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

"San San... was given life for the first time by this boy!"

"If... we consider the attacking white piece as an isolated group without any other pieces to cooperate with, then the white piece has neither gained influence nor gained any territory!"

"Therefore, it's naturally Kuroko Daiyoshi!"

"What a horrifying idea!"

Ogata Seiji adjusted his glasses, eager to continue watching the game.

Throughout history, the concept of a lone piece in a game of chess, where an enemy forces have ventured too far into enemy territory, has always been associated with three or four pieces. No one has ever considered a whole group of pieces as a lone piece!

This requires a completely new understanding to appreciate the game!

Su Ran reached out again, picked up the black piece, and held it firmly with her fingers, never letting go, before placing it down with a resounding thud!

Fourteen columns, three rows, jump!

Ashihara paused, somewhat dazed, and looked at the chessboard again, but hesitated to pick up the chess piece he was clutching tightly in the box.

"Jump...why take this step?"

"This is a tactic of encirclement and blockade against a lone piece that has penetrated deep into enemy territory..."

"Could it be..."

As if struck by a bolt from the blue, Ashihara's mind went blank. At this moment, Kuroko's nimble and sharp jump finally revealed its full potential!

"He... he treated my white piece as a lone lone piece?"

"From a completely new perspective, at a height I could never have imagined!"

The tiger lurking within Bai Zi's forces finally revealed its fangs at this moment—its incredibly sharp fangs!

It even bit into Shiroko's body, and blood spurted out!

"Fifteen students from the academy? Just who is this guy!?"

Sweating profusely, Ashihara felt immense pressure as he pondered the changes in the upper right corner of the board.

"No... the upper right corner is beyond saving. That sharp point looks like a bone spur deeply embedded in the white array."

After a long while, Ashihara adjusted his mindset, took a deep breath, unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, and tried to relax.

"No, I need to adjust my mindset, relax... relax..."

"There are still moves to make, it's just that we've lost nine white pieces..."

He picked up the white piece with his hand.

Snapped!

Sixteen columns and fourteen rows!

Jump!

Faced with the defeat in the upper right corner, Ashihara made a tough decision and abandoned the white pieces!

They've sacrificed a pawn to escape!

A skilled chess player will not be fixated on petty gains, but will wisely assess the situation and understand what he should give up!

He wants to gain the initiative and control over the overall situation, and to secure the key points and the big picture!

他希望苏然能在右上角的蚕食中多浪费发*书！群>9：8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6，由?呆ュ呆。发，自一点儿时间，自己好可以发展其他的子力。

"Ashihara, will things go as you wish...?"

Ogata Seiji understood what Ashihara was thinking. He was taking a gamble. If Su Ran chose to force the white pieces to their deaths, five more moves would be needed in the upper right corner.

As expected of a disciple of a famous master, Ashihara himself could only manage to gain the speed of five moves.

Five moves in a game are enough to barely gain some minor offensive advantage!

At that time, although Black will still have a significant advantage, White will finally have a sliver of hope for survival!

To endure suffering without weariness—this is the path of the Buddha.

The white pieces are destined to suffer endless hardships, just like the Buddha, who was reborn in Nirvana!

"But, Ashihara..."

Ogata Seiji glanced at Su Ran, the shock still etched on his face.

"He didn't just happen to make that move by chance."

"He's no ordinary person either!"

"He's a genius who has the potential to rival the teacher!"

"Faced with Ashihara's brilliant tactic of sacrificing a piece to avoid conflict, what move will he make next?"

Su Ran finally picked up a black piece, pressed her fingertips on the cool chessboard, and slowly pushed the piece up one space.

Hey!

Ten columns and seventeen rows, break!

"He didn't go to collect grapes, but went to fight in the war!?"

"Is he confident that the middle game and endgame won't affect the top right corner?"

The village teacher watched silently, still shaken, sweat slowly trickling down his forehead.

As Ashihara saw Su Ran pressing Kuroko closely, he could feel the killing intent coming from the other side.

The haters didn't give them a chance at all.

The battle between the two sides had just ended in the upper right corner, and it immediately began again below!

Both sides were ruthless and decisive in their attacks, each aiming to kill the other!

The battlefield gradually spread from the bottom to the whole game. Every move was filled with intricate schemes and thorns, making people shudder!

It was Su Ran's turn to make a move. His wrist hovered in the air as the black piece he had picked up fell high into the air!

Seven columns and thirteen rows! Jump!

The village teacher took off his glasses and silently began to wipe them.

The students from Class Two craned their necks, looking at the chessboard, and whispered among themselves to the people next to them.

"You've taken this step too far. What are you thinking, Su Ran? Wouldn't it be better to break it off?"

"No, disconnecting is possible, but Su Ranjun's move makes the outcome even more unpredictable and will lead to a chaotic battle. Su Ranjun wants to gain more opportunities from the chaos."

"But if we jump away, wouldn't Bai Zi also have a chance to escape?"

The student beside him fell silent. After a long while, he nodded: "In my opinion, that is indeed the case, but... Su Ran's chess skills are not good enough to make such a mistake."

"I've fought with him before; he shows no mercy to anyone..."

"You'll usually find yourself at a disadvantage after playing thirty or so moves."

"Then, when you feel there's a glimmer of hope, he will unleash his most ruthless and cunning moves to kill you!"

Ashihara also saw a glimmer of hope in himself, and the closer he got to this point, the calmer he became.

"Escape from the encirclement by the Blackie!"

"We can still win!"

His hand holding the Go piece trembled slightly; Ashihara had never felt this kind of pressure before.

From the three-on-three battle, his unconventional and sharp moves shattered his conventional understanding. Now, in the fierce fight, his opponent's skillful and courageous fighting has made Ashihara suffer greatly.

Snapped!

Ashihara finally placed his white piece!

That was the only way out Bai Zi could see at that moment.

Thirteen columns and fifteen rows, how long!

He must fight his way out of the encirclement by the villains!

On Su Ran's side, it seemed as if she had expected this all along, and she placed her piece!

Hey!

Seventeen columns and eleven rows, a large diagonal!

"This……"

"This is……"

Everyone gasped in surprise at this move!

"Seventeen out of eleven... a major slant?"

Ogata Seiji also adjusted his glasses to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

Indeed, seventeen columns and eleven rows, a large diagonal!

"But... if we do it this way, Ashihara will have more opportunities..."

Ogata Seiji was calculating in his mind when he suddenly paused, his eyes looking at a seemingly ordinary piece that Su Ran had placed earlier.

The jumps in seven columns and thirteen rows seemed to radiate light.

"This move..."

"This……"

Ogata Seiji watched this leap in shock.

"I originally thought that this jump was just an ordinary move, neither good nor bad."

"but……"

"If this large diagonal move is combined, it seems that Ashihara has many opportunities. Shigemi has a sharp point, and if the black stone blocks it, he can restore a one-room trap. However, that jump will be the biggest obstacle!"

"If Ashihara sticks in, and Kuro takes it, then they will win the battle."

"If Ashihara wants to use this as an excuse to maneuver... then..."

Ogata Seiji was utterly shocked: "That seemingly casual jump will come into play again, suppressing the white pieces. In that case, the white pieces will forever be relegated to the sidelines!"

"And the black pieces, numbering 13 out of 7, have completely extinguished even the white pieces' attempt to draw a tug-of-war!"