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Chapter 159 Playing Chess and the Final

When Higashino returned to the studio, Oda was there.

He and Tanaka were watching Sailor Moon.

After Oda successfully preached to Tanaka, he had a colleague, so he was very excited.

Tanaka said at the beginning: "The love in "Sailor Moon" is so beautiful, I am very jealous and sad when I look at it, I really can't watch it."

But in the end he was hooked.

Now that he looks excited, if a girl sees him, he will feel that the dead house is really disgusting.

Akemi Akimiya didn't care, she propped her chin and watched the TV with great interest.

Her dream is to become a manga artist, of course she likes this kind of work, and she also reads the booklet of "Sailor Moon" and learns Naoko Takeuchi's manga storyboard.

"Tori Akino teacher, welcome back." Seeing Higashi Higashino, Tanaka stood up and nodded in greeting.

"Well, I'm back." Higashino said.

The air conditioner was on in the room, he took off his coat, and then he told several people, "There will be guests in a while."

This was also the reason Higashino was in a hurry to go home.

Hearing these words, Tanaka stood up stiffly and opened his mouth.

After a while, he said: "I'll take my leave first, I'm bothering the teacher."

Higashino Hibiki didn't stop him, watching the fearful man leave.

Oda smacked his lips, feeling a little lonely about Tanaka's departure.

But he didn't care, and continued watching "Sailor Moon".

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Higashino went to open the door.

"Long time no see, Akino-kun!" the man greeted carelessly, "It feels like you have become stronger."

"I've been exercising recently," Higashino said with a smile, "Long time no see, Yamazaki [-]nd dan."

Akira Yamazaki's mouth narrowed, "Don't add the suffix Erduan..."

Recently, Odagiri, who just became a first-tier player in spring, has been promoted to a second-tier player.

He won all 8 games in the autumn big hands and games, and got the first-class evaluation. Recently, many people used this to make fun of Akira Yamazaki.

She has been a professional chess player for ten years, and she is only at the second dan, and the younger generation will surpass her.

Especially the audience of Akira Yamazaki, the letters submitted are always torturing her.

Said she was falling behind.

So when Akira Yamazaki heard the word Erduan, he was very conflicted.

Higashino snickered secretly, at the beginning Yamazaki Akira abused himself as a novice crazily, and Odagiri returned it, he had a sense of refreshment that his apprentice had avenged himself.

"Don't you wear your orange coat? And the long black hair is gone." Higashino looked at her white down jacket and the single ponytail hairstyle, and said with a little disappointment. It was obviously a very interesting look. .

"Don't talk if you can't speak," Akira Yamazaki gritted his teeth, "A lot of people say that I look like a pecan, damn it!"

Higashino smiled and said nothing more, Akira Yamazaki walked into the studio, greeted Akemi Akimiya, and looked at Oda.

"Oda-kun, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Yamazaki-san." Oda nodded.

At this time, the transformation of Sailor Moon began on TV.

Akira Yamazaki's expression was stiff, she curled her lips in disgust, "Looking at this kind of work only for children..."

"Sailor Moon" adults also like to watch," Oda retorted, "In order to protect the earth and thwart the ambitions of the dark empire, do you know how hard Sailor Moon worked!"

"Tut, tsk," Akira Yamazaki shook his head contemptuously, turned his head away, and ignored Oda.

Oda gritted his teeth angrily.

"I just had a rest today," Higashino said with itchy hands, "let's play a game of chess."

"Of course," Akira Yamazaki nodded.

Akemi Akimiya fetched the chessboard, placed it between the two, and then did not leave, sitting on her knees and watching quietly.

She watched Higashino Hibiki playing chess seriously, with a particularly charming look of thinking, and she forgot the time.

Not long after, Higashino Hibiki's expression became serious, his brows were tightly frowned, as if he was in trouble.

After another hour or so, Higashino put down the chess pieces, "I lost."

Akira Yamazaki's style has changed. In the past, he paid more attention to artistic conception and aesthetics, but now he is more pragmatic. Although the chess shape is not beautiful, the chess strength displayed has stepped up to a higher level.

"Oh." Akira Yamazaki was not very happy, but let out a long sigh.

"Sure enough." She shook her head and explained: "With the rise of China and South Korea, Japan is no longer an opponent. I also began to learn their style, gave up paying more attention to the soul of Go, and chose a rational way of playing."

Changing one's habits is a difficult thing to end.

Moreover, it is still a state that has been achieved through hard work and painstaking efforts, and it will be very unwilling.

Higashino Hibiki was silent. An amateur chess player like him really couldn't follow the most popular changes, and was abandoned by the times before he knew it.

Akemi Akimiya felt a little distressed, but she didn't say anything, and quietly stayed by his side.

"If you don't change, you will be eliminated. This is the case in any industry." After a long time, Higashino said.

The same is true for Go. In the future, chess players will have to rely on AI to learn Go.

"Yeah," Yamazaki nodded.

The room fell silent, and Higashino lost interest. He asked, "Miss Yamazaki, what's the matter? Please speak up."

Akira Yamazaki smiled embarrassingly, "I heard from chess player Odagiri, Mr. Akino Tori, there will be a short series of "Spirit of Chess"."

Her popularity has dropped sharply now, and the show is on the verge of being cut in half. If there is a short story about "Soul of Chess", then she can gain another wave of popularity.

Moreover, Akira Yamazaki likes "Soul of Chess" very much, and this work also has her hard work.

Higashino replied: "Of course, in terms of time, it should be at the beginning of next year."

"Is it so fast?" Akira Yamazaki was pleasantly surprised, "Then I will wait quietly."

She asked Higashino Hibiki: "Is it the story of Zuowei in the Heianjing period? Or the melee between China, Japan and South Korea?"

Higashino shook his head, "It's related to artificial intelligence. When Zuo Wei turned into Sai, the foreshadowing I planted was not taken back."

"That's it," Akira Yamazaki nodded ignorantly, "Do you need the support of the Chess Academy?"

Higashino refused: "Ai's method will be different from what it is now, I have to innovate."

Akira Yamazaki didn't understand. Can this kind of thing be innovative?Readers can accept it?
It is a big problem to damage the rigorous style of "Soul of Chess".

She suddenly became a little worried that Bird Qiuye would encounter Waterloo.

"For the future, let's see in the future." Higashino replied.

……

At eight o'clock in the morning, Yamamura Morimichi picked up Kikuchi Hidemi.

They have been watching basketball games together recently, and today is even more unmissable, the final in Tokyo is about to begin!

The test to determine the strongest team in Tokyo in the qualifiers will be held today.

and……

Kikuchi Hidemi said cheerfully, "I heard that Mr. Akino Tori will be there, so I'm so happy!"

Yamamura Shoudao agreed, "Yeah."

"Yamamura-san," Kikuchi Hidemi looked at him worriedly, "Did you not have a good rest recently, and your face looks scary?"

"Thank you for your concern, but it's okay," Shancun felt warm in his heart.

He has recently started drawing manuscripts.

Because he insisted on being the original artist, although the editor recognized his storyboards, he didn't think the artist in Yamamura could be qualified as a manga artist.

Shancun decided to show him that he, a genius, had worked hard for more than half a year.

So I worked harder at night, and it appeared to have a sudden death style.

"It's better to take a break and don't go to the game."

"Akino Akino is the guest today, haven't you been looking forward to it for a long time?"

"The two cannot be compared, of course your body is more important."

"No problem," Shancun said with joy in his heart, without showing any expression on his face, he nodded, "I'm used to it."

He used to have no ideas when writing novels, and he couldn't sleep all night, and he looked like this.

"That's the way it is in our business," he said.

Stopping Kikuchi Hidemi from continuing, Yamamura parked the car and led him to the gymnasium.

……

"Tori Akino-sensei, please excuse me."

The staff guided Higashino to sit down on the special guest seat next to the basketball court, "There is still 20 minutes to go on in the game, so I wasted your time."

"It's okay," Higashino replied, "you don't need to be so polite."

He arrived at the scene an hour ago, and after signing autographs for many people, the organizer explained the process and came here.

The staff apologized and left. Not long after, another tall man came in. He looked 190 centimeters tall, half a head taller than Higashino Hibiki.

Higashino stood up, and the other party shook hands with him enthusiastically: "You are Mr. Akino Bird. I have been looking forward to this meeting for a long time."

He introduced: "I am Takehiko Orime, a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyota Motor Team."

"Hello." Higashino shook hands with him, "Mirai Akino, manga artist."

This is one of Higashino's rare acquaintances. When I learned about it, it was 2020 when Orime Takehiko retired.

That's right, it's 2020. Orime Takehiko has been active in the basketball world until he was 49 years old, a living fossil figure.

With the heart of Mitsui Shou, he loves basketball and wants to play basketball.

"Thank you very much for making many young people fall in love with basketball." Orimo Takehiko said gratefully: "If this continues, there is no hope of defeating the Chinese basketball team!"

In [-], Chinese football was very strong, so "Captain Football World Youth Chapter" started with "the powerful Chinese team".

Basketball is even more powerful. In the Olympic Games of the same year, it entered the quarterfinals, which is undoubtedly the pinnacle of Asia.

Asian basketball teams all want to beat the Chinese basketball team.

"It will be very difficult, almost zero," Higashino said bluntly. As far as he knows, the Chinese men's basketball team has always been a powerful Asian team and is in the first echelon.

Japan is far behind.

"Of course I know." Orimo Takehiko smiled wryly, "But we still have to hope."

He didn't care about Higashino Hibiki's frankness, and after asking Higashino Hibiki for his signature, he sat down quietly.

After a while, the auditorium was already full of people, and the people on Higashino's side on the second floor leaned out and looked down, as if they were looking at a giant panda.

(End of this chapter)