Ace of Diamonds: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

When the Qingdao people arrived, Di Dong and Troll Da just decided to decide whether to attack or defend.

Troll's big first attack!

Tidong's trump card surprised Kurosawa. He was actually a first-year freshman. That guy was so awesome. He got his trump card from his senior right after he entered school! But this also shows how strong he is, otherwise it would be impossible for the veteran coach to change his ace!

The two first-year students next to me expressed strong envy, "Oh, I want to be an ace too!" Sawamura said depressedly: "Senior Chris, who is that kid? He must be in the first grade like me! He has become the ace! Is he so awesome?!" Daigu next to him raised his ears and eavesdropped, obviously he also wanted to Know.

Senior Chris is truly an encyclopedia! He immediately started his knowledge lecture, opened the small notebook and said: "The first-year Teito ace Taiyo Mukai, a left-handed pitcher, a right-handed pitcher like Sawamura and Narimiya, has been an ace pitcher since his junior high school days. , even after entering high school, nothing changed. He was jokingly called Narumiya Narimiya of East Tokyo, and he himself should be very unhappy with this title."

"The winning ball is a spiral ball, and the straight ball speed is more than 130 kilometers. He is a pitcher known for his ball control. He has been able to divide the ball control into nine grids since he was in junior high school. He is a pitcher who likes to tease batters with his ball control. , I don’t know how far my current strength has evolved.”

After listening to a long explanation from Chris, Sawamura and Furiya only caught one information ball-control nine-square grid! No, why is it in a nine-square grid? Is everyone's ball control so good? What should we do if we two have trouble controlling the ball? Why do we always encounter good ball control players during this period?

Forget about the seniors, even the first graders in the same year as me have people who can handle the ball to the nine-square level. There is no reason. It's because we haven't worked hard enough. We must not be compared with that guy on the court! The double shot instantly became more exciting. After looking at each other, we saw the same thought in each other's eyes, control the ball!

"Eijun-kun, Furutani-kun, why are you two so excited all of a sudden? Hurry up and calm down!" Haruichi looked at the two students in the same grade and suddenly synchronized with each other. Is it because I can't pitch? Am I excluded? !

"Are they two okay? Are they stimulated by that first-year ace?!" Kurosawa asked curiously.

"Definitely. They are both in the first grade. How could those two guys who refused to admit defeat be able to bear it? He originally had problems with ball control, and they both wanted to be the ace. He just happened to have both on the court, so he could not be stimulated. Well!" Yuxing gloated, it's good to have motivation, so you don't have to worry about them not making progress!

Kurosawa ignored his bad partner and looked at the pitcher who was good at controlling the ball. It was true when he thought about it! Are there too many good ball handlers recently? They are all from Tokyo. I wonder if we will encounter them in the future!

But isn’t that pitcher’s ball control as simple as a nine-square grid? Not sure yet, let’s take another look! If he could do it as a freshman in high school, he would be a bit of a monster! No, it should be said that it is an innate talent! Kurosawa kept muttering in his heart.

Goddong quickly got three outs on the field. In the second half of the inning, it was the dark horse team's big starting pitcher.

The Trolls also fielded a first-year pitcher named Masamune Hongo.

As soon as he came on the field, he gave the opponent Didong and everyone outside the field a big surprise.

"boom!"

One ball, just one ball, and the whole audience was silent. This summer, the third pitcher in Koshien with a ball speed exceeding 150 kilometers appeared.

151km!

Wow! Awesome, young man! After a cursory look, Kurosawa discovered that this person's ball control was much better than that of his monster junior! Now it can be said to be an evolved version of Falling Valley! But this person is indeed very familiar!

Could it be that he is always the same name as Jiang Gu? After all, I have basically never met them. I am familiar with Furiya because he is Miyuki's junior student. My memory of Hongo is very vague, and I don't even know where he studied in high school! I only thought it was familiar before, but I didn’t remember it until now, but this person turned out to be in the Trolls!

Sawamura next to him couldn't help but exclaimed: "That guy from Furiya is as fast as you! Do you guys know each other? He is also from Hokkaido!"

Jiang Gu searched hard for a moment in his mind, but still shook his head. His blank expression fully showed everyone that he didn't know this person and had no impression of him at all!

"Ah ha! Furuya, have you never encountered this before in baseball?!" Kuramochi asked curiously.

"No, I've never even heard of Trolls, and no one in my country plays baseball with me!" Daigu's mood obviously dropped when he talked about it.

Ah, this... the child won't be autistic anymore! How pitiful! It’s so sad to have a child who doesn’t have a catcher’s pain!

"Okay Furiya, why don't you feel satisfied now that you, Miyuki-senpai, can catch your ball!" Kurosawa consoled him.

"Well, that's right! I came to Qingdao just for Miyuki-senpai." Daigu said sincerely, and the little flowers beside him turned on with satisfaction, "It would be great if I could shoot a few more balls every day."

"Fang Gu, don't think about it. You have already shot enough every day. It is impossible to add more balls." Miyuki refused ruthlessly, and Fang Gu's whole person turned gloomy.

"Wow! Miyuki, you are so charming!"

"Yes! We actually lured that child here from Hokkaido!"

"What a sinful man! But good job Miyuki!"

"No wonder the red and white game asked you to catch the ball for him at that time!" The third-year seniors joked, obviously it was the first time they heard about Feng Gu.

Miyuki couldn't complain in the face of the seniors' teasing, and his two friends were watching the show, so he could only use the culprit to divert the attention of his seniors from teasing him and said: "If you had known at that time, Fanggu, that there was a place next to your house. If there are people who can break into Koshien, they might not come to our Qingdao, right?!"

"Yeah, if there was a school that entered Koshien where I live, I definitely wouldn't bother coming here!"

"Yes, yes! I'm not familiar with the place here, I'm still alone, and it's far away from home!"

"Ah! But Furuya-kun, your grandfather seems to be in Tokyo, right?"

Fang Gu was silent for a while and said sincerely: "I feel that I have grown since I came here! I feel that I will continue to grow. It feels good to play with the seniors. When the seniors are guarding from behind, they let me I feel very at ease, and in order for us to play as many games as possible in Koshien, I will pitch with all my strength whenever the team needs it.”

Everyone in Qingdao was caught off guard by the sudden direct hit from the junior high school student. Unexpectedly, Dai Gu, who was usually quiet and didn't talk much, would be so unbearable when he started speaking!

"You just need to pitch well, why are you so sensational all of a sudden?" Chunsang said, ruthlessly rubbing Fang Gu's hair.

"That's it! Let them keep calling next time! We will catch it!" Ryousuke said with a smile, and couldn't help but rub his hands.

"I'll let them fight out!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Gu couldn't help but turn on the gas stove.

"Well! It's indeed Jiang Gu! This is the only thing that hasn't changed at all! I thought you had mutated just now!"

"Hahahaha! Yes!"

"I won't admit defeat either!!"

"Eijun-kun, don't suddenly start comparing yourself with Furuya-kun again!"

Kurosawa looked at the people who were constantly fighting and just felt that this atmosphere was great. It was really great that he could spend time with them in high school! Whether it is a senior, a junior, or everyone in Qingdao, the two years of fighting with them may become their precious memories. This is how Kazuya felt at that time!

Kurosawa felt this long-lost emotion, or was it the passion of teenagers in high school? ! I don’t seem to have one, but I seem to be able to resonate with their emotions!

Teenagers gather at the same college because of baseball. Even if they are far away from their hometown, even if they have been unknown for three years, everyone in the baseball club has the same dream, and they continue to work hard for it, regardless of injuries, or just watching from the sidelines. Now They have the purest love, and this will never change.

Yes, speaking of it, didn't I leave my hometown and go to the major leagues alone to chase that lofty dream? Of course, my father's help was indispensable, but my original intention was to compete with more advanced hitters, to continuously evolve, to have a suitable catcher, and to kill everyone on the court. How could I be so slow in my previous life? No one has such passionate emotions!

It’s the strength that no longer improves! Seeing that his strength, which he has not improved for a long time, is even showing signs of regression, even with such a powerful catcher as Ichiya, his father has had strict plans for his body since he was a child. Although compared to some other people, he is already blessed by God. Bar! After all, the lack of injuries is already a good thing for athletes.

But I am not reconciled to it! I understand that I have wasted too much time before, and I have always been a starting pitcher. My lifespan is inherently short. The more powerful the pitcher, the more unique their weapons are and cannot be copied.

Your own pitching is inherently special. You need to control the accuracy of each ball's rotation, and the ball speed is fast. The life of the pitcher is even less likely to be long. At that time, he is basically powerless!

Slowly, my thoughts changed subtly, and it became like this! How about retiring now? Retreating at this time might be a good ending! It’s beautiful and beautiful, it’s pretty good!

After that, he never made up his mind, so he chose to gradually let himself go, started a health regimen, and directly made up a reason to quit as a starting pitcher. Unexpectedly, after he relaxed, his pitching life was extended by a few more years, except No one noticed anything strange about his stagnant strength. They just thought that his condition was not good and he needed to adjust.

The fans don't know, the coaches don't know, and the teammates don't know either. They all probably think that they choose to be a backup just to adjust their condition! I didn't expect that a relief pitcher could also make a name for himself. After all, as long as he shuts out the game, victory is basically certain, and there will be no more surprises. Everyone has gradually become accustomed to thinking that this is a new challenge for them.

After all, anyone who knows me well knows that I am obsessed with baseball. I have always been crazy in order to continue to improve. I am a person who is likely to try anything! After all, genius and madman are often separated by one thought!

However, with the mentality of an old man, his love for baseball is dwindling day by day. Even victory cannot stir up any waves in his heart. He can't be motivated to do anything. Baseball seems to be becoming less and less important to him. Woolen cloth!

Come to think of it, the only person who might have guessed the truth at that time was the catcher who caught the ball every day! After all, one's own state and emotions are transmitted to the catcher's glove through pitching, and pitching and catching are inseparable.

Now that I think about it, Kazuya was overly considerate at that time. It was really unlike his usual style! It was all thanks to him that I didn't show too many flaws at that time. If it weren't for Kazuya's support, I might not have been able to support him for so long! After all, he is really a good catcher. I am really lucky to meet him!