I am the devil, I only know how to trade.

"The third option is for you to sell your entire lifespan to me, and I will let you have a beautiful dream. It won't contain your son's soul, but rather a phantom, who can still serve you for the rest of your life."

"This kind doesn't require you to pay the price of your soul."

"The last option is to pretend I never existed."

After Luo Feng finished speaking, he waited quietly for Uesaki Naoto's mother to reply.

Naoto Uesaki's mother regained some of her composure: "He... he sold his soul to you? Why?"

“I can call him over to explain to you,” Luo Feng said. “However, there is a life-or-death difference between you. Even if it’s just this, I will take ten years of your lifespan.”

"If you let him explain, the third option will cease to exist, because your life isn't worth a beautiful dream. Or, you can add ten years to your journey to hell."

"Can I see him? Please let me see him!" Naoto Uesaki's mother, let's call her Mrs. Uesaki, heard this possibility and wanted to see her son, even if it was just a dream!

After a contract appeared, she realized that this was not a dream, and that she could really give up her life to see her son.

She gritted her teeth. Ten years was all she had left. Since her son was gone, she was no different from a walking corpse.

Right after she signed the contract, Naoto Uesaki's soul slowly emerged.

After spending several days in hell, his soul was covered in all sorts of wounds.

However, he did not regret it, because those people were no better than him.

Watching those instructors sink into depravity next to him, they suffered even more, while he, despite enduring constant torment of his soul, found great pleasure in it.

He thought he would continue like this forever, but unexpectedly, he actually saw the sunlight again.

What, has the devil become kind and we're going to let him go?

"Naoto..." Mrs. Uesaki could no longer hold back her tears when she saw Naoto Uesaki.

"Mom?" Naoto Uesaki was stunned. "You...you died too?"

"No, I'm not dead..." Mrs. Uesaki quickly shook her head, forcing back her tears. "Mom's alright, Mom's fine. You, why did you die... The police said... you were their undercover agent, you died in battle..."

“Me?” Naoto Uesaki paused for a moment, then immediately thought of Yukino Yukinoshita.

He gave a gentle smile and said softly, "Yes, I died for my dream. Mom, don't be sad. My death was worthwhile; I saved countless people."

Although he wasn't an undercover police officer, and he was fighting against the government, there was no need for his mother to know about it.

He truly saved countless lives, and his death was indeed worthwhile.

He didn't know that he hadn't saved Sakurai; Sakurai had died the moment he stepped out of the school gate.

"You bastard, you bastard! I just want you to be okay! Why are you being so stubborn? Why can't you just live a good life?" Mrs. Uesaki covered her face and cried again.

“I’m sorry, Mom, but some things have to be done.” Naoto Uesaki said softly, “Mom, promise me you’ll live a good life, okay? In the next life, I’ll still be your son.”

"I've suffered enough in this lifetime!" Mrs. Uesaki shouted. "You've sold your soul to the devil?"

"I'm sorry, I haven't been able to fulfill my filial duties. I know you want me to live a good life. But I don't regret anything I've done."

Chapter 204 Life in a Dream

“Since you don’t regret it, then don’t blame your mother for being willful.” Mrs. Uesaki’s gaze fell on Luo Feng: “Mr. Devil, I want to sign a second contract.”

"A contract? Mom, no!" Naoto Uesaki exclaimed in surprise.

He had already experienced the consequences of making a pact with the devil; a journey to hell was definitely not something everyone could endure!

Although he didn't know what kind of contract his mother was going to sign, he knew it was definitely not a good thing!

Luo Feng didn't care about any of that. With a wave of his hand, Uesaki Naoto's soul disappeared.

"Are you sure, Madam?" Luo Feng asked calmly.

“Yes, but… could I…” Mrs. Uesaki gritted her teeth, “after my son has finished living with me in the illusion, please don’t let my soul perish…”

"Scared?" Luo Feng's lips curled up slightly: "There's no such thing as a free lunch. Your lifespan isn't worth that price."

“What I mean is, I’m willing to give my own soul, don’t let me be completely annihilated, let me bear some of his pain, just a little.” Mrs. Uesaki knelt on the ground: “When he was young, because of my selfishness, I didn’t fulfill my responsibilities as a mother. After he died, I’m willing to bear some of the things that happened after his death…”

"Oh?" Luo Feng raised an eyebrow: "Interesting. In that case, the second rule remains the same. The annihilation of the soul will be replaced by you giving up your soul to bear all the pain he suffers, while his pain will be reduced by half."

"Could you please keep this from his soul?" Mrs. Uesaki pleaded. "He's a very strong-willed child. If he finds out, he'll definitely blame me."

"Tsk, troublesome. How about this, you bear three-quarters, and he bears three-quarters. That way, you and your son can be of one mind. I won't let you meet in the abyss." Luo Feng waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I can bear it all..."

"I've made up my mind, and I won't change it." Luo Feng slowly opened half of his red eyes: "Will you sign, or not?"

"I'll sign!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her body slowly collapsed to the ground.

Her soul left her body.

A beautiful sphere of light appeared in Luo Feng's hand, and the souls of Mrs. Uesaki and Naoto Uesaki were simultaneously drawn into the sphere of light.

The two reunited, first arguing, then embracing.

They gave up arguing because what had happened had already happened, and the devil doesn't offer refunds.

It's better to live a peaceful life than to constantly argue.

Naoto Uesaki became a policeman. His wife waited for him to come home every day and cooked for him. Eventually, Naoto Uesaki married and had children, and his children, like him, also became policemen.

The family lived a happy and carefree life together.

Luo Feng revealed a slight smile.

For him, it was only a matter of seconds; for them, decades had passed inside.

An illusion is always just an illusion. When the illusion shatters, their dream should end.

boom!

The sphere of light shattered, and the two souls went directly to hell, to the abyss that belonged to Luo Feng.

Each person bears three-quarters of the pain; they will not meet, they will not see each other.

Naoto Uesaki believed that his mother's soul had been annihilated, but he only sought this life, not the next.

For Naoto Uesaki's mother, she had lived a peaceful life with him, and that was enough. She did not regret her choice, and she would have no complaints even if she went to hell.

Luo Feng did not continue to tease them, nor did he let Uesaki Naoto know the truth about Sakurai's death, because he would not regret it or resent it even if he knew.

"Tsk, maternal love, an interesting emotion, even more interesting than romantic love." Luo Feng adjusted the brim of his hat.

As for his father?

In fact, he had already died two months ago.

What Uesaki Naoto saw was only the day he received the money.

…………

The three-stage league consists of 18 rounds, of which 10 rounds have already ended, and the remaining rounds are the final battles.

Sora is currently on a ten-game winning streak, without losing a single game. In each game, she won against her opponent using seemingly impossible moves.

Some situations have indeed been solved to the point of being unsolvable, but some situations still have great potential for expansion; it's just that people at the time thought they couldn't continue playing.

After Sora Ginko opened this door, all sorts of professional Go players began to study it, and many players' Go skills declined as a result...

There's no way around it; after all, not everyone has the computing power of players like Sora Ginko and Kuzuryu Yaichi, and traditional Go players don't really like studying computers.

It's like someone who trains to build muscle suddenly going to practice Jiu-Jitsu. You can't say which is stronger or weaker, but if they do it haphazardly, problems will definitely arise.

Sora Ginko had no idea what she had done.

In her words, it was simply because they were weak.

When Kong Yinzi entered the game, everyone felt the pressure, whether they were in the first or second tier.

The faces that were full of hope at the opening are now all gone.

Because this is a chess player's hell.

Only by overcoming this hurdle can they become professional chess players.

For men, shogi is more brutal.

Unlike women, who can compete in specialized tournaments and earn a lot of money as long as they are cute enough.

But when empty silver appeared, they no longer dared to underestimate female chess players.

Even without Luo Feng's help, Sora Ginko was the first female recipient of the 3rd Dan in the history of the shogi competition, and she had her own unique shogi.

"It's been a long time, Ginko-nee." Kunimoto approached Sora Ginko with a smile.

I don't feel any pressure at all.

Or rather, this child is the player with the best mentality that Sora Ginko has ever seen.

It's true what they say, they're just kids. Because they're young, they have plenty of time to squander.

"Long time no see." Sora Ginko rarely showed a smile.

Once, when I beat him, I broke down under pressure and then I met Luo Feng.

Now, we've finally met again in a formal setting.

“I received what you wanted to convey to me through the game last time.” Kunimitsu sat down in front of the board: “I will do my best, and I hope that Gin-neechan and I can have an interesting match.”

"I will do my best too," Sora Ginko said earnestly.

She had actually been hiding her strength all along. After hiding it for so long, she would respond to this child with her strongest self.

He didn't care about winning or losing; all he wanted to do was enjoy the game of shogi.

Both the shogi of Sora Ginja and the shogi of Kuzuryu Yaichi are interesting to him.

"Sōta, you said before that you would win when you faced me next time, right?" Sora said softly.

“That was the old Gin-chan, now… it’s different, but I’ll do my best.” Kunimoto’s gaze was fixed on Sora Gin-chan.

"Unfortunately, the god of shogi favors me a bit more." Sora Ginko revealed a bright smile: "It's my turn to go first today."

Chapter 205 Turnaround