Diamond no Ace 70

Daiya no A Chapter 70

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Chapter 70: It’s summer

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Alright!
Game set---!!
Akikawa Academy advances to the fourth round!!

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3 - 0
They got a good start and protected the point until the end.
Throwing both inside and outside. // A precise pitching that concentrates on low ones.
There were only 5 hits of him..
What’s more, the moment they took the lead, the atmosphere lightened up in the fielders.
Guess they trust him quite a lot…

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Trust!?
The game is in 3 days, on Wednesday.
Our next opponent
Won’t be so easy as the ones before.

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21th July---
Aw~ So hot. // Today’s over 30°C again.
Looks like this years summer will overcome the average.
The players, who give their all in this heat, really have my respect.

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He doesn’t throw a breaking ball that often, but he has a curve and a forkball.
He used them to get the count up.
His speed is around 130km/h…
What we need to be wary about is his incredible control.

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Not to be swayed by his pitches to the utmost corners…
And get your own swing out will be the key to conquer this pitcher.
Yeah.
A half-assed swing will just give confidence to the pitcher…
No matter what pitch, swing with all your might! Don’t forget that!
To shatter such a clever pitcher we need mobility and bunts…

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I hope you know that you getting on base will put pressure on the pitcher.
Yes!

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Ohh~~ Amazing…
Just looking at it makes me excited…
They didn’t win with 2 called games for nothing…
Their opponent must be intimidated too.

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Specially the Captain, Yuuki-kun is standing out…
He has the right aura.
The pro scouts have his eyes on him, right?
But I heard he himself has no interest.
I bet as the captain he only has the entry to the koushien in his mind right now.
Uwa~~ Look at all these reporters.
Monthly “Baseball Kingdom” Reporter // Oowada Akiko
Seidou really caught their eye, huh.
(So tall)
Obviously!

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Because it’s a team that has a lot of material for a good article…
Like if they can revive their powerhouse honour this year under the lead of the young Coach Kataoka.
Monthly “Baseball Kingdom” Reporter // Mine Fujio
*smirk*
What?
Last year there was your article about the 2nd-year Miyuki-kun~ // I’m his fan!
His glasses are just to awesome!
You just have a glasses fetish!
Well.. Everyone here today has their eyes on the first-year pitcher with that strong arm. // Let’s go to the bull pen too.
Ah… Yes!

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B- Bastard! Where are you throwing!? That was intentional, wasn’t it!?
Sorry!
Sorry, Kanemaru.
Pushing you into this strange role.
…No..
With an actual batter standing here, it’s a more realistic training after all…
And besides, 7 of the 9 in Akikawa’s batter order are left-hander.
(More like this, huh.)
For a south-paw like him, there might be a chance for him to get in.

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Well.. The possibility is still close to zero though.
Okay, bring it on, Sawamura!!
I’m not afraid of your ball at all!
Kanemaru…
Here I go! A inside course!!

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THERE!!
Goha
Bastard… You’re really doing it on purpose!!
Sorry!
(Looks painful)
That’s an interesting pitching form…

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The stand-in Kawamura-kun and the first-year Sawamura-kun in the bull pen,
And the ace Tanba-kun trains with the net together with the coach, huh…
Be it the 2nd or 3rd round, the Ace didn’t get to throw at all.
Seems the rumour about him being injured is true.
I don’t know…
But should it be true, It’ll be a hard summer for them…
No matter how fast his pitches are, Furuya-kun is still just a first-year.
Huh?
And where’s that rumoured strong armed pitcher?

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T- That guy… Sleeping so peacefully in a place like that…
Not even I can laugh about that…

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Get up!!
You did your running, right!?
I did…
Then move your ass!
We’re going into the bull pen!!
No, it’s so hot and humid today… // let me rest some more…
Of course it’s hot, it’s summer after all!!
Will he be alright….
The tournament is right in the peek of the summer…
You… didn’t finish your lunch today either, right?
If you don’t eat properly, you’ll collapse.

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I’m warning you, this year’s summer is hotter than usual.
Brace yourself while you still can---
!

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Hot…hot…hot…
I- I see…
He just came here this year from Hokkaidou…
He’s experiencing a Tokyo Summer for the first time now…
Could it be, his body can’t keep up with these temperatures!?