The work of the Go master

Ke Zhiguang, playing his piece, pushed a piece into the very corner, specifically the position of 19 out of 19, thus completely refusing a draw!

Choose to begin the calamity!

—Then come on! You... fugitive!

Both sides began their final sprint.

"Take a ko, find a ko!" This is all calculated by both sides in advance. The woman doesn't even need to report the position. Bamboo sword forge can set up the stones on its own. At this time, the order is not important. You only need to know the final result diagram.

"Stop reporting, it's too slow, let me do it!" Ke Zhiguang shouted angrily, stepped forward and snatched the chess box from her. He grabbed the black pieces in one hand and the white pieces in the other, using both hands simultaneously to make the most of the time.

She was dumbfounded; she had never seen anything like this before.

"Don't stop him," Shi Xin said.

"This... is." She felt like she had hit a wall ten thousand times today, and she forced back the anger that made her want to hit someone.

With the final step, Bamboo Sword Forger was certain of his victory.

Prepare to fail, stranger!

However, on Ke Zhiguang's side, his chess piece was already raised in mid-air, as if it were about to leap down from the highest point of the universe.

"The cherry blossoms can be seen now," he said softly.

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“One in a million,” Ke Zhiguang personally reported.

The "one" refers to the bottom left corner of the chessboard, the most extreme point.

"One-one?" Bamboo Blade Forging was taken aback, not understanding how there could be ko materials in such a dark corner, and then placed the chess piece there.

He was stunned when he saw through this move.

The magnificent cherry blossoms bloomed from that chess piece, a cherry blossom-colored frenzy that engulfed the entire chessboard, the entire game room, and even the whole world like a tsunami.

Ke Zhiguang, with a single breath, squeezed a group of eight pieces into the narrowest dead end, leaving them with only one breath left before they were wiped out.

The moment this piece is broken through, the six pieces of the bamboo sword will be saved, and the score will exceed 30 points!

Normally, unless someone is completely out of their mind, they would never use this as a weapon. No matter if they use their first sense, second sense, or even their seventh sense, they would never notice the flashing lights here.

This is a suicidal act of seeking revenge, a magnificent beauty like cherry blossoms in full bloom.

It only captures one piece, and although this piece is connected to another large group of stones, it only causes a new ko fight.

But that alone is enough.

After the long and drawn-out struggle, the entire chessboard is at its limit, and there is no other way to turn the tide.

Bamboo swordsmith lay sprawled on the chessboard, desperately searching for any possible openings, but predictably, there were none.

"Damn it! Why, why did you think of such a desperate method!"

The light engulfed the bamboo sword that was blocking its path.

Koji Hikaru was already standing in a dense forest of blooming cherry blossoms when he suddenly thought of the first game he had ever watched, the NHK Cup rapid chess game, where Naoka Kuranosuke played against Taketo Kakeru.

The first special effect he saw was cherry blossoms, and Naosaka Kuranosuke's desperate escape was met with the merciless frost of the bamboo sword.

The cherry blossoms that had only been in bloom for a short time were frozen and shattered, and Naosaka's victory was also ended. In the end, it was this young man named Taketō Tō who won the 500 million yen prize.

Everything was like a perfect closed loop; not only did the opponent close the loop, but even the crucial strike closed the loop.

However, this time the cherry blossoms were so abundant that he couldn't freeze them.

The cherry blossoms' final touch brought this season to a perfect close!

"Screw the draw, I'm going to win!" he shouted, slamming his foot on the table!

The last incense stick burned out, and the time was up just as it was about to run out.

Shi Xin also opened his eyes, which had been tightly closed since earlier, as if he had been waiting for this moment.

"You win."

Therefore, the final step is indispensable!

This time, Ke Zhiguang swung his folding fan even more skillfully, making it close to the air and tighten, producing a crisp and melodious sound—finally pointing it directly at the bewildered woman in front of him, as if he had already regarded her as a bamboo sword forging tool.

"Thank you for your guidance!"

She dared not move, as if a sharp blade were truly pressed against her throat. Cold sweat streamed down her cheeks as she stammered, "I'm so...sorry..."

Immediately afterwards, her glasses broke in the middle.

He then collapsed to the ground with a sudden thud.

Recovering from the euphoria of victory, Ke Zhiguang was also surprised for half a second.

Oops, I attacked the wrong person.

Chapter 87 Closing Remarks

"I'm back."

Ke Zhiguang walked out of the already closed barbecue restaurant, his folding fan slung over his shoulder like a samurai sword.

He looked as if he had successfully killed someone and was returning home, with moonlight shining all around him.

Steam rose from his body and shoulders, like the lingering echo of a Gatling gun roaring at high speed.

“You…” Harushima Shika originally thought he would see him walk out with his eyes vacant. Normally, after playing against Ishishin, a Go player would have this unfocused look in his eyes and it would take a week to recover.

"You... won?" Shinobu asked, her eyes wide.

"It's alright, neither a win nor a loss. On the contrary, I developed some connections with another person." Ke Zhiguang patted the back of his neck and looked back at Youxuan Temple.

Bamboo sword forging is indeed an opponent worth fighting to the bitter end to defeat.

Ke Zhiguang truly received his dedication to making the chess pieces shine even from a distance of a thousand meters.

"What on earth are you playing chess with all day long?" The vice president grabbed Ke Zhiguang and shook him wildly.

"I heard from Teacher Cangyu that you were playing chess with some legendary figure from the urban legends. Are you perhaps performing an exorcism?"

"Was the exorcism successful or failed?"

"Ke, are you alright?"

It's past midnight now, and most of the members have gone home. The only ones still waiting for Ke Zhiguang are a few familiar faces, his friends and family.

This group of relatives and friends started by bombarding them with questions.

While they were questioning him, the group of men in black dragged their unconscious captain out, got into the car, and stepped on the gas, probably to take him to the hospital for a while.

The students were dumbfounded by what they saw.

What do you mean?

So playing chess can send someone to the ICU?

This looks like the exorcism was successful.

The way the students looked at Ke Zhiguang changed.

"To be honest, this person... fainted on her own. It has nothing to do with me, really nothing to do with me."

Ke Zhiguang slapped the back of his head in frustration. He clearly felt that he had no hostility towards the person, but with a casual wave of his folding fan, the person fell down. He was simply powerless.

It can only be attributed to the gods fighting, and mortals getting hurt.

Saito smiled at the young man in the distance, then turned and walked away.

"Are you leaving so soon? Aren't you going to chat with Ke Zhiguang for a while?" Cang Yuqiao said.

“There’s no need for that. After this Golden Week, he’ll come to my place to train for a while, and then he’ll directly participate in the ranking tournament. We can talk about it later if you want.” Saito yawned heavily; for him, it was already time to go to sleep.

"You...you've already decided to take him as your apprentice?" Cang Yuqiao was taken aback, thinking to himself, "Isn't this guy always criticizing high school students?"

“I’m not capable of being his master. At best, I’m just a nominal teacher who teaches him a couple of moves.” Saito chuckled. “If you have to put it another way, it’s more like I’m begging him to come and learn from me, rather than him begging me.”

Cang Yuqiao was stunned for a moment, realizing how high this evaluation was.

"It's time for you to experience what it's like to be defeated by your disciple," Cang Yuqiao said as the other party walked away.

"Goodbye." Saito didn't say much, but paused for a moment.

Inside Yugenji Temple, Taketo had been sitting silently in front of the chessboard, his body transformed into a statue, like a samurai holding a broken sword kneeling on the battlefield, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Shi Xin had already left the room and was walking in the moonlit corridor; it was a full moon night.

A young man who looked like a monk sat with his head bowed at the far end of the corridor, waiting for Shi Xin's instructions.

"Tell Yu Chengqi my evaluation of Ke Zhiguang," Shi Xin said.

"Yes." The monk bowed his head.

“I’m waiting for him to hand over that book, ‘Ten Games of Danghu,’ to me.” Shi Xin spoke through his retreating figure.

That's all there is to it.

"I will definitely convey this truthfully."

After saying that, Shi Xin's figure disappeared into the depths of Youxuan Temple, but his oppressive aura still lingered in every corner of the temple.

All the important figures left, and the gloom that had hung over Tokyo dissipated.

Next comes the nightlife time for young people.

"It's already this late, why don't we just floor the gas and stay out all night?" Ping Shisheng suggested.

"Stop talking nonsense. We're all still minors. How can we stay out all night?" the vice president said.

"Well, we... we don't really seem to have the right to say that," Bai Meng said, her head down.

"That's true." The vice president was also embarrassed for a moment, recalling that his three companions had not returned home all night in the gray area not long ago.

"Did you guys stay out late before?" Shuicheng asked, tilting his head.

"No, no! That's absolutely not true!"

"Xiao Guang, what about you? Do you have any good suggestions for our upcoming itinerary?"

"Why don't we find a Go room and review the game I just played?" Ke Zhiguang suggested earnestly.