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

Everyone had different thoughts, and even the guests who had been sitting on the judges' table were standing up, craning their necks in anticipation.

"Well then, the time has come, we can begin."

Finally, the referee checked his watch and gave the order.

As soon as he finished speaking, Akira Touya reached into the Go box, picked up a black stone, and quickly pressed it down without any apparent thought!

Three columns and sixteen rows, small eyes!

Akira Touya was full of momentum. He placed a stone, and the stone trembled slightly due to the great force.

"The first step, the small section..."

Su Ran took out a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars.

Four columns and three rows, small eyes!

Akira Touya placed his piece without hesitation once again!

"This time it fell so fast... Touya... it's like he was prepared all along."

Hikaru Shindo stared intently at the Go board. Akira Touya and Sai played completely differently; each move was very slow.

Sai nodded slightly and looked at Su Ran.

"Probably. This boy named Akira Touya must have been imagining a match against this boy all along..."

"Two hands crossing the small eye... a very rare move, was it specially prepared for the white pieces?"

In the middle of the game, Akira Touya gripped the chess piece tightly in his right hand, intently watching the board.

"That's right, Su Ran is stronger than me..."

"However, if I disrupt the situation with aggressive attacks and surprise tactics, and control the pace, I have a chance!"

“THESAI, that must be you, Su Ran-jun… You may not know this, but over the past few months, I’ve been reviewing all of THESAI’s games online!”

"I can clearly sense that you are very likely the one who will suddenly appear out of nowhere—THESAI!"

"Having become familiar with all your playing styles, this is a game I specially prepared for you! My throwing knife!"

"If you're not careful, you'll die—it's a deadly throwing knife!"

Akira Touya glanced at Hikaru Shindo out of the corner of his eye, his fist clenched involuntarily, his nails digging into his palm, sending a piercing pain through him.

"Shindo, are you unwilling to use your full strength against me because you don't want to reveal your true power too early...? SAI, are you going to use all your energy to deal with the other three arrogant online players?"

"Or is it that you don't respect any of the games you play?"

"I said those humiliating things to make you understand that a chess player must respect every game they play!"

"I respect your ability, but I also don't want you to waste your talent!"

"On the path of chess mastery, if you slacken even slightly, you will be crushed into dust by those who follow..."

"Wake up, Shindo! Use the humiliation I inflicted on you today to reflect on yourself, and then turn around and chase after it with me!"

Su Ran remained silent for a while before finally placing her chess piece.

Sixteen columns, three rows, small eyes!

In this move, he also chose the small eye, and the two sides began to compete in the opening of the small eye and the star small eye!

Akira Touya, who had been waiting for a long time, picked up a black stone and slammed it onto the board!

I'll prove it to you!

"Su Ran, am I now worthy of your respect?"

Seventeen columns and seventeen rows, sharp!

The sound of the chess piece landing on the board sent a shiver down everyone's spine!

"He actually used a sharp point on his third step!"

"After occupying the corner, we directly used the sharp corner to penetrate deeper!"

"A small star and a wrong small star opening... isn't using a sharp point a bit inappropriate?"

"Direct, aggressive, and penetrating, it went all the way down to the third step..."

The crowd lowered their voices and whispered among themselves to those nearby.

Hikaru Shindo stared blankly at the chessboard, as if he could feel the chess pieces shining a light on him.

"Touya... is it me who's showing this to me?"

Sai looked at Akira Touya. He had watched Hikaru Shindo and Akira Touya grow up step by step, and now Akira Touya was so impressive that even he was shocked.

"This young man's sword is becoming sharper day by day, and he has drawn it fearlessly when facing a strong opponent!"

"Without any hesitation, he must have been waiting for this day for a long time, right?"

"After those two crushing defeats, he matured..."

"So……"

Sai's hand trembled at the sound of Akira Touya's go stone falling. He also wanted to pick up a go stone and personally test Akira Touya's progress!

Where will you land?

"Young man named Su Ran, did you also sense his will within the blade of Touya?"

Su Ran stroked the smooth chess pieces, her gaze calm as she looked at the chessboard, seemingly devoid of any emotion.

"I felt it..."

"Akira Touya..."

Su Ran placed the chess piece!

“I can feel your growth, which means I won’t slack off at all.”

"I will do my best!"

"This is how I show you respect!"

"That's my answer!"

Su Ran lowered her wrist, lightly tapped her fingertips, and placed the chess piece close to the black piece.

Sixteen columns, seventeen rows, bang!

"They're going up to fight..."

Akira Touya's expression remained unchanged; this turn of events was already within his expectations.

"I want to form a 3-3 pattern in the bottom right corner..."

He reached his hand into the chess box.

"He wants to push my haters to their limits..."

"Completely abandon the other corners and fight him to the death in the bottom right corner!"

"Start with the star and small eye in the lower right corner to begin the overall battle! Only by persisting can we find a way out of the white pieces' impenetrable defense!"

Akira Touya boldly placed his black piece, in the 18th column and 18th row, and then played a small move!

"Escape from this blockade first!"

"Then, we'll make further plans!"

Both sides immediately began placing their pieces with lightning speed.

Everyone was shaken and trembled.

Amidst the continuous sound of pieces being placed, each move seemed to strike at the soul!

"Black's piece went deep into enemy territory alone...White handled it very well!"

"That's not all! The white pieces almost cornered the black pieces!"

Someone turned to the person next to them and whispered, "Do you think... Touya has considered the possibility of sacrificing a pawn? If he really wants to attack, shouldn't he abandon the shackles on Kuroko?"

"The black pieces won't get anywhere if they keep going like this... but sacrificing them would be too risky."

Someone responded to him in a low voice, their expression grave: "Black is too aggressive, to the point that the shape of the stones looks very strange..."

"What is he thinking? That legendary genius, the rising star of Go, Akira Touya?"

"Right now, he's less on the offensive and more on the run..."

Sweat beaded on Touya Ryo's forehead.

"Did you see how pathetic I looked? Don't I look just like a cat bluffing and pretending to be something I'm not?"

"If I make this move... jump, there will be a cut-off on that side."

"In that case, things would be in grave danger..."

"It's time!"

Akira Touya picked up a black stone, and with a snap, the stone fell to the ground, its movement echoing in the air like an invisible ripple!

Twelve columns and fifteen rows, Little Fly!

……

A formidable opponent! He is the climber with godlike qualities.

"This...this is..."

Sai gripped his fan tighter, his eyes fixed on the chess pieces.

"An interesting move, Hikaru. Did you understand it?"

Hikaru Shindo turned his head in confusion.

Sai's face lit up with excitement: "Kuroko seemed to have gone too deep before, and appeared to be running away in panic, but he was actually setting up ambushes all along the way! Along the escape route!"

"While Xiaofei's move may seem like a low-position strategy, it is actually a more aggressive one!"

"An extremely severe punishment!"