Cherish the time

After ten rounds of questions and answers, what Fujisaki Akira received this time was no longer three cards marked with options, but just a thin piece of paper.

"What is it this time?" As soon as Fujisaki approached, Yamazaki couldn't wait to reach out to take out the piece of paper.

But Fujisaki dodged subconsciously, not letting Yamazaki succeed, "The problem has changed." He said and spread the note flat on the chessboard.

There is a line of words written on the note: Where should black's next move be, which is most beneficial to his own chess pattern?

Then there are three options and a miniature game record.

It seems that the question of life and death has passed, and now it is the turn of the layout.

A group of people were thinking while looking at the questions, and Akira Fujisaki said beside him, "That person asked us to use the remaining options from the previous round to answer, and said that it is best to use the ones that correspond to the question numbers."

"Is that so?" Shinto thought for a while, "Then the answer can only be chosen between A and C..."

If the previous life-and-death questions tested the chess players' insight into the subtleties, then the current layout questions test the players' macroscopic control.

During this process, Shigeru Kurosawa's ability to grasp and judge the overall situation is very brilliant. Not only is he outstanding among everyone in the Go Club, but he even has the meaning of overwhelming Hetani.

After the ten layout questions passed, Fujisaki brought back a piece of yellow paper that looked very special.

"Using such a serious paper, does it mean that this is the last question?" Yamazaki yawned, "I always answer, answer, answer... I almost fell asleep thinking about it."

A group of people couldn't bear to complain that it was a difference in strength, and they all silently stared at the paper in Fujisaki's hand.

This time the question was very simple, with only one line written on it.

Who is the chess player left behind?

This question came so abruptly that it made people feel that Monk Zhang Er was puzzled. In addition to the influence of yesterday's test of courage that had not yet faded, no one spoke for a while.

Shinto picked up a tab with his fingers, "I think it's probably what's written on the back." He turned his wrist so that the back side was facing outward, and there was a big "く" written on it.

Fujisaki's eyes lit up, and he quickly turned over all the answer sheets for him and placed them on the ground.

"い", "ほ", "ん", "ぼ", "さ", "う", "ん", "く", "しゅ" are printed on the back of the remaining ten tabs , "う", Shinto rearranged them according to the order of the question numbers, and came up with the answer very easily.

A group of people looked at the names on the ground and then at Shindo, and they were all stunned for a moment.

——Although they know that this is definitely not a particularly difficult puzzle, they can't be solved by this guy so quickly!Do you want people to live!

"Ah..." Zuowei smiled emotionally, "It's really hard for you to think of it right away. 』

The pronunciation of the name of "Honinbo Shusaku" was neatly placed in front of them, and there was no doubt that this was the final answer.

Fujisaki took a stack of option cards and ran to answer, while Shinto was sat under the buttocks of Yamazaki and Hetani, and was reprimanded by them with a wry smile: "Do you dare to leave us some meaning of the game?!"

At this moment, the radio suddenly sounded.

"The first group that has successfully solved all the puzzles has appeared. We will start a 1-minute countdown from now on, and the group that still fails to submit the correct answer after the 1-minute countdown is over will be considered a challenge failure."

"Because the first team that successfully solves the problem belongs to the camp that successfully rescued, from now on, all participating teams that failed to rescue the camp will enter the state of all alliances. Tabs can be exchanged between different groups in the state of all alliances. The top three submissions are correct. The answer group can enter the final stage."

The broadcast time is not long, but the amount of information is not small.

All of a sudden, the entire activity room seemed to explode. Everyone felt an indescribable sense of urgency because of the one-minute countdown. They all looked at the paper in their hands as if they wanted to put them away. Eat it in your stomach.

However, considering that this puzzle is not very difficult—of course, it is based on the fact that all the first twenty multiple-choice questions are selected correctly—after just one minute passed, both camps managed to gather three teams to participate. final team.

The few chessboards in the center of the activity room were vacated.

Under the organization and guidance of the staff, the six teams from the two camps stood on both sides of the chessboard.

"The final is in the form of a team competition. Each camp selects three players to play against each other. The rule of first move is mutual first, and the eyes are five and a half." The staff stood between the two teams and explained the rules of the final in detail. "Two out of three rounds will be adopted, and the contestants will be selected through self-negotiation within the group..." He glanced back at the wall clock behind him. "Both parties should make a decision within 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the competition will officially begin."

"Shinto Hikari," as soon as the staff left, Ogata, who was standing in the other camp, stopped Shinto who was whispering to Taya, "I want to play chess with you."

His popularity was too high, and this utterance made the people around him eager to gossip, and they stood aside and started whispering.

"Is that Ogata Hachidan? Why did he come to participate in this competition..."

"You just know... Didn't I just point it out to you yesterday..."

"Isn't it true that professional chess players are not allowed to participate in amateur games?"

"Is Shinto Hikaru that kid? Why did Ogata Baduan choose to play against him by name?"

"...Why do I feel like I've heard the name Shinto Hikari somewhere?"

……

There were endless chattering discussions, so Shinto could only smile wryly and said to this persistent gentleman who was not afraid of losing his status in public, "It's not just what I say I can do."

"Xiao Xun!" A voice suddenly came from the crowd, "Let the two of them play chess!"

Then I saw the tall and thin boy standing next to Fujisaki raising his hand in an OK gesture.

"Mr. Saito! Don't take it too seriously! Let the juniors show it too!" Another old man shouted.

The old man standing on the other side kept a straight face and said nothing, but Shinto had an inexplicable premonition: Today's chess game with Ogata... I'm afraid I can't escape.

In order to save his [-]-dan face in front of others, Shinto had no choice but to go to Zuowei to discuss it.

"...Let's put some water. ’ Shindo said helplessly.

"Xiaoguang..." Zuowei was a little unhappy, "I don't want to lose..."

If Grandpa Shinto is at the same level, if he loses, he loses, and there will be no such entanglement.

But when facing an opponent whose strength is enough to challenge him...

As long as people who really love Go, they are not willing to waste this opportunity to show their strength and compete against each other.