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

The proprietress looked up and instinctively greeted them.

But when she saw the person's face clearly, she froze as if she had been struck by lightning, and the book "Selected Chess Games of Touya Kouyo" fell to the ground with a "thud".

"What's wrong, landlady?"

A bald, middle-aged man in a tie looked up at the door with some confusion, then his eyes widened and he stood up involuntarily.

"He, he is..."

"Master Touya!"

Kouyou Toya, leading his son Akira Toya, pushed open the door and entered the Go clubhouse.

"Hello."

Toya Kouhiro nodded slightly to the proprietress: "I heard that Xiao Liang often plays chess here. Thank you for your patronage."

"No...you're welcome."

The proprietress involuntarily covered her mouth, her voice trembling and stuttering: "You, you are Xiao Liang's father, Touya Kouyo?"

Kouhiro Touya nodded slightly.

next moment.

The entire Go club was in an uproar!

"My God!"

"It really is Touya Meijin!"

"Master Touya himself came to our Go club!"

"I never imagined that I would actually see a master like Touya Meijin in my lifetime. I can brag about this to Matsushita for a year now!"

"Haha, Matsushita is so unlucky. He usually idolizes Touya Naruto the most, but today he missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because of a cold!"

The room erupted in laughter as they watched Touya Kouyo stand with his hands behind his back at the entrance.

For Go enthusiasts in the world of Hikaru no Go, Touya Kouyou is like a god in their hearts!

"Master Touya, are you... are you here to play Go at our clubhouse?"

The proprietress was incredibly excited.

If someone were to promote this place as the designated Go hall for the Meijin Touya, even if she raised the entrance fee to 1,000 Japanese yen, there would probably be plenty of people eager to pay.

However, Touya Kouhiro was unable to fulfill her fantasy.

He shook his head and said, "I heard from Xiao Liang that two kids beat him at this club last week. I'm very curious."

"I had nothing to do today, so I came to see if I could run into those two kids and also see for myself what level their chess skills have reached."

Kouhiro Touya patted Ryo's head, his face expressionless, and said in a deep voice:

"Patience, effort, hardship, perseverance... and finally overcoming the torment of despair, and even then, one may not reach the level of a professional Go player! I find it hard to believe that, besides Xiao Liang, there are other children who can do all of the above."

After saying that, Touya Kouhiro led Touya Akira to sit down at an empty chess table in complete silence.

They were waiting for those two potential adversaries who could appear at any moment.

A man named Hikaru Shindo.

another.

He was his destined rival, the only son of the Chess Saint of China—

Su Ran!

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Chapter Twenty-Six: Let me see if you are worthy of being the son of the Chess Saint.

Time slowly passed by.

The Go club was completely silent.

Someone gently placed a piece, and they were playing a game, but it was clear that neither the black nor the white pieces were focused on the game. The game got worse and worse, but they were completely unaware of it.

"What's going on? This terrifying pressure..."

A middle-aged man with a slightly balding head swallowed hard.

The door was gently pushed open.

All eyes were focused on the newcomer.

As the beam of light dissipated, a boy who looked like an elementary school student, carrying a schoolbag, walked into the Go clubhouse.

"Is it him?"

"No, it's not him, it's another child, I think his name is Hikaru Shindo!"

"He also beat Xiao Liang!"

The crowd is in an uproar!

"He's here too..."

Looking at the boy at the door, Akira Touya's expression was somewhat moved.

"Xiao Liang, is he Su Ran?"

Standing behind Akira Toya, Kouhiro Toya asked softly.

“No.” Akira Touya shook his head slightly. “It’s not him.”

"Is that so?" Touya Kouhiro raised his eyes. "Is it another boy?"

Akira Touya nodded silently. Two consecutive defeats, falling to two peers in quick succession, made his face somewhat gloomy.

At that moment, Hikaru Shindo, who had just stepped into the Go clubhouse and was the center of attention, felt a chill run down his spine.

"What's going on, hey, Sai!"

Hikaru Shindo was somewhat taken aback by the atmosphere and took two steps back before asking Sai for his opinion.

Sai looked around and said disappointedly, "What a pity, that child isn't here!"

"Sai!" Hikaru Shindo snapped, "Are you even listening to me?! I'm going back!"

"I heard you! I heard you!" Sai quickly coaxed Hikaru Shindo, "Hikaru! I just wanted to play a game of Go with that boy, okay, Hikaru!"

"I just can't do anything with you!"

Hikaru Shindo looked at the shop owner behind the cashier: "Sister, um, has Su Ran arrived yet?"

The proprietress paused slightly, shook her head, and pointed in Touya Akira's direction: "He's not there yet, but Akira is waiting for him over there..."

Hikaru Shindo turned around and saw Akira Touya. At that moment, Akira was also looking at him with eyes full of fighting spirit, as if he were looking at his lifelong nemesis!

That look made Hikaru Shindo take two steps back.

"Sai, that guy named Akira Touya, he looks like he's going to kill me!"

Sai chuckled: "What, Hikaru, are you scared?"

"Damn it!" Hikaru Shindo exclaimed, his face flushed red. "We're both sixth graders, why would I be afraid of him!"

Sai looked at Akira Touya and gently covered his face with his folding fan.

"Xiao Guang, look, what familiar eyes! Back then, countless masters challenged me, and their eyes were exactly the same as this young man's."

“Sai…”

Hikaru Shindo was somewhat confused and didn't quite understand Sai's passion for Go: "Sai, do you really like Go that much?"

“Yes, Hikaru, Go…” Sai sighed softly, his eyes sparkling like stars: “Go can connect the distant past with the endless future…Being a Go player is a very long road, so long that many people spend their entire lives without ever reaching the other side.”

Sai said something that Hikaru Shindo couldn't understand.

"Let's wait and see. They said that boy might come too. I want to see what kind of chess game that boy will offer me!"

Hikaru Shindo nodded and walked towards Akira Touya.

"You've arrived."

Akira Touya seemed to have anticipated Hikaru Shindo's return, his gaze remaining calm: "I knew you'd be just as curious about Su Ran-kun as I am..."

"is it?"

Hikaru Shindo remained silent, but inwardly he sighed softly.

If Sai hadn't pleaded with him every day, he probably wouldn't have come...

Sai remained silent. He knew that the "you" Akira Touya was referring to was not Hikaru Shindo, but him, the Go player from the Heian period, Fujiwara Sai!

"Do you know I'll definitely come back? This child..."

At that moment, the door of the Go club was pushed open again, and a young man slowly walked in.

The room was completely silent.

All eyes were on the boy.

"Ah...this person is..."

"Yes, he is the boy who defeated Xiao Liang with a precision of ninety-nine moves, Su Ran."

"Is he really that strong? Ninety-nine moves! And this is only the middle game, isn't it?"

"Before that, he also successfully predicted the entire match between Akira and Hikaru Shindo. I really don't know how he did it..."

Su Ran's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes caught sight of Hikaru Shindo and Akira Touya.

And standing not far from them was a middle-aged man in a kimono with two deep nasolabial folds!

He stood quietly behind Akira Touya, looking at Su Ran. His very presence exuded a profound and unyielding pressure.

"He...he is Touya Kouyo...Three years ago, I witnessed his epic battle with my father!"

Su Ran frowned slightly, as the unforgettable memories from three years ago suddenly surged towards him like a tidal wave.

My father's greatest rival in his life, the undisputed overlord of the Japanese Go world, the only peerless master to win the title of Meijin, Touya Kouyo!

The man closest to the hand of God.