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

"Another piece sacrificed! Is this forcing SAI to make a move?"

"If SAI doesn't make a move now, those two discarded pieces of THESAI will be impossible to eat up later!"

"His offensive has begun!"

……

"Is it the top?"

Sai looked at THESAI's move as if he had expected it all along.

Sai had anticipated this seemingly earth-shattering move of abandoning his own path.

“I can discard your pawn, but if we get caught up in a prolonged fight, I won’t be able to extricate myself…”

Sai was deep in thought.

"And... that burden of six and a half eyes..."

"My opponent is no ordinary player. Watching him make every move, I could feel the pressure emanating from the chessboard!"

"I am not good at intense combat. I can sense that my opponent's calculation ability is slightly better than mine."

"But the other side keeps provoking me by sacrificing pieces, trying to take me down with them!"

"The more this is the case, the less I can afford to engage in battle rashly..."

"I must wait until the very last moment, until the white pieces can no longer hold back and are ready to fight the black pieces to the death, that will be the time for my counterattack!"

Much later.

Sai gazed at the chessboard, his folding fan pointing lightly, as if he were isolated from the world.

"Eight columns and twelve rows, damn it."

Hikaru Shindo searched for points on the board, counting them: "Here?"

Click the mouse.

Sai looked up and seemed to see the figure sitting opposite him. He slowly reached out and put his hand into the chess box.

"We must, we must use a decisive move to force the white pieces to reveal a weakness!"

"With your eagerness to attack, once you see this move of mine, you'll definitely bar your fangs and bite me!"

"bring it on!"

Sai stared intently at the chessboard.

"When you have been attacking for a long time without success, and are frustrated and want to settle the score, that is when I will draw my short sword!"

"Would you place your bet in column 12, row 3?"

"If you want to continue your offensive, this is your only option!"

"THESAI!"

……

It seems plausible but isn't! Could his playing style be similar to Su Ranjun's?

There was a brief silence on the other end of the computer.

While THESAI was deep in thought, everyone held their breath. No one could have imagined that SAI and THESAI were both so powerful!

“When I watched these two play against each other before, their opponents would often lose in the middle game, so it was impossible to see their strength.”

"It wasn't until the two truly clashed that THESAI and SAI unleashed their full power! Before that, they hadn't used their full strength at all!"

"That strength was so formidable... it was terrifying, like that of a chess master..."

"Who is SAI? Who is THESAI!"

As everyone stared at the computer screen, this question arose in their minds.

"Now, facing a formidable opponent, the two have finally revealed their true colors!"

"The two players have completely different playing styles; one is aggressive and ruthless, while the other goes with the flow..."

"It makes it hard to breathe, creates an inexplicable pressure, and even glimpsing a hint of killing intent in the game sends chills down your spine and makes your hair stand on end..."

"In their presence, I didn't even have the courage to hold their hand..."

"This is...this is..."

"A match between the top players!"

In front of the computer, someone was eager to share this game of chess with a friend, and their voice even trembled slightly when they made the phone call.

"Will THESAI continue its offensive...?"

"It seems that only the break in the twelfth column and third row can continue the offensive, right?"

"But SAI, he seems to have deliberately let THESAI place his piece in the 12th column, 3rd row. Is there some premeditated plan?"

"do not know."

"Perhaps, it will take many more steps before everyone understands what SAI and THESAI are really thinking..."

……

"Shingen, do you think SAI might be Touya Meijin, and THESAI might be Kuwabara Honinbo?"

"How could that be? Their playing style is completely different from his, Mr. Kuwabara's, style..."

"But the brilliance of this game is comparable to the match between Meijin Touya and Honinbo Kuwabara! I really, really can't believe it!"

"yes……"

A chubby boy stared at the computer screen, his expression somewhat serious.

"Upon seeing SAI and THESAI, those title holders probably felt a chill run down their spines and a strong sense of urgency, right?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was excited about the game.

"If SAI and THESAI were to appear on the professional stage one day, what kind of bloody storm would they unleash?"

"Speaking of which... don't you think SAI's opening moves and his playing style are very similar to the legendary Honinbo Shusaku?"

"Hmm... I had a feeling about this for a while. His opening moves are very old-fashioned, and his playing style is extremely steady!"

Staring at the computer screen, the chubby boy, phone between his fingers, slowly said, "Faced with such an unreasonable act of abandonment by Thesai, if it were me, I would have been furious long ago. But SAI remained calm, so calm that..."

He was speechless for a moment.

"Oh? Shingen, fifth dan, did you figure something out?"

Shingen 5-dan nodded slightly: "I have studied many of Shusaku's game records. After seeing that move just now, I would believe you if you said that SAI was Honinbo Shusaku himself."

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

"Now, the problem is that after THESAI sacrificed two pieces, SAI's black pieces seem to have a slight advantage, but he has a six and a half point burden."

“Even if both sides are playing according to the standard opening moves from the Edo period, this is how the modern rules are.”

"But... THESAI's playing style is too aggressive. I'm worried that THESAI will fall right into SAI's trap and cut off his position when facing SAI's move."

At that moment, on Shingen's computer screen, THESAI finally placed his chess piece amidst the watchful eyes of everyone.

On the computer screen, a white piece quietly landed in the twelve columns and three rows.

Twelve columns and three rows, break!

"He really broke it off!"

Upon witnessing this move, Shingen and the person on the other end of the phone fell silent!

To everyone's surprise.

THESAI could have easily avoided SAI's move, but Su Ran still chose to use an overly aggressive cut, placing a piece in the 12th column, 3rd row to continue the offensive!

With one move made, neither side had any way out!

THESAI chose to sacrifice himself slightly and lead the game into chaos!

SAI, in the end, could no longer avoid the battle.

All I could do was pick up the sword, hold my breath, and feel the sound of my heart beating!

……

Staring at the computer screen.

Sai calmly raised his eyes, his face revealing no emotion.

However, his left hand had already involuntarily tightened its grip on the fan handle.

His emotions were not as calm as his expression suggested.

"They've broken through!"

"Is he really willing to fight me to the death, regardless of the consequences?"

Sai looked up at the figure sitting opposite him on the chessboard, trying to see the face of the person playing against him.

"Currently... overall, Kuroko has the advantage."

"However, White also has its chances. From this point on, the game will be completely out of our control!"

Sai pursed his lips, his eyes serious and filled with murderous intent.

"To be honest, I would rather Blackie lose a little and try his best to make up for the burden of six and a half points."

"And we are unwilling to, with a slightly better position, get bogged down in a chaotic battle with this mysterious THESAI..."

"My understanding of modern conventions is ultimately too limited..."

"Otherwise, I might be able to improve the Xiu Ce Jian technique to prevent Bai Zi from forcibly sacrificing pieces to break through!"

Sai fell into a long period of contemplation.

Because every move from here on out must be flawless; one wrong move and the whole game is lost!

"Xiao Guang, twelve columns, four rows, bump."

Hikaru Shindo did as instructed, moving the mouse and placing the chess piece on the board.