The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

For a period of time after winning the title of Little Chess Master.

Some people commented on the eighth stage of Jin Teng Guang like this-like a sword drawn out of its sheath, invincible.

During that time, Hikaru seemed to be on the hook, and many high-level chess players such as Awara Nine Dan, Morishita Nine Dan, Yiliu Chess Master were killed by him one after another.

No one knows exactly what happened.

Those who are not familiar with him dare not ask.

Those who knew him were silent.

Until later, as a relative and friend, He Gu casually joked: "Shinto, have you taken the wrong medicine recently?"

Guangcai smiled and said, "I have been reborn."

At the time of the conversation, there were only three people, Guang, He Gu and Yi Jiao.

The location is in a slightly noisy Japanese restaurant.

After answering Hegu's question and swallowing all the tempura prawns in his mouth, Hikaru made a "V" sign to his relatives and friends, and added, "Besides, he has improved even more!"

He Gu stared at his friend's smile, and for some reason, suddenly felt a heat in his heart.

He couldn't help but think of the night when Taya was discharged from the hospital, he called Shinto.

Shinto's voice was very soft, with exhaustion that could not be concealed, as if their conversation might come to an abrupt end at any moment.He reconfirmed worryingly, but this guy was still smiling heartlessly on the other end of the phone, and kept saying to him: "I'm fine, don't worry, it's okay."

It seemed he was the one who was suffering.

Later, he kept receiving calls from someone saying that he was waiting for a car, and was planning to "turn over". Unexpectedly, Shinto would act first and directly move out the god of Kobayashi Sachiko. He could only reluctantly do it.

He is not Shinto.

What Shinto experienced during that time, he has no way of testing.

But the gossip that he only heard occasionally made him feel unbearable.

Human words are terrible, and what is terrible is not the "human words" themselves, but the almost infiltrating destruction of a person's mentality.It's like slow/sex/poison/drug, it permeates your life little by little, infiltrates your thinking, at first you may try to explain something, and when you find that whatever you say is futile, you will start to get discouraged , began to close himself, and eventually forgot his original appearance.

He couldn't imagine how serious Shindo had to be to laugh at those malicious slanders, and what was even more incredible was that during that time, this guy's record was actually a complete victory!It's like a single-celled organism, Xiaoqiang who can't be killed!

"Hegu, why don't you eat it? If you don't eat it, I will!"

"Hey, this is mine!"

He hurriedly snatched the fried dumplings from Shinto, and after roughly taking a bite out of each of the three fried dumplings, a question suddenly popped up.

How many years have you known Shinto?

He Gu was thinking about it while eating fried dumplings.

I remember that when I first met Jin Teng, he was still the tail of the second group of cranes with no excuses. It took a lot of effort to be promoted to the first group, but what happened later?He just watched this guy who still had stage fright in professional exams, from a student to a professional chess player, and when he was struggling to advance in the same period, he suddenly stopped, and then watched him return, step by step from the beginning of the career, to the promotion. Seventh-dan career, and now the current Go Master Shindo Mitsuko.

Looking at his good friend next to him, who is enjoying himself, He Gu seems to be a little unfamiliar.

"Hey, Shindo." He called out like a ghost.

Hikari finally lifted his head from the dishes, and looked at his friend for no reason.

"Has it all passed?" I suddenly wanted to ask this question.

Guang seemed to be stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he laughed.

"Ah." He nodded lightly.

Although in the period before the "past", he once messed up his biological clock, and when he opened his eyes every day, he felt that there were hands strangling his throat.

"That's really good, Shinto."

When he said this, He Gu felt a little sour in his eyes for no reason.

He didn't know why he was so excited.

One thing, he didn't tell anyone - he used to be jealous of Hikari Shinto.

Jealous of why he was favored by so many seniors, jealous of his talent that he didn't have, jealous of how smooth his qualifications as a professional chess player were, but maybe it was because he saw Shinto stumble along the way that he suddenly felt I feel ridiculous like never before.

No one will always be favored by the god of luck.

Furious, Hegu raised his hand and ordered 3 glasses of beer to the waiter.

When the beer was served, He Gu said: "Congratulations!" He drank half of the beer in front of him first.

After drinking, he pushed the other two glasses of beer in front of Yijiao and Guang, urging them to pick up the glasses and toast together.

After a soft sound, three slender glasses collided together.

Seeing Hikari only clinking glasses but not drinking, Hegu started to urge him again, but Yijiao hurriedly stopped him: "Shinto is not yet of age, so he can't drink [1]."

He Gu was stunned for a moment, and then "cut" in dissatisfaction: "What! It's only a few days away." As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and put his head in front of Guang.

Being stared at by He Gu, Guang's scalp felt a little numb, but he still stood firm and said, "I won't drink."

Kazuya looked at Hikari's nose for a few more seconds, then suddenly grinned and leaned back in the chair: "That guy Taya said it again?" Minors are not allowed to drink or smoke.

Guang didn't speak, just looked at He Gu and laughed, He Gu's back felt cold from laughing, so he had no choice but to give up: "As you want!"

When he got home that night, Guang told Liang about this matter as a capital to ask for praise, but he didn't know that he accidentally tricked his relatives and friends again.Of course, that's another story.

Ginkgo knows autumn, and when it rains, the temperature in the air will drop a little.

After I finished my work, when I was passing by an institution of higher learning, I saw ginkgo leaves spread all over the roadside, so I stopped for a while unconsciously.

He thought of Mr. Taya, his family.

A few days ago, when talking about Go promotion activities, he also heard Liang mention that he planned to hold some activities in several universities in the future.

When it comes to college, Guang sees a never-before-seen longing in Liang's eyes.

He asked Liang: "Have you thought about going back to school?"

Liang shook his head lightly, and said briefly, "No."

Liang was not a person who was keen on promoting Go before. He would rather be criticized by the council than deal with those dignitaries.

Why did he suddenly start public welfare work now? Guang knew the reason, but he still wanted to hear his own answer.

Liang Liang didn't want to go with Ricoh at first, but he was so entangled by the light that he couldn't help it, so he had to confess.

But I didn't expect that even if I confessed, I actually prepared two versions with ulterior motives: "Do you want to listen to the official version or the private version?"

Guangzheng was a little lost in thought, when he suddenly heard someone calling him behind him.

It was a somewhat familiar voice, but not very sure: "Jin Teng-kun?"

Guang turned around, and when he saw a figure, a smile spread across his face immediately.He walked up to the other party with big strides, and called out the other party's name at the same time: "Senior Tsutsui!"

The person who stopped Hikari was none other than Kohiro Tsutsui, a senior whom Hikari knew well when he was studying at Haze Middle School.A few years of time have changed, stretching the bones of the young man, and the original immaturity on his face is gone, but some inner temperament has never changed.

Still gentle, still honest.

Seeing each other again after several years, Hikaru suddenly discovered that the two who used to sit in the same school building had gone on completely different life trajectories—Senior Tsutsui is already a third-year student in the Faculty of Medicine of T University, and his Will continue to move forward on the road of professional Go.

If... hadn't met Liang.

If...they weren't chasing each other, where would they be now?

No matter how big the heart is, when reuniting with old friends, it is still unavoidable to be a little embarrassed.

In a rare encounter, Hikari and Tsutsui hurriedly seized the opportunity to exchange contact information with each other.

While waiting for the information exchange, Tsutsui suddenly remembered something, and asked Guang excitedly: "There is an event in the Weiqi club this afternoon, do you want to come and see it together?"

Guang was stunned for a while, and then nodded immediately after reacting.

It seems that it has been several years since the last time I went to Mingming's high school.

The Weiqi Club of T University has a dedicated venue for activities.

The venue is located in an activity room of the University Student Activity Center.

Despite bragging about how popular he is, Shindo Mitsuko Kisho himself is unaware of his popularity.

When Tsutsui opened the door of the activity room with light, before he could introduce, a series of exclamations erupted in the activity room.

Unexpectedly, Guang saw the faces of several European students among the group of Asian students.

One of the foreign students sitting at the farthest back was about in his early 20s, with standard blond hair and blue eyes. He followed the prestige and looked over. After seeing the light, he never looked away.

Regarding his undisguised gaze, Tsutsui sighed softly as if he had expected it long ago.After introducing Guang to everyone, he specially brought him in front of Guang and introduced him to Guang: "This is Alex, a British student studying in the Physics Department of University T. I also joined the local Go Association in the UK and am a big fan of yours. You often tell us about your chess game on weekdays."

Guang nodded slightly, and couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him again.

Alex is tall, at least 1.8 meters tall, with pale skin that is unique to Europeans. When he looked closely, he found that his thick eyelashes were also golden in color similar to his hair.

Being looked at by the light like this, Alex didn't show restraint at all.

He nodded slightly towards the light, and at the same time stretched out his right hand, saying: "I'mAlexanderLovegood. YoucancallmeAlex.It'smygreathonortomeetyou,andpleaseallowme..."

Afterwards, what Alex said seemed to be compliments, but the following content, even the illiterate... didn't understand it.

Just when his head was getting bigger, Alex suddenly stopped talking, and he lowered his head and smiled slightly.

Hikari was puzzled by the laughter, and looked at Tsutsui-senpai for help.

But before Tsutsui could speak, Alex stopped laughing and said in fluent Japanese: "Sorry, Shinto-kun, it's great to meet you. Please allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Alexander Lovewood. You You can also call me Alex." He paused for a while, smiled at Guang, and said, "Please allow me to congratulate you on successfully winning the title of Little Chess Master. I have...followed you for a long time."

Being stared at by such a pair of blue eyes like sapphires, Guang was inexplicably nervous.

Noticing Alex's right hand hanging all the time, he quickly clasped it together: "Hi, hello, I'm Hikari Shinto, nice to meet you."

After a short greeting, the game that was interrupted by the arrival of the light resumed.

Guang wandered among several chess tables curiously, and was occasionally invited to a certain table to give a lecture.Although they are all amateur chess players, the chess skills of the members of the T University Go Club are unexpectedly not inferior, especially Alex's.

Because of the meeting just now, when passing by Alex's table for the second time, Guang stopped unconsciously.

In this chess game, Alex plays black.

Judging from the board, apart from Tiemu, Alex already has an advantage of at least [-] goals, but it may be that the opponent's chess strength is limited, and the game with the winner and loser is still going on.

Hikari looked down at the time, and was about to say goodbye to Tsutsui-senpai when he suddenly heard Toko's voice.

Guang looked at Alex's table, and Alex happened to look at him too.

When their eyes met, Alex stood up as if he had made up his mind, walked up to Hikaru and said, "Although it's a bit abrupt, I still want to ask Shinto-kun, may I have the honor to play a game with you today?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the activity room focused their eyes on Guang again.

Faced with Alex's invitation, it was hard to turn down the kindness, but also feared that it would affect the normal activities of the Go Club.

He looked at Tsutsui-senpai with some embarrassment, but when he found that all the people around him were looking at him expectantly, he couldn't help sighing silently, saying that his worry just now was completely unnecessary.

In the chess game with Alex, Guang basically used the method of guiding the chess, and did not use his full strength.

Despite the 3 handicap, the result ended in Guang's victory without any suspense.

At the end of the chess game, Guang responded to the request of the members and made a detailed replay of the chess game just now in simple language.

By the time the inspections were all over, the sky had gradually darkened.

Hikaru originally said that he knew the way when he came here, but Tsutsui insisted on taking him to the school gate.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the activity center, Tsutsui was stopped by a student, so he had to ask Alex to do it for him.

Thinking that he happened to have something to ask Alex for advice, Guang then didn't shirk.

The two of them walked all the way to the school gate.

When asked why he learned Go, Alex slightly curled his lips: "In the UK, Go is indeed not as popular as chess, but in chess, pawns can only move straight forward, and bishops can only move diagonally. Go, on the other hand, is ever-changing and full of possibilities.”

When he spoke the second half of the sentence, Alex suddenly turned his face sideways and looked into Hikari's eyes.

The light sounded paradoxical, so he nodded his head as a response.

After that, Guang asked Alex many things about the British Go Association in detail, thinking that he could give Liang a reference when he went back, and Alex also asked Guang a lot about the title battle and the daily work of chess players. And Liang's situation, but they were distracted by Guang carefully.

Alex secretly observed Shinto Hikaru's reaction when he mentioned Taya Ryo, didn't speak, just laughed.

Just as the two of them passed a bulletin board, Guang suddenly stopped in his tracks.

What attracted him was a promotional poster announcing the school's cultural festival next week.

Seeing Guang's interest in the cultural festival, the smile in Alex's eyes grew stronger.

"Next week's cultural festival is open to the public. If you have time, you are welcome to participate."

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Note [1]: In Japan, you need to be 20 years old to be considered an adult, and you can smoke and drink alcohol.