The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

after.

These two words, like an untouchable reverse scale, made the smile on Guang's face suddenly froze.

He leaned back on the sofa, staring at the coffee table as if in a daze—the "later" that he had deliberately ignored and delayed thinking about was finally brought out.

He was like a learning machine that suddenly got stuck, unable to answer for a while.

Unknowingly, Taya and Go became the most difficult people and things in his life.

Go can be accurately measured by winning or losing.Every step he takes is like a 19×19 chessboard, with no end in sight.As long as he wants, he can approach the established goal step by step according to the plan.

But the relationship between him and Taya is hard to grasp or touch.

With some keen intuition, he could faintly see the thin thread between the two.But that thin thread is like a plant that grows in the sun. If it does not see the light for a long time, even if you take good care of it on weekdays, it will still fall off and wither one day.

Light lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Hegu was sitting on pins and needles, just when he was about to change the subject, Guang raised his head and looked at him again.

Guang's face returned to the old heartless smile, and the resolute and decisive look in his eyes was calm, but it was horribly bright.

He said, "I know what you're worried about. We... Taya and I won't go on like this forever."

On the other side, Ryo kept moving his hands.

For a moment, the whole kitchen could only hear the sound of the blade rising and falling on the chopping board, and Kobayashi Sachiko was startled, as if when the carrot was cut into cubes, there was also a knife cutting a sensitive thread in her mind. nerves.

People are born without freedom, and no one can exist alone without blood and geographical ties.In many cases, there seem to be countless choices, and at the end, you only hurriedly discover that fate cannot be violated.Somewhere, there is only one road left in front of you.If you want to grasp something, you can only overcome obstacles and forge ahead.

They didn't take it as suffering, but she felt aggrieved for them in her heart.

What's the use?From beginning to end, she can only be a bystander.

All the diced vegetables are finally ready.

Liang raised his head and pointed to the dinner plate not far away: "Can you pass that plate to me?"

Sachiko Kobayashi did so.When he handed over the plate, his eyes were still fixed on Taya.

She still couldn't help but asked annoyedly: "Have you thought about the future? Last time, although the chess academy didn't say anything on the surface, there was a lot of commotion."

Liang took the plate and moved all the diced vegetables onto the plate.

There was no expression on his face, but there was a sarcastic smile on his lips: "Qiyuan? Just based on the current situation of Japanese Go, they still dare not do anything to me."

Kobayashi Xingko's heart was lifted suddenly, and her temples throbbed wildly.

But Taya, who spoke indiscriminately just now, was like a mirage-like illusion.When she came back to her senses, Taya had lowered her head and knocked three eggs into the bowl respectively: "We are fine now. Before Guang is ready, I will not allow anyone to tell this matter. Even if Make it public," he looked up at Sachiko, "it must be because I want everyone to know."

Sachiko Kobayashi felt her throat dry for no reason: "Then what are you going to do...?"

In the living room, He Gu sat up straight and asked almost at the same time: "What are you going to do...?"

If this moment is just a scene in the stage play that is being staged, the shrewd director of "Fate" chooses to present the two scenes in front of the audience at the same time.The audience in the audience will see that in the two open spaces separated by a wall, there are four voices with their own emotions, ups and downs, and they sound in turn.

in the living room.

Hikari: "I'll tell. I won't keep Taya waiting long. I'll definitely say it."

He Gu: "Are you crazy? Shinto!!"

in the kitchen.

Liang: "Did you know that the chairman of Nihon Ki Academy will hold a new round of election next year?"

Sachiko Kobayashi: "You mean——?!"

Jian Hegu's eyes widened in shock, as if he saw some interesting scene.

He laughed softly, with a cat-like laziness.

How can it be considered crazy?

All emotional efforts, no matter how willing they are, hope to be affirmed.Concealing again and again is like a whetstone. Even if you accommodate in every possible way, the sincerity that is held on the tip of your heart cannot withstand unlimited consumption.Once you cross that line, it may really be irreversible...

Just smiled and then fell silent, and asked He Gu nonchalantly: "What do you like about Sachiko Kobayashi? She's so annoying, so smart, and speaks so aggressively."

He Gu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think of a reason.

Guang seemed to have expected his reaction long ago, and said lightly: "Katani, I like Taya. Just like you do to Kobayashi Sachiko. I can't explain why." His voice lowered, looking at himself "He never forced me. But the more he behaves like this, the more uncomfortable I feel. If you don't say it all day, it's like you owe him all the time. Do you understand?"

It was March, and the warmth of winter and spring was already in the air.

Standing in the kitchen at this moment, Kobayashi Xingko felt a chill run up her back, as if she was in a world of ice and snow isolated from the world.

Taya rolled his eyes and laughed: "Where did you go... I just hope that there is someone who can bring a new atmosphere to Nihon Kiin. But that person is impossible and will not be me."

Sachiko Kobayashi still couldn't figure out what Taya wanted to say, so she had to change the subject unnaturally: "By the way, have you thought about what I told you before?"

It was the first time to say "I like Taya" so bluntly in front of a friend.

Guang coughed to cover up, and suddenly felt embarrassed.

When he was in a hurry, he had a flash of inspiration, and looked at his friend with bright eyes: "Hegu, let's play a game! Wait for me, I'll go to the room to get it!"

So, when Ryo and Sachiko Kobayashi finished preparing their lunch and returned to the living room with their plates, they saw Hikari and Kazuya fighting inseparably against the TV screen.

Liang approached Guang and put his arms around his shoulders: "Stop the game and eat first."

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of He Gu requisitioning his usual account, Liang raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.He Gu?If you meet him in a chess game in the future, you can have a good time with him.

After lunch, Nyoryu Honinbo seems to be very happy to leave.

Going out together is inconvenient after all, Kobayashi Xingko rolled her eyes and came up with the crooked idea of ​​"mixing hands together".

Guang didn't think too deeply, and agreed casually. It wasn't until Guess first chose the order of chess that he felt a little awkward—in the mixed doubles competition, the female players in each group guessed first to determine the order of moves.Although this time is just a small entertainment after dinner, thinking about the cheating rules of the game, I still feel a little toothache.

He glanced at Liang intentionally or unintentionally, but Liang didn't say anything, but he already understood it, and took the lead in catching a handful of sunspots from the chessboard.

Kobayashi Xingko was slightly taken aback, then smiled thoughtfully, picked up a white piece and dropped it on the chessboard.

The sunspots are exhausted, five in total.He Gu and Kobayashi Sachiko went first in the black.

In the middle of the chess game, Sachiko Kobayashi still followed her usual style and stirred up the situation.It was the first time for Hetani to play mixed doubles. At the beginning, he was always a little uncertain about Sachiko's idea, but it was only when he played the 15th move that he got a little success.

On the other hand, looking at the two people sitting opposite each other, He Gu was not without surprise.

Shinto and Taya should be forming a team for the first time, but they get along so well that they seem to be the same person.He and Sachiko almost thought it was a failure before entering the vine's extremely bewildering "look", but Taya had already seen through his scheming and led them step by step into the well-calculated trap.

Of course, the amazement is the amazement, he really doesn't want to play the mixed doubles match with the opposite two.Firstly, the opponent is really strong; moreover, the "eyes" between Shinto and Taya from time to time, as if they regarded him and Sachiko as nothing, really made him grit his teeth several times.

On this day, He Gu and Sachiko Kobayashi did not come out of Room 203 until the sun was setting.

Kazuya turned to say goodbye to the two, saw Taya and Shinto standing at the door waving at them, for a moment, suddenly felt that the two of them were actually no different from himself and Sachiko Kobayashi.

Sensing that Hegu's expression was slightly different, Kobayashi Xingko didn't speak immediately.

After Guang Heliang closed the door and entered the room, he asked him, "What are you thinking?"

He Gu came back to his senses, scratched his ears and smiled: "I just suddenly feel that they are no different."

Kobayashi Xingko gave him a blank look as if hearing a piece of nonsense: "There is nothing different in the first place. Don't they all have two eyes and one mouth? How different do you expect?"

He Gu: "That's right."

He nodded, and took Kobayashi Sachiko's hand calmly.

She understands him.Talk to Gu Xin.The topic that was originally a bit heavy was actually solved by her in a few words, so lightly and deftly.Think about it carefully, it seems that is the case.

Shinto, Taya, and they, and all the lovers in the world, are no different.

Everyone guards a door, and most people are passing through the door in a hurry.Until one day, you glimpsed a figure outside the door.You are hesitant, you are uneasy, and finally you come out of your ecstasy and invite him into your world.If that person agrees as soon as he looks back and raises his feet, the world inside the door will seem to be filled with radiance and brilliance.

Like is probably the feeling.

Nothing earth-shattering.It's nothing more than whoever is moved first, whoever surrenders first.willingly.Sweet as sweet.So far, there is nothing to care about the gains and losses before and after.The moment when you who I like are willing to accept me, I have the unique color of the wheat field like a little fox.

When they walked down the stairs together, Kobayashi Xingko suddenly said, "In the kitchen today, I asked Taya what he plans to do in the future."

He Gu: "You also asked?"

Sachiko Kobayashi: "Yeah? What did Shinto say?"

He Gu deliberately avoided her gaze and looked at his toes: "Shinto said that he will find a chance to confess to his parents."

"Oh." Kobayashi Sachiko nodded, as if organizing her words.After a long time, he said slowly: "They will get there sooner or later. The process may be very hard." After a pause, like self-hypnosis, he murmured to himself again, "However, they are fine. Certainly possible."

"Yes. Definitely." Looking at Sachiko with firm eyes, Kazuya seemed to finally understand why it was Shinto.

Sachiko to me may be like Shinto to Taya, a ray of sunshine after the rain, a bright light when crossing the maze of the moon, and a pot of charcoal fire in a storm.If you meet, you will be lucky.

Finally seeing the Great God off, Guang let out a long sigh of relief, and when he turned to enter the room, his arm was clasped by Liang.

There was a strange look in Jianliang's eyes, and Guang frowned slightly: "What's wrong? Did Kobayashi Xingko say something to you just now?"

Every time Hikari mentioned Sachiko Kobayashi, he always called her by name, as if he had a deep hatred with her for hundreds of years.

He shook his head with a bright smile, and asked softly, "Can I 'touch' next?"

"Ah? Where is it?" Guang thought that Taya was talking about the chess game just now, so he was about to walk to the tea table.

"Here." Liang's body leaned forward, and his slender fingers tightly wrapped around Guang's chin.Before Guang could turn the corner, her bright lips had already covered the soft "chessboard".

"..." Guang tensed up and stuttered, "You, you, where did you learn all this?!!"

Liang innocently said: "I didn't learn." Then he said seriously, "Maybe seeing you, I can learn it without a teacher."

Hikaru looked at someone who was smiling in front of him with black lines all over his face.In the first few seconds of being carried into Liang's arms, he was still flailing his teeth and waving his claws, fluttering a few times, and finally stopped.

He hugged Liang, the smile on his face quickly faded where Liang could not see.

His gaze towards the wall became a little empty and confused, as if there was a voice in his heart saying that he was about to be unable to hide it anymore...

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