Ichinose, you will regret it.

Kamuro Masumi's pace paused as he left, "...Then wait until she loses to you."

After saying that, he left the restaurant.

143

Chapter 143 I can’t lose to you.

The last rays of sunlight shone obliquely on the earth, and the outline of the library building gradually softened as Uesugi Gen approached.

The library was almost closing time. When I walked into the library, it was quiet, with only the occasional sound of books closing and hurried footsteps.

Continuing up the stairs, Uesugi Gen arrived at the place where he played chess with Sakayanagi Arisu last time.

Noticing the footsteps, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had been waiting for a long time, turned his head and smiled faintly: "Hello, Uesugi-san."

The evening light streamed through the window, illuminating the girl's delicate, fair face in patches, giving her a dreamy look.

"As agreed, I came to the appointment, but..."

Uesugi Gen turned around and saw that most of the students around him had already left. All that was left was the light, with each row of bookshelves casting long shadows. At the same time, the closing announcement had sounded, urging the students to leave.

"Is it okay? You're still in the library at this hour."

Sakayanagi Arisu's purple eyes narrowed slightly, and he seemed to be enjoying the scene. The corners of his mouth curled up, "It's okay, I've already bought the right to use the library tonight, which means it doesn't matter how late we stay."

The corner of Uesugi Gen's mouth twitched. "I said you really haven't learned your lesson. You were obviously scared by me last time, weren't you?"

"It's precisely because Uesugi-san didn't do that last time that I specifically chose this location."

Unlike the previous times when Arisu Sakayanagi was often angered by Gen Uesugi, this time Arisu Sakayanagi showed a calmness as if everything was under her control.

"Snapped!"

The surrounding lights were turned off one by one by the staff, and the surroundings fell into darkness. In the huge library, only the lamp above Uesugi Gen's head was still shining.

"Let's save the extra nonsense for later, let's get started."

As Sakayanagi Arisu said this, an expectant smile appeared on her face. She took a small step back, lifted the hem of her skirt, and bowed to Uesugi Gen.

"Please give me your guidance tonight."

Uesugi Gen: "..."

This woman has so many dramas!

Seeing that Uesugi Gen didn't respond, Yugi Sakayanagi extended his hand across the chessboard and said again with a smile, "Please give me your guidance."

Uesugi Gen helplessly extended his palm and responded: "Please give me your guidance."

Arisu Sakayanagi's hand is very small, so small that it can be completely wrapped by Gen Uesugi's palm. As soon as he touched it, Gen Uesugi felt a warmth oozing out from Arisu Sakayanagi's palm.

Uesugi Gen turned his head to look at Sakayanagi Arisu, who was still smiling. This girl... wasn't as calm as she appeared...

The two palms separated, and the two sat down at the same time, turning off their phones and placing them on the table.

The white piece moves first, followed by the black piece. The orderly sound of the pieces being placed echoes in the silent library.

……

The sun had completely set below the horizon, and the street lights on Gaoyu Campus Road lit up one by one.

Uesugi Gen looked out the window again. It was still the same tree, its shadow dancing in the wind...

I turned my head and looked across. It was the same girl again, with a white beret, silver hair, a petite body, and a delicate face...

The same seat, the same tree shadow, the same chessboard, the same people, and... the same result!

When Arisu Sakayanagi gets serious, his chess skills are completely different from last time. Every move he makes is very aggressive and every move is just right, which is the best route for the current game.

But, it doesn't make sense!

In 1997, IBM's supercomputer "Deep Blue" defeated world champion Garry Kasparov for the first time, proving that artificial intelligence far surpasses humans in theoretical computing power, strategic depth and innovation in the field of chess.

When Uesugi Gen was locked up at home as a child, he had only games, anime, and movies to entertain himself. Most of the time, the only one who could talk to him and play games was the artificial intelligence.

It was also at that time that I was introduced to the competitive sport of chess.

On the first day, I just got familiar with the rules and lost badly. I was shaved bald and some chess pieces were not even moved.

The next day, he began to struggle hard, but his head was shaved bald again without any resistance. However, this time all the chess pieces on the other side were moved.

……

On the tenth day, I continued to struggle and managed to hold on for half an hour. Congratulations!

……

On the 29th day, I realized that it was difficult for the opponent to judge my skills, including bluffing and reading the opponent's reactions, so I started to set traps for him and engage in psychological games.

……

On the forty-seventh day, all the chess pieces were mobilized and exchanged with the opponent's pieces, and finally a draw was achieved.

……

On the 83rd day, I completely cleared my mind and played chess based solely on intuition. I came up with a new way to play chess and won!

Day 84: What kind of AI is this? It's completely unethical! They even used more powerful computing power to continue playing with me. That's cheating! And then they got beaten to their knees!

On the eighty-fifth day, my heart was broken. I am not going to play this crappy chess game anymore. I will go back and play games!

and so……

Uesugi Gen looked at the delicate girl opposite him who looked like a doll.

Ms. Sakayanagi, you can't beat me. With your current play, even if every move is in the best position, I'll still have you defeated after 37 moves.

After hesitating for a long time, Arisu Sakayanagi finally chose to move the soldiers forward one square, and Uesugi Gen immediately mobilized his two horses to protect the central formation.

The atmosphere in the library began to become solemn. Neither side spoke, and the surrounding environment became quiet, with only the sound of chess pieces falling and the occasional bird calls interspersed.

The moon hung quietly in the sky, and the white moonlight scattered on Sakayanagi Arisu, as if covering her with a layer of silver gauze.

In the silence, Arisu Sakayanagi broke it for the first time and asked in a calm tone.

"Uesugi-san, have you ever heard of the name White Room?"

"The White House? That obscure artificial genius institution?"

"Indeed, you know this organization. Then can you tell me what you think of it?"

"If the final result is someone like Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, then this organization has no meaning."

"Have you noticed it earlier? I only discovered that the genius from the White Room was here during the sports festival."

As Sakayanagi Arisu spoke, his emotions fluctuated and he turned to look at the moon outside the window.

"Many years ago, I visited there with my father and saw Ayanokouji Kiyotaka playing chess..."

The artificial genius, the father's pain, and one's own ideals eventually merged into the girl before Uesugi Gen's eyes.

"Since then, I have been diligently studying chess every day, hoping that one day I can defeat Ayanokouji Kiyotaka as a genius and prove that the organization is absolutely wrong! So..."

Arisu Sakayanagi picked up the chess piece and heavily captured Uesugi Gen's knight.

"Before that, I, who bear the name of the genius of the Sakayanagi family, absolutely cannot lose to you here!"

144

Chapter 144 This is revenge, Uesugi-san.

The moon was already high in the sky at this time, and the moonlight and the lamp intertwined to illuminate the chessboard between the two people.

Hakuba was quickly taken out of the chessboard by Sakayanagi Arisu, who elegantly held out his hand, palm facing up, "Please, Uesugi-san."

A ripple flashed in Uesugi Gen's eyes. Miss Sakayanagi's strategy had changed. To checkmate her, she needed to... In the blink of an eye, his thoughts connected instantly, 46 moves!

He raised his head and saw Sakayanagi Arisu, with a faint smile still on his face. He was still so calm and composed, but... there was a seriousness in his eyes that he had never seen before.

This was probably a side of Sakayanagi Arisu that even the former students of Class A, no! Even Kamuro Masumi had never seen.

Different from the chess games he played in his childhood that were all about computing power, this game was filled with warmth and the girl’s desire to defeat the person in front of her!

Uesugi Gen lowered his eyes, calmly raised his hand, took the chess piece, and placed it. His moves remained unchanged, and he continued to place the pieces according to the same rhythm as before. The only difference was that he no longer looked out the window...

"pat..."

"pat..."

"pat..."

……

The world seemed to have fallen into darkness, leaving only the tiny space illuminated by the light above. And there were only... two people playing chess...

As expected, Arisu Sakayanagi's move speed slowed down, from a few seconds at the beginning, to more than ten seconds, and now to dozens of seconds.

The view outside the window was breathtakingly beautiful. The high moon looked like a giant silver lamp, its cool light casting a chilling glow across the earth. Through the gaps in the leaves, tiny specks of stars fell on the library window...

But this time, Uesugi Gen did not turn his head to appreciate the beautiful scenery outside the window, nor did he try to open his mobile phone to kill time. The girl in front of him was enough for him to spend the night.

He propped up his chin, watching the girl quietly as she furrowed her willow-leaf brows, her purple eyes fixed on the chessboard, her hands elegantly folded on her skirt. After a long moment, she raised her crystal-clear hand to move the chess piece. Then the girl raised her head, smiled at him lightly, and opened her lips slightly, "Please~"

At this time, Uesugi Gen would pick up the chess piece he had planned long ago, quickly put it down, and then raise his chin again, continuing to look at the girl and repeating the previous action, and so on...

White clouds drifted across the sky, obscuring the bright moon, and the swaying sound of the tree shadows also stopped.

Uesugi Gen was still engrossed in the scenery before him. Gradually, he realized something was wrong.

Beads of sweat began to appear on Arisu Sakayanagi's forehead, and his breathing rate began to quicken.

Instantly, his gaze shot towards Sakayanagi Arisu's chest—her heart attack!!

Even if you don't do strenuous exercise, long-term high-intensity brain thinking will increase the burden on the heart and induce a heart attack.

"The competition is over, Ms. Sakayanagi, you can't go on."

Uesugi Gen stood up and said without hesitation.

"No, Uesugi-san, this is... an agreement between us."

Sakayanagi Arisu's smile was no longer as natural as before.

"Then I choose to admit defeat. You win this game."

Uesugi Gen surrendered in a very calm tone, and at the same time reached for the mobile phone on the table, ready to call the school hospital.

A fair hand grasped Uesugi Gen's wrist, and Sakayanagi Arisu forced a smile.

"Don't... admit defeat. If... you end... our competition, I'll... remember it for the rest of my life. You should know... the effects of intense emotional ups and downs... on heart disease..."

Anger flashed in Uesugi Gen's eyes, "You crazy woman!"

With a small hand, she picked up the heavy chess piece and slowly moved it one square to the side. With a very forced smile, Sakayanagi Arisu said softly to Uesugi Gen, "Please, it's your turn, Uesugi-san."

"..."

Uesugi Gen stared at Sakayanagi Arisu in a daze.

She had planned this long ago. If it were a dormitory or a quiet room in a shopping mall, Uesugi Gen could play chess while trying to notify others to call an ambulance. But now they were alone in the library, and the only communication device was on the table. Taking it away by force would definitely put even more strain on Sakayanagi Arisu's already fragile heart. And then there was the time it would take for the ambulance to arrive...

At this moment, he had never felt that any woman had ever given him such a headache.

"It's your turn, Uesugi... classmate."

Arisu Sakayanagi reminded him softly again.

"I see. Wait a moment."

Uesugi Gen let out a sigh of relief.

As he spoke, he turned around and opened the window completely, allowing the air to circulate in the hall. The cool night breeze blew through the window, blowing the hair between them.

Then, Uesugi Gen walked over to Sakayanagi Arisu and half-knelt down, "If you want to continue, don't move."

Then he reached out to untie the bow-tie around Arisu Sakayanagi's collar.

Arisu Sakayanagi's face had turned slightly pale. She stretched out her palm and touched the black hair on Uesugi Gen's head. It was a little prickly and itchy, but... very soft.

"Of course I know about this kind of thing. This is... revenge... Uesugi-san..., revenge for you... for making me angry so many times."

"Then you are really a petty woman."

Uesugi Gen pulled off Sakayanagi Arisu's tie, revealing her delicate collarbone with clear outlines yet roundness.