[Soul of Chess] The intrigue of the foxes

The sun was just right outside, and my forehead was burning hot, and the road under my feet was also scorching hot. The air seemed to be scalding hot, and I was sweating after walking a few steps, and my clothes were tightly stuck to my back.

The street he is currently walking under his feet is different from the street he liked to play in when he was a child, where there are snack bars and toy stores. The place to go is his daily place for the past few years, which is now the Go Club opened by a celebrity in Taya.

Shindo Hikari turned his head to look at the scene on both sides of the street, and sighed in his heart: 【The day-to-day changes really don’t feel much, but it’s only when I go back to decades ago that I realize that the streets near my home have changed so much, especially here. , After becoming Honinbo, I didn't have much time to go out and walk, the schedule was too full. 】

【Hey, Honinbo! 】Fujiwara Sawei was a little surprised, but he was somewhat mentally prepared for losing to Shinto Hikari before, so it wasn't shocking.

[I was already in my thirties in my last life, so how could I not have made any achievements? Speaking of which, what gave me the most sense of accomplishment was snatching the title of celebrity from that paralyzed hand haha. 】But when he thought that he was still a long time away from that era, Shindo Hikaru's face immediately collapsed, and he said in mourning, 【I finally waited until the end of the season. I planned to travel around the world with the bonus. Who would have thought of sleeping That's it, woo hoo my bonus. 】

【global tour? 】

[Yeah, go to see scenic spots around the world and eat local delicacies, and then find different people to compete with. 】

【Wow, that sounds good. ] Fujiwara Sakumi's eyes lit up immediately, and he only paid attention to the second half of the sentence, 【You can compete with people from different countries! 】

[Well, although you can also play Go online, after all, only a small number of players can gather to participate in online chess games or activities held by chess clubs. I want to see more different Go players and participate in local travel The game of Go is very interesting. 】

[What is online? 】

[That's right, the words you said may not be that vivid, and I will show you the actual demonstration when I have a chance later. ] Now he has no money or tools.

【Oh. 】

He went straight to the door of the Go Club, still at the familiar address in his memory, and just as he reached out to grab the doorknob, the door opened, and someone came out just in time.

"Hey, kid, are you here to play chess?" The gray-haired old man was stunned when he saw him, and he turned a corner when he was going out, and approached Shinto Hikari.

It is so rare to have children who are not led here, and there are basically not many children of this age here!

"Well, I want to find someone to play chess with," Shindo Hikaru shrugged, pretending to be helpless and said, "Playing with grandpa at home is really boring."

The old man smiled: "If this is the case, you should participate in some Go games. There will be many children of your age participating, and playing chess will not be boring."

Shindo Hikari narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with an old-fashioned attitude of contempt for the world: "But, none of them are my opponents."

The old man froze for a moment, it was really rare to see such an arrogant young man, he smiled and said: "So confident, how about the next game with the old man?"

"Then please give me more advice." Hikari Shinto slightly bent his upper body.

"Welcome, eh?" The woman behind the counter made a surprised voice, "Mr. Ikeda, did you miss something?"

"No, no, I brought this kid in and took advantage of the situation to play a game with him." Ikeda waved his hand, and pointed to the kid who was only about his waist high.

"Is it the grandson of Mr. Ikeda's family?"

"No," Ikeda said with some regret, "If my little grandson can also like Go, I will wake up laughing from my dreams."

"That's right, but..." The woman's voice changed, and she looked at the old man as if to say something.

Shinto Hikaru skillfully took out his small purse. Although there was not much money in it, the admission fee was still affordable.

"Miss Shihe, I'll just help the child later, after all, it's his first time here."

"It's okay, I've brought the money." Shinto Hikari said hurriedly, never thinking about asking the old man to help him.

"You don't have to push back and forth like this. Since it's your first time here and you're such a young child, it's free this time." Ms. Shi He smiled slightly, "What I just wanted to say is, Mr. Ikeda, you have to pay attention to the time." , Didn’t you agree to pick up your grandson?”

"Yes, so, I will hurry up." The old man Ikeda nodded.

"Ikeda, why are you back again?" The other people in the clubhouse greeted him as soon as they saw him.

"What else can I do when I come back, play chess, I found a young chess player!" The clubhouse was empty, and Ikeda found a place to sit down at random, "Grandpa, I'm probably at the same level as your grandpa, just an ordinary chess player." Amateur chess player, how do you play with grandpa at home?"

"Let ten sons." Even so, it was still quite easy to win.

"Wow, that's amazing. I'll give you five sons, grandpa. What do you think?"

Jin Tengguang: "..." The old man seems to have misunderstood something.

Shinto Hikaru corrected helplessly: "I gave up ten sons to grandpa."

Ikeda was taken aback, but thinking about it, isn't the current trend like this, the smaller the more powerful, he nodded: "Then, you can let me have the third son, is that okay?"

"As long as you like it." If you are at the same level as grandpa, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to make twenty sons.

【Zuo Wei, come on. ] He is not very interested in playing chess, and Fujiwara Sawei is always enthusiastic about playing chess (regardless of his chess ability), so let him come.

【Okay! 】Fujiwara Sawei jumped up and down happily, anyway, only one person can see him at the moment, and he is not afraid of ruining his image at all.

"Please give me more advice." The two said to each other.

Although he said to hurry up, when the chess game unfolded, the old man completely focused on it, stopped when he encountered confusion, and made a serious move after a long exam.

Despite all his efforts, he still lost Sanmu.

"It's really scary for young people, I admit defeat." After Ikeda took a long breath, he laughed and said, "It really is very powerful, thank you for your mercy." , if it is true, I am afraid that I will lose ugly.

Originally, I wanted to frustrate this little guy, but I didn't expect to be taught a lesson instead.This time, he was finally convinced.

【call……】

Hearing Fujiwara Sawei let out a long sigh of relief, the corners of Shinto Hikaru's mouth twitched, 【Just play this game of chess, you will feel tired! 】

By the way, do ghosts get tired too?

【It's not that I'm tired, it's just that I don't think it's interesting to play chess with you.】 But worried that Shinto Hikari might misunderstand his idea of ​​not wanting to play chess, Fujiwara Sawei hurriedly said, 【Ah, I didn't mean that I didn't want to play chess with other people. 】

[I understand, after all, it is more interesting to play chess with people with similar chess skills. ] One more thing, it would be better if they are the same age, otherwise the person on the other side will have an expression of "the successor is consoling" after losing, which is really annoying.

Shindo Hikari raised his face and scanned the surroundings, but he didn't see his target, so he raised his face: "By the way, are there any children similar to me here?"

"Well..." Mr. Ikeda was a little hesitant, almost all the chess players in the clubhouse were as good as him... No, isn't there another one!

"Has Xiaoliang come?" He stood up, looked around, and asked loudly.

"Not here yet," the person next to him looked at him, then at Hikari Shindo sitting opposite him, glanced at the board from the corner of his eye, and immediately laughed, "Ikeda, you actually lost to a child, Lose three eyes?"

Ikeda didn't care either, shrugging his shoulders and mocking himself: "There's no way, the front wave is always pushed by the back wave, this kid is really amazing."

"Is it so powerful?"

"Hey, stop talking nonsense, is Xiaoliang here?" Ikeda patted the person next to him.

Someone ran to the counter and asked, "Miss Shihe, is Xiaoliang here today?"

"Today?" Shi He was stunned, "Today is the weekend, if his family is fine, he should come over, what happened?"

"That kid is very powerful. He just won 3 times against Mr. Ikeda."

"It's not a big deal to win Mr. Ikeda, although 3 points is quite a lot." Shihe didn't take it seriously after hearing this, after all, in her heart, there is only one great little chess player.

"No, no, it's not such an ordinary win," the man raised a hand and spread out five fingers, "The kid gave up to Ikeda Sanzi."

"Oh, that's really amazing!" However, a certain woman who protected her weakness still didn't think so. She knew exactly how good the chess skills of the old people here were, and winning one or two was nothing.

At this moment, the door of the entrance and exit of the clubhouse opened, and a boy with short green hair came in from the outside. He greeted the two people standing at the door: "Good afternoon, Miss Shihe, Mr. Marukawa." The green eyes were big and bright, just looking at each other made Shi He feel like a mother.

Shihe was almost touched by his sweet smile, and immediately returned an equally sweet smile: "Good afternoon, Xiao Liang."

Ta Yaliang immediately noticed the unusual atmosphere in the clubhouse, and noticed a lot of people gathered somewhere, so he asked, "Why is it a bit noisy over there? Is there something wrong?"

Marukawa turned around and said, "A very powerful kid has come, and he is now playing a one-on-three match."

"One to three!" Miss Shihe was really surprised this time.

One-on-three, or three amateur chess players, no matter whether it is Shinto Hikari or Fujiwara Sakai, it is not difficult. If the old man's chess ability is limited and he is worried about being too conspicuous, he does not mind increasing the difficulty, playing color chess or blind chess , it's just fun.

In order to avoid distraction, most people choose a chessboard to watch and think about the possible development of the game.

Ta Yaliang moved to the side to take a look, but unfortunately the people around him were so crowded that he couldn't find a gap to insert, so he had no choice but to tug on the corner of the person next to him and asked, "How is it going now?" ?”

Someone who was watching Ikeda's second round subconsciously said: "It's very powerful, this kid, every step is steady to restrain Ikeda's attack, it's no wonder that he was able to beat him with three eyes in the previous round." It took him a while to realize this. Dao's voice was very familiar, so he hurriedly shifted his gaze, and sure enough, "Xiao Liang?"

The crowd turned their heads one by one as if they had been awakened suddenly.

"Small light?"

"Xiao Liang is here?"

"Don't stick around like a piece of wood, get out of the way and let Xiao Liang come in."

Finally, he entered the place where he could watch the whole game from the passage that people left behind, and Taya Ryo's eyes immediately focused on the end of the three chessboards that only had one person in common. Prepared, but still startled by the other party's youth.

"It looks like I'm about the same age..." Ta Yaliang murmured in a low voice.

He seldom sees his peers in the clubhouse. Basically, he sees them more often in the children's Go competition. He has participated in it once or twice in the past. Later, the contestants were bullied miserably. He himself felt boring, so he stayed away from those children. Competition competition, and therefore distanced from peers.

【Zuo Wei, look to the side. 】

【Um? 】

[That green-haired kid,] Shinto Hikaru's mouth slightly raised, [his name is Taya Ryo, the No.1 son in the chess world, he is very talented in Go, far superior to his peers. 】

【As good as you? 】

[I just got into Go when I was his age, he is much better than me, and he is still your fan. 】

【fan? 】Can't understand.

【Well... that means, he admires you very much. 】

【Oh, let's find him for the next game later. 】

【Row. 】

Looking at the chessboard again, there were already two throws, and Ikeda, who was better at chess, was still struggling in the middle game, but it was just struggling, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was about to lose.

"I admit defeat." Ikeda sighed, "Really, I still lose to Sanmu."

"Hey, me too!"

"No, I lost three eyes too."

The two people next to him also heard the same response.

Taya Ryo, who realized something, took a deep breath, he actually...

[You played well, Zuo Wei, even if you play against ordinary people, if you set a special standard for yourself, the game will become more interesting. 】

Shinto Hikari loosened his neck, relaxed his body and lay back, sat upright for almost an hour, but he was tired.

However, it didn't take long before a black shadow shrouded from above, and Hikari Shinto raised his head subconsciously.

The person standing next to him had short green hair and a familiar baby face, and said seriously, "Can you play a game with me?"

Jin Teng's brows immediately turned into a smile, yo, the big fish has been hooked!