Cherish the time

On the way to his grandfather's house, Xiaoguang was stopped by Mingming who came out to buy vegetables.

"Xiao Guang, where are you going?" The girl was wearing a long light blue dress, standing in the afternoon sun, exuding youthful vigor and sweetness.

"Looking for Grandpa." Although he stopped moving forward, he was still jogging on the spot, showing the urgency of Hikari Shinto.

"Why are you looking for grandpa?" Akira Fujisaki asked cutely, tilting his head with his hands behind his back.

"I need to ask him something." Hikari Shinto patted the top of the girl's black hair with a smile, then waved and ran away, "Please help me tell my mother that I will be back later. Let's go first, be careful on the way. "

The girl who was left behind touched the top of her head in a daze, and murmured: "Today's Xiaoguang... so strange..."

Seeing Xiaoguang's arrival, Grandpa first cared about his physical condition, and after learning that he came to borrow the chessboard, he was very excited and expressed that he would play a game with him.

"When did Xiaoguang learn to play Go?" Grandpa, who was fiddling with the chessboard, was very excited, "I'll just say it! Go is such a good thing, Xiaoguang will definitely like it!"

Seeing the excited grandpa blushing, Shinto couldn't help but also laughed, "Sakai, do you want to play chess?" 』

"think!I want to go! 』A certain large creature immediately pounced on him, and the corners of his mouth were about to burst into laughter.

"Then you'll play with grandpa, but make more mistakes...you can't win against grandpa." 』

"Is your grandfather better than you?" ’ Zuo Wei asked curiously.

"...How should I put it, I can at least give my grandfather nine children. 』

"Then I probably know how many mistakes I have to make. ”The man in white tapped his palm with a fan, “Let’s start now. 』

This game ended with the grandfather giving up the third son and then winning the third son.

"Okay, for beginners, it's still very good." Grandpa pushed the collected chess pieces and the chessboard to Shinto's eyes, "If you are interested in Go, you can use this chessboard first. "

"Thank you, Grandpa, but I..." Shin Fujimoto wanted to refuse, but suddenly remembered the chessboard Sawei lived in, "I can use that old chessboard, the one you put in the warehouse."

"Oh? That chess board...? I remember it was many years ago... It seems that it was thrown there because the matching chess pieces couldn't be found... Do you want to take it back?"

"Well, it's getting late, so I'll take it back." After a game of chess, it was already past five o'clock, and Shindo didn't want to keep his mother waiting for a long time—or, in other words, he would have to keep his mother waiting for a long time in the future. If you can go back early now, you should go back as early as possible.

Holding the "blood-stained" chessboard that only he can see and the cheap chess pieces that he brought in from his grandfather, Hikari Shinto took Zuowei on the way home.

"Did you have a good time today?"

"Very happy! 』Although it was indeed a bad game of chess, the happiness on Zuo Wei's face was obviously a real feeling.

"Do you still want to play music when you go back?"

"certainly! 』

"Then help me with my homework."

"Eh--? ! 』

……

I went home for dinner and finished today's homework with Zuo Wei's help.

Shinto Hikaru put the black and white chess pieces in his hand, sat opposite Sato Fujiwara, and then opened the "Go Weekly".

Taya Yukihiro's stern face and challenger Kobayakawa Kudan's slightly baby-fat photo looked a little different and funny.

But Kobayakawa Jiudan actually has a strong chess power that doesn't quite match his baby face.

For Shinto, who has memorized this game record long ago, the effect of reading the game record now is actually not great.After confirming several responses that had changed a lot, Shindo Hikaru closed his eyes and remained silent for ten minutes before twisting the chess pieces at hand.

"Slap", "Slap", "Slap".

The sound of chess pieces hitting the chessboard can be heard endlessly.

"...This move...is very clever..."

『At first glance, it seems like an ordinary response, but it is actually the most appropriate choice. 』

"The opponent's reaction is also very fast. This move is very appropriate to retreat. It not only avoids the possibility of a fierce battle, but also restrains the development space of black chess."

"If this move is here..."

"That side becomes weak."

"I can make up for it here. 』

"In that case, I'll start here."

……

This music-making activity, which had not been seen for a long time, did not come to an end until my mother urged me several times.

Shinto Hikaru dawdled for a long time, and finally went to bed reluctantly.

——After all, he is still a primary school student, not a professional chess player.

…Tomorrow, remember to ask Zuo about his past… and about Honinbo Shusaku…

When the last bit of consciousness remained, he thought about such things vaguely, and then fell into a deep sleep.

There is nothing to repeat about the life in the school. The slightly meaningful thing is that the teacher praised Shinto Mitsu's writing for making great progress.

By the way, he also chatted with Zuo Wei about his past in class, comforted the frustrated man who threw himself into the water, and at the same time expressed his admiration for Honinbo Shusaku—that is, for himself.

He hadn't done this before, so he didn't know that this guy would suddenly blush completely, and even turn his head away, not daring to face him... Obviously he is such a shameless guy when it comes to Go …

Fortunately, this shy time was not too long. Not long after, this guy leaned over again and asked questions about what the teacher said enthusiastically.

As soon as school was over, Shinto Hikaru found Akira Fujisaki and borrowed [-] yen, and ran towards the Go Club in front of the station.

He can't wait to meet Taya Ryo again. This friend and rival whom he has worked hard to chase and forge ahead with is another irreplaceable existence in his life.