Diamond no Ace: My Sharingan

The game entered the bottom of the fourth inning, and Seidou High School was back on the offensive.

The pitcher from Seiko Academy showed remarkable speed and power in his pitches.

However, even in such a situation, the batters of Seidou High School swung without hesitation.

They scored again.

Yamamoto, who stood over 190 cm tall, felt a sharp pain in his chest.

To be honest, Yamamoto wasn't surprised when he witnessed this.

He had known, even before stepping onto the mound against Seidou's lineup, that this would happen.

Even though his pitch speed exceeded 140 km/h and his power wasn't lacking—making him appear like an ace to the average observer—his pitching wasn't truly special.

Against the top batters in the country, his pitching was like a stationary target.

"If I strictly follow Coach's instructions, I'm afraid things will turn very ugly."

Earlier, Yamamoto had successfully retired Yuki and Toshinori.

But that didn't mean he ever underestimated Seidou's core lineup.

They had simply been caught off guard—it didn't mean their hitting power was weak.

Now that Zhou Hao had completely exposed his soft pitching trick, continuing with only soft balls would no longer work.

Yet if he relied solely on speed and power, he didn't stand a chance either.

"I have no choice but to combine both styles. Even if I'm not proficient... at this point…"

The score had shifted to 9–5. The four-run lead widened the gap between the teams.

Everyone knew that Seiko Academy was on the brink of collapse.

Faced with this, Yamamoto sank into desperation. They were already this embarrassed—what did they have left to lose?

No matter the final result…

He was going to give it everything he had.

"The key is to mess with their timing—create spatial dissonance so they can't tell if it's a soft or hard pitch!"

Despite his towering figure, Yamamoto's head seemed small, almost spherical.

But at this moment, he had made up his mind.

He readied himself and threw the pitch with everything he had.

Whoosh!

It looked like Yamamoto was putting up a final fight.

But when the pitch came in, it was only about 130 km/h—not fast at all.

"He's using that pitch again?"

In the dugout, Coach Kumakiri, the supervisor of Seiko Academy, felt something was off the moment he saw the ball leave Yamamoto's hand.

Then came the thunderous swing from the batter in the box.

Boom!

With a full swing, Yuki connected with the pitch.

He actually fell for it?

The Seiko Academy players looked on as if fortune had smiled upon them.

It felt like a giant pie had fallen from the sky—they couldn't believe it.

Ping!

Only when the bat made contact did they snap back to reality.

Could this be a turning point?

But the moment they dared to hope, the white baseball was sent flying like a comet, streaking through the sky and disappearing beyond the stadium wall and into the outfield stands.

"Two-run home run!!"

The female announcer's voice trembled with excitement.

11–5!

Even when Seiko had narrowed the score, people still believed they had a fighting chance.

But no one expected such a swift and clean retaliation.

"YUKI!!!"

In the stands, the second-year players who hadn't made Seidou's first-string team erupted in excitement.

Since they couldn't take the field themselves, they had entrusted all their hopes to this second-year core.

Seeing Yuki's home run, they felt like they had hit it too.

No outs. No runners on base.

"Fourth batter, Azuma Kiyokuni!!"

The moment his name was called, Seidou's cheering section could no longer contain their excitement.

Many fans were waving their arms, some even standing up from their seats.

"Crush it!!"

"Send it flying!!"

Hundreds of voices shouted in unison.

This was how they expressed their deepest hopes.

They longed to see another ball blasted out of the park.

The very thought lit stars in their eyes.

In this intense atmosphere, Azuma Kiyokuni entered the batter's box like a battle-hardened general.

On the mound, Yamamoto clenched his jaw.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to face Azuma right now.

But could he retreat?

In this situation, there was no one left to turn to.

If Yamamoto backed down…

The players of Seiko Academy might not even have the confidence to finish the game.

"I have to pitch!"

Yamamoto gritted his teeth and released the ball.

As it approached the plate, Azuma swung like a warlord brandishing a hammer in ancient times.

Ping!

Everyone froze as the bat struck the ball.

They watched it draw a towering arc in the sky, landing in the outfield stands again.

"The twelfth run!!"

What once seemed like an insurmountable lead was now broken open with ease.

Seidou's batters were unstoppable.

No matter how determined Seiko Academy's players were, their spirit was crumbling.

Back-to-back home runs had shattered their last psychological line of defense.

The game was effectively over.

Though the players from Seiko still stood on the field, they had already surrendered in their hearts.

But Seidou's assault wasn't finished.

Next up, the fifth batter, Masuko, stepped up and delivered a clean hit.

The sixth batter, Chris, followed up immediately with another.

Two consecutive hits put runners on first and third with no outs.

Then came Zhou Hao again.

He swung with force, driving the ball into a gap in the outfield and scoring two more runs.

"Fourteen to five! Just one more run and the game will end early!"

The current field situation: no outs, runner on second base.

It was now time for the eighth batter, Jun Isashiki, to bat.

From Miyuki's sacrifice hit earlier to Isashiki Jun's current plate appearance…

All nine batters of Seidou High had made it through the lineup.

And the most terrifying part? Not a single batter had been retired.

"Only Seidou could produce such a terrifying offensive rhythm…"

In the stands, a scout from Inashiro watching from the crowd was deeply shaken.

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