The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

"So, today's chess game is over here. Everyone has worked hard."

At 17:36 the next evening, Dang Liang returned the game record with Fengshou written on it to the recorder, and the schedule of the first day of the six rounds of celebrity title competition officially came to an end.

After the recorder carefully put the game record into the envelope, the staff members nodded and saluted to both players respectively, indicating that they can leave the field.

Out of politeness, Ryohara wanted Seiji Ogata to go first, and after seeing him get up, he chatted with the staff next to him in a low voice, bowed and saluted, and left the game room first.

As the venue for this chess game, although Chunshan Villa can provide accommodation, it is still inconvenient.

What's more, both in Tokyo, Ryo and Ogata Seiji both chose to drive home after the game.

Due to a slight delay due to something, when Seiji Ogata walked out of the game room, he happened to meet Hiroyuki Ashihara who was waiting for the elevator.

The two nodded and looked at each other, then took the elevator to the hotel lobby together.

I thought Ryo had already left first, but Seiji Ogata and Hiroyuki Ashihara had just stepped out of the elevator door when they were caught off guard by such a scene.

Just at the entrance of the lobby of Chinzanzhuang Hotel.

I saw that Liang had just put the scarf on for Guang, and Guang immediately took off the scarf uncooperatively.

This incident was also due to his own carelessness, and Guang felt annoyed. When he went out this morning, he didn’t feel cold, and he didn’t see Liang wearing a scarf, so he didn’t think about the temperature difference. He magically took out a scarf from the bag in front of his own face, only to belatedly realized that he had been negligent.

This scarf would never be worn by itself.Even if he bought it for Liang himself.

"I'm fine! You have a chess match tomorrow, so it's more important to take care of you first!"

Guang took the scarf from his neck somewhat rudely, and was about to put it on for Liang.

Unexpectedly, Hu was cut off halfway, Liang grabbed Guang's hand, and just as his fingertips touched Guang's finger, his eyebrows frowned even tighter: "You still said it's okay, why are your hands so cold?"

Didn't you just watch your chess game?

Whenever he saw intense chess games, Hikari's cheeks would burn and his fingers would become cold.

But this can't be said to Liang, he doesn't want to mention anything about the chess game at all.

Without a reasonable explanation, Guang could only keep emphasizing palely: "I'm really not cold! You really don't care about me..."

Before he finished speaking, Liang interrupted coldly: "Then who just had a cold a few weeks ago?"

"..." As if his tail had been choked, Guang looked embarrassed, and was about to speak up to defend himself, when Liang suddenly saw a slight change in his expression.

Looking along the line of sight of the light, I saw Mr. Ogata and Mr. Ashihara standing a few meters away from them.

I don't know how long they stood there and how much they saw. Although it's okay to be seen by others, and Mr. Ogata and Mr. Ashihara are not "bystanders", Hikaru still blushed unapologetically.

He stretched his neck, nodded towards Ogata and Ashihara stiffly, then turned his face with a "sigh", glared fiercely at Liang, held both ends of the scarf and wrapped it around Liang's neck twice, and then forcefully As soon as he stopped, he pushed Liang's back and walked out of the hotel.

Despite the distance, you can still hear Guang's complaints coming from the entrance: "It's all your fault! You don't want to go if you are told to go! You did it on purpose!"

It stands to reason that he didn't seem to have done anything wrong.

But when he was "fortunate" to witness the scene just now, Lu Yuan still blushed for no reason.

While watching the two of them walk through the revolving door, he couldn't help asking Ogata secretly: "I was wondering before, why every time Xiaoliang had a chess game, Mr. Shindo would be there? Their relationship is too good, right?" ?”

Ogata Seiji didn't seem to take it seriously, he gently pushed the frame of the mirror, said perfunctorily: "Oh, is it?" and walked towards the entrance of the lobby.

Awara was still standing there thinking about it, but when he saw that Ogata Seiji had already walked a few meters, he hurriedly followed.

But when he walked back, he was still focused on Xiao Liang, and before he walked out of the hotel lobby, he couldn't help asking: "And what happened to the comments on the social accounts of the two of them? What is it?" Bright CP? What is a sightseeing tour card? Mr. Ogata, do you know?”

"..." I don't know, and I don't want to know!

Ogata Seiji remained silent, but the blue veins on his forehead twitched ominously.

Seeing that he was about to walk out of the hotel, before Ogata answered, Ashihara continued to ask persistently: "So, what is the relationship between them?"

coming……

Ogata sighed softly in his heart, and finally said: "Chess players and accompanying families."

"what?"

"..." Ogata Seiji seriously doubted how Yi Awara's double quotient was able to rise to the ninth dan of his career step by step.

After walking through the revolving door in silence, Ogata Seiji finally stopped after fully considering the acceptable range of Awara, and said carefully: "It is not allowed by Japanese law now, but if the law is opened in the future , the relationship between the two of them is likely to submit a marriage application immediately, so, can you understand?"

"Oh, submit a marriage application... what?! Marry?!"

Ogata's sudden stop came too suddenly, Lu Yuan followed closely and almost bumped into his back. With a "bang", the jaw dropped.

In the next second, Lu Yuan consciously pushed his chin up, and said again: "No, what you mean is..."

Ogata frowned, and almost slapped Ashihara with his eyes.

Lu Yuan's heart trembled, and he quickly changed his words: "But you just told me that, is it really okay? Also, does Teacher Taya know? Does Mrs. Akiko know?"

"..." Facing Awara's barrage of questions, Ogata Seiji almost suspected that Awara was sent by Xiao Liang to disturb him

Thoughts of undercover agents, but despite this, he still tried his best to restrain his emotions, and his voice was as calm as possible, "What did I tell you? Besides, Taya and his wife knew about it last year, and both parties have already met their parents. Come to the door I've visited. If you still have questions, how about asking Xiaoliang another day?"

There was another "bang", and the jaw that had just closed came down again...

At that moment, the memory flashed back quickly——

When receiving President Kishimoto that day, Ryo said that his family members were sick, but as far as he knew, both Teacher Taya and Mrs. Akiko were in good health;

There is also the same bag of digestive biscuits that he has seen more than once in the hands of Xiao Liang and Jin Teng-kun;

By the way, when Xiaoliang was admitted to the hospital in an emergency, Shinto Kimimoto Inbo chess game also "just happened" to lose without a fight.

……

It turned out that there were so many clues behind the "coincidences" that I had overlooked so many times in the past.

Unconsciously, he thought of the scene he saw a few minutes ago.

I don't know if it's my illusion, with the distance just now, I should not be able to see the expression on Xiaoliang's face clearly, but just now, seeing Xiaoliang put the scarf on Shinto-kun's neck, and seeing Shinto-kun put the scarf on When bringing it back to Xiao Liang's neck, he seemed to clearly see the fleeting helplessness on Xiao Liang's face, and the gentle smile surging in his eyes.

It was the subtle expressions that appeared on Xiao Liang's face one by one, like a feather, gently brushing over the tip of his heart, touching the most subtle chord in his heart.

The weather in November at that time, at six o'clock in the evening, the night had completely fallen.

The landscape lights beside the road gradually came on.

The cold wind was blowing on his face, but Lu Yuan didn't seem to be aware of it, only his eyes were fixed on the extension ahead.

As far as the eye can see, Xiaoliang and Jinteng have already disappeared into the night and disappeared.

To put it bluntly, after leaving the hotel, Xiao Liang and Jin Teng did not know which direction they went.

But he still stood there, watching.

As if vaguely feeling that Xiaoliang and Shinto-kun were still in front of him, he stared at the front for a long time in a daze.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Lu Yuan was still in a daze, Ogata slightly curled the corners of his lips, and asked with a playful smile, "Is it unacceptable?"

Only then did Lu Yuan come back to his senses.

Raising his hand and scratching his head, Chong Xufang chuckled, and then looked forward again, his eyes became darker and darker.

"There's nothing unacceptable." When he turned his head to look at Ogata, Awara's face regained the former ease and indifference, "Although there is still something I can't understand, but I just need to know that Xiao Liang is still Xiao Liang. enough."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the brightly lit place in front of him.

Indeed, after hearing Ogata's words, he was surprised for a moment.

It was... so unexpected.

Before that, he never thought about getting to know "that" group, let alone thinking that one day, there would be those "minorities" around him.

But after the initial shock, after thinking about it carefully, I feel... so logical.

As I said just now, maybe I will never be able to understand the choice of Xiaoliang and Jindo-kun, but it doesn't matter.

My opinion of Xiao Liang will never change in the slightest because of what I saw today.

When he saw with his own eyes how much Shindo cared about Xiao Liang, he even felt a little contradictory happiness from the bottom of his heart.

It's great that Xiaoliang can meet Jindo.

In the world of his peers, Xiao Liang was finally no longer...alone.

"Hey, Liang, do you think... Mr. Ashihara will notice it?"

After suppressing it all night, before going to sleep, Guang still couldn't hold it back.

If it were changed to before, Liang would definitely be worried that Guang would be thinking wildly again.

But just recently, perhaps because of the blessing of that ring, his heart was as peaceful as the dust had settled. He knew clearly that the reason for asking this question tonight was entirely out of respect. own worries and concerns.

Other than that, nothing else.

It felt as if someone had gently pinched the tip of my heart.

Liang turned sideways, wrapped his arms around Guang's back, and took Guang into his arms.Every breath, there seemed to be an imperceptible smile.

"I don't know." Bright chin rubbed his lighted face lightly, and said, "However, maybe I'm too optimistic. I always feel that if it's Mr. Ashihara, it must be okay."

Because of his special status, he has indeed encountered some prejudice and doubts over the years, but what he feels more is the kindness from the people around him.

Those people he has met so far, even if they didn't say it explicitly, they all accepted such a defect with countless shortcomings, and even some "rebels" themselves, such as: Miss Shihe, Mr. Bei Dao, Mr. Hirose, yes, and Mr. Ogata.

Although he always seems to like playing the role of "villain".

They may have difficulty accepting their outrageous choices at the beginning, but after realizing or knowing, they never treat them differently.

For that, he was always grateful.

The night after the first day of the six rounds of the celebrity title match, there was still no talk about Go.

It was like fulfilling the vows made on the night of the proposal, we closed our eyes together, approached the light, and dropped a kiss like a dragonfly on the forehead of the light.

"Good night, Light."

The next day, at 35:[-] am.

Come back to the game room where we played yesterday.

He is still wearing a violet suit, a light pink jacket, and a yellow and black striped tie that he often wears.

Liang Chang sat down in front of the chess pier, and gently wiped the chessboard in front of him.

Then, close your eyes and take a deep breath.

Can you win the final battle of the 32nd celebrity title?Can it successfully defend its title?

Although I always told him to not have distracting thoughts and focus on the chess game itself when he was just playing the Honinbo title match before, but when it came to a specific scene, I still couldn't do it.

However, even though these questions lingered in his heart, Liang didn't feel much panic in his heart.

At this moment, sitting in the game room where the last chess game of the last day of this period was, he felt more hopeful and reluctant than parting with it.

At 45:[-] in the morning, Seiji Ogata arrived at the game room.

Same as yesterday, still wearing a white suit with a navy blue shirt and autumn yellow tie.

At 32 o'clock in the morning, the staff opened yesterday's seal. After the two sides resumed yesterday's chess game, the [-]nd celebrity title final game started again on the second day.

According to the chess moves written yesterday when the chess was sealed, Liang continued to play the first move, and Liang firmly beat the white chess to the "seven of 7" position.

Bai's 106th move, jump.

Perhaps it was the final battle concerning the ultimate ownership of celebrity titles. As soon as the chess game started in the morning, the game room was immediately shrouded in tension and depression.

Maybe the atmosphere of the game directly affects the sense of the game. Not long after the game started, Xu conveniently got up and took off his white suit. Not long after, Liang also got up, took off his violet jacket, and put it lightly on his side.

Throughout the morning, the situation on the board remained stalemate.

After White 106 "jumps" to block Black, Black 107 seizes the field to the left. After that, Black and White start a new round of melee at the bottom left——

White 108 "shoulder rush", black 109 "pointed", white 110 "broken", black 111 "stand"...

As far as Black's 117 move, most of the lower left is roughly completely divided, and White's 118 move "Xiao Fei", once again shifted the battlefield to the top of the middle lane.

As the lunch break approached, as if to make room for more thinking time for himself, at the 129th move of the chess game, with the last 5 minutes before the lunch break, Seiji Ogata raised his hand first, got up and left the game scene.

On the other side of the chess pier, Liang seemed to be completely immersed in the chess game. Even though the staff had announced that it was time for a lunch break, he still sat motionless in front of the pier, with no intention of getting up to eat.

just like……

Back to the time long ago, when there was no real game against light.

Even Liang couldn't tell how long he stayed alone in the game room after lunch break.

Later, there was a call like a telepathy, which brought back bright thoughts.

He seemed to hear the light/air/menacingly shouting in his ear: "Eat——eat!!"

He suddenly came back to his senses, as if a passenger who was about to be delayed, he quickly got up and left his "battlefield".

Then--

As expected, the light that saw him had been waiting at the door of the game room for a long time.

Without allowing Liang to make any excuses, he just grabbed Liang's wrist and dragged him into the lounge.

In the corridor, meeting Mr. Lu Yuan again, Guang's footsteps paused slightly, Liangsheng was afraid that the light would mind, he subconsciously grabbed his wrist, but he didn't break free, and looked at Guang again, only to see that he was facing Mr. Lu Yuan without changing his face, and buckled The five fingers holding his wrist seemed to tighten more and more.

"Sorry, I'm going to take some guy who doesn't take his body seriously to dinner now, excuse me!"

With a light nod to Lu Yuan, Guang rubbed Lu Yuan's shoulder and dragged Liang to the designated lounge.

When passing by Guang, Lu Yuan tilted his head slightly as if he didn't react for a moment, and then laughed.

Perhaps, the appearance of caring about each other is that when you don't take yourself seriously, there is someone who always puts you on the top of your heart, loves you, worries about you, and is willing to take care of you, and you just happen to be willing to pamper him , let him control himself domineeringly, forcefully, and involuntarily.

Light should be really angry.A flash of panic flashed through Liang's heart.

Before he even had time to speak to Mr. Lu Yuan, Liang met his eyes, and was quickly taken away from Lu Yuan by the light.

There was no panic or uneasiness in his heart.

Because I never need to have these emotions when facing someone I trust.

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