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

Akira Touya gradually understood, held his breath, and clearly finally saw through Su Ran's intentions.

Father, like son.

If Sato could calm down and re-examine the game, he would find that he had already fallen into Black's trap.

But Sato, blinded by what seemed like an easy victory, still failed to realize this.

Unbeknownst to them, they had unknowingly stepped into a snake pit.

The black python, lurking in the shadows of the dark cave, flicked its tongue, coldly watching him.

Su Ran picked up the black stone, her face calm and composed, showing no emotion whatsoever.

Hey.

Seventeen columns, four rows, jump.

The chess piece is placed.

Akira Touya held his breath.

"Su Ranjun has attacked! Finally, finally!"

Seeing Su Ran make her move, Sato, as always, reached back into the chess box, preparing to place his piece at the spot he had just chosen.

The chess piece paused in mid-air just as it was about to fall.

"Eh?"

Sato retrieved his chess piece, staring at the board in disbelief: "How is this possible... over there, in my center, when was I breached?"

"Jump...that jump just now!"

Sato suddenly looked at his lower right corner, and instantly, he almost collapsed.

The village teacher looked disappointed and closed his eyes.

The weaker the opponent, the worse their judgment; they will carelessly play a game they have already lost.

Sato is not weak, but in front of Su Ran, he seems like a novice, lost and unaware, playing a game that was destined to be lost in a daze.

until.

Su Ran's cold sword tip pierced the skin of his throat, and only then did he feel the pain.

But by then, it was too late for regrets.

"Should we continue...?"

Sato clenched his fists in frustration, feeling somewhat dazed. Just a moment ago, he could have won… but…

The next second, the seventeenth column and four rows of jumps, which turned the tide of the battle, completely settled the situation!

After a long while, Sato lowered his head unwillingly.

"I lost..."

His words instantly caused a huge uproar.

The players in the middle of the game were distracted and had little intention of continuing.

"Hey, they've won two straight, they haven't lost a single game..."

"And both games are over so quickly? We're only in the middle of the game, aren't we?"

"Have they become so formidable that their opponents have to concede defeat by the mid-game?"

"Seriously, how can there be such a freak?"

The village teacher coughed, and instantly, all the chatter vanished without a trace.

Su Ran stood up and nodded slightly to Sato, saying, "Thank you for the courtesy."

Sai nodded weakly, his voice barely audible: "Thank you for your consideration."

"A very beautiful game."

Akira Touya gazed at the Go board, his tone calm.

"Su Ran, I wish so much that the person you were playing against just now was me..."

"I feel like I'm going to make this game of chess..."

"This game of chess reminded me of someone..."

“THESAI…”

Although Akira Touya's voice was very faint, everyone instantly looked at him.

You can even hear the crisp sound of a chess piece falling from between your fingers onto the board, made a sound of surprise.

"Touya said...THESAI?"

Even the village teacher looked at Akira Toya in surprise.

"THESAI?"

……

Even Su Ran herself was stunned when she heard Akira Touya say the word THESAI.

How did Akira Touya know that he was THESAI?

Su Ran's eyes flickered as she hesitated, wondering whether to reply to Touya Akira.

After a long while, Akira Touya suddenly shook his head again, his voice low: "No...you're not..."

Akira Toya sighed and turned to leave.

“I used Mr. Ogata’s account, Aiken, to download all of THESAI’s game records online.”

“I understand the difference between Su Ranjun and THESAI.”

"Compared to the unpredictable style of Thesai, Su Ranjun's style is more expansive and direct, preferring a decisive, head-on confrontation... And that game between Thesai and SAI..."

"I simply cannot keep up with their thinking. Often, it is only after they have played dozens of moves that I can glimpse the meaning of their first few moves."

"Su Ran is very strong, but compared to those two online masters who are like chess gods, he still relies too much on brute force and neglects technique."

"As Father said, against an ordinary opponent, brute force is undoubtedly the only way to win, but... if facing a strong opponent of the same level, in the end, it is still through delicate grappling that one can discern the true strength of the opponent..."

"Su Ran doesn't have the patience to use all his strength even when hunting a rabbit, and that... is perhaps the biggest difference between him and THESAI..."

Akira Touya felt his mind was in a mess.

He reviewed all of Thesai's online games and practiced countless times with his father the ultimate showdown between Thesai and Sai.

Aside from sharing the same incredibly sharp playing style as Su Ran, THESAI's style is completely different in other aspects.

Moreover, THESAI's chess thinking is cold and uncompromising; he never makes a single mistake.

But rather.

There seems to be a faint connection between the two.

This left Akira Touya extremely frustrated.

“THESAI already has the strength to rival his father. Su Ran is indeed very strong, but... he is still young and it is impossible for him to change his playing style so freely.”

"The only way to explain why THESAI could play so many different styles of games is that he must be a seasoned master."

"If it's not Su Ran, then who exactly is THESAI...?"

Su Ran watched Akira Touya's retreating figure, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided not to reveal that she was THESAI.

When he first created the THESAI account, it was to earn more points on the Go simulator and, at the same time, to integrate the principles of Go passed down from his father using a lot of game experience.

But later...

As his extraordinary chess sense awakened, he gradually discovered that the chess theories written by his predecessors were not necessarily able to lead people to the true peak.

Where the game of chess is played.

If future generations are confined to a fixed set of patterns, then this rigid way of thinking will become a shackle as the user's chess skills improve.

Thoroughly confines the thoughts of future generations to a limited pond, making them unable to withstand the test of time.

And that is precisely why.

As time went on, Su Ran opened the Go simulator less and less.

He wanted to pursue the divine hand, or even a higher realm beyond that.

For this purpose.

Playing the game freely can unleash unlimited potential.

"I am Su Ran."

"The THESAI who played against Sai was me, that's true, but at other times, that's not the real me, it's my super strong sense of the game."

"A pure, super strong sense of the game, devoid of emotion, existing solely to win."

"Playing chess purely based on a superior intuition, like the experience of predecessors, will limit my future potential..."

"I have a vague feeling that true Go should be about following your heart... When your heart moves, a single move can determine the fate of the world!"

"Perhaps, in the future, I can use my superb chess sense to integrate my chess strategies and appear on the internet under a different identity."

"No longer THESAI, but... even stronger than THESAI!"

……

Those around him breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Akira Touya's words.

"Su Ran is THESAI? That seems impossible! THESAI is too strong, his Go skills are comparable to a Meijin."

"Hey, did you also watch the epic match between SAI and THESAI?"

"Who hasn't seen it? The Yomiuri Shimbun even issued an urgent notice, calling it a masterpiece of the ages. The game record was also published in the morning paper. It would be strange if you hadn't seen it, right?"

"That's right. Whether it's THESAI or SAI, they're both too strong. I really don't know where these two came from."

"Who knows?"

When talking about the two internet celebrities who have recently become very popular online, everyone felt a sense of loss and hoped that the legendary figure THESAI was a fellow student from the same year as them.

"But how could such a thing be possible?"