After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 274 273. The Man with the Whip

Katsu Takenouchi can be said to be one of Japan's legendary Go players. As the eldest brother of the famous Japanese Go master Kitani, he once created the Bamboo Grove era of Japanese Go with another top-notch Chinese living in Japan.

As the eldest brother of a famous and upright sect with top-notch strength, Katsuya Takenouchi is not the kind of eldest brother in the martial arts world who is careless. Instead, he has the old-fashioned personality of a sect heir that fits everyone's impression, and he has always been pursuing the art of Japanese Go.

With the blessing of all these buffs, Takenouchi Katsu can be said to have a high reputation in the Japanese Go community, and was even once considered the leader of Japanese Go.

However, Katsuya Takenouchi, who was born in a remote rural area in Fukuoka, Japan and devoted himself to the Go career before graduating from elementary school, has achieved his current achievements, so he naturally speaks without restraint and looks down on others.

Just like his speech this time.

"Just now everyone has been talking about Japan's defeat in the first China-Japan Go Tournament. I don't understand why everyone is talking about Oda Nobunaga being trapped in Honnoji Temple, as if we are in danger of this China-Japan Go Tournament!
These days I have carefully read all the records of the first China-Japan Go Challenge, and I found that the Chinese team's victory over us was purely an accident! It is even a miracle that cannot be replicated!

For example, in the five games that Fangyuan won, we had a chance in every game! But our contestants didn’t seize the chance in every game!

As for the game between Zhan Lang and Sanye Jun, if Sanye Jun had not been confused and had performed at his normal level, there would have been no accident afterwards!
So from the perspective of the game, Chinese Go is definitely not a match for Japan! The strength of the two sides is so different that there is no comparison at all!
We had held an internal discussion a few days ago. Everyone was very optimistic and did not take the loss of the first game to heart.

With this new lineup, we think we only need five people to finish this match! This is also my prediction for this match!
Although I am the head coach of the Japanese team, there are eight outstanding Japanese elites in front of me, so I never thought that the Japanese team still needs me to play.

After all, I am at this age now and no longer have the same fighting spirit as young people.

Even when Mr. Kiyotaka Taguchi invited me to come out, I said that at my age I was no longer competitive and it would be more appropriate to let Mitsuha-kun or Takemiya lead the team in a boxing match.

However, I couldn't resist the invitation of Mr. Sekimoto and others, so I had no choice but to serve as the head coach of the Japanese team this time, because I thought I wouldn't be able to play in this game.

So today I am here to ask everyone on the Japanese team, in this match I just want to be the one holding the whip."

The man with the whip is Japanese slang, meaning a commander who does not need to take part in the battle.

Katsuya Takenouchi’s meaning was very clear and he repeated it many times. As the head coach, I don’t need to play on the court. I am just a supervisor.

Katsuya Takenouchi's words can be said to have made the atmosphere at the scene tense. After all, everyone's conversation before was all about hello, hello, and hello everyone. Katsuya Takenouchi's words directly made the atmosphere at the scene tense.

Or to put it more directly, Katsuya Takenouchi actually said on the stage, I'm not targeting anyone, I'm saying that everyone on the Chinese team is a scoundrel.

The Japanese team didn't need me to go on stage at all. I could just sit in the audience and watch the game.

Naturally, the Chinese team looked unhappy. After all, to some extent, they were being pointed at and scolded in public, and in person.

Although the Japanese team also had the same momentum and made similar remarks during the first session, they were mostly reported in newspapers and at most were mentioned in interviews.

Moreover, the background at that time was indeed that Japan was strong and China was weak, and the wind direction on the Chinese team's side was actually not very good.

But no matter what, the background this time is that China is the champion of the first China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament, and Takenouchi Katsuya's words are too disrespectful to himself, the previous champion.

And to say something like this during such a joyous occasion like the opening ceremony is really a bit...

Even after Takenouchi Katsuya finished his speech and stepped down from the stage, there was little applause from the audience. After all, it is rare to speak so directly in public.

"The Japanese team lost the first round and is still so stubborn. It's really too much! This time in the ring match, we must not only beat Takenouchi Katsuya and make him unable to hold the whip, but also defeat him!"

Fang Yuan couldn't help feeling a little unhappy when he saw Takenouchi Katsuya speaking so eloquently on the stage. After all, to some extent, Fang Yuan was also a major contributor to the first ring tournament. His five consecutive victories directly boosted the momentum of the Chinese team.

Fang Yuan was also eager to try out the second competition and set himself a small goal of winning three consecutive games.

Of course, this time he definitely won't be able to be the vanguard, but will fight as deputy commander.

Katsuya Takenouchi's words not only directly belittled the value of Fang Yuan's first five-game winning streak, but also directly stated that Fang Yuan's small goal could not be achieved in the face of all this.

Fang Yuan was naturally extremely unhappy and wanted to just go up and curse at him.

So the Chinese side looked at Zhan Lang who was about to go on stage with great anticipation, waiting to see what Zhan Lang would say on the stage.

After all, based on everyone's understanding of Zhan Lang's personality, Zhan Lang would definitely not play Tai Chi after hearing this.

According to Zhan Lang, if young people are not full of vigor, what are they called young people?!
As soon as Zhan Lang came on stage, he put the prepared manuscript into his pocket and said, "Well, I was very excited to hear what Katsuya Takenouchi said just now. After all, it's rare for everyone to speak the truth, and it's still very good to be able to speak openly.

Personally, I prefer straightforward people like Katsuya Takenouchi, who is better than those who try to stab you in the back. Of course, it's because I am also a relatively straightforward person.

To paraphrase an emperor of our country, I am such a man.

However, what Katsuya Takenouchi said is a cliché. I remember he said the same thing during the first Japanese boxing tournament. It even seemed a little bit identical, except that the final result didn't seem very good.

But it doesn't matter, I still believe that the Japanese team will achieve good results in the second session. After all, this time the Japanese Go world can be said to have gathered all its elite players.

During our internal discussion, our team said that if we could invite Katsuya Takenouchi to compete in this competition, our goal would be achieved. However, I said at the time that this goal was not easy to achieve.

Because whether it is Kenichi Mitsuba, Masao Toya, or Shohei Takemiya who is also participating in this competition for the first time, they are not easy to deal with, so I dare not say that I am 100% sure of winning.

But if it is true that we can invite Katsuya Takenouchi as everyone says, then I think the Chinese team should have won. Katsuya Takenouchi is relatively easy to defeat.

After all, from my personal analysis of the chess records, Katsuya Takenouchi, 9th dan, is the weakest among Japan's top-notch players.

The path of aesthetics has gone astray!

Go is a game of winning and losing!"

PS: The college entrance examination is tomorrow. I wish all the students taking it good luck. Lao Ke has already graduated from Tsinghua University, so you don’t have to worry about meeting him if you go there now.

However, you are still not sleeping after the college entrance examination! You are just like me! I am afraid you can only go to a bad book like me!

(End of this chapter)