Cherish the time

Jin Tengguang did not explain to Jin Teng Mitsuko.

On the one hand, he is unwilling to lie to her, on the other hand, he cannot confess to his mother the fact that the 12-year-old Xiaoguang is no longer there.

Then the only thing left...is the option of silence.

Fortunately, Shinto Mitsuko saw that he was unwilling to speak, so she changed the way of asking.

"...there won't be... any problem?"

Hearing this question, Hikari Shinto understood that his mother's question was due to his concern for him.

So he smiled slightly, held his mother's hand and shook his head gently, "...don't worry, mom."

Half a month after winning the six championships, Shindo Hikari went to China again to participate in the Chunlan Cup semi-finals.

After three rounds of competition, only four of the original 24 chess players remained, namely Lee Chang-ho and An Tae-sun from South Korea, Wang Xing from China and Hikari Shinto from Japan.

In this round of semi-finals, Wang Xing faced Hikaru Shinto, and Lee Chang-ho faced Ahn Tae-sun.

Before the game started, Uranus said this to Shinto.

"...[Finally...can play against you again]."

Hikari Shinto paused for a moment, then lowered his head slightly and responded, "[My pleasure]."

Another month later, the final of the third Chunlan Cup was held in Shenzhen, China.

The one participating in this competition is the current No. 1 recognized by the world, and the other is the leader of the so-called new era that is currently hotly debated.

——The match between Lee Chang-ho and Shinto Hikaru has attracted the attention of the whole world from the very beginning.

In such a tense atmosphere, a routine pre-match interview made the game even more intense.

Reporter: "(Excuse me, Mr. Lee Chang-ho, is this the first time you have met an opponent like Mr. Mitsu Shinto in the final? In terms of age)."

Lee Chang Ho: "(Indeed it's the first time)."

The reporter laughed: "(Did you play the role of 'being' met for the first time before?)"

Lee Chang Ho: "(Yes)."

Reporter: "(Excuse me, how do you feel now)?"

Lee Chang Ho: "(It's about to compete, I'm a little nervous)."

Reporter: "(Do you think you will win today)?"

Lee Chang Ho: "(You will know when you download it)."

Reporter: "Mr. Hikari Shindo, you are younger than when Mr. Lee Chang-ho won the first world championship. Do you think you can surpass the record set by Mr. Lee?"

Shindo Hikaru: "I didn't come here to set a record."

Reporter: "Then why are you here?"

Shindo Hikaru: "Play against your opponent and win."

As soon as he said this, the reporter was obviously stunned for a moment, and quickly said a few words on the scene to change the topic to another place.

After listening to what the translator beside him told Shinto, Lee Chang-ho turned his head and smiled at Shinto Hikaru, with a meaningful look in his eyes.

...Finally... are you serious?

Shinto Hikari returned him a shallow smile, his heart cleared.

After the game officially started.

As expected, Lee Chang-ho lived up to Jinto's expectations and fought with all his strength, presenting a high-level Go feast with him.

In this game, the layout ability, calculation ability and deduction ability of both sides are fully reflected.Chess players with a slightly lower level can no longer keep up with the thinking of both sides in the middle game. None.

In the middle of the finale, both sides exhausted three hours of thinking time, and both entered a 5-minute reserved countdown state. The referee's voice sounded every once in a while. 1 minute.

At this point in the chess game, both sides already know the final result.

...Lee Chang Ho will lose.

...losing the game by half an eye.

Looking at the chessboard in front of me, I heard the referee's countdown of "30", "40", and "50".

Li Changhao put down the chess pieces in his hand, and took a long breath.

"60", "1", "2", "3"...

The referee's countdown continues.

"4", "5", "6"...

Countless people were impatient in front of the TV, even scratching their ears and urging him to settle quickly.

"7", "8", "9"...

He gently exhaled the stale breath that had been lingering in his chest for a long time, picked up the chess piece again and landed it on the last single position on the chessboard.

The referee promptly swallowed the sentence "10, overtime penalty", and after confirming with both parties, announced the end of the game.

This chess game lasted three hours, 32 minutes and [-] seconds. From the perspective of international competitions, it can be described as a rather long and protracted game. The third place game that started at the same time as them had already decided the winner half an hour ago.

After a quick review by the referee team, the organizer announced the final result of this Chunlan Cup——

Champion: Hikari Shindo (Japan); Runner-up: Lee Chang-ho (South Korea); Runner-up: Wang Xing (China).

Hikaru Shinto took home his first international championship trophy at the young age of 15, and let Japan, which has not won the championship in the international Go competition for many years, announce their return to the world with high spirits.

Victory is a sweet fruit, for Shinto now, all he has to do is to taste this fruit.

As for Lee Chang-ho, the fruits he harvested are not so sweet.

In today's game, he thought he had tried his best, but the final result was still not good—although there was only a half-eye difference, he understood better than anyone else that this half-eye difference was like an obvious The watershed separates the levels of him and Hikari Shinto from each other, and even if he does everything he can, he will not be able to cross this hurdle and reach the level of the other party.

——The realm is different.

The moment this idea appeared, even Lee Chang-ho himself was taken aback.

He has seen the game records of the match between Gao Yongxia and Shindo Hikaru, and also played the chess records left by Shinto Hikaru in the finals of the major title matches. Some vague thoughts left in his mind in the past combined with his own feelings at this moment, and he came up with Such an incredible answer.

Then Lee Chang Ho laughed.

Although it was only a very slight facial change, it was enough to make people feel his joy.

——At the age of 15, he can have such a realm. I really want to see how far he can go in the future.

After the game, some South Korean media interviewed Lee Chang-ho and asked him if he was in poor condition.

Li Jiuduan, who has never been very willing to deal with the media, asked a very rare rhetorical question, "(Excuse me, do you know Go)?"

The reporter showed surprise on his face, apparently he had never thought that the other party would respond in such a way.

Lee Chang-ho continued on his own, "(If you can understand chess records, you should know)."

"—(This game is definitely the best part of all the games I have played)."

"(Shinto chess player played better than me, so he won)."

"(Although I didn't win, I gained a lot, which is more important to me than winning)."