Cherish the time

Ryo Toya came and went, taking with her a hand puppet with golden bangs.

Shinto Hikari's gift has not been unwrapped yet.

However, there is nothing particularly eye-catching among the remaining gifts.

Except for that expensive looking watch from Mr. Ogata...

"This... is expensive..."

Zuowei, who hardly understands modern aesthetics, can express such emotions at the first sight, which shows the beauty and expensiveness of this watch.

Shinto held the watch and expressed his worries for a long time, and finally put it on the top shelf of his bookcase together with the box.

"Find a chance...give him a similar gift." 』

He made such a decision in his heart.

The leisurely days are short-lived. At the end of September, Jin Teng, who finally relaxed a little, ushered in the main battle and Tianyuan finals of the youth Go challenge arena at the same time - the first match of the arena was originally scheduled to be held at It started in August, but the organizers had a little problem with the arrangement of the competition schedule. At that time, it happened to be the intensive period of the Jinto Title Challenge, so the competition was postponed for one month.

The Chess Institute has been worrying about his chess match schedule for a long time - Dashouhe, Tianyuan finals, Qisheng low-level trials, the first round of Qisheng qualifiers, the first round of Thrones qualifiers, the youth Go competition challenge main battle...

The Japanese Go world has always had an atmosphere that values ​​the improvement of strength more than the pursuit of external reputation, and the pursuit of "God's Hand" is above all else. It can be seen that the international competition is basically a 8-hour system.

Coupled with various factors such as the lack of energy of strong people, and the lack of energy of good people... and other factors, it has become rare for Japanese Go players to fill their schedules with such a lot in recent years.

I don't know how much work and how many phone calls the chess academy has done. In the end, Hikari Shinto's schedule was finally arranged smoothly.

It's just that when the schedule was sent to me, Shindo Hikaru couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "It's amazing..."

Judging from the schedule, in the next month, he didn't have a single day free, and on some days he even arranged different games in the morning and afternoon.

Zuowei looked on and was also a little worried, "If you are too tired... it's okay if you can't close your hands." 』

"It's okay," Shinto replied while confirming the itinerary, "It's just to this extent, I have no problem. 』

"No...it's not a question of whether you can hold it," Zuo Wei's tone was very stern, "Xiao Guang, you need to take more care of your body!" 』

"Ah..." Shindo smiled awkwardly as if he just remembered this, "Don't worry too much about my body. 』

"How can you not worry! Zuo Wei, who was following behind him, raised his hands angrily and protested, "Although it is good to be able to play chess, you can't be exhausted!" 』

Shinto glanced at the chess piece inlaid on the bracelet, and turned his head to give him a soothing smile.

"it does not matter…"

"...I still have time. 』

In the next month, as he said, not only did he not drop a game, but he also didn't lose a game. Even Tianyuan's final was a 3-0 victory over Taya Yuyohiro. He won his third title and was promoted to the "Triple Crown", which is comparable to the current "Triple Crown" Taya Yukihiro.

But everyone knows in their hearts that Hikari Shinto's strength has surpassed that of Taya Yukihiro... It is only a matter of time before he wins the title.

As for the youth Go challenge arena... the three players who made it to the end were all at the third or fourth dan level, and they were already the best among their peers, but they were far from the level where Hikari Shinto was. He abused them with his hands, and played a few rounds of guiding chess with them in a gentle and gentle manner.

——Although it was said to be a counter-targeted guide, Shinto still won.

The high-profile rise of Shindo Hikaru in China has stimulated a large number of chess players and fans, and even led a wave of learning Go throughout the country.

The major Go classrooms suddenly feel that winter is going away and spring is coming. Looking at the faces of groups of teenagers, it is like seeing the hope of a new generation in the entire Japanese Go world.

The production team of NHK TV Go Tournament also found him and invited him to participate in this year's TV Go Tournament.

This is a relatively rare large-scale rapid chess event in Japan. Each player has a retention time of 10 minutes, followed by a 30-second move.

At first, Shindo Hikaru refused on the grounds that he could not schedule a time. However, a week later, they sent a second invitation, and the game was postponed for more than 20 days.

This time, Shinto readily agreed to play.

After the news was released, a group of chess fans who had been thinking about it for a long time began to speculate: since they can play a 30-second rapid game, they should also be able to play a 3-hour international game...

As soon as this kind of conjecture came out, it was immediately echoed by a large number of people. The people hoped that Hikari Shinto and Yukihiro Taya would represent Japan in international competitions, and their voices became louder and louder, and it also aroused heated discussions on the Internet.

Even Shinto Heihachi made a special trip to ask Shinto Hikari what he meant under the instigation of some chess friends.

Because the person who asked the question was his grandfather, Shinto Hikari didn't mean to hide his intentions, and said very bluntly: "I want to get all the domestic titles first, and then concentrate on playing international competitions."

Shinto Heihachi knocked on his forehead subconsciously, "This kind of thing...! Don't talk about it casually!"

Shinto Hikaru was slapped inexplicably, and he pleaded helplessly, "What... am I talking to you, grandpa..."

"Listen well," Shinto Heihachi slightly straightened his long-slumped body, and seriously taught his little grandson, who is already a Triple Crown Champion, "The world of Go is very profound. If you treat it with contempt Heart, you will definitely suffer a lot."

"Although Grandpa doesn't know where you will go in the end, Grandpa knows that for you, the Triple Crown is just the beginning."

"Xiaoguang, respect Go, respect your opponent——no matter when, you can't forget these two points."

After finishing this passage in a serious manner, Shinto Heihachi immediately stretched out his hand to the light red mark on his grandson's forehead, "Did you get hurt by grandpa? Let grandpa rub it for you..."

Feeling the old man's dry and warm fingers lingering on his forehead, Shinto Hikari closed his eyes and shook his head gently.

"It doesn't hurt, Grandpa."

The golden and red money falling from the setting sun fell on the grandparents and grandchildren in the courtyard.

Zuo Wei raised his head and looked at the sunset that had been the same for thousands of years.