[Soul of Chess] What if

Today is the day Sai fights against Zama-sensei.

Since the last time Master Yiliu, the holder of the title of Chess Master, lost to Sai, not only the Japanese master circle, but even the top players in the world Go world have been greatly impacted.

Since then, the sai incident has reached new heights.

This time it was Zama-sensei who appeared on the stage. He holds the title of throne and has a high prestige in the chess world.

Such a heavyweight existence is fighting against the sai of Shirahoshi all the way, and I don't know what the situation will be on the board.

Although there is still some time before the official start of the game, everyone is already waiting nervously in front of the screen.

Ah Guang is not easy either.

For this day, he deliberately went to rest much earlier than usual yesterday, and today he also came to the Internet cafe where Sangu's sister was located early.

Aguang also deliberately chose a single room that needs to be paid to avoid being disturbed during the game.

When the familiar page appeared, Ah Guang stopped moving.

He sat quietly on his seat, silently watching the slowly changing numbers at the bottom of the screen, in order to calm down his nervousness.

Time just passed by minute by minute.

Finally, it's time for the game.

"Zuowei."

Accompanied by Ah Guang's soft call, Zuo Wei, who had been sitting on the sidelines, slowly opened his eyes.

Zuo Wei's expression was much more serious than before.

After all, this is a battle where one's own reputation is at stake.

Things go back to a few days ago.

At the end of September, Ah Guang received a letter from the Chess Academy.

In addition to the qualification notice and the training schedule, the envelope also contains seven types of information, including instructions on the training system, battle method, pledge letter, consent letter, emergency contact, special codes for students, and precautions.

Thanks to these materials, Ah Guang felt less uneasy about the life of the unfamiliar college students, and he could not help but have a little bit of expectation for the future.

On the sequence list, Ah Guang is ranked 25th in the second group.

Ahead of him was a man named Kosuke Ochi.The words "born in October" are marked on the back of that person's and his own name, and this Ochi should be the boy I saw last time.

Recalling the slightly arrogant gaze of that person when they first met, Ah Guang shuddered involuntarily, and then silently prayed in his heart that the two of them could at least stay safe during the training period...

On the weekend after receiving the letter from Qiyuan, Ah Guang came to Qiyuan early.

Today is the first day of training for college students, and Ah Guang doesn't want to be late on this special day.

But the result is that I came too early...

When Ah Guang arrived, the game room on the sixth floor was empty, and there was no one there.He hesitated for a while, gave up his plan of waiting here, and decided to take a look around in the chess academy.

After all, although he has come to the Chess Academy several times, in fact, Aguang has never visited it properly.

Thus, Aguang started his own little chess academy guild hall adventure tour.

There is a not-so-big exhibition hall next to the elevator on the first floor, but the things displayed in it are not too small.There are not only chessboards, chess pieces, and some books, but also calligraphy with "Ten Lessons of Go", Ichiro Tanaka's six-stage waiver, and so on.

After visiting the exhibition hall, Aguang came to the merchandise showcase not far away.

There are many Go-related items in the wooden cabinet, but what attracts Aguang most is the folding fan with different characters written on the fan on the top floor.

Just when Ah Guang was trying to find out the folding fan that resembled Zuowei's from the row of folding fans, a person also stopped by the showcase.

Ah Guang glanced quietly from the corner of his eye, and found that the other party was a middle-aged uncle.

The man was a little fatter, but he was very particular about his clothes.Underneath his naturally curly hair was a kind and easy-going face.

He picked up a book from the counter and flipped through it carefully.

He seemed to sense that someone was looking at him, so he turned his head suspiciously.Before the other party found him, Ah Guang quickly withdrew his gaze.

At this moment, the elevator made a "ding--" sound, and then a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes and black-rimmed glasses walked out of the elevator.

"Ms. Zama." After seeing the person who was flipping through the books, the man's tone sounded a little happy.

The person known as Zama-sensei did not take his eyes off the book in his hand.While continuing to study the cover of the book, he said flatly: "What's the matter?"

"I'll send you a notification after the time for you and Sai to fight is confirmed." Regarding Zama's attitude, the staff member was not at all unhappy, but replied respectfully.

Zuo Wei, that is your opponent in a few days!Hearing this, Ah Guang couldn't help poking Zuo Wei beside him.

Not long after Yiliu Chess Saint's challenge failed, the Internet began to speculate on the identity of the next challenger. I didn't expect to meet Zuo Wei's opponent in the next game here!

Seeing Ah Guang's excited expression, the corners of Zuo Wei's mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes were also full of smiles.

"Sai..."

Zama's gaze finally moved away from the book in his hand, he slowly raised his head, and said the name meaningfully, "How is that person's strength?"

Eh?Hikaru looked at Zama in surprise.

It's not that he is too arrogant, the main reason is that Sai has defeated many high-level players so far, and even the cover of "Chess Weekly" next to him reported the battle between Zuo Wei and Yiliu Chess Master, so Sai should not be so unknown.

However, why does this person's tone sound like he has never heard of Sai?

The staff member was also surprised for a moment. He saw that Mr. Zama didn't look like he was joking, so he replied thoughtfully: "I heard from chess players who played against that person that he seems to be very good."

"I heard..." Zama looked at the staff member, "How's the record so far? Professional chess players still don't have a single white star?"

"Yes, Sai still maintains a complete victory."

Tch, what, this Zama-sensei clearly knows Sai but still pretends not to know!Ah Guang couldn't help but pouted.

After hearing this, Zama sighed deeply: "The current chess players are really too slack. So many people have lost to this unknown person who suddenly appeared on the Internet, and even Yiliu Chess master also lost. Tsk, it really affects the morale of professional chess players. If this continues, people should think that we title holders are just for nothing."

"Is that person really that good? Could it be that everyone discussed it in advance to get the sponsor to increase the bonus amount?" Zama said, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"This..." The staff didn't know how to answer it more appropriately.

After all, since the low-level chess players fell one after another, in order to attract more high-level players to fight, and to increase the gimmick, the prize money of the game has been doubled several times in a row. After Yiliu chess player also lost miserably, the current prize money has reached 3000 million!

You know, the average prize money for several major title battles is only about 3000 million.It can be seen that both the board of directors of the Chess Academy and the sponsors attach great importance to this event.

"Actually, I'm a little curious. Didn't you direct and perform this yourself to attract attention?" Zama asked the person in front of him with great interest.

"How is it possible!" The man quickly waved his hands in denial.

"However, thanks to that mysterious person, there are a lot of reports that can be written. Their income should have increased a lot recently, right? I heard that they are sold out every time. Affected by that person, the number of students seems to be It has also increased."

Speaking of this, Zama glanced at Aguang who was not far away: "In the near future, the Go world may not be in the current downturn. Thinking about it this way, this Sai is completely the savior of Japanese Go!"

"Hehe... If it is true as you said, then that person can really be regarded as the savior." The man echoed with a smile.

"If that's the case, then it's better for me to lose to Sai. This way everyone will be happier, don't you think?" Zama said slowly, then picked up a folding fan from the counter, and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.

He glanced at the nervous look of the staff, and continued to say nonchalantly: "If I also lose to Sai, in that case, I guess Mr. Kuwahara should be on the stage, right? Isn't it said that Sai is very good at imitating Xiu Ce? He is also called What kind of 'Shusaku reincarnation' or something. Then the match with Mr. Kuwahara can make a big fuss under the title of 'Honinbo'!"

"It would be great if Kuwahara-sensei is willing to lose a little to Sai, then the four-time winner Toya Meijin will be the finale, so the topic will be hot enough!"

Zama seemed very satisfied with the folding fan in his hand, and even narrowed his eyes into a line.He took out a bill from his pocket and handed it to the clerk standing at the counter.

After listening to Zama's words, the staff member rubbed his head and said with a smile on his face: "Maybe the publishing department will be very happy if you do this!"

"Hahaha..." Zama laughed and walked towards the elevator.

Ah Guang has long since lost the mood to continue exploring.

He pursed his lips tightly and clenched his hands tightly, for fear that the anger in his heart would erupt like a volcano.

"Damn it! Zuo Wei, we must make him terrified of losing!" After Zama and their figures were hidden by the elevator door, Ah Guang gritted his teeth and said bitterly.

"Let him go." Zuo Wei's voice was very calm, but his eyes became much sharper unconsciously.

The author has something to say:

Zuo Wei is going to abuse the throne (=^▽^=)