[Soul of Chess] What if

Such a result has long been expected.

Only sacrificing Sai can realize the innovation of Qiyuan, which can be said to be the choice that can minimize the loss, so Qiyuan will not easily give up this opportunity to reap the benefits.

The reason why there is no news in the past two months since Mr. Ogata said that he would pass on his father's opinion to the chairman of the board, is probably because the Chess Academy has made some decisions about how to make Sai continue to be used by the Chess Academy after this incident is over. A series of discussions and dealings.

As for why Mr. Ogata didn't tell me about this, it's because my father told Mr. Ogata that day that he was still a child, and if there is anything that needs to be conveyed to Sai in the future, please contact him and let him do it for him. convey.

Because of this, Mr. Ogata hasn't come to harass him recently. From this point of view, Mr. Ogata still keeps his word.

Because Ogata could no longer find Hikaru alone, his father became the middleman who came forward to coordinate the matter on his behalf.This is why when Dad said he wanted to go to the study by himself, Ah Guang knew that it was the result of that matter.

"That's right... I understand." After drooping his eyes for a moment, Ah Guang replied.

Zhengfu looked at Ah Guang quietly, and after a pause, he said, "To be honest, I thought you would be very angry after hearing this news."

"Because Dad said, you must learn to be patient before you have no strength." Ah Guang lowered his head slightly, avoiding Zhengfu's probing eyes, "It took so long for the Chess Academy to give an answer, which shows that they have thought carefully about this issue. In other words, it is impossible to change this matter, so we can only accept it.”

"It's good that you understand." Zheng Fu praised as if sighing.

"Well, I'll tell Sai about it tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Zhengfu was stunned after hearing this, "Don't be so anxious, the other party said that they will give you time to think about it. Besides, don't you have training tomorrow?"

"Ah, yes, tomorrow I have to go to the Chess Academy for training..."

Ah Guang murmured in a low voice, and then he looked at Zhengfu with vaguely hopeful eyes: "Father, can I not go to the chess academy tomorrow?"

"Why?" Zhengfu didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

Facing his father's slightly serious gaze, Ah Guang hesitated for a long time, and then whispered as if making up his mind: "Today's game, I lost because of a very low-level mistake..."

"The opponent is the opponent I have always identified. In order to be able to compete with him, I spent a lot of energy and finally entered the final."

"I wanted to make him look at me differently because of this, but...if I hadn't made that mistake, I would still have hoped to win." When he said this, Ah Guang's expression was very low, and there was a hint of in his voice. Unwilling and choked up, "Everyone will definitely discuss this matter tomorrow. Thinking of this, I don't want to go to the chess academy even more."

"But Xiaoguang, you will encounter many such things in the future, and you can't just escape like this every time you lose chess." There was a hint of disapproval in Dad's tone.

"But I really can't accept it for a while." Ah Guang looked at Zhengfu pleadingly, "Dad, please forgive me this time, after all, this is the first time I have experienced a disastrous defeat in an official competition."

Upon seeing this, Zhengfu couldn't help but fell silent.Just when Ah Guang was about to lose his hold, the other party finally said, "Then what about the training at the Chess Academy, isn't it about to take the professional chess player exam?"

Seeing that there was room for maneuver, Ah Guang quickly replied: "Students who have ranked in the top eight on average in the past three months do not need to participate in the preliminaries. My score was No. 8 in May and No. 3 in June. [-], this month has almost maintained a winning streak, so there will be no problem."

Zhengfu sighed for a long time, and finally gave an answer: "That's fine. After all, this is the first time Xiaoguang has asked me so."

"...Thank you dad." After a pause, Ah Guang thanked Zheng Fu with some guilt.

"Xiaoguang, we are family members, so there is no need to be so polite." Zhengfu looked at Aguang gently, "You should be very tired today, go back and rest early."

"Well, goodbye, Dad." A Guang said, and walked out of the study.

As soon as the door of the study was closed, Ah Guang couldn't help but let out a deep breath of relief.

Although I feel sorry for my father, since the Chess Academy has made a decision, I have to hurry up and act.

I'm sorry, Dad, please forgive me this time.Ah Guang looked at the study room and said silently in his heart.

"... Hikari, does losing to Taya really make you so sad?" Zuowei asked hesitantly.

"Yes." Ah Guang replied affirmatively, "I lost because of such a simple mistake, no matter how I think about it, I feel very unwilling."

Zuowei rubbed Ah Guang's little head pityingly: "It's okay, as long as you sharpen your chess skills with your heart, I believe that Ah Guang will definitely win the next time you play against Taya."

"I hope so..." Ah Guang looked away and replied casually.

After breakfast the next day, Ah Guang wandered around the house for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, Ah Guang talked to his mother and went out with his backpack on his back.

After leaving the door, Ah Guang did not go far, but came to a shrine not far from his home.

The scale of this shrine is relatively small, and there are not many people who come to visit it. It is an ideal place that meets Aguang's needs.He found a secluded and hidden place, and after sitting down, he took out the computer from his backpack.

In fact, what A Guang said yesterday was all false, whether he was discussing the matter with Sai or being hit by the result of the game.The reason why I said that was just so that I could not go to the chess academy today.

After all, today is the day of the Chunlan Cup final.

Although Ah Guang at the Chess Academy could not ask for leave, and then sent a text message to ask Sangu to help him in the game, but in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he decided to do it himself.Because at this stage, I can't allow myself to make any mistakes.

The final of the Chunlan Cup takes the form of Sanfanqi. Today is the first game of the final, starting at 11:30.Since the battery can only last up to three hours, so before entering the game room, A Guang deliberately explained: "We need to make a quick decision, Zuo Wei."

"En!" Zuo Wei nodded, indicating that he understood.Only then did Ah Guang move the mouse and click in.

Although many chess players watched the game alone on the screen, in order to better study the game, several players gathered together to rehearse the game on the board while watching the game. Analyzed and discussed with everyone in the chat room.

However, in addition to the Chunlan Cup, the chess players discussed one more item, and that was yesterday's rookie finals.

"Have you heard that in this year's rookie competition, there is a student who not only entered the finals, but also played a round of three kalpas with that Ta Yaliang. In order to determine the winner, the Chess Academy had to arrange an extra match." A low-level chess player whispered. Said to the people next to him.

"College student?!" The other party was surprised, "There has never been a college student who can make it to the finals. What is the background of that college student?"

"I don't know, I just know that it seems to be called... Shinto Hikari?"

"Shindo Hikaru? Does anyone know who his teacher is?"

"Who knows?" The person who started the topic shook his head.

"I have heard some news about that Shinto Hikaru." A person with a slightly higher rank joined the discussion, "A few young chess players have seen him at Mr. Wu's seminar, and Mr. Wu is very interested in him." That child seems to be more caring."

"So some people speculate that that Shinto should be his disciple."

"Oh?" The people around couldn't help being a little surprised when they heard it, "It's the student of the Showa Chess Master...that's no wonder."

"However, this is just speculation, and no one knows what the specific situation is." The person with a higher rank added another sentence.

"Teacher of Hikari Shinto? It should be on the website of the Ki-in." The person who was facing the screen heard everyone's discussion, and he opened the official website of the Ki-in, "Let me take a look. Well, Hikari Shinto...has it! His teacher was...Fujiwarano...Sai."

"Sai? Hikari Shinto's teacher is Sai?!" Everyone was stunned.

The man affirmed: "Yes, it says so."

When everyone gathered around and took a look, they saw that "Fujiwara Sakai" was filled in the column of the master craftsman, not sai as they had just thought.

"What, it turned out to be a false alarm." A chess player put his hands on his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Maybe this Fujiwara Sato is that Sai, after all, the pronunciation of their names is exactly the same." The corner of another person's mouth revealed a touch of interest.

"Perhaps the Chess Academy will know something, how about calling and asking?" Seeing that everyone was still arguing, one person suggested.

The author has something to say:

Hey, it has been updated on time today.

A part of Aguang's specific plan will be revealed in the next chapter, and I hope it can surprise everyone a little bit.