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

Takeshi Gouda walked over with his hands in his pockets, looked at the notice at the door, and read: "First, change into indoor shoes in the lobby, and then go to the second conference room on the fourth floor of the main building."

"Tch, making it all so formal."

Naruto Hirosue nodded: "After all, it's Kaiou Middle School, they must be going all out."

"Go all out? Watch me rout them like a house of cards..."

"You? Just stop cheating. We only need to win one game. Su Ranjun's game was already a default win."

"Damn it, say that again?"

"Don't hit me in the face, I was wrong, Lord Takeshi Gouda!"

Ignoring the two arguing fiercely, Su Ran turned her head to look at the internal structure of Haiwang Middle School.

The building is modern, the interior is exquisite, and the atmosphere is academic.

"Akira Touya's middle school..."

"To be able to afford such a high-end school... it seems that professional Go players are indeed rich."

"Unfortunately, my father only cared about drinking and didn't leave me a single penny of savings. Sigh..."

Su Ran thought to herself with a sigh.

As we walked to the competition venue, the place was bustling with activity, with a crowd gathered at the entrance cheering us on.

"Yuji, believe in yourself, you'll definitely get a good ranking this time!"

"Yes, teacher! I will do my best!"

A boy clenched his fist and agreed in a deep voice.

Su Ran pushed open the door, scanned the competition venue, and searched for Hikaru Shindo's figure.

"It's too early, they're not here yet..."

Su Ran was somewhat disappointed to find that Hikaru Shindo was not there.

During the two months of summer vacation, he and Hikaru Shindo both achieved an astonishing ninety-nine consecutive wins in their online matches.

Both players were just one game away from achieving an impressive 100-game winning streak.

Unfortunately, due to the start of the school year, neither of them had time to play chess online anymore.

otherwise.

Su Ran really wanted to specifically target SAI during his quest for a 100-win streak.

He wanted the world to know that there could only be one online chess master in the world, and that person—it had to be him!

of course.

Even if she couldn't fulfill this wish online, Su Ran wouldn't mind defeating Hikaru Shindo in real life, fair and square.

Exceptional chess sense.

Now he has it too!

Last time, thanks to Hikaru Shindo's exceptional chess sense, their game ended in a draw.

And this time...

Su Ran didn't want to leave any more regrets for herself. A player who could surpass the God of Go... In this world, only Hikaru Shindo could do that!

Inside the conference room where the competition was being held, people were sitting upright and playing chess on both sides of the neatly arranged chess tables.

Black and white pieces were placed on the chessboard one after another, the clattering sound of the pieces being placed echoing incessantly.

They are warming up and practicing before the match.

"Listen carefully, don't assume you can perform above your usual standard. If your opponent is stronger than you, losing is to be expected."

"My requirement is that you give it your all, maintain your usual level, and play a game that you can accept!"

There were teachers from other schools giving serious lectures to their students.

"understood!"

The students responded in unison, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Their ten years of hard training have been for this day, to win the championship in the Go League!

Even with Haiwang Middle School in their way, they will not back down!

At this moment, on the referee's stand.

A bald middle-aged man was talking with two elderly men.

"This year's league is really exciting."

"Yes, Senior Otake, which school do you favor more?"

"Needless to say, it's definitely Neptune High School. It looks like this year's championship is still in Neptune High School's pocket."

"Is that so? Then, Kato-senpai, what do you think?"

"me?"

Kato Masao's eyes scanned the students before him as he answered absentmindedly:

“In previous years, I would definitely have favored Neptune Middle School, but this year…”

As he spoke, Kato Masao suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd, and his eyes lit up with joy:

"I have higher hopes for Yase Junior High School this year."

Yase Junior High School?

Upon hearing Kato 8-dan's words, the bald middle-aged man and Otake Hideo were both taken aback, unable to understand why the venerable Kato, who dominated the Go world, would value an insignificant school like Yese Middle School so much.

They were about to ask something when a bell rang, signaling the start of the match, abruptly interrupting their questions.

I heard the bell.

Su Ran and the other two quickly found an empty chess table and sat down around it.

"Eight tables for men and six tables for women, so does that mean we need to win two matches to advance to the finals?"

Listening to Naruto Hirosue's introduction, Takeshi Gouda frowned slightly: "Unexpectedly few."

"Yes, after all, although Go players have a very high status, not everyone is qualified to become a Go player."

"This road is too difficult; it makes people hesitate to even attempt it..."

Naruto Hirosue sighed, as if he had suddenly thought of something, and said, "I wonder who we'll face in our first match?"

"Shall we draw lots?"

"Yes... Hey, Su Ran-kun, why don't you go draw lots later?"

Hirosue Naruto suddenly looked at Su Ran, who was silently gazing out the window.

"I believe in your luck. As long as you don't draw Neptune Middle School in advance, I'm confident you can get into any of the other schools!"

Su Ran did not refuse, nodded, and replied, "Okay, no problem."

After a while, the results of the draw were announced from the referee's stand.

No one has come to Sawara Junior High School or Yanming Junior High School yet, and no lottery has been held.

Therefore, Sawara Middle School was assigned to play against Yanming Middle School, which also did not draw lots.

In previous years, it was common for people to arrive late for the competition and not mind being randomly grouped.

The main reason is that these middle schools lack self-confidence.

For example, Yanming Middle School, which couldn't even gather enough students.

After drawing lots, Su Ran returned to her seat.

"Great! It's not Neptune Middle School! It's Ayu Middle School, but those guys are tough to deal with too."

"But Chengzhang Middle School is really unlucky. They faced the Sea King in the first round. Hahaha, look, their faces have turned green."

Upon hearing Gouda Takeshi's words, a student from Chengzhang Middle School glared angrily and said, "Gouda Takeshi, what are you so smug about? You'll be defeated by Ayu Middle School in one round!"

"We won't. But you, you should think about how you're going to face your classmates when you go back to school since you didn't even make it to the qualifying rounds."

Takeshi Gouda stretched his right hand out of his pocket, made an international friendliness gesture at the boy from Chengzhang Middle School, and mocked him.

It's obvious that the two of them know each other.

Su Ran shook his head inwardly, his eyes searching the conference room again. He already knew about Takeshi Gouda's personality.

In short, if the ability to draw aggro were ranked, he would definitely be at the peak of rank 10.

"It's not Yase Middle School... I remember, in the original anime, Kawao ran right into Hikaru Shindo's gun in the very first battle..."

"Could it be that the timeline changed again because I was the one who drew the lots?"

"Fine... then, see you in the finals!"

Suddenly, Su Ran looked towards a corner, a slight smile appearing on her lips.

As his gaze passed through the students blocking his way, an endless fighting spirit rose in Su Ran's eyes, and this fighting spirit came entirely from the boy not far away.

Hikaru Shindo.

"It's nice to see you again, Hikaru Shindo."

……

Eighty-three, a decisive blow! With a single move, he turned the tide of the battle!

"Hey, is this the Go league hosted by Haiwang Middle School?"

Hikaru Shindo looked at the instructions for the game on the chessboard and read them aloud softly.

"Contestants, please wait patiently in your seats for the draw results... It's all very formal."

Hikaru Shindo sighed and looked around: "If it weren't for this competition, I probably would never have gotten into a nationally renowned university like this in my entire life."

Sai looked at the scene before him with astonishment, his excitement like that of a child: "Wow, Hikaru! Are we going to play Go here today? This atmosphere is amazing!"

"Yes, this is an inter-school team competition for middle schools!"