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

Unexpectedly, it was Kawawa Middle School!

Su Ran sighed, rubbed her head, and had no other choice but to accept the fact that she had been tricked by her father.

……

Kawagi Middle School.

Unlike the private Kaio Junior High School, Kawawa Junior High School is a public school.

Upon arriving at the school gate, Su Ran discovered that Chuandi Middle School was not as bad as he had imagined.

It's midsummer now, and cherry blossoms are in full bloom in front of Kawage Middle School, creating a beautiful scene.

Over the past two months, Su Ran has played many Go games online and has grown to love the sport more and more. On the day he was in Hikaru Shindo's hospital room, after being reminded by Akira Toya, he even had the idea of ​​taking the entrance exam for the Go academy.

When Mr. Ikegami learned of this idea, he also gave him his full support.

Su Ran walked through the gates of Chuandi Middle School, intending to report to the principal's office and inquire about which class she would be assigned to, as well as other matters.

"Ah, you must be Mr. Su's son, Su Ran?"

Inside the principal's office, a bald, middle-aged man with a bulbous nose looked at Su Ran with a sigh.

"I really didn't expect Mr. Su to drink so much that night. If I had known he couldn't hold his liquor, I should have stopped him."

Good guy.

If the principal hadn't confessed, Su Ran would never have imagined that the culprit who caused her father's alcohol poisoning was actually this "refined scoundrel" who was supposed to be educating people.

Sure enough, any bespectacled, balding fat guy is a bad bastard. (The author is definitely not talking about himself, so please don't make any malicious assumptions.)

"headmaster."

Having finally caught up with someone in the know, Su Ran decided to first find out why her father had been so despondent in recent years:

"You have a close relationship with my father. May I ask what is wrong with him that makes him so despondent?"

Upon hearing this...

The principal touched his bulbous nose, pondered for a long time, and then said:

"Son, I heard you've been learning Go recently, is that right?"

Su Ran nodded.

"it is good."

The principal looked at Su Ran with satisfaction: "In that case... you should have heard of the term artificial intelligence, right?"

AI?

Su Ran thought for a moment, and suddenly, a look of shock flashed in her eyes.

He blurted out unconsciously:

AlphaGo!?

Huh?

The principal looked at Su Ran with great curiosity, seemingly surprised that he even knew such a trendy term, and immediately nodded solemnly:

“That’s right, it’s AlphaGo… Your father didn’t suddenly become depressed after losing to Touya Kouhiro.”

"As far as I know... before that, your father was invited to give a speech in the United States and had contact with that artificial intelligence called 'AlphaGo'."

"It was after that trip to the United States that your father's personality changed drastically. Sometimes, he would pull us aside and say some very strange things, such as the end of the world, or that we can't let things continue like this."

Is this even possible?

Su Ran was shocked and never expected that there was such a complicated entanglement behind her father's accident.

AI……

In Su Ran's mind, a news article from her previous life involuntarily surfaced: the famous world Go champion, Ke Jie, was unfortunately defeated by AlphaGo, declaring that the era of human dominance in Go had been completely ended by artificial intelligence!

Su Ran didn't pay much attention to this news at the time.

But at this moment.

The story was told in detail by a principal from the world of Hikaru no Go, but suddenly, it sent a chill down his spine!

especially.

This matter also involves the United States!

"Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. This matter may not be the main reason for Mr. Su's depression."

The principal interrupted the previous conversation, waving his hand repeatedly, seemingly trying to dispel his frustration:

"Speaking of which, I heard from Mr. Ikegami that you, at such a young age, have already decided to follow in your father's footsteps and start learning Go? And... your progress is quite rapid?"

The principal looked Su Ran up and down, his eyes full of encouragement:

"That's truly remarkable. If Mr. Su were to wake up and see his son like this, he would be extremely pleased... With the guidance of Teacher Ikegami, you will surely become an outstanding professional Go player in the future, won't you?"

Su Ran smiled modestly and said, "You flatter me. However, becoming a professional Go player is exactly my goal."

The principal nodded in agreement: "Our Chuandi Middle School has been around for so many years, and we're good at everything except producing a single professional Go player. This has always been my biggest regret in life."

As he spoke, the principal stood up, took out a set of clothes from his drawer, and showed them to Su Ran:

"Look, I once aspired to become a professional Go player!"

Su Ran was stunned: "You?"

The principal nodded angrily: "Of course! If I hadn't drunk too much on the day of the competition, how could I have lost to that bastard Jingxia!"

At this point, he seemed to realize that using profanity in front of children was inappropriate, so he quickly touched his nose and said awkwardly:

"Let bygones be bygones, they're all in the past."

Despite saying that, the principal still explained, "Back then, I had actually been accepted into the Go Academy, but unfortunately, I loved drinking too much, which ruined my talent... You know, later I became friends with your father, and even he praised my extraordinary talent, saying that if I had entered the Go world, I would definitely have been his strongest opponent!"

Uh……

Looking at the principal's large belly, Su Ran suddenly felt...

In fact, the truth that comes out when one is drunk is not necessarily accurate.

It's more likely that he's bragging after drinking...

of course.

Su Ran certainly couldn't express her true thoughts to the principal directly, so she could only suppress her laughter and listen quietly as the principal reminisced about the past.

At the same time, one must also put on a respectful demeanor.

In short.

He still showed the proper attitude of a junior during the conversation.

"Go is just like a spell in magic, so fascinating!"

The principal rambled on and on, and was finally almost done:

"However, even though I know you will eventually take a completely different path from other students, you still need to pay attention in class and not be distracted."

Su Ran nodded and smiled, "Of course, I will try my best not to let it interfere with my studies."

"What a polite child! The Confucian culture of China for thousands of years? Oh my, I was so fascinated when your father talked about it back then!"

The principal patted Su Ran on the shoulder with some appreciation: "You've been assigned to Mr. Oda's class, Class 2 of the first year."

Su Ran bowed respectfully, took two steps back, and turned to leave the principal's office.

……

Chapter Seventy-Three: Solving the Endgame! The Department Head's Sorrow!

Watching Su Ran's departing figure, the principal seemed to think of Su Yuan again, shook his head sadly, and continued to grade the papers on the table.

Su Ran lowered her head and silently walked through the corridor, searching for the classroom and office.

It was during recess, and every now and then a few teenagers dressed as students would pass by in the corridor, laughing loudly and chasing each other.

There were also quiet girls who secretly peeked at Su Ran and whispered among themselves.

"I miss it so much... I never thought I'd get to go through junior high all over again."

Su Ran lowered her head and thought for a moment, and before she knew it, she had walked to the bulletin board at the bottom of the stairs.

Su Ran stopped to watch.

"Baseball club recruiting, basketball club recruiting, soccer club recruiting... Go club recruiting... Go game records?"

Su Ran was surprised to find three Go endgame puzzles posted on the bulletin board.

"This is a partial view of the black and white pieces. The black piece is surrounded by the white piece. Is the goal to make the black piece live?"

"Judging from the endgame, the black pieces are about to be forced into a dead end, and the large group of stones is almost cut off..."

Su Ran frowned and looked up at the next page.

"As for this endgame, the black and white pieces are locked in a fierce struggle, making it a crucial moment..."

"Interesting, the difficulty increases progressively?"

In his mind, the Go simulator ran automatically, and Su Ran began to solve the game in the fictional scenario.

A moment later, he had a solution.

"Hmm, six columns and nine rows, sharp."

Su Ran picked up the pen next to the bulletin board and circled a dot at the position of the sixth column and ninth row of the first chess endgame.

"Four rows and three columns, small eyes."

"Sixteen columns, seventeen rows, minor official."

Su Ran finished circling the circles one by one, put down her pen, and clapped her hands in satisfaction.

However, before he could examine it properly...

Suddenly.

Suddenly, a rebuke, tinged with anger, came from behind.