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

Su Ran chuckled to herself.

Soon it was time for the afternoon chess game again. After exchanging greetings, everyone began a new game.

Su Ran's opponent was a thin boy. He was clearly under pressure against Su Ran and made a series of mistakes before the middle game, quickly losing the game.

Akira Touya also easily defeated his opponent. When he politely said "I admit defeat" in that round, it sounded like mockery to his opponent.

Everyone stared silently at Su Ran and Touya Akira. On their very first day, these two had swept aside all the students in the academy with an overwhelming momentum.

"They're too strong..."

"Can the people in Class 1 beat them?"

"I think it's unlikely... They're too strong."

"When will they meet? And what kind of fierce battle will it be?"

At this moment, Mashiba came over and interrupted their discussion.

"I said, isn't Kurata 5-dan supposed to give a lecture at the Go Academy next week? Why don't we let them give the lecture?"

Everyone was clearly surprised by what Mashiba said.

"But, isn't it only the top students in the class who qualify?"

Mashiba laughed and said, "Look at the top students in Class One, which one of them is willing to go? Besides, can they beat Akira Touya and Su Ran?"

"If we're going to represent the strength of the students, the stronger the better, right? Aren't these two the best choices right now?"

"That's true..."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Let's talk to the teacher together later, and she should agree."

"Okay, fine..."

Without giving it much thought, Mashiba smiled and walked up to the village teacher.

"Teacher, I want to tell you something."

The village teacher was studying a chess score when he heard Mashiba's words. He looked up and said, "Oh, Mashiba, what's up?"

"Mr. Honmura, isn't Kurata-senpai coming to give a lecture at the school next week? None of the top students in Class One want to go..."

Mr. Motomura nodded, sighed, and said, "Yes, it's a great opportunity to play against a master, but they didn't want to go. Really..."

As they were talking, the village teacher's eyes lit up.

"Mashiba, are you really willing to represent the academy students on the field? I didn't expect you to have this kind of awareness. That's right, to improve your Go skills, you have to keep playing against strong players. Very good... then you..."

Mashiba was startled by his teacher's words and immediately shook his head in refusal, saying, "No, teacher, I was thinking, how about letting Akira Touya and Su Ran represent our students in the battle?"

Upon hearing this, the village teacher was taken aback.

"Touya Akira and Su Ran? Those two kids are indeed good... Hmm, but, how can two people go on the field at the same time in a match..."

"So, teacher, even if Aota, a 5th dan, is that strong, the two of them together might not be able to win, right? Give them a chance, let them exchange blows..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Upon hearing this, the village teacher became somewhat angry, his face darkened, and he interrupted Mashiba.

"Go is a game between two people. There is no reason for outsiders to interfere. Their playing styles and approaches are completely different. Go is not a game where one plus one equals two!"

"Furthermore, if you're afraid to challenge skilled players because you're afraid of losing, how can you become a professional Go player?!"

The village teacher adjusted his glasses and continued, "Do you know how chess players are ranked?"

Mashiba was so intimidated by the stern tone of the village teacher that he dared not speak.

"Endurance! Effort! Hardship! Suffering! Each must be practiced in despair! Hoping to elevate one's level! But it's not just about effort!"

"Go is about surpassing yourself and challenging yourself through repeated failures."

"Mashiba, you are very talented at Go, but you don't know... really... you guys have disappointed me so much."

After being scolded, Mashiba turned pale, lowered his head, and didn't know what to say.

"never mind……"

The village teacher, glancing at the group of people secretly watching him, sighed: "Have you all made up your minds?"

Masashi nodded.

"I will choose from the two of them, and I believe that neither of them would refuse to play against Kurata 5-dan. On the contrary, they would be eager to do so."

After saying this, the village teacher waved his hand.

"Alright, you just dropped out of Class 1. You won two games and lost one today. Go play chess, otherwise, what's the point of staying in Class 2?"

"Okay, teacher."

Mashiba slunk away, but after hearing the reply from the village teacher, he was quite satisfied.

Whether it's Su Ran or Akira Touya, either one is fine!

In the second match of the afternoon, Su Ran and Touya Akira once again quickly and decisively defeated their opponents.

They've won four straight games today.

See you tomorrow.

"See you tomorrow."

After school in the afternoon, Su Ran waved goodbye to Isumi and Kazuya. It was then that Su Ran noticed Mitani sitting in the corner with a resentful look on his face.

"Mitsuya?"

Su Ran's eyes lit up, and she greeted him warmly, "I heard from Sister Youzi yesterday that you also passed the entrance exam for the academy, but I couldn't find you all day today... I thought you had taken leave."

After hearing Su Ran's explanation, San Gu's resentment lessened slightly, and he lazily replied, "Heh, you're a star in the Go Academy now, how could I dare to presume upon that?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran chuckled, realizing that Mitsuya was angry with her. She quickly coaxed, "Alright, I just couldn't find you. How about we have dinner together tonight?"

That's more or less.

Mitani snorted, which was considered a forgiveness of Su Ran: "Fine, anyway, you're a rich guy, so it won't hurt if I mooch a couple more meals from you."

As they talked, the two went into a nearby snack shop.

After finishing her meal, Su Ran noticed that it was still early and unconsciously decided to go to the internet cafe to play a few games of chess.

"Mitani, is Yuko-neechan on duty again today?"

"Hmm, it's a good thing you still remember my older sister." Mitani burped and complained, "I thought you were already bewitched by Uchida."

Uchida?

Su Ran racked her brains for a while before realizing that the girl Mitani was talking about was the one she had played chess with that morning.

But what does this have to do with Yuuko-neechan?

Su Ran couldn't understand it and assumed that Mitani was talking nonsense: "Oh, it's good that Yuko-neechan is at work. I want to go to the internet cafe to play some chess later. Do you want to come with me?"

Upon hearing this, Mitani thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, I won't go. I'm already annoyed enough by my older sister scolding me at home every day."

Oh……

Su Ran nodded and didn't say anything more.

After finishing their meal, the two parted ways. Mitani went straight home, while Su Ran went to the internet cafe again.

After thinking it over all morning, he decided this time not to use the online name THESAI to play chess anymore.

THESAI's moves are the result of his exceptional intuition.

His goal is to forge his own path in Go... to become the strongest player who integrates his superb Go sense with his own understanding of Go, and to keep moving towards the path of the Go God!

Therefore, he will no longer use the online name THESAI.

Starting today, he will forge a new legend online with a new identity!

……

129 An unexpected encounter with Kuwahara Honinbo! The beginning of a new wave.

evening.

When He Gu returned home, he turned on his computer, logged onto the website, and searched for the name THESAI.

"Eh... you're not online again...?"

"Where's SAI?"

Wagaya then searched for the word SAI.

"Eh... he's not here either."

Kazuya sighed and muttered to himself, "Since the last showdown, SAI and THESAI seem to have vanished without a trace."

"Who are they? I really want to meet them."

After thinking for a while, He Gu still had no clue, so he started looking for people to play against.

"Ling?"

He Gu saw an ID he had never seen before, clicked on it lightly, and sent a challenge request.

After a moment, Ling agreed.

"He agreed."

Soon, He Gu started a game against this Ling.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

The room was dark, with only the computer screen emitting a faint glow and the sound of the mouse clicking echoing in the darkness.

"It's stuck on?"

Looking at this move, He Gu's expression became somewhat solemn: "In that case, if I move the third column and the twelfth row, can I launch a counterattack against Black?"