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

crisp.

Yet each time it fell, it carried a chilling, murderous intent.

Suddenly, Hikaru Shindo stopped placing his piece.

Because Sai didn't continue to tell him where he should land.

Sai looked at Su Ran calmly.

Having made this move, he already knew the final outcome.

"That's the end of it..."

After a long silence, Sai lowered his eyes again and gently pointed at the chessboard with the tip of his fan.

"Eight columns and seventeen rows, pointed."

A moment later, Hikaru Shindo placed the chess piece on the board as instructed.

"tip……?"

Su Ran was stunned, staring at the pointed hand on the chessboard. Her hand was in the chess box, but she hesitated to pick up the piece and place it down as quickly as before.

At that moment, the crowd instantly stirred into a commotion.

The crowd looked at each other, their faces showing astonishment.

Akira Touya also suddenly looked up at Hikaru Shindo, his eyes filled with deep shock.

Hikaru Shindo looked completely bewildered.

“这一步棋，几乎把之前所有的努力都白费发*书！群>9：8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6，由?呆ュ呆。发，自了啊……”

Kato Masao stared silently at the chessboard.

A moment later, he looked at Hikaru Shindo sitting opposite Su Ran.

He understood this move and also grasped the meaning that Hikaru Shindo, sitting opposite Su Ran, wanted to convey.

Teacher Yin pushed up her glasses and closed her eyes.

"So, this child..."

Teacher Yin took a deep breath.

Meanwhile, Su Ran, sitting opposite Hikaru Shindo, was gripping the chess piece tightly.

"Why, when it was clearly a situation where the black and white twins were balancing each other, would Sai... choose the sharp edge..."

"However, Jian is still worried about the upper right corner, which I have already abandoned..."

"Is Sai afraid that I'll contact the top right corner and launch a full-scale offensive...?"

"Do not……"

Su Ran seemed to understand something, and her heart trembled.

A moment later, Su Ran resolutely picked up the chess piece and placed it on the two diagonal squares at the tip, making a big knight's move!

"Sai, is this your answer?"

"I heard you!"

Everyone trembled slightly upon hearing the sound of the chess piece landing on the board.

……

This decisive move completely set the tone for the game.

Regardless of how the final outcome turns out, this decisive move has already sealed the deal.

Su Ran silently looked at the chess pieces on the table, the one Sai had just placed by Shindo Hikaru.

“Sai…you are so proud, you don’t want to desecrate Go in the slightest, nor will you allow the opponent to hold back even the slightest bit…”

“Clearly, I already ate the black piece that was initially sent into the white tiger’s mouth.”

"You could tell I ate it on purpose, but you weren't sure..."

"From now on, all your moves will be tests of my skill level, to determine whether I'm deliberately throwing the game..."

"Actually, you already knew the answer to the ending of this game a long time ago, but you still chose to continue playing..."

"Because you enjoy the game of chess, and you enjoy the metallic sound of the pieces falling on the board."

“Sai…”

"However, as the middlegame battle was drawing to a close and the endgame was about to begin, you ultimately chose the sharp point..."

"A single move is practically equivalent to surrendering..."

"That single move is meaningless in the current battle, but... but!!!"

Su Ran trembled slightly, her right hand, which was holding the chess piece, shaking uncontrollably.

"However, this brilliant move was a perfect response to a move I hadn't made in the first twenty or so moves of the game, that move..."

"Nine columns, eleven rows... Big Fly!"

“Sai…”

"Are you unwilling to let this game end here, so you've issued a challenge to me?"

"You'll have to compete with me from the beginning next time. You'll make every move and I won't be allowed to hold back in the slightest."

"I must also do my best and be prepared to be killed by you."

"You want to play another game of chess with me, in the not-too-distant future..."

"This is your answer."

……

"It's over... Hikaru."

Sai opened his fan and exclaimed, "What a...wonderful game."

Hikaru Shindo stared blankly at the Go board, the Go pieces gleaming in the afterglow of the setting sun, as if in a dream. After a moment, Hikaru Shindo came back to his senses.

"It's over? Finally... Sai, did you win?"

Sai smiled gently and shook his head: "I'm sorry, Hikaru, I lost."

Hikaru Shindo remained silent for a long, long time, unable to utter a word.

……

Kawajiro wins! You are all the new hope of the Go world!

"Sai, is it because of me...?"

Hikaru Shindo stared blankly at the chessboard in front of him, completely unable to believe that Sai, who was once like a god, had actually lost to Su Ran.

Sai smiled and shook his head, then gently patted Hikaru Shindo's head with his fan: "Idiot, it has nothing to do with you."

Sai turned to look at the Go board and exclaimed, "What a wonderful game we haven't seen in a long time..."

Sai's eyes flickered.

"I look forward to the next game with Su Ran, a game where we play with all our might from the very first move to the very end."

"I'm looking forward to it..."

"You make me feel my blood boiling."

"I see the future in your moves..."

"I myself am also gradually awakening amidst the interplay of black and white..."

Hikaru Shindo sat in the chair in silence for a long time.

"Sai, do you really think I'm a fool...?"

Hikaru Shindo had his head down, his long bangs obscuring his eyes, making it impossible to see his facial expression.

"It's all because of me... I messed it up, Sai..."

Hikaru Shindo clenched his fist: "I will definitely, definitely, improve. I will keep chasing, always chasing forward..."

After a long while, Hikaru Shindo finally stood up, bowed his head, and said, "I lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire hall erupted in thunderous applause.

There was no mockery or ridicule; everyone admired him from the bottom of their hearts and couldn't help but applaud.

There was no winner or loser.

Yes, it was just a group of people who love Go, who saw a wonderful game of Go and couldn't help but feel joy from the bottom of their hearts.

Even the other players who had previously played against Hikaru Shindo sincerely admired and praised him.

"Did you hear that, Hikaru?"

Sai bowed down: "These applause are not only for me and that boy named Su Ran, but also for you."

"These children may have different personalities, but they all love Go so much..."

"After a thousand years, the love for Go... has not only not diminished, but has actually grown stronger."

Hikaru Shindo listened intently to Sai's words.

Suddenly, Hikaru Shindo felt a tap on his shoulder.

Hikaru Shindo turned his head and exclaimed in surprise, "Kaga...!"

"You played very well!"

Kaga Tetsuo grinned and gave Shindo Hikaru a thumbs up: "Absolutely no doubt about it."

Tsutsui nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah, Shindo, you're amazing... it's unbelievable."

"But……"

Hikaru Shindo finally couldn't hold back anymore and choked out, "I lost..."

"What are you thinking, you idiot?! This is a team competition!"