The original intention of the diamond ace

Hyogo Prefecture.

I got out of the car limply, and for the first time felt that four hours was so long, so tired...

"Oh!! Koshien! I'm here again!!" Sawamura jumped out of the car and shouted with open arms.

"Be quiet!" Kuramo restrained him from behind.

"Yes..." Sawamura drooped.

We walked towards the hotel.

When crossing a flyover, I looked up and looked ahead, my eyes widened slightly, and I stayed where I was...

"Oda! What's the matter? If you don't keep up, you won't be able to catch up with everyone!" My teammate called me from a distance.

I came back to my senses, "Yes! This is it."

The corner of his mouth lifted, he stopped looking up, and followed quickly.

At this time, the setting sun was shining warmly, not only covering the body of the boy who was running to the distance with a layer of warmth, but also a placard on the overpass was glowing with phosphorescence.

"Ninety-eight percent of high school players get beat here and come out stronger."

***

March 8th

The draw came out and we were pretty lucky to get the first bye.

In the two days before the opening, the whole team concentrated on daily training. Although the stadium was not far away, no one asked to go to see it first.

Soon, August 8th

The slightly gloomy sky, the still hot air, the crowded crowd...

With all the not-so-pleasant feelings, the opening ceremony begins.

I stood with blank eyes, and the leader on the stage was still spitting with passion.

When will it end......

Why is there such a long speech every opening?

The weather is so hot, aren't they tired?

"Fuguya!! Are you alright!" Senior Sawamura's voice came from the front.

Ah, Senior Furuya fainted again.

In other words, why hasn't he adapted after so long?

Is it really okay for the next game?

…………

"Ah! It's finally over—" I stretched myself.

"Oda! Don't be so loud." The senior behind tugged at me.

"Yes."

"Afterwards, we will go to the stage to watch the game, everyone prepare quickly."

"Yes!"

***

There was a lot of voices in the stands, and the Qingdao people finally found their seats after they walked to the outfield.

"The first game will start at 10 o'clock sharp, please watch the game audience as soon as possible."

"Hello! I want a bottle of water!"

"Who will play against whom in the first match..."

"Tiryu has entered this year! If it weren't for Jumoda, Kiryu would have won the championship again..."

"When did it start! It's so hot—"

"The first match is about to start, and the two sides are Kiryu and Yu Rong."

"Game start!"

"It was Kiryu who attacked first!"

The whistle sounded!

Before the whistle stopped, a weak but crisp sound sounded.

"Pong!"

"Oh! At the beginning of the game, Kiryu hit a super long hit with a single bat!"

The batter galloped to the base line like the wind, "safe!"

"Double hit!"

"Oh oh oh—as expected of Kiryu, the line play is still so stable!"

"Hey, although Yu Rong's strength is not bad, but compared with Kiryu, it's still far behind."

"If you lose a lot of points at the beginning, Yu Rong will have no hope."

…………

"out!"

"After giving up four runs, Yu Rong's pitcher finally scored three outs relying on defense."

"I lost four points at the beginning, and it's really difficult to get them back from the opponent afterwards."

"out!"

"Kiryu's trump card easily got the number of outs, three ups and three downs!"

Qingdao

"Yu Rong probably won't be able to catch up. The pitchers on Kiryu's side are not only good but also quite stable. It will be very difficult for them to score four points from him."

"The key is the line-up -- it's coherent from beginning to end. Not only are the top hitters strong, but the bottom hitters don't have any shortcomings!"

"Although according to this schedule, we won't be able to face them, but if we want to get to the end, we still have to break through their defense."

…………

Later, Yu Rong's defense stabilized, but the line was suppressed by the opponent all the time, and the game began to stalemate.

Until the fifth game, it was Kiryu's turn to play in the fourth round.

"Pong!"

"out!"

"A two-run home run from a triple! It's 6-0."

The pitcher didn't settle well and dropped another run afterward.

In the second half of the inning, it was Yu Rong's turn to play in the third round, and the hitters were gradually able to keep up with the ball. After a hit, a run, and forced scoring, Yu Rong finally scored the first point.

Unfortunately, Kiryu's shot and catch quickly changed the distribution and struck out the batter. Yu Rong only scored one point in this round.

"Yeah! It's over—"

"Yeah, as expected of Kiryu, this year's winners are likely to be them."

"It's too early to say! Don't forget Jumoda, haven't they been winning since the last Hagar?"

"Kiryu only fought against them once, and it was a pity to lose. I don't think Kiryu will lose again!"

"Hey! Why do you all look like Kiryu has won. There are still four rounds, Yu Rong still has a chance."

"It's impossible, it's impossible, the strength gap is obvious..."

Sure enough, although Yu Rong's players were desperate in the end, the score was slowly but steadily increased.

"competition is over!"

"Kiryu won the game 9:1! Successfully advanced to the next round!"

The Kiryu players rushed onto the court, cheering and celebrating.

On the other side, Yu Rong's players couldn't help but shed tears, unwilling but powerless...

Grandstand, Qingdao.

"The next game is Shono Taiyang Mountain in Japan?"

"Well! The winning side will be our opponent in the next game."

…………

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time! The second game will start soon!"

"Ugh-"

"Game start!"

…………

This game is different from the previous one. The strength of both sides is equal, so the game is quite stalemate.

1.2

3.2

3.3

4.3

…………

I sat on the back of the chair and watched the duel in the court a little lazily.

The strength of the two sides is about the same——

Although the strength is not bad, we can still handle it.

It seems that we have good luck in signing. If we meet Kiryu and Jumo University in the first game, then any result is possible...

At the end of the game, the two sides were still deadlocked.

In the end, Japan's Shono narrowly defeated his opponent by one point and advanced to the next round.

"It seems that our opponent has come out, everyone pack your bags, we are going back!"

"Yes!"

…………

At night, supervise the room.

Miyuki stood in front of the coaches with her hands behind her back.

"For the match against Japan's Shano, I plan to let Sawamura start." Director Kataoka's sunglasses flickered, "If the match goes well, I will let Tsugumi Oda start."

"Yes!" Miyuki replied calmly.

"It would be great if it went so smoothly. In the beginning, the freshmen can experience the atmosphere of Koshien more. Not only for the new team, but maybe it will also come in handy in the subsequent games." Coach Ochiai stroked his beard. .

…………

"In the first game, Sawamura started."

"Yes!! I will definitely do my best..."

"Oda, you have to be prepared, you are very likely to play pitching in this game!"

"Yes!"

"Yuki, you start in left field."

"Yes!"

"Others should also be prepared! Jiashien's opponents are all at the national level. There will be no team that is easy to deal with. Everyone must be ready to play at all times!"

"Yes!!"

The boy's passionate voice resounded in the room, three days later will be the first game of Koshien!