Cherish the time

Although the 5-five move in the first hand is as rare as the right star in the first hand in the history of Go, it can be regarded as extremely rare.

After all, in terms of the way to win in Go - to occupy more territory, the position of 5 is not as easy to manipulate as the star position and the small eye. If one is not careful, the opponent may catch up from behind and lose an entire corner of the territory.

But if it is operated properly, it can also win more territory, thereby reducing the opponent's living space.

Therefore, when this move appears, nine times out of ten, either the chess player's own strength is superior, or the chess player is too conceited.

Therefore, this move played by Xiao Guang's hand, in the eyes of Iijima on the opposite side, is a real provocation.

Iijima's pupils hidden behind the lenses tightened, and most of the original tension disappeared.

--provocative?

——It came just in time!

Iijima's current state is a little complicated.

He first vaguely guessed the reason why Ikaku was in a slump after the qualifiers, and then he heard some intermittently from Kazuya about the extraordinary strength of Hikari Shinto, and he also registered an online Go account to challenge He Taniguchi. That Sakou who dominates the Internet.

Then fall flat.

So I felt timid.

But deep down in his heart, there was a little reluctance to believe that Shinto Hikari was Sakou.

So this kind of contradictory mood mixed together, and gradually gave birth to a strange idea.

And this kind of thought suddenly swelled in his heart when he was filling out the schedule after the lottery, occupying all his thoughts.

——He wants to fight Shindo Hikaru face to face!

Driven by this idea, Iijima started a seemingly confrontation with Shinto Mitsunomi and Fujiwara Sawa.

The first match of the professional chess player exam begins!

The atmosphere in the game room is very solemn. From time to time, some people leave the table in the middle of the game.

Smoking, going to the toilet, drinking water, dazed.

Everyone calms down differently.

In this self-evidently important game, Shindo Hikaru and Taya Ryo's calm performance is really eye-catching.

"Is that the son of Master Taya?" After coming out of the game room, Shinoda asked softly, "Is it Ryo Taya?"

"Yes, I paid attention to him just now, he is really young." Xiao Lin searched the battle table with his fingertips, "He is number 9."

"His opponent today... is Nozaki." Shinoda sighed, his tone could not tell whether it was expectation or regret, "Where is that child?"

"Which one?"

"The one with golden bangs, the one opposite Iijima."

"Hmm..." Kobayashi glanced sideways at Iijima's location, then lowered his head to search the list, "His opponent is No. 18... His name is Shinto Hikari."

"...Shinto Hikaru?" Shinoda thought for a while, "Is that what Kazuya was talking about recently...?"

"Maybe."

"...It's amazing."

Tick, tick, tick...

The countdown counter keeps moving, and the time keeps passing.

Iijima's grasp of the direction of this game is becoming more and more clear.

—He has…lost.

After knowing that he had lost, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Shinto Hikaru seemed to feel his relaxation, and his clear brown eyes looked over, and there was a little warmth in the full of coldness and chill, which made Iijima Liang's heart skip a beat.

"I admit defeat." He lowered his head subconsciously and said this sentence convincingly. "Thank you for your advice."

"Thank you for your advice." Shinto Hikari bowed his head in return.

Then the two began to tidy up the chessboard silently.

At this time, other people's games were still in progress, Shinto Hikaru thought for a while, and did not choose to wait for Taya Ryo to join him, but stamped his own seal and hitchhiked home.

——He was a little confused during this time, and he forgot many things that should be done.

Taking advantage of the time today, he ran home and dug out the two autographs he had asked for from celebrity Taya a long time ago, and sent one to his grandpa—grandpa was so excited that he almost ate a few mouthfuls of him in his arms, and the other The copy was taken to the Go shop closest to home.

When I walked into the store, I didn't see the boy who looked like a college student, and the one sitting in front of the cashier was a hale and hearty old man.

The old man was concentrating on watching something on a portable TV. When he heard the sound of the paper door being pulled, he said without raising his head, "You can watch what you want."

Shinto Hikari walked over directly, and heard the familiar commentary voice.

"...This is the third match of the qualifiers for the Master Chess Tournament. Shigeo Morishita's [-]th dan vs. Seiji Ogata's [-]th dan. Both are quite capable chess players..."

Shinto Hikari originally planned to watch it for a while, and left after sending the signature, but he was actually fascinated by watching it.

At this time, Ogata is still a little tender, not as mellow and calculating as he was later, but also quite reckless, with a few open and closed moves, Shinto Hikari pinched for him in his eyes Put in a cold sweat.

As for Morishita... the style is no different from what he remembered, but compared to him three years later, his chess skills are indeed a little less superb.

Both of them are of outstanding strength—although in terms of level, Ogata is still a bit behind Morishita—so after watching this game, it gives people a feeling of sweating.

In the end, Ogata lost with three and a half eyes.

The old man and Hikari Shinto breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The old and the young looked at each other, and then smiled at each other.

"You like Go? Kid."

"Well, I like it the most." Shindo Hikaru replied without hesitation.

"It's good to like Go, but my son doesn't like it - playing with that thing called a computer every day," the old man said angrily, "Hmph, computer, what's the point of a computer, can a computer play Go?"

"..." - really can.

The old man chattered a few words about his son, the language was proficient and capable, obviously it was not the first time he had scolded him, and when he was done, he turned around and looked at Shinto Michi with a smile, "Little friend, what do you want to buy?"

"Oh, I'm not here to buy things." Hikari Shinto paused, "I didn't bring enough money when I came last time, and an older brother gave me a weekly Go magazine," he said, while taking the money out of his backpack. Li took out the signature pad, "He said his father liked Go very much, so I brought this."

"Oh? That kid can do some good things." The old man was happy, and took the signature pad with a smile. "Thank you, kid. What is this?"

"Uh... I don't know if you like it or not..." Hikari Shinto scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "This is given to me by a friend, the autograph of Master Taya."

"Oh... Celebrity Taya..." the old man nodded, and then excitedly confirmed after a long pause, "...'s autograph——?!"

"Yes," Shindo Hikaru breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the gift was quite satisfactory to the old man, "I really thank you brother last time, please say thank you to brother for me."

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By the way, Sakou means Sakou. Many people have guessed it. It’s amazing~OvO