[Soul of Chess] The intrigue of the foxes

Because of the loss, you will know how to cherish, and even try your best to restore it.

But broken mirrors are hard to recover, and in many cases the loss is irreversible.Just like, when he wakes up like a thunderbolt to his true emotion and its direction, the person he likes is ready to get engaged.Before that, he had always regarded the other party as his best friend. In fact, that person and the people around them all thought so. They were a pair of good friends who grew up together and were competitors.

Woke up too late.

It's not bad.

There is no such desire in emotional novels that the pain is so painful that it tears into the river, there is only a little sadness and sober luck.Sadness aside, I'm glad I understood it late, if I understood it at an age where I can't control myself, it would be really bad to lose friends because of a foolish confession.

Years of playing chess has made him used to pretending, a layer of face can completely isolate the difference between the bottom of his heart and the surface, almost no one can see the real emotion behind his smile, but it is only almost.

A person who was also present at the engagement ceremony and who had never been able to read words and expressions frowned at him and said, "What kind of expression do you have? It's too ugly."

After practicing with the mirror for a long time, no one could tell, but it was that guy who said something strange.

That's why he hates Ogata Seiji.

Now that it’s such an unspeakable thing, why don’t you just shut up and don’t talk, it won’t show how smart you are if you say it, and it won’t hurt you so much if you lose in Go!

Sakai Fujiwara looked at the unpredictable face of Hikari Shinto:? ? ?

In the middle of the night, Shindo Hikaru was still rolling around on the bed with his eyes open, all kinds of distracting thoughts were mixed in his mind, he obviously felt sleepy but couldn't fall asleep, and finally started snoring with his eyes closed, and it was dawn again.

Shinto Hikari could only go to school with two black circles on his head, entered the classroom drowsily, and didn't have the energy to listen to the lectures in class, so he erected the book to block it, then "slapped" his forehead on the table and fell asleep, sleeping for several classes in a row In the evening, he woke up like a dream, opened his eyes, and stretched comfortably. Well, he finally regained some energy.

Fujiwara asked worriedly: [Aguang, are you okay? 】

"No...uh." As soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw a child in a neatly dressed private school uniform waiting there, Shinto Hikaru wanted to die.

If I had known it earlier, I would have turned out through the back door.

The tiger-faced dead child was like a radar above his head. Before he could slip away, he turned his head to look at him, and then rushed over. Without talking nonsense, he went straight to the point: "I'm here to ask you to do homework together."

Shindo Hikaru said against his conscience: "I don't have homework today."

The homeroom teacher who happened to pass by with a bag on his back, hehe, put one hand on the unlucky kid's head: "Why don't I know?"

Shindo Hikaru: "..." The leak in the house happens to be raining all night!

"Bring your homework directly when you come to school tomorrow, and I will be the first to check yours." The class teacher said lightly and left.

There is no need to repeat the following, Ta Yaliang followed him directly to his house, and strictly urged him to do his homework and review, and when he was a little lazy, he would stare at him with those green eyes.

Taya Ryo patted Fujimitsu's hand with his fur: "Don't keep touching my head like a puppy, hurry up and continue doing homework!"

"You might as well lend me a look."

"do it yourself!"

"It's boring."

Taya Ryo is a solid-eyed person, once he makes up his mind, Shinto Hikaru's leisure time will come to an end.Their Go routine turned into reviewing or reviewing in a blink of an eye, and the number of visits to Taya's house by Shinto Hikaru began to plummet. Uncle and aunt, I’m here to play with Xiaoliang” turned into a dejected “Uncle and auntie, I’m here to review with Xiaoliang”.

And even if Hikari Shinto was lazy and didn't want to go to Taya's house, Taya Ryo would come to his house and press to review, with a serious and stern attitude as if he had his father's demeanor. Inhumane!

But study is study, Shinto Hikaru will still take the time to lead Fujiwara Sawei to play chess at a club farther away, of course, definitely avoid the one at Taya's house, lest the Miss Ichikawa there be caught and make a small report with Xiaoliang .

Thanks to Tota Yaliang, Hikari Shindo has now adjusted his life schedule. The sun was shining brightly on the weekend morning. He packed himself up early in the morning and went out full of energy.

[Where are we going today? 】

[New club. 】

【oh! 】

The club they were going to was not particularly crowded, probably because of the remote location. After turning into an alley, they walked into the basement of a building. If they were not acquaintances, they would not know how to get there.

The store is also small, so it's easy to see when you go in. Half of the seats are empty, and more than half of the people playing chess are uncles. Behind the counter is an old man. Seeing the door open, he habitually looked up and saw that it was a child. His The eyes widened slightly, as if a little surprised.

"Little guy, are you here to play chess? It's 500 yen for a kid."

"OK, 500 yen."

Shinto Hikari randomly found a seat, and when he sat down, a middle-aged man sat across from him. He looked about the same age as his father, wore glasses, and had a few deep forehead lines on his forehead. He looked very kind.

"Mr. Ishihara, this kid is bothering you." The boss greeted the man and went back to the counter.

"No problem," the man turned his head and showed a gentle smile towards Jin Fujimitsu, his gaze was as gentle as an elder's when he looked at his own child, "My surname is Ishihara, you can call me Uncle or Uncle Ishihara .Son, what's your name?"

Shinto Hikari also smiled back: "My name is Shinto Hikari, and I plan to enter junior high school this year."

"That means he is still a primary school student, the same age as my son." Shi Yuan smiled helplessly, "However, that child doesn't like Go at all."

"After all, not all children can sit quietly by the chessboard for more than an hour." Shinto Hikari was also very lively before he met Fujiwara Saki, and he became more stable after he became addicted to Go.

"I'll give you a son, what do you think?"

Shindo Hikari shook his head: "I don't need to give way, let's guess first."

The man is not obsessed either. He knows that some children are really talented. Now forcing the opponent to lose is tantamount to slapping himself in the face. Let's guess first.

The result of the first guess is that Hikari Shindo is black and Ishihara is white.

Shi Yuan's strength is not top-notch in the clubhouse, it can only be said to be at the middle level, weaker than the children in Haiwang Middle School, but he is patient and good-tempered, so he was called by the boss to relieve the children's boredom. Seeing that the kid's chess strength was far superior to his own, no matter how persistent he was, he would only be dying, so he simply conceded in the middle game, shook his head and smiled wryly: "Nowadays, the kids are better than each other. I am not the opponent."

"Is it very powerful, this kid?" The boss who poured hot tea for them was a little surprised and looked down at the chessboard.

"It's very powerful." Ishihara exclaimed, "I'm no match at all. By the way, Shinto, are you a college student?"

"No." Shinto Hikari and Fujiwara Sawei shook their heads in unison.

Fujiwara Zuowei looked into Fujimitsu: [Ah Guang, what is a college student? 】

"It's a pity that you don't have the strength to be a college student," the boss sighed. "There are many children who are about your age gathered there, and their skills are very high. They play chess two by two and hone their skills. If you go there, it won't be long. You can play even better than now, and if you want to become a professional chess player, there is the best place to train."

"Exactly." Shinto Hikaru smiled.

Fujiwara Sawei was a little moved: [Ah Guang, are you going to be a hospital student? 】

Shindo Hikari maintained the smile on his face, and couldn't help but secretly complained in his heart: [Please, the academy students are still a bit worse than professional chess players, you are all at the level of professional chess players, why did you let me enter the chess academy, bullying children? 】

【What does it mean to bully other people's children? I'm just... If you don't want to do it, I can do it! ] Satoshi Fujiwara said solemnly, 【Chess players must constantly hone themselves in order to progress further. 】

Who tempers who.

The problem is that even those little whetstones can't handle your big knife torture, okay...

Jin Teng's eyes rolled, and the bad water in his belly began to gurgle: [Why don't you ask Xiao Liang, if he wants to go in, I'll go. 】

【it is good! 】

After that, Sato Fujiwara entangled Ryo Taya in various ways, crying and arguing that he didn't have an adult image, and he was taken aback when he saw Ryo Taya for the first time, and he really agreed.

Afterwards, Taya Akiko hesitated, but since he had promised, he would of course carry it out. After going home and telling his parents, Taya Akiko promised not to say anything. Nodding in agreement.

Hikari Shinto: ...Fuck, this trick is wrong!

But the most important thing now is the entrance examination. Taya took this as an exchange and persuaded Fujiwara Sato to defect, and one person and one spirit began to double supervise (oppress) Shinto Hikaru's study.

Hikari Shindo burst into tears from the guilt of self-inflicted crimes: "..."

In order to promote someone's score from the bottom of the class to the top [-] in the grade in two months, Taya Ryo can be said to have tried his best.

After the exam, Hikari Shinto was all fluttering, his face was thinner, and his cheeks were a little baby fat, but now they were all gone because of the abuse.

[I have never worked so hard in my life. 】 Lie on the table, finally heaving a sigh of relief.

【Thank you, Ah Guang. ] Fujiwara Sawei also wept for it, saying that he hadn't played chess for a long time.

But luckily the result lived up to expectations, he actually passed the Sea King exam.

Really, yes, passed the exam!

Using Akira Fujisaki's words to describe his mood couldn't be more appropriate.

——"It's like a dream."

Akira Fujisaki was admitted to Haze Middle School as before. It is not known whether he will join the Go club in the future, but judging from Akira Fujisaki's current enthusiasm for Go, it is still very possible.

In April, they officially enrolled in Neptune, but neither of them entered the Go club. In terms of strength, the main reason is that the club does not have a welcoming atmosphere, so why force it.

In mid-August, the registration of students of the Chess Academy began, and by the end of mid-November, Ta Yaliang passed the test and officially became a student. This move caused a sensation in the chess world.

In contrast, the children who applied for the chess academy in the same period were all dealt with in a low-key manner, including Hikari Shinto, even though he and Ryo Taya were good friends.

The most outstanding thing was that the teacher was taken aback during the chess proficiency assessment. The chess score he brought was so exquisite that it didn't seem like a child could play it. It looked like the handwriting of two masters.

"Is this really your fault?" the teacher questioned.

"Well, the opponent is my friend." It's someone you can't see next to you.

The suspicion in the teacher's eyes was even stronger, he didn't believe Shinto Hikaru's words at all, if it was said that this kid really played the game record, then this kid was terrible, he had to seriously examine it.

"Let's go to the next set."

"Okay, guess first."

The teacher who was about to let the son swallow the words silently, and secretly cursed in his heart: This kid is really rude.

After 2 minutes, all the doubts of the man were completely forgotten, and after half an hour, he conceded.

The Go teachers here are all ranked, and their strength is not too weak. Students who can beat the teacher are very rare.

In other words, if you want this strength, why don't you just take the vocational test, it's interesting to be a college student?

The teacher asked the question directly.

"I just entered junior high school this year. I have been studying before, and I may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the assessment now. It is only four months before the exam, so I want to practice more." If it weren't for some bastard, he hadn't thought about it. Those who want to come to the chess academy said.

"Really?" The teacher nodded in understanding, "With your strength, you can pass the professional exam directly next year. This year you will stay in the chess academy to practice hard, and it just so happens that the son of Master Taya is also entering the chess academy. Are you free? You can look for him more. And your strength is far superior to other children in the chess academy, so when you play against your opponents, learn to be merciful, you know? When you become a professional chess player, there will be opportunities to meet opponents who are worse than you , For example, if someone asks you to play chess, you can’t use your best at that time, you know?”

Shinto Hikaru nodded, he has this work experience and is very skilled.

After the chess game was over, the teacher led him to visit the chess academy. When he arrived at the central chess room, he saw a very wonderful scene. A green-haired kid was playing with a chessboard by himself. He stared at that person with burning eyes, as if he wanted to get close but didn't dare.

"It looks like a scourge." Shindo Hikaru stood still after taking a look, squatting at the door, covering his stomach and laughing wildly.

The teacher glanced at him: "Hey, Shinto, do you know Taya?"

"Well, we often play together." Hikari Shinto walked over with a smile, and looked down at the chessboard. The chess shape is very familiar, isn't it just a game that the kid lost to him a while ago?

Ta Yaliang was studying the way to win the chess with his mind painstakingly, and after he thought it over, he carefully made a move.

"Come down here this time, then I'll be like this." Shinto Hikaru sat down, picked up a sunspot and landed it in the lower right corner, which happened to defuse Taya Ryo's attacking move.

The child was stunned for a moment before raising his head. After seeing a familiar face, he subconsciously smiled and said, "It's over?"

"Just finished."

"Won?"

"Won."

Ta Yaliang was not surprised at all, he raised his chin towards the other side of the chessboard: "Let's continue, this time I must beat you."

Shindo Hikari sat opposite him cheerfully: "Oh, I'm full of confidence."

"That is."

"Don't cry when you lose."

"Who will lose!"

The two children were immersed in the world of Go as if no one else was around. The teacher was a little embarrassed at first, but wanted to see the level of Hikari Shinto and Ryo Toya, so he didn't leave but walked over silently to watch, and was amazed at just one glance.

Ta Yaliang did not beat his opponent teacher in the level assessment, but the outcome was so close that the teacher was still in a cold sweat.

The afterlife is terrifying.

But now in the game with Shinto Hikaru, this proud son is like a trapped beast, he has been kneaded from a ferocious beast to a cute little one.

Ta Yaliang stared at the chessboard for a long time before lowering his head: "I lost."

"The first few steps were pretty good, but you were too impatient in the attack on the upper left. It was too deep and I cut it off. Not to mention that you didn't gain an advantage, it also affected the next situation." Shindo Hikari raised his head and looked Smiling while looking at the green hair, "Overall, it's improved compared to last time," narrowing his eyes, "It's just that you're still far from winning against me."

It was not the first time for Ta Yaliang to face such teasing, he just glanced at it with a very good manner, and then said lightly: "There is plenty of time in the future."

After gathering the chess pieces, Shinto Hikaru looked at the clean board and asked, "Would you like another game?"

"No," Ta Yaliang raised his head, glanced lightly over all the surrounding people, and finally stopped on the teacher who had been standing aside for an unknown how long, nodded slightly at the other party, then turned around and said to Shindo Hikaru, "Today you Come here for the first time, let’s get acquainted with the environment here.”

Only then did Hikari Shinto think of the teacher who had been left aside by him, he got up from his seat with a dry laugh, and bowed to the man to apologize.

The man waved his hand: "It's okay, speaking of it, Shinto really opened my eyes."

A kind of admiration quietly changed the eyes of the more sensitive children looking at Hikari Shinto, while other children who did not understand faintly felt the emotions of their companions and were subconsciously affected.

This change is directly reflected in the game on the study day. As long as the opponent is Shinto Hikaru, the children will be nervous and excited one by one, and spontaneously gather together to replay the game after losing.

What is staggering is that a certain child was so nervous that he almost trembled while playing chess.

Shinto Hikaru was not in a hurry, even though the time belonging to him in the timer passed quickly, he still cheered up the child with a smile, and said in a warm voice: "I'm not a monster, you can relax."

The child shuddered, not knowing which string was wrong, and yelled, "I will work hard!"

The voice was so loud that it surprised the chess player next door to look over. The child who realized that he was too nervous immediately flushed and lowered his head in embarrassment.

【This kid is so shy. 】It was the first time for Fujiwara Sakumi to see such a child. Toya Ryo is also introverted, but this child seems to have a dual personality, as soon as he is on the chessboard, it is like a different person.

Shinto Hikari said with emotion: [This appearance is very similar to the first time I competed with adults during my professional exam. Being too nervous is not a good thing, it will affect performance 100%. 】

"Do you want to take the vocational exam?"

The child looked at him timidly and nodded.

"So, do you want to participate in the title battle?"

The children around who were eavesdropping all cast surprised glances in this direction.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Shinto Hikari raised his left hand, stretched out an index finger and pointed upwards: "I will take the professional exam to become a professional chess player, participate in the title battle to win the title from the above hands, and become the No.1 in the Japanese chess world .”

If it weren't for the rich connotation of these words, Hikari Shinto's tone would be as ordinary as reporting the content of his three meals, but the contrast is too great to be acceptable.

Everyone was stunned, including the supervising teacher who just walked over and wanted them to be quiet.

"You..." The kid who was playing chess with him gasped in fright.

Shinto Hikaru was amused by his expression, and smiled for a while before restraining the expression on his face: "This is my goal, as you can imagine, it is very difficult to achieve such a goal, all professional chess players who yearn for this goal People and professional chess players are my stepping stones. If you, if you are not willing to be the stones under my feet, then work hard and hurry up, I will not relax, be careful not to be stepped on by me."

Fujiwara Zuowei gasped: [Aguang, is it too much for you to say that...]

[The effect is quite effective, isn't it? ] Shindo Hikaru was satisfied to see the eyes of the child opposite him flashing with anger, looked around, and found that everyone was either in a daze, or their eyes flashed thoughtfully, 【Go is a kind of competitive game after all, but in recent years In the international Go competition in Japan, there are too few young players who are outstanding, and it is unbelievably quiet. Looking at China and South Korea, there are endless generations of powerful young players, which really makes people have to worry about the future of Japanese Go. 】

Fujiwara Zuowei said in a daze: [Ah Guang, did you do this on purpose? 】

[Just a little bit, besides, isn't it interesting to go up and down? ] Shinto Hikaru thought triumphantly, 【Is it like the protagonist in that kind of novel, the brilliance! 】

[This way of pulling hatred, isn't it more like a boss who was brushed by the protagonist? 】

【…】

It didn't take long for Hikari Shinto's remarks to spread throughout the whole chess academy. A teenage kid's words to overthrow the entire chess world sounded too arrogant, and many people took this as a Just a joke, only a few people who knew Shinto Hikaru's strength expressed ambiguous statements, but most chess players responded very officially to this.

Many people know that Shindo Hikaru is a good friend of Taya Ryo, so the response from Taya celebrity is the most anticipated, but also the most surprising.

The man nodded and said, "I know that kid. Unfortunately, I often have a job, so even if I meet occasionally, I never play chess."

That is to say, the teacher doesn't know the kid's chess ability?

The man said: "Xiao Liang never set me up for him to follow up with Teng, so I don't know his specific strength, but Xiao Liang said that the kid is stronger than him."

What does the teacher think of this child?

Such an arrogant child...

The man still said calmly and calmly: "It doesn't matter whether the opponent is old or young, I will wait here."

One sentence fully shows the domineering aura of No.1 in the Japanese chess world.

"Isn't there a saying that don't bully young people and be poor?" Atsushi Kurata, a young chess player who is now highly anticipated, stroked his fat chin with a distressed expression, "So, apart from the seniors, I have always been wary of the latecomers. .”

"Really, it sounds really exciting." Kuwata Honinbo smiled happily when he heard it by chance, "If that kid can really take over Honinbo from me, the future of Japanese chess will definitely be the same in the future." If I can become famous all over the world, then I will be able to withdraw with confidence and give up my position to young children.”

Ogata Seiji was still a cool guy. When asked this question, he didn't show a little surprise, as if he didn't care, but the content of his answer was a bit beyond everyone's expectations: "It's okay for Shinto understand."

Eh?

"That kid has always been an interesting little guy." Seiji Ogata dropped a sentence that he couldn't figure out the meaning of and left.

Quite a few chess players were unhappy with Shindo Hikaru's ignorant remarks, waiting to see his jokes.

Half a year later, the vocational exam is approaching, not too long, not too short, enough to witness whether this little guy is talking nonsense or really capable before the heat goes down.

We'll see.