Cherish the time

After filling out the form, Fujisaki said that he would go back to the room to pack his things and then left. Shinto and Toya decided to go to the activity room to have a look.

They had too much awe for this unknown competition, and unconsciously outlined a huge and mysterious event hall in their minds...

But when they opened the paper door, what they saw was an ordinary Japanese room filled with sunlight—a little smaller than the activity room used by the students in the Nihon Ki-in Academy.

There were only a few sparse people in the activity room, divided into two groups and gathered beside the two chessboards.

Seeing such a scene, both Shinto and Taya frowned a little puzzled, while Saoki breathed a sigh of relief.

"... Could it be that the competition is not held in the hotel... or is it really a gimmick to attract guests as Mr. Ogata said? 』

Shinto found that he was completely unable to deduce the facts from the current strange situation. After lamenting his poor detective skills, he decided to put this matter aside and wait for the mystery of the night to be revealed.

Ta Ya Ryo stood at the door for a moment, took off his slippers and walked in.

Shindo immediately followed.

They first walked towards a group of people near the door, and found two relatively good positions to observe the situation on the board.

This is a very well-regulated game, with no obvious bright spots and no obvious failures. The two seem to be very familiar with each other's moves, and they play chess with ease-it's not like a game, but Two friends who are very familiar with each other are playing chess to kill time.

Fortunately, both sides of the game are quasi-professional, and this evenly matched strength adds a lot of suspense to the game.

Shinto stood and looked at it for a while, but felt that it was not interesting, and seeing that Taya was still watching, he walked to the other side with Saoi.

When Shinto came over to take a look, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the game here was much more exciting than that. Although the level may be slightly inferior to that there, Kuroko's sense of chess is good and the moves are flexible, which made Shinto and Sato Wei Jun's eyes brightened.

Shinto looked up at the appearance of the black chess player with appreciation, and then froze there.

"What an amazing kid! Zuo Wei said with emotion, "It looks as big as you, Xiao Guang." 』

"...Well, yes. Shinto confirmed his guess, "This guy is indeed as old as me." 』

"Huh?Do you know this kid Xiaoguang? Zuo Wei opened his eyes wide, "I've never seen him before." 』

"It's 'I knew you before'. Jin Teng smiled, "His name is Hong Xiuying." 』

The 12-year-old Hong Xiuying didn't wear the hat that Fujigami Isei always wore when he saw him, and her dark hair reflected a golden luster under the sunlight.

Probably because this kid is at the stage of his life when he is in the spring breeze, the current Hong Xiuying is slightly fatter than when Shinto first met him, and there is a pair of hanging three white eyes hanging on a small fleshy face, serious and soft Soft cuteness.

Putting away the excitement caused by Hong Xiuying, Shindo Hikaru focused on watching the game.

The chess player holding the white pieces is a young man in his 20s. His five and a half eyesights have been exhausted, and the piece of white pieces in the lower right corner is also in trouble, and he is at a disadvantage on the board.

Unlike Toya Ryo who has always been modest and polite, Hong Xiuying had always been arrogant and reckless before meeting Hikari Shinto. Opponents on opposite sides of the board.

"??,???????????"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the circle of people around him began to whisper.

"...Does anyone understand Korean?"

"...What the hell is he talking about...is he pushing Inagaki?"

"...Maybe it's a provocation..."

"??????????,?????."

"Xiaoguang, what is he talking about? Zuowei pricked up his ears and listened for a while, "It's a bit like Japanese but I can't understand it at all. Is it the phone language you told me before?" 』

『Ah, Sooyoung is Korean... Uh, in the old way, it should be Goryeo. Shinto paused, "What he said just now was "Hey, it's your turn" and "It's your turn, let's play chess". 』

"...Cut." The chess player holding the white piece spat softly, and dropped a piece on 4.

"?..." Xiuying looked at his position, looked at his face and said to him, "??????"

""Hmm...is this the only level?" Fusa Shinto is the simultaneous translator.

"...Who will tell me what this brat is talking about!" The crowd of onlookers became more and more dissatisfied, "Are you looking for faults?"

Hong Xiuying looked up at the adults surrounding him, and found that all of them were in a daze, so she added with a smile, "?????????"

『Haha, "You can't beat me"—what an arrogant statement! Shinto was amused by Hong Xiuying's confident look, "I didn't expect him to have such a second grade, hahaha!" 』

It was not only Hong Xiuying's overconfident speech that introduced Teng Faxiao, but also his own grasp of the overall chess game.

Although it seems that White is indeed at a disadvantage now, it is not impossible to turn over.

Especially the one made by the chess player holding the white piece just now - it seems to be an ordinary move on the surface, but if that person is in line with Shinto's thinking...

——This move will be a good move to reverse the outcome.

"Ah... Xiuying doesn't seem to notice it. Zuo Wei covered his face with a fan, and frowned in embarrassment, "The white child in the lower right corner is about to be manipulated..."

Shinto nodded.

Looking at the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but think of the first game of chess between him and Hong Xiuying.

That game of chess was very similar to today's game.

——Xiuying, who is also full of confidence in winning, and an opponent who is also forced into a dangerous situation and struggling.

At that time, he won by surprise, pulled back a victory, and finally narrowly won with one eye and a half. The huge impact made Xiuying face up to her failure, regain her strength, and remembered his name.

But now, Xiuying is playing chess, and he has become an irrelevant bystander.

...even though we met again, there was no reason for us to know each other.

Shindo Hikaru was thinking in frustration while paying attention to the progress of the chess game.

The follow-up development did not go as Shinto expected, and it was still Kuroko who won with three and a half eyes.

In fact, White's idea was basically the same as Shinto's, but there was a problem in the follow-up operation. Xiuying discovered the intention and made an appropriate response in time, making the move that reversed the outcome role was buried.

As soon as Bai Qifang conceded defeat, he got up and left, and the onlookers who were familiar with him also left. Only Shinto and two old grandfathers he didn't know were left standing there.

Hong Xiuying was very proud of picking up the pieces on the chessboard.

Shindo sat down very naturally, and while helping him pack the chess pieces, he said casually, "???????????"

The author has something to say: The full Korean text comes from GOOGLE translation!

In view of the ambiguity of Chinese sometimes, I also confirmed the English and Japanese translations of the same Chinese.

I feel that although the translation is a little rigid and unspoken, the basic meaning is still correct.