Tongshan lived up to expectations, defeated his opponent in the final, and won the title of rookie king, and Erhaitang was also discharged from the hospital safely.

Shortly thereafter, Xiao Hina's homeroom teacher fell ill due to the stress of the bullying incident in the class, and the grade teacher took her place—the school began to seriously intervene in the darkness of the class, and the slander against Xiao Hina finally ended.

"It's really great, Xiao Hina. However, the girl you wanted to protect at the time was also named Chiho, which surprised me." Chiho lay down on the tatami of Kawamoto's house, stroking the baby lying on her belly. That black and white cat.

"Well, this should be a coincidence, right? Her full name is Sakura Chiho~" Xiao Chi also held a cat in her arms, which was yellow and white.

"That child...is he alright now?" Chiho was worried about this. It was said that after she was forced to transfer schools, she went directly to a psychological counseling center for treatment.

——She was also the one who was severely hurt in this incident.

"Well... Chiho replied to my letter, we made an appointment to visit her during the summer vacation." Xiao Chi smiled brilliantly, as if the air around her was about to float with her.

"Hahaha good~" Chiho suddenly raised the cat and rolled over, letting it scream "meow", waving its paws weakly, "I'm sorry I haven't seen you before, Xiaoling has been hiding it from you. I said~ But now I have a lot of rest time!"

She looked at the quiet cat in her hand, and her words were full of excitement. The summer vacation before she was promoted to the fourth dan and became a professional chess player gave her a rare and complete free period, so she could really take a real vacation.

"Hmm~ Summer vacation is coming soon, I really want to go somewhere..." Chiho lay on the ground, the softness and comfort of the tatami made her forget, she muttered like a child, "Why don't you go back to the palace?" City? But after passing the qualifiers of Ruoli IH, I will come to Tokyo again..."

It is now mid-June, and the temperature has warmed up, and it is gradually developing towards a hotter trend.

Chiho had just taken a sound nap at Kawamoto's house, and after waking up satisfied, she naturally thought of Ushijima.

——Sure enough, I still want to stay by his side more.

When Xiao Chi heard Chiho call out her boyfriend's name affectionately, her cheeks felt a little hot.

Even a 15-year-old girl has reached puberty.

What emerged in her mind was Kiriyama's gentle face.

She gave her firm encouragement and commitment when she was most sad, and even ran from Osaka to Kyoto immediately after the rookie king finals, and found herself sitting alone by the Kamo River crying during the school trip, and thoughtfully brought stomach medicine as well. Relieve ailments.

"That... Miss Chiho," Xiao Chi hesitated again and again, driven by a throbbing in her heart, and finally asked, "Xiao Ling, is there anyone he likes?"

"Eh?!" This sudden explosive question frightened Chiho to sit up from the ground, and the cat in her hand slipped to the ground.

"Ah... I'm sorry! I asked a question that shouldn't be asked!" Xiao Chi hurriedly shook her head and apologized, her twin ponytails fluttering playfully, "I'm just a little curious!"

"Hahahahaha..." However, Chiho just laughed and collapsed on the coffee table, and then patted Xiao Chi's head, "I know~ Xiao Ling already has someone he likes."

——Little fool, it is you he likes.

"Really?" Xiao Chi, who was told this "gossip", opened her curious eyes wide and leaned forward unconsciously.

"How could I lie to you~ But, it would be better to wait for him to say it himself." Chiho decided to keep it a secret, because Tongshan himself didn't seem to realize this, and he needed some time.

"Okay..." Xiao Chi lowered her head, a little disappointed, but she didn't continue to embarrass Chiho anymore, she just asked unwillingly: "But will Xiao Ling say it by himself?"

"Yes." Chiho nodded resolutely, "By the way, at the end of this month, he will have a commemorative match with Master Soya for the rookie king! It's a pity that I have to go to school so I can't go to watch... Woo, I really want to watch it up close See what Mr. Soya is like..."

In her vague memory when she was a child, her father mentioned the chess player named Soya Touji.

His father described him as "quiet as snow", or "a big bird with huge white wings", which seems to be one of the opponents he most wants to compete with.

But before the two could fight, the father left early.

——"If Yasuhara's nine dans were to face Soya Mingren, who would win?" Therefore, it has become a big topic of discussion in the shogi world.

Chiho had actually been asked this question many times by other people, but she chose to avoid answering them all.

——even resisting, resisting his father being treated like this by people.

The only answer she could give was that she wanted to use her own actions to prove that even if the Yasuhara family's shogi was against the "shogi ghost" Soya, it would not be defeated in the slightest.

but--

"Age difference!" Sitting in the tram on the return journey, Chiho covered her face in despair, telling the sad truth.

In shogi, the experience difference caused by the age gap is basically proportional, not to mention the opponent is that first-class monster.

"Xiao Ling can learn something from the game with him, thank God~" She said to herself a little dejectedly.

——The train running at a constant speed carried her all the way to the hot summer and the unknown tomorrow.

"It's so hot...how could it be so hot this year..." Chiho walked into the gymnasium with heavy steps.

Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, and I feel dizzy after reading the chess records. I happened to be called by Takao to watch this year's basketball IH main game, but I started to regret the moment I went out.

The time came to the beginning of August, half of the summer vacation had passed, and the temperature in Tokyo broke through the highest value in 30 years.

The IH volleyball match that Ushijima and the others participated in will not start until a few days later, and Chiho is already anxiously waiting here.

Today is the quarter-final match between Xiude and Haichang. Due to the memory of the last Winter Cup third-place match, Kise, who was able to recover from injury this time, is already gearing up.

Of course, Xiude also continued to maintain the king's posture after completing the update iteration of the team members, ready to give the opponent a fatal blow.

"Ah~" Chiho yawned, leaned on the seat and wiped the sweat dripping from her forehead with a handkerchief.

I don't know if it's because the weather is too hot, but recently she always feels a little powerless, she just wants to lie on the bed and doesn't even bother to open the door.

As a result, I managed to go out once today, and I was almost knocked down on the road by the high temperature.

The basketball game on the field was in full swing, and the surrounding audience was also full of enthusiasm.

Only she looked out of place with her tired face and half-closed eyelids.

——Could it be that I am stupid on vacation?Do you want to show your face at the chess club tomorrow?

Just as Chiho was thinking this, she felt her world spinning, and her vision was suddenly engulfed by darkness.

At this time, it also happened to be the last few seconds of the game. Midori received the pass from Takao and shot immediately. With a neat jumper and a three-pointer, he pulled back the score and announced Xiu De's victory.

When the final whistle sounded, he subconsciously looked towards the direction that the auditorium had been paying attention to——

"Hey! Wake up! What's wrong with you?!"

"She fainted... call an ambulance!"

——The emerald green eyes that were shrouded in shock and fear for a moment reflected the orange-haired girl who was hugged by a passerby and shook desperately, but her eyes were still tightly closed.

"An Yuan——!!" Roared almost insanely, leaving behind his teammates and opponents who couldn't react in time, and rushed out of the stadium recklessly.

black.

Intense and endless black.

Obviously it was the first experience in my memory, but I felt very familiar with this color.

"I'm back~" There was a person standing in front of her, and there was a devilish whisper, like a hand stretched out from hell, pulling her into the abyss.

"Who are you?" Chiho murmured just before losing consciousness, "Why haven't I seen you..."

"Hehe~ who am I?" She made a sweet and melodious voice, gently caressing her face, "It's impossible for you not to have seen me."

——"Because I am Chiho."

"The vital signs tend to be stable, but he is still in a coma. The cause of the coma is unknown, and he doesn't know when he will wake up." Outside the emergency room, the doctor calmly described the diagnosis, "It is recommended to stay in the hospital for further observation."

Immediately afterwards, the door of the emergency room opened to both sides, and Chiho, who was wearing a hospital gown, lay quietly on the hospital bed, her face was pale, and she was also wearing a ventilator, and she was slowly pushed out by the nurse.

Midorima Takao and Kise consciously leaned against the wall to make way for a passage.

The expressions are all complex of disbelief and sorrow.

——They were the first to rush to the hospital, but they couldn't do anything.

After contacting the school to inform her mother, she could only wait outside.

"Does she have any medical history?" The doctor then asked, trying to find the reason from here.

"Yes." From the other end of the corridor, a calm and trembling female voice suddenly sounded.

They all turned to look at her.

After watching her daughter being pushed into the ward, Mamiko Yasuhara walked slowly towards the doctor and told the astonishing facts.

"When Chiho was 4 years old, she suffered from multiple personality disorder for half a year."

Midori held his breath.

"It should be heredity from her father—although she didn't show any abnormalities after she was born, she got sick from a drowning."

"While playing in the swimming pool, being bullied by other children - pushing her into the water to prevent her from floating."

Takao clenched his fists angrily.

"It was already late when I arrived. Chiho was occupied by another personality after choking on water."

"After that, in order to protect her, and Miyagi had a famous doctor who treated her father before, our family moved from Tokyo to Miyagi."

Kise opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Although her second personality also calls herself Chiho, it can be said to be a precision machine that only knows how to play chess. Although she can quickly learn other skills, she is most interested in everything related to shogi."

"Although I don't know what the reason is this time, I'm afraid when she wakes up..." Mamiko closed her eyes in pain, her words stuck in her throat.

"Isn't she the original one?" Luma hurriedly answered.

Mamiko nodded heavily and fell silent.

"But why! Xiao Yasuhara has been...!" Kise couldn't figure it out.

"Since she has a medical history, she may relapse at any time in the future." The doctor explained, "Many times there is no reason."

Takao thought for a while, and then thought of something: "Auntie, how did she get cured at that time? Was it the famous doctor?"

"No, that doctor can only treat her with conventional methods, but none of them are effective. He said that Chiho's illness is very different from her father's, and he can't guarantee a cure...Although it sounds unbelievable , but in fact it was her father later - after countless failures, he finally won a game with her, and the second personality disappeared immediately from then on. No one can explain this phenomenon, but the relationship between the two is obviously There is a connection." Mamiko's tone was a little desperate, "Chiho's second personality can't make mistakes when playing shogi, it's not human-like at all, only Yuuki didn't give up..."

Her body trembled with grief, she lowered her head, tears gradually filled her eyes: "But now Yuki is gone..."

The corridor fell into silence again.

"Xiao Yasuhara...!" Kise passed Mamiko and rushed into the ward first.

Followed by Midorima and Takao.

Chiho still didn't wake up, the white bed and ward made her look even weaker.

"Thank you." Mamiko leaned against the door of the ward, "When Chiho was sick when I was young, Yuki and I were the only ones with her..."

"I'm really grateful that she has a group of close friends like you now... But I'm sorry, Chiho may never respond to you again..."

However, Midorima and Kise, who were standing by the hospital bed, looked at each other in unison, and said in unison, "No."

"what?"

"If it's Akashi..." Midorima straightened up, and said word by word to Mamiko, "He might defeat her."

"Yes! Little Akashi will definitely be able to do it!" Kise's honey-colored eyes shone brightly.

Takao didn't answer, but just raised a determined smile.

"You..." Mamiko heard Chiho talk about Akashi, but she was still not sure.

"Auntie, leave this matter to us!" Kise gave a thumbs up, "Anyway, this method is worth a try!"

As if grasping hope from despair, Midorima's frowning brows finally eased: "Luo Shan is currently participating in IH in Tokyo. When Yasuhara wakes up and the game is over, we will ask him."

"Okay!" Takao agreed.

"But Chiho..." Mamiko stepped forward and leaned on her daughter, her tears wet the sheets: "When will you wake up... I'm sorry, it's because mother failed to protect you..."

"Auntie, it's not your fault." Kise gently comforted the helpless mother, "Xiao Yasuhara will definitely get better!"

"By the way, should we tell Ushido about this first?" Takao asked a sharp question.

——He heard from Chiho that Ushijima will come to participate in IH soon, if he knows, it will definitely affect the competition.

"...Nope." Midorima gritted her teeth and replied awkwardly, "Yasuhara definitely doesn't want us to do this, let's tell him after the game is over."

"Yeah, and then maybe little Akashi will be able to cure her!" Kise didn't want Ushijima to see Chiho like this.

"Are you talking about Xiao Ruoli?" Mamiko shook her head, "Don't tell him yet, I will talk to him after the game. Anyway, go back today, I'll take care of her... don't delay Tomorrow's game."

After hearing that, Midorima and Takao quietly left the room after silently bowing to her.

"Aren't Kise leaving?" Mamiko wondered when she saw that Kise didn't move.

"My game is over~" Kise smiled wryly, shrugged, and sat on the chair beside the hospital bed.

"Okay, then you must go back before dinner." Mamiko was helpless, and walked out of the ward with a firm mind: "I'll go through the formalities, and Chiho will ask you to take care of it first."

When Mamiko walked out of the ward, Kise re-examined Chiho, for fear of missing any tiny movement of her.

Then he saw Chiho's eyelids move slightly.

"Xiao Yasuhara?" Realizing happily that she might be waking up soon, Kise tried to call out.

She did open her eyes.

——At the moment when he saw her pupils, Kise was so shocked that he couldn't speak a word, and almost fell off the chair.

"Ryota? Where's Yuki?" Although the voice was still the same, it sounded as cold as ice.

She turned her head mechanically, raised a charming smile, and had a strong sense of incongruity with her voice.

The right eye was originally a gentle and beautiful purple, but now it has turned into a bright and seductive red.

It seems to devour the soul of the person it sees.

"It seems that Yuuki is not here... It's boring." She looked around, but saw Kise alone, so she lazily sent him an invitation from the devil: "Hey, do you want to play a game with me?"

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