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

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This move by Touya Kouyo was likely a deliberate test to probe his identity as THESAI.

"Since you want to know my identity, then come on..."

Su Ran composed herself, took a white piece from the chess box, raised her wrist, and slammed it heavily onto the chessboard!

Hey.

Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!

With the crisp sound of the chess piece landing, the quarterfinals officially began.

In this game, the black pieces controlled by Touya Kouhiro launched an incredibly fierce attack on Su Ran right from the start.

Su Ran, playing the white pieces, wisely chose to avoid direct confrontation, skillfully evading Touya Kouyo's attacks with each move.

The turning point occurred at move 197.

Due to his reckless advance, Touya Kouyo, who had been unable to break through after a long siege, lost four pieces to Su Ran on the lower right side of the path.

From that point on, the balance of power was completely reversed.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Ran gave Touya Kouyo no chance and ended the first game on the 235th move.

"You certainly didn't disappoint me."

During halftime, Kouhiro Touya was so exhausted that his head was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

But his eyes were filled with excitement as he looked at Su Ran.

"You didn't disappoint me either."

Su Ran was also very excited. Apart from Sai and Yuan, Touya Kouyou's Go skills were in a class of their own in the entire Hikaru no Go world.

He also benefited greatly from sparring with such a master.

but……

Why does Touya Kouhiro not seem to be in perfect condition today?

With his skill level, he should be able to play against me for at least 250 moves.

How come he's already doomed after only 235 moves today?

and……

Isn't he sweating way too much?

Just as I was thinking this, the gong for the second match rang out.

Shaking his head, Su Ran temporarily put aside his distracting thoughts and focused on dealing with the game at hand.

Soon after, he defeated Touya Kouyo in 250 moves.

In the third game, he performed exceptionally well, forcing Touya Kouhiro to resign in just 179 moves.

Finally, the competition reached its fourth match.

This is the match point game. If Su Ran wins this game, he will successfully advance to the semifinals.

Therefore, both Su Ran and Touya Kouyo attached great importance to this game.

The result of this coin toss was that Su Ran would play black and make the first move.

Right from the start, Su Ran adopted his classic Tianyuan position opening strategy.

Tengen?

Upon seeing this move, Touya Kouhiro's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

This is a pattern that THESAI often uses to start.

It seems that Su Ran really does have a strong connection with THESAI...

Are they actually the same person?

Thinking of this, Touya Kouyo couldn't help but cast a surprised and suspicious look at Su Ran.

Unfortunately, Su Ran did not give him any response.

Okay, whether you're THESAI or not.

In this round... I will use all my strength to defeat you!

With this in mind, Touya Kouhiro made his first move with utmost seriousness:

"clatter!"

Fourth row, fourth column, star.

……

With both of them exerting their full strength, they quickly each made 249 moves.

At this point, Black has a complete advantage, while White only has a small area in the lower left corner where it can maneuver.

The other three lines have all been occupied by Black, who is about to launch a final attack on White.

"Huh...huh..."

Gasping for breath, Touya Kouhiro felt his breathing becoming heavier and heavier.

No, I can't give up.

Even if the physical condition is very bad...

In this game, I must fight to the very end with my opponent, even if I lose.

"Huh...huh..."

I will persevere...

Nothing can interrupt the contest between the two chess players, nothing!

"clatter!"

White's 250th move:

Seventeenth row, thirteenth column, span!

跨？

At this point, you can either defend the camp in the lower left corner and launch a counterattack when the opponent makes an overzealous advance, or fight with your back to the wall and directly contest the territory with the opponent in the middle.

What is the meaning behind this long-range dribble?

Seeing Touya Kouyo's inexplicable and foolish move, Su Ran looked up in surprise.

Everywhere I looked, it was a sea of crimson!

Blood was continuously seeping from Touya Kouhiro's mouth, nose, and even his eyes.

"Ah! Senior, what's wrong...?"

Su Ran was shocked and immediately tried to call the referee to stop the game.

"Don't make a fuss, let's talk after this game is over."

He casually pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped away the blood seeping from his seven orifices. Gasping for breath, Touya Kouyo said:

"It's your turn."

Su Ran suddenly felt something blurring her vision:

"senior……"

Waving his hand to interrupt Su Ran, Touya Kouyo said, pausing between each sentence:

"As you can see, I don't have much time left. If you respect Go, please play this last game with me, okay?"

"clatter!"

Su Ran responded to Touya Kouyo's request with her actions.

Soon, the game came to an end, and Su Ran won the game with difficulty on the 289th move.

After making his final move, Touya Kouyo smiled and said to Su Ran, "I lost."

He then completely fainted.

"Quick! Call an ambulance! Touya-senpai has fainted!"

Su Ran frantically called for an ambulance, showing no trace of the excitement of defeating Touya Kouyo. This once formidable opponent now appeared as a frail and elderly man.

Su Ran couldn't understand how Touya Kouyo, who had been so healthy before, could have become so weak in just a few months...

Just as a group of people rushed over in a panic and hurriedly prepared to put Touya Kouyo into the ambulance, Su Ran glanced over and noticed that Touya Kouyo seemed to be holding a piece of paper in his right hand.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, Su Ran quickly pried open Toya Kouyo's right hand and quietly pulled out the note.

I unfolded it and took a look.

It was covered with only a few short characters written in the Yingzhou language:

"Su Ran, no matter what, please..."

"Defeat YUAN!"

……

Finale: Should this move be made, or not?

"Su Ran, if I lose to you, please... no matter what, you must defeat YUAN!"

Looking at the note left by Touya Kouyo, Su Ran felt a surge of doubts.

They couldn't figure out why Touya-senpai, who was always in good health, would suddenly faint on the field.

At the same time, I can't understand why the other party attaches so much importance to YUAN, an online chess player.

"Is it really that important whether or not we can defeat YUAN..."

With these questions in mind, Su Ran quietly approached the chess table where YUAN and Kato Masao were playing.