Crossover Anime: Starting by defeating the Dragon King, then unexpectedly meeting a child.

"However, as far as I know, those so-called exorcism artifacts are basically useless against powerful evil spirits. Given your current situation, if you can't afford to fight them, you can only avoid them."

Hinatsuru Akina gave a wry smile. Hide? When will this hiding ever end?

Imagine watching evil spirits dart around in front of you every day, and hearing whispers in your ear from time to time—just thinking about it sends chills down your spine!

Dongfang Chen: "You don't need to be too pessimistic. Your Yin-Yang Eye level is not high, so you can only see some blurry phantoms."

The evil spirit from before should be an exception, and it was among the most powerful evil spirits, but even so, it took so many years for it to affect you..."

"Really? Is it true?" She hoped it was just an exception.

"We'll find out tomorrow by testing it on a few evil spirits. Of course, I'll accompany you in the experiment."

Practice makes perfect. Even if he talks a good game now, he doesn't really understand the actual situation.

"That's all for now, I'll head back first. Goodnight, Madam~"

With that, Dongfang Chen got up and left.

Hinatsuru Akina reached out her hand as she watched Dongfang Chen's departing figure, but still couldn't say anything.

She scanned the room; it was eerily quiet. She hoped nothing else would go wrong.

……

Nine o'clock in the morning the next day.

Dongfang Chen brought Chuhe Ai to the entrance of the Chess Player Training Association, a subordinate organization of the New Chess Player Reward Association.

He spotted Hina Tsurugi from afar; she seemed to have arrived quite early.

As he got closer, he could clearly see Hinatsuru Akina's dark circles under her eyes, and it was obvious that she hadn't slept well last night.

Dongfang Chen greeted her, "Good morning, Mrs. Chuhe, how are you feeling?"

Hinatsuru Ai looked at her with some concern: "Mom, what's wrong?"

"Yes, thank you for your concern, teacher. I'm fine."

She gave Dongfang Chen a forced smile, then knelt down and hugged Hina Tsuru Ai into her arms: "She just didn't rest well last night, don't worry."

The thought of almost saying goodbye to her daughter forever last night filled Hinatsuru Akina with mixed feelings.

"Sorry, Mom."

Hinatsuru Ai thought that Hinatsuru Akina was worried about her.

"Let's go inside first!"

Dongfang Chen interrupted the two, mainly because he was blocking the entrance to the training institute, attracting stares from passersby...

After entering the training center, Dongfang Chen found the center's staff member and explained his purpose.

"I'll have to trouble Mr. Kuruno to take care of Xiao Ai's membership test," Dongfang Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, you're too kind. This is my duty. I'm also very much looking forward to seeing Xiao Ai's abilities! As Your Majesty's disciple, she must have some extraordinary talents, right?"

Because Dongfang Chen had already contacted the other party yesterday afternoon, the other party simply took Hina Tsuru Ai to the chess room.

P.S. The plot of these chapters wasn't well-designed; it's my fault. I promise I won't make the same mistake again. Please forgive me, dear readers! Thank you so much!

I've been busy with some things at home today, so the update is a bit late. Please forgive me, readers and bosses!

As usual, it's past midnight today.

Chapter 34 Even geniuses need time to grow! (Seeking flowers, ratings, and monthly tickets)

In a spacious chess room at the training center, dozens of men and women sat upright in meditation.

The chess room is mostly filled with elementary school students, but also a few teenagers and even adults.

There are age restrictions for certain ranks in shogi. For example, to become a female shogi player, one must reach C1 rank in a training association before the age of 26.

If a woman is over 26 years old and still cannot reach the C1 rank, she will be forcibly dismissed by the training association and will lose her qualification to become a female Go player, let alone enter the reward association or become a professional Go player.

In the Go room, Kuruno Yoshitsune greeted the students and then announced that Hinatsuru Ai wanted to take the membership test.

Kuruno Yoshitsune: "Then, let's have a normal match between Sadato Ayano and Hinatsuru Ai in the first round!"

"Yes!"

When her name was called, Ayano Satoshi quickly responded.

Ayano Sadato is a little girl with long, dark green hair and small glasses; she looks very quiet.

Kuruno Yoshitsune: "The other students each play against the students next to them, and each takes their place."

The students in the chess room did as instructed, each sitting opposite the chessboard and arranging the chess pieces.

"Then, let's begin!"

"Please advise!"

At Kuruno Yoshitsune's command, the students bowed to each other and began their respective matches.

After glancing at Dongfang Chen and her mother at the entrance of the chess room, Chuhe Ai calmed herself and focused her attention on the chessboard.

Not long after the match began, Hinatsuru Ai easily suppressed Sadato Ayano, clearly showing a significant difference in skill level between the two.

Perhaps Ayano Sadato was thinking of preventing Hinatsuru Ai's attack from the beginning, but before the defensive formation could be set up, Hinatsuru Ai had already struck at the heart of the enemy.

Ayano Sadato lowered her head in disappointment: "I lost."

The game lasted less than ten minutes from start to finish for the two players.

Upon discovering that the game between the two had ended, Kuruno Yoshitsune went over to check what had happened. After seeing the board clearly, his expression turned slightly serious: "Such a fierce attacking style, he must have learned this from the Dragon King, right?"

Hinatsuru Ai nodded: "Yes, teacher."

"Well then, wait a moment while I go and call your second opponent over."

Kuruno Yoshitsune said something and then left the Go room. A few minutes later, he brought a young man of about 20 years old to be Hinatsuru Ai's opponent.

Dongfang Chen called Kuruno Yoshitsune over and asked, "Kuruno-sensei, what level is that person?"

“Daisuke Nakamura, a third-dan player, is a member of the incentive program who plans to aim for fourth dan this year,” he introduced.

Hinatsuru Ayana asked with some confusion, "The reward will have three stages?"

Dongfang Chen explained: "The Rewards Association, whose full name is the Newcomer Chess Player Rewards Association, is the superior organization of the Training Association and also the gateway to becoming a professional chess player."

Simply put, the prerequisite for entering the Rewards Club is to reach a rank of A or above in the Training Club. Even the lowest rank in the Rewards Club, Rank 6, is stronger than most trainees in the Training Club.

The third dan in the reward tournament is considered the highest rank. A fourth dan in the reward tournament signifies a professional Go player.

Professional Go players belong to the Shogi Association, which is under the Promotion Association, and the Promotion Association is under the Training Association.

At this point, Hinatsuru Ai is at the third rank of the cross-level battle reward event, which is more than ten ranks higher than her current rank!

Of course, if the skill gap between the two players is too large, the player with the higher skill level will have to give the higher player a handicap.

Daisuke Nakamura gave way to the flying car and the flying car to his left, which he called the flying car landing.

Hinatsuru Akina nodded in understanding: "I see. But, Higashikata-sensei, you said that love is a talent, right? If love really is a talent, then even playing against professional Go players wouldn't be difficult, would it?"

Dongfang Chen's lips twitched. Talent is talent, but even a peerless genius needs time to grow!

There's a saying that goes, "A genius who doesn't grow up is nothing but a clay chicken or a clay dog."

However, Dongfang Chen chose to believe in Chuzuru Ai.

Not only does Hinatsuru Ai have a pretty good foundation, but she also has a powerful "overclocking and pre-reading" talent, plus the few tricks he specially taught her yesterday.

Professional chess players can also challenge them!

He didn't argue with Hinatsuru Akina anymore: "Let's see, I believe love won't stop here."

Although he already had a handicap, Daisuke Nakamura was indeed not weak, constantly using the tactic of trading blows to force Hinatsuru Ai's aggressive attacks to a halt.

Overall, Hina Tsuru still holds the advantage.

Even Yoshitsune Kuruno couldn't help but exclaim, "That child is truly amazing! She'll definitely become a female Go player!"

Dongfang Chen smiled and said, "Being just a female Go player is far from her goal. Let's set a small goal first: to become a dual-title holder."

"The current dual-title holder among female Go players is none other than Naniwa Shirayuki-hime, hailed as the strongest female Go player in 1400 years. Does that child also possess such potential?"

Kuruno Yoshitsune looked at Hinatsuru Ai, who was playing Go seriously, with some disbelief.

Dongfang Chen: "Yes."

Hinatsuru Akina, standing to the side, silently watched her daughter without saying anything.

If she truly has that talent, and given her love for shogi, why not let her pursue a career in shogi?

Even if all else fails, there's still this guy next to me, isn't there?

A superhuman with immense power!

The youngest Dragon King in the history of Shogi!

Based on these two known factors alone, it would definitely be a good deal to have my daughter become his student.

Chapter 35 Three consecutive victories, the young crane's mother's approval!

"I lost!"

Daisuke Nakamura lowered his head in dejection.