Diamond no Ace: My Sharingan

The first battle ended in a great victory.

For the players of the Seidou High School baseball team, this was certainly a reason to celebrate.

After all, they had achieved a strong start.

But that was all there was to it.

Their opponents were never just Gogen; they were the few rivals capable of stopping them from advancing.

Unless they defeated those rivals or truly secured a spot in Koshien, the players' spirits wouldn't be significantly lifted.

Even Zhou Hao felt that winning this match was a given.

The seniors were so strong, and his performance in this match was commendable.

In this situation, if they couldn't win the match, then what kind of world would that be?

After the match ended.

According to the team's usual practice, they should rest for the afternoon.

However, the victory had come too easily, and the players hadn't exhausted much energy at all.

A group of second and third-year seniors voluntarily decided to practice more.

As one of the only two first-years in the first team, Miyuki Kazuya and Zhou Hao naturally couldn't fall behind.

They practiced with their seniors until around six in the evening.

After the seniors finished dinner, they planned to continue.

However, Miyuki Kazuya and Zhou Hao couldn't keep up; after finishing their meal, they immediately went to take a shower.

Then, they enjoyed a good night's sleep.

When they woke up the next day, Zhou Hao felt it was just another ordinary day.

He lived in an apartment next to the school, a two-bedroom place with sliding doors, kept very clean.

His parents weren't around, but a housekeeper came regularly to clean and cook.

By the time Zhou Hao got up, his breakfast of fried eggs, millet porridge, and two side dishes was ready.

There was also milk on the side.

"Xiao Hao, hurry up and eat! There's not much time left."

The morning training for the Seidou High School baseball team started early, but Aunt Chen managed to prepare breakfast for Zhou Hao half an hour in advance every day.

"Aunt Chen, you don't have to go through so much trouble. The school has a cafeteria."

"It's no trouble at all. What nutrition can your school's cafeteria provide?" Aunt Chen said disapprovingly.

Zhou Hao nodded helplessly. He had to admit that even the breakfast provided by the Seidou High School baseball team was just enough to fill him up.

If one were to talk about nutrition, that was clearly unrealistic.

Players from well-off families in the school would supplement their diets with nutritional products to enhance their physical condition.

Zhou Hao, on the other hand, had his meals prepared by Aunt Chen.

After finishing breakfast and returning to school, there weren't many people on the field yet.

Just as Zhou Hao was preparing to warm up and start running when everyone arrived, a nimble figure suddenly ran over and jumped onto Zhou Hao's back.

"What the—!"

Zhou Hao stumbled forward, unable to bear the sudden attack.

But he quickly steadied himself and complained, "Can you change the way you greet people?"

Hearing Zhou Hao's complaint, the boy behind him smiled and said, "Hehe, that just shows we have a good relationship! I feel like you've gotten a lot stronger. Is the training in the first team really that effective?"

Zhou Hao just smiled at the boy's words.

Of course, the training in the first team had its effects.

But the most important credit went to the system that had enhanced Zhou Hao's physical condition.

It had transformed him from a frail individual into a slightly stronger version of himself.

"Have you seen the news?"

Kuramochi jumped down from Zhou Hao's back and asked mysteriously.

"What news?"

Zhou Hao had gone back to sleep right after returning home. Since he had to wake up early, he didn't dare to stay up too late.

As a result, he naturally hadn't had time to check his phone.

"It's the report from yesterday! It's gone viral!"

Kuramochi's face was beaming with excitement.

"Is it about our team?"

"Of course! It says our team has a great chance this year to challenge the dominance of the Inashiro Industrial High School baseball team."

As members of the Seidou High School baseball team, their disdain for the Inashiro Industrial High School baseball team ran deep.

Even the second-string Kuramochi was no exception.

"That's the opponent we played yesterday. They lost to Inashiro Industrial High School 7-3 in the spring. We beat them 11-0, ending the match early."

Although both were victories.

In the same context, these two scores represented completely different concepts.

"Isn't it different? Our attitude toward this match..."

Zhou Hao didn't believe that a team like Gogen High School could measure up to the strength of Qingdao and Inashiro.

Moreover, the players from Gogen High School had been completely overwhelmed in yesterday's match. This meant they hadn't truly revealed their real strength.

"Everyone understands that. Those guys from Inashiro Industrial High School can't possibly be weak."

Kuramochi nodded and continued excitedly, "But don't you think this kind of talk is quite satisfying?"

As fellow powerhouses in West Tokyo.

Inashiro Industrial High School was called the dominant team, while they were merely one of the three major powerhouses.

This unspoken hierarchy weighed heavily on the players of Seidou High School.

"Not only is it about the team, but there's also a report about you. Our Zhou-san is about to become a big star."

"Huh?"

To be honest, Zhou Hao hadn't expected this at all.

"They wrote a report about me?"

"Yes! As a first-year rookie, you made your starting debut, hitting three hits and two RBIs with a batting average of 100%..."

"Such a performance can be described as a rookie's dream start."

"One reporter even said you are the strongest rookie in Tokyo this year!"

Simply based on the numbers on paper, it was understandable for the reporter to make such an analysis.

Zhou Hao himself found it quite miraculous.

After all, he had been training with those second and third-year seniors on the team.

Zhou Hao could clearly feel the gap between himself and those seniors.

He hadn't expected the media to elevate him to the status of the strongest rookie.

According to Kuramochi, there was even a personal photo of him in the newspaper.

Zhou Hao had become famous overnight.

But he felt no real sense of fame.

At most, it was just the seniors on the team teasing him a bit.

Then they would go back to training and attend classes.

As a seed team, the Seidou High School baseball team did not participate in the first two rounds of matches.

Now that they had won the third round, only 32 teams remained in West Tokyo.

The next step was the Round of 16.

At this stage, regardless of which opponent they faced, their strength would not be weak.

Their focus was undoubtedly on this upcoming match.

However, the calm reaction of the Seidou High School baseball team did not mean that other teams were equally indifferent.

While Gogen High School was indeed not worth mentioning.

Their hiring of a retired professional coach had caused quite a stir.

Thus, Gogen's reputation was still considerable.

Facing such an opponent, the Seidou High School baseball team had achieved a massive 11-0 victory.

Coupled with Zhou Hao's title as the strongest rookie.

It was hard for people from other teams not to notice Qingdao.

Especially the opponents of the Seidou High School baseball team.

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