Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 357 Finals Opening! (Two in One)

The hotel where the players of Seidou High School baseball team are staying.

All the contestants gathered here, staring at the projection screen intently.

The contestants' faces did not look good.

Although they knew in their hearts that the opponent who could make it to the finals could not be a weakling.

But the opponent is not one of the top teams in the country.

Even the reporters who interviewed the journalists all said it in unison.

Seidou High School baseball team must win!
Although the final has not started yet, they have already touched the championship trophy with one hand.

This statement is of course exaggerated.

But it cannot be denied that this also indirectly proves Qingdao's current strength.

And their status in the eyes of the public.

The guys on the Seidou High School baseball team are obviously very confident.

Not to mention their glorious past.

Just now, they have achieved a series of achievements in the Koshien arena.

It is also enough to give them endless confidence.

First of all, they defeated last year's national champion and this year's No. 1 seed.

Not only that, they also defeated the international student team, a super dark horse...

Even in the last game, facing the sudden attack of Seidou High School baseball team, the performance of Seidou High School was amazing.

During the previous game.

Because of concerns about the upcoming games, the Qingdao High School baseball team dare not go all out.

The most obvious example of this is that their team's ace clearly has the physical strength, but they have to let their ace rest.

So much so that the times when their team was able to really give their all could be counted on one’s fingers.

Now there is only one final left.

For the members of Seidou High School baseball team, they no longer have any worries.

They are free from all shackles and just need to work towards this goal.

From this point of view, what reason do they have not to win the championship?
Is the opponent strong?

Can they be stronger than last year’s national champion, the super dark horse, and Qingxue?
Although I haven't seen the other side's game in person.

But the members of the Qingdao High School baseball team have such confidence in their hearts.

With this mentality, they watched the opponent's game videos.

After watching the game video, all the friends fell silent.

A full half an hour passed.

Kuramochi put his hands behind his back and spoke first.

"This team is similar to ours!"

This was obviously not just his opinion, but the other partners did not speak up first.

After hearing what Kuramochi said, they all nodded.

"I think so too. Except that our ace is a little stronger, the overall style is very similar to ours."

"Once you find an opportunity to attack, never let go."

"Especially their pitchers, their performance was too perfect. We were very nervous even when we used our pitchers in rotation. But the other side acted like it was a daily routine."

The Troll Da Tengjuan High School baseball team left the deepest impression on their teammates on the Qingdao High School baseball team.

Those are the outstanding pitchers on their team.

Are the pitchers of Seidou High School baseball team going to rotate?
They also need specific situations and specific responses.

The Troll Otojuan High School baseball team is completely different. Their team coach Nitta never let any player pitch from beginning to end.

He has always used a rotation system, with three pitchers taking turns pitching.

You know, this is the stage of Koshien.

This also means that the opponents they meet on the field are all strong.

However, even so, the Troll Otojuan High School baseball team insisted on using this strategy.

The most important thing is that they succeeded.

"So far in the game, we haven't lost a single point."

"The pitchers rotate so quickly, and each pitcher has his own unique style. This is simply a luxurious style of play for a professional team..."

"I'm really curious, does Hokkaido produce so many pitchers?"

When discussing this point, the friends on the Seidou High School baseball team couldn't help but turn their attention to Fūya.

Although the teammates of Seidou High School baseball team are not very willing to mention this topic.

But the media outside are almost going crazy.

Hokkaido's strongest showdown!
Hokkaido's strongest player plays against Hokkaido's strongest team.

A monster in the first year of the Qingdao High School baseball team, Akatsuki Fōtani, who is called the Demon King, has another identity.

He is a player from Hokkaido.

Reporters and fans who are familiar with him know about his experience in Hokkaido.

Fate is so clever that he, who is from Hokkaido, met the strongest team in Hokkaido.

What would have been the result if Akira Fōgaya had not joined Qingdao?
"I am not sure as well."

Fūya looked at everyone's puzzled looks and said to his companions with a smile.

This is the truth.

He himself didn't know what would have happened if he had not joined the Seidou High School baseball team but chose the Troll Otomaki High School.

What will his life be like?

"But I have never regretted it. When I was in junior high school, I couldn't show my full pitching power because I had to cooperate with my teammates."

Fūya Akira spoke.

The teammates of Seidou High School baseball team all quieted down and pricked up their ears.

They really want to know what the ace of their team will say at this time?

"At that time, I was eager to join a strong team and meet a good partner. I bought a copy of Baseball Kingdom and saw Mr. Miyuki."

Fūya didn't explain much.

But how powerful are the associative abilities of our friends?

Even though he didn't say much, everyone has already connected the whole story.

Then a group of players turned their attention to Yuki.

No one expected it.

The devil pitcher of their team finally chose to join their team. It turns out there is such an inside story?

"So that's how it is. Can I go to Xiaoli to get the money?"

Miyukiichi also said with a smile.

When his friends heard what he said, they couldn't help but laugh too.

"Then you should receive it. The team should be rewarded for introducing outstanding players, right?"

The more they talked, the more excited they became.

Minister Ota held on to his purse strings tightly.

For a team like theirs, being able to recruit useful players will of course be rewarded.

And the rewards are extremely generous.

As for the reward for Akihiro Jōgō, there was no doubt that it naturally went into his pocket.

Minister Ota always felt that the money originally belonged to him and it was his right to take it.

But now it seems that things are not that simple.

Even though the money is in his pocket, someone might ask for it back at any time.

It’s scary to think about it!
"I wrote a letter of recommendation because I wanted to join our team. Fortunately, the letter was seen by the minister, and I had the opportunity to accept the team's test."

"If I had chosen to join the trolls, what would I be like now? I don't know."

"But since I joined Seidou, I have been living a fulfilling life every day. I train with everyone and grow with everyone. Here, I have received the best guidance and I have felt the best baseball atmosphere."

"Although I don't know what the other choice would be, I have never regretted joining Qingdao and becoming partners with everyone. Now we have reached the finals, and we are only one victory away from our team's goal. I also sincerely hope that we can work together and become champions!"

"We have only one goal!"

"champion!!!"

All the players of Seidou High School baseball team started shouting.

They were deeply moved by their ace's confession, and their blood was boiling.

They never felt that they were so close to the Koshien championship.

Although the third-year seniors can't help feeling sad whenever they think of this incident.

As Koshien is coming to an end, they also feel that their high school baseball career is about to come to a perfect end.

As long as I think of this, it is impossible not to feel waves in my heart.

But what if there are waves?

They still have to hold their heads high, and they still have to win the Koshien finals.

Because the contestants made too much noise, the hotel manager had to come up to negotiate.

The contestants were all embarrassed.

They could only assure the hotel manager that it wouldn't happen again.

at the same time.

In another hotel.

The players of the Troll Otojukumaki High School baseball team are also studying Seidou.

The Seidou High School baseball team feels they are in a tough situation.

They also felt a headache.

The opponent is one of the top teams in the country and is also the number one seed.

It was obvious that they had won all the way and played quite well on the court.

However, the brilliance they showed on the field was not fully utilized.

They were all overshadowed by their opponents.

This opponent is the Seidou High School baseball team.

The Seidou High School baseball team is like the protagonist, taking care of everything.

They attracted all the spotlight to themselves.

The Forbidden City is the trump card of their team. Even some players in their team who originally had a weak presence have now become well-known stars in Koshien.

Instead, they are trolls.

Even though they have successfully made it to Koshien, they still feel like a supporting role.

“It’s so infuriating!”

"The opponent's strength is genuine. Don't underestimate your opponent because of this."

The players of the Troll Otojuan High School baseball team kept discussing the strength of their opponents.

They finally made it to Koshien, but they had never expected that after entering Koshien, they would be like cheating.

They swept their opponents all the way without any mistakes made by any pitchers.

It's like being blessed by the goddess of luck.

They shut out all their opponents and advanced to the final.

On the contrary, the highly anticipated Qingdao had already lost four or five points by the time they reached the final.

If we really look at the overall performance of both teams, they are obviously stronger.

I don’t know if those reporters are blind or if there is some other problem.

They actually generally believed that the Seidou High School baseball team had a better chance of winning.

It makes me angry just thinking about it.

Of course, I am unhappy.

If we really want to discuss the strength of the Seidou High School baseball team, the players of the Troll Otomaki High School baseball team obviously recognize it.

They fully agree that the Seidou High School baseball team is the strongest opponent they have ever encountered.

They are worthy of being the first seed, and their abilities in all aspects are outstanding.

However, even so, the players of the Troll Otojuan High School baseball team were unwilling to give up.

The coach of their team has a very interesting hairstyle.

Not a penny.

To put it bluntly, it means shaving your head bald.

Although he is already in his early sixties, Nitta still looks energetic.

Every time he faces the contestants, he seems full of energy.

His mentality also had an impact on the players of the Troll Otojuan High School baseball team to a certain extent.

"I think you have seen how strong the hand is. What I want to ask next is, are you confident?"

This sounds a bit irrelevant.

But the players of the Troll Otojuan High School baseball team have already understood what their coach meant.

"have!!!"

They have all arrived here.

Who would give up the opportunity to compete for the throne of national dominance?

as big as World, nothing is nonexistent.

Among the more than 4000 colleges and universities in the country, there may be a few psychopaths who don’t care that much.

But these lunatics definitely do not include their Troll Datongjuan High School baseball team.

They care.

And I have always cared very much.

"have!!!"

Hearing the roar of his own disciple, Coach Nitta was very pleased.

"Very good, just keep up the momentum."

After saying this, he looked around at the pitchers on his team.

Which work do you think he is most satisfied with?
Without a doubt, it is these pitchers.

Each of them excels.

Now many fans from outside and even players from their own teams can’t help but feel puzzled.

Are they blessed by the goddess of luck?
That's why they haven't lost any points until now.

But is this really the case?

No matter what others think, Director Nitta does not agree.

He believes that the reason why the team can achieve such outstanding results and the players can perform so well.

Luck is only one aspect.

The more important reason is that the players he trained have truly matured.

"Kuroda, Ishii, I'm counting on you!!"

After hearing what Coach Nitta said, the players of the Troll Otojukami High School baseball team looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is this person really the supervisor of their team?

It must have been replaced by someone.

Just like in the 2D cartoons, someone traveled through time.

Otherwise, why would he say such a thing?

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Looking at the contestants' incredulous expressions, Nitta immediately changed his expression.

The players of the Troll Otojuan High School baseball team felt relieved.

This is right.

This was the person they knew, the Troll Overseer.

The next day, ten o'clock in the morning.

The sun was hanging high in the sky, with not a single cloud in sight.

The weather was excellent, except a little hot.

The temperature today reached a terrifying 33 degrees.

Never mind competitive sports.

In such high temperatures, people may get peeling skin if they stand in the sun and do nothing.

However, even in such high temperatures, the last game of Koshien is about to open.

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(End of this chapter)