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

I left Neptune High School.

Holding the heavy championship trophy, Su Ran jogged all the way to the hospital.

This is the first championship he has won since learning Go, which is of great significance.

He couldn't wait to share this joy with his father.

"Dad, did you see that? I have my own championship trophy now..."

Su Ran smiled and gripped the trophy in her hand, unconsciously quickening her pace.

Soon.

He then arrived at the door of the ward.

Just as they were about to go in, the door was pushed open from the inside.

The next moment, a figure in a suit and leather shoes blocked his way.

Su Ran looked up and was stunned.

"Mr. Ogata? What brings you here?"

Su Ran bowed politely to Ogata Seiji. She was a little puzzled as to why he would suddenly visit today.

Since my father deliberately lost to Touya Kouyo three years ago, his reputation in the Go world has been ruined.

To avoid suspicion, established chess players rarely take the initiative to visit their fathers.

As for Seiji Ogata, the leading figure of the new generation in the Go world, he had never visited his father before.

Su Ran was quite surprised by today's sudden visit.

"Oh, Xiao Ran."

Ogata Seiji's eyes flickered as he patted Su Ran's head, forcing a smile, and said:

"I have good news for you. This morning, Mr. Su Yuan... finally woke up."

what! ?

Upon hearing this news, Su Ran's eyes lit up with boundless joy, and she immediately rushed in to see her father.

However, before he could take a step, he was stopped by Ogata Seiji:

"Xiao Ran, wait a minute."

Ogata Seiji lowered his head, his long bangs obscuring his glasses, making it impossible to see his expression behind the lenses.

That's right.

Ogata Seiji took a deep breath: "After your father regained consciousness, he immediately went through the discharge procedures. According to him, he wanted to finish that epic battle with Touya-sensei from three years ago, which is still unfinished, so..."

At this point, Ogata Seiji lowered his head even further:

"So, he should be playing Go at Mr. Touya's house right now. If you want to find him, why don't you go check out his house..."

Did Dad go to a celebrity's house?

Su Ran glanced at Ogata Seiji with suspicion, seemingly harboring some doubts, but after thinking about it, she realized that the other party didn't seem to have any reason to deceive her.

After a moment's hesitation, he nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Ogata to give me a ride."

After speaking, the two of them got into Ogata Seiji's luxury business car, one after the other.

The car moved slowly, and the street scenes gradually receded as the car moved. Ogata Seiji seemed to be thinking about something and did not speak to Su Ran.

Su Ran, overjoyed that her father had finally regained consciousness, failed to notice the slightly somber atmosphere in the car.

Finally, with a screech of brakes, the car came to a steady stop in front of the Toya Mansion.

"Xiao Ran, your teacher is waiting for you inside. Come with me."

Ogata Seiji took out his key and led Su Ran to the living room.

In the living room filled with the aroma of tea, Touya Kouyo, dressed in a loose kimono, was holding a chess book in one hand and a chess piece in the other, scrutinizing the chess game in front of him.

Opposite him, on the empty sofa, it seemed that some important guest had just left, and the half-full cup of tea on the table was still steaming.

"Oh, Xiao Ran is here."

Touya Kouhiro felt the curtain sway, seemingly having anticipated Su Ran's arrival, and waved to him without looking up:

"We just received a transoceanic call from China. Your father has been reinstated as the Chess Saint there, and he should be on a plane back to China by now."

"Before I left, I told Mr. Su Yuan that you had recently been studying Go, and he was very pleased with your recent performance."

Touya Kouhiro put down his chess book and stared intently at the chessboard in front of him:

"However, due to his busy schedule in Shenzhou, he cannot return to Yingzhou for the time being... In the meantime, he asked me to tell you to practice your chess skills diligently."

At this point, Touya Kouhiro finally turned his gaze away from the chessboard and looked at Su Ran for the first time:

He said he would personally test your chess skills at the Tianyuan Tournament a month from now.

……

After leaving Touya Kouyo's residence, Su Ran still felt somewhat dazed.

My father, who had been in a coma for more than two months, suddenly woke up today and was even reinstated as the Chess Saint by the State of China!

If anyone else had said these words, Su Ran probably wouldn't have believed them.

but.

But...

The person who told Su Ran all this was Touya Meijin, whom even her father greatly admired.

Furthermore, judging from the layout of the celebrity's home, it certainly looked like they had just hosted distinguished guests.

In particular, Su Ran had just carefully studied the chess game set on the chessboard.

Judging from his playing style, it is indeed the style his father often used.

Unfortunately, as the game progressed to the middle stage, the two players seemed to be interrupted by something important and had to pause the game.

All of this made it impossible for Su Ran to believe that his father had indeed played a game of Go with Meijin Touya just before he entered the house.

"Father, did you say you would personally test my chess skills during the Tianyuan Tournament...?"

Su Ran clenched her fists, her eyes unconsciously revealing a strong anticipation for the future:

"Then I will definitely make you look at me in a new light!"

After saying goodbye to Ogata Seiji, Su Ran did not go home, but went straight to Ikegami Harada's Go room and strode over there.

Since he had decided to shine in the Tianyuan Battle a month from now, Su Ran's only goal at this moment was to practice chess non-stop.

Although Coach Ikegami only has the skill level of a professional 7th dan, his research on modern joseki is far beyond my reach.

My sense of the game has now been honed to a very high level.

Currently, the only weakness is that we still lack the ability to understand various established patterns.

I believe that Mr. Ikegami will help me make up for this...

With that in mind, Su Ran quickly arrived at Harada Ikegami's Go room, knocked on the door, and after receiving a response, strode inside.

……

the other side.

Inside Touya Kouyo's residence.

"Teacher, is it possible that we're lying to Su Ran like this...?"

Ogata Seiji silently watched Touya Kouhiro, his heart filled with conflicting emotions.

"Ugh."

Touya Kouhiro put down his chess book, personally brewed a cup of tea for Ogata Seiji, and handed it to him, saying:

"If we don't do this, Su Ran might go crazy..."

As he spoke, Touya Kouhiro blew on the foam in his teacup, his eyes filled with worry:

"I really don't know which faction those guys who kidnapped Mr. Su Yuan belong to... As far as I know, recently, many famous Go players in South Korea have also mysteriously disappeared..."

At this point, Touya Kouhiro couldn't help but look out the window into the distance:

"We've also received news from Mr. Su Yuan that the chess world in China is in turmoil lately... It seems that a powerful force is stirring up trouble in various countries. Ogata, no matter what, you must protect yourself during this time."

"As for Mr. Su Yuan's whereabouts, I will do my best to find out... I hope to find out for Xiao Ran within a month..."

Looking out the window at the bustling, peaceful world, Touya Kouyo felt a heavy weight in his heart.

He always felt that something had changed without him realizing it.

But what exactly is that change?

……

Chapter 100: The Divine Land Style Formula! Is this what genius is all about?

Upon arriving at Mr. Chishang's chess room, Su Ran had just changed her shoes when a blue cat came running over, meowing, and rubbed against her legs.

Su Ran chuckled and patted the kitten's head. The kitten contentedly squinted its eyes.

This is a stray cat that Ikegami Harada adopted a few years ago. It helped Ikegami Harada get through the most painful period of his retirement.

Now, the kitten and Mr. Ikegami have a relationship that's practically like father and son.

"Hey kid, get over here right now."

Inside the chess room, Mr. Ikegami's voice could be heard.

Upon hearing this, Su Ran grabbed the kitten by the scruff of its neck, scooped it into her arms, and, wearing wooden clogs, walked into the chess room.

"teacher……"

Su Ran wanted to hide her championship trophy, but she couldn't find a place to hide it.

"You child, I've already heard from that old man Kato that you won the championship in the middle school Go competition after only two months of learning Go. You truly deserve to be Mr. Su Yuan's son, you're remarkable!"

Harada Ikegami clicked his tongue in amazement, took the trophy from Su Ran's hand, and stroked it for a while with deep emotion in his eyes.