Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

"...Brother Sun, no problem!"

"Rui Zhao is absolutely capable of winning the first round!"

The following day, July 30, 1997.

At 9:00 AM, in Suhu City, China, at the training base of the Suhu team in the Chinese Weiqi League.

Hearing that his team's captain had just expressed some concern that his junior sister's "special match with an advantage" was a bit too presumptuous, Nie Yunyi, who was chatting with his teammates, couldn't help but speak up for his country's leader.

As originally planned, the main players of the Suhu team gathered today to prepare for the last three rounds of the regular season of the Chinese Weiqi League, and also to prepare for the upcoming South China Sea Cup.

But when everyone met today, their attention was inevitably drawn to another event that shook the entire chess world of Blue Star, and even the wider world – Rui Zhao's upcoming "Special Match with Handicap".

The captain of the Suhu team naturally felt uneasy about his junior sister's domineering and almost crazy move - after all, since the World Championship era, he had never seen such an absurd situation where top players gave each other a handicap!
But little did he know, before Sun Yi could finish speaking, the team's notorious female anti-fan leader interrupted him decisively! Her voice was filled with unwavering certainty.

After he finished speaking, the eyes of the other team members in the training room immediately focused on Nie Yunyi.

Sun Yi was also slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Nie Yunyi's reaction to be so intense and certain.

At this moment, Xiao Nie Miao seemed to realize that his tone had been a bit too excited, and his cheeks were slightly flushed, but his inner belief remained unwavering, and he insisted on adding:
"...Even if we're facing Lei Qi or Liu Shixian, we absolutely can!"

In his eyes, the strength displayed by his beloved was like a goddess descending to earth, a pinnacle of Go that transcended mortal understanding!

Since she dared to make such a declaration, she deserves my complete and unwavering belief!

"...Do you really think so?"
"But this is still giving way first!"

Sun Yi pondered for a few more seconds, still feeling that his junior sister's decision was somewhat too rash:
"Judging from Rui Zhao's recent games, I feel that she and Lei Qi are about evenly matched with a handicap of one move, but to guarantee a win with a handicap of one move..."

"Isn't this request too difficult?"

"It's not that difficult!"

Nie Yunyi immediately retorted, completely disregarding the fact that he had long stood against Rui Zhao:

"In the vast majority of professional matches recently, Rui Zhao has won by controlling the board and relying on the quality of her moves, and has rarely used the Dragon-Slaying Sword!"

"She didn't need to exert that much effort at all; the situation was already under her control! So it seems like her advantage isn't that great!"
"But let's not forget, when she won the previous world championships, her most famous title was 'the God of Slaughter of our time'!"

Nie Yunyi spoke with such certainty, seemingly having privately studied Miss Zhaojun's chess playing style quite a bit.

"If she is at a disadvantage by giving up the first move, she will naturally take the initiative to play extremely complicated moves! This will force her opponent to either retreat step by step in the complicated situation or be forced into the chaotic battle that she is best at!"
"I feel that if we keep playing like this, even Lei Qi's win rate will drop below 50% within a hundred moves!"

"Within a hundred hands?!"

Sun Yi blinked several times:

"Is it really that exaggerated?!"

"Absolutely!"

Nie Yunyi's answer was without the slightest hesitation, filled with absolute confidence in Rui Zhao's strength!

Just as Sun Yi was still finding it hard to believe what the young player on the team was saying, Uncle Camel, who hadn't said much, put down his tablet and brought the topic back to a more realistic level.

"...Ahem! Let's not worry about that for now!"

Luo Xi's voice carried a touch of worldly wisdom and pragmatism as he dropped a crucial piece of information for the Suzhou Lake team:
"I just checked with the association, and Rui Zhao has confirmed that she will not participate in the remainder of this year's Chinese Weiqi League. The Pohu team will probably have to bring in the little rascal!"
"Although the younger players are quite strong, on paper, the Poyang Lake team still has a top-tier lineup of '9999'. But now, overall, they are missing a crucial and powerful star player! The chances of them defending their title have become much more uncertain!"

"Moreover, due to the domestic competition schedule, the old rabbit may not be able to come so often, and Gu Chuxiong may have to fill in for some matches first."

"On the other hand, now that Xiao Nie has improved his strength and his team is also quite well-equipped, he is fully capable of competing with Pohu, Dajing, Pengze and Tiangang!"

"Perhaps this season of the Chinese Weiqi League... is our chance to win the championship!"

Luo Xi is right – the Chinese Weiqi League last season already showed that each team had its own weaknesses, and there was no absolute hegemon.

This season, Poyang Lake team was the only true god in the league, thanks to the absolute dominance of the world's number one player and the rapid progress of its only weakness, Saka Ryo.

But just then, Rui Zhao suddenly announced his retirement from the professional Go world, which naturally gave other teams a great opportunity—including Su Hu, whose actual configuration had reached "9998".

Hearing this, Nie Yunyi couldn't help but interject slightly, but his tone showed no joy at the possibility of winning the Chinese Weiqi League championship:

"...Uh, Uncle Camel! Is it really okay for us to kick someone when they're down like this?"

"After all, Rui Zhao retired from professional competition in order to promote Go's inclusion in the Olympics!"

"Hey, Xiao Nie! That's not how it works!"

Luo Xi disagreed:

"...There is no mercy in competitive sports!"

"Even if we don't fight for this championship, the other teams will go all out. How can we be soft-hearted... Wait, I mean, Xiao Nie?"
"Why have you been speaking in Rui Zhao's favor ever since just now?"
"This isn't like you at all!!"

Luo Xi narrowed her eyes, her gaze sweeping over Nie Yunyi's slightly flushed face, her eyes seemingly able to pierce through his heart:
"hiss--

"Shouldn't you..."

...Huh?!
Seeing Luo Xi's expression, which seemed to indicate that she had truly noticed something, Nie Yunyi felt his heart clench, as if his most secret feelings were about to be exposed in public!

Before Uncle Tuo could finish the second half of his sentence, Nie Yunyi instinctively wanted to deny the name that was about to be uttered:
“No!

"How could I possibly like it..."

"...You really have feelings for Uesaka Rei from their team, don't you?!"

"...Eh?!"

...

...

[It has been confirmed that Jingjing's guess was correct!]

Although Xiao Nie later denied it and even got a little angry, the fact that he blurted out the word "like" clearly shows that he has feelings for Kogami!

However... although it's confirmed that Xiao Nie's dislike for Kogami Saka is an act, I feel that Kogami Saka is genuinely annoyed with Xiao Nie...

This is truly a visibly torturous love story!

"...Tsk tsk tsk!"

"I knew men were all attracted to young children!!"

At 11:30 a.m. on the same day, in a hotel in Zhenze City, China.

Upon seeing the WeChat message from Ying Yalou, the eighth-dan main player of the Suhu team, Yang Manjing, who was waiting for her takeout to arrive, couldn't help but exclaim, "Just as I expected!"

It was definitely the right thing to warn Brother Sun and the others earlier!

However, this pure unrequited love... well, it's best to detect and treat it early!

To prevent that guy Xiao Nie from getting even more entangled and causing unnecessary trouble.

Just then, Chu Jun, who was studying chess scores on his laptop, looked up at the sound, pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, and looked over. His gaze behind the lenses held a hint of innocence.
"……Um?

"Who has once again tarnished the reputation of all men?!"

"Who else?! It's that little conspicuous bag!"

The little witch immediately perked up, sat up straight on the bed, and beamed with smug satisfaction at having been caught red-handed.

"I guessed long ago that his child-loving pervert would also like children his own age... um!"

Halfway through her sentence, the witch seemed to suddenly realize something was wrong and, almost reflexively, immediately covered her mouth tightly!
"Hmm? Someone the same age as what?"

Chu Jun was taken aback by her sudden action, and his eyes behind his glasses looked even more bewildered.

He clearly didn't realize what the omitted word after "small" was, and was simply confused by his girlfriend's behavior of only saying half of what she meant.

"Uh... that..."

Yang Manjing released her hand from her mouth, her brain racing as she tried to salvage the situation:

"A Japanese girl of the same age as me!"

"Japanese girls...aren't they always going for that pale, thin, and youthful look?"

"……ah?!
"You mean Xiao Nie likes Uesaka Rei?!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Jun was taken aback for a moment, then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

But soon, he became confused again:
"But... but... haven't they always been at odds?!"

"How is this possible!"

"You still have the nerve to say it!"

Yang Manjing seemed to have finally found a breakthrough to fight back, and immediately turned her attention to her boyfriend!

She put her hands on her hips, striking a confrontational pose, her beautiful eyebrows raised high:

"You clearly planned this all along, but you pretended to be forced into it!"
"You men are all such jerks...you're all two-faced!"

"I……"

Chu Jun was instantly struck in the heart by this sudden and precise accusation!
He opened his mouth, wanting to explain something, but found that... it seemed to be true!
Back then, wasn't I also secretly plotting and acting first and reporting later?

Now that the truth had been completely exposed, Chu Jun, the ninth-dan player, was utterly speechless! A surge of heat rushed to his cheeks, and Chu Jun's face instantly turned bright red!

He instinctively looked away, unable to meet his girlfriend's eyes. He could only stand there awkwardly, his face flushed, and an uncomfortable atmosphere filled the air.

But this current predicament... has a hint of sweetness in it.

Seeing her boyfriend's adorable, flustered, and blushing expression, and thinking about their upcoming marriage, Yang Manjing's initial "accusatory" aura vanished instantly, leaving the room in a subtle silence.

Just then, Yang Manjing's phone, which was on the bed, suddenly vibrated, breaking the pink-bubble-like silence.

Miss Witch quickly picked up her phone and saw a new WeChat message on the screen—from Ai Jianan, a reply to her question from this morning!

【Ah, Jingjing, I'm so sorry!】

This morning I was helping Xiao Zhao pack her things to go back to Dongjiang, so I didn't notice your WeChat message.

Regarding your question about whether a previous five-game winning streak in the Nongshim Cup qualifies for a challenge opportunity... of course!

At tomorrow's media briefing, I will also explain that any challenge rights arising from the Nongshim Cup will be settled uniformly after the entire Nongshim Cup concludes!

[Next February, we look forward to your challenge, Jingjing!] (End of Chapter)