The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

Everything is arranged as if it is predestined.

Two weeks later, the schedule of the 63rd Honinbo Title Tournament was officially announced.

The first round of this series, the venue of the game: Honinbo Shusaku Go Memorial Hall.

The Honinbo Memorial Hall is located in Innoshima and the transportation is inconvenient. Therefore, in the past, the Honinbo title match was seldom set up here.

No one knows better than Ryo the significance of Honinbo Shusaku to light.

After learning the location of the game, Guang asked Liang half-jokingly, could it be that you did something wrong?

Liang replied: No.

Even though he already has a certain right to speak, he still clearly knows where the red line that cannot be crossed is.

Kato Koichi said, too much is too much.

He always remembers.

The road to Indo Island was indeed full of twists and turns.

You need to depart from Tokyo Station, take the Shinkansen to Fukuyama Station, then take the Sanyo Main Line from Fukuyama Station to Onomichi Station, and then transfer to a bus at the bus platform to reach [1].

The interior of the Shinkansen and the scenery along the way are all the same as they were seven years ago.

In the dark, it seems that everything is different.

Two days before the start of the competition, it was nearly 2 pm when we arrived after several twists and turns.

After putting the luggage in the hotel, Guang and Liang went to the Xiu Ce Memorial Hall together.

Perhaps it is too remote, and the navigation map on the mobile phone is almost useless after arriving at Yin Island.

After walking for about ten minutes, I didn't meet a passerby.

But he didn't feel panic or distressed because of it.

Seven years ago, Guang set foot on this land full of hope, thinking that this land would return his important person to him, but he was greatly disappointed;

Seven years later, when he revisited his old place, he was surrounded by someone who would be with him for the rest of his life, and his heart was completely full and stable.

There really is nothing to panic about.

This journey is like saying goodbye and starting.

Although there were only the two of them, it was just right.

It was a long way, so they walked slowly.

They walked side by side, chatting about the future.

Explain the night before the festival, talk about the follow-up Shiban chess game, and talk about the future of the Fujiwara Go classroom.

Although there are still too many uncertainties, as long as you are with this person around you, no matter how illusory things are, it seems to be full of infinite possibilities.

The first time I came in a hurry, more often, it was Mr. Hehe who led me to ask the road and search.

It has been seven years since the last time I came here.

However, following the signs on the side of the road and walking through those familiar bluestone roads again, the dusty memories of the past were revived one by one in Guang's mind as if the seal had been lifted.

"There! Let's turn the corner!"

Accompanied by an extremely determined low cry, Guang's pace suddenly quickened.

"okay."

It was like a subconscious movement, while responding to the light's words, his right hand was already tightly grasped by the light.

Feet involuntarily quicken the pace.

He gradually started to run.

Looking down a little bit, Luo Dingguang held his right hand, and the corners of Liang's lips rose little by little, and then rose uncontrollably.

A wind passed by his ears, blowing his hair from the temples.

The wind also seemed to blow over his heart together, blooming gorgeous flowers in his heart.

Yes.

He couldn't help recalling that all the gorgeous scenery he had seen in the past were also guided by light.

The gray and white torii gates not far away can be vaguely seen.

Knowing this section of the road is the "road of pursuit" that Mr. Kawai mentioned when he came to Indo Island.

Ke Liang just followed without saying a word.

Some words, although you feel it in your heart, don't have to say it.

Not silent.

Instead, waiting for the best time.

"Ah, you're still here!"

Liang was surprised by the overly familiar tone.

Following the light's line of sight, Liang immediately understood.

Not far in front of them, there is a wooden introduction board with Xiu Ce's life written on it.

Just now, the light was greeting it.

"It was here seven years ago!" With a tone full of pride like introducing an old friend, he pointed to the shrine in front of him, and said with a smile, "I have been here with Mr. Kawai before."

Gently wiped his nose, maybe he felt a little embarrassed, sneaked a glance at the bright face, and only then did he complete the sentence: "It's just before the big hands are turned up continuously..."

The sound seemed to be fading away a little bit.

Mr. Kawai...

In his memory, the taxi that suddenly stopped in front of him reappeared in front of his eyes.

Ryo couldn't deny that he was jealous of that "Mr. Kawai".

Jealous of him being by Light's side when he was at his weakest, jealous of him being No.1 who accompanied Light to Yin Island.

Not himself, but "Mr. Kawai".

Even though the emotion was unnecessary, he was still terribly jealous.

But at the same time of being jealous, he is also grateful to Mr. Hehe.

Fortunately, when Guang was most helpless, he was by his side.

Finally, after listening to Guang tell the details of the past, Liang stared at Guang for a long time.

After a while, he replied softly: "Well, I know."

"Huh? You know? Why do you know everything?!"

Xu Shi's lover's expression in front of him was too cute, Liang could not hold back his smile and rolled his eyes.

"Because I've been watching you, so I know."

He replied so softly, the gentleness like water flooded his eyes, and two crescent-like crescent silkworms appeared in front of his eyes.

Very seductive.

Somehow.

Inexplicably, there was a sense of frustration.

It seems that Liang really knows everything about himself.

Can't help but feel so lucky.

Fortunately, when everyone questioned himself and Zai Liang "turned a blind eye" to him several times, he was sober and chased after him without hesitation.

He just knew that Taya Ryo was waiting for him.

But it's like a small mind is causing trouble, and he doesn't want Liang to know his true thoughts.

With the words of counterattack brewing in his heart, he was about to speak, but saw Liang raised his index finger and made a gesture of silence.

Light immediately shut up.

He almost forgot.

A shrine is the residence of the gods.

When you arrive at the residence of the gods, you must not make any noise.

This time, Chang Liang walked into the Ishikiri Shrine holding Hikari's hand.

Just like when I first came here, there was no one else in the shrine on weekdays except them.

Every plant, tree, brick and tile in the shrine seems to be isolated from the rest of the world.

It is even more so in front of the Xiuce Monument.

Walking a little further, with the chess pier as the base, the smoky Xiuce Monument is hidden between two green pines and cypresses.

But in the silence, the occasional breeze will bring the faint laughter of the children.

It is said that not far from the shrine is a kindergarten[2].

"With all these laughter, Toranojiro won't be too lonely here, right?" Guang couldn't help but sighed as he placed several black and white chess pieces in front of the Xiuce Monument in the unique way of memorial service for chess players.

"There are about 4000 million Go lovers in the world. Anyone who has learned Go knows Honinbo Shusaku. There are so many people who think about Shusaku and remember Shusaku. I think... Toranojiro will not feel lonely." Ryo Putting his arms around Hikari's shoulders, he spoke softly as if comforting.

There are other places to visit.

Standing quietly in front of the Xiu Ce Monument for a while, Guang and Liang planned to leave.

When he turned around, from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Guang carefully covering his trouser pocket, but he asked casually, "What's wrong?"

Guang seemed to be taken aback, and quickly let go of his hand on his trouser pocket: "No, it's nothing."

Liang nodded slightly, turned around and walked forward.

Behind Liang, Guang let out a long sigh of relief.

As everyone knows, his poor acting skills have long been noticed by Liang.

It's just that Liang still chooses to "wait".

After leaving the Ishikiri Shrine, they walked slowly towards the Xiu Ce Memorial Hall.

It is about a 5-minute walk from Ishikiri Shrine to Shuce Memorial Hall.

When they arrived at the memorial hall, the staff inside heard the sound and came out to welcome them.

No shame to say their names, the staff has recognized the two people happily.

"The place where the two will play chess the day after tomorrow is the Yuxuan Room [3] here." After entering the memorial hall, the staff led the two to one of the Japanese rooms.

I never expected that there would be a "Yugen Room" in another place outside the Tokyo main courtyard of Nihon Kiin Academy.

Looking sideways at Liang, when the four eyes met, Guang silently moved his lips.

Silence is better than sound, Liang understood.

He slightly shook his head toward the light in disapproval, and at the same time returned an extremely playful smile.

——I will win the chess game the day after tomorrow!

——That’s not necessarily the case, my shogi player.

After leaving the Xiu Ce Memorial Hall, walk for 10 minutes and finally come to Xiu Ce's tomb.

Different from the Xiuce Stele just now, this place is built on the hillside and surrounded by tombs.

The tombstones etched by wind and frost are like ancestors standing silently, guarding the native land of Indo Island quietly and tenderly.

Seemingly infected by the solemn atmosphere of the cemetery, after arriving at Xiu Ce's tomb, Guang became obviously silent.

"I didn't think so before, but looking at it now, I always feel that compared with the tomb of Xiuce in Honmyoji Temple in Tokyo, the tomb of Xiuce here seems a bit too crowded." Guang smiled lightly, and then stopped talking.

"There are so many Shuce's tombs in Japan, I don't know if Torajiro will come back to visit often." After a while, Hikaru said again.

"This is his hometown, and everyone says 'the soul returns to his hometown'. I think Toranojiro will come to visit it from time to time."

After listening to it, he didn't express his opinion immediately, but only gave a soft "hmm".

It is clear that when he went to the Kyoto Imperial Palace a few years ago, a certain person was still a rotten tree that could not speak[4], but now every word he said hits his heart so precisely.

So sweet.

"Then tell me, does Zuo come here occasionally? Chatting with Toranojiro or something?"

Knowing that it was a mysterious question, Guang asked it willfully.

"Yes," and his Mr. Taya replied seriously, "Maybe, they are looking at us right now."

Under the blue sky, the wind blows gently.

The cemetery, where chattering voices were floating, suddenly fell silent.

Guang turned his face to look at his lover beside him, but didn't speak.

Recently, he often thinks how lucky he is to meet the person he wants to spend his life with at such an early age.

And Liang is not only his lover, but also his eternal best friend, rival and mentor.

Noticing Hikaru's scorching gaze, Ryo met his gaze and asked him with his eyes, what's wrong?

Guang still didn't speak, just looked at him unblinkingly.

Just watching, watching, he suddenly leaned over and cupped his bright cheeks, raised his head and kissed his lips.

Just lips and teeth, without any blasphemy or disrespect.

At this moment, he kisses Liang in front of Xiu Ce's tomb.

He just wanted Zuo Wei to know that I have a lover.

I want to be with him all the time.

From now on, joy is his, wind and snow is his, glory is his, and mediocrity is also his[5].

And today, I officially brought him to see you.

You must remember that his name is Ta Ya Ryo, and he is a professional Go player.

By the sea, the wind is still blowing softly.

Afterwards, they followed in the footsteps of Toranojiro and went deep into the small village of Gaipura Town.

History was the most troublesome thing for Hikaru when he was a student, but this time, he had enough patience and researched Toranojiro's life story with Ryo.

——Bunsei 12, Toranojiro was born in Soiura Town, Innoshima City.

——Nine-year-old winter, recommended by Mr. Asano to go to Edo, and entered the home of Honinbo to become a disciple of Honinbo Hidekazu.

——When he was 11 years old, he got the initial recognition and returned to his hometown, and Mr. Asano bestowed a salary for five people[6].

……

I always feel that the more I know Toranojiro, the closer I am to Saoi.

They seemed to be tireless and kept going.

When I came back to my senses, it was already sunset.

Seeing a deserted beach not far away, on a whim, Guang dragged Liang to walk over the broken gravel to the beach.

A few meters away, the waves surged.

The golden glow outlines a line of fine velvet gold borders on the lover's side face.

Walking on the beach, listening to the high-pitched tide, Guang suddenly turned his face to ask Liang: "Do you regret knowing me?"

Liang: "Catch me, do you regret it?"

Guang: "Fall in love with me, do you regret it?"

Liang: "Promise me, do you regret it?"

This time, Guang didn't answer.

He stared at Ryo, and suddenly felt that it was "now".

The last marriage proposal was too dramatic.

Guang always felt that he was somewhat sorry for Liang.

Ever since the night of the proposal, a small knot had been planted in Guang's heart.

He was annoyed and angry with himself countless times.

He once affirmed that this would be the only time in his and Liang's life to "propose" and "be proposed".

Such an important moment was messed up by him so unapologetically.

But at a certain moment, he suddenly felt blessed again.

He asked himself, there has never been anyone or any law that stipulates that the same person can only propose once, and no one has ever said that after one party proposes to the other, the proposee cannot propose to the lover again.

The more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt, and the more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt.

Occasionally dreaming back at midnight, being hugged by Liang Anran, he wanted to make up for something.

It's not fair to Liang that he is the only one who has an engagement ring.

Moisturizing things silently is love, and being blatant is love.

Even though they seldom speak to each other, Liang must hope that he is always loved.

——He entered Tengguang and owed his lover a marriage proposal.A formal and complete marriage proposal.

And a voice told him that it was "now".

Aware of Guang's silence, before Liang could speak, Guang had already knelt down on one knee in front of his lover.

He nervously took out a men's platinum and diamond ring from his trouser pocket.

It is an extremely simple style, only inlaid with a diamond in the middle.

——This is the treasure he protected all the way.He originally wanted to carry it along with the velvet ring box, but he gave up thinking that it would be too much of a goal to carry it in his trouser pocket.

The diamond ring shines brightly in the setting sun.

When choosing a ring at the beginning, Guang insisted on buying a diamond-encrusted wedding ring.

He hoped that the wedding ring he gave Ryo would also sparkle like his nickname for Ryo, kirakira.

Try to stabilize your emotions.

Handing the diamond ring to his lover, Guang looked up at Liang, and said word by word: "If life is a game of chess, maybe our "choice" forces us to make a bad move as a last resort, but everything in the future has not yet come. Decided, Mr. Ryo Taya, are you willing to spend the rest of your life working hard with me to turn this 'bad move' into a 'good move'?"

"..."

The clock suddenly stopped.

Liang seemed to be stunned.

He just stared at his lover in front of him, his eyes began to turn red uncontrollably.

The sky is high and the sea is wide.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the tumbling waves beside him showed a crystal clear color like amber.

Behind him, the orange-yellow sunset formed a golden fan on the sea level, and two golden halos slowly extended infinitely from the center of the sunset to both sides of the horizon like outlines.

Liang knows.

He has always known that Guang loves him, but how much he loves him, but he has never studied it carefully, and he can't tell whether he is deliberately avoiding it or ignoring it unintentionally.

But at this moment, he thought, he completely understood.

His light loved him even more deeply than he could have imagined.

With almost trembling lips, he handed over his hand to the light.

Watching this platinum ring put on his left ring finger bit by bit.

At the moment when he held Guang's right hand, as if afraid of Guang's sudden repentance, Liang grabbed Guang's right hand and forced him to his chest, and then tightly embraced his eternal partner.

"I do, I do..."

Tears welled up in her eyelashes, and Liang told her will over and over again, as if she had already said it thousands of times in her heart.

"Guang, am I not dreaming?" He kissed Guang's ears and Guang's eyes with his lips, and when he looked at his lover again, Liang still confirmed to Guang with some disbelief.

Seeing his lover's eyes flushed, Guang felt his heart crumpled.

He lightly stroked his bright reddish eyes.

Want to say, don't cry.It hurts me to see you cry.

I also want to say, of course it is true.Liang, I love you.

The undeniable words had already reached their lips, but they turned a corner halfway and slid in the opposite direction.

"That's right! It's a dream, and it's all fake!" Guang said ruthlessly.

"Huh?" I could feel the person who was hugging me slightly stiff.

Chess players who have always been decisive on the nineteen-way chessboard, at this moment, opened their eyes wide, believing it to be true, showing a bewildered and panicked expression.

Guang felt sour and funny in his heart, pretending to be dazed, and continued to talk nonsense as if confused: "Everything just now was fake, it was just a dream of yours!"

"Eh?"

Ryo reached out to touch his left ring finger.

There was clearly wearing a ring.

The ring seems to still have the body temperature of light.

He pinched his arm again, and the pain came instantly.

The pain in the arm was real too.

But could it be... Are these all conjectures by myself?

Liang was a little confused.

"Hey, my name is Chao, Luan, Jun, Xin!" Guang Yi said righteously, "I will never lose the game the day after tomorrow!"

"But, Guang, you just clearly, clearly..."

The wise and confused chess player is still stuck in the horns, unable to extricate himself.

This man is really...

Just looking at the anxious expression gradually appearing on his lover's face, I love the sincerity in his bones, and the innocence in his bones.

"Idiot!" couldn't help cursing, looking at his clumsy and unreasonable lover in front of him, even though he had known each other for ten years, even though he had seen thousands of faces of his lover, at this moment, Guang's heart still surged. An indescribable throbbing.

This is the boy he has loved for five years and will continue to love in the future.

It is his lover who has no reservations and gives full power to his body and heart.

He still wanted to continue acting, but the smile on his lips could no longer be suppressed, he finally couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing.

"Idiot, I lied to you!" Hikaru lightly held Liang's cheek and pecked the corner of his lips, "You are not dreaming, my Mr. Taya. If you are not sure, I will try to explain it more clearly, Taya Mr. Yaliang, I did propose to you just now. You are so, so, so good, I can't tolerate you going where I can't see, and I can't tolerate others standing beside you. I'm just so unreasonable. I hope I can spend the rest of my life with you, so to speak, you hear clearly... um..."

What stopped Guang's words was a pair of soft lips and a tender kiss.

Close your eyes, hold the lips of the light, and Liang will put a cavity of love into the teeth of the light, gentle, long and lingering to the extreme...

Yes, my Mr. Hikari Shinto.

This time, it couldn't be more clear.

I give you the rest of my life, my body, my soul, and everything I have.

The rays of the setting sun quietly covered the two of them, dragging their figures out of long oblique shadows.

As if I could never get enough kisses, I was only separated from Guang for a moment, and Liang held the back of Guang's head, hugged his waist, and kissed all over the sky...

Time is like water.

Over the years, some people have come, some have left, some have gone and come back, and some thought they would be with them forever, but they didn't want to participate in business forever...

As time goes by, all emotions seem to be engraved in their words and deeds, in their blood and bones with the precipitation of the years.

But no matter which question, the answer is the same.

From Heisei 10 to Heisei 20.

They have known each other for so long.

Looking at each other, from a child to a teenager, and from an ignorant teenager to a towering young man who dares to take responsibility, has the ability and courage to face any difficulties, and is responsible for the one he loves.

Sometimes life is so mysterious.

If Zuowei is not attached to the chessboard;

If the test of light fails;

If the light did not go to that warehouse;

If that day hadn't gone to the Go club;

If Ryo hadn't chased Zuoi's phantom;

in case……

Their encounter seems to have been destined since thousands of years ago.

If any link is missing in the middle, it will not walk out of the circle that fits like it is now.

They met in Go, and got married because of Go.

They'll play hundreds, thousands of rounds later.

Still there is a time for failure and a time for glory.

But one thing is certain.

The road ahead is long, and they will be with each other forever.

The sun, the moon, and the stars follow each other like a shadow.

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The author has something to say:

Note [1]: The method of arrival from Tokyo to Innoshima, and the subsequent description of the route, all refer to the old Ford, titled ""The Heart of the Years" series chess soul shooting tour sixth round professional chess player chapter 2 (Inshima chapter) "One article.

Note [2]: The content about the kindergarten (actually a nursery school) behind the shrine is based on the post bar of "Comic "ヒカルの碧", a reposted post titled "Going to Innoshima to Pursue "Soul of Chess"" .

Note [3]: Regarding the statement that "there is a room between the ghosts in the Xiu Ce Memorial Hall", please refer to a post titled "Parade in the Holy Land-Honinbo Shu Ce Memorial Hall" in the "Soul of Chess" post bar.

Note [4]: ​​Regarding the origin of the teacher's "rotten wood cannot be carved", refer to Chapter 75 of Guidance.

Note [5]: This sentence uses the lyrics in Ma Liang's "The rest of my life".This song is really super soft, I highly recommend it!

Note [6]: Regarding the life story of Torajiro, it is taken from "Honinbo Shusaku" Baidu Encyclopedia.

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2016.7.16 ~ 2018.12.2

Here it is all over.

Thank you for your waiting and reading, and there are still some things I want to say, and let me have some more words.

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At the beginning of writing this article, I actually just wanted to write a small article of 15 words. I didn’t want to, and it became a long article of 66 words.

To be honest, the writing process was not smooth.

Sitting in front of the computer for hours because of one word, one sentence, or one storyboard is common.

I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. When I wrote this article, my mentality collapsed twice.

When I was the most frustrated, I thought about giving up, simply abandoning the pit or directly locking the text, but I was still reluctant, reluctant to give up halfway, and also reluctant to give Guangguang a happy ending.Fortunately, I stumbled all the way, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, and I still worked hard to write the story in my heart. It is also because I persevered that I had the opportunity to meet so many cute little angels^_^

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You may notice that some Japanese hiragana or katakana appear from time to time in the text.

Not trying to show off how good Japanese is.

I just feel that, sometimes, you have to put it in the Japanese context to appreciate the "taste".

For example, "おれ" and "ぼく" written in the text.Both are translated as "I", but in terms of tone, the former appears carefree, while the latter appears more well-behaved, stable, and a little immature.

Again, "お帰り" and "ただいま".One said, I'm back.One said, welcome back!This call and response really has a sense of ceremony!

There are also such as, "おじいさん" and "おじいちゃん".It is also translated as "grandfather", but with "おじいちゃん", the pronunciation brings a kind of intimacy and attachment to grandpa, just like treating grandpa as a child!In real life, our elders are just children, do we often need us to coax them, laugh~

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Then, there are extra questions that you may be more concerned about.

There will be extra episodes, and in addition, there will probably be three or four or five cookies.

After the main text is finished, it will drop from time to time.

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I know that everyone is Aiwujiwu, because I like "Soul of Chess" and because I like light, so I patiently put up with my clumsy writing and extremely slow update speed.

last of the last,

Thank you again for taking the time to read my article.

Thanks to the little angels who collected and commented.

Thanks to the little angels who voted for Overlord.

Thank you for your company over the past two years.

Then, we'll see you in the episode!

Goodnight everybody!

PS Please allow me to sigh again, the two babies of Guangguang are really invincible in the universe and super cute! !If there is a little angel who only preferred one before, after reading a certain bear's article, he fell in love with two babies at the same time, that would be great!