Zongman: Yinglili, this is just a deal

Bai Nianyu has written the word "survival" countless times in his two lifetimes, but has never found the most correct one.

"As Ginko said, I first came into contact with shogi because of my elementary school classmates..."

"At that time, I had a little talent, and I bullied the people in school. I even made several of them cry..."

"After that, I remember one of the students' parents came to me angrily and scolded me, saying that I must have used some dirty tricks..."

"I later learned that one of the students I beat had started playing shogi at the age of two and a half. No one around him could beat him. His parents, relatives, and friends all regarded him as a child prodigy."

"But ever since he lost to me, he has been locking himself in his room all day. He is just an elementary school student, but he is thinking about suicide..."

"At that time, I understood that winning is not necessary in shogi. Sometimes losing is more beneficial and easier than winning..."

Bai Nianyu spoke softly, as if he was talking about something very ordinary, but he did not forget to play chess with Kong Yinzi, and the chess pieces in his hand hit the board like raindrops.

"What do you mean you don't have to win?"

Kong Yinzi clenched her fists. She started playing shogi at the age of two, and then played shogi online at the age of four, where she met Bai Nianyu and her current master Qingtaki Kosuke.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever she touched the chess pieces, she had only one goal at that time, and that was to win.

Keep winning, keep winning, use all means and use all your strength to win.

It was with this mentality that Kong Yinzi won the title of Naniwa Shirayukihime. But now, Bai Nianyu, who was sitting opposite him, said that sometimes losing is more important than winning, which made Kong Yinzi unacceptable and incomprehensible.

Seeing Kong Yinzi's look, Bai Nianyu smiled, as if he had known this would happen.

"Silver, human nature is very scary... especially jealousy..."

"Even though that's the case, I still don't understand what you mean when you say losing is more important than winning."

"Don't worry, just listen to me..."

Bai Nianyu looked at the flying car in his hand, and his thoughts went back to ten years ago...

"Ever since my classmate's parents came to my house, I have never played shogi in school again..."

"But there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. This incident caused quite a stir around the school at the time."

"Then those people in the welfare home would occasionally come to play chess with me..."

"But the result is predictable. Everyone comes with a smile on their face, but leaves with a bitter face..."

"I didn't hold back. No one could last more than a hundred times in my hands..."

"In the end they would all smile bitterly and praise my talent..."

"But I've heard more than once that people have scolded me behind my back out of jealousy."

"What do you mean I have no parents? I will only play chess in this life..."

Speaking of having no parents, Bai Nianyu subconsciously showed a trace of loneliness on his face, but it disappeared immediately.

After all, although he doesn't have a biological father and mother, Bai Nianyu still has many people who are kind to him, so he doesn't feel lonely or anything.

But when Kong Yinzi saw Bai Nianyu's expression, she didn't think so. She naturally knew that Bai Nianyu was an orphan.

That smile after the loneliness seemed to Kong Yinzi to be just pretending to be strong...

Thinking of this, Kong Yinzi squeezed the folding fan in her hand until it snapped.

However, Bai Nianyu did not pay attention to these. He continued to tell Kong Yinzi about his past.

"After I beat everyone in the welfare home, no one asked me to play shogi anymore..."

"Oh, no, that's a bit absolute..."

"Apart from two or three elderly people who are about to retire and the dean's mother, no one wants to play chess with me..."

"Jealousy is always a big demon in people's hearts. Since then, I found that some people are rejecting me, but I don't care..."

"After all, those people are not worth associating with..."

"Then I met you online, and in the ten years since then, I have only played chess with you..."

"Silver... You said I won all the way from elementary school to the orphanage, what did I get?"

"Don't say I won, don't praise me... I want something real..."

If it weren't for Bai Nianyu's premises, Kong Yinzi, who was sitting opposite him, would really blurt out the word "victory".

Then Kong Yinzi looked at the situation on the chessboard, and the scenes of herself going to the welfare home to find Bai Nianyu flashed through her mind.

Several times, she saw that kind of disgusted expression on some people's faces. At that time, Kong Yinzi didn't know what it meant, but now she knew.

Win... Kong Yinzi kept thinking about this word in her head. She looked at Bai Nianyu opposite her. What did the other party get from winning at school to the welfare home?...

Scolding from parents? Unwarranted slander? Rejection from classmates? Fake smiles from the people in the welfare home? Gossip behind the back?

Do these wins make sense?

The folding fan in Kong Yinzi's hand was almost overwhelmed. She was eager to find the meaning of Bai Nianyu's victory...

"Yin Zi...you often say that I am extremely talented, but I never think so, because you are not the first one to say that to me."

"Those people before had disgusting fake smiles on their faces, but Yin Zi is different. I can feel that Yin Zi is genuinely happy for me."

"So I am willing to continue playing shogi for this kind of money, and continue playing shogi with the money..."

Bai Nianyu had a gentle smile on his face. He spoke a few words very slowly, as if he wanted the other person to hear every detail of the words.

Kong Yinzi was stunned when she heard Bai Nianyu's words, and the chess piece and folding fan in her hand fell to the ground.

Although she had heard Bai Nianyu say the same thing many times, it had never been so real and true as this time...

Shogi... is everything to Kong Yinzi, and playing shogi with Bai Nianyu is one of the most important things to Kong Yinzi.

Kong Yinzi stared at the chess piece that she had accidentally dropped on the ground. This chess piece, which she regarded as one of the indispensable things in life, had brought great trouble to Bai Nianyu's childhood.

But even so, Bai Nianyu still puts chess in his daily life, just for himself...

Kong Yinzi looked at Bai Nianyu who was sitting opposite her. At this moment, the other party was adjusting his bangs that were blocking his view. When he noticed that Kong Yinzi was looking at him, Bai Nianyu smiled and received a wink from her.