Ace of Diamonds: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

Dormitory No. 5 on the other side is also very lively. Kuramochi is working tirelessly to complete the KPI of playing with Sawamura every day. Masuko-senpai is still eating his favorite pudding. (Senior Masuko: If you don’t finish it quickly, it will be gone?_?)

"You came just in time, Sawamura!" Kuramochi fixed Sawamura on his chest with a scorpion position.

"It hurts so much. Why did you suddenly hold me back o(╥﹏╥)o" Sawamura struggled frantically, but it was obviously useless!

"There is a new game, let the three of us play it together! ＼(＾O＾)/" Kuramochi said seductively.

"I have something to ask you!" It was obvious that Sawamura just wanted to pursue his career at this time and was unmoved.

"Ah!" Kuramochi, a junior who wanted to make a career and become a senior, could only support it.

"What is this MB sit-up?" Sawamura asked confused.

"What is this! Doing so much weight training. Next you have to switch to professional wrestling!" But it was obvious that Kuramochi, who was a shortstop, could not understand the pitcher's training. He questioned the training schedule formulated by Chris senior and said This made Sawamura even more dissatisfied with his old father.

"Professional wrestling?!!!" Sawamura said in shock, thinking: Damn Chris, he is really uneasy and kind enough to let me train properly!

"The so-called MB should be a resistance ball! Use this ball to do weight exercises." At this time, Kuramochi over there had already taken out the training props, which was a big ball.

"It's so heavy!!!" Sawamura exclaimed.

"This weighs four kilograms! It is very suitable for heavy training! However, this should be used for trunk and deep muscle training menus. The purpose is to prevent injuries!" Kuramochi explained.

Ahhhhh! Just think about it, poor Bone-chan is either injured here or there, why doesn’t Sawamura come out and kneel down to thank your old father!

"Um, can you lend me this?" Sawamura asked.

"Okay!" Kuramochi said and Sawamura ran away, leaving the two roommates looking at each other.

So where did our little angel Sawamura go |?w?｀) The camera turned to the door of Kanemaru's dormitory. It turned out that the little angel came directly to Chris, and he was indeed a straight-ball guy.

"It's so noisy! What time do you think it is now?!" Kanemaru said angrily, only to see a panting Sawamura blocking the door.

"You shouldn't have contacted me at this time, right?" Kanemaru said in horror.

"Senior Chris, please accompany me to practice pitching." Sawamura ignored Kanamaru and turned to Chris who was sitting inside.

The three people in the dormitory were speechless. As expected of you, Sawamura, you only have baseball eyes, and you don’t care about time or place? (????)

"What are you talking about? It's already ten o'clock. There's something wrong with your brain!" Kanemaru said angrily.

"I've done all of this!" Sawamura said, completely ignoring Kanemaru. Only then did Chris glance at Sawamura.

"You are willing to help me hunt!" Sawamura said confidently.

However, our Chris Senbei just glanced at Sawamura and said lightly: "Do you think you can be on equal footing with our third grade students? There are still 364 days. If you can continue for a whole year, then I will agree with you!" The other two people in the dormitory also looked at Chris in surprise.

~

The next morning, Kurosawa still carried out the daily wake-up call in an orderly manner, taking Miyuki to the daily club morning training.

"Kazuya, what do you think of Senior Chris! I don't know how Sawamura's studies are going. I saw that Sawamura was not very good in the cafeteria last night and I was a little worried!" Kurosawa thought: Although Sawamura was not very good last night! The combination of Reese and Sawamura is as famous as Kazuya and I in the major leagues, but I won't admit that Chris is better than Kazuya as a catcher, Kazuya is the best!

I'm just a little curious about the progress of the two of them. After all, senior Chris is a little disappointed now!

"Hey! Nanye really thinks highly of Sawamura! You care about him so much, don't worry! Senior Chris is very powerful, and there will be no problem leaving Sawamura to him." Miyuki said seriously.

snort! It’s really annoying that Kazuya acts like this every time he mentions Chris. Do you like Chris-senpai that much? At that time, when I was angry at the team's pitcher, it was because of Chris! Kurosawa thought unhappily in his mind.

"Oh! Then I'm relieved! As long as Sawamura can be put to use in this summer conference, then our chances of winning will be greater!" Kurosawa said with a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"Hahaha, yes! You can look forward to it." Miyuki said happily.

~

In the Kanto Tournament, the one competing against Seido today was Yokohama Kohoku Academy, an old school in Kanagawa.

The game has reached the end of the seventh inning and we can see that the score is 6:2, with Qingdao trailing by a full 4 points. There is no way Tanba-senpai can't last the whole game, and it won't be easy to last six games.

"Kazuya, the difference in pitching ability is now the key to the outcome of this game! Do you think the supervisor will let Furitani-san play?" Kurosawa asked Kazuya who was sitting next to him and resting.

"Maybe!" Miyuki said calmly.

At this time, I heard the announcement: "Aomichi High School proposes to change the pitcher and left fielder. The pitcher is changed from Tanba-san to Furitani-san, and the left fielder is changed from Sakai-san to Kurosawa-san."

"Wow! Qingdao has changed pitching, and even the outfielders have been changed. That Fanggu is a first-year guy, right? It's such an important scene, so it's okay to ask first-year players to pitch!"

"That outfielder seems to be a new guy too, I haven't seen him before!"

"But apart from Danba, is there any other pitcher in Qingdao who can suppress Hengxue's lineout?"

"Who is Jiang Gu? I haven't heard of it!" the audience commented one after another.

"It's amazing! Furitani-san and Kurosawa-senpai are on the stage!" Koharu said outside the court, while Sawamura beside him was so jealous that he was deformed.

"Qingdao High School really looks down on us! They actually called a first-year rookie who has just joined the club to pitch. That second-year player is also a rookie who has never played before! You guys, let that rookie see how cruel high school baseball is. Try to hit left field!" Hengxue's supervisor said excitedly.

"Hi!"

"Minano, you didn't expect that! Not only did Fang Gu play in this game, but you also played. Are you nervous?" Miyuki said with a bad smile.

"Don't be nervous, Kazuya is the one. You need to guide Fangtani well! This is his first time playing too!" Kurosawa joked.

"Kurosawa is on defense, why are you two dawdling there!" Jun Isashiki stepped forward and hooked Kurosawa's neck and walked to the outfield.

"Don't be nervous, kid! I'll help you too. Keep an eye on the ball later. When you want to catch the ball, just shout out the same as you did in training! Don't be distracted, or you'll end up looking bad!" Isashiki Jun warned Kurosawa on the way.

"Don't worry, senior, it's no problem!" Kurosawa said with a faint smile.

After standing on the field, Furitani was seen holding the anti-slip bag in his hand, arranging the pitcher's mound, and silently looking at Miyuki in front of him.

"Is that guy too thin? He hasn't built up his physique yet! You Qingdao people really work hard every year!" Hengxue mocked.

"Ah! Hahaha! Show mercy!" Yuxing gloated, thinking: Don't be so scared, this guy's name will be deeply imprinted in your minds today.

In front of him, Jiang Gu threw down his anti-slip bag, blew the anti-slip powder on his fingertips, and took the first pitch.

"call out"

There was a "bang" and the whole place was silent. Then the audience burst into huge cheers and the atmosphere changed instantly. The Hengxue players were completely confused.

"The fastball is so damn attractive!" Kurosawa said with envy as he listened to the atmosphere of the audience, thinking: Although he can also throw the fastball, the quality of the ball has no vitality and will not scare the hitter. However, he feels that he can hit the ball. It’s really completely different!

The player from Hengxue looked at the strike zone and emptied it again and again and said anxiously: "What are you doing? I'm in the first grade."

Seeing the player hitting even an obviously bad ball, he said angrily: "Don't hit that high straight ball!" But it was obvious that he couldn't control his desire to swing the bat.

"out"

"Oh oh oh! So awesome!"

"come on!"

"Five in a row"

"Too...too ridiculous"

"A terrible monster appears in Seido High School"

"Which junior high school is that guy from? I've never heard of the name Jiang Gu!"

"Kill the last one who attacks this!"

"There's one more, one more, one more." The whole audience burst into cheers and discussions, and the situation turned directly against Qingdao.

"How could it be possible? We are the ones in the lead now! These guys use the ball machine to practice hitting every day, and they will take action when they see a bad ball. Does that guy's ball really put such heavy pressure on them!" Hengxue's supervisor is now Worried, nothing to worry about.

"You can't tell he's in the first grade like us!" Haruichi sighed with emotion on the sidelines. Sawamura looked at Fukoutani on the court unwillingly and felt like a knife had been stabbed in his heart.

"Just one ball on the court can scare the opponent's power. This is the difference between you and Fukiya!" Chris suddenly appeared at this time and stabbed Sawamura's heart again.

Sawamura turned to look at Chris angrily and said angrily: "You..." Chris interrupted him directly.

"It's impossible for you to become an ace pitcher in the future, as long as Feng Gu, who was the same year as you, is still on the team!" Chris said lightly.

Miyuki on the court followed Furuya's ball and thought: This guy's shot is still so sharp, but his ball control is also too bad, right? ! Although it is still difficult for the batter to catch the ball and attack! But I still miss Minamino's pitching a little bit.

With this thought, Miyuki threw the ball to Furuya, and then made a gesture of spreading his hands wide. Fukitani looked at Miyuki as if he was saying that I would catch any bold throw he made, and he only felt more and more excited.

"I didn't expect Furuya's shooting to be so smooth when he came on the court! The two of them should be a good shooting partner!" Ohta said excitedly.

"If he keeps shooting like this, are you destined to be his substitute in the next three years, or are you going to leave here and go to another high school to be an ace pitcher?!" Chris continued to hit the target, and what our little angels heard was: Wow wow bleed.

Sawamura was furious and said without hesitation: "Aren't you just like me and can only stay in the second army? Aren't you unwilling to be taken away from the starting lineup by the second graders? You will go back to the dormitory as soon as you finish practice. , if you want to join the army, shouldn't you have to practice harder? In my opinion, you have simply given up on climbing up yourself?! I don't want to be lectured by someone like you who is self-righteous!"

Chris looked at Sawamura who came forward and thought silently: How long has it been since he saw someone with such a hateful expression? The expectant look in Yijun's eyes, the pityful look in the eyes of his peers, the jealousy of the juniors who feel that they are not worthy to stay. The eyes of the second army, the guilty eyes of the coaches, and the evasive eyes of Miyuki.

"No matter how many obstacles lie ahead, I will never become a player with no fighting spirit like you!" Chris silently looked at Sawamura in front of him. At this time, Fukiya had already eliminated the last batter of the game. , there was another huge cheer from the sidelines.

"Appeared, six people in company k"

"This guy is serious"

"A powerful pitcher appears at Aomichi High School."

“This year’s Qingdao is worth noting”

"Good shot," Ryosuke said, patting Fukiya on the shoulder.

At this time, Kuramochi also jumped on Furutani's back, rubbed his head and praised: "You guys are shooting well! The first graders have worked so hard to shoot the ball, we can't let the game end just like that! Hahaha~(ˉ ▽ˉ~)~”

"Leave it to us next. We must turn the tide of the battle!" Captain Yuuki said very imposingly.

"Ah!" Everyone in Qingdao suddenly became very powerful.

Kurosawa looked at the third-year seniors and sighed to Miyuki beside him: "The seniors are very impressive! A good pitcher can give his hitters confidence!"

"That's right! This is what a real ace can do! That sense of stability is far from enough now, but he does have the talent to become an ace pitcher." Miyuki said with a smile.

"Then you should get something in return! A catcher who can't support the pitcher in time is not a good catcher! Is Kazuya's hit later going to be a hit?" Kurosawa joked.

"Hahaha, I'll try my best..." Miyuki said awkwardly.

At this time, the two people on the sidelines were still confronting each other, although it seemed that Sawamura was the only one.

"Are you saying I should give up climbing up? Your stupid words are quite to the point!" After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Don't be like me, Sawamura!" He left these words and disappeared into the aisle.

Tuliu Sawamura stared at his back in silence. Obviously, Sawamura's brain capacity could not understand the meaning of this sentence.

Qingdao attacked in the second half of the ninth inning. This was their last chance.

Masuko-senpai, the fifth pitcher, was the first to play. He hit a fly ball against Yokogaku's ace pitcher's slider and was caught.

In the sixth bat, Miyuki obviously couldn't guess the ball when he saw the bases were empty. He hit a ground ball and was easily dealt with, and he came down dejected.

"Hahahaha Miyuki, you can't do it without anyone on the base!" Kuramochi laughed.

"Kazuya, you're not a good catcher if you can't support the pitcher!" Kurosawa silently added the shot.

"Nano, even you said that!" Miyuki pretended to be sad.

"Just watch Kazuya! I will fight out!" Kurosawa arranged his equipment, picked up the metal rod and walked towards the preparation area.

"Come on Kurosawa!"

"Don't be nervous, Kurosawa, relax and play!" cheers sounded in the lounge.

Kurosawa stood in the preparation area and watched the seventh-level player Kenjiro Hakushu hit a beautiful second base and then turned to look at Coach Kataoka.

Kurosawa looked at the supervisor without any instructions and thought: Do you believe me then? ah! But I saw almost everything in the rest area.

Kurosawa walked up to the batter's box, posed and looked at Hengxue's pitcher. High school baseball is really hard! It's been nine rounds and the ace can't be replaced. He must be very tired. Although he didn't play at the beginning, it has been long enough.

The two of the Hengxue Tou catchers looked at Kurosawa's striking posture and relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this newcomer shouldn't be that powerful!

Kurosawa looked at the straight ball flying toward him and thought: Although you guys hit the corner, you looked down on me so much that you actually hit the straight ball that was easy to hit? Then I will fight out without hesitation!

Hengxue's catcher looked at Kurosawa who hadn't moved yet and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw a dark shadow flashing before his eyes. He felt that something was going to happen, how could it happen so quickly!

"boom"

"Left field," the catcher turned and yelled.

With a "whoosh" sound, the ball flew very fast. Hengxue's left fielder tried his best to chase it forward, but there was no way to go and he hit the wall directly, and the ball flew straight out.

Kurosawa felt the touch of hitting the ball and felt that he was sure of it, so he started to run slowly. Hakushu, who returned to home base early, stepped forward and gave Kurosawa a high-five.

The whole crowd cheered as Kurosawa High School hit a home run in its first game.

"Kurosawa-kun hit a two-run home run!"

"Amazing!"

"The Qingdao is very good this year! It actually received another powerful blow. Isn't the lane line stronger now!"

"Yes, yes!" the audience commented one after another.

At this time, Kurosawa also returned to the rest area. He was greeted by the cordial greetings of the third-year seniors: "You can do it!" This was senior Isa.

"You've taken all the sweetness!" Kuramochi secretly touched his head.

"That's great! Home run!" Senior Ryousuke said with a smile.

"Very good, Kurosawa!" This is Yuuki-senpai.

After a lot of love and care, here comes our ninth Jianggu children’s shoes!

With a "bang", Gujiang fully demonstrated his ability to be a blind gunner and hit the ball directly on the scoreboard.

"Wow! Qingdao is here to beat me hard!"

"Koshien will definitely do well in this year's Qingdao!"

"So strong!"

Returning to the resting place, Fang Gu enjoyed the praise, love and closeness from his seniors, and little white flowers appeared excitedly around him.

"Kuramochi-senpai has been beaten out, but it's no good if you can't beat him out!" Isashiki Jun

"Yes! When people say that you can only run and hit worse than a pitcher..." Ryosuke smiled and added the hit.

Kuramochi was shocked, but Yokogaku's ace pitcher had already adjusted his condition even though he had hit two home runs. Kuramochi's ground ball was not hit well and was easily thrown out.

"Hush, the end score of the game is 6:5 and Yokohama Kohoku Academy wins!"

"Assemble, both sides salute!"

"Thanks for the advice!"