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

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"Muramasa Demon Sword!"

"Demon Sword Set Style!"

Kato Masao recalled the origin of the "Demon Sword Stance" as if watching a movie.

During the Edo period, there was a cursed sword called Muramasa.

This knife is incredibly sharp; if placed upright in the water, it can even cut through weeds floating downstream!

Not long after a samurai used this sword, he went mad and killed his own relatives.

A group of bandits stole the knife, and within a few days, they descended into a frenzied state of mutual slaughter.

As similar incidents occurred frequently, this knife acquired an eerie aura.

Known as Muramasa - Demon Sword!

Later, this crazy and frenzied technique was incorporated into Go, resulting in the standard Go opening of one high-hanging small eye and two high-clamping spaces.

The implication is that the user is capable of harming others, but also prone to self-destruction!

The Demon Blade's fixed patterns are vicious and treacherous, with the most numerous variations, employing deceptive moves and cunning schemes.

Countless masters have perished in the Northwest due to this insane and unparalleled technique.

Even Kato Masao, whose Go skills are at the peak of the eighth dan, was taken aback when he saw THESAI use this technique last night, and involuntarily fell into a disadvantageous position in the struggle for the game.

"The Demon Blade..."

Harada Ikegami looked at Masao Kato with pity. Knowing the outcome, he couldn't help but admire THESAI's cunning.

The game of Go is like a military campaign.

Starting by putting pressure on the opponent through the layout of the pieces is a psychological game that only top-tier players can come up with.

Obviously.

Last night's psychological warfare tactic was based on the fact that Kato Masao was under more pressure than him, which is why he dared to use the Demon Blade Stance so domineeringly.

He seemed absolutely certain.

Upon seeing this move, Kato Masao would unconsciously retreat to his own camp, but in reality...

That's absolutely true!

Based on the chess score in front of us...

As the game progressed, Mr. Kato became increasingly hesitant and timid. By the 27th move, the black stones were already under immense pressure from the white stones...

Just as Harada Ikegami was patiently waiting to see if Masao Kato could come up with a countermeasure,

A boy's voice, talking to himself, suddenly rang out beside the two of them:

"Sai, if White plays a sharp move here, will White have no choice but to give up the attack?"

Upon hearing this...

The two elderly men playing chess were both startled and stared in horror at the chessboard before them.

next moment.

A beam of light pierced through the darkness, shining brilliantly from thousands of feet above—

On the chessboard!

……

The path a chess player takes to the top! Xiao Guang, you're really something else!

"Ah, this is...!"

As he stared at the seven-tenths of the fingertips that Hikaru Shindo pointed to, Masao Kato's face flushed crimson.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes shone brightly as he swiftly scanned the entire chessboard.

The more I look at it...

Kato Masao became increasingly alarmed!

"So, I shouldn't have jumped... Here, if I had just added a jump, the entire shape would have become incredibly solid..."

“I was wrong. I shouldn’t have been intimidated by THESAI’s momentum and retreated the camp.”

"As long as I meet his attacks head-on and counter with these fingertips, he simply can't do anything to me..."

Kato Masao, as if in a trance, didn't wait for Ikegami Harada's response before grabbing the black stones and starting to re-establish the game based on the variation of this "point" move.

He made his moves very quickly.

The clattering sound of the chess pieces, like raindrops falling to the ground, scattered across the chessboard.

In less than fifteen minutes, the chessboard, which had originally been only a few moves long, was now completely filled with pieces from both the black and white sides.

Harada Ikegami was counting the sub-items in detail beside him.

at last.

When Kato Masao placed the last white stone on the board, the number of stones for both sides had reached 172.

Compared to last night's crushing defeat, this time there were a full seventy-three more moves!

"That's right, that's exactly it."

"As long as I don't aim to defeat THESAI, and I just need to finish this one move, I can definitely last through a hundred moves!"

Kato Masao excitedly wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, his weathered face now bearing a smile more innocent than that of a child:

"So, THESAI isn't invincible after all. As long as I just defend, even he can't break through the barrier I've built in a short time. Haha! Hey?"

Halfway through his laughter, Kato Masao suddenly stopped talking.

Her face, which had been glowing, now looked extremely embarrassed.

As a top-tier master at the peak of the eighth dan, he was actually excited because he could withstand 100 moves from THESAI.

This should be told to others.

He himself felt ashamed!

Meanwhile, Harada Ikegami was already awkwardly scratching the floor with his feet.

Mr. Kato has really lost his composure, especially since such offensive remarks were overheard by a complete stranger.

If this gets out, the dignity of an eighth-dan Go player will be completely destroyed...

Huh?

Thinking of this unfamiliar child, Harada Ikegami was taken aback and instinctively rushed into Fujimitsu's room to ask:

"Child, who are you...?"

Oh.

Hikaru Shindo bowed respectfully to Harada Ikegami and said:

"Hello sir, I'm here to learn Go. May I ask... is Mr. Ikegami here?"

Learning chess?

you?

Harada Ikegami was utterly shocked. His dim old eyes kept scrutinizing Hikaru Shindo, completely unable to understand why this child with such extraordinary Go skills had come to ask him to become his apprentice.

"Um... cough cough."

Harada Ikegami coughed twice to suppress his embarrassment:

"May I ask, what is your approximate level of chess skill?"

me?

Hikaru Shindo thought for a moment, then answered honestly:

"My chess skills..."

"Perhaps, even worse than the worst amateur player, maybe..."

"It's at a beginner's level."

what! ?

Harada Ikegami and Masao Kato exchanged a glance, both of them completely stunned by the answer.

long silence.

Kato Masao then tentatively asked: