[Soul of Chess] What if

June.

At this time, the weather is already feeling a little hot in summer. After wearing short sleeves, there will be a slight chill occasionally, but it will not feel cold.

Today is the weekend.

However, Ah Guang did not go to the Go classroom to study, but looked at the austere building of Haiwang Middle School with a lot of emotion.

A few months ago, I took the Neptune's entrance exam here... Now that I think about it, I always feel so far away, like a world away. :)

Although the result was unsatisfactory, I didn't expect that I could really persevere. ●﹏●

At first, the bet with grandpa was just to get the chessboard and chess pieces, so that Zuowei could teach him Go skills, so as to catch up with Taya...

Now that I think about it, I would also like to thank those so-called top students who satirized me on the sidelines.If it weren't for the idea of ​​giving them a little color, I might give up in a short time.

After all, the days of reviewing and preparing for the exam were too painful.

During that time, I had to race against time to master one knowledge point after another that I was not familiar with before.In this process, there will often be situations that have been calculated for a long time but still cannot be successfully solved.

Every time at this time, I will feel a deep sense of frustration in my heart.At the beginning, I kept feeling that I was useless, and then I would regret that I said what I said to be admitted to Neptune, and sometimes I would even throw the materials in my hand away angrily, and then curled up in the quilt trying to escape. everything……

If it weren't for the sarcasm and sarcasm of those people that made me feel unwilling to fight from time to time, I might not be able to persevere.

As a result, I still failed to enter Neptune.

But grandpa still bought a chessboard and chess pieces for himself.

Back then, I really wanted to chase Taya wholeheartedly, and wanted to stand upright in front of Taya.

only……

Thinking of Taya staring straight at Zuo's serious and focused eyes through himself, Hikaru only felt bitter.

Although he really wanted Taya's fighting eyes to look at him, but...

"what are you doing here?"

A cold voice came, interrupting Ah Guang's gloomy thoughts.

Ah Guang turned his head, and after seeing the person coming, he couldn't help but smile: "Ah! Sangu, you are here!`(*∩_∩*)′"

After playing chess with Laozhu that day, Sangu never went to that go hall again.

Thanks to Mitani's consent, Tsutsui-senpai can finally participate in the competition, and the Go club is therefore recognized as an official club by the school.

Yuzi, who serves as a consultant to the Go club, bought a chessboard and chess pieces in order to make them more fully prepared for the game after receiving the club funds.Even though the chessboard was folded like a toy, it was much better than the badly damaged chessboard before.

In addition to the board and chess pieces, Mr. Yuzi also bought a strange clock.That clock has two sets of number pads and two buttons on it.

Tsutsui-senpai said it was a timer.

It turns out that there is a time limit during the game.Each person's thinking time is only 45 minutes. After each hand, they press the opponent's button on the timer. In this way, the opponent's thinking time will gradually decrease with the movement of the timer.

Ah Guang has never seen such a timer, and it is even more impossible for Zuo Wei to have seen such a thing.

However, a timer is used during the game.

So for a period of time before the start of the competition, he would take Sangu to the Go club to practice every day after school.

Hmm... The reason why Migu was drawn, on the one hand, was because Sangu had nowhere to go after school, and on the other hand, after all, I promised Zuowei that he would supervise Migu carefully, and that he would not let Migu do anything else during the land preparation. :)

After entering the school gate, according to the guide map posted on the wall, A Guang and San Gu came to the venue of the competition.

The venue should be a hall, not only very spacious, but also very well lit.At the entrance of the venue, there is also a billboard that reads "Venue of the [-]th North District Middle School Summer Go Tournament".

The game starts at ten.

It's still early now, but the contestants have almost arrived, and the inside is full of people.Some of them are discussing with the team members with a chess set, and some are sitting in front of the chessboard and playing chess.

Hikaru glanced, but did not see Mr. Tsutsui.

He noticed the game schedule posted on the blackboard, so he walked there with Mitani.

"Huh? Are you here to watch the battle? There are so many people watching."

"Neptune's Go club is super powerful, it's a pity not to see it."

A group of people gathered around the schedule.They didn't wear school uniforms, so they probably weren't contestants.From their conversation, Aguang learned that they should only come to watch the game.

The participating schools are eight schools for boys and six schools for girls.

"Hase Middle School..." Aguang murmured while searching for the name of Haze Middle School in the men's group on the schedule.

Soon, "I found it!" Ah Guang exclaimed in a low voice with a little excitement.

Haze Junior High School's opponent in the first round was Iwana Junior High School.If they win the first round, they will enter the runner-up battle with the side that won the first round between the two schools, Sawara Middle School and Kaiwang Middle School.

"Ah—the heart beats so fast!"

Feeling the tense atmosphere in the venue, Zuo Wei's face turned red with excitement: "I'm so excited! I really want to play chess quickly!"

"Hi~ hi~ I'll let you have a good one today." Ah Guang echoed in his heart with a smile.

Tsutsui-senpai arrived just before the game started.

His forehead was covered with sweat, probably from running all the way.

Tsutsui looked around for a while, and after seeing Aguang and the others, he trotted over quickly: "I'm sorry! Thinking of being able to participate in the competition today, I didn't fall asleep all night last night. As a result, I got up late in the morning..."

"It's okay, it's okay to catch up." Seeing that Sangu didn't seem to speak, Ah Guang quickly comforted him.

At this time, several adults in suits appeared at the venue. They should be the staff of the competition.

"Quiet!"

One of the staff said: "Those who are playing chess, please stop and put the pieces back."

According to his instructions, the people who were playing chess before quietly and quickly cleaned up the chess pieces on the board.

After the shogi jars were put back in place, those people got up and stood up, quietly waiting for the official start of the game.

"The battle begins."

After hearing the opening declaration, Tsutsui blushed a little with excitement.He listened intently to the host's words.

"One round men's team: Area A: Ayu Middle School vs. Hamachi Middle School; Area B: Kawahagi Middle School vs. Tai Middle School; Area C: Iwana Middle School vs. Haze Middle School; Area D: Sawara Middle School vs. Kaiwang Middle School."

"Next is the women's round one: Area A: Kaiwang Middle School vs. Iwana Middle School; Area B: Ayu Middle School vs. Kawahagi Middle School; Area C: Hamachi Middle School vs. Sawara Middle School."

"above!"

With the announcement of the battle list, the contestants began to move.

According to the host's instructions, Ah Guang and the others sat down on folding chairs.There are three chessboards arranged neatly on the long table, and there is a timer on one side of each chessboard.

The contestants from Neptune High School didn't enter until the host started announcing the roster.

When they entered the arena, Ah Guang seemed to vaguely see Taya's figure in the crowd from the corner of his eye.

But how is this possible~╯﹏╰

Taya never participated in amateur competitions, let alone such middle school club competitions.And his strength is so strong, there is no need to prove his strength by participating in such a competition.

So, I must have read it wrong.

Ah Guang thought so, so he focused all his attention on the host.

The host looked at his watch: "Then please start the game."

After receiving the signal to start the game, the head general of Iwana Middle School on the opposite side opened the lid of the chess box and grabbed a handful of white stones.

Seeing this, Ah Guang quickly grabbed a few sunspots.

The master general of Yana Middle School caught a total of eight white stones, and what Hikari placed on the board happened to be two black stones.Ah Guang guessed right, so he took the sunspot.

In addition, the deputy general Mitani holds the white stones, Tsutsui-senpai is the third general, he and Hikaru also hold the black stones.

"Please advise!"

After the six people sat upright and saluted each other verbally, the match officially began.

Without any suspense, Ah Guang and San Gu both won.

Although Tsutsui-senpai always likes to play chess while reading a book, even today he is holding a book with the words "How to Play Dingishi" printed on the cover.

Because he said that if you don’t read the book, you will be afraid.

Although helpless, Ah Guang and the others had no choice but to let him go.

Although it looks very unreliable, in fact Tsutsui-senpai's ability to calculate and finish is very strong, and it is almost impossible to make mistakes.

Therefore, in the match against Iwana Middle School, Haze Middle School won 3:0.

"Commander, let's report the result of the competition!" Senior Tsutsui's tone was filled with uncontrollable joy.

Ah Guang also responded with a smile: "Okay!"

"Hase Middle School, won 3:0!"

After Aguang finished his report, the line of Haze Middle School's schedule was extended.

The opponent for the next match has already been decided, and it is Haiwang Middle School.

Aguang looked at the D area, only the students of Zuo Heliang were sitting there, and there were no contestants from Haiwang Middle School.

There are still about 10 minutes before the end of the game. How long did it take for Haiwang Middle School to defeat Zuo Heliang Middle School? ⊙﹏⊙∥

I didn't expect that Haiwang Middle School is also very strong in club activities as well as study!Ah Guang couldn't help sighing.

The second round, that is, the runner-up battle, will start at [-] pm after the intermission.

Tsutsui casually ate a few mouthfuls of bento and played chess with Mitani.

As for why he didn't find Shinto, maybe it was because Tsutsui felt that he couldn't deal with Shinto because of the game between Shinto and Kaga at the school celebration last time.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, after all Kaga's strength is a thousand times stronger than his own, and since Shinto can beat Kaga, it shows that his chess strength is stronger than Kaga's, so it is more suitable for him to play against Mitani.

Because at least Sangu's strength is only ten times stronger than his own... (; [-]_[-])

The time for rest passed quickly.

"Those who are playing chess, please stop. Students over there, please move things away. The second round is about to begin."

When the host spoke, all the voices in the venue stopped.

The host did not announce the list until it was confirmed that everyone was in place: "Men's team for the second round: Area A: Kaiwang and Haze, Area B: Ayu and Tiani. Women's team:..."

What the host said again, Ah Guang didn't listen at all.

He stared blankly at the person in front of him.

Taya sat down slowly.

He straightened his back, and his gaze rested on A Guang.After a long time, he whispered softly, "...I finally came here."

The author has something to say:

thump, thump, thump, Taya Ryo debuts~(☆^ー^☆)