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

Chapter 159: Head-On Confrontation! Overwhelming Suppression · Nov 12, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: Seido’s Specialty — Brothers Home Run 2026-11-12
152 Chapter 152: The Match Ends — New Record 2026-11-12
153 Chapter 153: Before the Finals! Slider Evolution 2026-11-12
154 Chapter 154: The Showdown Before the Finals 2026-11-12
155 Chapter 155: The Post-Finals Debriefing Meeting 2026-11-12
156 Chapter 156: The Strategies of Both Sides 2026-11-12
157 Chapter 157: The Legend of Seido 2026-11-12
158 Chapter 158: The Shock of the Fatty Senior 2026-11-12
159 Chapter 159: Head-On Confrontation! Overwhelming Suppression 2026-11-12
160 Chapter 160: Don’t Be Selfish! Let’s Shoulder This Together 2026-11-12
161 Chapter 161: The Final! Seido vs. Inashiro 2026-11-12
162 Chapter 162: King vs. King: A Fiery Opening 2026-11-12
163 Chapter 163: Mutual Recognition 2026-11-12
164 Chapter 164: Seido’s Relentless Offense! Inashiro Under Pressure! 2026-11-12
165 Chapter 165: Last Year’s Grudge! An Eye for an Eye! 2026-11-12
166 Chapter 166: A 150 km/h Two-Seam! A Shocking Opening 2026-11-12
167 Chapter 167: An Overwhelming Strikeout!!! 2026-11-12
168 Chapter 168: The Shock of the Cutter! Shirakawa’s Fury 2026-11-12
169 Chapter 169: Cutter Establishes Authority! Three Consecutive Strikeouts to Open the Game 2026-11-12
170 Chapter 170: Complaints from Two Catchers 2026-11-12
171 Chapter 171: Inashiro’s Cleanup Batter 2026-11-12
172 Chapter 172: The Man Who Got Outs Complains About Everyone Else Striking Out 2026-11-12
173 Chapter 173: Untitled 2026-11-12
174 Chapter 174: The Resolve Behind a Single Hit 2026-11-12
175 Chapter 175: Defensive Mistake 2026-11-12
176 Chapter 176: Inashiro’s Counterattack 2026-11-12
177 Chapter 177: A Unique Approach 2026-11-12
178 Chapter 178: A Chain of Mistakes 2026-11-12
179 Chapter 179: Shirakawa’s Resentment 2026-11-12
180 Chapter 180: Untitled 2026-11-12
181 Chapter 181: Kominato Leaves the Game Due to Injury 2026-11-12
182 Chapter 182: The Little Brother Opens His Eyes! 2026-11-12
183 Chapter 183: The Best Way to Motivate Furuya 2026-11-12
184 Chapter 184: A Friendly Reminder 2026-11-12
185 Chapter 185: Narumiya Mei’s Winning Pitch 2026-11-12
186 Chapter 186: Narumiya’s Evolution 2026-11-12
187 Chapter 187: The Fallen Emperor Refuses to Yield 2026-11-12
188 Chapter 188: Inashiro’s Captain 2026-11-12
189 Chapter 189: Three-Pitch Strikeout — Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
190 Chapter 190: Inashiro’s Counterattack 2026-11-12
191 Chapter 191: Using the Rules to His Advantage 2026-11-12
192 Chapter 192: Gradually Unsealing 2026-11-12
193 Chapter 193: The Two Aces Dominate 2026-11-12
194 Chapter 194: The Final Inning 2026-11-12
195 Chapter 195: The Quick Forkball Shocks the Entire Stadium! 2026-11-12
196 Chapter 196: Happy Graduation 2026-11-12
197 Chapter 197: Summer Continues 2026-11-12
198 Chapter 198: The Silent Narumiya Mei 2026-11-12
199 Chapter 199: Gold-Level Home Run 2026-11-12
200 Chapter 200: The Eve of the Koshien Battle 2026-11-12

”This… this is…”

The moment Azuma Kiyokuni saw the pitch, he felt as though a wild beast had locked onto him.

It was a terrifying sensation—

like being hunted by a starving predator.

In Azuma’s eyes, the baseball looked like a ravenous wolf charging toward its prey.

”Oh no…”

Azuma’s pupils shrank violently from the overwhelming pressure.

As the baseball roared toward him, he was completely overwhelmed by its beast-like aura.

Instinctively, he swung the bat with all his strength.

With Azuma’s large frame, a full-power swing generated tremendous bat speed.

But no matter how fast his swing was—

it still couldn’t catch up to that raging fastball.

Bang!!!

The baseball tore beneath the bat and slammed violently into Miyuki’s mitt.

The sound echoed across the field.

Everyone watching from the sidelines smiled as they looked at the stunned Azuma Kiyokuni.

”Hey… hey… that pitch is insane…”

Azuma stared blankly ahead, still unable to believe it.

”That beast-like pressure…”

”That ball…”

Miyuki Kazuya grinned proudly from behind home plate.

”This is Seido’s current trump card.”

”Heh…”

Azuma tightened his grip on the bat and slowly reset his stance.

”To be honest…”

”After seeing that pitch…”

”I’m actually jealous of you guys.”

”Jealous of all you second and third-years.”

”You lucky bastards actually got to play with an ace like this.”

”If he had appeared one year earlier…”

Azuma stopped himself there.

But everyone understood what he meant.

If Ushijima Wakatoshi had joined one year earlier—

Seido might have already returned to Koshien.

Azuma’s expression gradually became serious.

He stared intently at Ushijima on the mound.

Meanwhile, Ushijima smiled faintly after sensing Azuma’s rising fighting spirit.

”Careful, senpai.”

”The difficulty is about to increase.”

Miyuki immediately added from behind the plate:

”This guy’s pitches are ridiculously sharp.”

Hearing that, Azuma became even more focused.

Ushijima raised his hand once more.

Left leg forward.

Body twisting powerfully.

Then—

the second pitch exploded from his fingertips.

Pshhh—!

The baseball shot toward Azuma’s inside corner at terrifying speed.

”You brat!”

”You dare challenge me inside?!”

Azuma swung aggressively without hesitation.

But just before bat and ball were about to collide—

the baseball suddenly changed.

The pitch that had originally traveled in a straight line suddenly seemed to rise upward toward his chest.

”What?!”

”It’s rising?!”

Azuma’s eyes widened in shock.

Mid-swing, he instinctively pulled back.

Bang!

Miyuki cleanly caught the pitch high and inside.

”Nice ball.”

Azuma immediately broke into cold sweat.

That pitch had suddenly accelerated upward near his hands.

No—

more accurately—

it looked like it floated upward explosively.

”This is…”

Azuma swallowed hard.

”A High-Speed Shootball?!”

”That’s right,” Miyuki answered proudly.

”Damn it!”

”You only said Shootball, not High-Speed Shootball!!!”

Azuma’s furious outburst made Miyuki cover his mouth while laughing.

”Tch!”

Azuma clicked his tongue and glared at Ushijima on the mound.

”A high-speed shootball almost as fast as a fastball…”

”And it suddenly rises into the batter…”

”Damn it…”

”This isn’t just a monster.”

”He’s a monster among monsters!”

”He’s even more terrifying than that Inashiro brat from last year.”

Miyuki silently nodded in agreement.

The others watching nearby immediately erupted into cheers and noise.

”Azuma. Two strikes.”

Coach Kataoka’s reminder made Azuma’s expression even uglier.

That’s right.

He already had two strikes against him.

This time, Azuma no longer hesitated.

He was determined to hit the next pitch.

Ushijima smirked slightly and delivered the third pitch.

The moment the ball left his hand, Azuma’s eyes narrowed sharply.

”Not as fast as the first pitch…”

”If it isn’t the four-seam…”

”And if it’s around the same speed as the second…”

”Then it’s probably a Shootball!”

Azuma prepared his swing accordingly.

But just after he committed—

the baseball suddenly sank sharply downward and away.

”What?!”

”It’s dropping?!”

Azuma could only watch helplessly as the ball disappeared beneath his bat.

”Sinker…”

Thump!

Miyuki caught the ball cleanly.

”Strikeout!”

”Stop talking already!!!”

Azuma roared furiously at Miyuki after getting struck out.

”It’s only because it’s my first time seeing his pitches!”

”I wasn’t prepared!”

Ushijima smiled calmly from the mound.

”Alright.”

”I’ll give you another chance.”

”I’ll make sure you lose convincingly.”

”That damn brat…”

Azuma gritted his teeth in irritation.

”Fine.”

”I admit defeat.”

”I’ll definitely come watch your game tomorrow.”

”But next…”

”I’m crushing you for real!”

Azuma pointed his bat directly at Ushijima.

Ushijima casually stretched his neck.

”If you can.”

”Hahaha!”

”What an arrogant brat!”

Azuma stopped wasting words and focused completely.

Without disappointing him, Ushijima immediately threw the fourth pitch.

”Inside corner again?!”

”Don’t underestimate me!!!”

Seeing another inside pitch, Azuma swung violently.

”I don’t care whether it’s a High-Speed Shootball or a Sinker!”

”I’ll crush either one!”

But halfway through his swing—

he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The fastball that had originally targeted the inside corner subtly drifted even farther inward.

The movement was small—

but enough.

Azuma instantly knew:

Even if he made contact—

the hit would be terrible.

At best, it would become a weak fly ball jammed by the pitch.

So he forcefully tried stopping his swing midway.

Bang!

”Strike!”

Miyuki immediately announced it with a grin.

”What strike?!”

”That was obviously outside the zone!”

Azuma exploded in frustration.

”Azuma-senpai,” Miyuki replied innocently,

”you already swung more than halfway.”

”That counts as a full swing.”

”So it’s a swinging strike.”

Miyuki argued cheerfully with his former senior.

”Damn it…”

Azuma could only curse helplessly.

Because Miyuki was right.

He really had swung more than halfway.

”Gulp…”

Azuma swallowed nervously.

”This kid’s pitches are way too sharp…”

”It’s like facing a living pitching encyclopedia.”

”He knows almost every kind of pitch.”

”And every single one is aggressive.”

”He keeps attacking the inside corner relentlessly.”

Azuma stared at Ushijima Wakatoshi on the mound in disbelief.

”Is this guy…”

”…really just a first-year?”

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