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

Upon hearing this, Mitani Yuki, who was standing nearby, coldly scoffed, "What's wrong with girls? When playing chess, you should give it your all."

Upon hearing this, the boy who had spoken earlier glanced at Mitani in surprise, wondering why he would harbor such hostility towards Uchida.

"That's true."

The black-haired boy named Isumi nodded: "At the beginning of a Go game, there is no distinction between men and women, or between the young and the old, only the opponent."

"But why did Su Ran go to San San's place?"

Mitani gazed at the chessboard, a question lingering in his mind.

Even he, Su Ran's good friend, couldn't understand the meaning of San San.

We can only watch the game unfold from afar.

At this moment, Su Ran made another move, placing a piece in the seventh column and thirteenth row, and then played a move.

"White has attacked!"

"Although the opponent played a bad move like the 3-3, the strength of their placement was far superior to Uchida's."

A slight restlessness arose among the crowd, each with their own thoughts, as they silently watched the chess game.

Uchida hesitated for a long time, then looked at the time; her time was running out.

She's not bad at chess, but she's slow and hesitant, which is why she hasn't been able to advance to the next class.

The village teacher has reminded her more than once.

With time running out, Uchida finally chose to cut the eight columns and fourteen rows in response to Su Ran's move, a move he had no choice but to make.

Su Ran made her moves quickly, putting a lot of pressure on Uchida.

"Does he not need to think at all?"

"No matter where we go, we'll be surrounded and cut off. This won't work; we're going to lose..."

After a long while, Uchida placed his hand in the Go box and bowed his head slightly.

"I lost..."

When Uchida conceded defeat, the surrounding people fell silent.

As students of the academy, they all felt a sense of shared sorrow upon seeing Uchida defeated by Su Ran, who had just been promoted to academy today.

There's also Mashiba, who was swiftly defeated by Akira Touya. Although he seems a bit annoying and is disliked by many, he was, after all, a fellow intern who had been with us for so long.

"Touya Akira, Su Ran..."

These two names surfaced in the minds of the students in Class One, like a stone weighing on their hearts.

The students in Class Two also frowned.

If they continue their winning streak and advance to the next class, they will threaten the status of the team.

Only Mitani was genuinely happy for Su Ran and wasn't worried at all that Su Ran might take his spot as a professional Go player.

Seeing Uchida concede defeat, Su Ran bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your concession."

"You are really amazing. I am not as skilled as you," Uchida said softly.

Akira Touya gave Su Ran a deep look, then turned away.

"but……"

At this moment, the village teacher squatted down and looked at the chessboard: "Su Ran, why did you place the 3-3 point at the beginning? Don't you know that placing it in that position is very illogical in chess?"

Mr. Honmura's tone gradually became stern: "Although your Go skills far surpass Uchida's, you will suffer greatly when facing an opponent of similar strength."

Su Ran did not speak.

Through tens of thousands of games of exploration and self-correction in simulated scenarios, Su Ran became convinced that playing the 3-3 point was not a bad move at all; on the contrary, it was an excellent move.

However, most people's chess skills are simply not enough to control the complex variations after the 3-3 point, which is why they consider this an unreasonable move that is almost a useless move.

But Su Ran is different.

He has developed an increasingly keen sense of chess, and after experiencing countless games in simulated scenarios, he has long been familiar with all the variations in the chess positions.

Therefore, opening with a 3-3 formation is actually his best trump card for achieving a surprising victory!

Su Ran remained silent, but Uchida spoke first:

"But what if, under these circumstances, I, the village teacher, were to block their path from here and shut them down?"

Uchida looked at the chessboard, somewhat puzzled by the subsequent changes.

The village teacher looked at the chessboard, squatted down, and pointed to it.

"Uchida, you've played very well." Mr. Motomura comforted Uchida first, "If you had played here, Su Ran-kun, you would be in this town, right?"

Su Ran paused for a moment, then shook her head and answered truthfully, "No... I won't go down to that town."

"Ok?"

The village teacher looked at Su Ran somewhat awkwardly: "So, where do you want to get off?"

"If I place it in the town position, the situation will be too stable, and it will be difficult for White to launch an attack. Therefore, I will probably place it in the 17th column, 3rd row."

Su Ran pointed to the chessboard and explained.

"Seventeen columns and three rows?"

The village teacher was slightly taken aback.

The students around them looked at each other, none of them able to see any connection between the seventeen columns and three rows and the previous chess pattern.

Immediately, they all frowned and looked toward the seventeenth column, third row.

Akira Touya had already crouched down, moving the chess pieces and placing them in the position Su Ran had indicated.

Gradually, some of the students in Class 1 understood and showed expressions of shock and realization.

Akira Touya crouched down and looked at Su Ran.

"Su Ran, you'll be filling in the gaps here, forcing the black pieces on the second rank to counterattack and gain influence, right?"

The village teacher looked at the chessboard again, frowning as he looked, but gradually his eyes lit up.

“Yes, it’s perfectly fine to strengthen the position here, but if we play like that, Black might counterattack. Hmm… if we jump out, we can press down with a flying move.”

The village teacher was also pleasantly surprised, pushing up his glasses: "A better move than I expected."

Seeing this, the people around them looked at each other in silence and quietly clenched their fists.

Two teenagers huddled together and began to whisper among themselves.

"These two newcomers are too fierce, Isumi."

"Yeah, the pressure is immense, those two, Akira Touya and Su Ran..."

Izumi also felt a sense of pressure.

"Who's stronger between the two of them?"

"Two oddballs appeared on the eve of the professional exam!"

Isumi was silent for a while: "If I don't pass this year, I'll be seventeen. Next year, I'll be eighteen. If I still don't pass, I'm afraid I won't have any chance to become a professional Go player."

"Don't say that, Isumi."

Yoshitaka Waya chuckled and comforted Isumi, then thought for a moment and said, "Well, maybe we won't make it through this year, will we?"

"How am I supposed to get by with those two around?"

Isumi sighed: "You saw that game just now, were you confident you could beat him?"

Kazuya nodded, then shook his head: "I can easily deal with Uchida, but... I haven't fought Su Ran myself, so I don't know. But, Isumi, do you really think I'll lose to them?"

Seeing that Kazuya was a little sullen, Isumi smiled and shook his head: "Alright, alright, I know you're strong, but they'll definitely be promoted to Class 1 sooner or later, right? There will always be a chance for them to fight."

Upon hearing this, He Gu's expression softened, and he nodded slightly: "Once they're promoted to the next class, I'll show them what I'm capable of!"

Yijiao shook his head with some emotion.

"Even the students in Class 2 are geniuses that are one in ten thousand outside."

Kazuya sighed, "Honestly, geniuses like them should only have eyes for each other, right? How could we possibly be worthy of their attention? This feeling of being ignored... it's really frustrating!"

……

When the 126 fangs are extended, the enemy will perish!

"By the way, Kazuya, if those two were to meet in a match, who do you think would win?" Isumi seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lighting up.

"Touya Akira and Su Ran-kun?"

Yoshitaka Wagaya paused for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know."

At this moment, the village teacher stood up, looked at his watch, and said, "Well then, the morning review session is over. Now, let's prepare for the second game."

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly sat down at the chess table, but without exception, what they cared about most was who would run into Akira Touya and Su Ran again.

"Oh no...it's me..."

A boy with a dejected face sat down opposite Akira Touya.

"Please give me more advice."

Akira nodded slightly to him, and the boy opposite him replied with a bitter face, "Nice to meet you."

Su Ran waited at the chess table. After a while, a bespectacled boy came over and sat down in front of Su Ran.

He gave a wry smile and nodded slightly to Su Ran.

"My name is Sato, nice to meet you."

Su Ran opened the chess box and returned the greeting, saying, "Please give me your guidance."

Meanwhile, the village teacher was already sitting next to Su Ran, watching, and it seemed he wasn't planning on moving.

After the coin toss, Su Ran took the black pieces and went first.

Four columns and four rows, stars.

The first move is a very standard one.