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Diamond no Ace: Coach, I Want to Be a Batter, Not a Pitcher!

Chapter 24 24: First Game! VS Ichidai San High School · Nov 12, 2026

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1 Chapter 1 1: Seidou High School Baseball Club 2026-11-12
2 Chapter 2 2: The Evil Duo 2026-11-12
3 Chapter 3 3: Ushijima Wakatoshi’s Strength 2026-11-12
4 Chapter 4 4: Ushijima Wakatoshi’s Surprising Batting Average 2026-11-12
5 Chapter 5 5: Silver-Level Cutter Ball 2026-11-12
6 Chapter 6 6: Those Who Work Hard Will Always Have Privileges 2026-11-12
7 Chapter 7 7: Coach Kataoka’s Recognition and Appreciation 2026-11-12
8 Chapter 8 8: Tanba vs. Ushijima 2026-11-12
9 Chapter 9 9: The Ace Who Gets Excited 2026-11-12
10 Chapter 10 10: The Last Ball 2026-11-12
11 Chapter 11 11: The First String! Position: Outfielder? 2026-11-12
12 Chapter 12 12: Seido’s Batting Lineup 2026-11-12
13 Chapter 13 13 Shocked! Ushijima, what is your ball speed? 2026-11-12
14 Chapter 14 14: Coach! Please Listen to Me! 2026-11-12
15 Chapter 15 15: Physical Requirements of a Pitcher 2026-11-12
16 Chapter 16 16: A Beastly Shot 2026-11-12
17 Chapter 17 17: Terrifying Ball Power 2026-11-12
18 Chapter 18 18: The Drifting Two-Seam 2026-11-12
19 Chapter 19 19: One Dares to Call, One Dares to Throw 2026-11-12
20 Chapter 20 20: Give the Senior a Trick 2026-11-12
21 Chapter 21 21: Striking Out Yuki(Bonus Chapter) 2026-11-12
22 Chapter 22 22: Steal the Ace Number 2026-11-12
23 Chapter 23 23: Seido’s Chant 2026-11-12
24 Chapter 24 24: First Game! VS Ichidai San High School 2026-11-12
25 Chapter 25 25: Stealing Tactics 2026-11-12
26 Chapter 26 26: Continuously Torturing the Opponent 2026-11-12
27 Chapter 27 27: First-Year Ace 2026-11-12
28 Chapter 28 28: First Appearance in an Official Match 2026-11-12
29 Chapter 29 29: The Sinful Man & the Man with the Heart — A Perfect Match! 2026-11-12
30 Chapter 30 30: Calmness Unlike a First-Year 2026-11-12
31 Chapter 31 31: A Head-to-Head Battle with the Cleanup Hitter 2026-11-12
32 Chapter 32 32: A Low Batting Average Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Hit 2026-11-12
33 Chapter 33 33: Crazy 2026-11-12
34 Chapter 34 34: Continued Entanglement 2026-11-12
35 Chapter 35 35: First Battle a Success! Three Treasure Chests 2026-11-12
36 Chapter 36 36: Enhanced Strike Strength 2026-11-12
37 Chapter 37 37: One-on-One Starting Lineup 2026-11-12
38 Chapter 38 38: The Kominato Brothers’ Dream 2026-11-12
39 Chapter 39 39: The Passion of the Welcome Game 2026-11-12
40 Chapter 40 40 One Softness, One Hardness 2026-11-12
41 Chapter 41 41: Gold Cutter 2026-11-12
42 Chapter 42 42: The Future Belongs to You 2026-11-12
43 Chapter 43 43: The Upgraded Sense of Oppression 2026-11-12
44 Chapter 44 44: Seido’s Starting Lineup Batting Average 2026-11-12
45 Chapter 45 45: Hit Rate and Penalties 2026-11-12
46 Chapter 46 46: Shameless Sawamura 2026-11-12
47 Chapter 47 47: Sawamura, the Drama Queen 2026-11-12
48 Chapter 48 48: Showdown with Furuya 2026-11-12
49 Chapter 49 49: Furuya at Odds 2026-11-12
50 Chapter 50 50: Teaching Furuya a Lesson 2026-11-12

Even Masuko pulled out a piece of paper with large words written on it:

”Sawamura, come quickly!”

”Even if you’re just an apprentice,” Masuko said, ”you should still watch the game.”

Sawamura, however, stood firm. His expression was serious—almost stubborn.

”I’m staying.”

”At a time like this, I should train even harder. Otherwise, I’ll never catch up to you guys.”

Hearing this, Kuramochi and Masuko exchanged glances and said nothing more.

But Ushijima, standing nearby, mercilessly exposed him.

”You just like saying nice things.”

”Isn’t it really because once everyone leaves the field—”

”You’ll be the only one left and can secretly take out a ball and pitch?”

Sawamura hadn’t even thought about that.

But the moment Ushijima said it, his eyes lit up.

”Oh—right! How could I forget that?!”

Since joining Seido, the coach hadn’t allowed him to pitch even once.

But if the field was empty now…

Wouldn’t that mean no one would stop him?

”Hehe… hehe… hahahaha~”

Sawamura’s grin widened uncontrollably, and he even let out a foolish laugh.

Then, with absolutely no shame, he denied it outright.

”No! No! How could I do something like that?”

”Hahaha I wouldn’t! I really wouldn’t! Wahahaha”

Kuramochi and Masuko looked at him with even greater disdain.

Your thoughts are written all over your face, idiot.

Ushijima shrugged.

”Work hard and catch up to me quickly.”

”That way, I can finally give up the Number 1 jersey. It’s too heavy.”

Before Ushijima could even finish, Isashiki snapped back.

”Hey! Don’t get arrogant, kid!!!”

”Since you’ve got the Ace number, you better perform well!”

”Don’t you dare disgrace our dorm!!!”

Faced with Isashiki’s roaring voice, Ushijima could only sigh helplessly.

But amidst the noisy banter and shouting, the team boarded the bus.

Once seated, Ushijima put on his headphones and leaned back.

He sat beside Yuki.

Neither of them spoke much, but when these two cousins stayed quiet, their presence alone was overwhelming.

Their combined aura was unmatched.

As music played softly in his ears, Ushijima gazed out the window.

After about twenty minutes, the bus arrived at the stadium.

Tokyo wasn’t that big—traveling from Seido to the venue didn’t take long.

Following the team inside, Ushijima entered the dugout as Coach Kataoka began announcing the starting lineup.

”First batter, shortstop—Kuramochi.”

”Second batter, second baseman—Kominato.”

”Third batter, center fielder—Isashiki.”

”Fourth batter, first baseman—Yuki.”

”Fifth batter, third baseman—Masuko.”

”Sixth batter, catcher—Miyuki.”

”Seventh batter, right fielder—Shirasu.”

”Eighth batter, pitcher—Ushijima.”

”Ninth batter, left fielder—Tanba.”

When announcing the ninth spot, Coach Kataoka turned to Tanba.

”You’ll start in left field.”

”Ushijima is starting today, but if anything unexpected happens, you’ll be ready to come in immediately.”

”Yes!” Tanba replied.

Though unhappy, he had no choice but to accept.

Everything would be decided in this game.

How far could Ushijima Wakatoshi really go?

Coach Kataoka submitted the lineup.

But the moment the announcer read it out—

The stadium erupted.

”What?! A first-year pitcher starting for Seido?!”

”Ace Tanba is playing left field?! Is this a joke?”

”What kind of stunt is Seido pulling?”

The crowd buzzed with disbelief.

Ichidai San High was no less shocked.

In a rivalry match between two powerhouse schools—

Seido was sending a freshman pitcher to start?

”Hey, hey—aren’t they looking down on us too much?”

”Starting a first-year? They really think we’re pushovers?”

”Forget it—just blow him out in the first inning!”

”That’s right! Blow him out!”

Ichidai San High’s dugout burned with fighting spirit, like a raging flame sweeping toward Seido.

Even Ushijima, warming up, felt it and shivered.

”Oh wow…”

”That’s some serious killing intent.”

”I knew it—the pitcher position attracts hatred.”

”It hasn’t even started, and they already look like they want to eat me alive.”

His muttering drew laughter from his teammates.

But the game had already begun.

Seido was batting first.

Ichidai San High took the field.

Kuramochi stepped into the batter’s box, Kominato following closely behind.

Ichidai’s Ace pitcher was Manaka Kaname—from the same middle school as Tanba.

Because of that, the two shared similar pitching foundations.

Manaka specialized in high-speed curveballs.

Tanba, on the other hand, used curveballs with massive vertical drop.

Simply put—

Manaka’s curveball was faster.

Tanba’s had a more dramatic arc.

Tanba’s vertical curve, during practice, topped out at 121 km/h.

As for Manaka Kaname’s high-speed curve—

Ushijima Wakatoshi was very curious to see it.

”Do you have a stopwatch?”

Standing in the dugout, Ushijima turned and asked.

”What do you need a stopwatch for?” Yuki asked curiously.

”To record Ichidai’s Ace.”

”From the moment he starts his pitching motion—”

”Until the ball enters the catcher’s mitt.”

Ushijima had his own reasoning.

After reading countless baseball materials, he understood that timing could reveal many things.

With accurate data, he could plan his own pitching tactics.

”Here.”

Takashima Rei handed him a stopwatch.

”Thank you, big sister.”

That single phrase made Rei stiffen.

”You… smooth-talking brat.” She adjusted her glasses, clearly flustered.

Ushijima didn’t notice.

His eyes were already locked onto the field.

Kuramochi, standing in the batter’s box, wore a fierce grin.

”Hehe~”

Manaka Kaname stood on the mound, exchanging signs with his catcher.

Then—

He moved.

The instant Manaka began his pitching motion—

Click.

Ushijima pressed the stopwatch.

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