[Go Soul Natsume's Book of Friends] Guang Xia

No.30 once

While Natsume was pouring blood on the chessboard, Hikari received a call from Ogata Yuriko.The girl's voice sounded cheerful and crisp, without the chatter of Akira Fujisaki.Just love the way she speaks.

Judging from the situation described by Li Zi, she has a basic concept of Go, but she is still at the entry level.No matter what method Ogata Seiji tried to guide her, she still couldn't learn it.After transferring to Tokyo, Ogata took her to visit Toya's house.There, she met her idol Natori Monday (five hundred words of fans’ excited description of seeing the real idol will be omitted below).

Then...she clamored to learn Go...

Guang laughed.No wonder Ta Yaliang refused to teach her, he must have felt that her attitude towards Go was "never serious".But just like this reason.He seemed to see his 12-year-old self, real, ignorant and fearless.

In an instant, Guang became acquainted with Yuli Zi.

"Is Go difficult?" You Lizi asked Guang with some concern.

"Difficult," Guang said realistically, "but it's fun."

"Wow, Shindo, your answer is different from that of your brother and Liang-kun!"

"Oh? You asked them the same question?"

"That's right! They all said with tense faces: It's very difficult, you need to be quite conscious, without thousands of rounds of tempering and hard work, you can't succeed—"

Li Zi imitated it so vividly that Guang laughed so hard.

"They're too serious! Leave them alone and listen to me. I don't take it as a career if it's not fun."

"Haha! I'm confident when you say that!"

Yes, you can give it a try.Light thought.Maybe Yuriko will really be a professional chess player like herself.

So the next day, Guang went to the bookstore for the first time.As a teacher for the first time, it is always a bit emboldened to buy some textbooks.He lingered in front of the bookshelves and selected "Taya Yukihiro's Primary Life and Life Questions" and "Show Ce Flowing Primer".

At this moment, another book came into the eyes of the light.

——"Monster Talk".

The author is Kunio Yanagida.Miraculously, he took down the book and opened a certain page: "...Generally speaking, people who can see monsters have the ability to communicate with other worlds, whether it is gods or ghosts. Even ghosts and ghosts can be seen, unless it is a spirit body in a fuzzy boundary..."

"...Youkai are descended from gods who have lost their faith. In other words, there are gods first, and the gods who cannot maintain their godhood for some reason fall down and become youkai..."

"...How to distinguish monsters from ghosts? Monsters may appear in front of anyone, and they will not choose a specific object to negotiate. To be caught in front of a given person... neither monsters nor ghosts will disappear..."

I just thought of Zuowei, and soon I thought of Natsume.Natsume should have returned home smoothly, right?I didn't send Natsume and Mr. Kitty away... I was disappointed, but fortunate at the same time.The feeling is so damn subtle.

Light shook his head, forgetting everything.There is no never-ending banquet in the world, and life must continue.He put "Monster Talk" back, and settled the bill with two books and a copy of Go Weekly.

Opening the door of the bookstore, the wind blows up a few blue-yellow ginkgo leaves, raising the golden hair on the forehead.The air in Tokyo is already rippling with traces of coolness.Tokyo in autumn is full of a kind of tranquility of life.

The day after Natsume left was Hikari's birthday.

In fact, Hikari really wanted Natsume and Mr. Kitty to stay.What kind of expression does Natsume show when he says "Happy Birthday" to himself?Will he give himself a gift?

Well he admitted that he really wanted Natsume's "Book of Friends"...

Standing in the shadow of the swaying trees, Guang looked up at the sky of the city.The sound of heavy traffic flowed past him, and tiny spots of light fell on the boy's golden hoodie.

It doesn't matter if you don't know.

Getting to know you once is the best birthday present.

With the book bag in one hand and the copy in the jeans pocket with the other, Guang walked alone on the way home amidst the rustling of fallen leaves.The gorgeous afterglow covered the entire city inch by inch.He never thought his birthday could be so peaceful.

"Shinto."

Hikari was startled by the flat voice that sounded out of nowhere.

"Taya Ryo! You're scaring me again!" He turned his head and shouted loudly.

Taya Ryo was standing at the corner of the street.The young man leaned against the wall with his arms around his chest, and the shadow cast on the ground was drawn long and lonely by the setting sun.

There are tiny sunset flowers beside him.

Light looked at Liang inquisitively.Liang coughed unnaturally.

"Today is your birthday."

"Well, I know that."

"..."

Just looking at Liang with a strange expression, he couldn't help but feel that the way he and Liang get along is really strange.

"I'm here." Playing together, Guang raised his eyebrows and reached out to him, "Where's the birthday present?"

In fact, I didn't expect Liang to give any decent gifts.Unexpectedly, Liang actually took out something from his suit pocket.Guang took a closer look and was startled again—that thing turned out to be a mobile phone!Or the latest Sony!

"Your birthday present." Liang said, with an expression on his face, "Didn't you say that your phone has been acting weird since Mr. Cat dropped it?"

——What the hell is going on here? !

A brand-name mobile phone is too exaggerated as a birthday gift.Guang involuntarily took two steps back and waved his hands: "This...isn't that good!"

Liang didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he took a step forward and put the Sony phone into the bag in Guang's hand.The setting sun dyed the boy's graceful side face a dazzling golden red.Light felt his face heat up.

"Here's a new mobile phone number. I won't need to spend money to discuss chess games with you in the future."

"Uh... then thank you." Light had no choice but to say.

"I'm leaving in a moment."

"Go?" Guang was caught off guard, "Where are you going?"

"Go to Nagoya for the competition." Ryo looked carefully at Hikari's expression, "I'll take a ride with Miss Ichikawa."

"Oh."

The Honinbo Challenge between Ryo and Kuwahara will last for a week.Guang felt that his internal organs were all knotted.

"I wish you success." Guang really couldn't think of anything else to say.

"……sorry."

"what?"

"Everyone knows. In that game, you didn't play your normal level."

"Uh... um."

"If you play seriously, the one who loses may be me."

"...I didn't take the game seriously. I just—"

"Shinto."

"?"

"...Don't do this again next time."

The voice suddenly softened, and Hikaru looked at Ryo unexpectedly.I saw Liang lowered his head wearily, his short dark green hair covered his cheeks.

"Don't do that again next time."

Guang stared at Liang in disbelief, unable to say a word.Is this really the proud Taya Ryo he knew?

"At that moment, I thought you were going to give up Go again..."

"..."

"Don't give up." Liang stretched out his hand and put it on Guang's shoulder, his eyes were filled with light, "Please, don't give up."

Guang's whole body was stiff, feeling as if his whole body had been immersed in icy water, only a small spot on his shoulder, where Liang's hand held it, was scorching hot like a fire.The world suddenly became dark, only bright eyes reflected by the setting sun, broken and desperate.

In the next second, the hand on the shoulder dropped.Ryo let go of his hand and returned to the usual distance.His eyes were so bright that it was impossible to look directly at them, as if the helplessness just now was just an illusion of light.

"I'm leaving." Liang turned around.The short dark green hair was blown by a soft wind.

Light stared blankly at Liang's back.On the streets dyed red by the setting sun, fallen leaves are disturbing.That figure overlapped with the figure that he passed by him countless times.Guang recalled the evening six years ago, Xiao Liang turned his head away in front of him, walking firmly and freely.

He has always been such a bold person.Over the years, nothing has changed.

"Hey—you haven't told me happy birthday—!"

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The quotations in this article are selected from Yanagida Kunio's "Yokai Tanyi".