Chapter 39: The Tranquility Before the Great War (Part 1)

"The resurrection of the wealthy, the strongest line in the country is surprising! 21 hits, 14 points! Where is the end of King Qingdao High School? 》

"Champion Candidate, Sai Bang bloodbathed the giant Osaka Kiryu High School, Super Monster Shuzo Sano won three home runs! 》

"The cry of Hiromi Pavilion, the second round of the wealthy Osaka Kiryu stopped at Koshien"

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On the day of the end of the second round of Koshien, the Internet exploded.

On Koshien's official website, there are many comments.

The next morning, in the dormitory where Seido High School was located, I saw several newspapers that reviewed Koshien.

Sometimes you have to admire the efficiency of modern people, even typesetting and printing, including distribution......

After a night's work and more than ten hours, they were done.

"In the face of new media, it seems that the pressure on traditional media is also very great."

Sawamura took one of the newspapers with great interest and read it.

This newspaper alone recorded in detail three articles: Seibu, Saibo, and Osaka Kiryu.

It seems that for reporters, the promotions and defeats of these three schools are very eye-catching super news.

The content in several other newspapers is similar.

But one of the things that is very interesting is the showdown between Seongdo and Saibun High School.

Sawamura originally thought that this would definitely be explosive news.

I didn't expect the newspaper to comment, but it was only a few lines, and then there was a much-anticipated ending left.

Professional comments and strength comparisons, not a word.

"It's weird!"

Sawamura, who was amazed, flipped through several other newspapers. The content in it was exactly the same as the one he had seen before.

About yesterday's game, it was written in great detail. As for the comparison of the strength of Qingdao High School and Xibang High School, there is also no mention of it.

"Could it be that these reporters have changed their temperament?"

Sawamura, who often deals with the media, is also puzzled by such a phenomenon.

"These jobs in the dormitory are all professional and authoritative, of course they don't dare to talk nonsense, for fear of being slapped in the face."

They got up late in Ochiai Bizemura, and by the time he got up, they had already started eating.

At that time, Sawamura was discussing his doubts with Master Chris and Miyuki.

Ochiai suddenly came out and analyzed.

For Coach Ochiai's style of suddenly interjecting, Sawamura is not surprised.

Chris and Miyuki were a little reserved, stood up politely, and greeted Ochiai.

"Analyze the situation, you won't be slapped in the face, right?"

After greeting him, Sawamura continued to ask.

He has the impression that the media generally likes to make the game tense. Even if it is a game with a relatively large gap in strength, it will be like that kind of hot-blooded anime promotional film.

Friends who like to play The King of Fighters will not be unfamiliar with that picture. All the players are lined up and then taken out one by one for a comparison of strengths.

It's as if the two sides are going to have a one-on-one heads-up instead of a baseball game.

As a 16-in-8, the most watched game. Sawamura originally thought that the organizers would definitely do this.

Unexpectedly, the organizers did the opposite, and they didn't mean to hype it up at all.

"Of course you could get slapped in the face! In this competition, the offensive strength we and Xibang showed was too strong, so strong that it was beyond the imagination of those media. We scored 14 points and had 21 hits. Saiho High School also scored 11 points, and their opponents were Kiryu Osaka. Not to mention, the trump cards on both of us are star pitchers who haven't dropped too much so far. It's as if both sides are holding the strongest spear and the strongest shield to PK each other. The situation of the game is completely unpredictable! It could be a tough pitcher battle, a non-yielding strike, or even a one-sided slaughter game. If it's a detailed professional analysis, it's important to have a rough account of the results anyway. How do they predict this outcome? How to predict this outcome so that you don't get slapped in the face? ”

There was a sneer on Ochiai's face: "The newspaper that can be placed here for the first time, which one is not authoritative?" Authority has the benefits of authority, and of course it has its limitations. If you want to see a specific strength analysis, there should be a lot of posts on the Internet. There are all kinds of theories in it, but unfortunately there is no reference value. ”

It seems that this is really the case when he talks about it at such length.

If you really want to find strength comparison and analysis, enthusiastic netizens don't know how many posts have been made on the Internet. It's just that these posts, I'm afraid they really don't have the slightest reference value.

"After eating in a while, let's go to the hall for a meeting."

Just as Ochiai was chatting with Sawamura, Minister Ota came out of the house where he lived and commanded.

"Yes!"

Koshien's schedule is very dense, with an average of one game every two days. Tomorrow is the day of the competition between Qingdao High School and Saibon High School. At this time, it is too late to carry out targeted training.

There was no time for targeted training, so everyone could only train adaptively to prevent their bodies from rusting, and then they squatted in the hall and studied the tactics to deal with Xibang High School.

After eating, Sawamura moved his body.

"Rong Chun, a meeting is over."

Kominato Haruichi didn't know when he came behind him and told him to go to a meeting.

"Good!"

Sawamura agreed with a smile, and when he turned his head, he saw the sullen face of Kominato Haruichi.

When I didn't enter Koshien before, although Kominato Harushi didn't like to talk much, he should be in a happy mood every day.

As a friend, Sawamura can feel it.

Strangely, after entering Koshien, he became inexplicably sentimental.

"What's wrong?"

Sawamura asked with concern.

"Nothing."

Kominato Haruichi replied.

That means there's something, and it's tricky.

Sighing inwardly, Sawamura continued to ask, "Is it because you didn't play?" ”

In yesterday's game, the substitutes for the third year of Seido High School, including the substitutes for the second year, all played.

Superintendent Kataoka made a big substitution at the last moment, and with the exception of Sawamura, the other positions were basically changed.

In the rest area, there are no ones who can play, only Miyuki and Kominato Haruichi.

In the first game before, against Konan High School in Okinawa, Miyuki had already played as a catcher, and he played the whole game.

So far, in the 18-member roster of the first army of Seido High School, the only one who has not appeared in Koshien is Kominato Haruchi.

Although it's not that I don't understand, Kataoka overseers are painstaking.

He probably thinks that the third-graders don't have a chance to do it again except this one. On the contrary, first-year players don't need to be in a hurry.

Kataoka is confident that he will return to Koshien with Sawamura this time.

This matter, Sawamura originally Kominato Harushi should also understand. Just put it on himself, it can be a little unbearable.