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

Kaga looked at the game in amazement: "Moreover, looking at your moves, I even want to give up shogi and go back to playing go."

"Really? Kaga!"

Tsutsui was pleasantly surprised: "If you join the Go club, the club's strength will increase significantly!"

Hikaru Shindo blinked and asked, "Kaga, you mean you and Tsutsui won?"

"No."

Kaga laughed heartily, "That idiot Tsutsui got completely crushed in the middle game, hahahahahaha."

"How could this happen!"

Hikaru Shindo, utterly dejected, murmured, "If... if I had let Sai play from the beginning... Tsutsui, his Go club..."

"What did you say?"

Kaga didn't hear Hikaru Shindo's words clearly, only vaguely catching the latter half. He laughed loudly and said, "Idiot, what you said about what would happen if you lost was all a lie."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Hikaru Shindo's eyes widened, and he angrily exclaimed, "How could this be!"

Tsutsui and Kaga laughed together.

Su Ran looked at the scene before her, a smile playing on her lips, and stood up from her chair.

“Sai…”

"You are really amazing. You are the only person so far who can make even someone with an exceptional sense of chess falter in their deductions."

"Like you, I look forward to our next match."

"Moreover, I will continue to improve and keep moving forward..."

"Hmm...Where are Hirosue Naruto and Gouda Takeshi?"

Su Ran turned her head and saw Takeshi Gouda almost touching her face. She was startled and leaned back slightly.

"You're not bad."

Takeshi Gouda was startled, but he forced himself to remain calm and said with his arms crossed.

"What are you saying! You call this good? Su Ran is a god! I bet Su Ran will definitely become a professional Go player in the future!"

"Speaking of which, among the three of us, only Su Ranjun managed to defeat her opponent..."

"After a year of hard work, I finally defeated Kaiou Middle School, but unexpectedly, I lost to Yase Middle School, who were making their first appearance in the main tournament. It's so frustrating..."

Naruto Hirosue suddenly appeared from the side, speaking up for Su Ran while sighing in frustration.

Su Ran smiled and looked away, putting the chess pieces back into the chess box one by one.

Failure is a constant companion throughout life. In this game between him and Sai, although he had tried his best, there was still the explosive Tsutsui from Yase Middle School, as well as the already powerful Kaga Tetsuo.

Losing to Yase Junior High School in the team competition was actually within his expectations, so there was nothing to regret.

Just then, the old man's voice suddenly came from above.

"It fell very well."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Su Ran abruptly turned her head and realized that Kato Masao had somehow appeared behind her.

At this moment, she is looking at him with a beaming smile.

"Kato-senpai."

Su Ran quickly bowed, feeling boundless respect for this veteran who had dominated the chess world his entire life.

"Child, we should have met before at Chishang, right?"

Kato Masao looked at Su Ran with a smile, his eyes, full of crow's feet, filled with an inexplicable light.

"I never expected that guy Ikegami would also take on such an amazing disciple!"

"I have a feeling that it won't be long before you and Hikaru Shindo become exceptionally bright new stars in the Go world."

"And that kid from the Touya family, the three of you, represent the hope for the future of the Go world... Never slacken your pursuit of the way of Go. Only by constantly climbing higher will you avoid having any regrets in your lives when you reach my age, understand?"

Looking into Kato Masao's earnest gaze, Su Ran felt a warmth in her heart and nodded emphatically:

"Don't worry, senior. I will march toward the highest peak. That is what I have always been pursuing."

Kato Masao looked up at Shindo Hikaru again: "But you must not be arrogant or complacent. My apprentice will be your formidable rival."

Su Ran's eyes flickered as she looked at Hikaru Shindo.

At that moment, Akira Touya walked over, smiling at Hikaru Shindo and Su Ran.

“Shindo, Su Ran-kun…”

Su Ran and Hikaru Shindo were slightly taken aback, and at the same time turned their heads to look at Akira Touya.

Akira Touya, holding his clothes in one hand, said with clear eyes, "It was truly a beautiful game."

"Taya..."

Hikaru Shindo stared blankly at Akira Toya.

"I'm not reconciled." Akira Touya's tone was calm, but his eyes were filled with resentment: "Why isn't I your opponent?"

“Shindo, Su Ran-kun, I finally understand…”

"If I cannot surpass you all one by one, I will not be able to comprehend the Divine Hand..."

"So, I will no longer run away from you."

"absolute."

After saying that, Akira Touya gave Hikaru Shindo and Su Ran a deep look before turning and leaving the competition venue.

On the judges' stand, the middle-aged judge held the list and announced loudly: "So, in the final between Yase Junior High School and Kawage Junior High School, Yase Junior High School has won the championship with a record of two wins and one loss."

"So, the champion of this league is Yese Middle School!"

The crowd at the competition venue immediately erupted in excited discussion.

"I really didn't expect that Neptune High School would be defeated in the second round of the semifinals."

"Is this the first time Yase Junior High has made it into the main tournament? And to win the championship on their first appearance in the main tournament, they're incredibly strong!"

"When you say 'strong,' are you referring to Yase Junior High School, or the Yase Three Generals?"

"When you say 'strong,' are you referring to the three generals of Yase, or the three generals of Kawaogi?"

"You bastard, all you can do is parrot what you hear?"

"Hahahaha, those two teenagers... in the future, they will definitely, definitely be seen on the professional stage, right?"

"I get so excited just thinking about it. I'm really looking forward to their next match. It's going to be amazing!"

"Yes, I can't wait! What kind of fierce competition will the chess world be like soon?"

The middle-aged referee smiled, his heart also reeling from the game he had just played. He could completely understand the complex emotions everyone was feeling.

"By the way, can I borrow your marker?"

The middle-aged referee turned to another young referee and said.

"Here you go, senior."

The middle-aged referee took the marker, turned around and drew a red line on the match list, marking the box for Yase Junior High School. This meant that Yase Junior High School would win the championship of this junior high school Go league!

At that moment, Takada, who had just heard that the final had ended and had come to watch the excitement, noticed Hikaru Shindo, who was surrounded by the crowd and preparing to be crowned champion.

He exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Isn't that...?"

"Isn't that Hikaru from the Shindo family...?"

"I think he's in sixth grade?"

After those words, everyone's attention immediately turned to Hikaru Shindo, while Kaga and Tsutsui stood by with awkward smiles.

"Hahaha, uh, I've been exposed..."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged referee, who had just finished writing down the champion of Yase Middle School, clenched his fists, turned around, and suppressed his anger: "What's going on? Aren't you a student of Yase Middle School?"

“Uh…that…” Hikaru Shindo was speechless.

Tsutsui grabbed Hikaru Shindo and rushed to his side, hurriedly explaining, "I'm sorry, teacher! I forced him to come to the competition!"

Finally, the champion of Yese Junior High School was mercilessly disqualified on the spot by the middle-aged referee.

In order to combat this unfair competition, the judges, after an emergency discussion, simply removed Yase Junior High School's ranking altogether.

"Champion: Chuandi Middle School; Runner-up: Haiwang Middle School."

Hikaru Shindo, with a sullen face, shifted his gaze to Su Ran, who had a humble and calm expression.

Kawaji Junior High School inexplicably went from runner-up to champion, and is now receiving congratulations from everyone in the midst of a crowd.

The handsome Su Ran was surrounded by a group of star-struck girls who kept asking him all sorts of questions.

Hikaru Shindo muttered to himself in dissatisfaction, "Damn it, that guy, really... all of this should have been mine..."

"Oh my, Hikaru is really envious!"

Sai covered his mouth with his fan and chuckled softly.

"No way!"

Hikaru Shindo clenched his fist and retorted, "I will definitely become a great Go player someday, and then I'll beat this guy to a pulp!"

On the referee's stand, the middle-aged referee walked over to Hikaru Shindo. He no longer had a serious expression as before, and smiled kindly: "You, your name is Hikaru Shindo, right?"

"Uh... yes."

Hikaru Shindo scratched the back of his head, responding somewhat awkwardly.

"I'm really looking forward to the next time Yase Junior High School participates in the competition."

After saying this, the middle-aged referee turned to look in Su Ran's direction and said, "You are all the new hope of the Go world."

……

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Chess World Shakes! Unfathomable Undercurrents!