Diamond no Ace 68

Daiya no A Chapter 68

Page 01

Ah… There!
See, that boy!!
S- Somehow he’s completely different from on the mound.
But he was really amazing. // I’m sure he’ll get more attention in the future.
Maybe I’ll be cheering for him by myself!!
3rd year Cheerleaders
Ah! Unfair! I had my eyes on him first!!
Ah.. That boy is the number 19!
Cute~ He looks like a girl.

Page 02

S- Sawamura-kun is making strange sounds again!!
His eyes are open and for some reason he’s smiling. // Ah, the sound changed.
Ah…
You got a game tomorrow, right?
We’ll all come to cheer once the summer vacation starts.
Tetsu~~ Hit a home run.
Masuko’s stomach is growling~
Isashiki, howl!!
Supi…

Page 03

Give your best, Baseball Club!
Tetsu-san
Make it to the Koushien this year for sure!!
Chapter 68: Happy Approach?
Those two are fighting again?
But it’s always just those two.
Don’t they have any friends….

Page 04

Seidou Ground----
While getting the feeling back, don’t overdo it…
When you’re warmed up have Miyuki catch for you.
Yes!
It’s been a month since that injury…
He’s finally back in the ball pen.

Page 05

If I remember correctly, during his middle school times
Tanba-san was always Manaka-san’s backup….
The Coach told him to be back in form until the game with Ichidaisan
Because he was considering his feelings….
Tanba-san!
One more!!

Page 06

Nice ball!!
There’s
It’s getting better and better.
Still a big difference to before his injury…
…

Page 07

But… he went to a different High School and finally got the ace number.
The feelings Tanba-san is betting on this summer are strongly conveyed through his pitches…
Two more games until the quarterfinals…

Page 08

We definitely can’t afford to lose…
Hah
Hah
Hah
So hot..
Hah
And humid…
Hah
So the summer in Tokyo is this hot…
How’s that!
The straight of the evolved me!!

Page 09

Too high. How often do you want me to say it.
Did you teach him to grab the ball like that?
Yes.
It’s just the Four-Seam, the basic of a straight…
Four-Seam
Placing the finger on the seam on four places, the basic grip for straight thrown by a Japanese pitcher.
(This!!)
Until know he threw without giving the seams any thought.
(Four-Seam? Is that a foreign Rapper?)
?

Page 10

Soft joints and elastic fingertips.
Because his grip is different each time, it gives birth to the moving.
In the game with Kokushikan, where Sawamura pitched…
The pitch Zaizen swung out on was a Four-Seam thrown by coincidence.

Page 11

To Sawamura, the Four-Seam
Is just a variety of the moving.
That is if he becomes a pitcher that controls his own pitches in the future…

Page 12

Sorry. But I can’t image that at all right now.
Please consider the long term..
Hah
Hah
I’m done with running, Chris-senpai..
Then go to the bull pen and use your shoulder.
Eh?
Now you can throw without putting in needless strength, right?
Maybe we should let you run too before a game.

Page 13

So the running is to make him remember the game with Oosaka Kiriyuu…
To a first-year it might be intense demands
But your strength is needed to advance through this summer…
Because until Tanba-kun gets back
You’re our Ace.
Please give your best!

Page 14

20th July----

Page 15

3rd Round
Seidou vs. Murata East
Public Murata East High School’s Coach // Ishibashi Takashi

Page 16+17

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Page 19

I’m telling you, you’re throwing to hard!
He really doesn’t listen to advice.
Don’t faint on us!
I won’t.
Because I’m the ace…
H- He…
Is getting more and more lively after being told he’s the ace…
Ah, it’s Furuya! Seidou’s first-year pitcher!!
He’s really amazing!!
I gotta collect some news on him!!

Page 20

Kuh… What a boring pitcher.
Not pacing himself, just relying on strength…
My beloved baseball
Should be a way more refined and high-graded sport.