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

Teacher Yin glanced at Hikaru Shindo, then turned to look at Su Ran, and secretly took two steps back.

"Then... the stage is yours to leave; let me hear the voice of the new era."

……

"Alright, that's enough small talk."

On the referee's stand, the middle-aged referee stood up and said with a smile, "The competition is about to begin. Contestants, please take your positions."

Upon hearing this, Akira Touya turned and left, taking a seat in the Kaiou Middle School's competition area.

Across from him sat a student from Mingwu Middle School, whose face was deathly pale and whose forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"Please give me more advice."

Akira Toya calmly opened the Go box.

Meanwhile, the contestant opposite Su Ran was also looking at him warily, his eyes darting around uncertainly.

"The teacher said I should be careful of this guy. What's his secret?"

"But thankfully it wasn't Akira Touya, otherwise..."

Su Ran suddenly looked up at the boy opposite her and said softly, "Please give me your guidance."

"Please give me more advice."

The boy opened the chess box: "Let's decide who goes first."

The Go instructor at Sawara Middle School glanced in Su Ran's direction and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, our opponents are neither Yase, nor Kaioh, nor Kawaki. Thank goodness."

On the referee's stand, the referee stood up, looked at the time on his watch, and said: "Alright, the match shall now begin."

Su Ran, playing black, made the first move and placed her piece.

The fourth of four, the star.

The other person hesitated, glancing at Su Ran.

"Since everyone says he's very strong, I can't underestimate him. I'm going to lure him into the patterns I know best!"

The boy chose a different star position.

Sixteen rows and sixteen columns.

Su Ran followed closely behind, in the sixteenth row and fourth column, a star.

"Alright! Just you wait and see. After I defeat you, I'll show everyone what I'm made of!"

Three columns and fourteen rows, Little Fly!

The boy's third move involved a small flying hook, demonstrating a strong fighting spirit.

Su Ran paused slightly, then placed the chess pieces in three rows and three columns.

"Ignoring everything else, they're just going straight for 3-3?"

The boy was somewhat startled. After hesitating for a moment, he placed another piece.

"I'd like to see what you're up to!"

Su Ran quietly placed her piece.

After a while.

Su Ran stood up and bowed slightly: "Thank you for your kind offer."

The young man opposite him looked dejected and weak, but he nodded with difficulty and said, "Thank you for your kind offer."

Su Ran walked behind Gouda Takeshi, who was playing white and had the upper hand throughout the game, seemingly poised to win.

As for Takeshita's game, it was a fierce battle with his opponent, with both players seemingly evenly matched and unable to determine a winner for the time being.

Teacher Yin watched the entire game between Su Ran and another player from the sidelines and sighed inwardly.

"This boy is actually quite good; even in the Go club of Haiwang Middle School, he would be considered one of the best, but..."

"That kid named Su Ran is as brave and skilled as ever, and compared to last season, he seems to have made great progress in his study of patterns."

Where is that child?

Teacher Yin walked over to Hikaru Shindo's side, stared at the chessboard, and began to watch.

"..."

Teacher Yin fell silent.

The boy opposite Hikaru Shindo chuckled strangely, "I thought you were so powerful... Judging by this, I'm sure to win!"

"Stop talking big! The outcome is still uncertain, don't get too cocky!"

Hikaru Shindo gritted his teeth, picked up a Go piece, and slammed it down heavily!

Thirteen rows and twelve columns, pointed.

The boy opposite him twitched his eyelids, bit his lower lip, and began to ponder.

A moment later, he gritted his teeth and placed another black piece!

Sai smiled as he looked at the Go board. He had watched Hikaru Shindo grow up little by little, and in just a few months, Hikaru Shindo's growth rate had been extremely fast!

Sai looked at Tsutsui again, then at Mitani, and felt a pang of emotion.

“These children have all changed since they came here, including Xiao Guang. He is constantly growing and making steady progress.”

"Su Ran-jun, did you see that?"

"Sooner or later, Shindo will catch up with you."

Sai looked at Su Ran, who was standing not far away behind Gouda Takeshi.

A moment later, Sai glanced at Akira Touya again.

"But... it's not just Hikaru who's growing up; there's also that child named Akira Touya, and he has even clearer goals and aspirations than Hikaru..."

"If Xiaoguang hadn't grasped this point, he would never have been able to catch up with them."

"But I believe in Xiaoguang."

"Xiao Guang, he has a future, I see it."

Shortly after, Akira Touya's opponent resigned.

"You're downloading very slowly."

Akira looked up and saw Teacher Yin.

"Teacher Yin, I think that going down slowly will help me stay calmer."

After a moment of silence, Teacher Yin announced: "Yase Middle School wins three to zero."

Akira Touya was slightly startled, then, remembering something, he forced himself to remain calm and asked, "What about Kawaogi Middle School?"

"They won 3-0."

Upon hearing this, Akira Touya hesitated for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before asking, "Did you watch their match? What did you think?"

Teacher Yin turned her head and remained silent for a long time: "You'll know when you play against him."

Akira Touya was taken aback by these words: "Him? Who? Hikaru Shindo... or, Su Ran-kun?"

Teacher Yin shook her head and left.

Shortly after, the referee stood up: "Well, that's pretty much it. It's lunchtime now. The afternoon matches will start at 1 p.m."

Hikaru Shindo stood up and walked into the corridor, still immersed in the joy of turning defeat into victory.

Sai smiled and said, "Speaking of which, that comeback just now was really exciting."

"right?"

Hikaru Shindo beamed with joy upon receiving the praise: "It was all thanks to myself, not Sai."

"Alright, let's go all out, defeat Touya, and then meet that guy in the finals and defeat him!"

Sai asked with some concern, "Hikaru...you're so confident, are you sure you can beat Akira Touya later?"

"Stop saying discouraging things, Sai!"

Hikaru Shindo laughed and said, "I know Touya is strong, but I'm not afraid of him. I've been chasing him all along, and if he dares to underestimate me, he'll pay the price!"

"But... you can't even get down into the Tsutsui well."

Hikaru Shindo huffed angrily.

At that moment, Akira Touya and Kishida, the commander of the Sea King, walked over.

"Oh no, Touya..."

Hikaru Shindo didn't want to face Akira Touya directly, so he quickly hid behind a pillar next to him.

"Touya...you, in the next round, you can finally face Hikaru Shindo."

Kishida seemed somewhat pleased for Akira Toya.

Akira Touya remained silent: "Actually... whether or not I play against Shindo is irrelevant."

Hikaru Shindo, who was hiding behind a pillar, was slightly startled upon hearing this.

Kishida was also somewhat surprised, and pushed up his glasses: "Why? Didn't you say that you came to participate in the competition to compete against Su Ran and Hikaru Shindo?"

"That's only one of the reasons..."

Akira Touya clenched his fist: "Before this competition, I played a game of Go with Shindo. From the game, I felt that Shindo was waiting for me."

"But... Fujiwara also said that he will no longer play Go with me, nor with Su Ran-kun..."

"I want to figure out what's going on, why a person's words in chess are completely different from what they think in their heart."

"That's why I participate in the league."

Hikaru Shindo, who was hiding behind the pillar, narrowed his eyes.

Hikaru Shindo himself understood that the "I" in his statement "I won't play Go with you" referred to Sai.

After that last game of Go instruction at the Zishui Go Club, Sai did indeed say through him that he would not play Go with Akira Touya again until Akira had grown up.