Hikaru no Go: I taught you Go, and you made the Kisei cry?

He was scared.

He didn't want to be possessed by Sai and become a puppet that could only be controlled by others.

and so.

He abruptly abandoned the game and ran out shouting.

……

When this part of the anime aired before, Su Ran scolded Hikaru Shindo quite a bit.

after all.

It was precisely because he fled without a fight that Sai and Touya Kouyo's first epic duel ended in a rather regrettable way.

But now...

Hikaru Shindo's fragile mentality gave Su Ran an opportunity to exploit!

一个既不用浪费发*书！群>9：8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6，由?呆ュ呆。发，自金色技能、又能轻松战胜佐为的，绝佳机会！

In other words, it's commonly known as: exploiting a bug!

"So, if I just deliberately act cool later, I can just sit back and wait for Hikaru Shindo to have a mental breakdown..."

"That's incredibly despicable for a chess player!"

Su Ran felt heartbroken and indignant that she could have such a despicable thought.

but.

He chuckled again after less than a second of this grief.

"fortunately!"

"Fortunately, I'm not a formally registered professional Go player yet... so what does this damn sense of honor as a Go player have to do with a twelve-year-old kid like me!?"

"All I want to say is that we should increase the efforts to create opportunities to exploit bugs like this in the future!"

That's right.

Su Ran was never a gentleman; only a fool would waste time and effort making money while lying down! Group > 9:8, 0s2:0ュ58:5/6, by ?呆ュ呆. Sent, from the mind-body simulator, working hard on calculations!

Do you really think golden skills just fall from the sky?

Think about this.

Without further hesitation, Su Ran immediately sent a message to the system in her mind:

"Accept the mission!"

[Ding! The Go simulator has been activated. Preparing to enter the simulation environment...]

"Exit simulation environment!"

[Ding! The system has detected that the host is shutting down this simulation. After the simulator is shut down, the chance of losing this match will increase significantly. Confirm the shutdown command?]

"determine."

[Exiting the simulation environment, please wait...]

[The simulation environment has exited successfully. Welcome to use it again next time!]

"Su Ran-kun, are you... willing to accept my challenge?"

The real world.

As Su Ran stopped the simulation, the external spacetime flow instantly returned to normal.

Seeing that Su Ran remained silent for a long time, Hikaru Shindo had no choice but to ask him again.

"Hmm, let's guess first."

Since he wanted to act like an expert to "scare" Hikaru Shindo, Su Ran simply reduced the frequency of his speech.

He grabbed a handful of chess pieces and then closed his eyes.

There's no way around it; that's how the masters in novels are—only by remaining silent can they instill fear in others.

"This is the aura of a Go master... Amazing!"

really.

Faced with Su Ran's pretentious and dignified demeanor, Hikaru Shindo couldn't help but gasp, and a feeling of indescribable inferiority arose in his heart.

To avoid revealing his nervousness to his opponent, Hikaru Shindo quickly followed suit and grabbed a handful of Go stones.

but.

Perhaps due to his panic, his right wrist trembled noticeably a few times.

"Fifteen on the left, an odd number."

"There is one on the right, an odd number. Hikaru Shindo guesses a pair of pieces, and the player on the right goes first with black."

Seeing that the two "experts" were about to start their battle, Akira Touya also woke up from his previous defeat and took on the role of referee.

……

Should Sai play black and make the first move in this game?

Thinking of Sai's 100% win rate when he played black first, Su Ran couldn't help but purse her lips.

Is it a myth of a 100% win rate?

Sorry.

Myth itself.

From the day it was born, it was meant to be broken.

And it exists!

Whether it's today or the future.

The legend that Fujiwara Sasuke created for you will ultimately be mine, Su Ran's—

Break it with your own hands!

Akira Touya signaled that the match could begin.

Su Ran finally faced off against Hikaru Shindo and Sai inside him for the first time!

As the white piece, Su Ran closed her eyes immediately after taking her seat.

Zuo Wei.

Regardless of whether we can play this game to the end.

I will definitely be in my best condition to meet your challenge.

As his emotions gradually calmed down, a faint aura began to emanate from Su Ran's body.

This is precisely what naturally arises from the concentration of all one's mental energy before a duel between masters—

Fighting spirit!

The fighting spirit that Su Ran is releasing at this moment is partly a facade he is deliberately creating to show off.

Another part stemmed from his confidence that he had once defeated Sai in a simulation environment!

SSS-level gold skill, No Nameless Slayer!

Even though Su Ran's chess skills were not high, with the blessing of the Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth, he was the only person in the world who had experienced the strength of a chess saint at the Enlightenment level, a true master!

This pride that once stood atop the highest peak cannot be faked in the slightest!

Ok?

As the surrounding air gradually solidified, Hikaru Shindo, who knew absolutely nothing about Go, continued...

But with his innate keen sense of the game, he immediately noticed the anomaly!

He was about to sit down when he couldn't help but look at Su Ran across from him.

I looked over there.

next moment.

Hikaru Shindo was completely stunned.

Black, black, and white!

Why do I see two orbs of light, one black and one white, slowly flowing around this young man from China?

Ah, this pattern!

Could it be...?

Tai Chi!?

That one, hailed as the most mysterious totem of China—

Tai Chi!!!

Moreover, why does it feel like there's a gentle breeze around Su Ran?

"Sit down."

Pointing to the seat behind Hikaru Shindo, Su Ran spoke calmly.

The sound was empty and cold.

"Ah...no...I..."

Seemingly intimidated by the aura Su Ran was displaying, Hikaru Shindo was at a loss and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Xiao Guang!"

"Let me play with him!"

“When I was still Honinbo Shusaku, there were many players who challenged me!”

"The aura of this young man from China is just like theirs!"

As he said this, Sai slightly closed his folding fan, and at that moment, boundless fighting spirit surged within him.

In Hikaru Shindo's eyes, at this moment, a soaring purple light also surged from Sai's body!