[comprehensive] untouchable opponent

After the time entered the summer, the lives of professional chess players began to become busy. For no other reason, the preliminaries of various title battles began one after another.

Every professional chess player attaches great importance to title battles.

For one thing, professional chess players can play against more masters through the harsh preliminaries knockout rounds, round robin rounds, and final challenges of the title battle, thereby improving their own strength.Furthermore, once one of the three titles of Celebrity, Honinbo, and Chess Master is obtained, professional chess players can go straight to the [-]th dan; two of the four titles of Throne, Tenth Dan, Tianyuan, and Little Chess Master can also go straight to the [-]th dan.

Ten thousand steps back, even if you don't get the title, once the chess players below the [-]th dan enter the Celebrity Tournament, they can be directly promoted to the [-]th dan, and if they win the first place in the league, they can be promoted to the [-]th dan. The one who was promoted to the eighth dan because of winning the first place in the Celebrity Tournament League.

Of course, another reason is that the prize money in the title match is very considerable... Well, professional chess players also need to support their families and eat.

Counting the total, the fierce competition in the title battle can be seen.

Due to the arrangement of the game schedule, and the players themselves need time to adjust their status, etc., most players will selectively participate in the title match, while Shindo Hikari only participated in the Honinbo match and the throne match.If so, he also asked the school to take leave of absence several times this month because of competitions.Even in the evening when they regularly make phone calls with Liyuan Qianxia, ​​the content of their chats is mostly the chess game of the recent title match.

Today is the last round of the qualifiers for the Honinbo Tournament. Hikari Shinto faced an eighth-dan chess player. Because of a little omission in the middle, he almost lost the whole game. Fortunately, he pulled it back with difficulty at the end. Goal narrowly won and qualified for the next round of the round robin.

Replaying such a thrilling chess game through the Internet is certainly not enjoyable, and Liyuan Qianxia was so itchy that she simply went to the next door to Shindo Mitsu's house.While the two were reviewing the game, Liyuan Qianxia pointed out all the failures of Shinto Hikari's round one by one, and studied other ways based on the overall situation.Because they were too focused, when the two remembered to check the time, it was already past 10:30.

"Why is it so late?! I'm going back." Liyuan Qianxia was surprised.Her work and rest time has always been very regular. She went to bed at about 06 o'clock in the evening, and got up at 30:[-] in the morning to run in the morning and practice swordsmanship.

While talking, Liyuan Qianxia began to collect the chess pieces on the board.Shinto Hikari also came to his senses, and while separating the black and white, he said with some unsatisfied, "Yeah, it didn't take long, why is it so late?"

Liyuan Qianxia smiled, and gently rubbed the tip of her right finger on the old chessboard.A square-inch chessboard with nineteen vertical and horizontal paths and one intersection point of 360 degrees, where black and white pieces roam, changing countless chess moves, people can't help but indulge in it, this is the charm of Go.

only……

"Shinto, do you feel anything different about this chessboard?" Liyuan Qianxia asked seriously.

The first time she saw this chessboard at Shinto's house, she had a subtle sense of familiarity, and when her fingertips touched the lines of the chessboard, she felt that there seemed to be a kind of suction that seemed to be absent.That feeling was so faint that she once thought it was just her illusion, but today she felt it again.

Shindo Hikaru raised his eyes and looked at Liyuan Qianxia who had a solemn expression, he was a little confused, "Is there any difference?" He frowned slightly and carefully looked at the chessboard in front of him, and imitated her way and touched along the lines, Then he raised his head and said affirmatively, "It's different."

Li Yuan Qianxia thought that Hikari Shinto could feel the invisible suction, her eyes lit up, and she was about to ask, but Hikari Shinto continued, "This chessboard was handed down from the Heian period, even Honinbo Shusaku Used antiques, of course, are different from ordinary chessboards!"

Liyuan Qianxia, ​​"..." Who told you this? !

But that feeling is too mysterious, Liyuan Qianxia is not sure if she is thinking too much.Interrupted by Hikari Shinto, she didn't want to get to the bottom of it, she stood up and patted her curled up numb legs and said, "I'm going back."

Shinto Hikari also stood up, "I'll see you off!" He said and ran to open the door.

There was a tray with iced tea and cakes at the door, and Mama Shinto, who was raising her hands and hesitating whether to knock on the door, said, "..."

"Mom, what are you doing standing at the door?" Shindo Hikaru asked a little strangely.

Shinto's mother was a little embarrassed, and she fooled around with a haha, "I was just wondering if you would be thirsty and hungry after playing chess for so long, so I'll bring you some drinks and cakes~"

My son has all sorts of anomalies when he goes to the neighbor's Qianxia sauce. I don't know how many times I have discussed in private with Jinto's mother and Jinto's father. I came to the conclusion: It is obvious that my son likes Qianxia sauce and is chasing her!

Qian Xiajiang is beautiful, polite and sensible, and she is good at Go and has a common language with Xiaoguang. The key is to be able to eat Xiaoguang... Jinto's mother and Jinto's father said that they finally don't have to worry about using all their minds Xiaoguang on Go is no longer looking for a girlfriend, happy to hear!

So although she knew intellectually that Xiaoguang and Qianxia-chan were playing Go, Shindo's mother couldn't help thinking: what if Xiaoguang wanted to take the opportunity to confess his love?Doesn't she slow down when she knocks on the door?Who knew such a hesitation would be caught and revealed ==

Liyuan Qianxia smiled apologetically, "Aunt Jinto, I'm done with Jinto, I'm going back now, I'm really sorry for disturbing you for so long."

Shinto's mother said enthusiastically, "Don't disturb, don't disturb! In the future, Qianxia-chan will come to play frequently. It just so happens that you are also going to take the professional chess exam now, and you and Xiaoguang can also communicate more."

As she said that, she glared at Shinto Hikaru, "Xiaoguang, this child can't take care of others. You have played chess for so long and don't know how to ask you if you are thirsty or hungry. We both do it at Shinto's house and Tezuka's house I have been a neighbor for more than ten years, and you can treat this place as your own home in the future, and you can ask Xiaoguang to help you get food when you are thirsty or hungry, or you can go to the kitchen to get it yourself, whatever you want.”

When Shindo Hikari heard it, he thought it made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

Qianxia Liyuan, "..."

To be honest, although Liyuan Qianxia and Shinto Hikari live next door, she still rarely comes to his house to play chess.There is no other reason. Mama Shindo is so enthusiastic that she is too embarrassed.

It was okay at the beginning, although it was enthusiastic, it didn't mean anything else.I don't know when it started, Shindo's mother seems to have misunderstood the relationship between her and Shindo Hikaru, and she didn't treat her as an outsider in both words and deeds, as if she was a good mother-in-law in the future... But she didn't Liyuan Qianxia couldn't explain what she said clearly.

Seeing that Fujimitsu was still nodding solemnly at this moment, Li Yuan Qianxia twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, seriously suspecting that he did it on purpose!

Thinking of this, Liyuan Qianxia smiled, "It's not about entering the rattan, it's because we forgot the time when we played chess. I've been bothering you for so long, I should go back, and I've caused you trouble today."

"No trouble, no trouble, just remember to come over to play more at home in the future."

The three of them went downstairs together, Shinto Hikaru consciously walked to the entrance and took out Li Yuan Qianxia's shoes and handed them to her, and then he was about to change into the shoes and send her out.

Liyuan Qianxia felt the gaze of Shinto's mother behind her, and couldn't help but said to Shinto Hikari, "Don't send it off at this late hour, I'll just go over by myself next door."

Jin Teng just put on his shoes and didn't stop, "It's so late that I'm going to send you there, otherwise I don't worry."

Don't worry about anything...

Liyuan Qianxia's face suddenly became a little hot, and after putting on her shoes, she hurriedly said goodbye and went out, not daring to look at Mama Shinto at all.

What to do if you feel a little ashamed?

It was very quiet outside the door, Liyuan Qianxia who was walking in front suddenly stopped, and asked very seriously, "Mitsumi Shinto, have you ever had a girlfriend before?"

When this topic came up suddenly, Shindo Hikaru was taken aback, and was so nervous that he stuttered, "Ah, ah? No, what, what's wrong?"

Liyuan Qianxia turned her head, saw the expression on Tengguang's face through the slightly yellow light of the street lamp, and was very suspicious, "Really?"

"No!" Shindo Hikaru said firmly, almost swearing to the sky that you were the only one I liked.

Well, it appears to be true.

So, is it natural for men to speak sweet words?Even Shinto Hikaru, who is a bit stupid and occasionally stupid, can open his mouth and come here.

Then Liyuan Qianxia suddenly thought about a serious question: If Shinto Hikari confessed to her now, would she agree?

The answer seems to be becoming clearer and clearer.