Diamond no Ace: My Sharingan

Regarding Zhou Hao's first match being featured in the newspaper, the players of Seidou High School reacted relatively calmly.

For them, this might just be a trivial episode during the tournament.

But for others, they had to take it seriously.

During the tournament, those prestigious teams shouldn't be holding meetings specifically for Seidou.

After all, their primary concern was to deal with their next opponent.

However, the players of Sensen High School gathered together immediately.

They held newspapers in their hands, and at the top of the front page were two pictures.

One was a group photo of all the players from Seidou High School's baseball team, celebrating their victory with raised arms.

The caption for this picture read: "Seidou High School Baseball Team Sweeps Gogen High School 11-0."

Originally, it was an unremarkable match.

But because of the professional coach from Gogen High School, it drew significant attention.

A team trained by a professional coach would undoubtedly possess extraordinary strength.

Yet this year, Seidou was like a tiger descending the mountain, directly swallowing Gogen High School whole.

The other picture was a solo shot of Zhou Hao.

This solo photo was cropped from the group photo, capturing the same action and expression.

He was raising his hand, smiling as he celebrated with his teammates.

When viewed in the group photo, it was hard to notice.

But when Zhou Hao's photo was enlarged, his handsome features immediately stood out.

What was most eye-catching was the caption beside this photo.

"The Strongest Rookie Emerges: Seidou's First-Year Outfielder, Zhou Hao."

"Three at-bats, three hits, two RBIs."

"The highly anticipated Miyuki is sitting on the bench, while rookie Zhou Hao gets the chance to start and plays the entire game."

In the reporter's words, Zhou Hao was portrayed as a genius who had suddenly appeared.

He was even named the MVP of the match.

Adding to this, Seidou High School's ace, Yoshida, had pitched a complete game.

It could be said without hesitation that Seidou High School's appearance this year was definitely aimed at securing a ticket to Koshien.

They were the most hopeful this year.

"The momentum of Seidou High School's baseball team is really strong this year."

"I really hope we don't run into them!"

"No need to worry; according to the brackets, we won't face them until the finals."

"First, we have to make it to the finals to have a chance."

In Tokyo, at Ichidaisan High School.

On the baseball field, a boy holding a smartphone raised it to call his teammates.

"Hey, Manaka, that kid has become famous."

Manaka, who was called over, immediately ran over.

With the advancement of technology, media coverage was not limited to printed newspapers; there were also news public accounts.

The boys from Ichidaisan High School had seen the report through the public account.

When Manaka arrived, he saw Zhou Hao's photo magnified on the smartphone.

Back when they played practice matches, Manaka had known that Zhou Hao would eventually stand out.

His pitching was so impressive...

"I didn't expect this guy to be noticed so quickly."

"Batting!"

When Manaka read the report, he felt his hands go cold.

He had thought that Zhou Hao was gaining attention for his pitching. He didn't expect him to appear in the newspaper as a strong hitter.

"How is this possible?"

"There's nothing impossible. Have you forgotten his batting skills?"

"But..."

Manaka gripped his smartphone tightly, the veins on the back of his hand showing.

"Be careful! This is a second-hand 16 I just bought. If you break it, I won't let you off easily."

Hearing his friend's plea, Manaka finally loosened his grip.

"So, aside from us, no one knows that Zhou Hao is a pitcher?"

"That should be the case. Aside from that practice match, Seidou has kept everything under wraps."

"Then this year's tournament will be exciting."

Manaka murmured.

After saying this, he immediately turned and walked toward the field.

"What are you doing?"

The boy with the smartphone asked, puzzled.

"Of course, I'm going to train. Since we already know this information, we have to be prepared."

Manaka felt a tremendous pressure.

Although he hadn't watched the match footage, he could sense it intuitively.

Zhou Hao's strength had increased.

He was even more formidable than when they faced him in practice matches.

With such an opponent waiting for them ahead, how could they not work hard?

"Should we spread this news?"

The boy glanced at Manaka and then at Zhou Hao's photo on the smartphone.

Seeing Zhou Hao's handsome face, he couldn't help but want to cause some trouble for him.

"It's useless. Even if we say it, no one will believe us."

Who would believe that a first-year rookie, a boy who had just made his official debut in high school, could be both an outstanding hitter and possess terrifying pitching skills?

What was most frightening was that they couldn't find any information about this boy's previous performances.

Zhou Hao seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

This was absolutely absurd in the baseball world.

"That's true. I'll let you off this time."

After saying this, the boy put down his smartphone and rushed toward the field.

In Tokyo, at Inashiro Industrial High School's baseball field.

As the archrival of Seidou High School, the Inashiro Industrial High School baseball team had clearly heard the news.

During a break in training, a group of players gathered together to discuss Seidou.

"11-0, huh?"

"I remember when we played against Gogen High School, they had some strength."

The final score was 7-3.

Although they had sent in substitutes, achieving this result against their substitutes showed that Gogen's strength was not weak.

"Looking at it this way, Seidou really is formidable this year."

"Senior Azuma's super lineup has always been top-notch."

"Yoshida's pitching is also impressive; he shows no signs of previous weaknesses."

As they discussed the Seidou High School baseball team's match, the players of Inashiro Industrial High School spoke with confidence.

Clearly, they had watched the match footage and were deeply impressed.

"But that's not the most important thing."

Having dealt with Seidou High School for so long, they were very familiar with those veterans.

"What we really need to pay attention to is that first-year kid, Zhou Hao! He hasn't made a single out in his batting!"

"Being a first-year rookie, if you faced this Zhou Hao, what would the result be?"

Everyone turned their gaze to a first-year boy.

This boy had delicate features.

But the words that came out of his mouth were extremely arrogant.

"If we faced him, that title of strongest rookie would have to change hands."

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