The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

The second day of the six rounds of the Honinbo Title Tournament, at [-]:[-] am.

Kuwahara Ren had already sat down in front of the chess pier.

In the corridor on the second floor of Wanghu Building, while the staff were waiting anxiously, Guang finally arrived at the door of the game room in time before the chess game started.

Bowing gratefully to everyone, Hikaru stepped into the game room with a firm expression under the concerned eyes, and sat down opposite Kuwahara Jin.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"I thought you were going to be a deserter again, boy."

Still unreasonably bitter and mean, he cast a slanting glance, even though he had heard about the incident at Shinto Hikari's house last night, and see you today, Kuwahara Jin pretended not to have heard of it.

After several twists and turns, the two protagonists of this chess game finally took their positions.

The game room, which was still a little cold just now, immediately enveloped a layer of tense atmosphere when the light came.

After 10 minutes, the game time is up.

The battle of the second day has begun.

At the same time, in the orthopedic ward of the Central Hospital.

Heihachi woke up from his drowsiness, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Ta Yaliang who was sitting beside the hospital bed to accompany him.

For Liang's escort, Ping Ba didn't show much surprise on his face, he only turned his face slightly to ask Liang: "Did Ah Guang come here last night?"

Liang was startled.

When they came last night, Grandpa seemed to be asleep. The only ones who knew they had been here were the patients who hadn’t rested on the opposite bed, and the nurses on duty. Maybe Grandpa woke up halfway, but he didn’t let them Discover?

Liang was not sure, but whether it was out of selfishness or seeking truth from facts, he wanted to let his grandfather know the weight of his old man in Guang's heart. After hesitating for a few seconds, he still nodded slightly.

Heihachi was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Is there a chess match with that kid, Hikaru, today? I remember...it seems to be the Honinbo battle?"

Unexpectedly, his grandfather knew so much about Guang's chess game arrangements. Liang couldn't help regretting his haste just now, but when he raised his eyes and met the old man's eyes that seemed to be soaked in the traces of time, Liang still gave a truthful answer.

"Well, Honinbo Sixth Tournament, in Tottori."

Without saying a word, he only slowly turned his gaze away, staring blankly at the white ceiling above his head, after a long time, Ping Hachi sighed angrily as if talking to himself: "It's my old man who is holding him back... ..."

It was this sigh that disturbed Liang's heartstrings, and suddenly pulled him back to this time last year. It was also a chess game in Honinbo, but the person who blocked Hikaru's progress was replaced by himself...

His face paled imperceptibly, Liang lowered his eyes slightly, and the smile on his lips was all condensed into a bitter smile: "So, I may be even worse..."

Hearing this, Ping Ba slowly turned his head to look at Xiang Liang, but the bangs on the child's forehead covered his eyebrows and eyes, making Ping Ba unable to see his expression clearly.

"Last year, if it wasn't for me..." He saw Liang raised his head to look at him, then lowered his head again, and said softly, "Light might... have won the title of Honinbo..."

When Liang said this, although his voice was restrained and peaceful, even if it was just a momentary eye contact, the disappointment in Liang's eyes did not escape Heihachi's eyes at all.

He had heard about this child before.

After all, it was the son of Taya Yukihiro.

But at that time, it was just hearsay, and I didn't take it to heart.

It wasn't until later that his grandson started to learn to play Go, and he began to keep humming "Taya Liang is long and Ta Ya Liang is short" in his ears, that he paid more attention to this child.It is also that the more you pay attention to this child, the more joy you feel towards him, and you will feel the love of the elders for the younger generation. You always feel that this child is too sensible, sometimes even so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.And because he was about the same age as his ineffective grandson, comparing the two sides, whenever he was irritated by his grandson, Heihachi couldn't help but think to himself, it would be great if Ryo Taya was his grandson.

But it's just "thinking about it".

He never thought that one day, he would have so many interactions with this child in his life. It was precisely because of his appreciation and love for this child earlier. When he saw the expression of guilt, he only felt that his heart ached so badly, he called out unconsciously: "Taya-kun..."

But the gloom in his eyes only stayed for a moment, and before Heiba ​​could say anything, Liang smiled again, looked at Pingba and said: "Don't worry, I'm fine. Besides, the past is a foregone conclusion, and regrets are useless. We now All we can do is to take care of ourselves. I think, for Guang, we are all healthy and safe, which is the greatest support for him. Tell me, am I right?"

Hearing Liang's words, Heihachi had no way to refute.

He nodded slightly, seeing that the child seemed to be planning to spend the whole morning with him, Ping Ba felt very sorry, and couldn't help asking Liang: "Do you still have work today? of."

Liang didn't say much, just replied with a smile: "I'm not busy, taking care of you is the most important thing."

After finishing speaking, as if deliberately changing the topic, he leaned down and asked Heihachi if he wanted to get up and sit for a while.

With Heihachi's consent, Ryo raised the head of the bed a little higher, put a pillow behind Heihachi, and helped him to sit up a little.After finishing his work, he poured another cup of warm water for Ping Hachi, carefully tested the temperature, inserted another straw, and handed it to Ping Hachi so that he could drink it through the straw so as not to choke.

Holding the water glass tightly in his hand, he took two sips through the straw, and Ping Hachi stopped.

Seeing Liang handed him a water glass, and leaned over to tuck the quilt tightly for him, Ping Ba felt more and more uncomfortable.

He is clear about the matter between his grandson and this child, but this does not mean that this child is obliged to take care of this old man here.

Who is not raised by their parents?

No matter what the child thinks in his heart, Taya Ryo is first and foremost the pampered only son of the Taya family, but now he condescends to do these things that are not his duty, and I don't know if he slept well last night. , how distressed it is!

That brat Ah Guang may not see outsiders, but as an elder, he really can't bear it peacefully.

But this child is very thoughtful, and he puts everything on his mind. Pingba was afraid that he would be misunderstood by the child again, and struggled again and again, so he had to ask half-testingly: "Ah Guang didn't give me any advice at ordinary times." Don't you bother me? Thank you for being able to bear him!"

Hearing this, Liang seemed to be slightly taken aback.

But this time, his eyes didn't dodge any more, and he calmly met Ping Ba's gaze, with a gentle smile on his lips, and Ping Ba heard him say softly but firmly, "He's not troublesome."

No amount of words, needless to say.

At that moment, looking into Liang's affectionate eyes, Pingba understood everything.

Sighing silently, Ping Ba knew that the child was sincere.

He could see it.

If it wasn't sincere, who would be willing to spend so much time and effort in the hospital to take care of such an irrelevant old man like him?

For a while, he even came up with such a somewhat absurd idea that if one day his grandson separated from him, it must be that brat Aguang who was sorry for him.

Just looking at Liang like this, there are many words lingering between Heiba's teeth, just about to say something, Mitsuko who came from home with an insulated box just happened to walk into the ward, not sure what attitude Mitsuko has towards the two children, Heihachi Finally, he stopped talking.

Here, the topic is temporarily stopped, the ward and the window are still a peaceful and peaceful scene, and [-] kilometers away, in Wanghu Tower, Tottori County, in the game room where the person they miss is, on the [-]th Route chessboard, A fierce and treacherous fight is still going on——

At this point, the chess game has reached the 82nd move.

After eight rounds of confrontation, on the board, the battle situation in the lower part had just come to a halt, and both black and white sides threw their pawns to the upper left battlefield at the same time.

It was Ren Kuwahara's turn to play chess.

Facing the siege of several white pieces around, black 83 did not choose to run out of the segmented black pieces on the left, but chose to "break" directly at the two pieces of "7 of 8" and "[-] of [-]". White in the middle!

Facing black's provocation, White 84 responded decisively with "hit and eat". Then, Black 85 "sticked", and White 86 "long". The third son chooses to take the big picture on the right.

However, until White's 92nd move, Hikari ignored the three black stones that Hitoshi Kuwahara surrendered, and chose an unexpected "tip" at "8 of [-]", in an attempt to expand the battlefield and force Black to give up all the territory on the upper left!

"Hmm..." Kuwahara Jin murmured, lifted his eyelids that always seemed to be drooping, and looked at the light like knives.

A few seconds later, black 93 responded with a "strike and eat" move at the "eight fourteen", once again encircling white into his side.

Judging from the board, White did not play well.

But the light remained unmoved.

From then on, White moves calmly, Black 93 "strikes", White 94 "sticks", Black 95 "Long", White 96 "Long", the next move is White 98, the game changes suddenly.

I saw that the white chess that landed at "7 of Seventeen" was like a gloomy ghost shadow hanging faintly above a row of black chess on the left, as if it was always ready to devour some black chess on the left.

Looking at the chess game, Black 99 has only one move to "press down".

But still not giving black a chance to breathe, White placed 100 on the top of White 98, once again pointing to the sixth column, four black stones from 14th to 17th.

So far, the battle between black and white in the upper left part has become more and more entangled.

No one left a way out for the other party, and no one had the chance to turn back.

The chess game in the morning ushered in the lunch break amidst the flames of war.

It was finally time for the lunch break, and Guang couldn't help but relax his nerves and let out a long sigh of relief.

On the way here, he was worried that he didn't have enough sleep and his mind would be unclear in the middle of the ride, but now it seems that there is no danger.

and……

Before getting up to leave, he looked at the board so far again.

Guang's right hand hanging by his side, he squeezed hard as if to cheer himself up.

——Today's game, I can win!

Twelve o'clock at noon.

Central Hospital, Orthopedic Ward.

When the phone rang, Liang had just escorted Heihachi back to the ward after the preoperative thoracic and abdominal X-ray examination. After looking at the call notification, Liang signaled to Mitsuko and Heihachi, and then went to the window at the end of the corridor to answer the call.

Picking up the phone, he only heard his name being called on the other end of the phone, and then he giggled all by himself: "Hey, hey..."

Liang responded softly, and asked with a smile, "What's so happy about it?"

Sitting on the tatami with disc-shaped legs, he said with a smile, "I feel that I am in a good state today, hehe." After finishing speaking, he rushed to say before Liang, "Of course, we must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, I know."

What he wanted to say was preempted, so Liang only gave a soft "hmm".

Just as the two ends of the phone gradually quieted down, Guang whispered again: "Hey, bright."

He couldn't help but clenched the phone tightly, his face flushed, but he still said frankly: "Actually...it's not just because of the smooth chess game...calling you itself is a happy thing for me."

As if embarrassed, Guang lowered his head and giggled again, showing his two small canine teeth.

"And after playing chess hard, I feel that I have the confidence to call you this time. It's like a reward for myself. Being able to hear your voice seems to double my happiness..."

"Of course, in fact, it's only a little bit of happiness at the tip of your little finger! Don't be complacent!" poking the tatami with his bare fingers, he added with a blushing face.

At the end of the corridor, the sunlight slanted down.

Listening to his lover whispering about the little awkwardness in his heart, the smile on the bright lips deepened a little bit, and the smile spread all the way into a pair of dark green pupils, and his side face soaked in the sun was also like Plated with ceramic glaze, it has a soft porcelain white luster, just like everything is loved by the sun.

"Well, I'm also very happy." He changed his posture slightly, leaned against the window, looked at the blue sky outside the window and said, "I am very happy to know that you are doing well; I am very happy to hear your voice; I know that because I make you happy, and I am happier."

What and what?

Guang Beiliang was so happy that he was almost dizzy, and complained angrily: "What the hell?"

Liang shook his head, and said softly, "It's good that I know."

Although Guang slandered in his heart, he didn't pursue the question any further, and instead asked about his grandfather's physical condition today.

Liang talked in detail and listened to Guang, and finally said with some hesitation: "Grandpa must have felt it."

Guang thought it was a big deal, so he laughed again: "I thought what's wrong, you're talking about grandpa, can he not feel it?"

Liang thought for a while, and he was right: "So, I need to show off more, so as to make a good impression on Grandpa."

Guang: "Just pretend! Keep pretending!"

Leaning against the window, with a completely relaxed posture, Liang asked Guang with a smile: "What's wrong with pretending? Don't you always say that I'm a mimic in front of others? I only show you the truest self." ,Is it not good?"

Light:"……"

This conversation can't go on.

Guang Yi was cruel, and said the closing words: "I, I won't talk to you anymore! Hang up the phone!"

Bright spot nodded: "Well, see you tonight."

After speaking, there was no buffer, and there was a cold beeping sound from the other end of the phone.

"!!!" Liang actually hung up his phone just like that? !

angry! !

He stared angrily at the phone for a long time, but the anger only lasted for a few seconds, and then he lowered his right hand holding the phone tightly in a somewhat desolate manner.

He knew in his heart that the idiot was making decisions for him.

Because Liang knew clearly that he didn't want to be the one who hung up the phone first.

In the afternoon chess game, both Hikari and Hitomi Kuwahara arrived at the game room 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

While waiting for the chess game to start, Guang suddenly said: "My grandpa (うちのじいちゃん) is still waiting for me to go back to coax me, so...the afternoon chess game, forgive me for not having so much time to spend with you slowly."

Hitomi Kuwahara's right eyelid twitched violently, and just as he was about to retort, he heard the staff on the side say that it's time for the chess game.

The hourglass, which was suspended due to the lunch break, flowed away rapidly with this voice——

However, as if determined to fight against Hikari, Hitoshi Kuwahara fell into a long test at the beginning of the afternoon chess game.

On the chessboard in front of him, the black and white chess pieces seemed to come to life, changing ever-changingly in his eyes and mind.

As of the game in the morning, Black is in a bit of a difficult situation.

In the next move, if black 101 blocks the left side of white 100, white will defend the upper left corner. If black rushes out forcefully, white counterattacks with a "block", and the situation for black in the upper left corner will become very troublesome.

And if black plays the corner at "four seventeen", white will probably block black's path from below. At that time, black will be attacked from both sides, and white will still win...

On the timer, the time belonging to Kuwahara Jin kept decreasing.

After nearly four and 10 minutes of the long test, Hitomi Kuwahara finally made a move in the "9 out of [-]" position.

This move not only controlled the white chess on the left, but also tested Guang's next move.

Next, boy, how will you respond?

Jin Kuwahara raised his head, like a king cobra locked on its prey, and slyly cast a dangerous look at the opponent sitting opposite him.

But as if he had expected Kuwahara Jin's action, this move made Kuwahara Ren take a long time to test the black chess for 10 minutes. As soon as the black chess was settled, Hikaru immediately responded, White 102 "pulled", pressing on the black chess. above.

Kuwahara Jin frowned slightly, and a few minutes later, Black 103 also responded strongly, clinging to the right side of White 102, he lowered his hand to "pull" to stop White's upward aggression.

The next moment, within less than a minute of thinking, White 1 "breaks" a move under Black 104, threatening Black on the right again.

Going to White 108, relying on the combination of White 102 and 104, although Black narrowly saved the big appearance on the right side, he also paid a painful price of being caught by White 4 pieces in a row.

In the following chess game, the two sides fought fiercely in the middle abdomen position.

Although black 111 made up for it in time, it finally stabilized the precarious left black piece, and relying on the foundation laid at the bottom, formed a huge momentum in the middle belly to the right, but the follow-up white piece moved steadily in the center, see Moves and breaks, after white 118 small points, on the entire board, it is roughly estimated that white chesses are nearly ten more than black chesses.

As far as the 146th move, the middle of the chessboard is facing each other. White only needs to place two stones at "10 of 11" and "[-] of [-]" to completely wipe out the dragon in the center of black.

Even if black fights with all its strength afterwards, trying to capture the white chess in the lower right corner, white's victory is a foregone conclusion.

16:50 p.m.

Honinbo won the title six rounds and went to the 158th hand in the middle game.

After waiting for as long as a century, Hikari finally heard Kuwahara Ren say hoarsely, "I lost."

"Thank you for your advice."

Forcibly pressing the joy in his heart, Guang surface calmly and quickly packed the chess pieces, covered the chess box, got up and greeted everyone one by one, then turned his head and walked outside the chess game room.

Back in the room, I quickly picked up my schoolbag, went downstairs and got on a taxi bound for Tottori Airport.

Due to the fact that Tottori has too few direct flights to Tokyo every day, even before, Hikari had thought that if the chess game ended early, he could fly back to Tokyo via Okayama Airport, or take a car first. Go to Osaka, and then return to Tokyo from Osaka, but at the end of today's chess game, the time was close to [-] pm. After thinking about it, Hikari finally chose the same flight time as last night.

In the departure hall of Tottori Airport.

You don't have to hurry like yesterday, the rhythm suddenly slowed down.

Arriving at the boarding gate corresponding to the flight, I finally got some free time. The first thing I thought of was not to have a good rest, but to call that person.

Not to report his battle situation to him, but simply to miss him.

He desperately wanted to hear that person's voice, pretending that he was beside him at the moment.

"Hey, me." After the call was connected, Guang laughed foolishly again. The next second, he remembered that he was at the boarding gate of the airport, and looked around nervously, making sure that no one noticed his side. , was a little relieved.

On the other end of the phone, having already heard the good news about Guang Yingqi, he still stood at the end of the corridor to answer the phone, and said with a bright smile, "Congratulations, you don't need to pack your bags."

Just by winning the chess game, he has the capital to be proud and has the confidence to speak.

He raised his chin slightly and said firmly, "You won't let me pack up."

Liang seemed to hold back a smile, and pursed his lips: "Oh? So sure?"

"Ah, that's how embarrassing it is!"

Liang was silent for a few seconds, and when he spoke again, his tone softened suddenly: "Well, you're right, I'm reluctant."

It's not enough to put you in sight every minute and every second, how could it be possible to push you away with my own hands?

He couldn't do it.

Liang said these words frankly and directly, which made Guang's face blush abruptly.

Putting on the posture of breaking pots and smashing, Guang simply asked Liang cheekily: "Am I super-super-super-powerful?"

"Yeah. We are invincible, super super super super super powerful in the universe." Liang said, then paused for a while, put away his smile, and said in a low voice, "And I am so lucky to be able to In such a vast universe, in the solar system, the earth, Asia, Japan, Tokyo, in that small Go club, I met such a dazzling and unique you."

Light:"……"

Why can't this conversation continue...

He coughed a few times dryly, and was unwilling to hang up the phone, so Guang could only forcefully answer the call: "Ah, that's right! It is indeed your honor to meet my lord!"

As if he was not surprised by Guang's answer, Liang smiled lightly, and after admitting everything, he carefully told: "After getting on the plane, remember to send me a message."

"Europe!"

"After a day of exhaustion, if you can sleep, try to sleep as long as possible on the plane."

"Ow!"

"Get off the plane, walk slowly, don't run."

Still patiently: "I know!"

It is almost conceivable that Guang is going crazy with impatience at this moment, Liang finally said the last sentence he wanted to say: "Don't worry about not finding me, I promise, you will see me at the first sight when you come out. "

——When you need me, I will definitely be by your side as soon as possible.

On the other end of the phone, Guang wrinkled his nose and didn't answer immediately.

He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would reveal his emotions.

It is full of emotions that make people easy to become weak and strong, surging in the heart.

As if to conceal his true mood, or maybe because Liang's voice was so reassuring, he stretched himself while listening to the phone, lowered his voice, and asked Liang with a smile, "So confident?"

Just when stretching, a certain light hummed unconsciously, which made Liang's throat tighten.

He calmed his breath a little, and then said in a low voice: "You will know."

At this moment, the airport announcement that passengers can board the plane came from the phone.

Liang didn't say much anymore, just said: "See you later, Guang."

"Well, see you later...Kirakira."

After hanging up the phone, Guang looked up at the planes parked at the airport outside the window, and unconsciously rubbed his thumb lightly on the phone, which was a little hot due to long-term contact with the skin, as if he was touching the face of his lover.

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The stupid author is back, thank you little angels for waiting patiently, qiuqiu!