Chapter 33: The Ace of the Koshien Quarterfinals (1st Update)

"Knocked out?"

In the stands, it is a gathering place for Seido High School baseball players.

Kuramochi frowned.

These guys on the pharmacist high school baseball team are really amazing. It's the first time I'm going to face off against Manaka, but I can accurately master the trick of hitting.

"Even if you guess the match, it's not easy to hit the ball."

"These guys on the Yakushi High School baseball team are of an unexpectedly high standard."

The discussion of his disciples reached the ears of Inspector Kataoka.

He glanced up at his disciple with a cold gaze.

"Those first-year fighters, you'd better treat him as a fighter of the same level."

With that, Superintendent Kataoka refocused his attention on the court.

The Pharmacist High School baseball team gives the impression that it has always been a group of reckless men who are giggling and laughing.

Even if it was a duel with the third high school of the city university, there was not the slightest fear on the faces of these guys.

On the contrary, everyone is eager to try.

But in reality, this team is far from being as simple as it seems.

Before facing off against the senior high school of the city university, they must have done a lot of preparation.

For example, they have a clear understanding of the pitching habits that they really want.

It would not have been possible to do this without watching a lot of footage of the game and doing detailed data analysis.

The unseemly serious overseer of the Yakushi High School baseball team must have done a lot of work in private.

That's why their players can aim at the ball at the beginning and decisively hit the ball out.

Of course, the fact that a player can do this speaks for itself.

It's hard to say about the other grades on the Pharmacist High School baseball team, but two of the three first-year players on their team are by no means worse than the main hitters on their team.

As for Thunder City, which is regarded as a signboard, that boy's striking power is probably comparable to Yuuki's.

The storm has changed dramatically.

As soon as the game began, the Pharmacist High School baseball team gave their opponents a big kick.

Don't forget that their opponent is the top wealthy city in the country.

This feeling is like a master who has been famous for many years, and he was slapped by a newcomer who suddenly appeared on the rivers and lakes.

The spectators in the stands were stunned.

Even if they had a hunch that today's game would be different, they obviously didn't expect the difference to be revealed so quickly.

This is undoubtedly much more than they expected.

However, they are also looking forward to it, and they wonder how the players of the city's junior high baseball team will react next.

It's impossible not to be silent, right?

This is not in line with the identity of a wealthy family.

In the rest area of the city's junior high baseball team, Supervisor Tahara's face was very calm.

Even if he lost a hit as soon as he came up, he had to face off against Mishima, who had the outstanding strength of the Yakushi High School baseball team, and even Thunder City when there were people on the base.

The superintendent of the city's junior high school baseball team didn't seem to take it to heart either.

He was unmoved and did not give any instructions to the players on the court.

It was as if the overseer was convinced that his disciples would be able to resolve the crisis.

He didn't need to do anything at all.

Takami, the catcher of the third highest school in the city, looked up at his partner.

What does it mean that the ball is aimed at at the beginning of the game?

Obvious.

The other party must have done a lot of preparatory work, so it is clear what they are going to do next.

"What are you going to do, Mr. Ace?"

Although it is the catcher's job to match the ball, it does not mean that Takami can do whatever he wants.

In addition to considering the opponent, he also has to make a choice based on the state of his ace, including his personality.

The pitcher's mound, Shinaka, sneered in the face of such a situation.

The medicine man's fangs were normal in his opinion.

If the pharmacist high school baseball team didn't even have this level, wouldn't they be slapping themselves in the face if they were so jealous of each other before?

But before Manaka could make any decisions, the beaters who had just come on the court put on a short stance.

Masuda.

The captain of the pharmacist high school baseball team is trying to increase the psychological pressure on the junior high school baseball team of the city university, but also to increase their hopes of scoring.

resolutely made the choice of escorting the runners.

"Want to escort runners to second base?"

The Qingdao players in the stands frowned slightly.

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I have to say that the choice of the pharmacist high school baseball team is a little simple and crude.

But surprisingly effective.

Akiba was fine when she was on first base, but once Akiba was on second base, it felt completely different.

The third bat, Mishima, is very outstanding.

The fourth stick of Thunder City is even more like a monster.

The two of them play in succession, and there is a high probability that Akiba will return to home plate.

Just one hit is estimated to have made the players of the city's junior high baseball team realize how different their opponents are today.

I really want the pharmacist high school baseball team to get a point as soon as they come up.

The initiative of the game may be in the hands of the pharmacist.

Just when everyone on the Qingdao High School baseball team thought so, the pitcher Mound really wanted to pitch the baseball in his hand without hesitation.

"Whoosh!"

The white baseball flashed away, even though Masuda in the strike zone tried his best to touch the ball.

However, the baseball changed very quickly after entering the good ball belt, and he was not given a chance to react at all.

In the end, he could only watch the baseball fly past his eyes, and there was nothing he could do.

"Smack!"

"Good shot!

Choosing a short game, but in the end you didn't even touch the ball?

This is undoubtedly a very slap in the face.

However, that wasn't the end of it, and then Manaka threw two more shots in quick succession, and the first ball was touched and flew out of bounds.

The last ball, too, was not touched by Masuda.

"Smack!"

"Good shot!"

"Strikeout!

Captain Masuda's determination was great, but his strong determination did not show any effect at this time.

He was knocked out with strikeouts.

Even if Masuda hit with a short hit, he didn't touch the ball.

"How fast is this ball?"

"In the blink of an eye, Masuda didn't have time to react."

While the players of the Yakushi High School baseball team were still talking, their third baseman had already stood in the strike zone with great momentum.

"It's still up to this genius!"

When he went to the strike zone, Mishima was full of confidence!

However!

"Ping!"

Mishima did not hesitate to sweep the ball away, and it was directly knocked down by the second baseman of the city's junior high baseball team.

"Uh......"

Before Mishima and the players from Yakushi High School could react, the guerrillas of the other people had already run over to respond.

"Smack!"

"Out!"

The ball went to the shortstop, who stepped on the second base pack, and then passed the ball to the front of first base without stopping.

"Smack!"

"Out!"

"Double kill!

Three people are out, and the offense and defense are exchanged.

It wasn't until this time that the players of the Yakushi High School baseball team really realized who their opponent was.

The opponent is Spring Koshien, the ace of the national quarterfinals.

Although in the spring, they lost to Qingdao very regrettably.

However, last fall, they managed to enter Koshien after eliminating the Inagi Industrial and Seido High School baseball teams.

It is also one of the three giants of West Tokyo.

The quality of this team should definitely not be underestimated.

As for saying that their team's ace is really in the middle, it is even less likely to be a simple role.

In the second half of the first game, the city university junior high attacked.

The pharmacist's starting pitcher is Li Lei.

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