Cherish the time

"Who is that?" As soon as Shinto approached, Ta Yaliang couldn't help asking.

"This year's new chess player," Shinto didn't want to talk about this issue with him, and hurriedly wanted to divert the topic, "You won?"

"Yeah." Seeing Shinto's embarrassment, Taya felt relieved, "...I will face Awara next."

"...Ah, I'm right... I don't know if it's Kazuya or Ikaku..." Shinto tilted his head to indicate where the two were, "...I guess Kazuya should be under a lot of pressure right now."

The pressure on Hegu is indeed great.

After returning to the hospital, Yijiao is more mature than when he left.

Although Yijiao's chess skills were strong before, he was a little cautious in his moves. He was often commented that he had more than enough craftsmanship and lacked aura.

But now he does not give people the feeling of being restrained at all, but is quick in thinking and bold in his moves——

——It's like... a completely reborn Shinichiro Ikaku!

Under such Yijiao's pressing every step of the way, Hegu seemed to be struggling.

With his strength, he had already judged that he would lose this round by three and a half eyes.

According to common sense, he should have sensibly conceded defeat long ago, instead of stubbornly resisting like a novice who cannot predict the outcome.

But there is a trace of unspeakable unwillingness in my heart——

This little reluctance made him grit his teeth and persevere, and even caught Yi Jiao's small mistake and caused a little trouble for the opponent.

But this is already the limit.

Leaning against Gu Tuo's back like a force, he let out a long breath.

"…I lost."

Shinto, who was standing in the distance, just caught this scene.

He laughed out loud, pointed to Kazuya who was leaning on the back of the chair, and said to Taya, "It seems that my opponent has already been decided."

Yi Jiao, who was sitting opposite He Gu, also happened to look up.

Then, the eyes of the two met directly——

Yijiao felt that the blood in his whole body was boiling, and he almost forgot to salute He Gu.

Compared to Ikaku's excited mood, Shinto just nodded at him with a very calm smile.

At this moment, Tsukino Hitomi, who had been forgotten, finally calmed down, walked over and stood behind Shinto, and whispered, "That..."

"Huh?" Shindo turned his head back with a smile, and when he saw that it was Tsukino who came, his smile remained undiminished, but he took two steps back very consciously, turned around and kept a talking distance of more than one meter from her .

"I, I have watched all your games! Played all your chess records!" Tsukino seemed to be desperate, and said loudly with a voice several times louder than when he spoke before, "I have been paying attention to you...into Fuji-kun!——I adore you!"

"Uh..." Because I have never had such an experience before, the smile on Shindo's face became a little embarrassed for a while, "Thank you...but I have already given you the signature..."

"Ah...that...not..." Being interrupted by him, Tsukino's voice immediately dropped again, "I, I don't want your autograph OAQ..."

Seeing her so soft and cute, Shinto couldn't help but think of the soft and cute Taya Ryo when they met for the first time in this life, his eyes showed a bit of doting unconsciously, and his tone became familiar , "So you don't want my autograph..."

"Eh?" Tsukino Hitomi was taken aback, then shook her head violently, "No, that's not what I meant...!"

"Then..." Shinto crossed his arms and said with a smile, "What do you mean?"

"Little light. 』Zuowei, who couldn't see it, opened his mouth to remind him.

"...Don't tease her." At the same time, Taya also reminded, just in time to intercept what Tsukino was about to say, "Can't you introduce yourself well?"

Shinto, who was despised by one person and one ghost, touched his nose, and bowed slightly to Hitomi Tsukino, "Hello, nice to meet you...I'm Hikari Shinto."

Tsukino Hitomi also blushed and returned the salute, "...Hi! I'm Tsukino Hitomi, nice to meet you!" After finishing speaking, she slightly raised her head to peek at Shinto's expression.

Shindo has lived two lifetimes, and the softest girl he has ever come into contact with is Akira Fujisaki. When I meet Hitomi Tsukino, who is softer than both of them combined, I really don't know how to get along with her.

...But to leave girls alone like this...

True Grandpa Shinto Hikari said...he couldn't do it!

Fortunately, he didn't struggle for long, and Hegu and Yijiao walked over one after the other.

The expression on He Gu's face is very indifferent, but the pace on his feet is very fast. If someone looks at him from behind at this time, he will definitely mistakenly think that he is very angry.

Obviously, Yijiao is the unlucky guy who misunderstood.

I saw anxiety written all over his handsome face, and his pace was only a little slower than He Gu's.

Facing Kamito's expression of wanting to smile or not, Kazuya stuck out his tongue at him without changing his footsteps.

Shindo knew that this guy had really forgiven Yijiao for giving up Go.

"Huh...it's really hot today." Kazuya stopped beside Shinto while saying unreliable emotion, and the next second revealed his real intention, "Hey, do you know Tsukino? Why haven't I heard you say it?"

"Good afternoon, Hegu-kun." When facing Kamiwatani, Tsukino's performance was very generous and to the point, "Seeing how you walk so fast... Did you lose to Yijiao-kun?"

He Guqian smiled, and immediately shifted his target, "Xiao Liang, help me see if my eyelashes fell into my eyes..."

"Long time no see, Ikaku-kun." Shinto took the initiative to walk towards Ikaku who stopped five steps away, "I'm glad to see you again at Kiin."

"Long time no see, Shinto-kun." Yijiao suddenly bent down and bowed to him at sixty degrees, "I'm back."

"Welcome back." Shinto accepted his gift without panic, and then blinked narrowly at him, "The game for a while——I won't let it go."

Yijiao has been waiting for this day for more than a year.

Ever since he was defeated by Shinto for the second time, he has developed a fear of playing chess.

Shinto's unfathomable strength is like a mountain, weighing heavily on his heart, making every time he thinks hard, making every move he makes extra cowardly.

As the days went by, playing chess became a burden for him.

The more fearful you become, the more stressed you become, and the more stressed you become, the more fearful you become.

After a day-by-day vicious cycle, even touching the chess pieces made him feel that his breathing was blocked and his heart beat faster.

It's not that he doesn't know the crux of his problem, but he can't muster up the courage to overcome it head-on. He can only make the decision to avoid it blindly, and even decides to give up Go.

After all, he thought, he was untalented.

but--

Even so, he still wanted to play chess.

I want to feel the coldness of the chess pieces, I want to hear the sound of the pieces falling, I want to think about the best move——

In the days when I was trying to give up Go, this desire became stronger day by day.

He struggles with this feeling every day,

Finally, after seeing the report about Shinto in Go Weekly, the desire to play chess took over!

He made a phone call to his family, told his decision to continue playing chess, and confessed that he had encountered a bottleneck and planned to go to China or South Korea to relax.