[Soul of Chess] What if

Just like treating Taya Ryo who exists as "Taya Sensei's son", not all professional chess players care so much about whether Shinto Hikari's teacher is Sai.

But it wasn't just such things that they were so indifferent to.In fact, almost all chess players hold an attitude that has nothing to do with everything that happens in the chess world.Unless that matter actually involves your own interests.

Admittedly, Sai's true identity still holds a certain fascination today.However, with the passage of time, this attractiveness has not been as good as before, and many people even secretly hope that Sai's identity can continue to be mysterious in order to avoid disillusionment.

What's more, even if Sai is really Hikari's teacher, so what?

People in this world know very well that a good chess player is never taught by a teacher, because Go has always been a lonely battle.

If you want to improve your chess strength, you must persevere in practicing hard in front of the chessboard. This is the only way for every chess player to climb up. There is no other shortcut, and the degree of difficulty will not vary depending on the teacher identities vary.

From their point of view, whether Toya Ryo or Shinto Hikari, their current strength is not yet ready. If they don't continue to practice for a few years, it is impossible for them to sit opposite them in the official competition.Therefore, only those who are not strong enough will immediately panic like a frightened bird at the slightest sign of trouble.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some people are purely idle and want to join in the fun.

Although the number of participants was not large at the beginning, as the incident unfolded, the guesses about Sai's identity triggered by the finals of the Rising Stars Tournament still made the Chess Academy flustered for a while.

"Yoshikawa, about the Honinbo battle..."

"Jingle Bell--"

Amano walked to Yoshikawa's desk, planning to arrange the next work.Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a rush of phone ringing.

It was the phone on Yoshikawa's desk that rang.

Seeing the other party's apologetic expression, Amano sighed helplessly: "It's okay, you can answer the phone first."

Yoshikawa quickly bowed, then picked up the receiver: "Hello, this is the publishing department of Qiyuan."

Like a lake that has been thrown with stones, other phones in the publishing department rang one after another.Out of curiosity, Amano did not leave, but watched with great interest.

At first, Yoshikawa simply responded, and then the person on the receiver said something, maybe because the content of the inquiry was a little complicated, Yoshikawa was stunned for a few seconds before replying: "Uh... sorry, we also have questions about this matter." not very clear."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Okay, we will let you know as soon as the matter has a result." After finishing speaking, after a pause for a few seconds, Yoshikawa said some polite words, and then put the phone back.

Unexpectedly, before his hand left the receiver, the phone rang again. Seeing this, Yoshikawa had to pick it up again.After repeating this several times, it finally calmed down.

"Why, what happened?" Amano asked.

"It's still about sai." Yoshikawa rubbed his brows, "The other party said that he saw some information on the Internet, so he wanted to ask whether the teacher Fujiwara Sakai who is currently participating in the student training at the chess academy is sai."

"Me too."

"Me too."

The others echoed one after another, unconsciously carrying a trace of fatigue in their tone.It's no wonder, after all, since the appearance of Sai, Qiyuan has received many calls asking for the identity of the other party.

"Online?" Amano asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it seems that this matter is being discussed in various forums now."

While talking, Yoshikawa typed on the keyboard, and then moved the mouse to click on the screen a few times.

"Should be this."

Hearing what Yoshikawa said, Amano hurried over, and then saw the bold title of "Go God Sai's identity revealed?!"He "huh" for a moment, then checked the contents inside.

The poster said this:

"Everyone must have heard about what happened in this year's Rookie Competition, so I won't repeat it here.For the first contestant in history to enter the finals as a college student, the poster was amazed and couldn't help but searched the name "Shin Teng Hikari" on the Internet. Unexpectedly, he found an amazing discovery!

(Attachment: Screenshot of Chess Academy official website)

Please try to read the name in the column of master craftsman.

How, does it sound familiar?

That's right, this is not your illusion, because the pronunciation of "Zuowei" and "sai" are exactly the same!

Is there any connection between this Fujiwara Sawai and Sai?

With such thoughts in mind, the host carefully studied the chess records of the finals of the Rising Stars Tournament, and was surprised to find that many of the moves used by this student Shinto in the competition were used by Sai!

In order to prove that this is not the host's illusion, the host asked the friends in the chess academy for the chess records that Shindo usually trains, and compared them with Sai's chess records one by one.

(Attachment: A comparison chart of the chess moves used by Hikari Shinto and the game records of sai)

Do you feel that the overlap rate is a bit too high?

So, the poster had a bold guess, that is - this Fujiwara Sakai is probably Sai! 』

"Think Fujiwara Sakai is Sai?" Amano couldn't help laughing thinking that he had discussed this matter with Shinoda-sensei half a year ago.

Netizens reacted differently to this point of view.Since the story of this post is too high, and it is still in a state of rising, Amano slides the mouse to selectively look at the content inside.

"2L sofa.There are too many words to read, please help me.

3L Uh... I finished reading it, but I always feel that the reasons given by the poster are a bit far-fetched.Not to mention that there are too many names with the same pronunciation, as long as you often arrange the chess records of sai, it is not impossible to use them unconsciously when playing chess.To sum up, the equation "Fujiwara Sawei = sai" does not hold true.

4L Upstairs +1

5L Upstairs +2

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The landlord of 46L should read too many detective novels.

Upstairs at 47L, you broke the formation. 3L + ID number

48L Am I the only one who finds it strange, why didn’t the poster draw the conclusion that Shinto Hikari is Sai?

49L strong row

50L ditto

51L same

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102L What's so strange about this, because Shinto Hikari can't be Sai at all.How old is he, how could it be impossible to play that kind of chess.

103L That's right, Sai's chess is obviously learned through many battles. The student is only in his teens, and even a genius can't figure out those chess moves by himself.

104L I think you probably didn't see the irony of the owner of the 48th floor.

105L is, everyone knows that it is impossible for Sai to be a child.

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226L Sherlock Holmes once said that when you eliminate the impossible, the rest, no matter how unbelievable, is the truth.

Did the upstairs in 227L want to say that that teenage boy is Sai, the God of Go?

228L does not want to start a war.Just saying it's possible.

229L Anyway, I don't think sai will be a child.

230L is.Unless he is resurrected from a dead body~

231L 噫——!Stop talking, I'm getting goosebumps

232L Hey, if you talk about it, it will become a supernatural event!

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319L Why do you all think that the landlord is thinking too much?I think what the poster said is very likely to be true, after all, there can't be so many coincidences in this world.

320L I just look at it and say nothing.Continue downstairs.

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543L just wants to say, if Sato Fujiwara is Sai, why bother to get the Kiin to issue a rank certificate for Sai?

544L might find it fun?After all, chess players have to play chess every day, life is too boring.

545L upstairs must not be a professional chess player.How many current chess players will sit in front of the chessboard every day?Most of them are busy with stock trading, gambling, drinking and so on.As for Go, I’m afraid I’ve already forgotten about Java

546L It's no wonder that the current chess games are getting worse and worse, and international competitions have also been lost in a mess.hehe

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879L I think that sai is probably played by several top players.

880L agrees.Unless he is really a god, it is impossible for an ordinary person to be so powerful.

881L can't... If sai is really played by several chess players, will anyone find out?

So what about the 882L discovery?As long as the forces behind it are strong enough, it's nothing to settle this small matter, and maybe the chess academy will know about it.

883L Hey, you guys are thinking too complicated

Upstairs in 884L, you are too out of touch, this world is quite complicated.

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1465L I think, rather than saying that the Chess Academy knows the truth of the matter, it is better to say that all of this was planned by the Chess Academy. After all, the biggest beneficiary is the Chess Academy.Not to mention how many times the sales of newspapers, magazines, books, and TV ratings have doubled, the sai game prize money alone is a considerable income.

1466L Hmm... I seem to smell a hint of conspiracy.

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2781L I want to say that even if there are really many chess players united, they will not be as powerful as sai.

It is possible for 2782L to unite all the famous people in history (laughs)

2873L That is to say, there are not many capable chess players in the chess academy now.

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3077L Uh... let me put it weakly: Isn't there a phone number for the Chess Academy on the Internet?Just make a phone call and ask, okay?

3078L haha, catch a cute one~

3079L If this is really a conspiracy, do you think the other party will tell you the truth?

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"There are really all kinds of theories... Even conspiracy theories have come out." Amano shook his head dumbfounded, and then said seriously, "Although this is just speculation by netizens, if we don't come forward to clarify it as soon as possible, It is bound to have a negative impact on the Chess Academy.”

"Before the situation gets worse, take the time to act."

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

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