Hikaru no Go: I taught you Go, and you made the Kisei cry?

The simulator, empowered by golden skills, provided its answer with the calmest and most unquestionable calculations: a path that humanity would never choose.

Abandoning the advantage in the upper right corner and instead focusing on the middle, this is the most intense battle!

Right there, nine columns and eleven rows!

"This is not how humans should fight..."

Su Ran closed her eyes, calculating the answer given by the 'divine move' for a long time. In her heart, a voice inexplicably resisted this move!

"I am human, not a machine."

"The way of chess I want should never be just about defeating an opponent, numbly placing pieces in places where you don't even know why you've placed them."

"A superb sense of the game, that's the way of Go that I should pursue... a way that belongs only to the limits of human potential!"

"If Dad woke up, he definitely wouldn't like me, who is as precise as a machine but almost cold-blooded."

Su Ran was caught in a dilemma, extremely hesitant.

"In my opinion, the first twenty or so moves were all made by Hikaru Shindo. Only this move, which took ten minutes to think, is yours."

"That Edo Go master, Honinbo Shusaku, or rather, Fujiwara no Sai."

"That undefeated legend with black, the creator of a perfect 14-year winning streak in the Imperial Castle Go tournament..."

"If I remove the black pieces, I might lose."

"If I play according to the simulator, I can win this game without any trouble."

"However, that is not the kind of thinking that humans should have when playing chess."

"Moreover, Sai is not someone I can underestimate just because I have a Go simulator... even if he hasn't reached his peak yet."

"I long for a fair fight with you, no matter what."

"It wasn't you who played the move before, it was Hikaru Shindo."

"You said that Torajiro exists because of you, and you exist because of Hikaru Shindo..."

“No, you exist for yourself. You are too kind, Sai…”

What kind of surprise will you give me?

“Sai…”

Su Ran finally reached into the chess box.

He picked up a black piece and placed it on the chessboard!

The chess piece struck the board with a resounding clang!

Thirteen columns and four rows!

Su Ran chose to eliminate the black pieces and engage in an unpredictable battle with Sai in the middle game, in the heart of the territory!

……

The shadow of Honinbo Shusaku! Can Su Ran... withstand it?

"It's been withdrawn!"

Akira Touya clenched his fists and stared wide-eyed at the chessboard.

Otake Hideo took a deep breath, hesitated for a long time, and then whispered to Kato Masao beside him, "Actually, I think..."

Kato Masao waved his hand, his eyes gleaming with admiration at Su Ran's series of moves.

"I know what you're trying to say. Young people playing chess, what are we old folks doing getting involved? Let's just sit back and watch. These two kids will give us a surprise."

Kato Masao gazed at the chessboard, his aged body seemingly brimming with the vitality of his youth.

In a daze, Kato Masao returned to many years ago, to his eighteen-year-old self, representing Yingzhou against Wu Qingyuan, a time when he was full of vigor and had a fiery temper.

"These young people are truly formidable!"

Kato Masao sighed.

Sai stared silently at the black stone that Su Ran had captured on the chessboard.

"He really took it..."

"I thought he would see through that move, that terrifying move, the large knight's move in the ninth row and eleventh column..."

"It was because of that one move that I thought about it for more than ten minutes..."

"Young man named Su Ran, didn't you see that move?"

No... I understand you.

"Often, it is only the opponents who truly understand each other."

"Your moves are calm, sharp, and cunning."

"You saw through that move, but didn't choose it... You already realized that the first twenty moves weren't my intention, so you wanted to compete with me squarely in this central area!"

"interesting."

Are you waiting for my attack?

"If that's the case, then very well."

Sai pointed to the chessboard with his fan.

"Xiao Guang, fourteen columns, eight rows, stride!"

"Cross..."

Upon hearing this, Hikaru Shindo searched for the fourteenth column and eighth row on the chessboard, his eyes lighting up: "Here?"

Hikaru Shindo placed the pieces on the board.

"Crossing" refers to placing a piece next to the opponent's small knight's piece when one's own piece is supporting the move.

The goal is to disrupt the connection between the opponent's pieces and cut off their liberties!

Honinbo Shusaku and Su Ran, from the Edo period, finally begin a brand new contest.

It will inevitably go down to the last half point and the final battle!

As Su Ran watched the spot where Hikaru Shindo placed his piece, the super sense of Go that had been suppressed in his mind for a long time finally—exploded at this moment!

"The brightest starlight is in the seventh column and twelfth row..."

In addition, Super Chess Sense also provided several other points with strong starlight for Su Ran to choose from.

Su Ran remained silent, groping the smooth chess piece, a surge of passion welling up in his chest.

"I can participate in this game of chess; I... I can choose where I want to place my piece!"

Su Ran felt as if she had returned to her past life, to the time when she sat foolishly in front of the TV watching Sai point his fan and Hikaru Shindo make his move, and she couldn't help but be captivated by it.

"Twelve columns, four rows, Big Flight!"

The chess piece is placed.

"Dafei... I see. So you're planning to expand the battle and maintain your advantage in the small objective in the upper right corner..."

Sai murmured softly, then after a moment said, "Hikaru, touch it, twelve columns, five elements, touch!"

Hikaru Shindo nodded almost imperceptibly, picked up a Go stone, placed it close to the white stone, and then placed a black stone on top.

Both sides kept placing their pieces, and the battle raged on the chessboard. The silent clash of swords left the onlookers speechless.

"Is this the true strength of these three generals, Yase?"

"No wonder Akira Touya was giving him the side-eye; he's completely different from before!"

"His playing style is very steady, and he chose to engage in this kind of variation, always going with the flow, but within this going with the flow, there is a hidden killing intent."

"Kuroko's skill is astonishing. Is this really a game played by two children?"

"It seems that after that move, both sides suddenly changed their playing styles. Not only did the black pieces come back to life, but the white pieces also became more and more courageous in the battle."

Su Ran looked at the chessboard in front of her, hesitating about where to place her piece.

"I want to finish this quickly; that's in line with my personality."

"Since Sai has sacrificed the piece in the upper right corner in order to pursue a faster counterattack..."

"Then why shouldn't I grant your wish?"

"Sai, you've been waiting all this time, haven't you?"

"You are waiting for the battle to fully erupt, for the moment when swords clash and blood flows."

"I... also want to fight you, to engage in a fierce battle!"

Eight columns and twelve rows, pointed!

As the piece was placed, everyone's breathing quickened, as if the blood in their bodies was beating in rhythm with the falling of the piece.

Akira Touya's eyes narrowed, trembling slightly: "Su Ran-kun, he... he's started to fight back!"

"Moreover, because of insufficient speed, Su Ranjun also sacrificed a portion of his strength!"

"To abandon in return, this is a desperate, suicidal tactic..."

"Su Ran-kun is going to fight Fujiwara Hikaru to the death!"

Clearly, everyone shared the same thought as Akira Touya: their first impression was that Su Ran had gone mad.

However, he couldn't help but be impressed by Su Ran's skillful hands.

"What courage and fighting spirit it takes to abandon pieces and pursue a fierce battle when you clearly have the upper hand?"

"Why is he falling like this? Is this child already pursuing a higher realm?"

This move is neither difficult to understand nor difficult to execute.

However, very few people have the courage to take this step.

Because of the white pieces, the situation is clearly one of absolute advantage.

As long as we maintain stability, we will be in an invincible position.

But the white pieces were not satisfied with this, and even deliberately sacrificed pieces to confront the dominant black pieces head-on in the most aggressive manner!