The work of the Go master

A few minutes later, the other game also ended.

Xingjia politely said, "You won, Xia Fu 9-dan."

"Your inner strength remains as profound as ever, Your Highness the Priestess."

There's a third game.

"Let's leave it at that for today, Inoue family's second daughter," Kita-niwa Kuranosuke said kindly, trying to persuade her to surrender.

After a moment of surprise, Xingcai stood up and bowed, saying, "I'm sorry you had to see this."

I've heard about your hard work, and I hope you'll achieve something great on this path in the future.

All three chess tables coincidentally exchanged this gesture, giving off a typical Yu-Gi-Oh! vibe.

The stone pillars supporting the scale collapsed and broke one by one, and the waves seemed to surge even more fiercely, crashing violently against the reefs and beach, the sky as gloomy as the end of the world.

"Saito Sando's team has 6 points..." the referee announced. "There is one last game left, the vice-captain's match."

The last lone pillar bears the weight of the balance.

Chapter Seventy-Five: News! Her Highness the Princess's personal guard has been expanded!

The surging undercurrents churned beneath the surface of the sea, and countless waves crashed against the hull of the Dragon Palace. Tons of eyes were fixed on this chessboard.

The entire chessboard seemed to have become heavier, and the four corners of the table could have embedded themselves into the floor at any moment.

"This game is really slow. The other games are already finished, and this one has only gone through 139 moves so far," Naosaka said.

“There’s no way around it, the Empress and the Princess are both deep thinkers with great stamina.” Atsuki Oki nodded in agreement.

"This game was truly spectacular, a full 139 moves, almost all of them were intense battles, so exciting that it didn't seem like a game between two female players at all."

"But considering that these are currently the two female Go players with the strongest champion-level skills, it makes sense."

When discussing female Go players, besides Hoshino, who is easily overlooked, Kiko is also easily overlooked, and most people would discuss her as a male Go player.

"There have been some doubts about whether Princess Harushima's title is legitimate. If Princess Harushima wins this round today, all the doubts will disappear." Naosaka smiled helplessly, helpless because it was a difficult situation.

The reserve time on Shireshima's side is about to run out, while the Empress's side still has more than ten minutes left.

Koji Mitsu and Saito remained silent in front of the camera for a long time, both showing thoughtful expressions, while outside the window was a gloomy sea and sky.

"White doesn't seem to have enough points. If this continues, it's very likely that White will lose by one or two points. Mokuko's endgame is very strong, so strong that even Yoru no Kyoto is wary of him." Saito said, crossing his legs. After watching the game for so long, the two finally started discussing game-related matters.

Although he appeared relaxed, he was also thinking about the key points for White to win or lose.

In this game, Shireshima Shika plays white.

On move 140, she began to place her pieces—

It was thickly attached to the break point of the attack, like a scale that reinforced itself.

But as soon as the clock struck back down, Mugu followed suit with his own move—

Move 141: The two pieces that were half-held in the bottom corner were removed!

"Mu Gu made his move very quickly, seizing the most obvious endgame move in the entire game and gaining the initiative."

At move 143, the Empress's fingers, imbued with ethereal energy, probed into the chessboard, and then a fiery feather was hurled out!

It was an elegant little knight's move, like a phoenix hatching from its shell, invading the potential of the white stones in the center.

"Really... he can see everything." Koji Hikaru frowned in the same way as Harujima Kashiwagi.

"You can see everything" is a line used in the industry to praise you. Every intersection on the chessboard is undeveloped soil, some of which contains treasures, and some contain landmines.

But some chess players seem to have X-ray vision, always accurately hitting the treasures, as if they can see through the entire ground.

Perhaps this is the woman who deserves to be called a junior sister by Yagami Kunikyo.

The scorching sun blocked out the black pieces along the lines on the chessboard, and wherever the flames reached, they became the black pieces' territory!

Kikuko Seinoka sat at the edge of the flames, her aura as solid as ice. The flames supported a throne of icy ice, and Suzaku looked down at the trapped dragon below.

Harujima frowned and made a squeak.

There aren't many points left to fight for...

—Only the top right corner is left.....

All eyes were fixed on the upper right corner of the chessboard, where the only place for the black pieces to move was.

One minute.....

Two minutes...

Three minutes—

We can't afford to spend any more time!

On the sea outside the Dragon Palace, a dolphin leaped out of the water and then spun back down. At the same instant, on the chessboard, a chess piece plunged straight into the fiery seawater.

144 hands, click in! A breath of azure dragon breath!

"At move 145, Mugu chose the most aggressive second-line spike, indicating his intention to kill them all!"

146, Second Route.

147, 149, rush + jump point —

A series of sparks erupted in the upper right corner of the chessboard, each white piece seemingly being roasted like a dragon scale, the temperature testing its limits.

158 moves! A tiger's mouth strike landed hand-to-hand on the first line!

The dragon-shaped claws gripped the dead line at the very edge of the chessboard, their five fingers embedded in the soil!

"This... looks like a winning move? Could it be that Princess Qingdao's meddling might actually lead to something?"

Throughout the cruise ship, many tourists who were watching the game in front of the large chessboard all leaned forward, as if they had seen an unexpected surprise.

Could it be that Princess Qingdao really wants to prove herself?

"Success?" Harushima Shika was also a little surprised. She was now in a state of countdown and didn't have time to think about many moves.

The chessboard suddenly fell silent. The Empress was deep in thought, the commentator was experimenting with choosing points on the large chessboard, and the other players were also setting up their pieces.

Ke Zhiguang was also moving chess pieces on the coffee table in front of him, but he quickly stopped.

"So, what's the result?" Saito asked calmly.

"Got it, but no work." Ke Zhiguang shook his head.

On the chessboard in front of him, a foolish downward bend also stood on a line.

In a surprising move, no one would have thought that such a simple, basic killing move, which reduces the eye space from the outside, could just kill this seemingly very active group of stones.

A wave lurched the ship, the reserve time ran out, and the Empress's eyes flickered.

161 moves! A strike formed by the combined condensation of ice and flames landed precisely on this foolish, downward-facing move!

"Wow, it's here? This is an unexpected move! We were discussing the more reliable options of placing wards and empty clamps, but we never expected the right move to be so uncommon!" Naosaka couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Nishi Chiaki also looked troubled: "Our boss's highly regarded Ke Zhiguang team may be facing going home, which is also bad news for us."

If he really had to choose between these two teams, he would naturally prefer to face the Kezhiguang team.

Before the finals, the emphasis was on the individual abilities of the vice-captains, but in the finals, the overall ability was the key factor. Clearly, the overall strength of the 9-dan group was much stronger than that of the Kojikō group.

If we're fighting the 9-dan group, our leader might only have half an hour of reserve time for the final main battle. But if we're fighting the Kojiki group, Kojiki might only have half an hour left.

“Perhaps we want her to win this round even more than Princess Harujima does right now,” Nishi Chiaki said with a smile.

Under a gloomy sky, the Ryugu sailed alone on the sea, its balance pillars swaying precariously amidst the roaring waves.

In Tokyo, far away, Yagami Kuniyoya sat behind his desk, watching the game of Go on a large screen, while simultaneously placing the Go pieces on the table in front of him. Each crystalline piece reflected his deep, thoughtful brows.

Nearby, Tatsumi Koshikawa was also intently watching the game. He was reclining on the sofa with the Go board beside him. Although his posture was extremely casual, he was indeed focused.

The teammates who had already been eliminated immediately went to the nearest TV after leaving the game room and started pointing at the points on the screen with their fingers.

Many people's attention is focused on this game of chess.

读秒开始消耗45、44......10、9、8.......

The pressure value is starting to approach the threshold...

"Two countdowns left."

The countdown ends, like dying once in some high-difficulty games where you only have three lives, making you feel depressed.

That's right, I'm talking about Contra without using cheat codes.

With this thought in her mind, she actually remembered that Ke Zhiguang had recently gotten her into arcade games. Since she was already into arcade games, she definitely had to buy a game console too.

Now that I've already bought the game console, I'll inevitably have to knock on the door of my neighbors, Takami and Kuma Sakura, and have a good time playing with these two professional Famicom enthusiasts...

—Ptooey! Throw it away! Throw it away! The seconds are still ticking!

Suddenly realizing she had been daydreaming, Harushima Kashi quickly shook her head to clear her mind, her two ponytails twirling around.

Of course, this shot was also captured.

"This... Princess Harushima seems to have used some kind of underhanded tactic..."

"Quick! The footage, this is the footage!"

"I understand. Princess Qingdao wants to simulate an electric fan to cool herself down."

Although everyone could see that this was Harushima Deer's behavior under high tension, it was undeniable that it was more like a confusing act.

"If Princess Qingdao can win this round like this, wouldn't our personal guard need to be doubled in size?"

As the second countdown ticked away, the sea of ​​fire beneath the Dragon-Locking Pillar rose higher and higher!

But after her confusing behavior, Shiro became calmer.

Her attention suddenly fell on the fan beside her, the whiteboard fan she had borrowed from Ke Zhiguang, with the words "The First Woman" written on it.

Yeah, I'm carrying around this thing myself...

Since that's the case, we can't back down now.

At this critical moment, she suddenly gripped the fan and opened it wide, exposing the words to the public. Then she started fanning herself vigorously, her eyes regaining focus!

"This is mockery! And a way to cool myself down!"