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

"I'm afraid it's not just that... His suppressive power is far more terrifying than that of a peak ninth-dan Go player."

"In my memory, perhaps only teachers and Mr. Su Yuan can exert such immense pressure on people..."

Akira Touya paused slightly, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Mr. Ogata, can we see the replay? What opening did Yuan choose? Tengen? Yoto Hime? Or Reversi Ren?"

"Do not."

Ogata Seiji shook his head and said, "That's what puzzles me too. These past few days, Yuan has been using unconventional, even strange, opening strategies."

"Rather than saying he was playing chess against an opponent, it would be more accurate to say that he was learning and practicing a newer style of play."

"However, one thing is rather strange. Among these many uncommon opening patterns, he chose the most common Shenzhou style opening pattern for three consecutive days and used it in the first game of each day."

With that, Ogata Seiji opened the game review and slowly began to review the first game of the day.

"Shenzhou Flow?"

Akira Touya was slightly taken aback. In his memory, among the top-tier players, it seemed that only Mr. Su Yuan liked to use the Shenzhou style.

"Yuan...?"

Akira Touya was startled and suddenly realized something.

In ancient Chinese, the pinyin for "far" seems to be "yuan"!

"Could it be... that this mysterious new expert is...?"

A name suddenly lingered in Akira Touya's mind.

"However, I heard from Father that Mr. Su Yuan was recently kidnapped by a group of mysterious people. How could that be...?"

Gazing at the computer screen, where Yuan was still constantly matching opponents, Akira Touya fell into deep thought for a long time.

"Oh, right."

Ogata Seiji tapped a few keys on the keyboard, focused the screen on another player, and pointed to their ID, saying:

"Xiao Liang, besides Yuan's sudden rise to prominence these past two days, there's another super master sweeping across the chess world online."

Ogata Seiji exhaled a heavy smoke ring, and a strange light seemed to shine in his narrowed eyes:

His ID is called...yixing!

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Chapter 102 Student Assessment! His status is too esteemed!

Two weeks passed quietly.

Today marks the start of the most recent entrance examination for college students.

For the past two weeks, we have been working to better prepare for the entrance exams for college students.

Su Ran did not play chess online, but instead spent most of her time learning modern opening moves from Teacher Ikegami.

Coincidentally, for the entire two weeks that followed, Sai didn't pester Hikaru Shindo to go to the internet cafe to play Go anymore.

For a time, the entire online chess world was dominated by Yuan and Yixing, who were using professional players to boost their records.

Gradually.

In the online chess community, some people have begun to call for these four masters to have a head-to-head match sometime.

Let's see who truly deserves the title of online chess master.

However, Su Ran is definitely unable to fulfill the requests of those who are eager to help.

At this moment.

Chishang Go Training Club.

Su Ran gently tapped the chess piece down, and Ikegami Harada nodded slightly, pointing to the chessboard: "If we use a point here, the outcome will be unpredictable."

"No, if the black stone has a pointed bottom, I can touch it."

Su Ran gently placed the chess piece down, the black piece landing close to the white piece: "After I touch it, the white piece will definitely turn it around."

"But...if he turns it..."

Harada Ikegami looked at the board in surprise: "If you're going to play a move, you'll abandon this group and attack the upper right corner, right?"

"Yes."

Su Ran nodded and placed the chess piece down: "This way, the white pieces will be forced to choose between attacking or defending."

Harada Ikegami took out a white piece from the Go box, nodded, and said, "A very novel idea... It's not exactly a trap, but it will put the opponent in a dilemma."

"You always like to throw difficult questions to your opponents when it comes to choosing between strength and power."

Harada Ikegami stood up and laughed, "But what if we get caught up in the war? Who knows who will attack whom?"

"Then it depends on whose moves are more aggressive."

Su Ran stared at the chessboard, the chess pieces gleaming in his eyes.

"Today you're going to the chess academy to take the entrance exam for academy students. Once you become an academy student, you won't be able to participate in amateur competitions anymore, you know that, right?"

Su Ran paused for a moment, then nodded.

Today is the day he is to take the entrance exam for graduate students. If he passes, he will automatically become a graduate student in about a week.

At that time, he will be able to participate in the Tianyuan Battle as a professional player.

His father had said that he would personally test him during the Battle of Tianyuan.

Su Ran was looking forward to it.

He also wanted to know whether he, now, had any chance against a top-tier 10-dan player.

There are also Meijin Touya and Honinbo Kuwabara, these are all targets he wants to surpass one by one!

“I never interfered with your stay in the Go club before, because you had just entered Kawaii Junior High School and needed to make friends. However, after becoming an insei, you had to say goodbye to your friends.”

Harada Ikegami coughed lightly twice and picked up his teacup to moisten his throat.

"Cherish your last moments in the Go club. I can see that because of them, you are also making progress little by little and understanding the direction you are heading."

"Their love for Go must have inspired you, right?"

"Go is a very lonely path..."

"So lonely that only your rivals can stay by your side."

"They are both formidable rivals and friends."

"The middle school Go league, this is your last amateur competition. I know you want to compete against that kid named Hikaru Shindo."

"However, that old guy Kato will definitely take good care of Hikaru Shindo. You both have talents that are hard for ordinary people to match. One day, you will face each other again on the professional stage."

Harada Ikegami gazed at the chessboard with a touch of melancholy: "Even though the two of them clearly admire each other, they are determined to fight to the death, using the most ruthless methods to dismantle each other."

"It's not about good or evil, it's about winning or losing."

Su Ran listened intently, and after a moment, nodded.

"Alright, it's almost nine o'clock. The chess academy should be open by now. Let's go take the exam."

Harada Ikegami waved his hand: "The people in charge of the exam are professional Go players, so don't embarrass your father."

Su Ran nodded, stood up, packed up the chess pieces, and left the Chishang Go Training Club.

Yingzhou Go Academy.

"Hmm, Su Ran, right? An international student?"

The teacher holding Su Ran's information glanced at Su Ran and asked a question.

"Yes, teacher."

Su Ran smiled and nodded.

"But to become a resident of the facility, you need the consent of your guardian. Didn't your parents come with you?"

Su Ran shook her head and explained, "My father is in Shenzhou and can't come back for the time being. However, before he left Yingzhou, he temporarily handed over my guardianship to Uncle Touya. Here is Uncle Touya's consent form."

As she spoke, Su Ran handed the consent form, personally signed by Touya Kouyo, to the teacher in charge.

The next moment, the hostess's eyes widened: "Touya... Meijin!? You...you're Mr. Su Yuan's child!?"

While gasping for breath, the teacher quickly invited Su Ran to sit down and personally brewed him a pot of tea.

"Hmm... With a handwritten letter from Meijin Touya, there shouldn't be any problem with my qualifications. Also, to participate in the insei exam, you need three game records. Did you... did you bring them?"

Considering Su Ran's status, the teacher still used a respectful title when entertaining him.

There's nothing we can do; the Go community is only so big.

Despite his young age, Su Ran's father was a chess master from Shenzhou and a chess master from Yingzhou.

Honestly, this status is far too prestigious.

He even felt that having a mere professional 3-dan Go player like himself receive Su Ran was, in a sense, a great offense.

"I brought it. Shall I show it to you now?"

Su Ran didn't think she had any special status, and still respectfully took out the three chess scores she had prepared earlier.

"Uh, no need. I'm just in charge of reception. You can just show the chess score to the senior who's assessing you later."

For ordinary students, a professional 3-dan player is more than enough, but when it comes to Su Ran, the teacher thought about it and decided to give the assessment to a higher-level player.

He was also worried that, with his own chess skills, he wouldn't be able to accurately judge Su Ran's true level.

"Well, I'll take you upstairs now. The assessment for someone like you is on the sixth floor."

"Thank you, teacher."

Su Ran was speechless. He hadn't expected his father's reputation to be so great that even the examiners were nervous.

However, despite her complaints, Su Ran still respectfully followed the hostess into the elevator.

"You're so young and you've already inherited Mr. Su Yuan's mantle, preparing to become a professional Go player. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young."

The teacher who was hosting the event seemed to be a fan of the father; he appeared quite emotional in the elevator.

"I hope you can pass the test. Four children came to take the test today, and three of them failed. The last child is still taking the test. Judging from the time, it will be almost over."