Chess Soul's childhood sweetheart

Chapter 8 Go Tournament
The venue of the 19th Junior Go Tournament at Nippon Kiin Kaikan
As soon as he walked into the venue, he was frightened by the huge crowds here. Hikari Shinto sighed: "There are so many children playing Go, and there are children younger than me. Zuowei, it's amazing, and they are all very serious. "

Shinto Hikaru came to the Qiyuan Guild Hall wearing a sports top and shorts, and carrying a satchel.

When we arrived, the competition had already started in batches, and there were still children signing up at the reception desk, as well as parents encouraging their children and children with serious faces everywhere.

"It's amazing," Zuo Wei looked around, feeling sincerely, "1000 years ago, my love for Go was the same as that of the children here. They proved to me that this passion is still the same even after thousands of years of."

"By the way, maybe he will come." Thinking of this, Jin Tengguang began to search for traces of the subdued child Ta Yaliang in the crowd.

Hikari Shinto was a little discouraged after searching around but couldn't find him, "There are so many people, I guess even if he comes, he may not be able to find him."

"Xiao Guang, look at the upper left corner of this chess game. This is the key to the outcome. If you make a mistake, the sunspot will be in danger."

Sure enough, Shinto Hikaru glanced at it, and found that the second point in the first column in the upper left corner was shining with white light.If it was her, she would put the chess pieces there.

It's a pity that the child holding the sunspots placed the chess in the first column and the third row.

"It's a pity, it would be nice if it was one line higher." Shindo Hikari said this unconsciously, and then the staff appeared and dragged her away.

Ogata, who was wearing a white suit, hurried to the child holding the sunspot and asked what happened.

After the child told the story, Ogata was stunned.

This is a game that professional players have to think about for a while, but a child can recognize it at a glance.It's incredible.

Shinto Hikaru was dragged to the person in charge, who asked about the process and then the result.

"There was no winner or loser in that game, and they have already asked them to play again."

The person in charge considered that Shindo's actions did not affect the game, so he let her leave.

After apologizing repeatedly, Shindo Hikaru closed the door and left.

Maybe something was on her mind. She didn't look carefully at the road, and she bumped into someone.

"be careful."

Then the serious-looking man in the kimono left.

When he passed by Zuo Wei, Zuo Wei could feel that he, like himself, was the closest to the Hand of God.

That man was the five-crown king Toyayuki Hiroshi that Xiaoguang saw in the newspaper, that is, Taya Ryo's father.

He walked up to the person in charge and asked, "What seems to have happened?"

Ogata briefly told the story, and then Taya Yukihiro said: "Just by looking at it, I can actually make a life-and-death choice like a professional chess player. Besides my son Xiaoliang, there are actually children who can Can it be done?"

Blaming the staff, said: "You let him leave without asking for his name."

"sorry."

The staff quickly apologized.

Taya Yukio took out a black stone and put it on the spot on the first column and second row of the chessboard, and said, "Forget it, if he really has that kind of chess ability, one day he will appear among us professional chess players." before."

After such a thing, Shinto Hikaru didn't have the heart to look for Taya Ryo here, let alone stay in the arena anymore.Probably, even if she wanted to stay, no one else would let her.

"Xiaoguang, where are we going?"

Hikaru Shinto looked at the weather, and it was already raining, and it was still raining heavily.

"Oops, it's raining. I can only take shelter here first, and then go back later."

Shinto Hikari's satchel contained a pocket chessboard, small plastic chess pieces, and the chess book that was fraying at the edges.

After playing chess with that subdued kid, she found that she seemed to like Go.So I pestered my grandpa to ask for a smaller Go board and chess pieces.

She sat down on the steps at the entrance of the Chess Academy, where she did not hinder others.Then, I took out the chess record and started to read it.

What she is watching now is the game that Zuo Wei told her last night. There are several places in it that she has not understood yet, and she still has some doubts.I communicated with Zuo Wei in consciousness, "Isn't it okay to stick here?"

Zuo Wei glanced at it, and said, "If it's sticky, how do you plan to go in the back?"

Shinto Hikaru looked at the game record, thought for a while, and was about to say it.Zuo Wei said: "Not only do you have to go by yourself, you also have to consider how others will react after you take this step. The opponent will let you..."

The conversation went on for a while, and each person and soul were too serious.No one noticed that Taya Ryo, who was wearing a uniform and running out of breath, appeared at the gate of the chess academy.

Because Shinto Hikaru is wearing an orange No. 5 jersey, black shorts, and limited edition sneakers.Sitting there, it is particularly eye-catching.Taya Ryo saw her right away, and he wanted to call out Fujimitsu's name.However, seeing Shindo Hikaru read the book so seriously, he didn't bother him, but walked over to observe.

Taya Ryo recognized at a glance that Shinto Hikaru was holding Honinbo Shusaku's game record.According to the wear and tear of the chess record, this should be the reason why the owner often reads it.No wonder Shinto Hikaru's chess looks a bit like Honinbo Hidesaku's. It is relatively old and very powerful. It turns out that it is the result of studying chess records.

Taya Ryo had been standing for a while, but Shinto Hikari didn't notice at all, she was completely caught in the chess game.

It was Zuo who saw Toya light up, so he reminded Shinto Mitsu: "Little Hikari, look, that kid is here to look for you."

"Who is it?" Shinto Hikaru looked up, and she saw Taya Ryo's searching eyes.

"Finally found you, Hikari Shinto."

"Taya? Isn't this Taya Ryo? What's wrong?" Shinto Hikari stood up and said, "I said I went in to find you, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing."

Shindo Hikaru asked: "Are you finished the game?"

Ta Yaliang didn't understand what she meant at first, but after thinking about it, what day is today, he instantly understood.Shinto Hikaru thought he had entered the game.Without saying anything, he asked, "Have you participated in the competition?"

"Me? I just went in and took a look, but this is the first time I have seen this kind of scene, and there are children younger than me. Everyone is so serious, I am really moved, and I want to Just work harder."

Haven't you tried hard before?Haven't you taken it seriously?
Ta Yaliang didn't ask, but said: "Let me see your hand."

Shinto Hikari gave him his right hand, and Taya observed it. It was a hand with slender, white and tender fingers, and a little bit of nails. It didn't look like a hand that often played chess.

It's just that there is a thin layer of calluses on the thumb and index finger of Shinto Hikari. Could it be that he used these two fingers to hold the chess pieces?
(End of this chapter)