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

"His move at the center of the board must have cost him a lot of points, and I've been holding firm with my position at the 3-3 point, so there's no way he could have broken through!"

"unless……"

Mashiba suddenly realized something and examined the placement of each black piece on the board once more.

Almost instantly, an immense sense of fear surged into his heart, and Mashiba involuntarily and with difficulty swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"How is this possible? How could there be such a person..."

"Who is he?"

Masashi found it hard to believe that amidst Black's relentless and fierce pursuit, every move was actually preparing for this stab...

Previously, he had easily blocked every attack.

After each failed attack, the black pieces immediately retreated and launched an attack in the next location.

Kuroko was like a ravenous wolf, searching for food, only to find himself trapped in a blazing cage of fire.

The heat waves in the air will gradually burn it away!

The hungry wolf could only let out a helpless howl, perhaps mournful, perhaps angry, perhaps hateful.

But Mashiba wouldn't have the slightest bit of pity.

The chessboard is the battlefield.

To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself.

The two sides played a game of Go.

It not only distinguishes between the superior and the inferior, but also determines life and death!

But, but!

This hungry wolf, seemingly enraged and constantly crashing into walls, actually left ambushes on every single one of them.

After the final, seemingly hopeless attack.

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back!

The white formation has been breached!

"How is that possible... Could it be that the forty or fifty moves he just made were all within his calculations?"

"Even that very first move, the severing of fifteen columns and eight rows! Was it just waiting for the right moment to annihilate the enemy in one strike!?"

"Not only that..."

Mashiba stared at the chessboard with a look of shock in his eyes.

Amidst the interplay of black and white, a murderous intent lurks!

Chilling.

“Each chess piece is like the fangs of a hungry wolf—no! Fangs are not enough to describe it; they are the fangs of a viper, filled with corrosive venom!”

"His position in the center... it's as if he can control the strategic thinking behind large-scale moves like the center point..."

"With someone like that, let alone me, even Kurata-senpai, is it certain that I can win?"

Mashiba lowered his head.

"too strong……"

"Even stronger than Akira Touya..."

"So powerful... I felt as if I saw a very, very tall mountain, stretching across a distant, yet seemingly empty place... I thought I could reach it, touch it, but..."

"In fact, I'm afraid I could spend my entire life trying and still not be able to glimpse even the most ordinary corner at the foot of that mountain..."

Mashiba was breathing heavily, but he knew the game could still be played, it could still be played!

However, facing Su Ran, who was capable of such a treacherous move, his mentality had been completely shattered!

He had absolutely no desire to play against this person anymore!

It was a kind of oppressive feeling, like mortals peering into the gods from the depths of the earth, silent yet omnipresent!

At present, this game is not yet over.

However, what awaited him was only a crushing defeat, leaving him utterly defeated and without any armor!

He tried his best, clinging to a defensive posture, in the vain hope of defying the gods.

In the end, his proud and seemingly impenetrable defenses were so easily and forcefully torn open by Su Ran, leaving a bloody gash!

Heart!

They're all bleeding...

"I can't win anymore..."

"He's too strong... Only by playing against him myself can I know... what kind of monster is sitting across from me..."

Mashiba seemed to have all his strength drained away; his breathing became rapid, and even panting became difficult.

After a short while, Mashiba put the Go pieces into the Go box and closed his eyes.

"I lost."

Zhen Chai, in the middle game, resigned.

Su Ran stood up and said softly, "Thank you for your kind offer."

After saying that, Su Ran stood up and left the chess room.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Kazuya and Isumi also wanted to watch the live broadcast of the new first-dan league, but their opponents were quite strong, so they had to deal with them first.

Down on the fifth floor, Su Ran pushed open the door to the broadcast room. Inside, several people were gathered together watching a chess game being broadcast from the monitor.

Everyone noticed Su Ran's arrival.

"Oh? A graduate student? You look unfamiliar... Did you just join?"

Someone smiled and turned to look at Su Ran.

Su Ran nodded and replied politely, "Um... I was promoted to academy student just a few days ago."

"Oh...is that so?"

The group didn't pay much attention and continued to look at the surveillance footage.

Perhaps the game ended too early; in the new first-dan league, Yao and Kuwahara Honinbo have only just made their eighth move.

Soon, Akira Toya also entered the room.

"Touya? You're here too?"

At this moment, the person who had just asked Su Ran recognized Akira Touya and was somewhat surprised.

Akira Touya noticed him and smiled, "Senior Takashi, what brings you here?"

Chongzhi smiled and said, "Wuxu is from the same class as me, so it's normal for him to come and watch the new first-dan league, right?"

Touya nodded and turned to Su Ran: "Su Ran-kun, let's set up this game of chess."

Su Ran was taken aback, feeling a bit strange. In his memory, Akira Touya was not the kind of person who would bring up such a thing without a reason.

But Su Ran nodded and said, "Okay."

Akira Toya quickly took out a Go board from the side, placed it on the table, and sat opposite Su Ran.

He then placed the chess pieces on the monitor screen one by one.

"Both sides started with a star position opening, and Yao-senpai used a triple star."

Chongzhi walked over, looked at the chessboard, and sighed: "I wonder how long that guy Wuxu can hold on."

"Is there a way to give way to someone else?"

Su Ran looked up and glanced at Chong Zhi.

Chongzhi nodded and said, "Wuxu not only has the first move, but also a six-and-a-half-point handicap. This is a match between a top player and a new first dan. To make the game more exciting, of course there is a handicap."

Akira Toya added, "Even so, it's not easy for a new first dan to win against a top player. However, top players usually don't go all out, so it can be considered a closely contested match."

"Hey, Touya, how can this be considered evenly matched? Only you could say something like that, right?"

Chongzhi rubbed his head and looked at the monitor screen.

"Even with a six-and-a-half-point handicap from the first move and endgame calculations, a top-tier player would be hard for a new first dan to withstand. Even if Mr. Kuwabara didn't go all out, Yao would have a hard time making it to the end..."

"My new first-dan league was against Zama Oza, and to this day, I still vividly remember the feeling of facing such a strong opponent, that suffocating sense of pressure."

"However, Touya, you've gotten used to playing against Meijin every day, haven't you? Hahahaha."

Su Ran lowered her eyes, looking at the chessboard in front of her.

"With a six-and-a-half-point handicap in the final game and playing second, Mr. Kuwabara's move would probably be different, right?"

Touya nodded, looking at the current situation on the chessboard.

"It seems that Professor Kuwabara has no intention of launching an attack now. He is waiting for the opponent to reveal a weakness."

Akira Touya watched the monitor screen, constantly moving the pieces according to the development of the game.

……

The 133rd Inbo's Might! The Severeest Lesson!

Soon, Isumi and Kazuya also pushed open the door and came in.

"Huh? The game has only just begun?"

Upon seeing Su Ran and Touya Akira, Isumi moved closer to the Go board and began to watch the game.

"It seems that Mr. Kuwabara wasn't taking it seriously."

He Gu chimed in from the side, "If there were a six-and-a-half-point handicap, the move should have been even more aggressive."

Indeed, the current situation is relatively stable for both black and white stones. Kuwahara Honinbo is playing his game methodically, developing peacefully, without any intention of killing.

Su Ran stared silently at the chessboard, not uttering a word.