Diamond no Ace 98

Daiya no A Chapter 98

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Yakushi // Seidou
Todoroki (Third-base) // (Short-stop) Kuramochi
Akiba (Left-fielder) // (Second-base) Kominato Ryou
Mishima (First-base) // (Center) Isashiki
Yamauchi (Right-fielder) // (First-base) Yuuki
Fukuda (Second-base) // (Third-base) Masuko
Mino (Pitcher) // (Catcher) Miyuki
Watanabe (Catcher) // (Pitcher) Furuya
Kobayashi (Short-stop) // (Left-fielder) Sakai
Ooda (Center) // (Right-fielder) Shirasu
Chapter 98: Sudden meeting?

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Top of the 1th.
Number 1, third-base, Todoroki Raichi
Let's see how good Furuya will be against this batter
who's specialized on pitches right down the middle.
The opening will be important...
Furuya~~!!
I can take over anytime~!!
Come--!!

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Oh...
Ohhhhh

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There it is~~~
That's the pitch!! That's what I'm here for!!
That Furuya sure is fired up!!
It was a ball though.
Haha...
Kahahaha.

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N- Now that was a blast~
Even faster than I had imagined...
Great!!
He didn't bend back...
Nice pitch, Furuya!!
Keep them going!!
Next one will be this...
It's okay if it's a ball.
Just throw it low---

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Ball!!
Kahahaha, it sunk!
Great, great, GREAT!!
Tch... He's a pain.
He kept a proper watch.
I thought he would be more aggressive, but he isn't swinging at all.
Yeah.

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Though due to the fact that they made him the first batter
makes me believe that they won't wait for a right pitch like with Akikawa....
Raichi, blow it away!!
We don't need a walk!!
You ate my banana!!
Get on the base, Raichi~
Otherwise there won't be any meaning to our batting order...
0-2, huh...
Even if we're down in the count, throw another high straight.
Take a full swing with your arm.

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We'll hold him down
through the power of the pitch alone---

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----Wha
Gah~~
Damn. Didn't hit it right...
H- hey, wait.
This ain't funny...

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Ohh..
A direct hit to the fence on the right middle!!
Gah~~ So close!! // Just a bit more for a homerun.
Run, Raichi, Run~~!!

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Kahahaha, got second base~~!!
No need for a head-sliding!! // Actually, aim for third-base!!
Idiot~!!
He bashed down the bat from above
so he wouldn't lose to the power of the pitch.
He's...
(More like this. // Kahaha)

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Grrrr
No other choice but for me to go in!!
Stop dithering.
Get off there, Furuya~~!!
Don't worry about it.
For now, let's get one out!!
Cut out that aura~~!!
You know what to aim for, Akaba....
*nod*
First we gotta take the initiative!
The match only just started.

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Nice~ Furuya!!
Be calm~~!!
That's good...
If we can hold back the rest, there's no problem.

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Akaba sure knows how to act.
Right, Sanada~~
You're too loud, Coach.
Who cares about a split-fingered fastball.
We're aiming
for the pitch in which he got the most confidence----
A second ball...

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Bash it from above!!
My arm hurts!!
How the hell could Raichi send such a pitch so far...
Wha....
He did the same...
Don't tell me, they're only going after Furuya's high pitches---