Diamond No Ace: The Strongest Hitter Has Arrived

The scene of the Seido High School Baseball Team's game against Yokohama Kohoku.

Outside the stadium, Fujio, a reporter from Baseball Kingdom Magazine, and his assistant, Owada Akiko, who were running late, were anxiously rushing into the ballpark.

"I wonder how the game is going? Damn it, there was even a traffic jam today."

Owada Akiko complained.

The magazine's attention to today's game was very high; the Chief Editor had asked twice.

Unexpectedly, they were late precisely today.

If the Chief Editor found out, it might not affect Fujio, an experienced reporter, but her internship might be ruined.

"We can't be blamed for this. We told the Chief Editor to change cars a long time ago, but he refused."

Fujio said calmly.

Although he said that, his pace was not slow.

This was not only because of work but also because he was genuinely curious about this game.

Fujio was already impatient to find out.

Upon reaching the stands, Fujio took a few deep breaths.

He really couldn't keep up; Owada Akiko, wearing high heels, was a girl, yet she didn't have a single drop of sweat after running here.

He, however, was already out of breath.

Time truly was a ruthless knife, turning him, a former athlete, into his current pot-bellied self.

Fujio adjusted his baseball cap, then looked up and scanned the field.

The game had just begun, so they hadn't missed much.

The top of the first inning was over, and Yokohama Kohoku of Kanagawa, living up to its name of Yokohama, took a two-run lead right from the start.

One must know that Tanba, after his evolution, was not weak at the beginning of the game.

In this situation, Yokohama could still seize the opportunity to score two runs in one go, which fully proved that they lived up to their name as a powerhouse.

Unlike Seido High School, although Seido High School also had various other clubs, the resources of any other club could not be compared to the baseball team.

Seido had specialized in baseball.

Yokohama was different; their investment in sports could be considered the most in the entire country.

But they did not focus on one specific sport; instead, they invested in all sports.

This also created a very terrifying phenomenon: other schools' truly famous clubs might only have one or two.

At most, two or three.

For example, at Seido High School, the only truly famous club was the Baseball Club.

At Yokohama, all clubs were strong; not only was baseball top-tier nationally, but other major sports like football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis...

Their strength in these more influential sports was not weak, and they could basically all make it to the National Tournament.

Some could even rank among the top nationally.

Therefore, Yokohama was also known as the Sports Kingdom.

In this atmosphere, the players' training enthusiasm was very high, so the average strength of their players was very strong.

Of course, there were advantages, but also disadvantages.

True athletes are often all-around, which also leads to a very awkward situation.

That is, once Yokohama has a good prospect, all the clubs will scramble for them.

Their school's athletes are definitely the most outstanding and the most numerous.

However, when it comes to a specific sport, there will inevitably be situations of insufficient personnel.

In this class, out of Yokohama's seven most famous players, only two chose the baseball team, while the other five chose other clubs.

Otherwise, if all seven of those players had chosen the baseball team, Yokohama might have already dominated Koshien.

Thinking about these things, Fujio focused his gaze on the field.

It was now the bottom of the first inning, and the Seido High School Baseball Team was on offense.

They were honored as the National First Batting Line, the team with the strongest offense.

After giving up two runs, would they remain silent?

Based on Fujio's understanding of the players on the Seido High School Baseball Team, they would absolutely not do that; they would definitely find a way to retaliate.

In their own way!

Kuramochi, who was the first to step into the batter's box, held such a thought, his eyes firmly locked on the pitcher's mound.

The boy on the pitcher's mound was a bit handsome.

But that was his biggest characteristic; besides being pleasant to look at, it was hard to see any astonishing features about him.

"Good at control, ball speed between one hundred twenty-five and one hundred thirty-five kilometers per hour, not slow, but definitely not fast."

Kuramochi recalled the information about this opponent in his mind again and again.

This guy's pitching was very strange.

According to the Seido High School Baseball Team's previous data analysis, this guy's pitching should not be very strong.

Trying to hit his ball out based on strength was not an impossible task.

But strangely, this guy rarely gave up runs in games.

In this Kanto Tournament, he didn't give up any runs in the second game, and only gave up one run in the first game against Ichidaisan Third High School.

Even though he knew that the opponent, as Yokohama's Ace, couldn't be that simple, even from the real data, the opponent's pitching must have some other trick.

But Kuramochi still boldly wanted to challenge.

As long as the opponent threw the ball, he would definitely find a way to hit the ball out.

Kuramochi's prayer seemed to be felt by the Ace Pitcher on Yokohama's pitcher's mound.

The opponent did not evade, but threw the ball cleanly.

The ball did not fly fast, and its position was right in the center.

After seeing it, Kuramochi hardly hesitated and decisively swung at this pitch.

However, even after he finished his swing, he did not hear the sound of the bat hitting the baseball.

This is?

Kuramochi bit his lip tightly, looking back at the catcher's position in disbelief.

"Thwack!"

The baseball arrived late, landing in the catcher's mitt.

"Strike!"

In the Seido High School Baseball Team's dugout, the teammates sitting on the chairs all widened their eyes.

Miyuki looked at Chris beside him: "Senior, in the information we investigated before, does this guy throw a changeup?"

"No! He has never thrown it. Even in the previous game against Ichidaisan Third High School, he didn't use a changeup."

This was simply a bolt from the blue for the Seido High School Baseball Team.

It was his first time using it, and without a Fastball to cover for him, he made Kuramochi swing and miss.

Even a child could figure out that the opponent had held back his strength when pitching before.

Even in the game against Ichidaisan Third High School, he did not go all out as the outside world speculated.

"Thwack..."

"Strike!"

"Strike!!"

"Strikeout!"

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