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

Akira Toya also stared intently at Su Ran.

"The real game has only just begun, Su Ranjun. What kind of game will you play?"

"Let me see your true strength!"

Su Ran fell into a brief period of deep thought. Gazing at the chessboard, his eyes flickered, and his mind was constantly calculating the possible moves.

After a long while, he reached his hand into the chess box.

The murmurs abruptly ceased, and everyone craned their necks in anticipation.

What kind of surprise will Su Ran bring them when facing Kurata 5-dan's first move after he broke free of his original technique?

"To flee, to confront, or to hold firm?"

"Su Ran, do you know how to play the sticky card in the seventeenth column and fifteenth row?"

Akira Touya swallowed hard.

Su Ran's hand descended from a great height, his gaze shifting, his black eyes and the chess piece both fixed on a single point!

The chess piece is placed!

Hey!

Everyone was startled and stared wide-eyed at Su Ran's move.

In an instant, the chess room fell silent, and Akira Touya leaned forward slightly, unable to control himself.

"This...this is..."

"Point 33!"

After a brief silence, the entire room erupted in uproar!

"Faced with a formidable opponent like Kurata-senpai, Su Ran-kun still chose to play 3-3. At this point?"

"What's the point of playing a thick shape at 3-3 now? Everyone knows the focus of the battle isn't on that small corner at 3-3!"

"Su Ran-jun still favors San San, that wicked one, as always..."

"But at this time, if we use such a slow 3-3 formation, won't the speed be inferior?"

"What we're fighting for now is the advantage on the edges and corners, isn't it? Speed ​​is key; a 3-3 formation is too slow!"

"It's like handing over the reins to someone else!"

Everyone was talking about it.

……

One hundred and thirty-seven intuitions! This is the true powerhouse that decides victory or defeat!

Teacher Honmura sighed, pointed at the Go board with his pointer, and slowly said, "Actually, Kurata 5-dan's big knight move was to fight for this key position, which means the ebb and flow of power between the two sides in the opening stage."

"If you use sticky, it's a pretty good technique."

The village teacher picked up a black piece, removed the black piece from Su Ran's position 3-3, and placed a new black piece in the 17th column and 15th row.

"If we place it in the 17th column and 15th row, wouldn't the situation become clear instantly?"

After listening to the village teacher's explanation, everyone nodded. Indeed, if things were to proceed in this way, the situation would be evenly matched, with neither side willing to give in.

"Perhaps, jumping is an option to try, but the changes would be much more complicated."

"Hmm... also, breaking is not bad, it looks like there's a move to be made."

"However, if I were to be relegated to the third position..."

The village teacher frowned.

"Actually, playing at the 3-3 point now isn't too bad; at least it strengthens the shape. However, if the outside influence is seized, we'll be stuck in a very long and arduous defensive struggle..."

"However, it can't be called a collapse. It's just that everyone should take Bai Zixiaoyou's 3-3 betting strategy as a warning."

The village teacher's explanation, though not entirely biased, drew nods of approval from everyone.

Mashiba and the boy who lost to Akira Touya exchanged an excited glance, both seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

The worse the moves Su Ran makes, the more prestige he will lose. If this move leads to a future collapse, he will become a laughing stock in everyone's eyes.

The thought of being able to make fun of Su Ran about this for a long time to come filled them with joy.

Only Akira Touya thought differently; he was re-examining the game from a different perspective.

"It seems... the situation has become delicate after that move of pointing to the third point."

"It seems that the white pieces do indeed have the advantage."

"but……"

Akira Touya gritted his teeth, mentally simulating the possible changes in the game, but he couldn't come up with a solution.

"Where exactly is the chance for the haters to survive? When will the chance for the haters to survive appear?"

Akira Touya recalled the first time he met Su Ran at the Go club, when Su Ran made that small jump move...

Will it be the same as it was back then?

When Kurata Atsushi saw Su Ran place her piece on the 3-3, his heart skipped a beat.

He put his hand into the chess box and stared at the chessboard.

“A point of 33… At first glance, it surprised me quite a bit, but…”

Soon, Atsushi Kurata placed his chess piece!

Eight columns and twelve rows, pointed!

Adhering to the strategy of gaining external advantage, and implementing it precisely, one move completely stabilized the situation where White had a slight advantage!

Su Ran also calmly placed her piece.

The village teacher looked at the chessboard and kept placing chess pieces on the large chessboard.

Soon, the two sides exchanged more than a dozen blows.

Kurata Atsushi looked at the chessboard for a while, then glanced at Su Ran.

"Well……"

"Then, let's do it this way."

Then, Kurata Atsushi gently placed a chess piece.

Twelve columns and eleven rows, town!

The white piece falls.

Upon seeing this move, the village teacher paused for a moment, then immediately placed the piece on the board.

Twelve columns and eleven rows, a town.

"This……"

Upon seeing this move, the students were all speechless.

Akira Touya stared at the move, cold sweat beading on his forehead. Then, the image of Hikaru Shindo flashed through his mind.

"This isn't the best move..."

"It's not even the strongest move..."

Akira Touya swallowed hard, his pupils shrinking.

"He's testing how Su Ran-kun will play... just like how Fujiwara tested how I would play..."

"Cang Tian, ​​a 5-dan player, guided Su Ranjun to the correct path in Go..."

"He wants Su Ranjun to be placed in the Twelfth Column of the Five Elements!"

"In the form of instructional chess!"

In the middle of the game, Su Ran stared at this move and was slightly taken aback.

Then, Su Ran lowered her eyes, reached into the chess box, and picked up a black piece.

Everyone was looking at him.

With everyone's eyes focused on him, Su Ran placed a chess piece!

Hey.

Seventeen columns and four rows, broken.

The crisp sound of the chess pieces echoed.

"Su Ranjun didn't choose the mentoring position..."

Akira Touya suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Ran.

"Seventeen columns and four rows? Why were they disconnected at this time? Are they trying to divide the battlefield?"

As the village teacher placed the chess pieces on the large chessboard, the students erupted in a tidal wave of discussion!

"He declined Kurata-senpai's kind offer!"

"What is he thinking? It's clearly Bai You now. Cang Tian, ​​a fifth-dan player, has shown him leniency. Why not just stick close to him?!"

"Isn't that overconfident?"

Kurata Atsushi, who was in the middle of the game, was also astonished by this move.

He began to ponder the intention behind this move.

Gradually, he discovered something he hadn't noticed before, and felt a chill rising from his tailbone.

"Well……"

Kurata Atsushi couldn't help but clench his teeth, his expression turning serious.

His intuition told him that the boy opposite him was like a lion lurking in the shadows, having been lying in wait for a long time.

He had unwavering faith in his intuition; he had a gut feeling that could decide the outcome!

"Why is Aota, a fifth-dan player, starting to hesitate?"