The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

What is it like to confess to your loved ones?

I just heard Taya mention it by chance, and he once mentioned a thing or two to Mr. Taya.As for what Taya said at the time, and how Teacher Taya reacted, he didn't know all of these.

The night after Sachiko Kobayashi left, he had a dream.

In the dream, he confessed everything to his mother.He saw that Mitsuko's face was blank at first, then her eyes were red and her lips were trembling slightly.Tears rushed out of her eyes like a flood breaking a bank.She clutched his front collar in disbelief, asking "why", "why", "why" over and over in vain.

The picture that is too real is not so much a dream, but a rehearsal that hurts the muscles and bones.

Just thought he was covering up well.Unexpectedly, when he dreamed back at midnight and stared blankly at the ceiling in a daze, he was still caught by the person next to his pillow.

"Can't sleep?" Liang leaned over and squeezed his hand.

Light shook his head slightly, but did not speak.

He couldn't help but think of what happened in the clubhouse a few days ago.Although Taya has never asked him for anything for a long time, he must have hope in his heart.I hope that one day, I can really kiss myself without worrying about the eyes of others.Compared with Taya's "inconsiderate", his reaction of blushing and leaving in a fit of anger in the eyes of others that day may be more suspicious.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but since then, Taya seems to have never taken the initiative to mention the past club.It was as if he monopolized the little teacher willfully.If Mr. Bei Dao knew about it, it would probably be another complaint.

A strong sense of guilt welled up, and Hikari hugged Ryo sideways: "Taya, do you have time next week?"

Liang: "Do you mean half a day, or a whole day?"

Guang: "Half a day is fine. Let's go to the Go club together. I want to eat the ramen next to the club."

Bright:"……"

Guang has always believed in: whatever you want to eat, you must eat it immediately.If he really misses the ramen of that shop so much, with Hikari's personality, he would rush to the shop immediately after the chess match tomorrow.Why bother to tell yourself?Even if you want to go together, why do you have to mention the club?Wouldn't it be better to go straight to the ramen shop?

Light's silence made Light feel uneasy for a while.

He raised his head and kissed Liang's lips, fumbled his right hand into Liang's clothes, pinched his side waist lightly but enough to play with fire.

"Guang..." Liang took a breath, frowned imperceptibly in the darkness, and took out Guang's hand, "It's getting late, go to bed early."

He hesitated to speak.

Just when he thought that Liang was going to stop here, he heard him say: "Is Tuesday okay? After two o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, I should have time."

However, on Tuesday afternoon, Liang was still late.

It was approaching two o'clock in the afternoon, Hikaru did not wait for Taya, but an unexpected guest arrived.

When he saw the man stop at his desk, Hikaru raised his head, before he had time to ask, Hirose at the next table had already recognized that the man was the Shuji Nakamura mentioned earlier.

Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Nakamura Shuji with a look of scrutiny.

The other party didn't seem to care, and said with a smile: "You are... a chess player in the rattan area, right?"

Light nodded.I thought he would ask him about Taya, but he said: "If it's convenient for you, can you play a game with me?"

Guang was stunned for a moment, then got up and said, "Let's change the table."

Nakamura only glanced at the empty seat in front of him, followed Hikaru to the empty table behind him without asking any further questions.

Seeing is believing.After more than ten rounds of chess, Guang no longer dared to underestimate the enemy.

He glanced at Nakamura calmly.The person on the opposite side undoubtedly has the chess power not to lose to any new professional chess player, but he once asked, there is no one named "Shuji Nakamura" in the previous professional chess players.If he is not a professional chess player, with his chess strength and love for Go, why not take the professional exam?

There were countless question marks in Guang's heart, but in the end he couldn't ask a single one.Perhaps just like how I was defeated without fighting many times back then, everyone has one or two untouchable secrets in their hearts.He used to be outspoken and reckless with his words.In the past few years, there are still a lot of problems on my body. The only thing that has improved may be to learn slowly and think twice before acting.

He wanted to avoid it, but Nakamura Shuji suddenly said: "I envy you, Shinto-kun."

Light:"?"

The person sitting opposite slightly pursed the corners of their lips, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "In this world, there is no second Toya Ryo."

A certain string on the light heart seemed to be plucked suddenly by someone.I can't say what it feels like, it's just a little uncomfortable.

He glanced at Nakamura with disdain: "There is only one Hikari Shinto. Everyone in this world is unique."

Nakamura's face showed no anger, and his voice was still gentle and gentle: "That's what I said. But since it is a unique thing, it's better to bury it deeper. If there are many people who covet it, it will be easily broken."

Guang intuitively felt that there was something in his words, and was disturbed by him for a moment: "I also give a piece of advice to Mr. Nakamura. When playing chess, it is best to talk less, as it is easy to be distracted."

I don't know if Guang's "advice" worked, but he really didn't say anything later.Otherwise, Guangzhen thinks that he is an excellent apprentice of Kuwamoto Inbo, and even he has learned the old man's usual trick of "struggling with the mind first".

Liang was almost an hour and a half later than expected.

When he arrived at the clubhouse, the chess game between Hikari and Nakamura had entered the final stage.Seeing the game between the two, his brows were frowned—Guang's strength can already rank among the top chess players.I heard from Mr. Hirose just now that the two of them take turns playing chess in a mutual-first manner.In the absence of a handicap, Guang's current advantage is only three eyes and a half?And this game of chess, what is going on?He can't see the order of black and white pieces from the existing game records at all...

His eyes couldn't help moving from the chessboard to the man named "Shuji Nakamura" sitting opposite him.Nakamura just happened to raise his head at this time, met his eyes unexpectedly in the air, and nodded in a friendly manner.

Soon after Ryo arrived, Nakamura bowed his head and surrendered.

As everyone expected, after the game against the light, Nakamura launched a new round of challenges to the light.

Liang looked at the gentle-looking man sitting across from him, and nodded slightly: "Please give me your advice."

The entire chess game took less than two hours.Unsurprisingly, it ended with Liang winning.

At the end of the game, Nakamura closed his eyes and sat on the back of the chair, as if he was reminiscing about the chess game just now.He seemed unsatisfied, yet satisfied.

When he left, he paused, looked at Liang and said, "Taya-kun, you are really lucky. You have an amazing Go talent, a unique growth environment, and an opponent who can match you..." His eyes fell On Guang's body, after meeting Guang's line of sight, he smiled and didn't say any more.

He was tall, but his back was hunched, and his walking back made him look very lonely.

Watching him leave, Miss Shihe asked in a low voice: "Will he come again?"

Liang lowered his eyes: "I don't know."

It's like some kind of intuition.He faintly felt that Nakamura Shuji's arrival was not to play chess with him, but more like to confirm certain things.

After a moment of silence, he seemed to be thinking of something, and asked Miss Ichikawa, "Do you know what Nakamura and Shinto said?"

Shi He thought for a while, with a sorry expression on his face: "It is true that I said something, but it was too far away, so I couldn't hear it clearly."

"That's right." Liang thanked Miss Shihe, and when he walked back to his seat, he stopped suddenly, "If Shuji Nakamura comes again, please call me."

Although Shihe was puzzled, he still agreed.

On the way out of the clubhouse, Guang seemed to be thinking about something, surprisingly quiet.When we ate together in the nearby ramen shop, I didn't see how much he "thoughts" about ramen.

As if he was prepared in his heart, he walked into the subway station, and when he heard Guang said that he was going home to get some clothes, Liang Liang nodded and asked, "Are you coming back today?"

Without thinking, Guang said, "Yes. Yes."

And then no more words.As soon as I dodged, I saw light mixed into the flow of people on another subway line.

It seems that I have not been home for a long time.

The furnishings at home seemed to be covered with a layer of tulle, and they became strange.

Walked into the living room and shouted "I'm back" habitually, seeing Mitsuko walking out of the room after hearing the sound, wearing the same sweater and long skirt as in the dream, her naked body suddenly tensed up.

Looking up and down at her son, who is a god who never sees the end, Meijinzi has a look of disgust on her face: "Why didn't you say anything when you came back? Have you eaten yet?"

Just staring at Mitsuko, he replied dryly: "I've eaten." After a while, he explained, "I'll come back to get something."

As if she was familiar with the fact that her son "treats the house as a hotel" for a long time, Mitsuko waved her hand and didn't intend to talk to him anymore.

Just about to go back to the room, seeing the light still standing on the spot like a club, I couldn't help wondering: "What are you doing here? What do you want to take, take it quickly."

He just said "hmm", but he didn't intend to take any action.

Mitsuko had no choice but to turn back, her face was quite impatient: "Ah Guang, since you agreed, let's move."

Guang's throat moved, and finally said: "Mother..."

On weekdays, when I heard that "Mom" is long and "Mom" is short, regardless of whether she is big or small, when she suddenly heard her son call herself "Mom" in a serious manner, the first thought that came to Mitsuko's mind was: "What's the matter?" ? Did you get into trouble again?"

She was joking, but Guang's expression was frighteningly serious.

Even Mitsuko withdrew her smile, and her expression became serious: "What's the matter?"

Guang: "Is father at home?"

Mitsuko: "Not back yet."

Guang: "Are you...are you free now?"

Her son suddenly became so polite, Mitsuko felt inexplicably ups and downs.

Guang slightly curled up his hands hanging by his side: "I have something to tell you."