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

Sis!

Yuki Mitani's eyes widened:

"When did I ever say I wanted to lose weight? You're being so domineering!"

As he spoke, he turned his face toward Su Ran:

"Su Ran, don't listen to my sister's nonsense. I want salmon flavor, um... two would be best!"

Haha.

Su Ran glanced at Mitani Teruyuki's empty stomach and knew that he had been gambling on chess since morning. He probably hadn't even eaten lunch yet, let alone dinner.

So he nodded understandingly and directly arranged five salmon-flavored ones for Yuki Mitani.

"Wow! Su Ran, you're such a kind person!"

Looking at the table full of sushi, Mitani Yuki almost cried with emotion. He thanked Su Ran repeatedly while devouring the food.

While the three were enjoying a delicious late-night snack.

At the next table, however, a conversation between two middle-aged people could be heard:

"Hey, did you see today's World Go Network? I heard that a Chinese Go player defeated eight professional-level players online in a row!"

"Really? Are Chinese people that amazing?"

"That's not all! According to netizens who were watching, that Chinese player knocked out all his opponents in almost every match in just twenty minutes, and..."

Speaking of it.

The middle-aged man, who was speaking, unconsciously lowered his voice and said with a mysterious expression:

"Moreover, I heard that the Chinese person is only twelve years old!"

what! ?

Only twelve years old!?

Another middle-aged man was utterly shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief:

"This news is definitely fake. There are indeed some formidable chess players in China, but a twelve-year-old... I find it hard to believe."

Hey.

Seeing his friend deeply moved, the middle-aged man recounting the story was incredibly proud:

"To be honest, if I didn't have a friend who works at the Yomiuri Shimbun, I would find it hard to believe such news. However, I can assure you that it is absolutely true!"

"Tomorrow, just wait and see the front page news..."

Huh?

A twelve-year-old Chinese chess player?

The conversation at the next table startled Yuki Mitani, who was engrossed in his meal.

He subconsciously cast a suspicious glance at Su Ran.

If I remember correctly.

It seems like this kid was just playing chess online, right?

Is it...

Is the mysterious expert those people were talking about Su Ranjun?!

Thinking of this, Mitani Yuki immediately wanted to ask for clarification.

but.

Before he could even speak.

Su Ran glanced down at her watch, and the next second, her expression changed drastically!

"Oh! I'm sorry, it's getting late, I have to hurry back to the hospital to take care of my dad!"

With that, Su Ran jogged to the bar to pay the bill, then waved to the Mitani siblings:

"Um, Yuuki-kun, Yuuko-neechan, I'll head back now... I'll come back to the internet cafe to play with you guys sometime!"

He finished speaking.

Su Ran didn't give the siblings a chance to stop her. She hailed a taxi and rushed to the hospital.

"Youhui, your friend is so cute!"

As Miss Yuko watched Su Ran's clumsy departure, she couldn't help but chuckle to herself.

However, Mitani Yuki was completely oblivious to his sister's words at that moment.

At this moment.

All his thoughts were focused on one thing.

That is--

Is Su Ranjun really that mysterious online chess master?

……

"Uncle gatekeeper, um... could you please open the door for me?"

Su Ran rushed as fast as he could, but when he arrived at the hospital, the gates were already locked.

no way.

He could only put on a pitiful child's expression and beg the security guard to open the door for him.

"Sigh, kid, next time you're accompanying a patient at the hospital, don't come so late."

The security guard was a nice guy. Although he kept yawning, he still put on his coat and helped Su Ran open the iron gate.

"Thank you. You should get some rest now. Sorry to bother you."

Su Ran apologized repeatedly, watched the security guard return to the guard post, then awkwardly stuck out her tongue and ran back to her ward in a flash.

Arriving at his father's bedside, he first carefully checked the heart monitor, and only after confirming that his father's vital signs were very stable did he breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

如今医药费发*书！群>9：8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6，由?呆ュ呆。发，自暂时是不用发愁了，可爸爸却不知道什么时候才能苏醒。

Right now, all we can do is hope for a miracle to happen soon.

"Ugh!"

Su Ran sighed, tucked the blanket around her father, and was about to fall asleep by the bedside.

but.

Before he could even close his eyes, a faint commotion suddenly arose outside the ward.

Simultaneously.

A middle-aged voice that sounded somewhat familiar also reached his ears:

"Nurse, are you sure my older brother is in this room?"

Ok?

Could that voice be...?

Second Uncle!?

Su Ran was incredibly excited and quickly opened the door.

The next moment, a refined middle-aged man with an anxious expression stood facing him outside the door.

Eyes facing each other.

The two exclaimed excitedly at the same time:

"Xiao Ran!"

"Second uncle!"

……

Excitedly, Su Ran invited her second uncle into the ward. While peeling fruit for him, she asked curiously:

"Second Uncle, why did you come all the way from China?"

"I heard from my father that the Chinese chess community has completely expelled my father and me from their ranks, hasn't it?"

Three years ago, Su Yuan deliberately lost to Touya Kouyo in a ten-game match, causing the entire Chinese Go community to feel deeply ashamed.

On the day the video of the game was transmitted back to China, the top leaders of the chess world unanimously decided to completely strip Su Yuan of his title as a national champion.

Furthermore, Su Yuan and his son are forbidden from ever again identifying themselves as chess players from China.

As the leading family in the Chinese chess world, the Su family had no choice but to distance themselves from Su Yuan and his son.

Even when my father fell ill last week.

The response from the Chinese chess community was also that no one from the Su family was allowed to visit Su Yuan in Yingzhou.

And that is precisely why.

That's why Su Ran was so surprised when his second uncle appeared in front of him.

"Oh, silly child."

Su Yuan patted Su Ran's head:

"Although many people from the Go Association are keeping an eye on our Su family, if we can't do it openly, can't we do it covertly?"

"To avoid those guys' sights, I only have one night for this trip to Yingzhou."

"Your grandfather instructed me to give you two things, and you must complete them no matter what."

Speaking of it.

A very serious expression appeared on Su Yuan's face:

"Firstly, as a member of the Su family, if your father really cannot wake up this time, Grandpa hopes that you will protect yourself and find out the truth about why your father withdrew from the competition back then."

"Secondly, this is the chess score your father sent back to the family the night before his big game against Touya Kouyo. You must learn what's in it, understand?"

talking.