I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 305 Forgive my bluntness, but there were no famous games before me.
As soon as the host finished speaking, Shin Seung-hyun, the leader of the North and South Korean delegation, stepped forward and took the microphone from the host.

Facing the camera, Shin Seung-hyun looked around, cleared his throat, and said, "Hello everyone, I am Shin Seung-hyun, the leader of the North and South Korean teams."

"Everyone seems to be worried about the North and South Korean teams in this team competition. After all, everyone has seen the strength of the Japanese team last year, and we barely won. This year, the Chinese team has some promising new players emerging."

"But I must say..."

Shin Seung-hyun paused, then said firmly, "We're here in this competition to avenge our previous defeats!"

"In the last team competition, although we won the championship, it was a championship tinged with shame!"

"In this team competition, we are not only determined to win the championship, but we also want to win it in a spectacular fashion!"

Beside Shin Seung-hyun, two interpreters, one in Chinese and one in Japanese, translated his words in unison. When Shin Seung-hyun finished speaking, the audience erupted in applause.

"Damn, how arrogant."

Below the stage, a male chess player muttered under his breath, "Last year they beat Japan and won the championship, but they called it a championship with shame. Doesn't that mean they're going to shut out the Japanese team this year?"

Zheng Qin couldn't help but look towards the Japanese team's support group. He saw that the players who had come with the Japanese team all had rather ashen faces.

Soon after Shin Seung-hyun finished speaking, the Japanese team leader stepped forward and took the microphone from Shin Seung-hyun.

The Japanese tour leader was a man in his forties with thick hair and sharp eyes.

After hearing what Shin Seung-hyun had said, he remained calm. After looking around, he finally spoke: "Hello everyone, I am Miyamoto Shun, the Japanese team leader for this trip."

"Last year in the team competition, we lost to North and South Korea, but after a year of hard work, our players are now a completely different team. This year, we are here to win the championship!"

"If the North and South Korean teams still view our players with the same perspective as last year, then I believe our players will give the North and South Korean teams a big surprise."

"The North and South Korean teams have won enough team championships already, and now... it's time for them to step down and hand over the reins!"

Miyamoto Shun paused for a moment, then continued, "As for the Chinese team that has been the subject of much discussion this time, I think only Yu Shao and Su Yiming are worth being wary of."

Upon hearing Miyamoto Shun mention him, Yu Shao finally couldn't help but subconsciously cast his gaze at Miyamoto Shun.

"However, the only game they played that could truly be considered a good game was the one in the Yingjiao Cup. After all, they lack experience and are no match for us!"

Miyamoto Shun said loudly, "Therefore, we are determined to win the team championship this year!"

Upon hearing Miyamoto Shun's words, not only did the expressions of the North and South Korean team's supporters change, but the expressions of the Chinese team's supporters also turned extremely ugly.

Especially the four people on the stage, Qin Lang, Gu Chuan, Le Haoqiang, and Ma Zhengyu, had extremely ashen faces, with a hint of anger in them.

On the contrary, the reporters from various countries suddenly became excited, constantly taking pictures with their cameras and frantically pressing the shutter, with flashes going off continuously in the hall.

"The Japanese team this year seems to be in really amazing shape!"

A blond, blue-eyed European journalist excitedly said to the cameraman beside him, "Although people often exchange tough words to build confidence before a match, they usually don't go too far, especially since this year is North and South Korea's home ground."

"The Japanese team is probably determined to win the team championship this year. They have definitely made a lot of preparations for this team championship, and the players' skills must have become even more refined!"

The cameraman nodded, a hint of amazement on his face: "It's clear that the five Japanese players were completely unmoved by Shin Seung-hyun's earlier words; on the contrary, their fighting spirit has only grown stronger!"

Most of the reporters in the hall were foreign reporters, not from any of the three countries of China, Japan, and South Korea. Naturally, they were eager to watch the drama unfold and even hoped that it would become as big as possible!

Soon, it was Ma Zhengyu's turn to give a speech.

Ma Zhengyu exhaled a long breath, slowly walked to the front, and took the microphone from Miyamoto Shun.

"Mr. Miyamoto Shun said that the only game between Yu Shao 2-dan and Su Yiming 2-dan that can be called a good game is the one in the Yingjiao Cup."

Ma Zhengyu said in a deep voice, "But don't forget, Yu Shao and Su Yiming only became professional Go players this year, and they haven't even played a hundred games yet!"

"Besides Yu Shao and Su Yiming, Qin Lang, Le Haoqiang, and Gu Chuan are also excellent players. I believe their performance will live up to everyone's expectations!"

After Ma Zhengyu finished speaking, another burst of flashbulbs went off in the audience.

"What Chairman Ma said was a bit too soft..."

From below the stage, Wu Zhixuan frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "The Korean team leader and the Japanese team leader both said so, but Chairman Ma just said that and that's it?"

"Ugh……"

Wu Shuheng sighed, shook his head, and said, "There's nothing we can do. After all, we haven't achieved anything significant in five years, so we can't really say anything impressive."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere became somewhat somber, and Wu Zhixuan's mood visibly sombered.

After the three team leaders finished their speeches, it was the turn of the heads of each country to give their speeches.

Lee Jun-hyuk stepped forward first, took the microphone, and said, "Hello everyone, I am Lee Jun-hyuk, the captain of the North and South Korean teams. First of all, I would like to thank the sponsors of this team competition for their strong support."

"Our North and South Korean teams will certainly live up to expectations in this competition and give our all in every game..."

Compared to Shin Seung-hyun, Lee Joon-hyuk's statement was much more official.

Lee Jun-hyuk finished speaking quickly. After Higashiyama Kaoru stepped forward, Lee Jun-hyuk gave Higashiyama Kaoru a deep look before finally handing her the microphone. Higashiyama Kaoru took the microphone from Lee Jun-hyuk, stood in front of the stage, and said, "Hello everyone, I am Higashiyama Kaoru, the captain of the Japanese team. I believe this match will be a wonderful and intense battle."

"The game I played against Lee Jun-hyuk 7-dan last year left a deep impression on me. I believe that he has been working hard to improve his skills this year in preparation for our rematch."

"I also sincerely look forward to fighting him again."

"Besides Lee Jun-hyuk 7-dan, I also really want to play against Yu So 2-dan..."

Shortly after, Higashiyama Kaoru finally finished speaking. Ma Zhengyu glanced at Yu Shao and reminded him, "Yu Shao, it's your turn."

Yu Shao nodded and quickly walked to the front of the stage, taking the microphone from Dongshan Xun.

Yu Shao, holding the microphone, glanced around the audience, then looked at Shin Seung-hyun out of the corner of his eye, and finally glanced at Miyamoto Jun before looking away.

"Mr. Miyamoto Shun said that of all the games I played, only the one in the Yingjiao Cup could be considered a good game."

At this point, Yu Shao paused, then continued, "Perhaps that's really the case."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had just thought Yu Shao was going to refute Miyamoto Shun's words and say that he had made other good moves, but Yu Shao actually admitted it?
Even Wu Zhixuan, Zheng Qin, and others were somewhat puzzled. They thought Yu Shao was going to reveal the chess game he had played with Su Yiming not long ago, but he didn't.

"However, if I may be frank, in my opinion—"

Yu Shao remained calm, gazing ahead, and said, "Before me, there was no game of chess in the world that could be called a good game."

As Yu Shao's voice fell, everyone in the audience where the Chinese team was located froze in place.

Wu Zhixuan stared blankly at Yu Shao, then her beautiful eyes widened little by little, and her mouth opened little by little.

Zheng Qin's mind went completely blank. He opened his mouth, but it was as if something was blocking his throat, and he couldn't make a sound.

Even Xu Zijin, who had always been quite composed, stared at Yu Shao on the stage with disbelief.

Wu Shuheng swallowed hard, looking at the boy on stage who was three or four years younger than him, with only one thought in his mind—

Does he even know what he's saying?
Quiet.

On the Chinese team's side, there was an astonishing silence!

"But, if I may be frank, in my view, before myself—"

The translator on stage was translating Yu Shao's words, but after hearing Yu Shao's words, the translation stopped abruptly.

A bead of cold sweat appeared on his face, his expression horrified. Finally, he frantically raised his head and looked at Ma Zhengyu.

Ma Zhengyu was also stunned. Not only Ma Zhengyu, but Qin Lang, Le Haoqiang, and Gu Chuan also stared at Yu Shao in disbelief, as if they had seen something unbelievable.

Even Su Yiming was just staring blankly at Yu Shao at this moment.

On the Japanese team's side, Higashiyama Kaoru, who understands Chinese, stared at Yu Shao with a shocked expression.

On the South Korean side, Shin Seung-hyun couldn't believe his ears either. He was completely stunned, unable to process what was happening, and wondered if he was hallucinating because his Chinese wasn't good enough.

The others in the audience looked bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

"Before me, there was no... no game of chess in the world..."

In the end, the translator, still sweating profusely, stammered out Yu Shao's words in Korean: "It can be described as... a good game..."

Quiet.

Only silence!

Everyone stared in disbelief at Yu Shao on the stage, and the entire venue fell into an astonishing silence!

Even the reporters who were previously eager for a good show for themselves forgot to press the shutter button at this moment. Their minds were buzzing from this sentence, and they were all stunned in place.

A moment later, anger appeared on everyone's face, and the whole place erupted in chaos!

"What is he saying?!"

"What do you mean? There's a limit to youthful arrogance! Has he gone mad?"

"Before him, there wasn't a single game that could be considered a good game? What a joke! Does he mean that in the past four thousand years, among so many famous players and so many national champions, there wasn't a single game that he found acceptable?"

"He wants to negate all the games played in the past four thousand years of Go?! To negate all the players in the past four thousand years of Go, based on him alone?"

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