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

Gradually, Kobayashi Koichi's eyes showed shock, and he swallowed hard.

"That guy named SAI is no less capable than THESAI!"

……

“The opponent is not one of those students in the middle school Go tournament who can be easily defeated.”

Sai spoke calmly, his face expressionless, as if he were in a quiet Go room, playing Go with someone.

"When you were trying to kill me, wasn't I also holding a sharp knife in my sleeve?"

"Hold your breath, be ready at any moment to draw your knife and stab your pulse!"

"Come on, THESAI, let me see your true face, whether you are the person I think you are!"

"If you really are him, then this twist is a test you have no choice but to accept!"

Sai lowered his eyes, staring at the computer screen, anticipating THESAI's next killing move!

……

Amidst this intricate web of scheming and thorns, there is a thrilling excitement that gets the blood pumping!

“Sai…”

Looking at Sai's serious expression, Hikaru Shindo was somewhat puzzled. Staring at the Go board on the computer, he murmured, "We've only played a dozen moves... Sai, is THESAI really that strong?"

"Yes, Hikari."

Sai kept his eyes fixed on the Go board as he answered Hikaru Shindo's question: "The opponent is very strong. He can quickly assess the situation and always makes the most brilliant and precise moves, even in the first few moves."

Sai opened his folding fan, his gaze distant, as if he could see the person opposite him through the computer screen. They were kneeling together, taking out chess pieces from the chessboard and placing them.

“You look a lot like him…THESAI.”

"This feeling is just like the match I've been looking forward to for so long..."

As THESAI landed a jump in twelve columns and eight rows in response to his own move.

Sai's eyelids twitched, and he spoke softly.

"Xiao Guang, seventeen columns and twelve rows, break!"

SAI responded to THESAI's ambush with the most ruthless methods!

……

"Attack!"

"SAI, he's finally taken the initiative to attack!"

Under the watchful eyes of the world, SAI finally sounded the horn of its counterattack, like a sharp dagger, its sheath drawn, sending chills down everyone's spine!

THESAI quickly finished his move, eighteen columns and twelve rows, bang!

Touya Kouhiro's expression finally changed slightly; those few moves had made him sense danger.

"Starting with THESAI's lunge just now, and SAI's feint and counter-attack..."

"THESAI is indeed very strong..."

Kouhiro Touya finally spoke, his eyes fixed on the name SAI: "Compared to this... even against such a formidable opponent, Kuroko still held his own. This SAI is no ordinary person either!"

……

Chapter 117 When the siege was at its last stand, the dagger was drawn!

Meanwhile, on the other end of the computer, Su Ran, who had been silent for a long time, finally made a move and placed a chess piece!

Twelve columns, eight rows, please!

"Agile Hand?"

Sai suddenly raised his eyes: "He wants to steer the battle into the bottom right corner. If he does that, he'll sacrifice a piece!"

"To put me to death, to push me into the abyss!"

"He wanted to give me that bone spike! To use it to maneuver! To pursue that suffocating struggle!"

"This feeling..."

Sai's eyes trembled. The computer in front of him seemed to have turned into a chessboard, and sitting opposite him was an extremely familiar figure.

"This feeling... is truly a reckless offensive, pursuing the ultimate close-quarters combat kill..."

He suddenly raised his head, as if he could see the figure bearing the name THESAI, with a handsome and serene face.

"I've had that feeling before..."

Sai gently tightened his grip on the folding fan.

"Just like... that young man from the Tang Dynasty named... Su Ran..."

"They excel at finding the enemy's weaknesses amidst the most chaotic battles, and then, with their sharpest fangs, risking their own lives, they fight to the death..."

Is that you?

Sai gently waved his long sleeves, the wide sleeves of his robe fluttering in the wind, creating a solemn atmosphere in the quiet chess room.

In a daze, Sai gently put down his folding fan. He picked up a Go piece from the Go box and felt its coolness flowing through his fingertips.

His hand shone brightly in the pitch-black darkness.

An elegant way of holding the stone, with the black stone between its legs.

The chess piece is placed.

"Xiao Guang, twelve columns and eight rows!"

"prick!"

Sai's voice was calm and solemn. A beam of light shot out from the chessboard, from the lower right to the top. This lighting made Sai and the person opposite him appear solemn and deep.

The chess piece is placed!

……

"SAI stabbed!"

"Who exactly is he, that he can actually rival THESAI!?"

"He ignored that discarded piece! Why?"

"Ninth-dan players? No... those two have far surpassed the level of a ninth-dan player!"

Kobayashi Koichi watched the two fight in shock, speechless for a long time, as did Kato Masao, whose eyes were filled with horror!

……

People all over the world are watching this game, discussing it on their computers while talking on the phone with friends!

"I have never seen an opponent online who can go to such lengths with THESAI!"

"That's terrifying! Every move they make makes my heart skip a beat!"

The same was true for Akira Touya's family. Akira Touya stared at the dagger, his breath catching slightly.

“Shindo… Su Ran-kun…”

He looked shocked: "It's like the two of you are having a negotiation right in front of me..."

As Touya Kouhiro watched the stab, he suddenly turned to look at Ogata Seiji.

"Ogata, bring me the Go board."

Ogata Seiji was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and asked in confusion, "Teacher, you mean... to set up this game of Go!?"

Touya Kouhiro nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Who on earth could come up with such an ancient strategy, such a fierce sacrifice, and such a profound plan?"

"Who is SAI? And who is THESAI? These two are definitely not well-known active professional players..."

"However, their chess skills far surpass those of all established masters!"

"I want to see what I would do if it were me!"

Upon hearing this, Ogata Seiji's eyes widened in disbelief, sweat beading on his forehead: "Teacher, do you mean that SAI and THESAI might, might have the strength to fight you?"

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty. There will definitely be a battle between me and them!"

Touya Kouhiro turned his head back to continue looking at the game on the computer, his hands tucked into the sleeves of his kimono, a posture he only adopted when he felt serious during a game.

"Even I felt a chilling killing intent in their moves. I can't think of any reason why such strong opponents wouldn't appear in front of me!"

"Father, I'll go get it."

At that moment, Akira Touya suddenly jumped off his chair and ran towards the Go room.

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Yingzhou Chess Academy.

"Hmm... THESAI stopped. If we jump over here, wouldn't it be easy to build a solid position?"

A group of young students gathered around, staring at the computer screen, watching the game between SAI and THESAI.

"Yes, I will jump out too."

"Why? Is there some secret we can't see?"

Why does SAI completely ignore THESAI's discarded pawn?

The crowd was chattering amongst themselves, with a chessboard in front of them and the pieces arranged like a computer screen.

"Yes... This white piece that rushed in should be SAI's biggest threat. He didn't care about it, but instead attacked it, forcing the white piece to make a statement."

"There was clearly a chance for Tizi over there... What is SAI thinking? Why is THESAI suddenly deep in thought again?"

"It felt like jumping down was inevitable, right?"

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "THESAI has made his move! He's made his decision! He's placed his piece! Twelfth column, seventeenth row, he's winning!"

On the chessboard, someone immediately picked up a piece and placed it in the 12th column, 7th row.

After a moment, the group exchanged glances.

"This...this is...abandoning a pawn to hold out?"