic, looked eagerly at Sawamura on the stage, his lips almost grinning to the back of his head.

"I really didn't expect that this brat would break into Koshien so quickly?"

Not only the little old man, but Sawamura's former partners also didn't expect it.

Because it was expensive, they only bought tickets for this one game and sat behind and on both sides of Grandpa Sawamura.

When they saw Sawamura playing, they immediately shouted Sawamura's name excitedly.

It's just that tens of thousands of fans were shouting, and their voices were naturally covered up.

Wakana, who was wearing a cool summer dress, subconsciously narrowed her eyes.

Sawamura's childhood sweetheart also didn't expect that they would see Sawamura on the field of Koshien so soon.

It is said that Sawamura even played in the first game!

"As expected of all our partners, you have soared!!"

The girl felt a sense of loss in her heart.

She suddenly discovered that the silly young man who had been by her side. Now they have grown to the point where they need to look up to them!

The parents and family members of many Qingdao players specially chose this game to watch. On the one hand, they think this game will be better than the first one.

On the other hand, it is also because tickets for the opening game are really hard to grab.

Although there were many fans in this game, most of them started to book tickets after the first game.

They had a great advantage by booking tickets in advance.

As for the happiest person, it must be Kominato Haruichi's parents.

Everyone else came to see one of their children, but their two sons have now appeared on the field.

Looking at the older son, the younger son all realized his dreams.

Although I am a small Minato mother, I still feel that it is difficult to let go.

But she is also truly proud of her two sons.

“You guys are really awesome!!”

The Qingdao players learned early that their parents were coming to watch the competition.

Each of them was so energetic and fierce that they showed their best side.

It doesn't matter at other times. At this time, you can't be embarrassed under any circumstances.

Even if you don’t let your parents be proud of you, you can’t let your parents be ashamed of you!

In the rest area opposite, the scene is particularly spectacular.

There are all kinds of colors, black, white and yellow, and only half of them are real local players.

The rest are all foreign students with different skin colors.

"It's so spectacular..."

Guanyue looks very young, in his early 20s.

He saw the energy of the Qingdao players and praised them without hesitation.

"Brother, are you praising our opponent?"

The team manager of St. Dov is a young girl with long black hair. She is tall and fair-skinned, and looks exactly like the Bai Fumei people remember her as.

"Of course I want to praise my opponent for his good performance! Also, you have to call me supervisor on the field. Do you understand?"

Facing the pressure from his brother, the team manager lowered his head.

"I understand, Director Guanyue!"

The name of this supervisor is Aoi Kanzuki.

His sister, the manager of this team, is named Aoi Crescent Moon.

In addition to their roles as supervisors and team managers, they have another layer of identity.

Both of them are school directors of St. Dov.

"They say Koshien is difficult, but it doesn't seem that difficult. It's only been two years, haven't we already made it in?"

Aoi Kanyue said with emotion.

"If you don't count the 1 million you invested, it's pretty smooth."

Hearing his sister's complaints, Guanyue frowned in dissatisfaction.

"You know what, everything you do has a price. A mere 100 million is nothing at all. The annual investment of those wealthy teams is not much less than ours."

Guanyue has always believed that their team's current results are not just because of the magic of money.

His personal ability is also crucial.

Otherwise, why can't others do it? He can do it!

Let’s not talk about it far away, let’s just talk about Qingdao who is about to compete with them now.

As one of the top giants in the country, hasn't the opponent still not entered Koshien for several years?

Qingdao's annual investment in the baseball team is tens of millions, if not 100 million.

It’s not like they failed to break into Koshien!

Thinking of this, Guanyue raised the corner of his mouth.

He looked at these contestants with different skin colors in front of him and felt extremely proud.

Why can he surpass Qingdao?
The reason is simple. As the top wealthy family in the country, Qingdao certainly has a big heart. They can recruit players from all over the country to strengthen their team.

Saint Daphne is even better than them in this regard.

The other party is recruiting from all over the country, while Saint-Dolf simply recruits from all over the world.

He has strong players at his disposal, coupled with his carefully studied baseball tactics. This is the secret of Saint Dove's invincibility.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Qingdao's performance so far has been overwhelming.

However, Guanyue firmly believes that they will win in the end.

The stronger Qingdao is and the better his performance, the greater the fame they will gain after defeating each other.

"Come on, my hand-picked warriors!!"

In this atmosphere, the first round of Koshien's competition officially started!
"The Seido High School baseball team's game against St. Astor has officially begun!"

In this game, Qingdao got the opportunity to attack first.

First half of an inning.

"First bat, No. 6, shortstop, Kuramochi-san!!"

Kuramochi stood in the strike zone with the bat in his hand.

Wait for him to look from the strike zone toward the field. Kuramochi suddenly felt dizzy.

Qingdao players are by no means the kind of people who have never seen the world.

Even they have a certain understanding of foreign mixed-race players.

There was one person in their team, Chris, who is now the team manager. There is also Carl Ross, the little black man from Daocheng Industrial.

But compared to the scene he encountered now, what Chris, Carl Rose.

It’s simply not worth mentioning!
Kuramochi looked around and saw that of the nine opponents on the court, there were three white people, two black people, one brown-skinned person, and three yellow people.

"Is this a United Nations General Assembly meeting?"

Especially the opponent's ace, who kept mumbling. Not only does he have dark skin, he is also a standard talker.

"Jack!!"

Until the supervisor Guanyue in their team's dugout took the initiative to speak.

The tall, thin black man just shut his mouth obediently.

He played with the baseball in his hand and looked at Kuramochi maliciously.

"I'm going to take action!!"

While talking, the black player named Jack stretched out his long legs and threw the baseball in his hand.

"call out!"

The speed of the baseball seems not slow, and the angle is tricky.

Especially with the opponent's height, the baseball thrown from his hand also has a top-to-bottom angle.

"Snapped!"

The baseball flashed past and went directly into the white catcher's glove.

“Very good!!”

The white catcher gave the highest praise with a thumbs up.

The referee of today's game couldn't help but puff up his chest when he saw such a scene.

Because of the participation of these foreign students, the style of this game is completely different.

The style has suddenly improved a lot.

"It's so easy to deal with this guy!!"

Jack, the black pitcher, opened his mouth, revealing his big white teeth.

The big white teeth sparkled in the sunlight.

In the stands, those Qingdao supporters frowned involuntarily after seeing such a scene.

They suddenly realized that today's game was not as easy as they imagined.

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(End of this chapter)