Full-time comic artist

He had been in line for five minutes, but it was still not his turn.

With his fluent Japanese, he listened to the conversations of the Japanese people at the front of the class.

"Why? Is Mr. Tori Akino no longer holding autograph sessions?"

"It's such a pity, I really wanted to meet him."

"Yes, yes! What a pity!"

Yang Sen often heard the strange name, Tori Akino Mirai, especially in the Go academy. Not only the students, but even professional Go players often mentioned it.

Torino Mirai is not a 9-dan Go player, but a literary creator. Yang Sen was curious when he heard that his works were related to Go.

His curiosity only grew stronger after watching Hibiki Higashino play against Odagiri.

An author with the skill of a professional Go player can create works that can withstand the admiration of millions of people, so they must be masterpieces and worth reading!

Yang Sen then went to a secondhand store and bought the "Hikaru no Go" DVD.

The 56-episode manga series "Hikaru no Go" cost him over 30,000 yen.

Fortunately, he was quite wealthy, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to afford it.

He didn't sleep all night after that, and the next day his eyes were red and swollen, and he was completely listless.

And so, Yang Sen became a fan of Tori Akino Mirai.

After watching the anime, he spent more than half a year slowly reading the manga.

Now, just before returning to China, I finished reading "The Great Revolution in Go," a short story that is somewhat unrealistic.

However, it was still very interesting, especially the climax of the story, which made him feel excited and his blood was rushing to his head.

He came specifically to buy the standalone edition so that he could keep it as a memento.

After recalling everything, it was finally his turn in line.

He liked the book "The Great Revolution in Go," which cost 400 yen a month and was shrink-sealed.

Thank you for your purchase.

After paying the fee, Yang Sen carefully placed the volume in his backpack, left the group, and looked up at the sky. It was time for him to go home.

……

In this vast world, the influence of "Hikaru no Go" is expanding rapidly, especially in Southeast Asia, within the Chinese cultural sphere.

The anime series "Hikaru no Go," which ended in 1995, was quickly introduced to the Hong Kong market after just over a year.

However, in Beijing, a child named Gu Li, a member of the National Youth Go Team, cannot watch this animated film.

He was born in 83, but became a professional Go player by 95, making him a true child prodigy.

"Hikaru no Go is really fun! I want to make that 'divine move' too!"

The Hong Kong exchange student in front of him was no match for Gu Li at all. He had won several games against him and was now even teaching him how to play chess by giving him pointers.

But now all I can do is watch helplessly as the other person tells me the story of "Hikaru no Go".

"The story of Hikaru Shindo discovering the soul of a Go player from the Heian period on the Go board—Fujiwara no Sai—and becoming a professional Go player under his influence."

Gu Li has almost memorized it, but he hasn't watched the anime "Hikaru no Go" yet.

He became increasingly curious.

Can Hikaru Shindo compare to himself?

Just then, someone pushed open the door and entered. It was Yang Sen, Gu Li's senior fellow student who had been studying in Japan and whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

……

At Yang Sen's place, he finally saw the "Hikaru no Go" that he had longed for.

Although it's in Japanese.

He couldn't understand it, but by comparing it with the plot described by his Hong Kong friend and with Yang Sen's explanation, he vaguely understood it.

Despite having raised my expectations for this work, Gu Li was still very excited when he actually watched it, especially when the comic mentioned "the divine hand".

"Pursue the realm of the divine hand!"

Gu Li, 14, is in his second year of middle school. Although he is very strong, he is much more innocent than ordinary children because he spends all his time on Go.

So he shouted loudly.

Seeing Gu Li's enthusiastic expression, Yang Sen took out the still-laminated single volume and handed it to him, saying, "Want to take a look at this? It's the last story."

Gu Li took it and looked at the single volume with curiosity.

But he didn't speak Japanese and stared blankly at the cover.

“Oh,” Yang Sen suddenly realized, and said, “This is the story of Hikaru Shindo, who is now middle-aged, 20 years after Fujiwara Sai disappeared.”

"Wait a minute?" Gu Li looked at Fujiwara Sai on the TV, who was extremely excited because Hikaru could see him.

He was about to embark on a new chapter in his life.

"You're saying he'll disappear?" Guli asked incredulously.

"Hmm." Yang Sen nodded, then, seeing Gu Li's murderous glare, he nodded sheepishly, "Hmm..."

Since I've already given away the spoilers, I might as well give away a little more.

Gu Li called over the Hong Kong child and told him about the plot of Sai's disappearance, which he hadn't seen either.

Seeing the other person's stunned expression, Gu Li's mood improved somewhat.

Yang Sen then began to tell them the rest of the story. Hikaru Shindo entered the Go Academy and became an insei (academic student). Later, he passed the professional Go exam and became a first-dan player.

A game of Go between Fujiwara no Sai and Touya Kouhiro.

With the "Divine Move" beginning to show its promise, Hikaru Shindo began his first step in his quest to find it.

After Fujiwara no Sai disappeared, Hikaru Shindo went through a mental journey, eventually accepting everything, inheriting Fujiwara no Sai's playing style, and making progress on his path to becoming a professional Go player.

Under Yang Sen's brilliant explanation, both children burst into tears. The later plot of "Hikaru no Go" was too cruel, which made Gu Li, who had not yet been exposed to it, extremely sad.

"The next part of the 'Hikaru no Go' storyline will be based on this volume," Yang Sen said, pointing to "The Great Revolution in Go."

"This is Mr. Toriakino's vision for the future: a showdown between artificial intelligence and professional Go players. Unfortunately..." He shook his head, about to reveal it, when Gu Li quickly covered his mouth.

"Tell me slowly! Don't just jump to the ending!"

"Mmm." Under Gu Li's murderous gaze, Yang Sen nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood.

He tore open the plastic wrap, looked at the exquisite paper that was different from Jump manga magazines, a look of nostalgia in his eyes, and began to speak slowly in a deep voice.

Chapter 180 Hikaru Shindo's Divine Move

Yang Sen told Gu Li and the others the story of the artificial intelligence AlphaGo.

It started with a perfect 60-0 record online, defeating the top professional Go players.

In face-to-face Go, he won against several Japanese 9-dan players in slow games.

It includes Shinichiro Isumi, Kosuke Ochi, and others.

There's also the Japanese "Meijin" (Master) Go player, Seiji Ogata.

“Ogata wanted to target AlphaGo’s underlying logic, but because AlphaGo had too few games played, there was nothing to refer to, and he lost all five games,” Yang Sen said.

"However, his game was very exciting and served as a warning to others. Although I do not agree that artificial intelligence will crush human intelligence, I also think that at that time, we may be able to refer to Ogata's ideas."

Gu Li nodded thoughtfully, then asked after a moment's thought, "Brother Yang..."

"Ok?"

What is artificial intelligence?

Yang Sen was devastated. He had said so much to him, but Yang Sen didn't understand much of it.

He could only point to the computer in the room and say, "That's the grandson of artificial intelligence... um...."

"How is this possible?" Gu Li exclaimed incredulously. "It can beat me at chess?"

"So this matter is also a subject of great debate in Japan," Yang Sen sighed.

"Especially after Akira Touya played against AlphaGo."

……

The episode featuring Akira Touya playing against AlphaGo has garnered significant attention from readers.

Unlike previous players, Akira Touya was Hikaru Shindo's lifelong rival. The two grew through competition and became an indispensable part of the manga, forming the current state of the Japanese Go world in "Hikaru no Go".

He is also one of the most powerful chess players.

You can tell the outcome of Xiao Guang's competition from Xiao Liang's performance.

However, the result was that Akira Touya lost the first two games against AlphaGo.

We've reached match point.

If he loses another match, he will be declared a loser.

Therefore, in this game, Akira Touya can only do his best to win.

This was a do-or-die situation, and his mind became increasingly clear.

In the first two games, he struggled to the endgame in the first game but lost by a narrow margin to AlphaGo.

But Akira Touya knew that he had no hope at all; AlphaGo had seen through all the traps he had set.

As for the second game, relying on his experience from the first game, Akira Touya was able to unleash his full potential under the powerful pressure of AlphaGo, but he still lost by the 155th move.

AlphaGo is unparalleled in the endgame; once it completes its early game setup, it has no hope left.

Now that it's the third game, Akira Touya understands that he has no choice but to find another way.

He wanted to find the vulnerability in AlphaGo that Ogata Seiji had mentioned!

As Hikaru Shindo watched the live stream, Akira Toya, with the air of a grandmaster, knelt before the Go board, his back straight, his gaze becoming unusually sharp, as if trying to see through Yang Hai's heart.

"How terrifying," Hikaru Shindo remarked.

That gaze was the same as when Akira Touya challenged Sai.