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

Chapter 155: The Post-Finals Debriefing Meeting · 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

”Even Harada right now… to be honest, he’s starting to struggle to keep Narumiya in check.”

”If Masatoshi Harada weren’t both highly capable and his senior, Narumiya might not listen to him at all.”

Miyuki Kazuya nodded in agreement.

That alone proved how terrifying Inashiro was this year.

”If we’re going to defeat them, it has to be this year’s Inashiro.”

”Next year, they’ll be much weaker.”

”The match the day after tomorrow is the one we absolutely have to win.”

Miyuki smiled.

”Yeah… but you’re pretty willful too.”

”I just don’t like throwing slow breaking balls,” Miyuki complained, leaving Ushijima Wakatoshi momentarily speechless.

Ushijima scratched his head and chuckled.

”It’s mainly because I’m too strong. If I don’t take some risks, where will my opponents find openings?”

”…Wow.” Miyuki didn’t hold back at all. ”That’s some confidence.”

After leaving, they boarded the bus back to school.

Once they arrived, everyone immediately began extra practice.

There was no special reason—

they were just impatient.

Bang!!!

The sound of bats echoed across the field.

The starting lineup, except for Ushijima Wakatoshi and Miyuki Kazuya, focused on batting practice.

Ushijima didn’t join the pitching drills.

Instead, he stood to the side, quietly observing.

102 pitches today… not bad.

Still—

he couldn’t ignore one problem.

His control.

Although it had improved, it still wasn’t at the level he wanted.

And because of that, the full power of his pitches hadn’t reached the absolute top tier nationwide.

Even though—

Diamond: Four-seam, Forkball, Slider

Gold: Two-seam, Cutter, Sinker, Shootball

All seven of his pitches were already at a national level.

But none had reached the peak of that level.

To achieve that—

he needed Gold-level control.

Ushijima knew rushing wouldn’t help.

Even now, he was already more than strong enough to compete with Inashiro.

We’ll settle everything on the field…

Besides—

he still had something he hadn’t shown.

His full-power fastball.

If he unleashed it completely…

”The only consolation is that all the training these past months—pitching drills, control practice, batting—has paid off.”

”My control has improved naturally… without relying on any special abilities.”

”It’s not obvious—but it’s real.”

”Heh…”

Looking down at his hands, Ushijima clenched his fists.

”The match the day after tomorrow…”

”I’m really looking forward to it.”

”I hope they can force me to use it.”

That night, the entire team gathered in the cafeteria for a meeting.

”To be honest, Narumiya didn’t show his full strength in today’s match,” Chris began.

”Sakurazawa’s batting lineup is relatively weak, and he knew we were watching.”

”They deliberately held back.”

”Just like us.”

”Ushijima didn’t show his forkball, slider, or curveball either.”

”Both sides are hiding their true strength.”

”But I believe…”

Chris smiled slightly.

”Our pitcher has held back even more.”

The team exchanged knowing smiles.

Narumiya Mei was strong—

they all acknowledged that.

But their pitcher?

He was something else entirely.

Almost no one in high school baseball could match him.

Not even Narumiya.

”What do you think, Ushijima?” Coach Kataoka asked.

Ushijima answered calmly:

”It’s simple.”

”The match against Inashiro will be a pitcher’s duel.”

”It depends on who gives up runs first—Narumiya or me.”

”Whoever allows the first run…”

”…is more likely to lose.”

Everyone nodded.

That assessment made perfect sense.

With both teams having elite pitchers—

the game would hinge on the smallest mistake.

”Also,” Ushijima continued,

”I think we should adjust the batting order.”

”Oh?” Coach Kataoka leaned forward. ”Let’s hear it.”

The room fell silent.

All eyes were on Ushijima.

He picked up the scouting notes and began explaining.

”Narumiya is a proud and arrogant pitcher.”

”That comes from his overwhelming strength.”

Everyone agreed.

That much was obvious.

”When he faces batters…”

”The stronger the opponent, the more serious he becomes.”

”I reviewed all of Inashiro’s previous games.”

”And there’s a clear pattern.”

”When facing the first three batters…”

”He only uses about half his strength—especially against weaker teams.”

”But against the core lineup…”

”He raises his level significantly.”

”This shows two things.”

”His confidence in himself.”

”And his tendency to underestimate weaker hitters.”

”In his eyes, batters who aren’t strong enough…”

”…aren’t worth his full effort.”

”He only takes strong opponents seriously.”

The room fell into stunned silence.

His analysis wasn’t just technical—

it was psychological.

He had completely dissected Narumiya’s mindset.

”And on our team…”

”There are only three people who can make him go all out.”

”First—Miyuki Kazuya.”

”They’ve known each other since Little League.”

”No one understands Miyuki’s ability better than Narumiya.”

Miyuki scratched his cheek, smiling awkwardly.

The others looked at him with teasing expressions.

”Second—Yuki Tetsuya.”

”Last year, he was the only Seido batter who managed a double against Narumiya.”

”Even Azuma-senpai couldn’t get an extra-base hit.”

”In the finals, Narumiya will definitely go all out against Yuki.”

”We need to be prepared for that.”

Yuki, standing with his arms crossed, nodded slightly.

”And third…”

Ushijima paused briefly.

”…me.”

”My pitching threatens his position as the ’No.1 pitcher in West Tokyo.’”

”He’s proud—and rightfully so.”

”But because of that…”

”My presence puts pressure on him.”

”Especially now that the media compares us—”

”One as the left-handed king.”

”The other as the right-handed king.”

”So when Narumiya faces me at the plate…”

”He won’t hold anything back.”

”He’ll go all out.”

Ushijima finished speaking.

The room remained quiet.

Every teammate was deep in thought—

processing everything he had just laid out.

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