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

Sai's eyes lit up, and he looked at Hikaru Shindo with satisfaction:

"As expected of Hikaru, you've made great progress lately!"

"That move, although it looks amazing at first glance, seems to be able to block the white pieces to a certain extent."

"But from a long-term perspective, after this move was made, the game was completely lost in the contest of influence... If you were to make this move, which one would you choose?"

me?

Hikaru Shindo was taken aback by Sai's question. He frowned and thought for a long time before tentatively replying:

"It seems like seven columns and nine rows is a good option, and also..."

At this point, a hint of confusion appeared in Hikaru Shindo's eyes, as if he couldn't believe himself, and he murmured in a voice barely above a whisper:

"Also, it seems to work very well if it falls in the third column and seventeenth row."

Sai glanced at Hikaru Shindo in surprise, seemingly not expecting him to see through this move. After a long pause, he nodded.

"Xiao Guang, sometimes I'm really curious about your talent."

"Your chess thinking always seems to provide brilliant solutions on some key moves, a powerful ability that neither I nor Torajiro possess."

"but……"

At this point, even the well-informed Sai couldn't help but show a hint of doubt in his eyes. After pondering for a long time, he continued:

“However, your ability to control this talent seems very unstable. I think... if you want to make progress in the art of Go, you must strengthen your practice in this area.”

Enhance my talents?

Hikaru Shindo scratched his head and clicked his tongue, saying, "Sai, you're talking nonsense again... How can talent be enhanced?"

of course can!

A rare seriousness appeared on Sai's face, his eyes filled with reminiscence:

"That kid named Su Ran, do you still remember the few games we played against him?"

Seeing Hikaru Shindo nod, Sai continued seriously:

"I've been thinking about this lately and suddenly realized that Su Ran's talent seems to be constantly growing."

"At first, my impression of him was that he had exceptionally precise calculation ability and an extremely decisive way of playing chess. It was as if he could always guess what his opponent was thinking. Every move he made was based on more than a few moves ahead. Every trap he set was a place where the opponent had no choice but to make a move, but could not make a move with peace of mind."

"But... apart from that, he failed to give me that invincible sense of pressure in those crucial moves that determined the life or death of a game."

"In other words, initially, he didn't offer many impressive moves beyond his intuition in the game."

At this point, Sai took a deep breath, and the look in his eyes gradually turned to horror:

"However, starting from the second encounter, Su Ran gradually overcame his initial weaknesses on his own."

"I could sense that it was an overcoming of innate talent, a leap that completely transcended common sense!"

"His chess sense is no longer like it was at the beginning, where every move was stiff and rigid, as if everything was proceeding in an orderly manner."

"On the contrary! His playing style has become incredibly cunning and unpredictable... It's as if a certain key has been suddenly unlocked, and the more crucial the moment, the more ingenious and unexpected moves emerge!"

Hmm? It seems like this is how it looks...

After Sai's reminder, Hikaru Shindo suddenly remembered all the details of his fight with Su Ran, as if he had been enlightened.

The facts are indeed as Sai said.

Every time he played against Su Ran, he could clearly feel that his opponent was becoming stronger each time.

Especially in terms of chess sense, Su Ran's progress can be described as rapid.

"Sai, you mean..."

Hikaru Shindo looked at Sai curiously, unable to guess what he wanted to say.

"Xiaoguang, what I wanted to say was..."

"With such amazing talent, if only you could find a suitable way to improve, just like Su Ran did."

Sai looked at Hikaru Shindo with anticipation:

"Could it be that my rate of progress can also become as fast as his?"

Ok?

After hearing Sai's words, Hikaru Shindo fell into a long silence.

After a long pause, he murmured:

"But we have no idea what methods he used, so how can we imitate them?"

Sai seemed to have already found a solution to this problem, and with a smile, he tapped Hikaru Shindo on the head with his folding fan:

"Xiao Guang, I've heard you say that when you concentrate, you can turn the chessboard in front of you into a universe, right?"

Seeing that Hikaru Shindo nodded, Sai continued with satisfaction:

"That's right. If I'm not mistaken, this must be your talent."

"As long as we target this point and deliberately make you concentrate every time we play chess, constantly activating this talent, you should be able to achieve a great improvement in a very short time, just like Su Ran."

Hikaru Shindo nodded thoughtfully:

"You mean, you want me to consciously focus on a specific subject and train harder, like taking an exam?"

"Hmm... this method might actually work..."

While the two were talking, the match between Komatsu 8-dan and Nakano 7-dan on the field finally came to an end.

As Sai predicted, Nakano, playing as Black, ultimately lost the game on the 162nd move due to a failed maneuver, as White blocked his liberties.

"Hey Sai, look! There are so many computers over there!"

After the event ended, Hikaru Shindo left with the other spectators. However, just as he was about to leave the venue, his eyes lit up when he noticed a row of computers neatly arranged in the middle of the hall.

He immediately called out excitedly to Zuo Wei.

“小光，这些电脑应该都是可以免费发*书！群>9：8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6，由?呆ュ呆。发，自使用的吧？”

Sai was also very excited, circling around Hikaru Shindo repeatedly:

"Great! Today we finally don't have to bother Ms. Yuko to secretly turn on the phone for us like before!"

"Xiao Guang, quick, let's go over there. We have to play a few rounds to our hearts' content today!"

The two of them chatted happily as they ran to the computer desk and logged into the World Go Network.

at the same time.

In the internet cafe where Yuko Mitani was.

Su Ran also clicked the match button and began the long match waiting period.

After a summer of slaughter, he has now reached the ninth dan in the virtual rankings on the World Go Network. Each time he is matched with an opponent, he has to wait a long time to find one.

However, today, at the very moment he clicked to match, a large "Match Successful" message popped up.

"So fast today?"

Su Ran was somewhat surprised and subconsciously clicked on the opponent's details page. The next second, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he almost cried out in surprise!

in front of you.

A very familiar ID was hovering silently above the screen; that ID was none other than—

【SAI】！！

……

Sixteen celebrities are watching the game! They are no ordinary players.

World Go Online.

The entire online world erupted in excitement when THESAI and SAI logged into their accounts simultaneously.

In particular, when chess fans learned that the two strong players had been matched together by the system as soon as they went online, the jubilation reached an unprecedented climax.

Everyone was incredibly excited, as these two top-tier players, each with a winning streak of ninety-nine matches, were finally going to settle their score today.

On the other side...

Akira Toya's home.

"Really? Four online masters with 99 consecutive wins?"

Touya Kouhiro was playing against Ogata Seiji. Ogata Seiji nodded and pushed up his glasses: "While you were participating in the 10-dan competition, besides THESAI and SAI, two new masters have recently emerged on the world Go website, namely YUAN and YIXING."

"What's even more coincidental is that, as of yesterday, all four of them had achieved a ninety-nine-game winning streak online."

Ogata leaned forward, quite astonished, taking a deep drag of his cigarette as he searched for the best placement for his stones.

"Now, countless Go fans are waiting on the World Go Network, eager to witness which of these four masters will be the first to achieve a 100-game winning streak."

"Moreover, everyone is curious to see who would come out on top if these four people were to clash... Interestingly, the Yomiuri Shimbun, which has been following this story closely, has seen its sales soar over the past two months and is probably close to breaking its highest sales record since its inception."

After hearing Ogata Seiji's words, Touya Yukihiro's face remained expressionless:

"Online chess players..."

"If they are really that strong, then sooner or later they will appear before us."

As he spoke, Touya Kouhiro slowly placed a chess piece down.

"Mr. Ogata!"

Suddenly, Akira Touya's shout came from the study: "THESAI and SAI have met head-on!"

Ogata Seiji paused for a moment, seemingly somewhat tempted.

But the game of chess is not yet over.

Touya Kouhiro remained silent for a moment.

"Then, I'll go with you to take a look."

"I also want to see who these two players named SAI really are!"

……