Ace of Diamonds: The Last Piece of the Puzzle

Unlike the one here who had fallen asleep peacefully, there was a person on the other side who was worried about Sawamura. He got up early the next day and came to see Coach Kataoka!

"Coach Kataoka, please wait a minute! Do you really want that kid to give up on being a pitcher? He just came in here, and his strength is still unknown. Is it too early to decide at this stage, and he has struck out before? Higashi-san’s junior high school student. Actually..." Takashima Rei explained.

At this time, the sound of running could be heard from the sidelines. The two of them looked at each other in surprise. Unexpectedly, a man had already gotten up early to run in the direction of the rising sun.

"Who could it be so early?" Takashima Rei covered his eyes with his hands and looked carefully, and saw the serious and hard-working look of little angel Sawamura.

"Sawamura-san!" Rei Takashima said in surprise.

At this time, the coach Kataoka next to him couldn't help but smile and said: "How on earth did that guy throw the ball? How could he make the ball fly ninety meters! But you have to keep your word. I can't let it go now." This guy participates in practice as a pitcher." Then he turned around handsomely, left only one sentence and left.

"Let him keep running until the sun goes down!" Takashima Rei stared blankly at Coach Kataoka's back for a while, then turned to look at Sawamura.

"Not yet!" Momo chuckled, just now!

At this time, Kurosawa and Miyuki were still fast asleep╮(ˉ▽ˉ)╭

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In the morning, Kurosawa pressed the alarm to get up. Ever since he knew the time for morning training, Kurosawa set the alarm. For the sake of myself and Miyuki not to be late. Kurosawa came to Miyuki's bed and bent down, pulled off Miyuki's strange eye patch, pushed him and shouted: "Kazuya is still so naughty! Kazuya, get up quickly! Hurry up, you don't want to be late again! "Then Miyuki pressed him on the chest and suppressed him on the spot.

I have to say that this scene is really strikingly similar. You cannot underestimate the hand speed of the pitcher, let alone the hand speed of the catcher! Σ(?д?;)

Kurosawa casually opened Miyuki's hand, and continued to call out as usual and put his hand on Miyuki's face and rubbed it: "Kazuya, wake up! Kazuya! Get up quickly!"

"Nanye, what are you doing (=_=)" Miyuki held Kurosawa's hand, hoping that he would let his face go.

"I'm telling you to wake up! Hurry up!" Seeing that he was successfully awakened, Kurosawa took his hand back to wash up!

"It seems that Nanye is really a familiar person!" Miyuki said helplessly, and then quickly stood up.

In the morning, there was some basic training for the baseball club. After that, Kurosawa went to have breakfast! I happened to meet Miyuki and Kuramochi on the road.

"Kazuya, Kuramochi-san, let's go! Let's go have breakfast together." Kurosawa greeted.

"Kurosawa, have you known Miyuki before? Why do I feel that you two are so familiar!" Kuramochi asked curiously.

"No! Kazuya doesn't recognize me! I chose to come here after reading Kazuya's article "The Savior of the Blue Road"! " Kurosawa said with a smile, no! (ˉへˉ).

But I won’t tell you why! Otherwise I’ll scare you to death ╮(ˉ▽ˉ)╭ Fortunately, I searched for Kazuya’s information before coming here. I didn’t expect Kazuya High School to be so famous! Kurosawa thought silently.

As they talked, they arrived at the cafeteria. Kuramochi complained: "Kurosawa, you must not be used to it! When I first came here, I ate this. I couldn't eat it at all!"

"Hahaha, Yoichi! Stop looking for a common ground. You and Kurosawa have no common ground on this matter. Kurosawa has no problem eating three bowls! It's totally~(ˉ▽ˉ~)" Miyuki is indeed Damn your friends!

"Ah! Really!? You usually eat so much! Then why don't you look fat?" Kuramochi asked in surprise, ignoring Miyuki.

"Yes! I have been practicing baseball since I was a child. I have been training and eating since I was in junior high school. I need to replenish energy! So it is very simple for me! Let's go sit over there!" Kurosawa explained with a smile, pointed in the direction and pulled Miyuki towards the empty seat.

Kuramochi is already stunned, the clown is actually me!

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Kurosawa followed Miyuki and Kuramochi to Class 2-B. Yes, they are in the same class! The normal class has begun!

Kurosawa thought: I really miss it! This kind of student life has been so long that it is blurred in my memory! It's true that Kurosawa has no memory of his high school days. At that time, his life was a three-point one. Home, school, and clubs are like robots doing fixed things at a fixed time every day.

"Ding bell!" The bell rang, and Miyuki in front turned around.

"Nano, are you coming to see me play today?" Miyuki asked with a smirk.

"Which school?" Kurosawa asked curiously.

"Third high school student in the city! This time it's a battle of revenge!"

Ah, Kazuya's mood is extremely high! Kurosawa looked at Miyuki and thought.

"Okay! I will go, let me go and see Kazuya looking handsome on the court!" Kurosawa joked.

"Okay! No problem!" Miyuki responded, ah! It's really a straight shot, it's really overwhelming!

After school, Kurosawa watched Yijun and the coach gather together, hearing their passionate slogans.

who are we?

King Qingdao!

Who sweats more than anyone else?

Qingdao!

Who sheds more tears than anyone else?

Qingdao!

Are you ready to take on the challenge? !

Whoa whoa!

Swearing on the dignity of the school, we have only one goal: No. 1 in the country! Go!

Oh oh oh!

Seeing this scene in front of him, Kurosawa was filled with emotions. Is it just because of these seniors that I feel sorry? Suddenly I can understand Kazuya a little bit!

"very scary!"

"Their momentum is completely different from ours!"

"So handsome!"

"Honestly, I admire their slogan so much!"

"I really want to join the army as soon as possible!" Kurosawa silently listened to the cheers of the freshmen in his ears and thought: It's too naive, it won't work at all! How can it be possible to squeeze out those seniors like this!

"Those who want to watch the game, hurry up and get in the car." At this time, the coach's summons came to his ears.

"Hi!" said in unison.

Kurosawa sat in the car and thought: Today we face the city's top three teams who have just finished the Spring League and have not yet recovered. They are not a strong opponent nor a weak team. It just allows me to see what is Qingdao's fatal weakness now. This summer Why did you lose? From my observations over the past few days, the seniors' offense is absolutely fine, their defense is practiced hard every day, and their muscle memory is very solid. Then it’s just pitching, right? But I think Tanba-senpai’s pitching is very good! I can’t hit that curveball very well!

The car slowly arrived at the stadium, and Kurosawa followed the cheering team to the auditorium belonging to Qingdao and took a seat. Wow, what a long-awaited experience! Kurosawa thought silently, "I haven't watched the game in the audience since I went on the field."

Kurosawa watched the game silently, watching the seniors show off their talents on the court. It can be seen that the fatigue period of Chunjia, the top three player in the city, has not recovered at all, and he has not even regained his hand feeling!

In the first game, it was Miyuki's turn to hit. The three-hitters Isashiki Jun and four-hitters Yuuki Tetsuya in front of him had already reached second and third base.

"boom!"

"out!"

"I hit a three-pointer in the first game!"

"Is he that Miyuki Kazuya!"

"It's amazing! You can actually carry the inside corner slider so far!"

Listening to the cheers from the whole stadium, Kurosawa looked at Miyuki and murmured: "Kazuya is so handsome today! He guessed the ball path just now! He hit a three-point home run in the beginning!"

After all, Kurosawa had only recently heard that Miyuki's hitting at this time was still completely based on guessing the ball. The closer someone on the base is to home plate, the greater the probability of him hitting. He has not grown to the point where he can hit any ball and can support pitchers at any time.

"Kazuya, it seems that your seniors have really given you a lot of confidence! How will you force yourself to grow up quickly in the future!" Kurosawa whispered distressedly, silently watching Miyuki return to the rest area and Kuramochi. Laughing and playing around, I really hope you can always be like this!

There were cheers for Qingdao's continuous attack and scoring.

Kurosawa thought: There is no problem with the seniors' striking ability, and their line connection is also very smooth. So where is the problem?

Kurosawa watched the progress of the game silently, and didn't see the reason until the fourth inning, "So that's it, the pitcher blew himself up! Tanba-senpai, who had no problems in the team, actually had such a problem during the game! I never thought that Could this be the reason why, after such a smooth start and scoring more points than the opponent, the pitcher actually blew himself up! So it can only be the psychological reason of Tanba-senpai? No wonder, because our ace pitcher is embarrassed by the big task, so he urgently needs another pitcher. We train two new pitchers who are freshmen in high school and go straight to the pitch. However, because they are both novices, other coaches will see through it in the middle, or there will be other accidents, right?"

Kurosawa's guess may not be all correct, but he is pretty close to it. He didn't expect something more suspenseful than this to appear. It's like God's will! Sometimes I think that this is to train the little angel, so I really ruined the entire third grade, which was the hardest in Qingdao! It’s so frustrating! It turned directly into Bai Yueguang!

"Kazuya, is it hard?! Is it painful?! It's not a matter of the pitcher's strength or a psychological issue. Even if you sacrifice yourself, you can't help him. This feeling of being helpless..." Kurosawa looked at Miyuki's ugly expression on the field. His face whispered.

“Isn’t that catcher’s shoulder strength too strong?!”

"The runner who stole the base didn't even have a chance to slide!"

"It's amazing! It's like a white arrow shot from home base!"

"Miyuki saved his life, Tanba!"

There were bursts of cheers on the court, and listening to the compliments in his ears, Kurosawa sighed: "Kazuya's talent as a catcher is unquestionable, and his attraction to pitchers is also fatal. Suddenly, I miss throwing the ball in." It feels like it’s inside Kazuya’s gloves!”

After all, the more powerful the pitcher, the more powerful the catcher is. Otherwise, let alone your ability to match the ball, if you can't connect the ball well, then why would you play? Come on and let your ace play with you? ! Do you still have to keep an eye on your pressure and cooperate to be beaten out by the other party? So the pitcher and the catcher are indeed like a couple! Only the right one is the best! Obviously Miyuki is the most suitable choice for the public, but there will still be a few special beings.

Kurosawa watched as Aomichi took the ace off the field and replaced him with Kawakami Kenshi to pitch. But the ending is not ideal. The tailwind game is okay, but this kind of headwind game is obviously unrealistic with the current Kawakami. Qingdao's current two pitchers are both very strong, but they both have a certain degree of psychological problems that have not been overcome. They may be very good on the field, but they may also be held back. They may self-destruct at any time and are extremely unstable. They do not have the ability to turn the tide and remain unchanged in the face of adversity. Ability.

"It seems that we can prepare for the game when we go back. If our guess is correct, Coach Kataoka will be thinking about selecting talents to join the first team after returning this time! One is to create a good chemical reaction with the third-year students, and the other is to find people who can play. Pitchers add to the foundation of the team's pitching staff. This is the only time I can help Kazuya finish his regrets and must join the Ichijun Army." Kurosawa thought silently as he looked at the final score of 13:9.

After it was over, Kurosawa followed the large army back. Sitting in the car, I was thinking about when the supervisor would announce the competition! I’m really looking forward to it all of a sudden!

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In the evening, after Kurosawa and Miyuki returned to the dormitory, Kurosawa asked: "Kazuya, do you know when the selection of people to join the First Army will begin?"

"Wow! Nanno, are you so sure that the supervisor will select people to join the First Army at this time?" Miyuki said jokingly.

"Ah! Anyone with a clear eye can see that, right? Unless you don't want to go to Koshien and participate in this Hagar, the situation has become urgent and you can only find a way out here, right?" Kurosawa Said with a smile.

"Nano, then I look forward to you joining the First Army! But I don't know the supervisor's plan! (′-w-`)" Miyuki raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Yes, then go to bed early! You are also tired from the game, I have a hunch that it will only last a few days!" Kurosawa said lightly, got up, picked up the toiletries and went to wash up.

"It's so scary! Can you see it so clearly?" Miyuki murmured, holding the stick and preparing to go out and swing the bat. Miyuki was not very satisfied with his performance today!

After Kurosawa came back, he saw that Miyuki was not in the dormitory. He glanced around a few times and muttered: "Miyuki's self-discipline is really strong! As expected of someone who didn't even use a smartphone in high school!" Miyuki would still be a professional baseball player. Electronic equipment is rarely used. Basically, his manager arranges everything beforehand, or Kurosawa uses it directly.

Kurosawa didn't care and lay on the bed, put on a blindfold and got ready to sleep! Kurosawa currently doesn't have that sense of urgency or obvious sense of belonging, so he can't put pressure on himself.