[Soul of Chess] Xia Lei

A cherry blossom petal fell into the water, causing a circle of ripples.

Shinto Hikaru was in the darkness, only him and a cherry blossom tree in the endless darkness, the cherry blossoms fell one after another, and the petals fell on him.

He stretched out his hand, looked at the cherry blossoms falling on his palm, and couldn't help but read the name.

"Zuowei..."

I still remember that when the cherry blossoms bloomed in the evening of May, he once took that person to enjoy the grand cherry blossoms, watching the petals of the cherry blossoms falling on the person's body, slowly passing by, the person raised his head with the wind and looked at the falling Cherry Blossom, the corners of her mouth slowly pulled into a smile, it was actually a beauty that could not be described in words.

"No matter how many years have passed, there will always be something that remains static..."

The man sighed, holding the folding fan in his hand and slowly unfolding it. "Cherry blossoms are like this, so are people..."

It's just that he was so focused on the professional chess game that he was about to show his skills at that time, he didn't notice the downcast look on that person's face, and he didn't hear the reluctance and unwillingness to face parting from his words.

So he just said disapprovingly at that time: "Aren't you just static and unchanging, Zuo Wei? Maybe you will still exist in this world after I die. Why do you think about these useless things? Well, it's almost time It's time to go to Morishita-sensei's seminar, let's go."

"Wait, Xiao Guang, I want to see again—"

"Oh, what are you looking at? Come see it next year. Otherwise, I'll take you to see it this weekend. Let's go."

On that sunny and quiet afternoon, he took away the thousand-year-old ghost standing under the cherry blossom tree.

Since then, I have never been able to take him to see the cherry blossoms.

The ghost who couldn't be reincarnated with his obsession with Go disappeared in the gap between his dozes, and he didn't even come to say goodbye in a hurry.

The cherry blossoms are falling, and another spring is coming. The cherry blossom trees on both sides of the street are full of flowers and vines.

That person never stood under the tree again.

Since Zuowei left, Shinto Hikari had dreamed of him more than once.But every time it was the background slowly leaving in the darkness, the flowing long hair was hidden in the darkness along with the wide sleeves, he watched from behind, but couldn't go forward, he could only look at that Man is completely swallowed by darkness.

Never approached him again.

Looking at the petals falling from between his fingers, Shinto Hikaru blinked, a crystal teardrop fell, splashing a small splash. "Zuowei..."

"..."

"..."

"...Hika..."

"...Little Light..."

An ethereal voice came from a distance, almost dissipated with the wind, but Shinto Hikari heard it clearly.

"Zuo Wei!" He hurriedly ran towards the dark place, "Zuo Wei! Where are you!"

There was endless darkness in front of him, as if he would never reach the end, Shinto Hikaru shouted Sakai's name, hoping that the person he had been thinking about day and night would appear in front of him.

He hadn't heard Zuo Wei's voice for a long time, so long that he almost forgot what Zuo Wei's voice was like.

"Zoe! Answer me, where are you?"

"Zoe—"

A large piece of cherry blossom petals suddenly floated in front of him, fascinating his eyes.After he passed through this barrier, he found that the surrounding darkness had disappeared.

He was in the boundless white snow.

"... Zuowei?"

The endless snowy land, the large snowflakes flying wantonly, and the howling wind blowing through the ears.

Shinto Hikari could only hear the sound of his own heartbeat for a moment.

A figure gradually appeared in front of him.

"Little Light!"

Exquisite face, long flowing hair, and a large white hunting suit.

"..." The person who was thinking day and night stood in front of him, but Hikari Shinto was speechless.Indescribable excitement filled the whole body, accompanied by endless sorrow and pain. "... Zuo Wei." He shook his lips, and tears rolled down his cheeks. "It's been...a long, long time...I haven't spoken to you..."

——It’s been a long time since I heard your voice.

God, thank you for allowing him to see Zuowei again.

"Sawei, I—" Just as Shinto Hikaru was choking up and wanted to express his miss for the past three years, the person on the opposite side interrupted him anxiously.

"Little Hikari, I know you have a lot of questions to ask me, but the situation is urgent. Please listen to me quietly, okay?"

"Sawei?" Shindo Hikari didn't know what happened, but it was good to be able to stay with Sawei for a while, so he nodded. "Speak, I'll listen."

The person in front of him didn't have the leisurely look that had naturally appeared between his brows for thousands of years, but instead showed an anxious look that he hadn't shown in the two years of getting along with him. "Xiaoguang, you are meeting me in a dream now, but I am real, so please don't take my words as your dream after waking up. Taya Ryo...the child has a The Chinese pendant is exactly the same as my fan pendant." Zuo Wei raised the folding fan in his hand, unlike the single fan before, there is now a copper tassel pendant hanging from the end of the folding fan. "You must bring that pendant here, and you can destroy it. In short, you can't let that child touch that pendant again. Do you understand?"

"...W-what...what is the real you?" Shindo Hikaru didn't understand, didn't Zuo have become a Buddha?Why are you still saying these words in his dream, let him get Taya Ryo's pendant-Taya Ryo! "Zoe, what happened to Taya?! Why did you mention him?"

"I don't have much time now," Satoshi Fujiwara was born aristocrat, even in the two years when he was behind Fujimitsu, he acted in style, and he was rarely in such a hurry.The fact that he was so anxious at this moment also proved that the matter was indeed very urgent. "I'll make it clear to you after this matter is over. In short, the most urgent thing now is to get the pendant from that child. Can you hear me clearly? I..."

"Zowei? Zuo Wei!"

Shinto Hikaru and Zuo Wei were suddenly separated by a violent snowstorm. Shinto Hikaru covered his eyes with one hand, and poked forward with the other hand, but only caught an empty space.

"Zoe—!"

The ground under his feet suddenly became empty, and his body lightened, and he fell immediately.

Ping An Jing.

Heavy snow fell all over the sky one after another, and everywhere in sight was covered with silver clothes.

In an exquisite and hidden courtyard, there was a sudden cracking sound.

"What a big man!"

The Vermilion Bird Terrace used as a restraint burst suddenly, and Yuanzhen was unable to stop the technique, and was almost bitten by the protective shikigami, and immediately spewed out a mouthful of blood.

Konoe Hikaru stepped forward to support him to prevent the other party from falling down due to his inability to support him, with an anxious look on his face: "Are you all right?"

Genshinichi motioned for Shikigami to step forward to help him, "If His Highness Guang refers to Mr. Zuowei delivering the news, it should be a success... When Lord He Mao found out, His Highness Zuowei had already told the sir the most important part. Listen. If it refers to Shinichi's injury," he smiled wryly and shook his head, "who else in the world can match him? It's a blessing to be able to save a life."

"How could it be..." Konoe Guang widened his eyes in disbelief, and murmured, "How could he kill people...he won't kill people..."

"His Highness Guang misunderstood, Lord He Mao didn't do anything cruel... It's just that he lost his spiritual power, almost, cough, cough... was devoured by Shikigami instead." Yuanzhen covered his sleeves and coughed a few times in a muffled voice, and retreated After a few steps, I made a salute. "Yuan has tried his best, please forgive Yuan for resigning first."

"...In today's world, is there really no one who can compare to him?" Konoe said unrelentingly.

Yuan Zhenyi shook his head: "If it was the adult from last year, he might be able to match one or two. Other than that, there is really no one else."

Konoe sat down with a look of despair on his smooth face.

Genshinichi saluted again and retreated silently.

The snowflakes are falling slowly, without stopping.The dilapidated Suzaku Terrace lay quietly on the incense table, Konoe Ko sat blankly for a while, until a voice came from the bamboo curtain: "Light?"

"Master Zuowei." He quickly got up and lifted the bamboo curtain and walked into the inner room. The incense in the room filled the whole inner room with the smell of condensation, which made him want to cough.

He walked towards the white-clothed man sitting in front of the couch, and asked, "Is there any discomfort in your body? Just now, the real master finished the operation in a hurry..."

"I'm fine, Guang, don't worry about it. Xiaoguang has already said that it will be fine." The thousand-year solitary chessboard and two years of modern travel, I almost forgot what language to use when I woke up here for the first time. And the tone used to converse with these people.Facing others, Sato Fujiwara was still able to maintain some aristocratic reserved demeanor, but facing this person who resembled Xiaoguang, he would speak more casually from time to time.

Konoe got used to it quickly after being surprised at the beginning. He himself is also the type who likes to interact with people, and there is no reason to refuse the closeness of others.

It's just that this young man who always had a smile on his face had been frowning for half a month, "Sawei...I..." He sat down opposite Fujiwara Zuowei with a dazed look on his face. "I don't know why he... so persistently wants to compete with that person..."

He held the long knife in his arms tightly, and the silver dragon carving on the scabbard was dim.

"I... must, stop him."

"It's okay, Hikari." Fujiwara Saomi looked at the young man in front of him with gentle eyes. He was two years younger than Hikari, but he was already able to take charge of the Konoe Mansion, and he could calmly face even the most powerful monsters. Killing with a knife - this is something that Xiaoguang over there can't match. "I believe Master He Mao will understand. You forgot, he saved me. How could such a kind person make a big mistake for his own selfish desires."

Konoe's hands trembled.

The person who made big mistakes for his own selfish desires was not Ming.

--It's me.

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