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

At this point, Mitani's face was full of pride:

"Luckily, you know me, so I can take you into that place!"

After saying that, Mitani mysteriously grabbed Su Ran and ran quickly in one direction.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of an internet cafe.

"Sis, this is my friend, his name is... uh, what's your name again?"

It was only then that Mitani realized he hadn't asked Su Ran's name yet, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"Hello, sister, my name is Su Ran."

Sweetly introducing herself to Sister Sangu, Su Ran deliberately made an exaggerated expression and said to Sangu:

"Wow! Mitani, your sister is so young and beautiful! I wish I had a sister like that!"

Upon hearing this, Mitani-nee's already sweet face blossomed into an even wider smile:

"Wow, Su Ran has such good taste! San Gu, you should learn more from Su Ran in the future!"

Gently patting Su Ran's head, Sister Mitani then said:

"Little brother Su Ran, I work here and can't really entertain you right now. But if you know how to use a computer, I can set up two machines for you. You can play for a while, and I'll treat you to dinner after I get off work, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran shook her head repeatedly:

"Oh, I'm so sorry, how could I trouble you like this, sister? Mitani and I can just sit here for a while."

"No trouble at all! I'll turn it on for you right away."

She gave Su Ran another gentle, sweet smile, hummed a song, and left.

"Su Ran, you're amazing! My older sister is usually super fierce! At least, she's never been this gentle with me..."

At this moment, Mitani looked at Su Ran with eyes full of respect.

"Little brother Su Ran, the machine is ready. You can start playing right away by turning on machine number one! Oh, and what kind of drink do you like? I'll make it for you right away!"

"Sister, you're too kind! I'll take any drink, but a Coke with ice would be the best!"

"Iced Coke, is that right? Okay, I'll make it for you right away, just a moment!"

Sangu:

who am I?

where am I?

Why did I have to go through all this?

……

Turning on his computer, Su Ran logged directly onto an international Go website and registered an account following the prompts. ...

Because in the era of Hikaru no Go, the internet was still a new thing.

Therefore, all information must be filled in English.

Even though Su Ran was very unhappy about this, she had no choice but to use her English ID as her online name.

Ok……

What's a good username to choose?

After hesitating for a long time in front of the ID field, Su Ran suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Sai, if I remember correctly, your online ID is [SAI], right?

Since that's the case, then I'll call myself—THESAI!

I secretly felt a little smug.

The online name THESAI has two meanings: it implies that the user is superior to Sai, and it is also a homophone for a certain god-level top laner in League of Legends.

Anyway, as long as he turns on the Go simulator, he will be the number one player in the world of Hikaru no Go!

They were originally godlike beings.

That won't overshadow Theshy's brilliance.

We're all gods, so it's not too much for us to playfully bump into each other.

With that in mind, Su Ran finally pressed Enter to confirm her online name.

[Ding! You have a new match request. Would you like to accept the match?]

Just after registering her username, Su Ran received a game invitation from a stranger.

After a quick look at the details page, I found that my opponent's online record was incredibly impressive.

After checking dozens of pages of match history, I found that he didn't have a single loss. He must be a master.

Such a record must be from a professional Go player using a smurf account specifically to dominate people online, right?

However, meeting me is just bad luck for you!

Just when they were worried about not having any skilled players to rack up points, a guy who looked like a professional chess player came and gave away his life.

Su Ran was overjoyed.

I casually clicked "confirm" on the option to agree to the match, and the match countdown appeared on the screen.

60, 59, 58...

at the same time.

In an apartment in Tokyo, in the Kingdom of Yingzhou.

A young man sitting in front of his computer stretched and sighed with boredom:

"Sigh, it's so hard to find an opponent these days. Many people are too scared to play against me after seeing my record. If I hadn't just happened to catch a newly registered newbie player, I probably would have had to wait a long time to play a game!"

"Huh? This guy's IP address shows it's within Yingzhou... Since he's also from Yingzhou, should we let him have a few moves?"

Thinking this, before the match started, Yoshitaka Waga quickly typed in Japanese on the public chat:

Do we need to give up our child?

On the other side, Su Ran quickly received the message.

After a surprised smile, he returned directly to:

"I can only give you a two-piece handicap at most. Any more than that, and it might take a very long time to beat you... I don't want to waste so much time."

After this message was sent, there was a long silence on the other end of the computer before a reply was received:

"You are dead!"

The game begins.

In this game, the system randomly assigned Su Ran to play black and to make the first move.

Soon, Su Ran placed his first chess piece:

Third row, third column.

"A 3-3 opening?"

On the other end of the computer, when Guyi saw this opening, a hint of displeasure immediately rose on his handsome face.

What's going on?

Who would immediately place a 3-3?

This guy was so arrogant just now, I thought he was a master.

I never expected that my first move would be placed in such a low position.

Is this a battle where they're only trying to gain some tangible benefits right from the start, abandoning the overall situation?

Judging from his appearance, he's a complete beginner!

Thinking this, He Gu Yigao first sent Su Ran a sarcastic emoji.

This was his first step in making a move:

Row 17, Column 4, Subheading.

Haha, so you're already starting to mock me?

I hope you'll still be this mischievous later.

Seeing that funny face, Su Ran chuckled in surprise, and in return, sent a shy emoji to Guyi Gao.

On one hand, the mouse is being manipulated, and a second black piece is placed on the screen:

"Sixteen rows, sixteen columns, stars!"

With this move, Yoshitaka Wagaya on the other end of the computer immediately abandoned his previous contempt:

Hmm, this move is actually quite decent; at least they're starting to understand how to seize the initiative...

Perhaps, that previous three-three move was a smokescreen deliberately thrown out to confuse me?

Because of the internet, no one can know the true strength of their opponent before the first game.

Therefore, there are indeed some players who like to mess with people's mentality, deliberately pretending to be beginners to cheat.

Having downloaded it online for so long, Gu Yigao still had some sense of caution.

He immediately roused himself and carefully took his second step:

"Fourth row, seventeenth column, small column."

Ok……

His playing style is quite stable.

Seeing that his opponent had made two consecutive small eye moves, Su Ran immediately made a general judgment about his opponent's playing style.

This type of steady player is the best counter to the more aggressive style of play.

After all, if an offensive fails to secure victory, the opponent may seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Therefore, the best approach to dealing with a steady, conservative player is to make a good initial plan.

In the medium term, gradually expand the advantage and reduce the territory that the opponent can defend.