Diamond no Ace: My Sharingan

As soon as Azuma Kiyokuni came on the field, he brought tremendous psychological pressure to his opponents.

As a famous hitter in Tokyo and even the whole country, the name Azuma Kiyokuni alone is scary enough.

Needless to say, before playing against Seidou High School baseball team, Seiko Academy had also carefully studied them.

Especially Seidou's fourth batter, Toshinori, who is known as a monster hitter.

Azuma Kiyokuni had already hit more than 40 home runs in official matches, ranking 10th in Tokyo.

You know, the Seidou High School baseball team has not had a good record in recent years.

This means they failed to make it to the finals, let alone participate in the Koshien tournament.

Yet in regional competitions alone, Azuma Kiyokuni hit more than 40 home runs. What does that say?

In the first two games of Seidou High School, Azuma Kiyokuni also hit two home runs.

Both his power and batting ability are top-notch.

It is impossible for anyone to remain unfazed when facing such an opponent.

Seiko Academy had just lost two runs and now had to face such a monster with a runner on second base.

Their feelings must have been even more intense.

Especially their ace pitcher, who was originally viewed with great optimism, now remained silent.

But even so, he did not shy away from the confrontation.

"Whoosh!"

The baseball flew out and went straight to the inside corner.

Not only was he unwilling to admit defeat, but he was also quite provocative.

Azuma Kiyokuni, standing in the batter's box, was not in a good mood.

Seiko Academy's brainless ace actually used the inside corner pitch, just as that bastard Yukichi had guessed.

"You idiot, don't let yourself be read so easily, okay?"

Though he complained, Azuma Kiyokuni didn't hesitate when it came to this kind of "open-book test."

He simply adjusted and swung hard at the flying baseball.

"Boom!"

The sound of the bat cutting through the air stunned the players of Seiko Academy.

"Is this guy too strong?"

Even though he had been somewhat mentally prepared, the catcher for Seiko Academy was still deeply shaken by what he saw.

"Ping!"

He saw the white baseball get smashed.

In full view of everyone, the ball flew directly out of the stadium.

Rather than landing in the stands, it flew over the outer wall of Akita Stadium.

"It flew out!"

"Congratulations to the Seidou High School baseball team for turning the score around."

From being two points behind at 0–2 to now leading 4–2.

The Seidou High School baseball team achieved that in under ten minutes.

The players in Seiko Academy's dugout were left numb by the result.

Seidou's offense was just too powerful!

Although Seiko's ace pitcher wasn't exactly a top-tier ace, otherwise, he wouldn't be giving up runs so easily.

Losing points once was understandable, but losing points repeatedly showed his shortcomings.

Still, he had managed to keep the damage limited to a certain range.

He had some ability as a pitcher.

So why did he feel so powerless against Seidou?

In the stands, some fans voiced their thoughts.

"I always thought the ace of Hachioji High and the ace of Gohara High weren't that great."

"Now it seems I misjudged them."

Facing this kind of terrifying Seidou lineup, it's impressive that they were able to limit the runs at all.

Anyone else would've crumbled already.

The ace of Seiko Academy wasn't bad, but when facing Seidou's hitters, he was completely outmatched.

4–2.

No outs. No one on base.

Next up was the fifth batter of Seidou High School: Teru Shimoi.

"Ping!"

Another clean hit.

Seiko Academy's problem wasn't just their ace pitcher.

Their defense also had major flaws.

Their players were so focused on building power that their bodies became bulky and unbalanced.

It was fine when facing weak opponents.

Their defense could barely hold.

But against a powerhouse like Seidou, those weaknesses were fully exposed.

Everyone saw it clearly. If their defense had been better, not all of those hits would've gone through.

At the very least, it wouldn't have been this one-sided.

Seidou's pitchers had their own issues at times. But no one said Seidou was weak, right?

Why? Because Seidou's defensive players were just too solid.

Batters weren't just dealing with pitchers. They had to go through the whole team's defense.

Chris came next and also got a hit.

The ball bounced off the ground after being hit.

Chris reached first base successfully, and senior Shimoi made it to third.

No outs, runners on first and third.

"Seventh batter, number 20, outfielder, Zhou Hao!"

Zhou Hao, the seventh batter, stepped into the box.

The Seidou supporters in the stands visibly relaxed.

They had a strong premonition that this at-bat was in the bag.

A rookie reporter who was on his first assignment noticed the crowd's reaction and looked puzzled.

"Senior, isn't Zhou Hao just a first-year?"

As one of the nation's top baseball schools, was Seidou putting too much trust in a first-year player?

The middle-aged journalist beside him chuckled at his junior's naivety.

"You clearly haven't done your homework."

He shook his head, half in amusement and half in annoyance.

"Do you even know Zhou Hao's batting average?"

"Uh…"

Of course, the new guy didn't know. It was his first day, and he'd been out drinking with friends to celebrate his new job.

His head was still foggy.

"You youngsters really don't take your jobs seriously."

Still, the veteran gave the answer.

"Every time Zhou Hao steps into the batter's box, he connects. The only time he didn't was a fluke—he tried to hit the ball foul, but it got caught by a fielder from Hachioji High."

"To be blunt, his current batting success rate is practically 100%."

With that kind of consistency, how could Seidou's fans not be confident?

"You mean… he hit the ball every time he batted?"

The rookie reporter, who had once dreamed of being a baseball player, was stunned.

"Is this what separates a genius from the rest of us?"

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