Temple and special horse racing skills

Even though customs and habits tend to be as traditional as possible, and are very close to the samurai of the Kamakura period, after experiencing the two eras of Taisho and Showa, the Chanyuan family still left something different from the past.

For example, the piano that Naoya is learning now, or the phonograph that can play vinyl records-of course, in this world where the computer network and TV animation are gradually spreading, the phonograph has also become a "product of the last era".

The gurgling sound of the zither came from a distance, and could be heard even in the kendo room.

"Rachmaninot's Piano Concerto No. [-] in D minor."

Ah Jing recognized it, and withdrew the hand holding the handle of the knife: "The version of Sou Ajino is one of the few records that I brought back."

Shi Er also stopped his movements. This is the end of today's close combat training, and he didn't even break a sweat.

"Is it great?"

"Based on the whole of Japan, it is currently the strongest in the field of piano."

"This kind is the strongest, and it also exists in the field of Go."

"Hmm...Taya Yukihiro, celebrity, chess master, ten-dan, throne, Tianyuan, the man who won five titles at the same time, is a well-deserved No. 1."

Ah Jing paused, and changed to a more understandable explanation: "It's the father of Xiao Guang's competitor who always wanted to win."

"Ah, it's that kid who is following the curse spirit..."

Shi Er remembered: "Are you really not planning to deal with it? After all, it is a cursed spirit. If you leave it alone, it will be very troublesome."

"Zoe is harmless if he just wants to play chess, and human beings have all kinds of obsessions and curses."

Ah Jing replied.

It was the end of the year, and it began to snow in Kyoto.The curse spirits in winter are not as rampant as in summer, and even magicians who work around the clock can spare some time to breathe.

All of Ah Jing's time was devoted to Go and studies.She passed the preliminaries of the professional examination, but lost to Ochi in the official competition, temporarily ruining her career as a full-time shogi player.

The person involved didn't say anything, but Shinto Hikari yelled in private, saying that she "didn't use all her strength."

"Compared to when he played chess with Zuo Wei, his strength is completely different!"

The boy said eagerly: "You can obviously play better!"

"It's unfair to Xiaoguang and Ochi to use spells during the official match, and you wouldn't let Zuowei play for you at this time, would you?"

Ah Jing's expression is very calm: "And you spend almost all of your private time on Go, and I still want to be a magician. I won't be ashamed to lose to the first-ranked wit who has won eleven consecutive victories."

In addition to the official chess player selection competition where all chess players compete together and only the top three winners can be selected each year, there are additional female chess player selections, Kansai chess player selection competitions, but countless chess players can pass the qualifications to become official chess players. There are only a few people every year.The worries of the students in the same period were well-founded, but Ah Jing waved his hands calmly, saying that he would not spare the time of this year or two.

"But I still want to congratulate Xiaoguang for becoming an official chess player."

She laughed: "Come on, Shinto Ichiba."

Professional chess players are busy with business, and the work of conjurers is not too much. Working two jobs at the same time is difficult in itself, and Ah Jing has no plans to do so for the time being.Her most urgent task is to accumulate strength as much as possible, and find a way to get out of the situation of being controlled by others, and her most urgent task is to make money.

"Shir."

She asked with a serious expression: "You are an adult now, right?"

"What are you going to do?"

The other party frowned, obviously feeling something was wrong - this guy's calculating expression was very obvious, as long as he got along long enough, it was easy to see it.

Anyway, the next day, after exorcising the spirit, they came to a racetrack.

Shir: "..."

He watched the other party instruct him to place bets, buy related newspapers, receive horse tickets, and finally sit in the stands with popcorn in his hand, still feeling a little dizzy.

Of course, this must be an illusion. Since his birth, his brain has never been in trouble. He has only conceptual knowledge of headaches, brain fever, colds and fevers, and has never experienced it himself.

"Have you been to a place like this before?"

This proficiency seems very abnormal.

"The future has been here, so is it considered to be here? This feeling is almost the same as when you recall the past."

Ah Jing grabbed the popcorn and started stuffing it into his mouth: "Don't buy too many eye-catching, just save a little bit of money slowly - Shier has a bank account, right? The saved money will be deposited with you first. "

"Aren't you worried that I'll spend it early?"

"If you do this, then think of another way, Xiaoguang should also have an account to borrow..."

"I'm just kidding, I won't spend it."

"That's great."

The arc-shaped stands of the racetrack were full of people, and most of them were tense and enthusiastic. On such occasions, it was very easy to give birth to curse spirits. Ah Jing took out a talisman from his sleeve, intending to find a talisman after the race. No one had the chance to post it secretly—the newborn spell spirits were often the best to deal with, and if they were allowed to roam the world for too long, even the third or fourth level would become more and more cunning.

"Which horse did you buy?"

"Did Shier not pay attention when he went to bet?"

"I just heard you say which box you want to tick."

"It can't be helped...it's the one on the third track.

So Shir also followed the other party to look at the third track. The horse snorted and was pacing back and forth with some anxiety.

From his point of view, it looks very hopeless.

But Future Vision's judgment is absolute, and he would not doubt the opponent's strength in such a matter.The uncle next to the two of them glanced at the horse ticket in his hand, sighed exaggeratedly, and pointed them out: "Is this your first time here?"

"Ah...I'm not, but it's indeed the first time to place a bet."

Shir replied.

"It's very risky to buy only win-win[1] like this! Hey, young man."

He shook his head, "I even brought a little girl here. This business is very difficult! It's not a place for young people to show off their knowledge."

The "little girl who was brought to the sidelines" was sipping soda, holding a piece of paper in her hand and folding a thousand origami cranes, her eyes lacked focus, at least she was definitely not looking at the field of play—in the eyes of non-artists, this This attitude is obviously distracted.

If I had known earlier, I would have called Kong Shiyu over... Shier thought, in this case, at least there would be an acquaintance to pass the time.At present, the only people who can chat with are Ah Jing on the left and the unknown uncle on the right, and he chooses the latter without much hesitation - when that person is distracted, he is looking at other "front roads" in all likelihood , best not to bother.

"You don't seem to bet, are you just watching the game?"

"Horse racing is a cruel outcome."

The uncle introduced: "Win the halo and lose the horse meat sashimi, have you heard of this saying? There are about 2 race horses every year, and about [-] race horses retire at the same time [[-]]... Among these racehorses, less than one percent survive the rest of their lives, and there is no doubt that this is a duel of life."

"Should the useless guy be killed?"

"It's the same if it doesn't work well. If you suffer from an injury that is judged to be difficult to treat, that is, if you suffer from "bad aftercare", you will be punished immediately. "

The uncle shook his head: "It's not that the fracture cannot be healed, but it's just that you can't return to the race to win the ranking... It's a pity, right? But this kind of cruelty is also part of horse racing."

Shi Er was silent for a while, and turned his gaze to the distance again.If you lose, you will die. This kind of victory or defeat is also a matter of course for conjurers, but the buttery scent of popcorn floats in the air, reminding him that there are people who are not so restricted by this "natural" .

The starting gun sounded, and the game field was like a shooting star chasing the moon.

The contestants began to keep running in order to survive.

The selected No. [-] horse has been running in the middle and later in a regular manner, looking inconspicuous at all, and has completed more than half of the race amidst the sound of cheering like a tsunami.At the last corner, the top two collided slightly, which triggered a series of ranking changes. Taking this opportunity, it accelerated on the final long straight and reached the finish line first during the sprint.

This is very hot-blooded, Shi Er held his chin, but this kind of blood can't infect him - the pace of a kilometer is one and a half minutes, if he runs off the field himself at this speed, he can even get a good ranking among this group of horses.

There was thunderous applause in the stands, and many people stood up excitedly. The backs of the audience in the front row blocked their sight and cast a small shadow in front of them.

The girl reacted "like waking up from a dream": "I won."

"Well, as you expected."

Shi Er shook the horse ticket in his hand: "Shall we leave now?"

"Let's go now, just in time to go out for lunch."

A mirror nodded.

The infrastructure surrounding the racecourse is complete, with many banks and restaurants.The proceeds from the horse betting were deposited into the bank account, and the person concerned had no intention of using the money to spend recklessly, but was determined to spend his salary as a magician in accordance with the rules.

"Do you want to eat over there?"

Shi Er pointed to the intersection, and the signboard at the entrance of the store said a huge "Sakura Sashimi".

It's really a dignified business, and it's actually opened on a street...

"Forget it, I hate raw food."

"...I haven't seen how picky you are at ordinary times?"

"It's just that it will be troublesome at home in the Buddhist monastery."

"That's it."