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

"No, as soon as Yao-senpai shows the slightest flaw, Kuwabara-sensei will pounce on him without mercy and crush the black pieces. That child's hands are always trembling when he plays Go."

The door was suddenly pushed open.

A middle-aged, overweight man in a brown suit walked in. He was none other than Ryukawa Shoichi, the president of the Yomiuri Shimbun.

"Oh, weren't you here to watch? What brings you here?"

Chongzhi was somewhat surprised to see Longchuan.

"The environment of the Dark Chamber is so oppressive that it would be very depressing for anyone who isn't a top-tier player. I'll stay here and keep an eye on things. I'll leave the rest to my subordinates."

Ryūkawa chuckled and said, "Teacher Kuwabara still looks so sleepy, it's worrying, but he's very steady when he plays Go."

At this moment, Long Chuan saw Su Ran and his group, nodded, and smiled, "These must be this year's students, right? Hey, it might not be long before you're the ones facing off in the Youxuan Chamber."

Touya nodded and smiled, "That's exactly what we've been hoping for."

"Xiao Liang, have you become a student at the institute too?"

At this moment, Ryukawa Shoichi noticed Touya Akira and was somewhat surprised.

He had arranged for Makoto Itō to interview Akira Toya on more than one occasion, and the article titled "The Rising Star of Go" was written by him personally.

"Yes, Mr. Longchuan."

Akira Touya lowered his head and greeted him politely.

"Wow, if it were Xiaoliang, he could definitely become a professional Go player, right?"

Longchuan had high hopes for Touya Akira and smiled at him, but he was also a shrewd person and immediately looked at Su Ran and the others: "Of course, I believe you can all do it too."

He Gu snorted: "Of course."

Suddenly, Chongzhi exclaimed, "Wu Xu made a mistake! How could he have gotten close to it there!"

Upon hearing this sound, everyone immediately looked towards the monitor screen, where the black player had placed their piece in the eighth column and twelfth row.

On the other side, Akira Touya also placed his piece in the eighth column and twelfth row.

Depend on!

"Does Senior Yao think that if she leans in, Professor Kuwabara will definitely turn against her?"

Isumi roughly understood Yasu's thoughts and pondered, "However, he didn't notice that his bottom line was leaky. Mr. Kuwabara has a brilliant move."

"Yeah... Professor Kuwabara will definitely find out, won't he?"

"As expected, Senior Yao couldn't withstand the immense pressure and made a mistake. It's likely that the six-and-a-half-point handicap advantage will soon be gone."

As expected, Kuwamoto Honinbo immediately placed his piece in the 18th column, 9th row, poof, about to break his eye!

"Is there any chance for these black swarms to survive?"

Akira Toya calmly examined the board, imagining himself as Yao, and how he would respond to Kuwabara-sensei's sharp, dagger-like attack.

"The instinctive move would be five columns and fourteen rows, but playing here means you've completely compromised and are planning to fight it out slowly until the end."

“Kuwabara-sensei isn’t the kind of opponent you can slowly wear down. Yao-senpai will only have more and more weaknesses exposed, so we must create an advantage from the start…”

"Now that this film has been mentioned, the six and a half points of the handicap have vanished. In a close contest, facing Mr. Kuwabara, Mr. Yao is almost certain to lose."

"Is there any other brilliant move that could turn the tide?"

Akira bit his lower lip, lost in thought.

A moment later, Akira Touya looked up at Su Ran, who was calmly watching the monitor.

On the other side of the screen, it was clear that Yasu, who was playing black, also felt the unmistakable sharpness and killing intent of this move, and fell into a long period of contemplation.

"If it were Su Ran-jun... what would he do?"

Finally, after a long time, under everyone's watchful eyes, Wuxu placed his black stone. It could be seen that his fingers, which were holding the stone, were trembling slightly at the moment of placement.

Thirteen columns, fourteen rows, bump.

"Attack!"

Everyone paled, even Akira Touya was somewhat surprised, he had guessed what Yasu was planning to do.

Coercion!

Even though he was a newly promoted first-dan player, facing a formidable opponent like Kuwabara Honinbo, and after making another mistake, he didn't give up despite being nervous, and drew his blade!

He used his power to force the issue, and once Kuwamoto Inbo figured out the way, he would abandon his pieces and fight desperately to gain speed!

If Kuwamoto Honinbo makes a soft move and gives in, he will immediately fill in the gaps and drive out the black stones!

"If it's the new first-dan league, Mr. Kuwabara will probably consider his reputation and won't go all out against Senior Yao, right?"

Seeing that he looked a little nervous, Kazuya asked Isumi, who was standing next to him, with concern.

"That's probably what Yao-senpai was thinking..."

Ijiao nodded.

"Do not……"

Su Ran shook her head and finally spoke.

"Teacher Kuwabara will fight him to the death; he will never compromise in the slightest!"

His eyes were glued to the surveillance footage.

"He will teach the newly promoted first dan Yao a lesson with the harshest and most ruthless moves!"

"To everyone, everyone who aspires to win a title, everyone who wants to become a professional Go player, and all new first dan players, this is the most severe lesson!"

Su Ran understood who Kuwamoto Honinbo was playing this game for, or rather, all of Kuwamoto Honinbo's previous games were played for the younger generation who dared to challenge him!

Tell them not to even think about taking the Honinbo title from me. Even someone as strong as Touya Meijin has fallen to me!

Su Ran's words plunged the room into a brief silence.

As expected, on the screen, Bai Fang placed his bet on column 13, row 15 without hesitation, and attacked.

"A warning to all those who covet the title?"

Su Ran smiled and took out a chess piece from the chess box.

"We'll meet again in the Chamber of Ghosts someday, Mr. Kuwabara!"

Su Ran turned her head and pressed down the chess piece.

He took a step in black instead of Yu Xu!

Seventeen columns and twelve rows, build it!

With a line between the black and white pieces, and right next to the white piece, Su Ran placed a black piece!

Instantly, Akira Touya, sitting opposite Su Ran, saw this move, his pupils shrank, and his heart almost stopped beating.

"That move...that move..."

"When faced with a white piece's insertion, one would naturally try to maneuver and attack elsewhere using a sticking move, but Su Ran saw that this approach was too easy and opted for a connecting move instead!"

"That move..."

"A ghostly hand that can turn the tide and plunge the situation into an endless abyss..."

"That move..."

"We seized a perfect opportunity!"

Akira Touya stared blankly at the Go board, as if he had returned to many years ago, when he was still a child.

It was a springtime when cherry blossoms were falling everywhere.

My own father, holding my hand when I was only five years old.

"Dad... do I have any talent for playing Go?"

"You're asking if you have it or not? Hahaha... Actually, even Dad can't answer whether you have the talent to play Go."

After speaking, his father squatted down, and a rare tenderness appeared on his usually stern and indifferent face as he smiled and touched his hair.

"But... even if you don't have that, you still have two special talents that your father admires."

"The first thing is that you have the spirit to work tirelessly toward your goal."

"Another thing is that you love Go more than anyone else."

Akira Touya stared blankly at the chessboard.

"Father...Father..."

Did you know?

"It was your words that gave me the strength to work hard and climb to where I am today."

"But now..."

Akira Touya stared at the seventeen columns and twelve rows of Su Ran's train.

The black chess pieces gleamed brightly.

"But... now, in front of me, there is a very, very high wall, a wall whose end cannot be seen..."

Akira Touya felt as if he had returned to the time when he first met Su Ran. Looking up, it was as if he saw a god from a distant place in Su Ran's figure.

From a very, very high place, it silently looks down upon all living beings!

……

He reappeared at number 134! He's just like Shusaku himself!

The mysterious room.

A young man stared at the complex chessboard before him, breathing heavily, his fingertips gripping a cold chess piece. After a moment, he slumped down and put it down.

"Senior, I've lost."

After a long while, the opposite side, with its eyes half-closed as if asleep, remained silent.

"Senior...I lost."

Yasu repeated it again.