The work of the Go master

Six p.m.

After the awards ceremony, the whole team carried the trophy into a Japanese-style barbecue restaurant that they had booked in advance; it was a rather upscale place.

"Everyone, eat and drink to your heart's content! The school will cover all expenses!" the vice president shouted, and everyone responded.

"There's also karaoke at night," Cang Yuqiao said.

"The school even provides this service? That's so open-minded!"

"I paid for this myself," Cang Yuqiao said proudly.

Ke Zhiguang looked at the banquet scene before him and felt a mix of emotions.

Since I transmigrated here, the only good thing I've done is have a nice meal with Mizuki Yuuki. As for a group banquet, this is the first time.

Although there was a celebration banquet after winning the championship in his previous life, and he personally gave out red envelopes on the online Go platform and posted updates on Weibo and Bilibili, today's celebration banquet has a more unique flavor.

The strong sense of camaraderie among classmates is unique to this school.

"What's wrong, Ke Zhiguang? You're one of the main characters today, why are you still standing there in a daze?" Cang Yuqiao patted Ke Zhiguang on the shoulder, bringing him back from his thoughts.

"Wait a moment, I need to go out and pick up a friend," Ke Zhiguang said.

"Then go ahead, we'll wait for you."

After leaving the barbecue restaurant and arriving at the designated subway station, Harushima Kaoru indeed arrived.

She had a completely new persona, wearing a beautiful white dress and high heels, and kept looking around nervously.

"Hey, Harushima, you've arrived." Ke Zhiguang called out from afar, causing the other person to tense up and instantly become reserved.

"Although I'm here, I'm sorry to say that I already ate something before I came, so I can only sit with you for a while and pass the time."

After saying that, Harushima Deer's stomach rumbled.

"I understand the anticipation of skipping lunch for the evening banquet, but it's not good for your health."

"What nonsense are you talking about! I just happened to finish digesting one round!"

Ke Zhiguang led Qingdaolu back to the private room and opened the sliding door.

"Everyone, I'm back," Ke Zhiguang said.

"Good thing you're back... What? You actually brought a girl back with you?" Cang Yuqiao exclaimed in surprise.

"Why are there so many people?!" Shireshima Shika exclaimed.

"The team victory celebration is definitely for everyone to celebrate together."

Qingdao Lu's face darkened. If she remembered correctly, Ke Zhiguang's words at the time were "my victory celebration banquet".

—Did you eat the word "们"?

For a moment, everyone was talking at once about Ke Zhiguang bringing a girl along, making fun of him, but soon, a new voice emerged.

"Could that be... Princess Harushima Deer?"

Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Princess

"Sunny Island Deer? Princess?" Cang Yuqiao was taken aback, pointed at Sunny Island Deer, but quickly realized that pointing at people was not a good idea, so he quickly bowed and apologized twice.

Eventually, the title "Princess" spread throughout the private room, and everyone looked at them with surprise and doubt. "Harushima Deer...Princess?" Bai Meng stammered, and the chopsticks she was eating fell onto the tatami mat.

"Please accept my condolences. You can't beat her." The vice president patted Bai Meng on the shoulder.

Actually, after Bai Meng's competition, the vice president told her that Ke Zhiguang would be bringing another female friend over tonight, and that she should prepare in advance.

After saying this, the vice president slipped away, giving Bai Meng no chance to defend herself.

Helpless, Bai Meng could only defend herself in her own heart.

She is quite confident in herself.

Now that her debts are paid off, the swan has finally broken free of her shackles and raised her head high. For a moment, she felt invincible. No matter what female friends Ke Zhiguang brought, she could just let them come.

But now she feels that what has been released is not a horse, but a lion, or even a dragon...

"Oh, it's that child. I didn't expect it to be Harushima Kaoru." Mizuki also recognized her. She was the one who came to watch the game with him. She was dressed very strangely, and her hairstyle made her easy to recognize.

"Ahem, since I've already been recognized, I guess I'll just have to admit it." Harushima Shika coughed as she spoke, her face flushed. Actually, being recognized felt pretty good.

Besides, she didn't deliberately wander around the street and get recognized; she was recognized by accident. That shouldn't be considered scheming, right?

"Princess?" Ke Zhiguang scratched his head.

Think about it, this is Japan, so the only person who can be called a princess here is...

"Your father is Xiaochuan?" Ke Zhiguang's first instinct was that this was the Emperor's daughter. Could it be that Qingdaolu's real name is Sundaolu?

"Who is that? Such a strange name!" Upon hearing the name, Harushima Kashiwa's first thought was of a man with a stern face.

“Ke Zhiguang, you don’t not know her, do you?” Cang Yuqiao pointed at Ke Zhiguang this time. “She is a princess, but not the princess in the traditional sense, just a princess in title.”

"title?"

"Yes, it's the title, the title of princess, the queen of women!" Cang Yuqiao introduced with a strong and clear voice.

"The Queen of Women?" Ke Zhiguang turned around and looked at Qingdaolu with surprise.

Oh right, it seems that women do have titles.

He had previously asked about the seven titles of Harushima Shika, but for a moment he overlooked the fact that women also have titles.

To be honest, compared to regular titles, female Go players' titles are indeed easily overlooked. This shouldn't be considered boxing, right?

"Women have three titles: Yue Maiden, Divine Palace, and the most valuable one... Princess!"

Ke Zhiguang was somewhat surprised. Although he had long suspected that Qingdao Lu was a professional Go player, he did not expect that she was actually the Queen of Women, the strongest female Go player on Earth at present.

He recalled the scene in the Go room, where every customer treated her with great respect. She would tell him the score of a game, and the customers at that table would simply settle their bill based on that score.

Harushima Deer finally had a moment of triumph, standing tall with its head held high.

After who knows how many days, and after hitting countless walls, this guy... finally succeeded in putting on a show! Firecrackers to celebrate! Firecrackers to celebrate!

Indeed, it's much more enjoyable to let others do the talking; bragging about it yourself is really pointless.

She stole a glance at Ke Zhiguang's expression.

—Ha, it really shocked me!

I'm really looking forward to seeing how he reacts next.

Suddenly, Cang Yuqiao rushed up, half-kneeling with her hands tucked in: "Princess Qingdao, I'm your fan! Please, could you please take a picture with me? I brought my camera!"

"And us! Our entire Go club will follow you to the death!" Suddenly, more members rushed up, vying to sing your praises.

The entire private room was in complete chaos.

Even the deer on the island of Harushima fell silent.

While it's nice to be praised like that by others, I'm more concerned about his reaction!

Ke Zhiguang stood there stunned for a while before he reacted.

"That's great. Let's work hard together and reach even greater heights." He smiled gently, a slight grin spreading across his face.

I'm so glad to have such a strong partner by my side.

They also gave him a folding fan for slaying demons and monsters.

Ke Zhiguang will always remember this touching moment.

"Add oil..." Harushima Kashiwa replied blankly.

How to describe the other party's reaction? It felt...surprisingly indifferent?

It was unexpectedly heartwarming.

Through conversations with others, Ke Zhiguang also learned some background information about Qingdao Deer.

She is 15 years old this year, and she defeated the previous princess to win the title just over a month ago.

She won the final game of the game while bleeding from her nose. Although the scene was terrifying at one point, it was also very touching. Countless people became fans because of her hard work and dedication.

"It's really not a big deal, I could win if I played normally," Harushima Shika said casually, putting her fist to her mouth.

"Qingdao, you forgot to remove the tag from your clothes," Ke Zhiguang suddenly noticed and reminded him.

"Wait! Damn it... I didn't buy this for the celebration party. I just forgot to cut it a few days ago."

The banquet proceeded as scheduled, and with the addition of Qingdao Lu, the atmosphere became even more lively and enthusiastic. As the window was opened, a refreshing evening breeze blew in, and the starry sky was exceptionally clear tonight.

This is not only a banquet to celebrate winning the team battle, but also a banquet after he defeated Zezi, and also a celebration for freedom for Bai Meng. All things considered, it is a celebration for the future.

"Hey, I feel like the atmosphere at the banquet is a bit strange," someone muttered quietly.

"Yeah, why does it look so dazzling over there?"

Their gazes fell upon the head seat of the table, the central position.

Starting with Ke Zhiguang, from left to right are Bai Meng and the vice president, and from right to right are Qingdao Lu and Mizushiro Yuzuki... Why did all the girls go over there?!

They couldn't say for sure whether it was good luck or something else. First of all, judging from his strength, Ke Zhiguang's performance in the vice-captain battle and the captain battle could only be described as flopping, and he should be worthy of the center position in the whole game.

As the person who defeated his nemesis Inoue and ended the match, it's quite reasonable that President Baimeng deserves to be in the center position.

The vice president sat next to Bai Meng without any problem.

Harushima Deer was brought by Ke Zhiguang, so it's reasonable for her to sit next to him. Shuicheng and Ke Zhiguang have always had a good relationship, and Shuicheng has also met Harushima Deer a few times, so there doesn't seem to be any problem with her sitting there.

Damn! After thinking it over, everything actually makes perfect sense, huh?

Every factor is normal, but why is the result so strange?

I felt like something was off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it, so I pretended everything was fine and just enjoyed the banquet as usual.

"Cheers! To our victory and the arrival of the Deer Princess!" Cang Yuqiao raised his glass and shouted. He was the only one present who could drink.

Yes, he was drunk.

Ke Zhiguang picked up a sizzling piece of fatty beef from the baking pan and put it in his mouth. A fragrant, crispy, and numbing sensation spread across his taste buds and tongue, as if he had been struck by an electric current effect from a gourmet anime.

Although there was no alcohol, it unexpectedly made people feel intoxicated.

He glanced around and saw Bai Meng and the vice president secretly plotting something, perhaps gossip among the girls.