[Soul of Chess] Xia Lei

He really thought well, Shinto Hikari spent a lot of time staying at Taya Ryo's house in the past three years, and since the opening of the new No. [-] subway, he has been running even more diligently.The time the two of them spent in the Go club decreased sharply, and it was common for them to play chess with each other again in Taya House. As a result, they naturally participated in a lot of seminars under Taya's door, which made Morishita-sensei see each other every time. He laughed and scolded him for defecting to the enemy and treason.

Because Shinto Hikaru appeared a little more times at the research meeting, and the people under Taya got to know him well, and sometimes called him like a junior.Because of this, when Ogata Seiji, who was coming to pick up people, saw Shinto Hikari, he casually asked Shinto Hikari why he came to Kyoto, and then drove the two of them directly to the event venue.

"Fujimoto has something to do temporarily today, Shinto, you can take his place for a while. It's just an afternoon of guiding chess activities. It's not difficult for you." Ogata Seiji dropped the matter in a gentle command tone In a word, turn around and leave.

Hikaru Shinto was at a loss: "Wait, Mr. Ogata! I don't have activities in the chess academy, and I'm not here to work." Moreover, there are so many juniors under Taya's sect who can be used as substitutes, why do you want to find him? , Mr. Ogata really doesn't like him!

Ogata paused: "Or do you want to go to the market to explain? That's fine too."

"Uh... Then it's better to guide the chess—no! I'm not here to work at all! Mr. Ogata!" Shouted Hikari Shinto.

Ogata waved his hand and gave him a back view: "I will let the chess academy transfer the salary to your card."

"So that's not the problem!"

When Shinto Hikari was about to refute, Ogata Seiji had already walked away, and the flow of people at the venue gradually increased, so he had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky. "Really, it's not good to meet Mr. Ogata. If I knew it, I wouldn't come with you. Do you know where Mr. Fujimoto's seat is?"

"Your grandma's illness has stabilized, hasn't she? Anyway, you've come here, so it's okay to join me for a while." Ta Yaliang slightly bent his eyes, "Let's go, Mr. Ashihara is the temporary person in charge here, he Should know."

"Mm...hmm." Shinto light ears felt a little hot, he rubbed his nose in a concealed manner, "Let's go..."

Ashihara was drenched in sweat because of Fujimoto's sudden disappearance. Unexpectedly, a savior came from heaven. When he saw Hikari Shindo, he was almost moved to tears. "It's great that Mr. Guang is here! I wonder if I can play for him later, but there is another guide game with the councilor in the afternoon..."

Seeing that Ashihara was still going to continue nagging, Hikari Shinto asked decisively: "Mr. Awara, where is Mr. Fujimoto?"

"Ah this, it's over there, I'll take you there." Lu Yuan led them to the area where the chess guides were directed, "Xiao Liang's words are three positions away from here, very close to the rest area." As he said that, his cell phone rang, "Ah, yes, I'm Lu Yuan, okay! I'll be right there..." Closing the cell phone, Lu Yuan clasped his hands together apologetically. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the organizer suddenly has something to do... I'll leave first. If you have something to do, please find Ogata or Watanabe-kun, they shouldn't be very busy."

After Awara hurried and almost fell to the ground and ran away, Shinto Hikari loosened his tie helplessly, and pinned the fireworks that Awara had just given him to his suit. "If I knew I wouldn't come here in a suit, I would have a reason to escape. Taya, tell me honestly, did you collude with Mr. Ogata in advance, and that's why you asked me to come here in a suit today?"

This morning, when he was about to change into the casual clothes he usually wears, Taya Ryo suggested that he wear a suit to go to Kyoto, because the old man would always like to see a successful grandson.

Shinto Hikari was also insane at the time, and felt that this statement was very reasonable, so he turned out the royal blue suit he wore most often. Unexpectedly, Mr. Ogata picked up a ready-made coolie. There is nothing to say, so I had to come to this venue for an afternoon of guiding chess.

"What's the matter, I'm just talking casually." Ta Yaliang was stunned for a while, and then smiled casually: "Didn't you tell me in the morning that the ticket was bought early and you had to take the same train with me? Think of it as extra work."

As soon as the words fell, Shindo Hikaru coughed violently, "You think I want to come to Kyoto so early! It's not like I haven't been here before!..."

This is true. Three years ago, because of Zuowei, he wandered all over Kyoto, just to find a trace of Zuowei's atmosphere. Now let him be a tour guide for others on a one-day trip to Kyoto. No problem.If it wasn't for someone, he wouldn't be bothered to get up so early.

It turns out that it is good now, and the senior brother was caught to work for someone else.

However, Mr. Fujimoto dared to skip work under the nose of Mr. Ogata. He was too courageous, so he was not afraid that Mr. Ogata would return ten times the original workload afterwards.

Shindo Hikaru participated in so many seminars under Toya's sect anyway, and somewhat understood the importance of the relationship between master and master in Japanese chess.The Yamato nation is particularly important to the group, and one person must not become a drag on the group.Especially when Mr. Toya went to China and Mr. Ogata became the leader of Taya's sect, Mr. Fujimoto actually dared to slip under his nose and do something that might damage the reputation of Taya's sect. .This behavior is also commendable, courageous.

Well, forget it, I don’t want to lose everything, I’d better mobilize the enthusiasm of my body quickly, and I’ll have to face an afternoon of chess fans later.

Seeing that Shinto Hikari suddenly shook his head and patted his cheek, and started to face the chessboard, Taya knew that he was trying to enter the state of work.

Hiding the smile on the corners of his lips, Ta Yaliang lowered his head, his bangs covered his eyes, leaving a shadow.

In the morning... did he say... let Shinto put on a suit?

The moment before the incense burner in the room burned out, He Maoming opened his eyes.

The eyes that were shining like blue waves were a little dim.

Time... is running out.

The house that had been covered with barriers suddenly began to shake, accompanied by the endless and powerful pressure of the Imperial Sword.

"He Maoming!"

The barrier at the sliding door was forcibly broken, and Konoe Guang stood at the door with a knife in his hand, blood was all over his body, dripping continuously through the edge of the knife.

The strong smell of blood mixed with the wind and snow swept in.

He Maoming looked at the person at the door with a vague smile, "You're here." His calm tone was like that of Konoe Hikaru who used to come to him every day to play chess and learn martial arts, with a touch of plum blossom wine. aroma.

Konoe felt that his eyes became a little blurred. The white-clothed boy who saw him holding up a pot of plum wine in the corridor seemed to have become a very distant past, and the heavy snow in the sky blurred the distance between them.

All of this... was his fault.

The hand that gripped the handle of the knife was so hard that it trembled a little.

then let me...

The warm blood from the forehead kept flowing down, and some of it flowed down the cheeks into his eye sockets, which irritated his eye sockets sorely.

I don't know whether it was blood or tears that flowed.

— to end it all!

Snowflakes twirled and fell from the sky, Fujiwara Sawei suddenly woke up from his sleep, the ominous feeling in his heart became more and more intense.

The inner room is deserted and empty, only the curling incense is still burning in the stove.

He raised his voice to call the doorman in and asked Konoe Hikaru's whereabouts.

The door boy bowed his head and replied that His Royal Highness Jinwei left the mansion alone and has not returned yet.

Fujiwara Zuowei felt a burst of coldness in his heart, just like when he was about to drown himself thousands of years ago, the chill reached his heart from the soles of his feet.

"Prepare the car and cross the bridge!"

From the day when the sun was at the head until the moon climbed into the sky, Shinto Hikaru packed the last chess piece, leaned on the back of the chair and let out a sigh of relief.

It's finally over.

Although Go is no longer considered a public activity in Japan, the large-scale Go event held in Kyoto is still very popular, and the flow of people has not dropped since one o'clock in the afternoon.Shinto Hikaru was dragged by several children in a row to explain their guiding chess, and also to deal with their original language phrases, so he spoke dryly.If it weren't for the air conditioner and beverage equipment on site, my throat would be smoky.

On the other hand, Ta Yaliang's side, probably because of his reputation, came to him to play chess because of his reputation. Those who came to him to play chess were some people with extraordinary strength, and he could explain it easily.What's even more exasperating is that what Hikari Shinto attracts are children and grandpa-level fans. Toya Ryo's fans are teenagers who are similar in age and eager to challenge, or successful people at the elite backbone level. His level is not his Comparable.

Comparing people to people makes people mad.Especially when compared with Ryo Toya, the other party usually wants to hit the wall with his head and end his life.

Ta Yaliang was born to be envied and hated by others.

He Gu once said such a sentence with a slightly sour and dissatisfied tone.

After finishing all the work, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.What Mr. Ogata said "one down" turned out to be "plus half a night" hidden, and Hikari Shinto, who realized this, was almost half dead with anger.Fortunately, he was not the only one who worked so late alone, and the guests who came to the event had not completely dispersed. The work of him and Ryo Toya had already ended, but Mr. Ashihara, who was the temporary person in charge, and Mr. Ogata, who was the headliner of the party, estimated You can't leave until after twelve o'clock.

Let them go out to socialize, preferably until two or three o'clock in the morning, since it's none of their business anyway.

Shinto Hikaru thought gloatingly.

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