The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

It was a night of restless sleep.

It wasn't caused by nightmares, but it just felt like there was an empty space on the side, cold.This feeling was not obvious when I slept last night, as if my body woke up and protested after only one night.

Suddenly there was a person missing by his side, and after turning over and running in the air, he immediately woke up with a start.

In the darkness, he stared at a phantom on the ceiling with his eyes open, until he felt his body gradually sinking, and then he fell asleep again.

Waking up throughout the night isn't a lot, but it can be exhausting.

When Guang opened his eyes again, it was already twilight.

His head was heavy and sleepy, his body was still a little weak, and he subconsciously wanted to sleep for a while, but his eyes seemed to be a switch that had failed, and after opening, he no longer had the function to close again.

Will Taya feel this way too?

I stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while, and when I felt sleepy gradually, I heard the faint sound of the door opening from the next door.very light one

Sound, but it seems that an amplifier is installed on the wall, and the sound waves are clearly transmitted into the light's auricle.

He reached out and grabbed the alarm clock on the bed cabinet into the bed, and saw the time clearly on the clock face.

It was just after six o'clock.

After being with Taya, she got used to waking up to his voice every day, she only vaguely knew that Taya got up early, but it was the first time she knew exactly when her lover woke up.

Every day?What does Taya do when she is alone in the morning?

Not to mention surprise, or admiration.

Light's mood is a bit complicated.

Just listening to the sound of footsteps outside the door coming here little by little, like the wind, slowly fading out of my ears, I closed my eyes in a daze, but I didn't sleep deeply.It was close to the level between light sleep and closed eyes, just enough to hear Taya's footsteps stopping at the door.

Hikaru slowly raised his eyelids, and waited for a while, but there was no knock on the door, and Taya's footsteps showed no signs of moving.

It’s a mood that’s a little bit like waiting for the other boot to drop, a little nervous, a little anticipatory.

Guang glanced at the alarm clock again, and it was already the time he used to get up when there was a chess game on weekdays.

This person is really... Guang sighed silently in his heart, lifted the quilt, turned over and got out of bed.

When he opened the door, Liang was about to knock on the door, his right hand was hanging in the air a little stiffly.

Seeing the light protruding half of his body from the door, the bright hand shrank slightly to his side, and said with a faint smile: "Good morning."

"Good morning, Taya."

The greeting, which is no more than everyday, seems to be chilling because of the almost embarrassing nature of the words.

If one day, they really become strangers who are just "roommates" and "rivals"...

Unlike yesterday's "separate ways", today's Hikari and Ryo's chess matches are all arranged in the main courtyard of Nihon Kiin.

Even though it was still within the "January Period", when Liang and Guang went out together, Guang did not try to avoid it.It's just that when Liang stretched out his hand to relieve the weight of the schoolbag on his shoulder, he was still grabbed by him.

"It's okay, I can do it myself." Guang pulled the shoulder strap of the schoolbag in Liang's hand, and his fingertips brushed his warm fingertips inadvertently.The slightly itchy sensation transmitted from the surface of the skin to the nerve endings made Hikaru's hands curl up unconsciously.

"Let's go." As Guang said, he quickly put his schoolbag on his shoulders and walked out.

All the way to the subway station, the two of them didn't speak much.

Guang kept his head down all the time, as if he was looking for the diamond stars scattered all over the place.

When approaching the subway station, Hikaru suddenly raised his head: "Taya, I will make my bed myself from now on."

Liang gave a soft "hmm", and then suddenly laughed: "Is it just a random flip, and then continue to sleep?"

Guangda was embarrassed: "Taya!"

Liang didn't speak, but the tails of his long and narrow eyes were only raised slightly, which made people feel that he was smiling.It may be that Taya's smile is too rare, or he can't get enough of it, and he is a little fascinated by this smile.Whenever I see Taya smiling, I can't help but want to laugh along with him.Compared with when his face was sullen, he felt that Taya, who was smiling at the corners of his lips, was more in line with the gentle and jade-like image of "the noble son of the chess world".

It may be the mood.

When the two walked onto the platform and saw a large backlog of passengers, Guang was just a little frightened.

But when the car door was opened, Guang Guang's head swelled up like a balloon when he saw that the car was full of black sardines.

After finally squeezing into the subway, suffering from the shame stick in his hand, he didn't have the nerve to squeeze in, so he had to stick it at the door of the car.Liang followed him into the carriage, and managed to keep a distance of less than 10 centimeters from him.

Behind, there are still passengers pouring in.

Guang stood there in a daze, becoming a "door god" without hesitation.

Although it was psychologically understandable, Hikari moved his body uncomfortably when his shoulders and arms were constantly pushed.

The door finally closed slowly behind him, the subway wobbled away from the platform, and the radio kept broadcasting the operation status of other JR or private railway lines that were affected by this line and were delayed.

Guang held the staff of shame in one hand and the pull ring at the top with the other, and stood a little hard.

Someone bumped into Guang's lower back, and Guang's body rushed forward, and was about to hit the back of the person in front of him, a hand suddenly wrapped around his waist, stabilizing him in time.

Light's body froze reflexively.

Looking to the side as if confirming, when the four eyes of Liang met, Liang quickly lowered his head as if being burned by the sight, and at the same time, let go of the hand that fell on Guang's waist: "Sorry, I'm a little many."

"..." Just because they are just "roommates", even touching them is out of bounds...

It turned out that the look he had just now was actually misinterpreted by Taya as such.

For a moment, Guang| was so angry that he wanted to curse, but it was more of an unspeakable anguish, as if the breath was stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down.

Guang and Liang were so close together, standing silently in the carriage.The original 2-minute station interval seems to have been stretched dozens of times for a while.

The subway finally arrived at the next station.

Taking advantage of the flow of passengers getting off the bus, Guangyan sharply moved to the seat baffle near the door, and Liang also moved to the side of the door, standing almost face to face with Guang.

As soon as the passengers got off the bus and left, another wave of young men and women dressed as working people rushed in, and there were a few girls who looked like high school students among them.After entering the carriage, stand on the right hand side of the light.

In the next few stops, although it is not a big stop, there are still more passengers getting on the train than getting off.

Standing on the edge of the car door, he could see passengers constantly entering, but he couldn't feel any squeeze from where he was standing.Just as he was complacent about his excellent seat selection, Guang suddenly noticed that no matter how many passengers were behind him, Liang was always standing upright like a pines and cypresses, protecting himself invisible in his arms holding the armrest...

Does this person think of himself as wood?don't move!

The original depression in my heart suddenly turned into an unresolved distress.

While cursing in his heart, his right hand had already clasped Taya's waist, pulling him towards him involuntarily.

A flash of surprise flashed in Liang's eyes, but his body still insisted on principle and refused to move forward.

It's crazy!

Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Hikaru pushed Taya in front of him again, and said threateningly: "Come here, there will be passengers who want to go down!"

In the densely packed carriage, the two of them were stuck together with almost zero distance.Through the thin clothes, you can clearly hear the fast and chaotic heartbeat of the other party.Even the unique breath of the other party can be smelled clearly.

It is a bitter breath with a little ocean flavor.

It is the atmosphere exclusive to Taya that makes people feel at ease and relaxed.

Guang only felt that his face was turning red little by little, but he didn't intend to let go of the hands clasping Liang's side waist.

After the subway arrived at the station, more than ten people poured in.

While staggering, her bright lips brushed against her bare forehead inadvertently, like a small electric current causing a slight itching and palpitation on the bare|exposed skin.

Although the carriage is crowded, it is very quiet.Occasionally, the phone rang, which seemed abrupt and unusual.

The two high school girls closest to them could be seen whispering and looking in their direction from time to time.Even if he guessed, he could guess what they were talking about, but Hikari's mood was very calm, and he even glanced at the two girls with a smile on his face, and put his hands directly around Taya's waist.

For no reason, in this section of the car that was swaying towards Shiya Valley Station, some blatantly put their arms around the person they liked, smelled the good smell on him, and occasionally leaned their heads on Liang's shoulders due to the crowd, lightly A very unpromising thought ran through his mind uncontrollably: even though he knew they were just "roommates" now, he still liked Taya.The guy in front of him still has the ability to make his heart beat faster...

From the apartment they rented to the main hospital in Tokyo, Japan, it was only five stops away.

This morning, the subway drove for nearly half an hour.

Although there was enough room left when they went out, when the two got out of the car and walked to the Qiyuan, they only had an extra 10 minutes.

The intimacy on the subway seems to have passed away. After getting off the train, the two tacitly return to the positions of "rival" and "roommate", but there is an undercurrent of emotion surging between the two.

Entering the elevator, Liang said hesitantly: "Afternoon..."

However, the conversation that had just started came to an abrupt end amidst the crowd that suddenly poured into the elevator.

When the two entered the game room, found their own seats and sat down, they only had time to exchange a look with each other, and the air was full of "please advise" one after another.

The lunch break bell rang.

Hikaru looked at Taya's place for the first time, but was hooked by Kazuya's neck.The friend seemed to say something, but he didn't catch a single word.

After locking his eyes on Taya, Hikaru's sight involuntarily followed him all the way out of the game room.

Feeling his throat being tightened suddenly, Guangcai came back to his senses, and then he looked at himself with disdain like He Gu: "Recovered! Haven't seen enough at home?"

Hikaru was stunned for a moment, and when he noticed that Nase was still standing beside him, he immediately gouged out Kazuya's eyes, and his face suddenly burned a thin blush.

Considering that there are frequent contacts between acquaintances, Guang and Liang seldom eat together even after they are together, even if the chess match is in the same game room.

Talking and laughing with Nase and He Gu, they walked out of the game room, and saw Ogata Seiji and Taya at the elevator entrance, talking in a low voice.

Perhaps it was too sensitive, but I vaguely heard the words "Honinbo Shusaku".

Standing with both legs unconsciously, seeing Taya looking in his direction, he hurriedly looked away.

When he wanted to get closer, he took a step slower.

Hikaru could only watch Taya being led into the elevator by Mr. Ogata.

Why did Mr. Ogata come?What happened?

When I was eating, I only picked up my phone a few times, and then put it down again. I always feel that in my current position, asking one more word seems to be presumptuous.

He Gu couldn't stand it anymore: "Shinto, you..."

Light raised his head: "Huh?"

Seeing that Guang was obviously absent-minded, He Gu had no choice but to hesitate: "Forget it, it's nothing."

Nase saw a clue: "What news is Shinto waiting for?"

Guang put down the hamburger in his hand and shook his head: "I just suddenly feel that habits are really scary."

Guang smiled lightly: "You think you can ignore it, but you still can't help but want to pay attention and understand."

Nase seemed to smell the sour smell of love: "Shito, do you... have someone you like?"

Guang froze for a moment, neither denying nor affirming.

He Gu was taken aback by Guang's anomaly, and kept winking at the side, hey hey!You're not going to talk now, are you? !The target is Nase? !

Hikaru apparently didn't pay attention to Hegu's eyes, and lowered his head to stir the ice cubes in the drink glass with a straw.

Unknown why, Nase stretched her waist, still sighing with emotion: "I also want to fall in love. Or just marry Go and forget it?"

Hikari raised his head slightly, and looked at Nase.

The moment Nase said "Marry Go", Hikari's thoughts wandered uncontrollably and landed on the destination named "Taya".

——If one day I can no longer play Go, will Taya still be Taya?

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