Cherish the time

Early the next morning.

As soon as He Gu woke up, he found that Shinto Hikaru was lying on the bed and sleeping very peacefully - not only was he lying in a big character on the bed, but his chest was also rising and falling slightly with the rhythm of breathing.

Kazuya, who had just woken up, stared at Shinto's side face for half a minute in a daze, and then belatedly thought of a question——

When did this kid come back?Why does he have no impression at all?

So Kazuya changed his clothes and stood up from the bed, jumped onto Shinto's bed with one step, then put his feet on both sides of Shinto's body, and then sat on Shinto's stomach.

Shinto's plain expression suddenly became tangled, and his feet twitched unconsciously a few times.

He Gu covered his mouth and laughed twice, and decided to sit like this until the guy woke up by himself.

Shinto Hikaru had a dream. In the dream, he was a fisherman who went out to sea to fish every day, but he couldn't catch any fish every day.

Just the day before he planned to give up his career as a fisherman, he went out to sea as usual, and as usual, he had no hope.

But something strange happened!

All the fish are scrambling to jump into his boat!

He stared blankly at this scene, completely unable to respond to this supernatural phenomenon.

But gradually, there are more and more fish on the boat, and the boat sinks gradually...

Realizing that this was not going to work, he started throwing the fish out with his hands.

But the speed at which he threw the fish was far less than the speed at which the fish jumped up.

then…

He was drowned in a vast ocean with a boatload of fish.

Shinto Hikari opened his eyes.

He Gu looked at him with a smile, and turned sideways to give up the clock behind him, "It's already eight o'clock."

"...Oh." Shinto, who just woke up, reacted a little slowly, "...you get up."

He Gu stood up from him very obediently, jumped to the window and opened the heavy curtains, "What time did you come back last night?"

"...after twelve o'clock." Shinto rubbed his eyes and sat up, looked around and asked in a daze, "...where are my clothes?"

"...What's wrong with you?" He Gu realized something was wrong, jumped back on the bed and touched his forehead, "Fever again?"

"...No." Shindo let him put his hand on his forehead, and explained, "...Maybe I'm a little bit of a bed..."

With an expression of "who would believe you", Hegu tore out the clothes that Shinto had put under the pillow.

When the two of them arrived at the restaurant, Shinto's trance-like symptoms improved a little bit, at least his reaction speed returned to a normal level, and he no longer spoke slowly.

Only then did He Gu remember to ask him about the game yesterday.

Shinto replied without blinking, "It's not over yet."

"Huh?" He Gu was a little surprised, "Have you not finished playing from seven o'clock to twelve o'clock?" The five-hour game time is already at the level of the title round robin.

"Yeah." Shinto bit his bread and nodded, explaining vaguely, "I was going to sleep after finishing the game, but Wang Xing said that I have a game today, so I should go to bed early, so he sent me back gone."

"If this continues, who will win?" He Gu asked.

Shinto shook his head, "This kind of thing can only be known if you continue to play."

"Jinto-kun and Hegu-kun, good morning!" Han Qianhui's voice sounded behind them, "You guys woke up so early!"

"Good morning, Miss Han." He Gu and Jin Teng greeted her together, and He Gu replied jokingly, "I'm sorry I didn't have breakfast earlier."

"Haha, so it's for breakfast?" Han Qianhui sat down next to Hegu with a plate, looked up for a while, and asked very naturally, "Where are Mr. Ogata and Taya-kun?"

"Xiao Liang is a bit sleepy," Shinto swallowed the last bite of bread, "Mr. Ogata is probably telling him to get up."

"Is that so..." Han Qianhui looked at her watch worriedly, "But we're leaving at 08:30..."

Ogata and Taya walked into the restaurant one after the other at this time, and waved to the three of them.

Shinto waved at them, then turned his head as if remembering something and asked, "Speaking of which, has the Chinese team already left?"

"Well, I came in just in time to see their car drive away."

"So..." Shinto Hikaru nodded thoughtfully, and stopped talking.

The chess game he played with Wang Xing yesterday was definitely the most exciting game he has ever played since his rebirth.

Both sides are Miaozi consecutively, and each other does not give in. Every move is carefully considered by the player, and there is no place to rely on the opponent's mistakes.

Both of them are completely immersed in this kind of game, and their condition is getting better and better. The difference in the number of eyes between the two sides has been cruising within half an eye. The whole game can be said to be full of suspense and climax.

And under such circumstances, he felt that he had entered a whole new realm.

Unlike the calculations, intuitions, and predictions that he had experienced before, this time, Shinto felt that it was difficult to summarize his feelings with a practical ability.

He felt that all the chess pieces he had landed were integrated with him, and he could even feel the heartbeat that was consistent with his when he touched the chess pieces.

They grow, they breathe, they think, they communicate with him...

——Yes, it was as if the chess piece had life in his hands.

——Or, it can be said that he seems to be living in the world of Go.

……

If it wasn't for the alarm clock set by Wang Xing at twelve o'clock to remind them, the two of them might really have kept playing until the end of the game.

After everyone had breakfast, they all got into the car and rushed to the stadium.

And from the moment Shinto got into the car, Zuowei's face was full of anticipation.

Seeing Sakai's eagerness to try, Shinto asked a little funnyly, "Why are you so excited?" 』

As soon as he asked this question, Zuo Wei gave him a slightly resentful look, "...because as long as I can play chess, I don't want to know what they are talking about. 』

"Huh? Shindo thought about it for a while, "...I seem to have forgotten to translate a few sentences..."

"No, you only remembered to translate a few sentences at all. 』Zuowei covered his face with a fan in a somewhat sad manner.

"Okay, I will translate well today. 』Shinto Hikaru stated his position very sincerely.

But Zuo Wei immediately closed the fan with a snap, and said with feigned complacency, "No need! ——Today, all you need to do is settle down! 』

Shinto cooperated and secretly made a "you owe it" gesture.