Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 318 The most watched player! (-in-)

In Koshien in August, even the air people breathe is hot.

In this hot weather, almost all life is wilting, and the flowers and plants on the court have drooped their heads...

However, this listless atmosphere did not affect the fans in the stands at all.

The Koshien stands were packed with fans.

Even the outfield stands were full of heads.

Even in professional team games, people rarely see such a grand occasion.

All the staff of Jiaziyuan are ready to deal with various situations.

The beautiful reporter from Baseball Kingdom magazine kept wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"Oh, it's so lively today!"

Although it is said that as long as there is a Qingdao game, there will be no shortage of fans.

But like today, the situation is full of pits and valleys.

Still not easy to see.

"There is no way. The two teams with the most hope of winning the championship are about to collide. No fan can bear it and not come to watch such a game..."

Fujio pressed his cap.

As an experienced reporter, he rarely sees this kind of scene.

However, Fujio can understand why so many reporters came to the scene and why there were so many fans?
"I heard from the gossip that someone from the major league has extended an olive branch to Furitani-san?"

Owada Akiko said with a gossipy face.

There is no airtight wall under the sky.

Furthermore, Mr. Raul himself is not a nobody.

He made a special trip to Qingdao several times.

With the publicity of thoughtful people, it became known to everyone.

"I have also heard about it. It is said that he is a very famous scout. I think he will be here for today's game."

Fujio nodded in agreement.

Not only that, this experienced reporter from the baseball kingdom also had a vague feeling.

I'm afraid Raul was not the only one who came here specifically to watch Falling Valley.

There must be others in the major leagues...

Although he didn't recognize the faces of those scouts, there were so many foreign faces at the scene that they couldn't be faked.

"It's so exciting! It feels like I'm watching a superstar grow up..."

Owada Akiko's eyes were full of stars.

She felt from the bottom of her heart that this was one of her greatest blessings since becoming a reporter.

Thinking about the superstar on the baseball field makes people's hearts swell.

Not to mention, this is the development of a superstar...

Just as Fujio thought, Raul also came to the scene.

It's just that the people who came with him this time were different from the ones before.

It was a young man with black hair.

He has white skin but black eyes.

"Is this the child named Fanggu that Mr. Raul was talking about?"

The young man held a telescope in his hand and could see the falling valley clearly.

The corners of his mouth quirked up with a bit of a sneer.

Simply looking at Fang Gu's image, he couldn't see anything like a superstar.

"Young man, a player's strength cannot be judged solely by size. Do you think this is a strongman competition? The strength of a baseball player can only be truly reflected on the field."

Raul did not have a good relationship with young people and was not polite in his words.

But in this unceremoniousness, there is also a bit of fear.

Although he looked down upon this young man's professionalism, he had to be wary of the other person's identity.

Who asked him to be the manager of a certain team in Major League Baseball?

Not an agent, not a scout.

Rather, he is the person in charge of daily management and business development of a team.

What young people say carries a lot of weight.

If you want to introduce Jianggu at a sky-high price, the other party's opinion is crucial.

This is the reason why Raul had to bring him here.

"Dear Mr. Raul, I recognize your previous contributions to the team. But now, you are older and you should enjoy your family life. Don't worry too much about the team's affairs. good."

The young man spoke.

Under pressure from his boss, he had to give face to Raul in front of him.

But this does not mean that he is willing to cooperate with the other party.

What kind of cats and dogs dare to offer a weekly salary of 100,000 yuan?

You know, even in their team, this salary can be ranked in the top 5.

With such a sky-high price, he signed a young man who had not yet appeared in the professional arena.

Isn't this an international joke?
The young man looked at Raul with a hint of disdain.

Old is old!

Raul, who was shrewd and powerful back then, has become an old man who only knows how to talk.

"There is an old saying in the East, facts speak louder than words! Let us wait and see, Manager Bob!"

The young man is of mixed race and his name is Bob.

"I also think what Mr. Raul said makes sense. But the sky-high price you mentioned cannot be met by ordinary performance..."

Bob had a message just in case.

He had already made up his mind, no matter what the performance of this person called Jiang Gu?
He would not even agree to that sky-high contract.

While they were talking, the game started.

As the players from the two teams came on stage, Bob felt a small shock.

Those who saw Jiang Gu followed him like a demon and cheered him on.

"Jiang Gu, I love you!!"

"Jianggu, come on..."

"Is it so popular?"

For a professional manager, when they look at a player, the first thing they look at is not the player's strength.

It’s the player’s ability to attract money.

Judging from Jiang Gu's performance, the young man's ability to attract money is quite good.

"A sky-high price contract will definitely not work. A junior training contract should be fine."

Bob thought to himself.

Of course, he would not say this.

Immediately afterwards, players from the two teams came to the center of the court and saluted each other.

"Please advise!"

"Please give me more advice!!"

The war is about to start.

Through guessing, it was finally decided that the Xibang High School baseball team would take the lead in attacking.

The friends of the Seido High School baseball team have changed their defensive equipment. Gather in the rest area and wait for their supervision to give final instructions.

Director Kataoka looked serious.

He also felt the different atmosphere today.

This game will definitely be difficult.

However, even so, the expression on Kataoka's face did not change when he was exhorting his disciples.

"We have already made preparations that need to be made! In the following time, you can just show off the results of your usual practice."

What makes Seido High School baseball team players most proud of is their team's rigorous training.

All the main players of the team have come out of that hellish training. They also had doubts for a time.

It's just a club activity in high school, just baseball. Is it really necessary to go to that level?
But this idea only occurred for a moment, and was drowned by their exhaustion.

"You have persisted to this point, how can you give up?"

The partners relied on this kind of will to survive.

This process is undoubtedly very painful.

But when they really climbed out of that hellish ordeal.

This has become the most proud capital of Qingdao players.

What if the players are not weaker than others?
That's how much they sweat for baseball!
Director Kataoka is really an expert in making chicken blood.

He captured this point accurately, and when Qingdao's friends heard it, their eyes were all bright and frightening.

Originally, they were still a little uneasy in their hearts.

After all, their opponent in today's game was the previous national hegemon.

Even if it is as strong as Daocheng Industrial, it is only at the level of the top four or top eight in Jiaziyuan.

The opponent is a team that is more powerful than the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team.

But after listening to the supervisor's words, the slightest bit of uneasiness in their hearts completely disappeared.

"We are no worse than them!"

"It's not certain who will win."

“It’s not certain what you say, we must be stronger!!”

With this mentality, the partners came on stage one by one.

They feel like a pack of howling wolves, with extremely high fighting spirit.

The mental outlook of the Qingdao players shocked many people at the scene.

In the past, their focus was almost entirely on that monster first-year member of the Qingdao High School baseball team.

Now when I take a closer look, it turns out that the powerful one is not the only one.

The other players on the Seido High School baseball team are not bad either.

"That supervisor named Kataoka is very good at training players."

Some people also noticed the men behind the players through their performances.

Seeing Qingdao's performance, the drunken-nosed supervisor of the Nippon High School baseball team was not surprised, but even had a smile on his face.

"As we thought before, the players on the Qingdao High School baseball team are really not easy to mess with."

They had already guessed this.

But this also plays into their heart.

"Boys, let the first graders see the strength of our national hegemon!"

In the first half of the inning, the Seabon High School baseball team went on offense.

Their first batter is a slender player named Okamoto.

He was originally Xibang's core hitter, but now he has been adjusted to the first batsman.

There was a lot of discussion in the stands...

Miyuki, who was squatting in the catcher's position, raised the corner of his mouth.

He clearly saw the intentions of the Sibang High School baseball team.

"Xibang High School obviously wants to give their team's core hitters more opportunities to play against Fang Gu. They are already well prepared and will use Fang Gu as their opponent throughout the whole process!"

To be honest, this isn't really good news.

But Miyuki Kazuya felt extremely proud.

How could their first-year monster junior be able to push last year's national hegemon to this point?

Obviously, the supervisors and players of Xibang High School have already thought that the opportunities for each of their hitters to hit the field are very limited.

Miyukiichi also raised his head and looked at the high-spirited young man on the pitcher's mound.

He felt proud in his heart.

"What kind of honor can our team win in the end? It's still unknown. But you, kid, are already the most watched player in the country. Come on, show your strength as the most watched player."

Miyuki Kazuya's open gloves seemed to have some kind of attraction.

Standing on the pitcher's mound, Feng Gu felt the desire to pitch in his heart.

He's going to throw the ball, into that glove...

Lift your feet and step forward!
As the body's center of gravity shifted, the baseball in his hand whizzed out.

Fukitani's pitching posture is not as fancy as the other first-year pitcher on their team.

Falling down the valley is the most standard and simple movement.

However, this is the most standard and simple pitching movement, which can concentrate all the strength of his body on his throwing fingers.

When the baseball flew out of his hand, it was like a cannon being discharged.

"boom!"

A huge roar suddenly appeared.

Not to mention the people who were close, even the people in the stands felt like there was an explosion in their ears.

The manager from the major leagues gasped in surprise.

Even if he's not that good at baseball.

But he is also the manager of a major league team after all, and he can still clearly sense that this ball is extraordinary.

In the strike zone, the batter named Okamoto watched the ball fly past his eyes.

He didn't react in any way.

Of course it's not that he doesn't want to, but it's simply too late.

By the time the idea of ​​swinging the bat came to his mind, the baseball had already flown past his eyes.

"Snapped!"

"nice shot!!"

The whole place exploded!

What makes people even more incredible is the number displayed on the huge electronic screen.

"156 kilometers!"

It’s certainly not Furigu’s fastest pitch.

That's even just his average pitch velocity.

But it's different for other people, especially some die-hard supporters of Qingdao, their eyes are simply shining.

"did you see that?"

"A terrifying ball speed of 156 kilometers?"

"It's casually over one hundred and fifty kilometers, or even one hundred and fifty-five kilometers."

"As far as current high school students are concerned, let alone Furitani-san's fastest ball speed. Even with this ball speed, no one else can throw it."

The scene exploded, and the commentator was excited and incoherent.

For the vast majority of Qingdao supporters, this scene has become commonplace.

To put it bluntly, this is almost a regular side effect of their ace pitching.

Great stamina!

When the first batter of the Sibang High School baseball team first stepped into the batter's box, he gave people a feeling of dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction.

Even facing Jiang Gu, he looked like he could hit the ball.

How is it now?
It was just one goal, and Okamoto was still stupid.

Just throwing the ball at that speed is enough to crush the opponent.

Even if the opponent is a national hegemon, there is no exception.

Mr. Raul applauded along with the fans around him. While applauding, he glanced at young Bob with the corner of his eye.

The manager from the major leagues had pupils twice as big.

He stared at the huge screen in disbelief.

"Manager Bob, how do you feel about this child?"

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(End of this chapter)