The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

"The identity of the chess record contributor was exposed", in fact, Guang Guang was already prepared in his heart.

Even before deciding to add a biographical introduction about Zuowei in the book, or going back further, when they decided to publish Zuowei's chess records, Ryo asked him this question——

What if you are found out?

Can be imagined.

Once the game records of online chess player Sai are published, someone will inevitably ask who is the contributor of the game records?

How did he get Sai's game records?

What is the relationship between him and Sai?

There are no impervious walls in the world.

Although it is only a few dozen pages of chess manuscripts, there are too many people who have handled it.

Even if they met in cafes with less passenger traffic the last few times, and even if Mr. Amano kept his mouth shut, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no ears in the editorial department. It was indeed natural for him to disclose his information to the editor-in-chief of the weekly, so afterward, when Mr. Amano came to apologize in person, Hikari did not blame Mr. Amano at all.Although, that's another story.

"Although the world will never know Sai's true identity, they will always remember that there was once a legendary chess player whose ID was Sai on the Internet."

This is what Ryo once said when he proposed to publish Sakui's game records.

Hikari was really happy when he just received a call from Mr. Amano, telling them that they could publish Sage's game records.

He also once sincerely felt that as long as Zuo Wei's chess records could be published smoothly, he would be satisfied.

But soon, he was no longer satisfied with this.

For him, Fujiwara Mitsumi is a real "person" who has been to this world, existed and lived in this world and this country.

Although the age of his life is very far away from now.

Although his life of "living and dying for Go" is as short as dewdrops.

And although, nowadays, people who know that "there was an online chess player named Sai once existed" all know the existence of Sai through Internet Go.

Hikari still wants Zuo Wei to come out of the virtual account on the Internet, and serve as a "person" who once lived in Japan for all those who loved him, paid attention to him, even if they were only curious about him. People know that his name is Sakai Fujiwara. He is a naive chess idiot who is full of curiosity about everything and has a sense of justice. He once lived dignifiedly on the land under their feet.

If being completely forgotten by people is the ultimate death, then what he and Ryo, the only two people in this world who know that Zuowei existed, can do for him is to let more people know about Fujiwara The existence of Zuo Wei tried his best to use another way to keep Zuo Wei in the world they lived in.

Therefore, even if you know there is a risk of being exposed, you still have to do it.

Therefore, on the day of the new book launch, when reporters surrounded him and asked about the source of the chess record and a series of questions related to Zuo Wei, Guang answered carefully one by one within his ability: "I am Yu Heisei. In 10, I met Mr. Fujiwara Sawei, also known as Sai, and began to learn Go under his influence. Later, due to physical reasons, it was inconvenient for Sai to go out, so I came up with a way to play Go online to help Sai In the case of households, it is still possible to play against chess players from various countries.”

"So, where is Mr. Fujiwara?"

"According to what you said, is he your first teacher? Besides you, does Mr. Fujiwara have any other disciples?"

"Can I invite the vine chess player to say a few more words?"

"Zuo Wei... Zuo Wei, he passed away five years ago."

"I, I can be regarded as his disciple. Yes, I am indeed. Zuo Wei spent his whole life in the pursuit of "God's hand". It can be said that he devoted his whole life to his most beloved Go career .”

Even though it was difficult, even though the sockets of his eyes were already sore, Hikaru tried his best to maintain calm and restraint.

Then, at the end of the group interview, he lowered his head and bowed deeply at ninety degrees to everyone present.

As for the episode that happened at the new book launch event, although all the media participating in the event remained silent afterwards and did not report on it, it is unknown who leaked the news. , and soon entered the ears of many chess fans at a lightning speed.

Not long after, everyone's attention was focused on Guang again——

Not only because he is currently known, the only disciple of the online chess player Sai, and the only person who had contact with him when Sai was alive, but also because he is also one of the double stars in the chess world, which is even admitted by the celebrity Taya Ryo competitors.What's more, he still has a sunny and handsome appearance that is still rare even among young chess players in their 20s and 30s.

The last point alone is enough to make him attract countless eyes.

Despite these concerns, he doesn't need Hikari Shindo.

However, the public's attention to a single individual is limited after all.

No matter how different he is, Shindo Hikaru is still just a chess player in an unpopular sport in the sports world.

Hikaru originally thought that just like the last "magazine incident", it wouldn't take long for the heated discussions about him to fade away, and then be replaced by other talking materials.

However, it did not.

The situation is still fermenting with a momentum beyond imagination.

On the first day of the official release of the new book, someone picked up a social account named "Honinbo who loves ramen".At the same time, among the accounts he followed, another account named "Honinbo's Back Wall" was also dug out, and was identified by netizens as belonging to the celebrity Taya Ryo.

Not to mention whether the two accounts are related in naming, just the text content of the two accounts itself makes people have to imagine——

The back wall of Honinbo 28/11/20056:12PM

[Although it's a bit late.Happy [-]st Anniversary, my Mr. Honinbo. 】

Honinbo who loves ramen 28/11/20056 12:[-]PM

【Please advise [heart]】

Honinbo who loves ramen14/12/20050:00AM

【Happy Birthday, Mr. Chess Player [cake]】

Honinbo who loves ramen 11/7/20062 17:[-]PM

【Get well soon...】

The back wall of Honinbo 12/7/20069:17AM

【sorry. 】

The back wall of Honinbo 20/9/20060:00AM

[Happy birthday, thank you for coming to this world and by my side. 】

What's more, following the clues, I soon discovered more clues about the interaction between Hikari Shinto and Ryo Taya.

For example: the yellow-and-black striped tie that Taya chess player wore was also worn by Shinto chess player.

Some netizens boldly speculated, are they wearing the same one?

But in view of the fact that it was said before that two people rent an apartment together, it is not impossible that there will be a "mix and match".

Another example: During the interview, the two would casually call each other "Guang" and "Liang".

However, it doesn't seem to be a problem for friends who have a good relationship to call each other directly by first name...

Another example: Someone broke out that Shinto Hikari and Taya Ryo were once seen hugging tightly in the check-in hall of New Chitose Airport.

Hmm... this is a little bit intriguing...

For a time, there were different opinions.

Even the previous rumors about "the twin stars in the chess world are actually a pair of homosexuals" have been turned out again.

Just like the last "magazine incident", the attitude towards this rumor on the Internet is also clearly polarized. Some are cheering for them, and naturally there are also those who speak ill of them and even attack them personally.

However, within a few days, the number of followers of the two social accounts "Honinbo who loves ramen" and "Honinbo's back wall" has skyrocketed by nearly 2 people, and the number of comments on each content under each account has reached nearly a thousand. .

As the person involved, Guang neither denied nor affirmed.

Not to mention deleting any information on that account, including the account nickname——

"Guang, I'm fine, so don't delete it, don't delete any information on the account, and don't change your nickname. All the information on my account will not be deleted, I promise you."

Not long after the private account was dug out by netizens, maybe only half an hour later, maybe even shorter, Guang received a call from Liang.

He heard Liang speaking firmly on the phone.

It's strange, that person is obviously not by his side, but Guang can always feel a gaze looking at him tenderly, even the idea of ​​deleting all the text on his social account a minute ago has not escaped those eyes. Eye.

Brighten him...see through his own thoughts long ago...

As if bewitched by that non-existent line of sight, I just heard myself make a promise that I couldn't promise on the phone: "Okay, don't delete, I won't delete anything."

But it was this phone call that was like timely rain that completely woke up the light.

Yes.

Why did he delete these words?

The bits and pieces he recorded in the account belonged to the exclusive memory of the two of them, how could he delete it as soon as he said it?

What's more, any information that has ever been published on the Internet, even if it is deleted afterwards, must still be traceable.That being the case, why would they bother?

Facing the bystanders, they have a clear conscience.

But when facing the parents of both parties who may be implicated because of them, because of him entering Tengguang, they still feel uneasy.

It is necessary to inform both parents in advance so that they are psychologically prepared for this.

Fortunately, they have already received the understanding and blessing of their parents, and they will no longer be alone and helpless like last time.

But in Guang's heart, the guilt towards his other father still torments him, making him restless.

Although Teacher Taya is far away in Beijing, he wonders whether he will still hear the news that "Sai has passed away" due to his connections in the Go world.

After thinking about it, he still felt that he had the responsibility to give Taya Yukihiro a belated explanation.

Hikari was extremely nervous when he dialed Tayayuki Hiroshi's phone number.

After the call was connected, Taya Yukiyo's voice seemed calm.

The secret that had been buried in his heart for many years finally came to his mouth. However, Guang did not feel relieved as expected, but felt as if he was strangled by the throat and could not breathe.

When he personally said "Zuo Wei has passed away", Guang's breath began to be a little unstable.

"Zuo Weihe... really glad to be able to play chess with you."

"At that time, his physical condition was already very bad, but I didn't notice it at all."

"I'm sorry, I took away your chance to play chess with Zuowei, and I can no longer let you play chess with Zuowei..."

At the end, Hikari's voice almost choked up.

On the other end of the phone, there was also a disturbing short silence.

After a moment of silence, Hikari finally heard Taya Yukihiro say slowly: "It's okay."

He said: "For so long, I should owe you a 'thank you'. Thank you for your efforts to facilitate the game between me and Sai, no, Mr. Fujiwara. When I was in the hospital, I was also moved by your persistence. I Only then will I have the opportunity to play against Mr. Fujiwara, and I will know that I can still play such an excellent game of Go. Not to mention..."

Tayayuki paused for a while.

"Aren't you still here?" On the phone, Taya Yukihiro's voice seemed to be a little softer than before, "Although your master left, he left you who inherited his mantle to the Japanese Go I believe that he is always looking forward to your growth, and I will always look forward to the day when your chess strength will match Mr. Fujiwara, Shindo-kun."

The day when his chess skills rivaled Sawai's...

After Taya Yukihiro's words fell, Hikari seemed to be stunned, and did not answer for a long time.

It wasn't until after a little daze that he finally realized the ardent expectations for himself in Teacher Taya's words, that Hikaru seemed to come back to his senses, and then smiled at the phone: "Ah, for 'that day'."

Therefore, we must work harder.

Standing on the cusp of the storm, Hikari thought he could handle it well.

But the truth is, he messed up his chess game.

In the next few important chess matches, from the celebrity round-robin match to the title match of the junior chess master, and then to the title match of Honinbo, he lost all without exception.

--I lost.Thank you for your advice.

--I lost.Thank you for your advice.

--I lost.Thank you for your advice.

……

Playing chess, admitting defeat, giving a gift, playing chess again, admitting defeat again, and giving a gift again, these days, the repeated same results and actions almost give Guang a certain illusion, as if he has become a numb and insensitive person on the factory assembly line. robot.

He Shindo Hikari, as a professional Go player, winner of the title of the 31st Little Chess Master, and challenger of the 62nd Honinbo title, seems to have lost the ability to "win chess"...

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Due to three-dimensional reasons, the next update will be changed to every Sunday night.

Also please forgive me.

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