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It takes less than two hours to fly from Japan to Incheon Airport, which is faster than taking the Shinkansen to Tokyo. Japan and South Korea are really close to each other.Even though it is so close, in the past ten months, Shindo has not been back once.

"Mr. She, the entry hall is on the first floor, just follow me!"

Walking in front of me now, the person who acts like a tour guide is Mr. Furusemura.

During the first Beidou Cup, he caused some unnecessary ups and downs because of his misunderstanding and talkativeness. However, the people in the Korean Chess Academy seem to appreciate him, so he is often sent to Korea for business trips. (Obviously Korean is still very broken...).It can only be said that the preferences of Koreans are really elusive.

This year's Samsung Cup, there are four Japanese representatives participating, Ogata Nine-Dan, Kurata Nine-Dan, Shirakawa Nine-Dan from Nippon Ki-in, and Otaru Nine-dan from Kansai Ki-in. They will not be present until the day after tomorrow because of their domestic rivalries.

Tomorrow's opening ceremony, the two of us will come to attend as special correspondents and as team leader.

Although the official matches of the top [-] and the top [-] will not start until after the day, we must first take care of the pre-match preparations.

"After walking out of this gate, there will be a lot of buses leading to various places waiting outside. We live in a hotel near the central square, so we take the bus towards the city──"

"Mr. Furosemura, yesterday I followed up with Fuji, and he said he would come to pick us up. Tell him to call him when we arrive, and he will come to us."

"That's it, then call quickly!" Mr. Furusura pointed to the public phone next to the service office.

"Hey, Shinto, we're here."

"I know, I saw you. 』

"Did you see us? Why didn't I see you?" I quickly glanced at the crowd of people coming and going in the hall, but none of them looked familiar.This guy has always been conspicuous, but he can't find him?

"Not on the right, I'm on the left of the hall!" 』

"Left? Is there?"

Hearing my reply, Mr. Furusemura also searched for it, and he also shook his head: "No."

"Are you two wearing eyes? ?Why did you turn your head away when you saw me? 』

"Who doesn't have eyes!? Could it be that I can't recognize your pudding head?? You late king! You must have not arrived yet, right!"

"Who is Pudding Head?You are the sea urchin head with albinism!What would you say if it appeared in front of you within five seconds? 』

"You can call me boss!"

"You're done. 』After speaking threateningly, this guy hung up on me.I looked around with my eyes wide open, and started counting down,

"[-]." None left or right,

"[-]." Not before and after,

"[-]." Nothing means nothing,

"[-]." There is not half a pudding head.

Just at this moment! !

"!? Society... Society... Society... Society... Society Lord!" Mr. Furosemura screamed, slapped my arm several times like a stroke, and pointed at the person in front of him on the right with a trembling index finger.

"....Wow──!?" This person... who is it? ?

"Call me Boss! Little brother! Mr. Furusomura, hello, long time no see!"

"Ah... ah." Mr. Furusemura, who hadn't recovered from his surprise, nodded with his mouth open as if his jaw was dislocated.

Standing in front of us was Shindo Hikari, wearing a black suit and black shirt with a tie missing and the top two buttons unbuttoned.Should this look be serious or casual?Very contradictory….

The hair feels shorter than before, this guy must have cut his hair, right?But that's beside the point.What surprised me the most is the biggest reason why Mr. Furusomura is still in a trance...,

nothing more than...,

This guy dyed his hair black! !

Not even a single blond hair, Shinto's entire head is black! !

A picture that I had never imagined before appeared in front of my eyes. Just think about my [-] years of life. Have you encountered anything that surprised me so much that I can’t say it?No….

No!This is definitely the first time! !

"Shinto!! Your hair??"

"Huh?" Shindo scratched his hair,

"This? Is it necessary to be so surprised? Xiuying didn't tell you?"

"Not at all!" That dead boy must be secretly snickering now.It's been so long to lay out this layout! !

"Really, it's just returning to the original hair color. What's the fuss? Let's go, the car is parked in the parking lot." Shinto smiled, picked up the luggage that Mr. Furusomura put on the ground, and went to the place on his own go forward.

This guy might have dyed his hair black and dressed differently than before, right?It feels much calmer and more stable.

I said Shinto Hikari, the golden bangs are your registered trademark!Who would recognize it like this?

Followed the footsteps and walked to this guy, but saw something unbelievable.

This guy wears a cross-shaped vine-shaped earring on his left ear, with a dark blue gemstone in the center of the earring.This is really... Should he be said to be mature, or rebellious?

"Shinto-kun, when did you dye your hair...?"

When I was at Nihon Ki-in, no matter what the people above said, Shindo said that he would come back without dyeing, and he would come back without dyeing.It seems that Mr. Furusemura has the same question as me.

"...The day you come to Korea, one hour before you go to the airport."

"Why? Are there any rules in the Korean Chess Academy?"

"How is it possible? Isn't Yong Xia also red-haired? In the Korean Chess Academy, strength is everything, and other conditions are secondary."

"Then why did you change your hair like this? Don't you really like the old hair?" If you dye your hair back, won't I be the only one who will be stared at in the future?You traitor!

I roared in my heart, but this guy Shindo just said lightly:

"I just don't want to be too conspicuous."

It is true that Shinto, who is all black, is not as instantly recognizable as he used to be when walking in the crowd, but such a change is really a big shock to those of us who have known him for several years.

To be honest, he is more dazzling with black hair than before.There is no reason to feel this way.

***

When we came to the parking lot, Shinto took out the key and pressed a button. A pearl white Hyundai sports car ahead flashed its lights and blinked at us...

"Shinto-kun, is this your car?"

Produced by Hyundai Motor, a sports car worth more than 200 million yen.This kind of luxury makes me dizzy!

"This week is."

"what?"

"How can this kind of high-end car driven by my son be mine? And it's pearl white? Disgusting. The car was bought by Gao Yongxia with his prize money from the National Cup. We played a game of chess a few days ago, and that guy lost. Hehe , so this car is mine this week.”

"Oh~."

It seems that Gao Yongxia doesn't know that Hikari Shinto's Go game is guaranteed to win every "gamble".I haven't seen him lose an unscrupulous bet with anyone.

Looking at the Maggies around him, as long as they heard Shinto Hikaru say the word "bet", they would definitely dismiss it without saying a word.Whether he can learn the lesson or not, he always jumps into that pit, and now Taya Ryo is probably the only one left.

Shinfuji opened the back compartment and put the luggage in the car. At this time, Mr. Furusomura patted me on the shoulder.

"Mr. She, give me the seat in front. I've never ridden a sports car before! So excited!!"

"Yes Yes."

If I can still be so childlike at the age of Mr. Furusemura, I will live a long life.

I haven't arrived at the destination after driving for an hour, but my feet are already numb. What kind of sports car?The seats in the back are not for people to sit at all! !Narrow as hell!Where are my feet stretched?I strongly suspect that I have been tricked by Furose Village! !

"How long has it been since Shinto-kun got his driver's license? It's driving well!" Mr. Furusura said with a smile,

"It must have been six months." Shindo turned on the turn signal, and changed lanes to pass a classic car driving in the fast lane.

"Are you not used to it? The driver's seat in Korea is the opposite of that in Japan, and the direction of travel is also different."

"Maybe I learned it here when I was studying? There is nothing unusual about it."

"Oh, then I might have to adapt again when I go back to Japan. It's quite troublesome."

"Hey, maybe."

Suddenly, Shindo's cell phone rang.

"Excuse me, I'll take a call." After greeting us, Shindo pressed the speakerphone switch,

"******"

"******"

"*******"

What are you talking about?Lililulu, I can't understand anything except the first sentence, which means "Yo Boxieyou".It was only at this time that I really felt that the boy Shinto had lived here for nearly a year, and he could speak Korean.

"********20**********"

"********"

Ah, it looks like it's over.

"Shinto, can you really speak Korean?"

"In order to live here, of course you have to learn a little bit. Mister Furusomura, please sit in the back later, I'll pick someone up."

"Oh? Korean friend?"

"Um."

After getting off the highway, about [-] minutes later, we came to a certain Christian church.Shinto parked the car in front of the steps at the door and asked us to wait in the car, but he got out of the car first, glanced at his watch, and walked up the steps.

Mr. Furosemura also got out of the car, moved the seat and sat in the back seat next to me.Alas, fate, it's even narrower now!

Mr. Furusemura, who was sitting in the seat, looked out the window and suddenly said, "Ewha Womans University?"

"Huh!?" Women's University?This is the university? ?That guy Shinto said the person he was going to pick up was a woman? ?

"Mr. She, how much do you know about Korean universities?"

"It's too late for me to learn about Japanese universities, so I went across the sea to learn about South Korea?"

"Then let me teach you a lesson! Ewha Womans University is one of the top ten first-class universities in South Korea. It is a private girls' school founded by the ancient Korean royal family. The point is, seven out of ten wives and daughters of political and business celebrities in South Korea They are all from this school. So the person who will appear in front of us will definitely not be easy!!"

Not long after, Shinto, who came down the stairs, was followed by a tall girl with black and smooth straight hair that reached her waist, who looked like a movie star, but exuded an elegant temperament.

A white long sweater, blue skinny jeans, and lightweight doll shoes.The dress is simple, but it still can't hide her natural beauty.

As Mr. Furosemura said, it really is not easy.

Hello, Shinto.I said who is this beautiful lady with extraordinary temperament?

"********?"

Walking near the car, the girl seemed a little surprised when she saw us sitting in the car. She didn't know what to ask Shinto, so Shinto answered her:

"********"

The girl seemed a little embarrassed after listening to it, she nodded to us, and smiled slightly, two small dimples appeared on her reddish cheeks, uh..., she looks a bit like an iceberg beauty when she is not smiling, I didn't expect her smile to be so cute!

"**! *******************"

After that, she seemed to be apologizing to Shinto, and I vaguely heard "I'm sorry" in Korean in that string of words.

"**********"

Shindo didn't know what to answer, but just smiled, probably telling her that it's okay?

"*****"

"****"

Afterwards, Shindo opened the door of the passenger seat, as if he was asking the girl to get in the car, right?When the girl was about to lower her head and get into the car, Shinto put her hand on the door frame of the car, making sure the girl was seated before closing the door.

"Min'er, Korean is banned now, did you hear me?"

"Oh, I see!"

Shinto said this to the girl before closing the car door.

Oh, it turns out that this beautiful girl is called Min'er! ㄟ?She is speaking Japanese?

"Hi, my name is Sin Min Ah. I'm Mr. Guang's friend. I'm studying advertising marketing at Ewha Womans University. Please give me your advice!"

oh! !I speak Japanese! !And the pronunciation is very beautiful and standard!

"Ms. Shen, hello, I'm Furusura; this is Shisha, please give me your advice!" Mr. Furusura extended his hand to shake Shen Min'er's hand.Shin Miner also smiled generously and shook Mr. Furusemura's hand back.

Hello!Why are you helping me introduce myself?Also take the initiative to reach out and shake hands with others! ?You guys have been playing pigs and tigers all day today?Damn it!

"I remember that Mr. Furusomura is the special correspondent of this year's Samsung Cup, right? Mr. Sha is the head of the Japanese representative. Nice to meet you!"

ㄟ?Does this girl know about the Samsung Cup?Did Shinto tell her?

Shindo got into the car and said to Miss Shen,

"Min'er, I'll take them to the hotel first and then send you back. Is that ok?"

"Well, it's okay."

"Seat belt." Shindo pointed to the seat belt next to the car door, probably to remind Shin Miner to fasten the seat belt, right?Unexpectedly, after Shin Miner pulled out the seat belt, Shindo took the belt very naturally and helped her fasten the seat belt.Then he fastened his seat belt, pulled on the handbrake and started the car.

This... from just now to now, his service is too good, right?Later, I must torture this guy Shinto!

"Miss Shin followed up with Fuji-kun is..."

Ah, the man next to me lost his composure.It's so straightforward to ask a question!

"Yes?" Ms. Shin didn't know what Mr. Furosemura meant, so she asked Furosemura instead.

"It's a friend." Shindo, who was concentrating on driving the car, answered without haste,

"Oh, I'm asking this, um, Mr. Hikaru and I are friends."

"Is that so? But just now, Shinto-kun seemed to be quite attentive. He helped open the door, protected Miss Shen's head from hitting the door frame, and helped put on her seat belt? It's so kind to Miss Shen Just now I buckled my seat belt myself!"

oh! !As expected of a reporter, the questions he asked were all to the point, and they were very sharp!Not bad!

"That's because you don't know where this guy came from. She hit her head three times just sitting in this seat, because the car is too small and the roof is too low."

When encountering a red light, Shindo stepped on the brake slowly, turned his head and said to us,

"Before meeting me, Xiuying and the others, she had never even sat in the passenger seat and hadn't buckled up her seat belt. The reason why she asked me to pick her up today was because her driver couldn't come because of a traffic jam, and Yongxia's car was It just happened to be in my hands. I'm only a coachman at best."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and paid attention to the traffic lights ahead.

"Hehe, I'm sorry. However, I asked you to pick me up because I knew the car was in the hands of Mr. Guang! Mr. Yongxia is too bad-hearted, he will only laugh at me when I hit my head, and he drives super fast; Mr. Xiuying is a mother-in-law who always loves to preach, and drives very slowly. Mr. Guang just got better, and you are half of the sum of the two of them! Ideal!"

"Oh, thank you very much for your appreciation, Miss, for hiring me to be your driver for a day."

"You're welcome, I will hire you again next time I have a chance!"

"Tsk."

"Miss Shin also knows Gao Yongxia and Xiuying?"

This kind of interaction really doesn't look like Shinto's girlfriend.

"Well, my father is a Go fan, so we have been in contact with each other before. Thanks to them, I got to know Mr. Guang."

"That's it." Now I understand.

Mr. Furusemura folded his arms, shook his head and sighed.

"Speaking of which, it would be a pity if it wasn't Shinto-kun's girlfriend. I thought the double arrows of Nippon Kiin had a girlfriend by such a coincidence!"

"All"?

"That guy Taya Ryo has a girlfriend?" My jaw couldn't close this time, it was like a bolt from the blue! !

"ㄟ? Haven't you heard of it? Society. I heard that it's a young lady who works in a TV station. She looks so pretty! I saw Taya Ryo go to dinner with that lady, and they seemed to have a good chat. look."

"yes?"

According to past experience, what Mr. Furusemura said must be discounted before listening. There must be a lot of information that is embellished or even completely opposite.

However..., the name Taya Ryo has not been associated with any woman of the same generation so far.This is probably the first time, right?

This incident surprised me as much as Shindo's hair dyed black!Heh, what day is it today?

"Mr. Guang, the light is green!" Ms. Shen pushed the arm on the steering wheel,

"... Oh, I'm sorry." Shindo recovered his senses and let go of the brakes, disengaged the clutch, and shifted forward.