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

"This move is decisive and shows no mercy; they're going to have a direct showdown with the haters!"

"This is so strange! The way these two are playing is so strange! It feels like THESAI is playing against himself, or maybe Yixing is playing against himself."

"Ah! Now that you mention it, it's true. Both THESAI and YIXING have incredibly aggressive playing styles, and these two young men seem to have been trained by THESAI and YIXING respectively..."

"That's why it looks like two people are playing a game, but it feels like the same person is playing a game of chess!"

"However, Yuan Yi, a second-dan player, probably doesn't have the same computing power as that academy student in this chaotic situation... In the previous match against Jing Youzhen, that boy named Su Ran was simply a freak..."

Yuan Yi's expression was solemn. After a moment's thought, he placed another chess piece.

Fourteen columns and five rows, long.

"Yuan Yi, second dan, dodged the attack, trying to escape. He didn't try to form a consecutive block, perhaps because he was afraid of creating a capture situation?"

"If he tries to cut, there will be too many points of attack. He'll be worried about White cutting and then launching a counterattack?"

"That's right. This ridiculously strong in-game student forces even professional players to be on high alert..."

With each person having their own thoughts, in these few short moves, the two sides have already started to scheme against each other, trying to kill one another!

Su Ran held her wrist high, and the chess piece fell again!

Fifteen columns, three rows, paste!

Instead of continuing his attack, he chose to link the scattered white pieces together!

Kyōyōma watched silently from the side, calmly examining the chessboard.

"He wants to get to the small target position..."

"But... if we do that, after Black extends his stones, Black's local position will be both advantageous and shapely..."

What is he plotting?

"Another new study?"

Upon seeing this move, Yuan Yi immediately understood Su Ran's intention.

He picked up a chess piece, slammed it down, and refused to let Su Ran reach the small goal position!

Sixteen columns, three rows, small eyes!

Su Ran put on a smile.

The piece was placed again, but it was an unexpected move.

Nine columns and three rows!

This move completely deviates from the main battlefield, shifting resources elsewhere to focus on the sidelines.

"He's backing down! He's not continuing the offensive; he's trying to seize key positions?"

"I must first solidify the position in the upper right corner... otherwise, there will be weaknesses."

Upon seeing this move, Yuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately placed his piece, hoping to build a strong position.

Sixteen columns and six rows!

Jump!

Meanwhile, Ogata Seiji, who had been silently observing the game, had a different mindset.

He stared silently at the chessboard, sunlight streaming through the window, reflecting off his glasses.

"The white piece seems to be occupying the side... but in reality... isn't it just another way of sacrificing a piece to gain influence?"

As expected, Su Ran placed the chess piece again without hesitation.

Thirteen columns and sixteen rows!

The piece made another amazing maneuver, moving from the top line to the bottom line!

"This...this is..."

"He wants to seize key positions, even at the cost of the top right corner where the black pieces gain a favorable position and terrain?"

At this moment, Kyōyō Makoto suddenly realized what Su Ran meant.

Yuan Yi, a 2-dan player, was stunned when he saw this move.

"Thirteen columns and sixteen rows?"

The sword that Bai Zi had concealed in his sleeve finally revealed its sharp and piercing edge!

Yuan Yi's face darkened.

"Incredibly... just a few moves..."

Yuan Yi gritted his teeth and placed his piece again.

"No, I still have some good local positions that I can use to fight!"

Ogata Seiji pushed up his glasses, his blood seemingly boiling.

He couldn't wait to have a match with Su Ran.

The competition has reached its final stage, with the battle fought down to the last half point!

"With a few words, this method of placing a long-term pressure on the star position was rejected."

“Yuan Yi’s second-dan games are all within the principles of Go, and there is nothing wrong with them.”

"However, the key points of the overall situation have been occupied by Bai Zi without anyone noticing, and Shenzhou Liu has no more points to exert its strength."

"By exchanging a corner of favorable shape and terrain for complete control of the overall situation, it was truly a worthwhile deal!"

After a long while, as the game reached the middle stage, Yuan Yi, a second-dan player, took a deep breath and lowered his head in resentment.

"I lost!"

The entire stadium erupted in uproar upon hearing this declaration of defeat!

Even the judges on the referee's stand couldn't help but stand up in surprise, leaning forward to confirm whether a student from the academy had really made it to the finals!

decades.

This marks the first time since Wu Qingyuan that someone has advanced to the finals in the Young Lions competition as an intern!

His achievements will be remembered for eternity!

The remaining match between Akira Touya and Rei 2-dan is still ongoing!

……

(PS: This is one last gift for my loyal fans before it ends~)

I, Akira Touya, want to hear... my own heartbeat!

Akira Touya's opponent, Rei, a second-dan player, is unusually a girl.

Like Yuan Yi, Ling also participated in the professional Go player exam last year as an amateur expert.

However, in chess, gender does not determine the mindset of the two players.

Like all Go enthusiasts, once they sit down at the Go table, there is no room for compromise between the two players.

Between them, there is both superiority and inferiority, and life and death are decided—in a way unique to chess players!

Akira Touya's moves were sharp and decisive, showing no mercy despite his opponent being a girl; every move was precise and fluid.

Although Ling, who made it to the semifinals, was by no means an ordinary player, he was still forced to the point of turning pale by Touya Akira.

"Such precise moves, each move deadly... Akira Touya, truly lives up to his reputation..."

Ling, a second-dan player, struggled to place his stones.

In the struggle for the upper right corner, she was forcibly driven out by Akira Touya and had no choice but to try to develop in the middle.

However, Akira Touya seized the opportunity to invade Rei's territory, giving her no chance to catch her breath!

Akira Touya placed another chess piece, and with a snap, the piece landed on the chessboard, like raindrops falling onto a jade plate!

"I won't lose. I'm constantly improving, even more so than those male players... I'm improving..."

Ling gritted her teeth, her palms, which were gripping the chess pieces, were slightly damp.

Her calm eyes searched the chessboard, trying to find where her chance of survival lay.

Time passed by, second by second.

After all the points on the chessboard had been filtered out, Ling's pale, snow-white lips tightened slightly in resentment.

"There's nowhere left to place a piece..."

"I never imagined that I would ultimately be defeated by this boy, Akira Touya?"

I will remember you...

With a soft sigh, Ling lowered her fair wrist, which had been suspended in the air, and her hand, which had been holding a chess piece, returned to the chess box.

"I lost."

Ling Shen glanced at Touya Akira: "I will be waiting for you there at the Tengen Tournament."

After speaking, Ling stood up decisively and bowed slightly to Touya Akira.

"I appreciate your concession."

Akira Touya calmly arranged the Go board in front of him, his expression impassive. His gaze, however, was fleeting as he glanced at Rei between arranging the pieces.

It was then quickly withdrawn.

"She gave up..."

"Ling, a second-dan player, also lost to a student, to the son of a celebrity. The final battle of this year's Young Lions Tournament will be between the two students!"

Everyone was talking like crazy, and the entire competition venue was in an uproar!

Yasu suddenly turned to look at Kazuya: "Kazuya, have they... encountered each other during the innkeeper battles?"

Kazuya looked expectantly at Akira Touya and Su Ran, then shook his head: "No, they've only been here for seven or eight days..."

"what?"

Hearing this, Wu Xu was somewhat surprised: "Seven...seven or eight days?"