The original intention of the diamond ace

At night, Qingxinliao.

Well, the little wolf cub went to help Senior Furutani catch him, Miyuki didn’t know where he went, Yui went to practice hitting today, I don’t know the catchers of the second army at all, so I can only practice facing the net today.

On the way to the indoor driving range, I saw the catcher who caught me at batting practice that day!I remember his name is...Kaiba!

"Senior Kariba, right?" I walked up to him and looked at him with a smile.

"Is Oda-kun looking for something for me?"

"Well, I want to ask if you are free tonight. If possible, I would like to ask you to catch the ball for me."

"Okay, shall we go now?"

"Well, thank you!"

indoor training ground

"Good shot." Senior Kariba passed the ball back.

I took the ball, exhaled, turned my head, and when I was about to throw the ball, I saw Supervisor Kataoka standing behind the block, and I paused.But he quickly adjusted, raised his breath again, concentrated, raised his hand, and waved his arms.

"Crack!" "Good shot, let's practice the changeup!"

"Okay." I took the ball and changed the gesture of holding the ball with my hand in the glove, while still looking at the catcher calmly.

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After practicing a few more rounds, Senior Kariba stood up and waved his gloves at me, "Let's take a rest first!"

I nodded and walked over.As soon as I got to the block, the supervisor behind the net said to me, "The practice match with Yamaga the day after tomorrow, Oda, you start first, and prepare well tomorrow."

I froze for a moment.

"Answer?" "Yes!"

Do you start?I didn't expect to be able to play so soon, so let's go first!Originally, I thought that I would have very few chances to play in the First Army, but it turns out that there will be chances to play so soon.I have to cherish this opportunity well, maybe if I perform well this time, I can leave a deep impression on the supervisor, and I will have many more chances to pitch in the future!

After resting for a while, I ran back happily and continued to practice.

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"Let's start with number 1 first."

I took the ball, stood facing to the right, looked up, and saw Sawamura?

I watched him throw the ball, oh!He is practicing numbers, this shot is, that floater.

"Next is number 2."

"Oda! What's wrong?"

I came back to my senses, now is not the time to watch the ball, let's practice first.

But what kind of ball is number2? He doesn't seem to practice before, right?

"Snapped!"

"This ball missed too much, are you really alright?" Kariba-senpai was about to pass the ball, when he saw that I didn't pay attention to him, but was watching Sawamura practice next to him.He realized what was going on.

"Oda!"

"Huh? Oh!" I turned my head, "Senior, I'm sorry! I won't do it again."

He passed the ball over, and I collected myself. I asked Mr. Kariba to catch the ball for me, and I felt sorry for him if I went to see others.

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After throwing a few more balls, "number6."

I waved my arms blankly and threw the ball.

"Crack!" Kariba-senpai caught the ball with a tangled expression on his face.

"Good shot! But didn't I just say I was going to switch to the fastball?"

"Really." I was a little embarrassed, "Okay."

Suddenly there was a sound from the side, "Yes! Boss!!"

"Pfft!" I couldn't help laughing, and then quickly held back.Has Sawamura always been called boss? He is the only one who dares to call the supervisor a nickname, and he still calls it out for granted.But boss, hahaha, really suitable.The more I thought about it, the happier I was, and finally I couldn't help but bent down and smiled silently.

'Forget it, it's not good to continue practicing like this, and the number of balls is just about the same. Senior Kariba stood up, "Let's go here today."

"Okay, thank you senior today!"

"When you go back today, remember to stretch first, and then remember to take a good bath, by the way..." After taking off the protective gear, Karai raised his head. 'What about people? 'As soon as I turned around, the man had already run to the side.

Karijo smiled helplessly, "Why is he a pitcher who cares more about other people's pitches than a catcher like me. '

"number 11."

As soon as I passed, I saw Sawamura about to throw the ball.Well, the change is great, but it's useless to deviate so much.

"The balls that can be thrown more stably now are up to number 7." Oh!Has that strange carter ball been able to be thrown stably? The progress is so fast. "The previous ball types will have certain ups and downs according to the state of the day." Miyuki explained to the supervisor behind him.

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"In the invitational match three days later, you will be the starter for the Hakuryu match, Sawamura."

"No, no, three days later?"

***

Two days later, Saitama Prefecture.

The first scene, Qingdao - Datong

I sat on the bench and looked at Furuya-senpai on the mound in the distance. He was in a good state today, and he couldn't be seen as the same person as before.State has a big impact on performance, Mr. Fugu.But this can only be done slowly. Many professional players have the same problem. In the end, they can only accumulate experience and adjust their mentality through the game, and find a way to complete their tasks even if they are not in a good state.

In the seventh inning, senior Jiang Gu, who blocked the opponent's line before, scored 74 goals. Although it was not too many, the ball began to have problems. The opponent seized the opportunity and scored the first point.Afterwards, Jiang Gu successfully dealt with the batters below and switched offense and defense.In the next game, Kawashima-senpai was replaced. I wonder if he was a little nervous and his condition was not very good, but he still held the situation in the eighth game.In the ninth inning, Kawashima-senpai failed to suppress the opponent to play the line, and lost two points to end the last inning.

In this game, the line broke out from the first inning, and then the opponent's pitcher stabilized in time, but Qingdao, who was still unstoppable, broke out again in the middle game.

In the end, the game ended with 8:3.

At noon, after a quick lunch, I went outside the court to do some simple warm-up exercises.After returning, I found that Shan Ya's players had arrived.

I looked at the shadowy people in the rest area opposite, and I couldn't suppress the excitement in my eyes. It's about to start!First game, first start!In the past, I never imagined that one day I would be so excited because of a game and a start, and it was not an official game, but just a practice game during the holidays.Let's get started, I can't wait!

opposite at this time

"Oda Kazu? A name I've never heard of." Yamaga's supervisor held the starting list, "A first grader? Director Kataoka, don't you look down on us too much? If the first grader is defeated by us in the future, it will be fine." Don't blame us!"

"Oda, have you rested yet? Let me help you warm up."

"Ah."

At the beginning of the game, Qingdao started to attack first.

Kurachi walked lazily up to the strike zone with his bat in his hands, swung the bat and looked at the pitcher.

'Our side is a freshman, and it's his first time playing. As a senior, he has to score first, so that he can throw the ball a little easier! '

"Bang!" "First base pass!"

"out!"

"Cut, is it a little bit close?"

Yamaga's player looked at Kuramochi who was walking back in surprise, "Did this kind of ball almost hit the base? I heard that it was fast, but I didn't expect it to be this level."It's a good thing he didn't get on base, and if he was, it would be hard to stop him from stealing. '

Shan Ya's contestant hadn't been happy for too long, suddenly,

"Left field!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

It's a pity that Xiao Minato hit with precision, and the left field didn't have time to catch the ball. The ball landed in front of him and rolled to a farther place.

Although the backbone player made up for it in time, Xiao Minato made it to second base smoothly.

"Ooooh! Haruo!" Sawamura yelled from the bench.

Although the next hitter, Hakushu, hit the outfield and flew out, Kominato, who was on second base, made it to third base without any problems.

"Captain, it's time to play a game!" Why did Sawamura seem more excited than those who didn't play, I couldn't help but curl the corner of my mouth.

"Pong!" Miyuki hit the ball directly to the railing. Not only did Minato, who was on third base, come back from home smoothly, but Miyuki also made it to second base.

It's a pity that the next stick, Tojo, couldn't keep the batting going. He got three outs and switched offense and defense.

It's finally about to start, the first official competition!

I took the glove and walked to the mound, a trace of uncontrollable excitement welling up in my heart.

Practice throwing before the start, "Crack!"

Miyuki received the ball, felt the force of the ball, and hooked the corner of his mouth.

'Are you so excited? I thought you would be very calm~ It's your first time playing, and you will be different from usual. ' He looked at the tall figure on the mound.

"start!"