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

"Pulling and sticking..."

Ogata Seiji didn't know how to describe his feelings.

"A brilliant move that defies common sense..."

"A normal person's subconscious instinct would be to cut in that direction, but he chose to block and connect, a move that some people might never even think of in their entire lives."

"This move..."

"They seized a brilliant opportunity."

"Bai Zi... is in danger."

Sure enough, upon seeing this unconventional twist, Kyōyō Makoto broke out in a sweat after careful consideration.

Undeniably, this was a brilliant move that had a significant impact on the overall situation.

A brilliant move that completely turned the tide of the game.

"But... how could there be a spot for the adhesive arm?"

Jingyou, now in the midst of the game, felt this sense of bewilderment even more keenly, unsure when he found himself caught in a vast net.

After a long period of contemplation, Kyōyōma finally picked up a Go stone with difficulty and placed it down.

"So...where will you place your bet? Will you lean in? Or will you try to break through?"

But Su Ran only thought for a moment before placing a chess piece, and the move was swift and decisive!

Fourteen columns and twelve rows, jump!

"They jumped out?"

It was another move that surprised everyone.

Kyōyō Makoto fell into deep thought again, his time ticking away, while Su Ran still had plenty of time.

"Why did you jump down..."

Kyōyō carefully pondered the purpose of this leap, and it took him a long time to understand it.

"He wanted to jump out, then subtly cut off the connection between my pieces, and break through their eyes!"

"I won't let you succeed!"

Kyōyō immediately picked up a Go piece and slammed it down!

Fourteen columns and thirteen rows, bang!

Su Ran's black pieces also landed quickly!

Twelve columns, eleven rows, turn!

Another unexpected move!

"His chess style is too unpredictable..."

How could they possibly get down there?

The crowd whispered among themselves, while Longchuan Xiangyi directed the photographers to frantically snap photos.

Kyōyūma felt an overwhelming sense of bewilderment and fear.

When you send a book! Group > 9:8,0s2:058:5/6, by?dududu. Send, you have exhausted your scheming, devised a good move, but after you put it down, your opponent seems to have expected it and quickly made a response.

However, the landing point is unpredictable and completely different from what you expect.

Then came another long deliberation, and after a difficult move, I was astonished to find that my opponent had still placed their piece so quickly.

It was as if he had seen through everything.

"It's like..."

Kyōyō suddenly raised his head, looked at Su Ran, and his hand holding the chess piece trembled slightly.

"Gods..."

After staring blankly at the chessboard in front of him for a long time, Kyōyōma did not place any more pieces, and lowered his head.

"I lost."

Immediately, the crowd erupted in discussion, and those who had been holding back their words for a while began to talk amongst themselves.

Even until the end of the game, when they heard Kyō Ujin concede defeat, they felt as if they were in a dream.

"it's over……?"

"What a brilliant game of chess!"

"From the opening... to the mid-game struggle..."

"We lost..."

"Kyoto Shinichi, a first-dan player who had never lost since his professional exam, actually lost?"

"This student will definitely become a professional Go player in the future, right? Am I seeing a future Meijin in my own eyes?"

Everyone was deeply moved and remained unsettled for a long time after watching the chess game.

Jingyou, seemingly unaffected by the crowd, suddenly looked up at Su Ran.

"You... will be participating in the upcoming Tianyuan Competition, right?"

Su Ran also snapped out of her reverie and nodded.

He also gained a lot from this game, and his superb chess sense is merging with his own.

For some reason, Su Ran suddenly felt a little dazed after the game of chess.

He could vaguely sense that something deep within his soul was inexplicably stirring, about to burst forth, but…

What is it?

Su Ran stared blankly at the chessboard before him: "Perhaps, the day I truly and completely merge with my extraordinary chess sense, I will be able to glimpse... what is sealed deep within my soul..."

……

Kyōyō took a deep breath and stared intently at Su Ran, who was standing to the side in a daze.

"I look forward to seeing you again at the Battle of Tianyuan."

Upon hearing this, Su Ran snapped out of her reverie and silently put the chess pieces back into the chess box one by one.

While feeling his improvement in this game, he nodded to Kyōyūma and said, "I will."

Ogata Seiji, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interjected, "Su Ran, you played very well."

Ogata Seiji paused, then looked at the Go board again:

"I said... I wish I was the one who just played against you."

These words completely ignited the crowd.

While everyone was still discussing it, Ryukawa Shoichi looked at the large page of his report that he had written, quickly turned to the second page, picked up his pen and wrote: "Ogata 9-dan is regarded as a formidable opponent!"

The photographer leaned closer and whispered, "President, isn't this a bit of an exaggeration? Mr. Ogata just wants to play a game with him."

"What's exaggerated about it?"

Longchuan glared at the photographer: "What we do is no exaggeration!"

The photographer immediately nodded in understanding.

Longchuan closed his notebook and let out a slow sigh.

"Truly...the younger generation is formidable. That game was absolutely brilliant."

"President, will our weekly magazine feature this student?"

The photographer leaned over and asked Long Chuan a question.

"No, let's watch the final match."

Ryukawa's eyes darted between professional Go players, Akira Toya, and Su Ran.

"I suddenly feel that the outcome of this cub competition will be beyond my expectations. Maybe the young lions will win the championship?"

"It's getting interesting."

"Two incredibly strong students!"

……

Chapter 153: A Merit That Will Shine Through the Ages! A Student's Brilliance Leads to the Finals!

In the next two games, Akira Touya and Su Ran both won decisively, stunning everyone.

"Four consecutive wins?"

"The students from our institute have advanced to the semifinals?"

"I think the finals are a sure thing, right? Even Kyōyū Shin was defeated. Maybe the Young Lions will be a final showdown between the two insei?"

"Huh? Wouldn't that break the record of the last few decades? I remember that according to the old rules, if a student from the academy made it into the top three, they could directly become a professional player and be promoted to 1-dan, right?"

"There seems to be such a rule, but that's unacceptable..."

The man initially wanted to say "That's impossible," but after thinking about it, he remained silent.

Indeed, in the previous four games, Akira Touya and Ran Su demonstrated amazing strength. If either of them wins another game, the miracle of bypassing the professional exam and directly becoming a professional Go player will no longer be a pipe dream.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating the final.

This semi-final match will determine who advances to the finals!

Are they two students from the academy? Or two professional Go players?

Or perhaps, he's a student at the academy, or a professional Go player?

Even if those two students didn't win the championship, it would still be enough to make them famous.

Young lions battle for the semifinals!

With this level of skill, even in a real professional tournament, he wouldn't be much inferior to a new first dan.

"So, in the semifinals, Yuan Yi, 2-dan, will face Su Ran, and Ling, 2-dan, will face Touya Akira."