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

And, your own shadow!

"Touya, that kid... his rate of progress... is astonishing..."

"Compared to last time, he is now calmer, and his fangs are sharper."

"I can already sense the threat..."

"Did they make rapid progress under such high pressure?"

Sai stared at the move and fell into a long period of contemplation.

"Sai?"

After waiting for a while, Hikaru Shindo still did not hear Sai's command.

Sai quietly looked at the chess pieces.

"Is Sai also lost in thought?"

"If it were me, I would place it in the 12th column, 7th row without hesitation..."

Hikaru Shindo raised his eyes and looked at Akira Touya across from him.

"His eyes... are exactly the same as they were in the Go club..."

"Touya, and Su Ran, both really want to play Go with Sai..."

"Why wasn't it me..."

After a long while, Akira Touya looked down at the Go board and said, "My Go skills have improved, haven't they?"

It's unclear whether he was speaking to Su Ran or Hikaru Shindo.

Su Ran stared intently at the chessboard, somewhat moved.

This move...

It wasn't the brightest point of the starlight given by an exceptional chess sense.

However, one can see that Akira Touya's move was a restrained display of sharpness!

White plans to attack the bottom right corner at point 3 to relieve the trapped right corner!

To relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.

But at the same time, Bai Zi has also laid an invisible giant net, like a hunter in the jungle, hunting a tiger a hundred times stronger than himself!

Once the blacklist goes too far, the net will be cast wide!

White will launch a lightning-fast attack on the center, sacrificing a piece to gain the initiative!

Su Ran's blood seemed to boil after Touya Akira asked that question.

Behind him, people were still chasing after him with all their might.

His opponents are not only Sai and Touya Kouyo, but also Touya Akira, who is growing up!

Unbeknownst to many, Akira Touya has grown so much in such a short time.

If Touya Akira, without Su Ran's knowledge, learned to think outside the box from the games of many Go players, it's true that...

Su Ran herself also learned courage, perseverance, and focus from Akira Touya.

Hikaru Shindo waited impatiently for Sai to finish his long deliberation.

"What's wrong with the next twelve columns and seven rows...?"

"Besides, under Su Ran's watchful eye... I also want to prove it to him!"

"I want to go down myself, I want to respond to Akira Touya myself!"

"I'm chasing after you! I'm striving to catch up!"

After a long while, Sai said in a low voice, "Four columns and twelve rows, stick!"

Hikaru Shindo ignored him, his eyes fixed on the 12th column and 7th row.

"I want to place it in the 12th column, 7th row, and then..."

Sai asked, puzzled, "Hikaru? Four columns and twelve rows."

Hikaru Shindo picked up a Go piece, his gaze resolute.

"I want to give it a try!"

Sai, I'm sorry!

"You won't know until you try it yourself, I really want to know!"

"The gap between me and Akira Touya is the gap between me and Su Ran-kun!"

For the first time, Hikaru Shindo descended from a great height, and the Go stones shone with brilliance!

The chess piece is placed!

"Su Ran-jun, take a look at my move!"

Hikaru Shindo pressed the timer and looked up at Akira Touya!

……

1100-point victory for Yase! Next match: Kawaogi vs. Kaioh!

"Twelve columns and seven rows?"

Sai, standing behind Hikaru Shindo, stared in shock at the chess pieces that had fallen onto the board.

"Interesting, so interesting! This move with twelve columns and seven rows is so interesting!"

Gradually, a glimmer of light appeared in Sai's eyes.

"But... with Xiaoguang's current strength, he's not strong enough to unleash the full power of this move!"

Meanwhile, Su Ran's extraordinary chess sense was also rapidly operating in his mind.

"Twelve columns and seven rows... Super large flying."

"This wasn't Sai's move; it must have been Hikaru Shindo himself. This style of play is definitely not the Sai I know... Is this an unreasonable move?"

"However, this kind of unconventional, unorthodox, and illogical approach to chess can also make one a strong player!"

"I can see the hidden meaning behind this move..."

"Akira Touya must not back down, or he will suffer a loss; if he responds correctly, he will gain the upper hand!"

However, after a brief moment of surprise, Akira Touya placed his piece without hesitation!

Eight columns and seven rows!

He chose to ignore Hikaru Shindo's super-large flight and continue his attack!

Both sides made their moves with lightning speed.

Sai stared blankly at Hikaru Shindo for a long time before turning his gaze to Su Ran.

"He should also be able to sense Xiaoguang's own fighting spirit to continue the game step by step, right?"

"Unfortunately, I've disappointed you..."

"Xiao Guang is not me. Xiao Guang is just Xiao Guang."

Sai turned his head back and looked at the chessboard.

"Xiao Guang, all I need to do now is watch you grow up from the sidelines."

"but……"

"Young man named Su Ran, when will I be able to continue our unfinished game of chess..."

"Feeling the burning heat coursing through my entire body..."

……

"Stop joking!"

Suddenly, Akira Touya slammed his hand on the table and stood up, interrupting the game.

He was like an enraged lion, panting heavily.

This scene stunned everyone, and all eyes turned to Akira Touya.

"Taya..."

Hikaru Shindo stared blankly at Akira Touya, somewhat startled, and weakly explained, "I wasn't joking!"

Teacher Yin walked over, patted Akira Touya on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Touya... finish the game, or I'll take it as a sign that you've given up."

"I told you... you'll understand after you play against him."

Akira Touya suddenly turned his head to look at Su Ran, hoping to see a look of disappointment on his face.

But to Akira Touya's surprise, Su Ran's face remained completely calm.

"Touya... he's only focused on chasing after me and Sai, and hasn't noticed any progress in Hikaru Shindo's progress at all..."

"But I saw it."

Su Ran smiled.

His eyes remained fixed on the chess piece that Hikaru Shindo had just placed—that unreasonable move.

"I have been waiting for you, watching you grow, and waiting for you to challenge me!"

“I await you, trembling with awe, to take up your knives and swords before me.”

"I really look forward to the day when you grow up enough to challenge me."

"My opponents are not only Sai, not only the holders of those seven titles, but also Hikaru Shindo and Akira Touya!"

“And countless others!”

"Go... truly, a wonderful thing... I feel as if I have become one with the Go board in front of me. I enjoy the thrill of making a move, and the Go board is also grateful to have people like us who love Go and cherish it."

"Together, we progress, we wait, and from a great height, we look down upon the geniuses who are climbing upwards!"

Akira Touya finally sat down again.