[Soul of Chess] The intrigue of the foxes

The second test was held the next day. Hikari Shinto's opponent was the giant bearded man whom he had seen yesterday. He probably rushed over. He was still out of breath when he opened the door and walked in. There were obvious sweat stains, and there was a stench all over the body, making those who walked by automatically avoid it with a look of disgust.

Shinto Hikaru silently withdrew his complicated gaze, but the memory of the past gaffes still lingered in his mind, he immediately covered his face in shame and said: [I lost to him in the first official match in my previous life, it's just...]

Fujiwara Zuowei was surprised and said: 【Is he very strong? 】

[So-so, but at that time, I didn't go to the club very often. He was the first adult opponent I met besides you, an adult opponent in a large official competition. 】

Fujiwara Sawei immediately understood: [So, you have stage fright? 】Worthy of being the spirit of Go for thousands of years, he has a keen insight into human nature, but it is limited to things related to Go.

[Well, I lost a few games in a row at the beginning of the game, and my emotions fluctuated, and I was quite sad.] Just in time, I met the man's eyes, and saw the man walking towards him, Shindo Hikari raised a smile,【 However, in order to win, there is nothing that cannot be overcome, not to mention that this psychological obstacle is far less than the psychological warfare brought to me by Mr. Kuwahara. ] That is a hellish nightmare.

"Hello, my second opponent, kid."

Hikari Shinto avoided his big hands grabbing his head, and said with a smile: "Hello, uncle, we will each work hard in the next game."

"Haha, indeed." The man laughed dryly.

But in the end, he couldn't laugh anymore, he was chased and intercepted, and he lost quite badly.

Taking a peek at the man's pale face, Fujiwara shivered, and carefully withdrew his sympathetic gaze: 【Are you really so angry, Hikari? 】

Shinto Mitsuyoshi said solemnly: 【Since he is my enemy, it is only natural that he should be beaten hard! 】

【…】I'm really angry.

Shindo Hikaru touched his chin: "Speaking of which, my next opponent is..."

[Yi Jiao. 】

This player, like Gu Yigao, knew very well that his chances of winning the game were not high, so he played decently after stabilizing his mind. In the mid-game stage, he realized that his side's decline was really irreversible, so he made a decisive bet and conceded.

In the subsequent matches, the two won without exception, and both maintained a perfect record of victory.

During the game, as if they had agreed, they tacitly did not go to each other's home, so now even if Hikari Shinto is free, he will stay at home to replay or play against Sato Fujiwara.

Until the end, he and Taya Ryo's duel decided the No.1 important game.

Hikaru Shinto was halfway down, and was suddenly overwhelmed by his own brain, and laughed out loud: "Say, Xiao Liang is still studying my chess records at home?"

[Xiao Liang is serious at all times, don't be too arrogant, be careful of being slapped in the face. 】

Shinto Hikaru responded perfunctorily, "Hmm, that makes sense."

It was the next day in a blink of an eye, and he slept very well last night, so he was full of energy early in the morning and was in very good condition.

When the two sat face to face at both ends of the chessboard, they looked at each other and smiled.

Shindo Hikaru smiled and said, "I still won't show mercy today."

"Thank you, that's what I hope." Ta Yaliang nodded slowly, with a heavy face, "I will do my best."

Since the beginning of the professional examination, he has been called the twin of the new era by the outside world and Hikari Shinto. He knows that he is worthy of this title, and even has a little fear.

However, the father said it.

Don't be afraid of your opponents, because fear is your real enemy. Fear caused by knowing that you are not strong enough but unwilling to move forward will defeat you.An enemy that cannot be defeated today does not mean that there is no possibility of defeating it tomorrow. The possibility of success depends on your changes today.

The current self may not be able to win Hikari Shinto, but he will try his best to get close to him and surpass him no matter what!

Three minutes after Shinto Hikaru dropped the last chess piece, Taya Ryo relaxed his whole body: "I lost."

Shindo Hikaru was also quite satisfied with this game: "Thank you for your advice."

"I'm the."

It's great that both of them can enjoy themselves.

Shindo Hikari, who had returned home happily, was even happier when he received another good news when he returned home.

When she heard him enter the door, her mother poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted, "Xiaoguang, your teacher brought you a present this morning."

"Is it Ogata?"

"I'm going to call you teacher!" Shindo's mother frowned.

"People are not in front of you, so be polite when they are around."

"Little Light!"

"Got it, I'll call the teacher later." He changed his voice and said, "What did he send?"

"I didn't open it to see, the box was placed upstairs completely."

"Still boxed?" So formal!

Jinto's mother was also a little uneasy: "Why do I feel that the gift from the teacher is very expensive, you open it and have a look, if it is too expensive, you..."

Hikari Shinto ignored her and ran upstairs.

The gift box was placed on his desk. It was indeed what his mother said. The gift box was beautifully packaged, just like the packaged goods in some boutiques, a long strip gift box with a bow.

Shinto Hikaru's eyes lit up, this specification, could it be wine!

After shaking it, he could still hear the sound of liquid hitting the body of the bottle, so he quickly pulled it away, only to find that it was a bottle of wine, but it was health-preserving red wine.

"..." I'm sorry, I've already given away the wine, can't I give some white ones, it's okay to give it to my dad!

Forget it, it's still wine anyway.

"Is there wine?" Upon hearing that it was red wine, Shinto's mother's face wrinkled. For the first time, she felt that the teacher was unreliable, "Kids can't drink."

"It's okay. Drinking a little once in a while is good for your health. If you don't believe me, you can ask the doctor."

Jinto's mother struggled for a while, thinking that there should be no problem with her own supervision and control, so she didn't think about it any more, and finally said: "Call the teacher later and say thank you, really, you child Be polite!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

Because his mother refused to give in, he could only go to the entrance to make a phone call. After seeing Aguang dial the number, Jinto's mother went back to the living room to watch TV dramas contentedly.

"Mr. Ogata, thank you for your gift, thank you so much." Shinto Hikaru shouted, the voice was so loud that it could be heard from the entrance to the living room.

After a few seconds of silence there was laughter, and when he finished laughing, he said: "When I just picked up the phone, I was still wondering why you called so quickly, but it turned out that you were pressed again. "

"No, I'm really grateful. Although I don't know much about red wine, I've seen a lot of advertisements for that brand. I think that box of red wine is not cheap. What I want to say is that you don't need to spend money on it. .” Speaking of which, this guy can spend so much money on an ordinary acquaintance, he is really out of his mind.No wonder he looked like it didn't matter if his "girlfriend" was gone at that time. He probably knew that for the sake of looks and money, most of them were women who stick to it.

...Strange, I was quite rich in my previous life, so why didn't many women stick to her? (Before I realized I liked Toya Ryo)

"After all, this is an important milestone for you, I..."

"Wait a minute, let me tell you, are you planning to take me in as an apprentice..." Shinto Hikari was shocked, and quickly stopped, "You think too much."

"The brain hole is too big to make up."

Feelings are still his own cranky thoughts, Shinto Hikaru couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but it's a pity that the person who wanted to roll his eyes was not in front of him!

"Okay, thank you is over, I hang up."

"Wait," there was a pause for a while, and the voice lowered a few degrees when he spoke again, "Shinto, I had a dream."

"Hmm?" Hikari Shinto's head was full of black lines, "You should find a professional for such work as dream interpretation."

As if he hadn't heard his argument, Ogata Seiji maintained his original calm tone and said, "I dreamed of you."

"Then?"

"I dreamed that I snatched the Honinbo title from you."

Shindo Hikaru immediately exploded: "Fart, how is it possible!"

"It's true. As the saying goes, dreams are opposite. Maybe I will become Honinbo before you."

Shinto Hikaru took a deep breath, and then said earnestly: "The things in the dream are just distorted and processed real things. I know you really want to win the title, but don't talk about illusory things if you have nothing to do. It feels like it's lowering your IQ. "

"I also dreamed that you took over the title of Chess Master from me."

Shindo Hikaru immediately changed his words: "Oh, you can have this."

Ogata Seiji sneered, and suddenly said: "I finally dreamed that you asked me a question."

"what is the problem?"

"You asked me what regrets I have or something."

The microphone couldn't capture the sound of breathing, but Seiji Ogata felt an inexplicable sense of certainty, and Hikari Shindo over there was holding his breath waiting for his answer, and an inexplicable initiative was handed over to him.

This feeling was very special, and he enjoyed it very much, and an inexplicable sense of pleasure swelled in his chest.

"My answer is the same as in the dream," the man said with a smile, "Being Honinbo before you, it's very interesting just thinking about it."

"..."

"Good night."

There was a "beep" sound at the end of the call, Shinto Hikaru covered the microphone, and lowered his head with a gloomy face.

Sure enough, he is not the only one who has the memory, Ogata Seiji also remembered it, but it was only in the way of dreaming, and Taya probably also has a very high possibility...

In fact, there is nothing bad about it, the more equal opponents the better, not to mention that this is quite beneficial to the development of Japanese Go.

Shinto Hikaru thought it through, and soon felt relieved.

Let's go back to the entrance exam.

Among the three who passed the professional examination this time, besides him and Ryo Taya, there was also an unknown female chess player, Junko Takegami.This black horse with unknown details was born out of nowhere, and his glasses dropped in shock.Until the final game, she and Izuku Shinichiro both lost twice, and the last game that decided the outcome was played very well. Izuku Shinichiro later said that he was convinced that he lost.

The only one who was not surprised was Shinto Hikari, a dan player who was still Toya Ryo in her previous life at the same time, and later achieved quite good results, becoming a very rare nine-dan female qi player in the chess world.

After the professional exam, it is the new first stage league.

The opponent he desires most is definitely that interesting old man.

Chess skills are unfathomable, and the style of Go I play is similar to his personality. He looks like a seasoned killer with a sharp knife. He is always cheerful and appears harmless to humans and animals. In fact, he is always ready Penetrates into a weak point of the target.What's more, it is difficult for others to achieve - absolute influence, extending Go outside the chessboard, and a little provocation can cause the opponent's emotional ups and downs, and in severe cases even affect the performance.

Being an opponent is tricky but interesting. However, in the next few years, the old man’s health will go from bad to worse. Later, it will be difficult to persist in the long game.

But now the old man Honinbo is hale and hearty and quick to respond, and he is a rare whetstone.

The most important thing is that now that Honinbo is taking over from the old man, there is no room for so many excuses.

Ta Yaliang heard this, but sighed: "Unfortunately, the battle list for the new preliminary round has already been released."

"Tell me."

"Kuwamoto Inbo vs Takegami Junko, I vs Zama Throne, and your opponent is Ogata Nine Dans."