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

"Yes, Professor got a great sixth place in the tournament last year. Apart from the top players from Asian countries, our professor is the best! Since you're so eager to learn chess from him, why don't you wait here for about ten minutes? I think that should be enough time for him to defeat his opponent..."

Just as the female student said those words, the professor, who had been sitting in front of the computer intently playing chess, suddenly stood up from his chair!

His face was filled with horror.

"Ninety-five moves? This... how is this possible?"

"How could a twelve-year-old child possess such formidable chess skills? Could he be a professional chess player who deliberately concealed his abilities?"

"Yes, he must be a professional Go player! I've heard that some Asian Go players like to joke around and pretend to be amateurs to kill time online..."

To confirm his thoughts, the professor simply stopped his special training program and focused on watching THESAI's next match.

On the other end of the computer.

As Su Ran continued to defeat various masters, his record soon reached seven wins and zero losses.

and!

His time and number of rounds were also far lower than those of other players.

In addition, the level of his opponents was almost all between amateur 9-dan and professional 4-dan.

In terms of game difficulty, the quality is far superior to that of other players!

Such outstanding results made him the player ranked first in the overall win rate rankings on the World Go Network that day.

The number of viewers watching OB's game also surged to several hundred in just a few hours!

Among these people, apart from the seven opponents he personally killed, the rest were all experts from various countries who came to watch the battle.

For a time, the ID THESAI became the focus of attention in the entire Go world.

This is not only because THESAI's winning percentage is extremely high, but also because of all the players who lost to THESAI.

There wasn't even a single opponent who could last a hundred paces!

Even those who are the best at Go have reached the professional fourth dan level, which is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

They were still within a hundred paces, and he slaughtered them until they were routed and lost all their armor and weapons!

Invincible from the start!

It's unclear who first posted this on the website, but it quickly gained widespread recognition from many professionals.

THESAI himself has been dubbed the "Chess Saint" online.

The entire online chess community was instantly in an uproar...

Chapter Twenty-Two: Winning Streak Dominates the Chess World! Sister Mitani's Praise

Yomiuri Shimbun.

Inside the Go division's editing room.

Several editors are preparing interviews for the upcoming Go Saint title match three months from now.

Suddenly, the door to the editing room was violently pushed open:

"What are you doing in the Go division? Such big news in the Go world, why hasn't anyone released a follow-up report yet?"

Hearing this furious outburst, the editors looked blankly toward the door.

next moment.

When the editors realized that the person who came was actually the president of the publishing house, they were all immediately terrified and fell silent.

They couldn't figure out where they had offended the club president.

"President Ryu, Ryuchuan..."

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the editor-in-chief jogged over to Longchuan Xiangyi.

He bent down and explained:

"Well, because we're currently working on the details of the Chess Saint title match three months from now, we haven't been paying as much attention to other aspects of the chess world lately. I wonder if there's been any big news lately?"

After hearing this explanation, Ryukawa Shoichi's expression softened somewhat:

"Ito-kun, while title matches are important, your Go division can't ignore the latest hot topics!"

As he spoke, Longchuan Xiangyi casually turned on a computer.

While skillfully logging onto the World Go Network, he pointed to THESAI's ID and said to the editor-in-chief named Ito:

"Look at yourself, how amazing is this newcomer who suddenly appeared today?"

THESAI?

Upon seeing this unfamiliar ID, Makoto Ito was taken aback at first, and then clicked on THESAI's historical match history to check it out.

"Wow! Seven...seven consecutive wins?"

When it was discovered that THESAI had won seven games in a row in just a few hours, and that each opponent was a player of similar skill level to a professional, it was quite surprising.

Even with Ito Makoto's considerable experience, he couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Seven professional players defeated in less than three hours?"

"This...this is way too exaggerated!"

Seemingly quite satisfied with Ito Makoto's reaction, Ryukawa Shoichi said smugly:

"Not only that."

"Take another look at the game time and number of rounds; there are even more surprises to come."

Ok?

Is there another surprise?

Ito Makoto was very curious and quickly clicked on the battle record details.

next moment.

When the screen was filled with the message "This match lasted too short and is not currently supported for display," Makoto Ito's eyes widened instantly.

His eyes were filled with shock!

According to the rules of the World Go Network, only games that last less than 30 minutes will be marked this way.

That is to say...

The player named "THESAI" crushed all his opponents in seven matches today with extremely clean and decisive moves!

And what's even more outrageous is!

Since the last seven games...

None of his opponents could last more than a hundred paces against him!

This……

What incredible strength must that be!?

Even Touya Meijin might not be able to finish a match with such a crushing victory every time.

Seeing Ito Makoto's utter shock, Ryukawa Shoichi coughed with satisfaction and promptly reprimanded him:

"Therefore, we, the Yomiuri Shimbun, must seize this hot topic. With just a little effort, we can definitely take our newspaper sales to the next level!"

Having worked on the front lines of journalism for many years, Makoto Ito naturally understood this principle and immediately exclaimed excitedly:

"President, don't worry, I can write a first draft and send it to you for review in at most an hour! It's just a pity..."

At this point, Makoto Ito's face was full of regret:

"Unfortunately, the World Go Network places great importance on privacy protection, making it difficult for us to find out THESAI's true identity. Otherwise, it would probably have attracted even more attention."

Upon hearing this, Longchuan Xiangyi also sighed:

“Yes, the information THESAI has released so far lists him as a twelve-year-old boy from China, but that’s clearly a smokescreen deliberately thrown out to conceal his identity. How could someone possess such top-level chess skills at the age of twelve? That’s obviously impossible…”

Young people of China?

Twelve years old?

After listening to this conversation between the president and the editor-in-chief.

Both Ohara Namijiro and Inoshita Ooshi, who were organizing data, were startled!

Could it be that this suddenly rising THESAI is...?

Su Ran!?

For some reason, the mention of a twelve-year-old boy from China...

At the same time, Su Ran's image appeared in both of their minds.

Moreover, the more they thought about it, the more likely they felt that this possibility was.

Swallowing hard, Ohara Namijiro cautiously began to speak:

"President, Editor-in-Chief, I think... Mr. Inoshita and I might know the true identity of THEESAI..."

Ok?

As these words were spoken, both Makoto Ito and Shoichi Ryukawa turned their gazes toward Ohara.

"It's like this..."

Soon, Ohara gave the two of them a detailed report of what had happened in the chess room that afternoon.

“I know Akira Touya’s skill level. If that Su Ran really defeated Akira in just fifty moves, then he could indeed be THESAI himself, but…”

After hesitating for a long time, Longchuan Xiangyi finally continued:

"However, we should not make a big fuss about it before we have concrete evidence."

"Anyway, Su Ran has already agreed to participate in the Chess Saint competition. If he can advance a few rounds smoothly, it won't be too late for us to suddenly release the news that he is THESAI."

"In this way, even if Su Ran is not THESAI, our newspaper's sales will increase significantly."

"Of course, there should be some warm-up beforehand. That depends on the ability of your Go division. If this is handled well, you will all get a 30% raise!"

Upon hearing President Longchuan's assurance, the entire editorial office erupted in cheers.