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

Is that so?

Listening to Sai's vague description, Hikaru Shindo, who was only twelve years old at the time, could not understand the feeling of constantly climbing upwards.

He could only nod, half understanding and half confused.

The two chatted as they walked down to the first floor of the villa, where they bumped right into Ogata Seiji, who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

"Oh, you must be Hikaru Shindo."

Ogata Seiji pushed up his glasses and patted Shindo Hikaru's head with great enthusiasm:

"I heard you played a very exciting handicap game with Mr. Kato yesterday. That was truly remarkable."

Ah, hello uncle.

Hikaru Shindo had never met Seiji Ogata before, but he still greeted him politely.

"Today, your teacher specially cooked for you, which is quite rare. After you finish breakfast, the driver will take you home."

Ogata Seiji led Shindo Hikaru to the dining table:

“You didn’t go home all night, your mother must be very worried. If she asks, you can ask her to call the teacher. I’m sure…”

Ogata Seiji glanced at Shindo Hikaru, a hint of smugness on his face:

"With a celebrity vouching for you, your mother probably won't scold you."

Oh, I'm sorry to have troubled you.

Hikaru Shindo stood up embarrassedly and bowed repeatedly.

"Please sit down, please sit down."

Ogata Seiji made Shindo Hikaru a glass of lemonade, a wistful expression on his face:

"Honestly, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that a twelve-year-old could actually beat Akira and even draw with Kato-sensei."

At this point, Ogata Seiji's tone even carried a hint of envy:

"Master Kato never accepts disciples. You've been made an exception for him, so you should definitely learn from him more often in the future."

Well, I see.

……

Just as Hikaru Shindo was enjoying breakfast at Kouhiro Toya's house.

At this moment, the forum of the World Go Network was in complete uproar.

the reason is simple.

Because THESAI, which everyone had been waiting for all night, is finally online!

and.

What surprised everyone even more was...

The first thing THESAI did after logging in was to go to SAI's match room and watch his game.

And just when everyone thought...

Just as the two online chess masters were about to face off in a head-to-head duel.

SAI, on the other hand, suddenly disconnected and went offline...

"Is it... already offline?"

Seeing that he hadn't received a reply to the match invitation he sent, Su Ran couldn't help but check SAI's personal information.

When he discovered that SAI had logged off immediately after finishing the last game, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

It seems his desire to defeat Sai fair and square will have to wait a little longer...

Just as disappointed as Su Ran were the vast number of chess fans who had waited all day.

In just three days, two dark horses emerged simultaneously on the internet, and both swept across the entire online chess world with invincible prowess.

Even the renowned Kato 8th Dan and Otake 8th Dan fell to the crushing power of these two dark horses.

In a short time.

Everyone was looking forward to a spectacular battle between these two unparalleled chess geniuses.

But unexpectedly.

As soon as THESAI went online, SAI miraculously disappeared again.

Is it...

Did these two plan this beforehand?

Everyone felt deeply regretful, and among them, the most pained were naturally the Yomiuri Shimbun reporters who had worked overtime all night at their workplace.

"What the hell! SAI just ran away like that???"

Ohara Namijiro rubbed his bloodshot eyes, which had been burning from staying up all night, his face filled with resentment:

"With such great explosion material, I was even preparing for a promotion and a raise, and SAI actually made me watch this?"

No wonder Ohara Namijiro was upset.

This is the feeling of despair you feel when you're all set, about to score, only to be told, "You can't today."

That's something you have to try to know.

"Forget it, Ohara-kun."

Minister Makoto Ito patted him on the shoulder reassuringly:

"Actually, the later the two online chess masters meet, the more advantageous it will be for us."

A glint of wisdom flashed in Makoto Ito's eyes:

"We're playing the long game. As long as those two don't decide a winner, our newspaper's sales will continue to rise, but..."

At this point, Makoto Ito glanced somewhat embarrassedly at his subordinates:

"However, I'll have to ask you all to work overtime for a few more days. I'm sorry to trouble you all!"

As he spoke, Makoto Ito bowed repeatedly to everyone around him:

"Once this busy period is over, I'll treat everyone to the best food! And I'll also ask the president to double everyone's salary!"

Oh!

With Minister Ito's assurance, the Go team members, who had been listless after a long day, suddenly erupted in cheers!

……

Kawao Junior High School Report! A chilling truth!

At the Yomiuri Shimbun, amidst the jubilation of working-class people.

the other side.

Seeing that he couldn't play against Sai, Su Ran could only smile helplessly and start matching with the next opponent.

Unsurprisingly.

With the help of Go simulators, today is destined to be the end for other online Go players.

After defeating eight more professional-level Go players in a row, Su Ran finally returned to her father's hospital room, satisfied.

Throughout the summer vacation, the two online chess masters seemed to have reached a tacit understanding: one would dominate during the day, while the other would always sweep the chess world at night.

The start of the school year is drawing ever closer.

Su Ran had no choice but to temporarily put aside the matter of taking care of her father and focus on preparing for her middle school studies.

According to Yingzhou's custom.

When students transition from elementary to junior high school, they usually choose the junior high school closest to their residence. Before his father fell ill, they bought a two-bedroom apartment in the suburbs of Kyoto.

There are several good schools in the vicinity, but in the end, his father chose Kawaki Junior High School, which was only ranked in the middle.

Tuition fees will be paid in advance! Group > 9:8,0s2:058:5/6, by?呆ュ呆. The father has already paid for it in advance. School starts tomorrow; he just needs to bring his luggage and report on time.

"Uncle Aso, I'm entrusting my father to you while I'm at school."

The next morning, before Su Ran went to school to register, she specially paid the caregiver three months' salary in advance and told him to take good care of her father.

Fortunately.

Aso Ichiro, who came from the countryside, was an honest man. He had taken good care of Su Yuan these past few months, which relieved Su Ran of any worries.

Around 7:30.

After finishing breakfast, Su Ran said goodbye to Aso Ichiro and boarded the school bus bound for Kawaji Middle School.

Along the way, he recalled the plot of Hikaru no Go, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly remembered what kind of background this Kawaogi Middle School was.

"If I remember correctly, it was clearly shown in the anime that Hikaru Shindo went to Yase Junior High School, and Akira Touya went to Kaiou Junior High School... As for this Kawaogi Junior High School..."

Su Ran blinked, feeling somewhat annoyed:

"Isn't that the middle school that was defeated by Yase Middle School in the middle school Go team competition and couldn't even advance?"

Su Ran remembered this incident.

Hikaru Shindo's impressive Go skills were discovered at the school festival of Yase Junior High School.

Then someone dragged me into pretending to be a middle school student, representing the Yase Middle School Go Club, and participating in the middle school Go tournament.

In the end, with Sai's help, Yase Middle School defeated Kaiou Middle School and won the championship.

However, because Hikaru Shindo's identity as an elementary school student was exposed, Yase Middle School was forcibly stripped of its championship honor.

After all that complicated back and forth...

In the end, the championship returned to Kaiou Middle School, where Akira Touya was located.

"Furthermore, in the match against Kawagi Junior High, Sai didn't even have to lift a finger, and Yase Junior High won..."

"What kind of lousy school is this...?"

Su Ran's lips twitched. He remembered that his father had always handled the school registration. According to his father, who had drunk too much one day, the principal of a certain school was his fan and also a drinking buddy with him, so he directly got him into that school.