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

In the Heian period a thousand years ago, there were four corner chessboards, scattered chess pieces, scrolls of calligraphy and paintings, oil-paper umbrellas, and flutes...

Everything was flashing through my mind.

He was playing chess then, just like he is now, waiting for challenges from masters from all walks of life.

In a daze, every game of chess from the past thousand years appeared in his mind, and the chess pieces fell with a clatter.

"Xiao Guang..."

"Sixteen columns, five rows."

Sai slightly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the chessboard on the computer screen.

"folder!"

Hikaru Shindo heard Sai's voice, searched for the point on the chessboard, and saw the position Sai had mentioned...

"Eh...?"

Hikaru Shindo looked shocked: "Should we go down here?"

"Yes, Hikari."

Sai pointed his folding fan sharply and repeated, "Sixteen columns, five rows, clamp!"

Finally, Hikaru Shindo nodded.

Then, Hikaru Shindo moved the mouse, click, the mouse clicked lightly.

On the computer screen, a black piece quietly appeared in sixteen columns and five rows!

One, shining with dazzling light, so bright that one dares not look directly at it, like sunlight, a black spot!

"Yes, for thousands of years, I have been making progress, constantly pursuing the realm of the Divine Hand..."

"From all the chess games..."

Sai's gaze was indifferent, his face calm, and his folding fan had been opened at some point, shielding his eyes from view, revealing only his narrow and sharp eyes.

"This is what I learned from your chess."

"I'll return it to you."

"THESAI, show your true colors!"

……

Yingzhou Chess Academy.

"This...this is..."

"Yes."

Someone suddenly stood up, their eyes filled with shock.

"SAI, he has changed his previous calm and composed style of play... he has sacrificed a piece!"

"Just like THESAI, he learns from THESAI's style of play."

"This terrifying evolutionary ability..."

"While he was playing against THESAI, he actually... he finished so quickly..."

"Indeed, this move is Black's most ruthless move to date!"

"SAI made that most brilliant move!"

"How many people in the world could make this move?"

……

The outcome of the 120 battle is decided! They are destined rivals!

The game was constantly changing, and with SAI's move of sacrificing pieces in all sixteen rows and five lines, everyone's hearts were in their throats!

"How will THEESAI respond to the other party's strategy of abandoning him in return, while also pursuing him with the same offensive?"

What move will he make next?

On the computer screen, Su Ran remained silent for a long time, and everyone held their breath, eagerly awaiting her response.

They could sense THESAI's hesitation from the intense match.

Much later.

A white piece quietly appeared on the computer screen!

"THESAI has made his move! THESAI has made his response move, let me see... what's his next move..."

"Twelve columns and fifteen rows, THESAI is in twelve columns and fifteen rows!"

Immediately, as the voice in front of the computer announced, someone picked up a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard!

"Twelve columns, fifteen rows...card..."

"It feels better to jump here; we can maintain the blockade..."

"No!"

Soon, as if struck by something, they wanted to say something, but their throats were blocked.

"If we jump, the shape will look very strange, and the pieces won't be able to keep up. Wait, this is a commanding move!"

Finally, someone managed to utter a word, their throat bobbing.

"If you look at the game closely again, you will find that from beginning to end... every move by Black, THESAI, was aimed at making this move, 12/15!"

"One step, no room for doubt, no time to lose, forcing the other side to respond, leaving no other choice but to give the order!"

"Could it be that even SAI's move to sacrifice a pawn was within his expectations?"

"We couldn't take that piece of white stone; we were about to succeed!"

"This computing power..."

"SAI, things have gotten worse!"

……

Sai's expression remained calm as he saw this move.

"Have you been...waiting for me all this time?"

"A truly remarkable move..."

Sai quietly tightened his grip on the folding fan.

Seeing THESAI make this brilliant move, Sai trembled inwardly, and at the same time, his gaze became subdued, and his eyelids lowered.

"Xiao Guang".

"Seven columns and twelve rows, top."

After a moment, Sai spoke softly.

He realized that he was already in deep trouble, and the only thing he could do was to drag Bai Zi down with him!

"The outcome is still undecided!"

SAI placed his piece on the computer, and THESAI followed closely behind. Both players seemed to have anticipated the subsequent changes, and their moves were incredibly swift!

"SAI deftly neutralized this move!"

"No, rather than resolving the issue, it's more like using their strength against them, intending to drag the white pieces into the abyss!"

"SAI and THESAI have shifted from a fierce, all-out attack to a more delicate, close-quarters battle! They're fighting for the last inch of territory! They're going to fight until the very last half-point!"

"The two sides have begun the final battle for the last few points!"

Looking at the computer screen, a sense of awe quietly arose in everyone's hearts!

"It's still hard to predict who will win or lose!"

As time passed, everyone stared at the chessboard in silence, no longer discussing the game as before.

Hidden on both ends of the computer screen, the players extend their hands from the darkness, their index and middle fingers holding chess pieces that emit light...

In the darkness, it lands on the chessboard!

Hey.

Silence reigned.

The sound kept echoing.

Every move a piece makes seems to capture your heart; the sound of a piece hitting the board is like the beat of a drum!

A very, very long time later.

Sai sat quietly in the darkness, his calm gaze fixed on the chessboard. In the complex game, each piece shimmered with light.

He suddenly looked up, but the figure in front of him remained in darkness.

"Being able to see the entire game's moves until the very end..."

"He, like me, probably knows the final outcome of this game."

“This person, THESAI, he is absolutely certain.”

"He, like me, has already foreseen the final outcome..."

……

Touya Kouhiro stared at the chessboard, his face as calm as still water, devoid of any expression.

"it's over……"

Akira Touya was still looking at the game on the computer when he heard his father's words and turned his head: "It's over here?"

Kouhiro Touya nodded, stroking the Go pieces with his hand. Seiji Ogata, who was opposite him, also nodded.

"Yes, it's over. Both sides should have already seen the final outcome."

Kouhiro Touya stood up and said calmly, "It was a truly wonderful game. Both the black and white pieces played brilliantly."

"I really wanted to keep watching this game... but unfortunately, it's over."