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

Why ninety-nine moves?

"Why was the number of rounds exactly the same in the game he won against Akira Touya, and the game I won against Akira Touya?"

"Is it a coincidence? Or did he deliberately choose the number ninety-nine?"

"Is there really anyone in this world who can completely control the rhythm of the entire game from the very first move?"

"And if... he really did choose this number on purpose, then... who was he showing it to?"

Sai was deeply shocked and fell into deep thought...

And just as he fell silent.

The match between Su Ran and Touya Akira was finally coming to an end.

"clatter!"

Black, move 47, row 10, column 12!

Slaying the dragon, the story concludes!

"I... lost."

Speechless, Touya Akira put down his chess piece and stared blankly at the chessboard in front of him, lost in thought.

Like Akira Touya, all the onlookers, including those in the entire Go room, remained silent.

For some reason, as Su Ran and Touya Akira finished their game of Go...

Everyone present felt a heavy weight pressing down on them, as if something deep inside them had been lifted.

Everyone felt a strange sense of suffocation at that moment.

Although no one pointed it out, everyone knew that this suffocating feeling stemmed from Su Ran's terrifyingly powerful chess skills.

"Does anyone else want to challenge me? School starts tomorrow, so I'll probably have to wait another week before I can come back."

As Su Ran spoke, she turned her gaze toward Hikaru Shindo.

However, the gaze only lingered on Hikaru Shindo for a second before finally freezing on what was behind him.

I know that direction.

You're right there!

The top Go player of the Heian period, Honinbo Shusaku of the Edo period, and the only Go master to have ever mastered the "divine move"—

Fujiwara no Sai!

it's time.

It's time for us to have a good, intense battle!

I believe.

You've been looking forward to this day for a very, very long time!

From the Heian period to the Edo period, and to today...

I am Su Ran.

That's the opponent you've been searching for!

……

Facing Su Ran's gaze, Sai slowly closed his folding fan.

Step by step, they arrived at the chessboard.

Su Ran.

Although I don't know why, I can sense that you can see me!

right?

You are issuing a challenge to me.

right?

In my game against Akira Touya, you calculated from the third move that the game would end on the ninety-ninth move.

As for me, I didn't figure out the final result until you reached the nineteenth move.

Ninety-nine moves, you really are...

This number is being used.

They've issued a challenge to me!

Since that's the case, then I am Fujiwara no Sai.

Accept the challenge!

……

"Xiao Guang, please, could you let me play a game of Go with Su Ran?"...

"Xiao Guang, Xiao Guang, can you hear me?"

Although he had already decided to accept the challenge, Sai still needed to obtain Hikaru Shindo's consent.

Only then could he finally complete this game he had been looking forward to for so long.

"Hmm? Oh, okay."

Ever since watching the match between Su Ran and Akira Touya, Hikaru Shindo seemed a little distracted.

Sai called out twice before he reacted.

"Um... I... I want to challenge you."

As he said this, Hikaru Shindo was still somewhat absent-minded, as if he had something on his mind.

Unfortunately, his unusual behavior at this moment failed to attract Sai's attention, who was determined to complete the duel.

On the contrary, Su Ran was surprised after seeing Hikaru Shindo's series of unusual actions.

A sudden thought struck me.

Some memories of the Hikaru no Go anime suddenly flashed through his mind.

but.

Before these memories could fully surface, suddenly, the system's cold, mechanical voice entered his mind once more:

[Ding! A top-level Go master has detected a challenge to you. The Go simulator is starting up!]

[Latest mission updated: Accept your opponent's challenge and defeat them!]

[Task Rewards: Go Talent +10, Go Comprehension +10000, Simulated Points +1000, Yingzhou Coins +1 million, Free *Book! Group > 9:8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6, posted by ?呆ュ呆., one chance to win a prize!]

……

Chapter Fifteen: At this moment, I am the only light!

Talent +10!

Go points: 1000!

Comprehension ability increased by 10000!

Upon seeing the list of rewards in her mind, Su Ran gasped in astonishment.

As expected of a mission to challenge the Chess Saint, the reward is simply outrageous!

Putting aside the benefits of significantly improving one's Go skills, the cash reward of one million Yingzhou coins alone is irresistible.

Not to mention.

This reward also includes an extra chance to win a prize.

This is the first time I've experienced the lottery function since the system upgrade.

As is customary, new features are usually offered with substantial promotional discounts.

and so.

This is a lottery.

The probability of getting good items should be very high!

"Should I accept the challenge? My opponent is Sai, who has the strength of a peak Kisei..."

Su Ran swallowed hard, feeling hesitant. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Hikaru Shindo's face and noticed that the other man's expression had been very unnatural since the beginning, with his eyes wandering as if he was absent-mindedly thinking about something.

"Something's not right. Hikaru's expression is so strange. Did I forget something important...?"

He frowned and pondered for a while.

Suddenly.

A bolt of lightning flashed through Su Ran's mind!

He suddenly remembered that Hikaru Shindo's expression at this moment seemed to have appeared once in an anime.

If I remember correctly.

That was Hikaru Shindo's second time playing Go, and his opponent was none other than Akira Touya's father—the strongest player in the world of Yingzhou, Touya Kouyo.

In that game, when the game was in the middle stage and the outcome was still uncertain, Hikaru Shindo suddenly broke down and ran out of the game room crying.

afterwards.

Sai asked him why, and only then did he learn that the reason Hikaru Shindo had such a mental breakdown was actually because...

He admired professional Go players like Touya and his son, feeling that the way they held their stones was particularly cool!

He thought he could never achieve such a cool chess-playing posture, so he secretly tried to imitate it.

result……

He actually did it!

In this situation, a normal person would be pleased to have good talent.

But young Hikaru Shindo fearfully believed that at that moment, Sai had controlled his body!