[bright] time

(light side)

I have one of the most hated movies,

What is adapted from the true story of a genius mathematician,

A masterpiece that won several awards,

unexpected ending,

...After the movie finished...all I had left in my head was the anger that I had nowhere to vent.

Why do those guys have to be classified as hallucinations?

Why can only be schizophrenia?

Why deny the existence of those guys by people who can't see them?

Why can't it really exist....

Just because "it can't be proven".

"The human brain is an extremely complex system, and the split personality may have memories and abilities completely different from those of the person involved. 』

"The phenomenon of split personality is generally more likely to occur in adolescent girls and boys.During this period, people often have questions about "who am I", "what am I" or even "am I myself?" This is the period of confusion of self-identity. 』

"After going through this chaotic period, as people grow older, their self-identity will become stronger and stronger.When the personality is no longer divided and formally accommodated in one head, the unstable teenager will be transformed into a stable and mature adult. 』

"If the phenomenon of personality disorder is severe enough to affect daily life or develop into long-term symptoms, it will be defined as a mental illness. 』

... Listen, my heart froze instantly as if it had been dug out and thrown into an ice cellar at minus [-] degrees.

No.

Zuo Wei is not a phantom, not another personality I created,

Zuo Wei is not myself, Zuo Wei is himself, he has his own consciousness and personality.

He lived, lived thousands of years ago, he existed, in the form of a ghost.

Everything is reality, but... the only one who can see him is me,... only me.

It doesn't matter if you are schizophrenic or neurotic. I absolutely don't deny the existence of Zuowei.But at the same time as I firmly believed, in a certain corner of my heart, I was always afraid...

『Has the dirt attached to your body been removed? 』

When Mr. Kuwahara asked me that, I was really angry,

But at the same time, there's a sense of... the joy of being recognized.

Finally someone noticed Zuo Wei,

...not chess, but Zuowei itself.

Think about it, if it weren't for this sense of approval, I might not agree to renew the appointment when Mrs. Mudan called.

Play chess with me, give me the key to the library, give me advice, give me a hand when I am in a dilemma, of course it is these times, but in fact... as early as when the teacher asked me about Zuo Wei with malicious intentions,

I have always been very grateful to him.

***

(Kuwabara side)

The spring rain as thin as a cow's hair floats outside the window,

Sitting on the hospital bed, the old man touched the chessboard with a hand in his hand.The boy picked up the white chess piece and pressed it on the position of the old man's finger, clenched his right fist habitually, as if he was holding a bat fan in his hand, thinking about his next move.Not long after, Chang picked up the sunspot and planned to press it on the plate.

The whole process is very familiar, and this kind of familiarity is by no means learned from the old man's two weeks of playing games.

Hee, this kid who deals with ghosts.

"Shinto boy. I hate you very much."

The chess piece in his hand fell back into the chess jar, the kid raised his head and glanced at the old man, as if he thought he heard it wrong,

"..., an off-board battle?"

"It's really annoying." repeated.

A deeply shocked face, like a deflated balloon,

"That's really... I didn't expect it." But it was still a pity,

"...Really...I didn't expect that."

"When did the old man say that he liked you kid?"

"But I didn't say I hated it so clearly."

"Hee~. Look at your face now. It seems that someone has already started to create a god. The old man's god ancestor card is quite fast, Shinto boy."

Click on the chessboard.

The kid looked puzzled, but he still put the white piece on the chessboard.

"Human memory is very unreliable. Especially the memory of the dead will always be overly beautified.

When quarreling, one clearly hates the other party to the point of death, so how can everything be forgiven once one dies?

The old man with a harsh and poisonous tongue has become an amiable mentor?

The ghost full of resentment turned into an open-minded Buddha and fairy?

Don't be silly, we are all "human beings", and death only cuts off the time for people to pursue emotions and desires, and greed will not be sublimated. "

Looking at the chessboard, he didn't even lift his eyes, without wavering, as if he was concentrating on the chessboard.Damn boy, he pretends to be autistic whenever he talks about a topic he doesn't want to hear.

What on earth does this kid owe that ghost that he can't say anything bad?laugh.

"The old man is dying."

But the old man has self-confidence, and the boy is definitely listening to me, a dying man.

Thanks to some ghost.

"But lying in the hospital bed all day is not idle. There are so many things on my mind.

Now, boy.

You said, as a chess player who knows that his days are not long, what is he thinking in his heart when he plays a game of chess that looks like a countdown? "

The kid gave up and didn't answer, so the old man had to answer on his behalf.

Pointing at the boy's face with the unquestioned person on his hand, "Why does this person in front of me have more time than me?"

『Why was it me who got the future taken away, not him? 』… Full of jealousy and resentment, this is what I think now. "

After clicking on the chessboard, the old man continued,

"No matter how long you have lived, like the old man, even hundreds of years or thousands of years? It is impossible to have a day of satisfaction. The more obsessed a chess player is at the moment before his death, the more he only thinks about...

"Play more chess".

Let me tell you kid, people like chess players have a bad heart.As long as you can play chess, you can ignore everything.

…Selfish, self-willed, and sometimes have the consciousness of disregarding human life.This kind of talent is qualified to become a "chess player" who pursues the hand of God.

During the war, chess players are granted the right to be exempted from military service, have you heard of it, kid? "

"... Hmm." I fell silent.

"Hee hee, what do you want to play chess after you've lost your life? Do you see how selfish this kind of person is? Defending the orthodoxy is an excuse, but wanting to play more chess is the truth. Hee, I'm just one of them.

A person who decides to withdraw from the chess world without authorization, and goes overseas without leaving his family; a person who wants to play chess with Sai after trying all kinds of methods; It must be clearer than the old man.

...These people who only think about their own Go, selfish, self-willed, ...but they are all "go players".

The kid didn't give up too much, the first Beidou Cup ignored public outrage and insisted on playing against the surname Gao, right?Hee~, from that moment on, you have also been officially promoted to "Chess Player". ...selfish, self-willed, and sometimes disregarding human life.

Hee~, but this is "chess player".

You want a hand of God, don't you?kid. "

"want to."

"Then don't regret becoming a 'chess player'."

Looking at the chessboard, the old man seemed to be powerless.

"I lost. It doesn't matter if I fought another off-board battle. You've grown up, Shinto boy."

"Every time I come, there are different lessons. How can I do it if I don't train my nerves a little bit more. Thank you for your advice." I took the chess pieces away, and as usual, the self-criticism between the old man and the boy didn't hold.

"Boy, don't come tomorrow. I haven't left so early."

The boy has been coming here very frequently recently, as if the old man will return to the west at any time, and it is too late for him to see him for the last time.

"..." Covered the chess jar, "I will come before departure tomorrow, and I will come after the chess game the day after tomorrow. Mito will arrive in an hour and a half, very close."

Hee~ If you don't listen to it, you don't listen to it...

"Boy, you are not allowed to sit in the disciple seat in the farewell ceremony. When you die, you will jump out of the coffin and beat you.

The old man ordered his disciples to warn you not to listen to the old man's words. "

"...It was just an accident. Masayuki-san's death has nothing to do with the teacher. It's just that the time has come. The fate has come."

"Tell it to yourself, kid." It's not just you, I also have restricted areas where no one is allowed to step in.

He lowered his head and stopped talking.Hee~ A certain ghost really works.

"Of course I know this kind of thing. But I'm the last person who can't say that. ... Sensei himself, too?"

That's it.

The whole world can acquit the old body, but the old body cannot acquit oneself.Once the sentence is passed, the bone-piercing "lesson" at that time will undoubtedly be in vain.

"...I'm not the kind of good person my teacher thinks. Regret...only at the beginning. Now I don't regret being a "chess player" at all..., and then I'm afraid of myself like this."

Time is a friend, and it can heal pain; time is an enemy, and it will make people forget the past that they don't want to forget.

"The teacher has too much prejudice against that guy, he is really innocent.

Although considering how much he likes Go, maybe he really hated me before disappearing... and hated that I had more time, but I believe he also has the feeling of not wanting to leave.

Because I was the same at the time, I wanted to play my own chess, but at the same time I didn't want him to leave. "

Pulled an ugly smile,

"Hey...I really hate mentioning him to the teacher. No matter how much I say, the teacher won't be on that guy's side."

"Then don't come. The boy is not a disciple, and I don't have any last words for you. Hee-"

"….I gotta go."

"Boy. For the sixth battle the day after tomorrow, go all out. I won't die for the time being. I still want to enjoy the cherry blossoms."

"...Understood. I will ask the doctor."

The boy stood up and put away the chessboard, moved the tables and chairs back to their original positions, and bowed and nodded to the old man. He would do this every time he left recently.Hee, I don't know what I'm thanking my old man for.

"Boy. I really hate you."

"... Tsk! So what!?" This time there was no shocked face, but it was obviously impatient.

"This is the first time I die."

"Do normal people die twice!?"

How dare you talk back?Back to the old body standing so far away! ?I've expected this day, hee-

The stretched one with telescopic function does not ask someone to hit the kid on the head.

"──Pain!"

"Shut up and listen, old man!"

"Tsk..."

"It's my first time dying. I really didn't know that I had to see so many funeral-like faces before I died. Didn't anyone think that we should happily send people who are dying of life for a ride!?"

"..., I don't know what about the teachers who can line up from the front door of the hospital to the back door of the hospital. At least I can't laugh."

"That's why I hate you."

"Old monster! Enough is enough!!"

Hee hee~ If you go to that world, you won't have a chance to play tricks on this kid, so you have to save some more books now.

***

(light side)

The old monster... really wants to drive me into a nervous breakdown, isn't it?

Walking to the underground parking lot, I found a red Porsche among the many cars. The familiar license plate proved that this car really belonged to Mr. Ogata.

After Mr. Kuwahara was hospitalized, as long as the place of work was in the Kanto area, I came almost every day.And Mr. Ogata seems to be the same.The difference is that I came to see the teacher, and he seemed to come to see Mrs. Peony.

Mrs. Kuwahara has only one daughter, Mrs. Peony. The children and grandchildren of the teacher’s elder brother seem to come occasionally, but basically everything around the teacher is taken care of by Mrs. Peony.

I once volunteered to tell my wife that if there is anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask her.But of course it was declined.

For him, as long as I occasionally come to play chess with the teacher and let him play tricks on the old man, it is the greatest help.She didn't seem to want the "little kids" to worry about such things.

How about Mr. Ogata?Maybe he, who was regarded as a "child" like me, was also declined?So he chose to stay by Madam's side without saying a word.

Recently, almost everyone I met would tell me to "take care of yourself". Although the master-student relationship between me and Mr. Kuwahara is not established, it seems to be not the case in the eyes of others.

Can't compare with close relatives, as a disciple who is not a disciple... I actually think it's a bit difficult.

In particular, the same way of playing chess...reminds me of many things from the past.

At times like this,...actually, I really hope that guy can stay by my side, I really need him.

But now I seem to have lost the position to say these words.

I don't know why Taya showed such an angry and sad expression.

It must have something to do with what I said, right?

I'm a very unexplainable person,

Especially when there are blind spots in your head that you can't clarify or things you want to hide.

Keeping silent, talking about him from left to right, and thinking about it after some time, is my usual practice.

It's just Zuo Wei's thing, I can't seem to figure it out no matter how many years I spend.Am I too stupid?

The truth that Zuo Wei is a ghost... I don't want him to know anyway.I can't think about it?

So unforgivable...the person who denies the existence of Zuowei....

...After all, he doesn't believe in such things at all.

At that time, I was [-] years old and had just turned [-] month.

That day, Mr. Ashihara brought two movie tickets to the chess club opened by Taya’s family.

『Shinto, here are two tickets, I'll give them to you, see if you want to invite a friend or a girlfriend, it's up to you, and let them disappear before my eyes. 』

"Why is it so dark? 』

"Didn't Mr. Ashihara say that he would go to the movies with Ms. Ichikawa today?" 』

"...Her mother suddenly jumped up and asked her to go back...Alas~... 』

"Wow, that's really sad.what movie?Is it interesting? 』

"Tell a story about a mathematician.But it doesn't seem so simple.I heard there will be three ghosts or something. 』

"oh?That this is interesting!Mr. Ashihara, you don't think it's a horror movie, so you want to take Miss Ichikawa to see it, right?hehe~』

"no.This is not a horror movie.I heard that it is full of depth, but it seems to have an adventurous plot.Anyway, very rich. 』

"That's it. ...then I'll accept Luo. ㄟ...The show starts in one hour.Taya!go together? 』

"...I'm not interested in this kind of weirdness. 』

"You guys are really rigid.Didn't Mr. Ashihara also say that this is a movie with depth and rich content?Just right for you to see! 』

"yes.Liang, why don't you go and have a look?There seems to be some psychological things in it.You should be interested. 』

"It really has everything.But Taya, are you actually interested in psychology?Let me tell you, the human heart is not something you can understand by reading those psychology books, you have to experience it yourself and get along with it yourself! 』

"It has nothing to do with you! 』

"Okay, okay~, let me, friend No. [-], accompany you to date and date!"Let's go then, Mr. Ashihara, thanks for the ticket! 』

That day, Taya and I went to see the movie "Beautiful Realm". This was the first movie we went to see, and it was the only one so far.

"Have you ever thought that those three might really be ghosts? 』

Out of the cinema, I asked.

Then he talked about a bunch of complicated psychological theories.

"So if I told you that the reason why I was able to beat you in the past was because of a ghost, you wouldn't believe it? 』

At that time, I was very unhappy.Without warning, the words slipped from my mouth.

"I don't like this kind of joke. 』Stern expression.

"ah.I know.Ah~, what a boring person. 』

That day, it was all over.

To Taya at that time, I was just a dick and a slapstick, and I didn't know how to speak, which always made him elusive.That's why he intuited that I was joking, right?

To be honest, I was hurt by not being trusted by him.In his eyes, am I really such a fool?

Anyway, I didn't plan to tell him at that time, so let's forget about the topic, and I didn't want to seek his understanding.I don't hate Taya's rigidity, and I don't want to force him to change to match me.

But when it comes to Zuowei... I will have uncontrollable anger.

Yet our relationship, as it has evolved to this day,

If I say the same thing again...he won't think I'm fooling around, right?

But such a change makes no difference.

Lately I've noticed that when I say it, the guy believes it.He seemed to be able to tell when I was joking and when I was serious.

"Zoe is a ghost."

Now that I say it, he will believe it.Because he believed in "I".

I want him to believe Zuo Wei, not me.

Don't just believe.

I want him to know, I want him to feel it, maybe even see it. ...Very unreasonable request.

But if possible, I really want Taya to meet the real Saori... and let them get to know each other.

Both of them are irreplaceable to me in different senses.

***

After driving the car and returning home, the moment I opened the door, I realized that I had dried my clothes in the morning.

I ran to the house and opened the curtains, only to find that there was nothing on the hangers outside.

Was it stolen? ...my boxers.

Looking around the room, all the chess books on the floor before going out were folded and put on the table, all the books were put back in their original places, and the dishes in the sink that were almost full were washed clean and put on the table. to dry on a dish rack,

The wooden floor underfoot is still a little shiny.

When there is an important chess game, mess is synonymous with my house.The fact that I do laundry on a whim today is actually because I almost have no underwear to wear.

The guy who knows my habits well sometimes comes to help me clean up, just like I help him cook when he has an important chess game.We are complementary in this respect.

The bad news of Mr. Kuwahara’s hospitalization and the Seventh Battle of Honinbo hit me almost at the same time, which kept me so busy that I had to remind myself to breathe.The body is not busy, except chess games and other work, the chess academy helped me push everything that can be pushed, but the head is very busy, there are always things to think about.

The sixth game is the day after tomorrow,... My current record is three wins and two losses.If the battle the day after tomorrow can take the burden off Bai Xing's body, maybe it can be reduced by half.

Otherwise, if this continues, I really don't know when I will go crazy.After winning Honinbo, I will make other plans. I am holding this idea now.

But I can't help but think about how to explain Zuo's matter to Taya, and I can't calm down when I think of his face that day.

He touched his pocket, took out a lighter and cigarette, went to sit on a chair on the balcony, lit a cigarette, and performed the daily routine that paralyzed his nerves.

I've quit this thing for about four years?I didn't expect that there would be a day when I would return to my old business.

"Don't blame others for your addiction.Do you want to use cigarettes to relieve your sorrow when you are depressed?This is what the mentally weak will do!Let me tell you, even if one day you tell me that you have lung cancer, I will not shed half a tear for you.Or do you want to use sympathy to force me to say the "answer" you want to hear?Do not joke! 』

The few months before leaving Japan should be the most depraved time in my life, with racing cars, alcohol and tobacco, and women.These things seem to be particularly easy to paralyze people's nerves.

But in order to continue to play chess "normally", I didn't have that kind of strength if I didn't touch these things at the time.

I was caught smoking by Taya on the roof of the chess academy.My opponent against Yi that day was him.I have always been careful not to show my absurd side in front of people and things related to Go, because Go was the only part of me that could be called salvation at that time, and I didn't want to tarnish it.

But that day, I really stretched to the limit.

As a result, he was scolded severely.

Self-defeating is because I am too weak, I have the freedom to confess, and he also has the freedom to refuse.

But..., seeing that the person rejected by you is lying on the ground with serious injuries, would you still kick him into the abyss of eternal darkness?

That person is still his friend, it's really thanks to him to do such a severe thing...

I don't think my smoking addiction is comparable to that of Ogata-sensei, otherwise it would be impossible for Taya not to notice it just because of the distance in the game. ...Lung cancer or something, this conclusion is too fast, I have never heard him scold Mr. Ogata or those Ojisan in his chess academy.

Ah..., it is because of me that he is so angry.

Looking at the lit cigarette butt, red sparks are burning on the tobacco and white wrapping paper,

From a distance, it seems that there is no change, but when you take a closer look, you will find that it is actually burning fiercely and passionately, with small sparks attached to the curled tobacco strands.

After shaking off the cooled ashes, the hidden sparks danced violently, emitting a hot and dazzling red.

When you can't resist the temptation, you move to your mouth and kiss, the rich nicotine wraps around your lungs and then spits out your nose,... it's addictive.in terms of sight and taste.

At that time, I thought Taya was very similar to cigarettes.

If you tell him that I started smoking because cigarettes are as intense and addictive as you are, I will definitely be scolded by him again, right?

I looked at the half-smoked cigarette in my hand, half of which was still used for reading, what a waste.

But turn it off anyway.

I'm sorry, the deity said I hate it, but I can't help it.

Throw it into the box that I have used to shake the ash and throw the cigarette butts these days, cover it well, and then secretly take it away later.

Walked into the room, took the clothes and wanted to take a shower.

But I saw a post-it note on the door, with the words "Honinbo cheering for me" written on it.

Looking at the clear handwriting, the tone is still not cute at all.But thinking of all that guy did for me,

I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he hasn't thrown it away like a rag.

After that, we hardly spoke. We met a few times, but it was not an occasion where we could talk.

Calls keep ringing and going to voicemail, obviously just not answering my calls.

Seeing that I have lost two games in a row recently, maybe I am afraid that continuing like this will affect me?So keep this.Usually he rarely said such things, it seems that I made him worry.

…Just knowing that he is still willing to care about me, the depressed mood has been reduced by half.

It seems that my "Taya Ryo's Dependency" has entered the final stage.

bloom

(bright side)

Leaving the meeting room in the Saitama Civic Hall, I walked into the lounge prepared by the staff, sat on a chair, took a sip of mineral water, and opened my pocketbook.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and it was Mr. Bai Chuan who walked in.Today's meeting we were assigned to the same lounge.This prefectural go conference is divided into two parts. I am in charge of guiding the four-faced chess, and other chess players will conduct one-on-one instruction in the audience. Mr. Shirakawa is in charge of the entire activity today.

"Oh? Is Taya-kun still alive?"

"Thank you, Mr. Bai Chuan." Standing up from my seat, I nodded.

Mr. Bai Chuan smiled wearily,

"I'm sorry, Taya-kun, there were too many people participating, so I added two more four-sided chess games, thank you for your hard work. But the tournament is over, isn't Taya-kun going back?"

"I want to stay for a while before going back. Is this place going to be closed?"

"No, the staff are still tidying up the conference room..." Bai Chuan put on his coat and thought for a while,

"By the way, there is a junior college nearby, and there are quite a few junior college students in the venue too?...Taya-kun wants to avoid them?"

I smiled wryly, not knowing how to answer.

"Young Master Go's unknown troubles, hehe. Shall I give you a ride?"

"Huh? Don't bother! I heard Mr. Shirakawa's hometown is in Saitama City? I'll just take the tram back later."

"In my opinion, it will take an hour or two for the crowd to disperse. Otherwise, we will drive you to the next station? You don't have to worry there, and I just happened to be on the way."

Unable to accept the kindness, he had no choice but to take Mr. Shirakawa's car, leave the Civic Hall behind, and leave for Xinduxin Station.

"Next month, I see that Taya-kun's troubles will increase again. The earliest chess player in Japanese history to reach [-] victories is earlier than Taya-sensei?"

"My father started playing chess later than me, and I have a better environment."

"Hmm..., this is indeed hard to deny. My father is a chess player, and the family runs a chess club. It seems natural that I have been exposed to it. However, Taya-kun, Morishita-sensei and other teachers' children also have this environment, but there are not many of them. Has the idea of ​​becoming a chess player, let alone surpassing his father.

You are talented and born into a family that can display your talents. If there is a Go God in this world, he should have high expectations for you, right?This sentence is what Morishita-sensei said when he was drunk.I think the teacher must be very envious of Mr. Taya having such a son. "

"Oh...so that's how it is." Mr. Morishita and his father were at the same time, and they had known each other since they were college students.When my father came back to Japan, they seemed to go drinking occasionally besides playing chess.During my father's absence in Japan, when I met Sensei Morishita at the chess academy, he would sometimes take the initiative to ask me how I was doing.

"I heard that Shirakawa-sensei's son is also interested in Go, isn't it?"

"Oh, hehe, yes. I am five years old now, and I seem to like Go a little more than sports video games." Mentioning his own child, Mr. Bai Chuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said,

"However, should it be traced back to the bloodline? This makes me feel more complicated. Hehe, if I am more uplifting as a father, maybe I can make him more proud? I don't know where his possibility is. Now I just hug him. The idea of ​​letting him try if he likes it.”

Mr. Bai Chuan's tone was very calm, without loss or dissatisfaction, as if he was just talking about the weather.But I just don't like the idea of ​​connecting talent at chess with blood.Although as far as the facts are concerned, this kind of statement is the most unconvincing for me.

"I don't think heredity is absolute. Otherwise, Shinto wouldn't be able to..."

I am speaking my opinion as before, citing examples that I think are most appropriate.Then he couldn't help but stop talking halfway through.Shinto's name is like a switch, and when I flip it, I can't help but think of what happened a few weeks ago.

"Ah, that's right. Shinto-kun is really out of line. The first time I saw him was in my Go classroom, I thought this kid was weird. He wasn't forced by his parents, but I didn't think he was interested in Go at all. , Not long after I came here, I was kicked out because of mischief. I really didn’t expect him to become a student and go to the seminar of Mr. Morishita, let alone the current record. Haha~ It’s like a different person.”

"Mr. Shirakawa, did you know Shindo before you were a student?"

"Didn't you hear what Shinto said? Yes, haha, at that time because of his prank, a student wearing a wig was secretly exposed. A girl named Akira Fujisaki came with him, and she got on well with the students in the classroom.”

"...Is Fujisaki-san the only one going with him?"

"Huh? I remember just the two of them. The moment the wig flew up was full of shock, hehe, it was unforgettable in a certain way."

"Is that so..."

Shinto said that he started playing chess because of Sai, and said that they have been together every day since then...So Ms. Fujisaki must know Sai too. What kind of person is sai? If you ask her, she may know, but... how much will she know?

After arriving at the station, I thanked Mr. Shirakawa, and I boarded the Keihin Tohoku Line and headed towards Tokyo.

Standing by the door and following the swaying tram, I remembered a thing from a long time ago.

***

That day, I was sitting in the chess club and playing chess as usual, not deliberately waiting for Shinto to come, but I would be very happy if he came.

A few days ago, because of Mr. Ashihara's ticket, I went to see a movie with Fuji, and now that I think about it, that seems to be the only time.After watching the movie, I went to the fast food restaurant to have something to eat. While chatting, Shindo suddenly said that he was bored and left first, feeling as if he was angry.

"Morning, everyone. Taya, I'm here." Opening the door of the chess club, Shinto handed the bag to Miss Ichikawa, and walked towards me.Everything was business as usual, so we played against each other.

The chess game was over, and not long after we entered the review time, we started quarreling again.

"So it's just practice! What's the point of playing more moves that are different from the usual moves!"

"It's because you have this kind of thinking that you will lose me in this game of chess! Look at your hand, what kind of chess is you playing? You dare to use something that you haven't studied successfully to play with me! What is this nonsense! ?”

"Research! Of course there will inevitably be times of failure! Why are you so fierce? Now that I have played with you, I know where the flaws are and where I need to improve. I can do better next time? This is called trial and error! You bastard I always hate losing so much, I have to win everything, sometimes I learn more from losing chess than winning chess!"

"I just don't want to lose you! I don't want to lose even if I'm practicing! Even if there's a new chess move I want to try, I'll simulate it several times before using it! Unlike you! So casual!"

"How slow is the simulation by one person? If you try it directly in actual combat like me, you can know the problem immediately. How fast? It's a pity not to make more use of such a good opponent like you!?"

"A good opponent? You didn't say such a thing!! What right do you have to say such a thing!?"

"Hey, who the hell is always going around saying that Shinto is my opponent who will never lose to him!? It's you! Use this mouth!"

"That's right... I said it! But you have no right to say it!!"

"Ah~!? What are you talking about!? You said that I am a good opponent, why can't I say that you are my good opponent!? Are you an idiot??"

I slapped the table hard, like some kind of signal, and the people sitting nearby silently moved the chessboard further away.

"Idiot?...The idiot is you!! Let me ask you, [-]+[-]=[-], so [-] must be equal to [-]+[-]!?"

"What are you talking about?? Why are you talking about math at this time!?"

"Listen to me! No! Maybe [-] + [-], maybe [-] + [-], so you can still say that you are my good opponent!?"

"You guys are really infuriating! Compared with mathematics, isn't it? I can also tell you that the answer is [-]+[-], [-]+[-], [-]+[-], what!? Even more More answers? I can say more! Today I will fight with you, a self-righteous top student!"

"Idiot! I'm not going to talk about math!"

"Who knows what you're going to say!?"

Just when we were arguing, someone suddenly interrupted,

"Ryo, Shinto-kun! Please take a break. You have guests, Shinto-kun~."

It was Miss Shihe who spoke, with a smile on her face.Standing behind Ms. Ichikawa is Ms. Fujisaki in her school uniform.

"Xiao Ming? Why are you here?"

"I sent an email and Hikari didn't reply to me. Aunt Mitsuko said that she would go out with Hikari's grandparents today, so my mother asked you to come to my house for dinner."

"That's right?...Then I'll just eat outside."

"...But my mother has already cooked it."

Scratching his head, "...um... alright. But just this time, so suddenly."

Shinto pulled a chair for Ms. Fujisaki to sit at the table,

"Wait here for a moment, the review is almost over."

"Yeah!" Ms. Fujisaki nodded to me with a joyful smile, "I'm sorry to bother you, Taya-kun."

I shook my head.

In this way, we began to review the second half of the game. Maybe Ms. Fujisaki's joining made the atmosphere different. I no longer targeted Shinto, and Shinto no longer contradicted me. During the review, everything was peaceful.

"Thank you for your advice."

Separate the black and white chess pieces and put them into their respective chess jars.

At this time, Shindo's cell phone vibrated two or three times suddenly, as if there was an email, he opened it with one hand and looked at it, "I'll reply to the email."

As he said that, he stopped his hand to collect Go, and sat in the seat next to him to answer emails, not knowing what he was typing.

Seeing Shinto's face answering the email, Ms. Fujisaki's expression suddenly felt a little lost, and she forced a smile and said to me,

"Shall I help you collect it?"

"thanks."

"But I didn't expect Go to last so long." Ms. Fujisaki said feelingly,

"Did you know, Taya-kun?