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

[Congratulations, host, for making a brilliant move in the twenty-first move! This temporary mission is now complete! Calculating your reward...]

[Rewards tallied! Congratulations, host, you have received:]

[Go talent +3!]

[Go comprehension +300!]

[Simulated score +300!]

[300,000 Yingzhou currency!]

Swish!

As the system reward arrived, Su Ran felt a clear mind and clearly felt that his perception of Go had once again jumped to a higher level!

But this time.

The enormous gains, however, did not bring him any joy for even a moment.

in contrast.

His feelings at that moment were extremely complicated.

"Su Ran, the one who defeated Akira Touya... was it really you?"

Su Ran stroked the Go pieces, deeply moved by Akira Touya's love for Go and every move he made.

“You, and Sai…you both love Go so much.”

"The one who lost wasn't you, who gave it your all, and the one who won wasn't me, who didn't even understand why you placed your piece there."

"In this game, the real loser is me."

"And the one that won was the Go simulator."

"Hikaru no Go world..."

Su Ran clenched her fists, a look of hesitation on her face.

"Should I, like Hikaru Shindo, completely abandon the Go simulator and rely entirely on myself to play Go from now on?"

"Do not……"

"No, I will study Go even harder, but... I will not give up the Go simulator. Only with its support can I gain the qualification to play against more masters, and only in that way can my real Go skills grow rapidly!"

"Father, perhaps when you wake up, my growth will surprise you greatly."

"To achieve this goal, I must work even harder to improve myself."

"One day, I will ascend the throne with my own strength and leave my legend in the entire chess world!"

"I will stand on the throne and greet those who dare to challenge me!"

"Akira Touya, I'll be waiting for you, forever and ever."

“You have bared your fangs at me, no, at the Go simulator, at God. I should knock your teeth out for him and praise you properly.”

You have earned my respect!

After his second match against Akira Touya, Su Ran finally understood the path he needed to take.

"Akira Touya, come and catch up with me."

"I will stand on the throne, awaiting you."

During this week-long trip, Su Ran followed the "Principles of Go" left by her father and learned a series of Go knowledge, including the inverted lotus opening.

He also gained a general understanding of the current state of the chess world.

In ancient times, chess players would eagerly prepare for battle, pick up their pieces, sit down at the chessboard, and engage in fierce competition, often resulting in intense and chaotic matches.

This is precisely why the drooping lotus, with its strong fighting ability, has remained popular for so long.

In that era, every game of chess was met with applause and admiration from the world.

But as times have changed, today's chess players...

Seek victory through stability.

Each of them plays chess subtly and quietly, practicing Tai Chi with ease; they win little and lose little.

Aside from those chess players who are pursuing higher levels of skill, those who are striving for the "divine move."

Other mid-level players lack both the courage to innovate and the courage to fight.

This is why Touya Kouhiro was so eager to see who would change their strategy.

courage.

A thousand-year-old game of chess...

It has already caused too many people to lose their courage.

And today.

Akira Touya's proactive change of move proved to Su Ran that he still retains the most valuable quality among all the outstanding Go players of the past thousand years!

Akira Toya proved his courage.

Therefore, even though he saw Su Ran's superior skills and understood that Akira Toya had lost to Su Ran, he was not disappointed in Akira Toya.

Akira Touya possesses courage.

"Perhaps the advent of Go simulators... is precisely to revitalize the Go world!"

Su Ran plans to unearth those ancient conventions abandoned by the times and revitalize their unique charm.

"Perhaps this is another significance of the emergence of Go simulators..."

"Staying complacent and refusing to change leads to no progress."

"In its previous life, even AlphaGo, which was comparable to a god, was defeated by someone."

"And in this world of Hikaru no Go, who will be able to defeat the Go simulator?"

"Is it Akira Touya, Sai Fujiwara, Meijin Touya... or that one who will definitely master the Divine Move, Hikaru Shindo?"

"I am looking forward."

Su Ran stood up, pushed aside the crowd surrounding her, and prepared to leave.

"This kid will probably become a very skilled professional Go player before long, right?"

"Who knows? In any case, he's very strong... and he's from China."

"Oh, in that case, he's almost on par with Mr. Su Yuan from three years ago."

"Haha, upon closer inspection, he even bears a striking resemblance to Mr. Su Yuan. China... truly is an amazing country."

The onlookers were abuzz with discussion, all deeply impressed by his unparalleled skill.

Having defeated Akira Toya twice and gained the approval of Kouhiro Toya, this young man from China is destined for great success in the Go world.

Akira Touya sat dejectedly in his chair, staring blankly at the chessboard in front of him.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, and everyone turned to look.

Hikaru Shindo had already stopped Su Ran, and he stared intently at her.

"I...I'll play another game with you!"

……

Chapter Thirty-Three: Akira Touya's Resentment, Su Ran... vs. Sai

Su Ran stared intently at Hikaru Shindo, who was half a head shorter than her.

"Hikaru Shindo... no, is it Sai who wants to challenge me?"

Hikaru Shindo felt uneasy under Su Ran's gaze, but he also felt that he couldn't lose to Su Ran in terms of momentum, so he looked up and met Su Ran's eyes.

As a native of China, Su Ran was naturally much taller than other children of the same age from Yingzhou. He wore an orange sweater, had black hair and black eyes, and his deep eyes were slightly lowered as he gazed at Hikaru Shindo in front of him.

"This Su Ran, we're both in sixth grade, but he's so much taller than me... It's really annoying!"

Hikaru Shindo felt somewhat displeased.

Sai covered his mouth and chuckled, "Hikaru, I think you're just jealous that Su Ran is more handsome than you~"

"Sai! If you keep doing this, I'm not playing anymore! Honestly, what's so great about being handsome!"

Sai quickly comforted him, "Alright, although he's not as handsome as Su Ran, my Hikaru is still very handsome!"

"hateful!"

Hikaru Shindo got even more agitated: "Praise me if you want, why do you have to bring that guy into it? Seriously!"

After criticizing Sai, he immediately turned his anger towards Su Ran:

"Well, I was going to beat you last time, but you managed to dodge it. This time, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"

"So, do you dare to come?"

Su Ran glanced at her watch; it was only 7 p.m.

A game of chess takes about two hours, so I shouldn't have to bother the security guard like last time.

"Ok."

Su Ran nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing Su Ran accept the challenge, all eyes in the chess room immediately turned to the two of them.

Even Akira Touya, who had been staring blankly at the game, turned his head to look over.

"Hikaru Shindo, Su Ran..."

Akira Touya stared at the two people not far away, speechless, his expression complex.

"This kid actually agreed?! He just played with Xiao Liang for so long... Doesn't he feel tired at all?"

"Why worry so much? Maybe all Chinese people are this stubborn? Anyway, it's going to be another exciting game to watch. Speaking of which, Hikaru Shindo is quite strong. Akira lost to him the first time he played."

"Great! I can finally indulge in chess to my heart's content today!"