Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 356 Carnival, press conference, celebration! (two in one)

The Seidou High School baseball team can refuse those reporters.

But they were destined to have no way to refuse the organizer's proposal.

Even Director Kataoka had to compromise.

"Dear Qingdao players, please follow me!"

"I watched your game, it was really exciting."

"This must be Furuya-san, right? I'm your fan."

The staff member who was in charge of handing over to the contestants was quite talkative.

He chattered endlessly.

The players of Seidou High School baseball team felt like their brains were boiling.

They just couldn't understand why there were people in this world who talked so much.

There are also players in their team who are good at speaking.

But no matter what, there should be a limit to this matter.

The staff member in front of me has no idea what moderation is.

Regardless of whether his teammates on the Seidou High School baseball team are willing to answer his questions?
He can talk about himself...

This is also an ability.

The friends had no other way to deal with him except secretly giving him a thumbs up.

The press conference was held as scheduled.

The organizer looked at the reporters who came to the scene and his thighs were almost red from slapping himself.

How come they missed such a huge amount of traffic as if they had been drugged?

It is said that everyone is well aware of Akira Jōgō's strength, including everything he has done.

This means that he, the ace in the first grade, no longer has any secrets at all.

Put yourself in their shoes. Look at this issue from the perspective of those reporters. They have already dug up all the news that can be found about Akihiro Kouguchi.

In this case, what reason do they have to pursue this first-year player relentlessly?

It is for this reason that after today's semi-final, the organizers did not plan to hold a special press conference.

They have already seen the news they should see.

All the news that reporters could report has already been reported.

What's the point of this so-called press conference?
But the organizers obviously didn't expect this.

How could Fūtani's popularity be so high?

Even the news they had reported before has already been reported.

With Furuya reaching the finals, hasn’t a new topic emerged?

Once a new topic arises, reporters will of course flock to it.

This is not to say that all reporters have become his fans.

Mainly because fans love to watch it!
Is there anything more important to a journalist than the fans?
That's the real consumer.

They are the ones who provide them with food and clothing, and they must protect them well.

Since the people who support us want to see it, they will report it.

It doesn’t matter even if the content has been reported almost completely.

What do these journalists with pens do for a living?
After reporting the content, they can continue to explore. If they really can’t find anything, they can still rely on their imagination to create.

In short, they have plenty of ways.

At the press conference, a group of reporters were very enthusiastic.

They kept surrounding Fūya, asking various questions over and over again.

Because his experience in high school has been reported almost extensively, people are even concerned about his performance in junior high school and even his family situation.

Even asked more personal questions, asking him why he was interested in baseball?

What was it like when you first touched baseball?
It’s not like Kouya Aki has not been interviewed before.

In his original impression, this should be a very easy thing.

but now.

Even though he had gradually gotten used to the reporters' sharp words, he still broke into a sweat after being asked these questions.

"terrible!!"

After the press conference, this Qingdao ace who can crush any strong opponent will be revealed.

He acted as if he had survived a disaster.

Whenever he thought of the questions from the reporters, he wanted to ask a question loudly.

Do you have any serious illness?
If there were nothing wrong with the thinking of these reporters, why would they ask such weird questions?

Seeing his ace suppressing his anger, Chris just laughed out loud.

Although Jōtani had always respected this senior very much before.

But when he heard the laughter of his senior, he still felt offended.

"Chris-senpai!"

Fūya didn't choose to argue, he just called out Chris's name.

This is to prove to this senior that he is very angry now.

According to their original plan, they wanted to watch the other semi-final live.

But because of the press conference organized by the organizer, their original plan was completely ruined.

By the time they came out, another semi-final had already ended.

All the top wealthy families in the country that He He was famous for before have been defeated.

In the end, two strange dark horses will meet in the final.

The first is the Seidou High School baseball team.

Although this team, strictly speaking, cannot be considered a dark horse.

After all, they are also one of the top giants in the country.

But who can blame the fact that the Qingdao High School baseball team did not develop smoothly in the past few years?
This directly led to a very serious consequence.

That is, they have not been able to enter Koshien for several consecutive years.

So much so that when they learned that Seidou would return to Koshien, many people were not optimistic about them.

Some people even think that the Qingdao High School baseball team was lucky enough to snatch the qualifying spot from the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team.

With this preconceived idea, everyone naturally regards Qingdao as a strange dark horse.

That makes sense.

They really thought so...

As for the other team that made it to the semi-finals.

That would be even more legendary.

The opponent is from Hokkaido. Because the area is covered with ice and snow all year round, the strength of most sports activities in Hokkaido is not very strong.

Football, basketball, baseball, volleyball...

Hokkaido's performance in all these sports that can be named is mediocre.

This is not to say that their strength is so bad.

However, the general impression given to people is that the strength they possess is not strong.

It is precisely for this reason.

At first, no one took this opponent from Hokkaido seriously.

Until the quarterfinals, everyone's thoughts had not changed. They took it for granted that even if the Hokkaido team won two games by chance, it would not be a big deal.

However, no one expected that it was this team from Hokkaido that would defeat all opponents in the following games.

And this team has also demonstrated extremely strong strength.

They adopted a rotation method, constantly changing pitchers, so that up to now, no batter of any team has been able to completely see through their routine.

From this point of view, they are even more terrifying than the Seidou High School baseball team.

They haven't lost any points till now.

Not only that, their attack power is extraordinary.

If it weren’t for the Demon King Fōgiya Akatsuki, if it weren’t for the current Seidou High School baseball team, their performance would have been too dazzling.

Maybe this team has become the focus of people's attention.

Of course, the same is true now.

Although many people have seen the strength of the Hokkaido players.

But because they have not yet appeared in the public eye, even if someone speaks for them, it is only a few sporadic reports.

It didn't cause much impact.

But things are different now.

No matter how low-key they are, they have successfully made it to the Koshien finals.

They are about to compete with the players of Seidou High School baseball team for the legendary championship title.

In the past, people generally believed that it was almost a foregone conclusion that the Seidou High School baseball team would win in the end.

First of all, the strength they demonstrated is that they are the undisputed national overlord.

The second and very important point is that they have defeated last year's national champion, who is also this year's No. 1 seed, in the previous game.

This allowed them to directly advance to become the No. 1 seed in the Koshien tournament.

No matter who they meet in the finals?

They are all the final winners.

This is the deterrent power of the national overlord and the No. 1 seed.

But now, see another team that advances.

See their magical performance along the way!

Their scores, although not horrible, are there in every game.

This means that they have strong scoring ability.

Not only that, they didn't lose any points throughout the whole process.

All opponents were shut out!!
The strategy of the round-robin battle was carried out perfectly, even at a textbook level.

Facing such a team, people who are familiar with baseball can easily see the championship potential in the opponent.

This confrontation between the two teams is the final of Koshien.

Just thinking about it makes one's blood boil.

As for the name of this team, they are called the Troll Otojuan High School Baseball Team.

This was also the team that was originally going to win the championship.

It is extremely important for Fūya to observe this team in advance.

But because of the press conference, he missed it.

The reporters also asked so many weird questions.

Xiao Fōgaya really couldn't understand why Chris was laughing like that?
What on earth was so funny about him?

Or what's so funny about this incident itself?

Facing the inquiring gaze of his junior, Chris did not hide anything.

"It's natural for you to feel uncomfortable. After all, for most high school players, everything they are exposed to is difficult to get out of this framework. But you are different. You have completely transcended this framework."

"Those reporters didn't treat you as a high school player at all!"

Some things don't need to be explained in detail.

Jyoutani is a very smart person. With just a little guidance, he can understand the pros and cons.

Like now.

After hearing Chris's reminder, Jōtani immediately understood the unreasonable part.

That's it!

It turned out that his identity and status had changed without him realizing it.

The transformation from an ordinary player to a superstar.

This certainly cannot be achieved overnight; it requires gradual adaptation and growth.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face again.

He has already understood the path he will take in the future?
Although some hardships are inevitable on this road.

But this road can always be found.

Of course, the guys felt regretful for not being able to watch their opponents’ game.

But that's just how things are in this world.

In life, eight out of ten things are not as we wish.

In fact, only a very few people are truly satisfied.

In the future they must learn to accept these things and face and deal with them.

If they can't watch the game live, they can also watch the opponent's game video.

The friends had already made up their minds. They didn't want to waste any time and immediately watched the game video of their opponent, the Trolls, after returning to the hotel.

As long as the championship is not really in hand, no matter how much the outside world praises them, it is meaningless to the young friends.

As a player on the high school baseball team, he has now seen many ups and downs.

They certainly won't become complacent because of such a small victory.

They also need to look to the future.

For the team that has made it to the finals, they actually have only one goal next, and that is to dominate the country!
Apart from this goal, everything else is a failure.

The players of Seidou High School baseball team have already made up their minds to celebrate, but just because they themselves are unwilling to celebrate doesn't mean that others are unwilling to celebrate.

For example, the principal and the dean of the Qingdao High School baseball team, two big-name figures, had already arrived at the stadium to watch the players' game.

When they saw the players of Seidou High School baseball team showing extraordinary strength and defeating their opponents on the field.

Their hearts were also filled with excitement!
Finally, the principal and the dean of studies reconciled. The children had worked so hard, and as the principal and dean of studies of Qingdao High School, shouldn’t they show some appreciation?

On the one hand, these two love to be in the limelight, but on the other hand, they really want to comfort the contestants.

So they acted decisively and ordered a big meal at the hotel.

Although it's much worse than those banquets.

But no one can deny that when the players are fighting with their opponents in full swing to prepare for the finals.

When they saw the table full of delicious food, they were deeply moved.

"Don't worry, we will definitely win the game!"

While eating, the children tried to comfort the principal and the dean of studies.

At this time, the little friends had already made up their minds that no matter what else, they must build a relationship with the principal.

Maybe if the principal is happy, he will let them eat like this for every meal.

Of course, this is just a beautiful wish in everyone's heart.

After the celebratory banquet, the members of Qingdao High School baseball team came to the operations meeting room under the guidance of their supervisor.

This was specially coordinated by the hotel!
It was originally used for company meetings, but now I can’t take care of that.

The principal of Qingdao High School directly approved a special sum of money to book the hall so that they could hold a pre-war meeting.

Of course, the teammates on the Seidou High School baseball team will not be polite.

It was here that they found information about their opponents and began to study it carefully.

Troll Otojuan High School Baseball Team!

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(End of this chapter)