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

"I am not weak!"

Su Ran looked at Hirosue Naruto, unsure how to refute his statement, "I'm not weak."

Although I am familiar with all the storylines of Hikaru no Go.

However, Su Ran didn't have any impression of Hirosue Naruto when she first met him.

It's clear that in this anime, he's not even a supporting character.

But to Su Ran's surprise, even a minor character like Hirosue Naruto had such a strong will to play Go.

Not just Akira Touya...

Not just Hikaru Shindo...

Not just Sai...

And also, as a minor character, Naruto Hirosue!

Even such a character doesn't even deserve to have their face shown in the original anime.

But they.

He still possesses a heart more burning than anyone else's—the heart of a chess player!

"This...is this Hikaru no Go...?"

Su Ran was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll play with you!"

……

After school, at Kawaii Junior High School, the Go club.

Su Ran pushed open the door of the Go club.

The Go club was packed with members, who were gathered together, taking turns studying the endgame score created by their teacher, Seto.

Is it him?

"Are you kidding me? Senior Hirosue has been leading us in Go for two years. Are we going to give up the captain's position because of this so-called genius exchange student?"

"That's right. Even if he can solve the puzzle in other ways, Seto-sensei's teaching is still quite good."

"If anyone should be yielding, it should be me. I am the third general. What does it mean for the commander to yield?"

"Senior Hirosue wants to prove that even if he's not a genius, he can still beat a genius through hard work."

"Besides, Hirosue-senpai shouldn't lose, right? He's already sixteen years old, and he's definitely played far more games than this kid."

"Yes, Hirosue-senpai will definitely win!"

Upon Su Ran's arrival, everyone turned their attention to him, and the atmosphere was tinged with a hint of hostility.

Hirosue Naruto led the Go club to participate in the junior high school Go league time and time again, and was quite famous at Kawaogi Junior High School.

"You're the one named Su Ran, right? Come and play against me. If you win, I'll give you my three generals."

A handsome student with smooth hair coldly addressed Su Ran.

"I am the second general, you shall dismount with me!"

Another short boy with freckles on his face also waved his fist: "Who do you think you are? You just arrived at school today and you're already trying to steal the captain from Hirosue-senpai?"

"And me too."

Takeshi Goda leaned against the wall, glanced at Su Ran, and said casually, "You, very talented? You have no idea what Go talent is."

"Compared to Akira Touya, you are at least five or six levels below him."

“Me.” Takeshi Gouda pointed to himself: “If you can’t even beat me, then don’t call yourself a genius.”

"Everyone, please don't say that."

Just then, Seto Seiichi suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.

He smiled and looked at Su Ran, asking, "You're the international student who just reported today, named Su Ran, right?"

Su Ran nodded.

"Everyone, Su Ranjun never said she was a genius herself; it was me who said it."

Seto Seiichi explained on Su Ran's behalf: "Moreover, Naruto's decision to challenge Su Ran at the cost of his captaincy was his own."

"teacher……"

The three generals of Chuandi were somewhat unwilling and opened their mouths to speak.

“I watched Naruto grow up. I gave him some pointers on his chess skills before he even entered the school.”

Seto interrupted him, saying with emotion, "This child has many shortcomings. He is inflexible in his thinking and lacks adaptability, but his greatest strengths are his hard work and his love for Go."

"He may not be the most talented, but he is currently the strongest among you."

“I will respect Naruto’s decision. He has already taken on far too much for Kawaogi Middle School over the years.”

"Even after each crushing defeat, the principal never blamed the child, but he always blamed himself..."

"I blame myself for not being able to do better..."

"Su Ran, your Go skills must be very strong. Perhaps in time, you might even catch up with Akira Touya."

"I originally wanted to see if you would be willing to join the Go club and represent Kawai Middle School in the next Go League."

"I never expected you to want to take the entrance exam for the academy... I never expected Naruto to make such a decision."

"But, Su Ran-kun, Naruto is no weakling either. Are you confident you can defeat him?"

Su Ran remained silent, her eyes sweeping across the room, taking in the angry glares of the Go club members.

A moment later, he smiled.

“I don’t necessarily want to participate in the Go league, nor do I intend to steal anyone’s captain. You seem to have misunderstood me.”

"Secondly, it was your club president who took the initiative to play against me. I should respect the choice of such a player who has a strong sense of honor."

"Moreover, my philosophy of Go does not allow me to be timid in the face of any challenge."

"In the end, none of you are satisfied with me. You all want to play against me. It's such a waste of time to play one game after another! Group > 9:8,0s2:0ュ58:5/6, by?呆ュ呆. Sent, from time."

"In that case..."

Su Ran's gaze swept across the entire room, and she spoke each word clearly and forcefully:

"Gentlemen, you should..."

"Let's all attack together!"

……

Seventy-eight. Were you waiting for this move? Well then, let's go!

His words shocked everyone present.

Everyone, including the Go instructor, Seiichi Seto, stared at Su Ran in astonishment.

"Together……??"

Aside from Mr. Seto, there are eight people here.

One against eight?

"You little brat, who do you think you are?!"

Hirosue Naruto, who had been sitting silently in the shadows, stood up: "Your opponent is me, and has nothing to do with anyone else!"

Su Ran ignored Hirosue Naruto, walked to the chessboard, sat down, and calmly began to speak.

"Come on, let's all attack together."

The anger of the entire Go club was instantly ignited, and the seven members clenched their fists.

They were all selected from various classes and are students with considerable chess skills.

Yet, it is so looked down upon.

"Let's teach this kid a lesson!"

"One against eight? Are you kidding me? Who does he think he is?"

"Senior Hirosue, he said he was one against eight, we have no reason to be afraid of him, let's take him down!"

Beside him, Seto Seiichi stood with a shifty look in his eyes, deep in thought.

"This child is too proud."

"Perhaps he does have extraordinary Go skills... but these kids in the Go club, while not particularly strong, are still quite formidable. Even I would struggle against eight of them."

"Forget it, as a chess player, one must always remain humble. Let them be. It's good to teach this kid a lesson."

"To become a graduate student..."

"This child probably has no idea how difficult the path to becoming an intern and then passing the professional exam is."

"You must have experienced the bitter despair and tasted the bitterness of defeat, and even then, you might not be able to stand out from the in-game students and become a professional Go player..."

With that thought in mind, Seto Aoichi stopped trying to stop him and stood silently beside Hirosue Naruto.

"Teacher Seto..."

Naruto Hirosue looked at Aoichi Seto, wanting to say something, but Aoichi patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Good luck, you can't lose against eight opponents."

"How...how could I lose to a first-year student??"

Hirosue Naruto felt his sore spot had been hit and clenched his fist.

"So, let's beat this arrogant brat together, Hirosue-senpai."

Seeing that Mr. Seto did not say anything to stop them, the members of the Go club exchanged glances, seeing the joy in each other's eyes.

The second general, whose face was covered in freckles, walked step by step to the chessboard, took out a folding chessboard from the drawer, and placed it on the chessboard.

"Since you said it was one against eight, are you prepared for a crushing defeat?"

Su Ran remained silent.

The others also gathered around, taking out their own chessboards and setting them up around Su Ran.