Crossover Anime: Starting by defeating the Dragon King, then unexpectedly meeting a child.

Kong Yinzi was a little annoyed: "Tsk, during our time as senior and junior siblings playing chess, I don't know what you, an outsider, are doing here?"

Yugomi Machi: "Well, let's not worry about these issues. Let's just consider this a celebration for Higashikata-kun's capture of the Dragon King."

Dongfang Chen: "Everyone, let's go inside. It's so cold outside."

At Dongfang Chen's invitation, the group entered the house one after another.

Chapter 4 Hurry up and go back to Kyoto to retire (Seeking flowers, monthly tickets, and review votes)

inside the house.

The group sat around the kotatsu, the warmth of which dispelled the chill from their bodies.

Dongfang Chen went to boil water and made a cup of hot tea for the group, and then took out some oranges he had stockpiled to treat them.

"Thank you, senior brother," said Kuzuryuu Basho.

"Phew, I'm finally alive! It's been getting colder and colder these days, and I haven't dared to go out at all. As expected, only a kotatsu is the best way to deal with the cold winter!" said Machi Kujouhane happily.

Sora Ginko: "Heh, you can't even withstand this little bit of temperature? Or are you some old woman who's getting on in years? Hurry up and go back to Kyoto to retire."

With a smile on his face, Gong Gohan Manchi forced himself not to argue with Sora Ginko, gritting his teeth: "That won't do. Dongfang-kun has won one of the highest titles in the shogi world, the Dragon King. As Dongfang-kun's friend, shouldn't I come and celebrate with him?"

Now, Dongfang Chen, as the new Dragon King and an 8th-dan shogi player certified by the Shogi Association, has seen his social status rise many times over compared to when he was a 7th-dan shogi player.

He is now the pinnacle that most shogi players pursue throughout their lives, and in the eyes of many capitalists and politicians, he is qualified to engage in dialogue with them.

Because some families or conglomerates will also actively invite high-ranking shogi players to act as spokespeople.

Of course, their purposes are twofold: first, to save face, and second, to bring business opportunities to the chess players.

As one of Japan's national treasures, Shogi's status is not just a matter of words.

As for Gong Gohan Manzhi, she is a noble lady from Kyoto. Her approach to Dongfang Chen may be intended to win him over, or perhaps she is simply after Dongfang Chen.

Of course, only she knows the truth.

"Tsk, even if we're going to celebrate, it's not your place as an outsider, is it?"

Kong Yinzi emphasized the word "outsider" and glared at Gong Yufan Wanzhi with displeasure. In her opinion, this guy was up to no good and was after Dongfang Chen.

"Oh dear, Gin-chan, don't be so hostile towards me..."

Manji, who was serving the imperial meal, chuckled lightly.

But in Kong Yinzi's eyes, that smile was disgusting no matter how she looked at it. If this weren't the Dongfang family's residence, she would definitely have kicked this vixen out the door.

"Alright, alright, you all behave yourselves in my house. No one is allowed to quarrel, or you'll all be thrown out and starve."

Under Dongfang Chen's tyrannical power, Kong Yinzi and Gong Gohan Manzhi fell silent, but continued their battle of wits with their eyes...

The main problem is that if they continue arguing, Dongfang Chen will really kick them out; they've only ever experienced this when they argued at Dongfang Chen's house.

Dongfang Chen, who wanted to be a couch potato, was very annoyed by their noise. Since he couldn't join in the argument, he could only solve the problem at its root by throwing them out of the house so they wouldn't bother him anymore.

Then Dongfang Chen brought two chessboards and placed them on the table, and Jiu Tou Long Ba Yi and Kong Yin Zi consciously arranged the chess pieces.

Dongfang Chen: "Miss Gong Yufan, please watch the game first. I only have two chessboards at home."

Gogohan Machi herself is a female Go player, and a female Go player with the title of "Yamashiro Sakura", so she is quite skilled.

Yugohana Machi nodded: "Yes, then I'll sit next to Higashi-kun, that way I can better observe the game..."

Just as she was about to get up, someone grabbed her by the back of her collar. She slowly turned her head and saw Kong Yinzi with a dark face uttering a few words in an icy tone: "If you dare to go over there, I'll kill you!"

Manji, who was serving food, gave an awkward smile and sat obediently to the side.

The 81 Kuzuryu was so frightened that he trembled and dared not even breathe, his eyes fixed on the chessboard, not daring to look around at all.

Seeing that the two had set up the chess pieces, Dongfang Chen clapped his hands: "Alright, alright, let's get back to the main topic. Let's start at the same time this time, I'll play against two at a time."

He took out a rook and a corner piece from the chessboard in front of him and Kong Yinzi. Because of the difference in skill, Dongfang Chen had previously only placed two pieces in his moves against Kong Yinzi, meaning he gave her the rook and corner pieces.

Kong Yinzi scrutinized him: "Oh? You've gotten cocky just because you got the Dragon King title, haven't you?"

Dongfang Chen: "I just don't want to go through this back-and-forth battle anymore; it's a waste of my rest time."

Kong Yinzi: "Tsk, whatever."

Yaichi Kuzuryu: "Senior, could you use the same fighting style you used in the Dragon King Tournament again? To be honest, ever since I lost last time, I've been studying your fighting style, and I've finally made a little progress..."

Dongfang Chen: "No problem, let me see my junior brother's recent progress!"

The three began to play, each focusing their attention on the chessboard.

As a pure strategy board game, Shogi often results in a complete loss due to a single misstep.

Especially in matches between high-level players, the players are completely absorbed in the game, which can lead to a significant drain on their mental and physical energy.

This is why older chess players find it difficult to compete with younger players in terms of endurance.

As the game began, the only sounds in the room were the chess pieces falling onto the board.

Both Kong Yinzi and Dongfang Chen employ an offensive style of play, resulting in a fast-paced game where they immediately engage in close combat. However, it's clear that Kong Yinzi is gaining an almost one-sided advantage...

We can't win, we can't win at all, Dongfang Chen's blade is too hard!

If Dongfang Chen hadn't deliberately held back, she would have been utterly defeated by him in less than ten minutes.

On the other side, thanks to his research over this period, Kuzuryu Yaichi has managed to keep pace with Dongfang Chen in the early stages of the game, or at least that's what Kuzuryu Yaichi thinks.

But after eighty moves, Yaichi Kuzuryu's expression gradually turned ugly.

As a junior, you should give your senior sister face; as a senior, you need to give your junior brother more opportunities to hone his skills.

The spectator, Manji, was focused on watching Dongfang Chen and Kong Yinzi play against each other, mainly because the level of skill on the other side was too high, and he was completely confused by many things.

……

Five p.m.

"Immediately question them!"

As Dongfang Chen simultaneously placed a piece on each of the two chessboards, both his senior sister and junior brother were checkmated.

Leaving behind empty silver, its face filled with resentment as it bit its nails, and a dazed Kuzuryu Hachiichi.

Dongfang Chen got up and went to the restroom first, then prepared to cook dinner.

The sky is huge and the food is the biggest!

Tonight's dinner includes premium Wagyu beef brought by Gozen Machi, so we'll just pan-fry a few pieces of steak; the tuna is served with fried rice. Although tuna sashimi is also good, Dongfang Chen prefers cooked food.

"Does Dongfang-kun need any help?" Gong Gohan Manzhi came to the kitchen.

Dongfang Chen glanced at her. Although she was a noble lady, she had undergone bride training and could still cook. "Since you're so free, why don't you help me chop some ham sausages and carrot cubes?"

Chapter 5: Raising Hands to Prove Innocence (Seeking Flowers, Monthly Tickets, and Review Votes)

Dinner wasn't lavish; it consisted of just one pan-fried steak per person and a tuna fried rice dish, but the ingredients alone tasted quite expensive.

This is probably what understated luxury looks like, right?

After the meal, Kuzuryu Yaichi was called to wash the dishes, while the others chatted idly.

Manji, the servant: "Dongfang-kun, could you reveal a little about the level of your current strength?"

"Because I've seen Dongfang Jun's progress by leaps and bounds since the Dragon King War began, and you even easily defeated the Nine-Headed Dragon King, whose strength was originally not much different from yours."

Dongfang Chen glanced at her: "Ahem, I remember you're a reporter for 'Shogi World,' right? Trying to get information out of me to boost your sales figures won't be so easy."

No one is foolish enough to reveal their trump cards to others unless they are so powerful that there is no way to counter them, in which case they have nothing to fear.

But it's clear that Dongfang Chen hasn't reached the point of being invincible, so he has to hold back a bit.

Moreover, he has already reached the pinnacle of the shogi world. If he can maintain this position for a few more years and earn enough money, he can start his retirement life directly. This is his ultimate goal!

Kong Yinzi looked at the food offering Manzhi and said coldly, "You've finished eating, what are you still doing here? Get back to Kyoto right now."

Yugomi Machi smiled and said, "Gin-chan, don't be so mean to me. I'm not a bad person, am I? Don't you think so, Higashikata-kun?"

Inside the kotatsu, Dongfang Chen felt a small foot rubbing against his right calf...

He looked at Gong Gohan Manchi, who was sitting to his right with a smile on his face and glaring at Sora Ginko. He was speechless. This guy was going a bit too far!

"How would I know if you're a bad person? My master once said that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie. I can't believe anything you say..."

As soon as Dongfang Chen finished speaking, he felt a kick to his left leg. He saw Kong Yinzi glaring at him and said, "Really? I've never heard that old guy say that before?"

Dongfang Chen remained unfazed: "If you don't believe me, go back and ask around."

Kong Yinzi snorted lightly. She knew that Dongfang Chen was just talking nonsense, but there was no need to get hung up on it.

Manji, who was serving the imperial meal, said with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment, Dongfang-kun."

Dongfang Chen: "I wasn't praising you!"

……

After washing the dishes, Kuzuryu Bayi left first. He had already booked a hotel nearby, saying he would go back and study it before coming back to consult Dongfang Chen.

Around 8 PM, Dongfang Chen saw Wanzhi off. Of course, he only saw her to the apartment door.

"So, Dongfang-kun, may I hug you before we part?" Gong Gohan Manchi said playfully to him.

"Emm... If you don't want to be completely targeted by Yinzi, you can give it a try."

Dongfang Chen gave her a wink, and Kong Yinzi was watching their movements closely from the railing on the second floor of the apartment building behind them.