[Soul of Chess] What if

"Eh?"

After listening to Zuo Wei's words, Ah Guang was stunned for a long time but did not react.Seeing Zuo Wei's serious look before, he thought that there was some important thing to do by himself, but he didn't expect the other party to make such a request.

"Uh... that's ok, I don't have any problem here." A Guang responded.Thinking of Zuo Wei's words just now, he couldn't help but be a bit dumbfounded, "But Zuo Wei's 'lifelong request' you said before is really exaggerated. We stay together all the time, and we can play chess anytime we want What's more, don't we play a few games of chess every day?"

Unexpectedly, the other party denied it with a serious expression: "No, the usual ones are not considered chess games at all. What I hope is to have a life-and-death contest with Ah Guang like in the arena."

"..."

After hearing this, Ah Guang couldn't help frowning and asked in puzzlement: "Although I don't care, but Zuo Wei, why do you suddenly want to have a formal contest with me?"

"You should be the clearest about my chess strength. Usually, if you don't try your best, I'm no longer your opponent. It's even more impossible for me to beat you in official games. So I really don't understand Zuo's chess skills very well. Why do you make such a request when you know the outcome."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear." Realizing that Aguang might have misunderstood, Zuo Wei quickly explained, "I want to fight not the current Aguang, but the future Aguang."

"My future me?" Ah Guang repeated suspiciously.

"um, yes."

Seeing Zuo Wei's solemn appearance that didn't look like he was joking, Aguang only felt more confused: "Play against my future self? What do you mean? I don't think my future self will be able to compete with Zuo Wei lower strength."

"No, you will. In the future, you will even have a chess power far surpassing mine." Zuo Wei said with a firm expression.

A Guang was completely stunned by Zuo Wei's serious appearance.After finally regaining consciousness, he looked straight at the other party, seeking the answer to the question: "...Why do you say that?"

Zuo Wei sighed softly, and then explained in a calm and serious tone: "Ah Guang, maybe you haven't realized it yourself, but you actually have an amazing talent for playing chess."

"Me?" Ah Guang blinked in disbelief.

"That's right." Zuo Wei affirmed, "Ah Guang, think about it carefully. At this time last year, you lost to Mitani by 6 and a half eyes, but it took only one month for you to surpass Mitani and become Xia Tian. The master player of the Go game, you passed the college student test three months later and successfully entered the first group in the third month of becoming a college student. Such an amazing growth rate must be impossible without talent."

"And your performance today convinced me of this even more. It was obviously the first time to play a pair of two. Although the opponent took up a lot of ground because of rushing at the beginning, you caught up with all the gaps in the second half. Got it. You know, in a one-to-many situation, it is generally difficult for chess players to calm down and think about countermeasures. They rely more on chess sense to deal with it, and chess sense usually needs to be cultivated slowly through accumulation. You have barely learned chess for only one and a half years, and the experience you have accumulated is also limited. Even so, you can still recover from the disadvantages and win. This shows that you now have a very good sense of chess .”

"With your talent and keen judgment, I believe that you will be able to become a very good chess player in the near future. And what I hope is to play against you like this."

Zuo Wei's tone was unprecedentedly sincere.

Being praised so directly, Ah Guang felt a little uncomfortable for a while.He scratched his cheek embarrassingly, and reluctantly said: "Well, if this is what Zuo Wei expected, I don't have any objections. However, I don't know when I will grow to the level that can compete with Zuo Wei, so I always feel I'm a little sorry..."

"It's okay, I'm already very happy that Aguang can agree to my request. I will wait patiently until Aguang really grows up." After saying this with a gentle expression, Zuo Wei continued mischievously, " However, in order to realize my wish earlier, from now on, I will be more strict with Aguang. So, please Aguang take Go more seriously for me."

"Eh--?!"

"Ah Guang, you don't even want to help me realize such a small wish, do you?" He looked at Ah Guang pitifully with his big watery eyes.

"You...don't cry, I didn't say that I disagree." Ah Guang comforted him in a hurry, "Ah~ I promise you, I will study Go seriously and strive to become a qualified opponent earlier. Is this okay? ?”

"Really?"

Zuo Wei still looked teary.Seeing this, Ah Guang pressed his forehead and affirmed: "Really."

Hearing his affirmative answer, Zuo Wei's expression suddenly returned to normal, not only was there no trace of tears on his face, but also a triumphant smile emerged from the corner of his mouth.Realizing that he was cheated, Ah Guang sighed helplessly: "Oh, I really lost to you..."

He looked at the alarm clock, and saw that the time on it was 45:[-], and it was almost time for him to rest.So he said to Zuo Wei: "Zuo Wei, why don't you come here today? Otherwise, I won't be able to get up tomorrow."

"Yeah, okay." Zuo Wei nodded obediently.

After putting all the chess pieces into the chess jar, Ah Guang moved the chessboard back to its original place, then turned off the lights in the room, and then there was a rustling sound in the room.

"Zuo Wei, good night."

"Well, good night, Ah Guang."

After saying good night indistinctly, Zuo Wei heard the sound of gentle breathing after a while.

With the clear light through the curtains, the outline of the room can be barely seen.Looking at the little ball curled up on the bed, Zuo Wei couldn't help showing an extremely gentle smile: Ah Guang, this may be the only thing I can do for you.

After listening to what A Guang's father said that day, if he said that it had no effect on him at all, it would be a lie.Dad is right, I have been unilaterally accepting too much from others.Hikari is, and so is Toranojiro. Not only do they tolerate themselves as much as possible, and satisfy their various wishes and requests, sometimes they even think about everything for themselves without saying a word.Toranojiro even gave up his own life to himself...

Although these are what they do out of pity rather than their own request, I can't take it for granted that their contributions have nothing to do with me, and then enjoy the care given by the other party with peace of mind.Because that's just too cunning.

When I was with Toranojiro, it was because I was too selfish, I only cared about the fun of playing chess and didn't consider the other party's mood at all, so I ended up with such a sad ending.As soon as his father reminded Zuo Wei, he suddenly realized that the self he is now has not made any progress at all compared to the self at that time. It is still in a state of unilateral acceptance.

Ah Guang has done so much for himself, what can he do for him?

Say that you don't want to play against other people anymore, so as to reduce the time and energy spent by Ah Guang on online Go?

No, this doesn't work.Ah Guang will definitely think that he made such a decision against his will because he was influenced by his father's words.In order not to make himself feel guilty, he will try his best to comfort and convince himself, and in the end this decision will definitely come to naught.

Could it be that he continued to accept the care of the other party until he disappeared, leaving only a strange memory for the other party?

No, it can't be like this.If there are only memories, it is not only thin, but it is also too pitiful for those who are left behind.

So, what can I do for Ah Guang who will leave one day?

During this time, he has been thinking about this question.

Regrettably, he thought hard for a long time, but he still couldn't find the answer. It was not until today when he saw Ah Guang's one-on-two chess game that he finally realized: Since Ah Guang has such a good talent, why don't I help him use his talent? How about digging them all out?

Although Ah Guang is not very keen on Go now, but if he has a strong chess ability, there will be another life path for Ah Guang to choose in the future.

And this may be the only meaningful thing he can do for Ah Guang.

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You should have explained Zuowei's thoughts clearly╥﹏╥