The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

abnormal.

Very unusual.

Very abnormal.

Although Liang returned home, he was as virtuous and handsome as usual, but Guang always felt that there was something wrong with this guy.

After dinner in the evening, seeing Liang walk into the kitchen carrying the bowls and chopsticks, Guang followed with concern.

After taking a few steps, the suspicion in Guang's heart suddenly increased.

Really weird!

If it were normal, needless to say follow quietly, even if his eyes stayed on Liang for more than three seconds, he would immediately feel that he followed to the kitchen door today...

"Guang, what are you doing standing there?"

Well, it seems that someone is not too abnormal.

Guang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but his face was still sombre, and he didn't speak. After standing up straight, he went straight to Liang's side, tiptoed slightly——dammit, why does this guy feel tall again—holding his hands Bright face, paste the bright forehead.

"Fortunately, no fever."

After confirming the body temperature of the light, the light immediately let go.

His heels fell back to the ground, Guang's eyes fixed on Liang, and suddenly he smiled at Liang.

This smile is three points provocative and seven points ambiguous.

Not understanding the meaning of Hikari's actions, Liang looked at Hikari and blinked slowly twice.

It is such a pair of dark green pupils, when they look at you without any emotion, they are as cold as a block of ice, cold to your muscles and bones, but once there is love in the eyes, it is like a deep pool, just teach me People drown in the pulsating eye waves within minutes.

But at this moment, her pupils, which were as clear as opals, were neither sharp nor affectionate, but seemed a little helpless, and a little...cute.

Being stared at by such a pair of eyes, Guang suddenly had a bad intention.

He suddenly didn't want to force himself to be "understanding".

He "wanted" Ryo to know that he was worried about him, and "wanted" Ryo to feel guilty about him.

So he deliberately said in a careless tone that was pretending to be casual but full of loopholes: "I just feel that you are a bit abnormal today."

——Although, this is also what he said in his heart.

When he came back from the Chess Academy in the afternoon, he felt that Liang looked at him with weird eyes, as if he was satisfied after the dust had settled down, but once his eyes were removed from himself, Liang's expression would become indifferent again, even There seemed to be a trace of indescribable arrogance and self-deprecation.

Hearing this, Liang lowered his head slightly, only looking at the bowl with foam in his hand, with complicated emotions in his eyes.

As if fighting some kind of struggle with himself, after a moment of silence, Liang finally said honestly: "Maybe it's because... I'm thinking about something."

I don't know what came to mind, Liang smiled lightly, then gently put the bowl on the cooking table, washed his hands, and dried them eagerly, covered the polished side face with his right hand, and swipe with the pulp of his thumb In the eyes of the light.

He stared deeply at the light, and in the next second, lowered his head and kissed lightly on the mark between the brows of the light.

"Don't worry about it anymore, Light."

Suddenly said such a sentence without beginning and end, Guang looked at Liang with some confusion.

Liang rubbed his bald hair, but only smiled softly as if coaxing: "You go sit on the sofa for a while, okay? I'll be over in a while. Ten minutes."

10 minutes, or [-] seconds.

Fortunately, it's not particularly difficult.

Guang Yiyan sat down on the sofa, put his hands obediently on his knees, and then fixed his eyes on the round clock on the wall in front of him.

Tick, tick.

After the minute hand passed seven frames, Liang finally came out of the kitchen.

Light immediately turned his head and fixed his eyes on him.

He watched Liang walk towards him, saw him smile at him, and when Liang quickly walked to the sofa, Guang had already moved to the right out of habit, but he saw Liang pass by him and went directly to their bedroom go.

Guang couldn't help frowning his eyebrows slightly, but soon the peaks of his eyebrows relaxed——

In just a short while, maybe less than 30 seconds, Liang came out of the bedroom.

This time, when passing by Guang, Liang finally sat down beside him.

Sit just to the right of the light.

"Can we talk now?" Guang asked impatiently.

Liang is still playing tricks.

He pulled Guang's right hand, spread Guang's palm, and put a piece of fruit candy in his palm.

The transparent packaging, the head and the tail twisted into a butterfly wing shape, a round lemon yellow candy wrapped in the middle, placed in the palm, revealing an indescribable smallness and delicacy.

Guang retracted his hand, looked at the candy in his hand, and then at Liang, his face full of doubts.

He likes to eat sweets.

On weekdays, although Liang doesn't like candy, but because he likes it, Liang still spoils him, buying him cakes and ice cream, until the last time he had a toothache and went to the clinic to fill three teeth in a row. Controlling his sugar intake, how about today...

"It was given to me by Chairman Kato." Ryo said softly as if he could see through the light.

"He gave it?" Guang was a little puzzled, "Why?"

Today, Liang went to the Chess Academy for a meeting, just because he knew about it.Chairman Kato and other people have heard it from Liang, but what did they do to Liangtang for no reason?Today is not Halloween, how about coaxing children?

The expression on Guang's face was really funny, confused and dissatisfied.

It looks like a cat about to explode.

Liang couldn't help laughing, reaching out to pinch Guang's cheek.

Annoyed by being harassed, Guang got angry, took Liang's hand away and asked again: "Did you say that!"

Bright eyes still had a smile on his face, but he finally said playfully, "It's the wedding candy he gave us."

"Huh—??" The light dragged the end of the sound reflexively, but after the sound, he reacted instantly, "Does he know about us?"

"Little fool." Seeing Guang's emotions getting agitated, Liang gently scratched the tip of Guang's nose, and said softly as if to comfort him, "Do you think that a character like him climbed to his current position only because of 'De Gao', Can 'Wang Zhong' do it?"

After understanding the implication of Liang's words, Guang suddenly stopped talking.

Seeing that Guang fell silent, Liang held up Guang's left hand and kneaded it at the base of his left ring finger. Taking advantage of Guang's dazed state, he kissed Guang's lowered eyes for extra food. He continued: "What's more, we haven't concealed our affairs from the beginning to the end. Even if we deliberately avoid suspicion in the chess academy, some details can't be concealed from others." His eyes met the light in the air, and Liang smiled towards the light. , and said, "Don't look at the simple profession of chess players and the many people in the chess academy. In fact, many people know it well, but they just tacitly know it for the sake of their father. It's only natural that Chairman Kato would know. "

Seeing that his eyes were too scorching, Guang lowered his head uncomfortably.

But soon he couldn't help but raised his head and looked at his perceptive lover: "Then today, what did he and you... say?"

Liang met Shang Guang's concerned eyes, and only slowly uttered four words between his lips and teeth.

"It's too late."

Light's face paled in an instant.

He was a little confused, and couldn't help straightening up and asking: "Then why did he give you candy?"

Hearing the anxiety in Guang's voice, Liang let go of him, sat up a little bit, gently smoothed the anger between Guang's brows, and said calmly, "I told you, this is wedding candy for us."

"..." Guang didn't speak, he stared at Liang's eyes, his brain was running at high speed, some answers were ready to come out, but he still couldn't believe it, "So, you mean...he not only knew about our affairs, but also acquiesced? !"

With an indifferent smile, Liang just shook his head lightly: "It's just that each takes what he needs."

"Then why..." Guang looked at Liang more suspiciously.

Seeing that the bright eyes slowly settled down, his right hand quietly reached into the right trouser pocket, and said for the third time, "This is the 'Happy Candy' for us."

As if realizing something, the expression on Guang's face was slightly blank.

In Guang's dazed expression, Liang's body moved out, his right leg slightly pressed down, and he was almost half kneeling on the ground, with his eyes deeply fixed on Guang, he said word by word: "Guang, would you... ..."

But Light didn't give Liang a chance to finish.

He stood up suddenly, as if being drawn by something, and walked towards the kitchen while muttering: "Why are you hungry all of a sudden..."

Behind him, Liang did not follow.

But even so, Hikari knew that Ryo must be watching him.

Not for a moment.

As for the expression on Liang's face at this moment.

Surprised?Puzzled?Or... extremely disappointed?

I dare not think about it.

He fled the living room almost in a panic.

When leaning heavily against the wall inside the kitchen, I felt my heart beating like a beating and my breathing was chaotic.

At that moment just now, Guang was almost convinced that he knew exactly what Liang wanted to say.

And he also knew in his heart that as long as Liang said it, as long as Liang said that sentence, he couldn't refuse at all.

But that would be despicable.

What is this?

Ryo has achieved his coveted celebrity title, and he's still chasing his first Honinbo title.

He still hasn't reached the heights where he's evenly matched with Ryo.

Whether it's stubbornness or self-esteem, he just couldn't let himself give Ryo an affirmative answer before he won the title of Honinbo.And he was never willing to let Liang feel disappointed after he asked that question.

So he ran away.

With such clumsy reasons and methods.

——Hey, Liang, actually...you know that, right?

——Forgive me, please give me some more time, I promise I won't make you wait too long...

And in places beyond the reach of the light field of vision, there is indeed a gaze that always follows closely.

So lingering, so gentle, but also with a lot of forbearance and restraint.

--Um.I know.

A voice echoed silently in the living room where only one person was left.

——It's just why... knowing the reason, I still feel a little lonely, Hikari.

As Koichi Kato said before, shortly after that meeting, Nihon Ki-in set up a special section called [囲球ブログ] (Go blog) in a prominent position in the middle of the official website of the Ki-in.

All registered chess players of the Chess Academy can log in to this forum through a designated account, and set the corresponding home page and publish pictures and texts in the background.

And the majority of chess fans only need to click on the relevant links to learn about the latest developments of the chess players they follow.

Of course, the premise is that the chess player is diligent enough to update his blog.

As if to fulfill the promise made in the reception room that day, on the day when the [囲球ブログ] section was released, Liang took the lead in entering the "Go Blog".

And Guang also followed suit, setting up his own personal homepage in the background, and updating the first blog post——

"Hello everyone!

I'm Hikari Shinto, I ate ramen today, and I'm in a great mood!

In the future, please give me more advice!

just sauce~』

At the end of the blog post, I also attached a picture of a real ramen that someone made for himself.

As [囲球ブログ] was constantly being browsed, chess fans soon discovered that the blog styles of Taya Ryo and Shinto Hikari, who are both double stars in the chess world, are completely different.

Ryo Taya's blog is called "Born to the Light". The background of the homepage is a green black and white checkered pattern, which looks like a nineteen-way chessboard. The content of the blog will always only have three contents: chess game preview, chess review, and Go promotion.

In contrast, the blog content of a certain light is obviously much richer: chess game arrangement, chess game review, chess game meals, and even some trivial life - what did I do, what I ate, what I played today, they are all included .Even the name of the blog is nonsensically named "Ramen Fang", and the background of the blog homepage is set as Baijia Ramen.

At the same time, the first online Go competition has also reached a feverish stage.

For the first time, the matchup of this chess match was arranged in the live broadcast room of the TV station, and through pre-registration, some chess fans were randomly selected to watch the match for free.

Among them, the most eye-catching commentators of the main game are the double stars of Japanese chess, Toya Ryo and Shinto Mitsuko.As a special session, after the game, two young grand players will have a 2-hour rapid chess exhibition match.

Perhaps because of the "star effect" brought about by frequent exposure, Liang Heguang's popularity among chess fans soared rapidly.

Due to the setting of the Chess Institute website, chess fans can browse Liangheguang’s personal blog through [囲球ブログ] but cannot comment or communicate under the blog post, so many chess fans follow the personal SNS account information disclosed by Liangheguang in the sidebar of the blog, Transfer to the two people's SNS accounts to comment and leave a message.

A chess fan asked Guang: I am 30 years old, is there still time to learn Go?

Light reply: Go is actually not difficult, the basic rules can be learned in 10 minutes.As long as you want to learn, it is not too late whether you are ten years old or 70 years old.

Some chess fans asked Liang: Will taya chess players open go classrooms by themselves in the future?Because the price of your guiding chess is too expensive, the purse is a bit unaffordable[1].

After seeing it, he calmly replied: In fact, all Go teachers only play an enlightening role, and the real study still depends on personal efforts in the later stage.As for opening a Go dojo, there are currently no plans.

In addition to daily Go exchanges, there are naturally some "sightseeing groups" randomly entering.

Especially after Liang and Guang interacted on their respective SNS platforms, a large number of "sightseeing groups" would check in and visit here, leaving messages saying: come from the next door, come from the blog, and even form a CP circle to be cute.

Occasionally, some chess fans will leave a message below the above comments, hoping that other chess fans can stop in moderation and not cause too much trouble to the parties.

Liang and Guang himself didn't mind about this.

On weekdays, Liang seldom goes to social accounts, and even his blog is only updated once or twice a week as a routine.

On the other hand, the internet-addicted young man So-and-so Guang often enjoys going to their social accounts to read comments from chess fans. Occasionally, when he gets interested, he will choose a few to read to Liang.

At home this day, just when I was free, the cat was on the sofa with a mobile phone, once again taking on the role of "porter".

Liang came out from the study, while listening, hugged Guang from behind the sofa, and kissed the back of Guang's neck.

Light stopped talking and looked up at him, and suddenly remembered the fierce quarrel between him and Liang after the "magazine incident".

All verbal out of control arguments are always the most hurtful in a relationship between two people.

Even though time has passed and both sides have gradually forgotten about it, the crack is still there.

After every quarrel, each other needs to use more love and tolerance to heal and fill up.

My heart suddenly became sour.

Guang couldn't help hooking Liang's neck with his backhand, and kissed Liang's lips with a guilty face.

"I won't be affected by these comments anymore, I promise." Looking at Liang with an extremely serious expression, Guang vowed.

Liang clearly knew what Guang was talking about, so he still took the opportunity to make use of the topic and said, "But I'm still a little angry."

There was still some grievance hidden in the slightly hoarse voice.

In my lifetime, I was able to hear the word "angry" from the faceless Master Taya himself, even if it was only "a little bit", it was enough to be pleasantly surprised.

But before he took the initiative to repent, Liang continued to say aggrievedly: "You didn't let me finish, and you deliberately ran away from me."

Hearing the voice of Liang's words, he smiled heartlessly and said deliberately: "But you have a 'voucher' I gave you, as long as you use it, you know me..."

"Light, don't test me anymore." Lightly closed his eyes as if trying his best to endure, Liang interrupted him, kissed Guang's forehead again, and said, "You know I won't use it."

——If I do that, I will be the first to despise myself.

When he lowered his head and stared at Guang, only the lover in front of him who looked at him nonchalantly was left in his eyes, Liang suddenly felt a little hatred for Guang.

He knew that he would not do that, and he knew it, but he still tried to test him again and again.

How could he do this...

But after all, I can't hate it, and I can't get angry.

Like a defeated samurai, Ryo lowered his head slowly, smiled as if mocking himself, and said to him, "I'm very jealous of Kuwamoto Inbo now."

Guang couldn't help but froze for a moment, wanting to laugh.

After finally controlling the expression on his face that was about to burst into laughter, Guang Ren asked with a smile: "Why did Mr. Kuwahara provoke you again?"

"Because he took away at least 192 hours from me[2] of you."

"..." Suddenly he couldn't laugh anymore, and his heart ached.

Light softened almost immediately, and he felt Liang's arms around him from behind tighten more and more.

He heard Liang say in his ear: "Don't make me wait too long, Guang..."

Perhaps somewhere in the dark, the Chess Institute heard Liang's heart, and the long-awaited 62nd Honinbo title seven-round match finally settled.

Just a week later, in the Nihon Kiin Yugen Room.

The morning of the seventh battle was as usual.

Liang woke up half an hour earlier than Guang. He stretched out his hand to look at the alarm clock on the bedside table. Just as he was about to get up, he felt his hands stagnate.

He looked along his left hand, and saw that Guang was holding his left hand tightly, and his face, which was a little red from sleep, was buried in the pillow again, still in a deep sleep.

Liang smiled lightly, and he stepped back a little bit, bent down, trying to pull his left hand away from Guang's palm, but just after making a move, his left hand was clenched even tighter by Guang.

Liang had no choice but to try to call out Guang's name: "Light, light..."

But Guang didn't move at all, as if holding Liang's hand tightly, preventing him from going where he couldn't see, had already become an instinct of his.

"..."

Mixed flavors suddenly surged endlessly in his chest.

My heart seems to be melting.

Liang waited and waited, and the time quietly advanced two frames while waiting.

Seeing that if he didn't get up again, it would be too late to prepare breakfast, Liang held his breath, and carefully let go of his five fingers.

But even though he was so careful, the moment Liang's hand was pulled away from Guang's palm, the lover who was sleeping suddenly opened his eyes.

Unexpectedly, four eyes collided, and seeing Liang's posture that was about to get up, Guang woke up from drowsiness at once.

He sat up and looked at Xiang Liang without the slightest excess, the strength in his hands even became a little bit ruthless.

"what are you going to do?"

Liang couldn't help laughing: "I'll get up first, prepare breakfast for you, and then go to bed..."

"No, you get up, I get up too." Guang looked at Liang and interrupted him decisively.

"But there's still time..."

After only half a sentence, Liang stopped.

Because he saw the undeniable firmness and determination in the eyes that Guang stared at him.

muffled sound.Bloody palms.Muscular fear.

The memory of last year is too unforgettable.

Guang admitted that he was really scared, and he didn't want to have a similar experience a second time.

This time, he had to keep the person in front of him who never knew how to take care of himself firmly within his sight within the time he could control.

A wall will not work.

One meter is not enough.

It has to be within reach.

In the end, Liang couldn't hold back the light, so he could only compromise.

So, following Ryoichi and getting out of bed——

Liang went to the bathroom, and Guang was waiting at the door of the bathroom;

Liang was washing in front of the washbasin, so Guang squeezed into his side and competed with him for a washstand;

Liang went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, and Guang followed to the kitchen like a tail, without being too entangled, just standing quietly aside, voluntarily helping Liang.

Little Tail himself naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this, but for Liang, it was too distracting.Guang didn't know at all, he stood aside helplessly, occasionally swallowed saliva with his upper lip wrapped around his lower lip, and stretched his neck like a meerkat to look at himself, how attractive...

"Guang, you..." Liang looked at the calm lover beside him, wanted to say something, but felt unable to continue.

He understands the reason why he behaved so abnormally today.

During Liang's silence, Guang seemed to see through his thoughts, and continued the conversation without hesitation.

"Stop being sentimental! I just want to... spy on you!" As he said that, he took a step closer, wrinkled his nose, and glared at him viciously.

"Well, I'm a fish caught in a net." Liang turned around, took Guang into his arms, kissed him, stroked the side of Guang's face, "There is nowhere to escape, and there is no need to escape."

nine in the morning.Tokyo Chess Academy, Japan.

Standing at the door of Youxuan Room, Guang took a deep breath.

He still remembers that the first time he set foot in this Japanese room was in January 13.

So far, six years and six months have passed.

But the scene of playing chess here for the first time is still as vivid as yesterday.

The moment you step into the Japanese room, you will feel the heavy sense of history;

The majesty and solemnity revealed in the four-character calligraphy of "Profound and Profound";

There is also the great oppressive feeling that Teacher Taya felt when he sat down opposite him, and the strong willpower that Zuowei held firm when he was sitting behind him.

Yes.

His first game in this game room was actually played by Zuo Wei.

That new first-stage match with as many as fifteen eyes.

To be honest, Guang felt a little regretful that the first chess game between Youxuan was not done by him.

But he has never regretted it so far.

And today, six years later, he will start the final competition of the 62nd Honinbo title battle with Kuwamoto Inbo in this sacred game room.

The winner will be crowned the crown of "Honinbo".

Hey, Zuowei, you must be looking at me somewhere right now, right?

It must be so, right?

Slowly step into the Youxuan Room and sit down on the side of the chess pier.

At this time, Kuwamoto Inbo had not yet arrived.

When he raised his hand to wipe the surface of the chessboard with a white handkerchief, Guang found that his right hand was shaking violently involuntarily.

He hadn't felt this feeling of trembling and boiling all over his body for a long time.

You have to clasp your right wrist tightly with your left hand to control the trembling of your right hand a little bit.

Nine twenty in the morning.

Kuwamoto Inbo arrives at the game room.

So far, the two players of this chess match have all arrived.

Time passed minute by minute.

As the game approached, Guang couldn't help but clenched his folding fan tightly.

On the other side, everyone in the review room and the press room was also waiting anxiously.

Everyone is waiting with bated breath for the official arrival of the game time.

29:[-] am.

When the second hand makes a complete revolution, the minute hand finally reaches the center of the dial.

Game time is up.

The 62nd issue of Honinbo's final title battle has begun.

Note [1]: According to the relevant regulations of Nippon Ki-in, chess players of different ranks charge different fees for guiding chess.For title holders like Guangheliang, the current fee is as low as 5100 yen each time. For specific prices, please refer to: