[comprehensive] untouchable opponent

Chapter 071

On September 20, 9xx, a 25-magnitude earthquake occurred in the sea east of Yokohama, Japan. Because the epicenter was far from the coast and the evacuation was timely, the casualties were not serious.However, this earthquake has had a considerable impact on the whole of Japan, and even the world, especially the Go world.

The cause is a video.

"High energy ahead, don't ask me if it's true! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! "

After the earthquake ended and the network became unobstructed, a video was uploaded to the video website silently, and the uploader made a long series of exclamation marks.

Miki Ikeda habitually browses the video website. When she saw the title of this video, she snorted. It is probably another title party that grabs attention.Thinking of this, she browsed other videos she was interested in. Unexpectedly, half an hour later, when she returned to the homepage, this video became popular!The message area under the video is even more lively.

what's the situation?Is it because you feel that you were cheated by the uploader and complained collectively?Ikeda Miki was aroused curiosity, she scrolled down the comments to read.

"Is this video fake? How can anyone react so quickly?"

"Bet one yen, this video is definitely synthetic, or I'll eat this keyboard!"

"Fuck, this sister is definitely a real-life ninja, right? This speed, this reflexes, so handsome!!!! Ask for a teacher!!!!"

"If this video is real, it is indeed high-energy, call the technology emperor to explain it to us!"

"I always feel that this place looks familiar in the video, it seems to be xxxxxx?"

There were a lot of comments, but most of them were questioning the authenticity of the video. Miki Ikeda was a little curious and clicked on the video to watch it.

The video was blurry and shaking at the beginning, and the recorder's rapid panting and other noisy sounds could be heard, as if it was recorded while running during an earthquake.Suddenly, the screen flashed to the road, and a child about two or three years old was standing on the road, as if crying.At this moment, a black car ran towards her.Ikeda Miki's heart couldn't help but tugged, and suddenly a figure floated across the screen quickly, picked up the little girl, landed lightly on the roof of the car, and then landed lightly on the ground with a little force.

Miki Ikeda couldn't help but widen her eyes, wondering why so many people questioned the fact that it was fake, it was really unscientific! !

Who knows that even more unscientific ones are yet to come!She just breathed a sigh of relief at the thrilling scene in the picture, who knew that the black car knocked down the street light pole on the side of the road, and the light pole smashed straight towards the two of them impartially!

"Get out of the way!" Ikeda Miki couldn't help but yelled, but he also knew that the person didn't have eyes behind him, so how could he react so quickly?Just as she was sweating for the person in the picture and staring at the video, the person suddenly turned his head and took a look, then raised his hand and easily supported the street lamp pole that fell down.

Support, support? ! !

Ikeda Miki couldn't help but wiped the cold sweat off her forehead, and then froze for a moment: Why do you think the girl who saved lives looks familiar?But before she could think about it, the next second, the black car not far from the two of them burst into flames and exploded!The two were bounced off by the airflow and hit the ground, and the scene stopped abruptly.

Ikeda Miki was stunned for a few seconds. She dragged the progress bar to where the girl who saved her turned her head and looked at it several times. Finally, she realized: Why does this person look so much like Liyuan-san? !No way? !

Liyuan Qianxia was the acting instructor of Qingxue Go Club last semester. She, Keiko and Rena often pestered her to teach them how to play Go.But later Liyuan Qianxia was admitted to the academy and decided to become a professional chess player. She is usually busy, and everyone in their Go club supports her very much, so basically they tacitly don't bother her much.Especially after the start of the new semester, Liyuan Qianxia is busy with vocational exams, and she also has to prepare for entrance exams, so she has even less time for normal contact.

After the earthquake, Ikeda Miki called Liyuan Qianxia, ​​but her phone was turned off at the time, she thought she should be fine, so she didn't care much.

Ikeda Miki thought a little uneasy: Did something happen to Liyuan-san?Thinking about it, she quickly took out her mobile phone and called Liyuan Qianxia.

And when Ikeda Miki found out that Liyuan Qianxia was indeed injured and hospitalized because of saving people, and she has not yet woken up, a technical emperor in the comment area of ​​the video website analyzed that the video did not show any signs of synthesis, which means that the situation in the video is real After what happened, the video was instantly reposted by countless netizens.

Powerful netizens analyzed the location of the incident through the store signs that occasionally flashed in the video, and then some passers-by who claimed to be witnesses stood up to restore the thrilling scene at that time, and some chess players who recognized Li Yuan Qianxia in the video stood up one after another Come out and say Liyuan Qianxia is a very admirable chess player, I hope she can recover soon and so on.

The identity of Liyuan Qianxia was dug out in this way, and some people curiously found a lot of information about Liyuan Qianxia, ​​especially her amazing performance in the game of Go in the past six months.At first, many people were only curious about her because of the video, but when they saw the photo of her holding a chess piece in the "Go Weekly" with bright and sharp eyes, many people were involuntarily attracted.

"Seeing this photo, I don't know why, but I am very moved."

"Upstairs, you are not alone! I used to be a person with dreams, but then I got a job and hit a wall. Gradually, I felt that all my fighting spirit was smoothed out. I go to and from work numbly every day. I often feel that my life is meaningless. Seeing this girl's photo, I suddenly thought of myself who was full of hope for the future, and suddenly had the urge to fight for my dream again!"

"Go, it looks very interesting, go to the Go class this weekend~"

"My child is five years old, and I want him to learn something, let's go!"

Someone spontaneously set up a Liyuan Qianxia support group. The members of the support group have a wide range of ages, including men and women. They built a post bar for her (I don’t know if there is such a thing as a post bar in Japan, just let everyone know it).The post bar owner and head of the support team posted the reported chess records of Liyuan Qianxia in the Young Lions Competition and the professional chess player exam, as well as the evaluation report about her in "Go Weekly", and some of her daily life. Photos, etc., and sometimes post some Go and chess related things.

More and more people know Liyuan Qianxia through videos, then get to know her through post bars, and then fall in love with her, and then like Go, and enter the Go classroom.

However, Liyuan Qianxia, ​​who was watched by so many people, never woke up. The Qiyuan side expressed deep regret for this, but they couldn't influence the whole arrangement for her alone.The No.20 eight games where the professional chess player examination was interrupted were voided, and the opponents remained unchanged, and the game was restarted.

In October, a new list of qualified professional chess players was officially released: Liyuan Chinatsu, Fukui Yuta, and Yano Yoichi.

"Go Weekly" conducted a routine interview with Xin Chuduan. Amano said, "Fukui-kun, Yano-kun, congratulations on passing, let's talk about your thoughts at the moment~"

Newcomers who have passed through all stages and finally become professional chess players are always full of hope and longing for the future.But Fukui Yuta and Yano Yoichi who were asked were unreasonably calm, and there was no excitement and joy on their faces.

Fukui Yuta said, "I have loved Go since I was a child, and I have always dreamed of becoming a professional player. I am very happy to pass this time, and I will work harder in the future." He paused and said seriously, "I I hope Liyuan-san can wake up early and recover quickly, I want to follow in her footsteps, step forward step by step in the professional chess world, and one day become her recognized opponent!"

Mentioning Liyuan Qianxia, ​​the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little heavy. Just as Amano wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, Yano Yoichi continued after Fukui Yuta finished speaking, "I am very happy to be able to become a professional chess player, but I know that this It was a fluke that I was able to pass this time! If Liyuan-san hadn’t been injured, I might not be the one who qualified this time. Go is my obsession. I didn't think much about it, but now I know. Like Fukui-kun, I also want to follow in Liyuan-san's footsteps and become her recognized opponent! I hope Liyuan-san can recover soon, everyone is waiting for her! "

Amano nodded heavily, "Well, Li Yuan-san will definitely wake up and recover soon!"

A new issue of "Go Weekly" was published. After reading the interview with Xin Chuduan in the newspaper, Sangyuan Honinbo put down the newspaper and looked into the distance, thinking, "Xiao Qianxia, ​​did you hear that?"Everyone is waiting for you to wake up, how long will you be lazy?

At the same time, Seiji Ogata and Ryo Taya finished a game, and their eyes fell on the "Go Weekly" that was put aside at the same time.Seiji Ogata pushed his glasses and said, "I want to go to the hospital this afternoon to see Liyuan-san, do you want to go together?"

Taya brightly nodded, "Yeah."

Tokyo General Hospital, Liyuan Chinatsu's ward.

Shinto Hikari flipped through the "Go Weekly", carefully read the latest week's chess events, especially the news related to Liyuan Chinatsu, then raised his head, and his eyes fell on the face of the girl on the hospital bed for a long time.

He said, "Xia, you can hear me, right? I miss you so much, everyone misses you so much, why don't you wake up?"

The girl on the hospital bed looked calm and silent, as if she was just asleep.

Shinto Hikari gently helped her hold the quilt. After the initial collapse, his mental state has improved a lot, but his eyes looked a little sad.

He said softly, "Xia, have I told you? The teacher who taught me Go, his name is Sai, a ghost from the Heian era, he sounds a bit like you. He loves Go and was reluctant to reincarnate, so he possessed On that old chessboard, he met Honinbo Shusaku later, and he met me again a thousand years later. Sai is a very powerful person. On the World Go website, everyone calls him the God of Go. He taught me Go. I fell in love with Go."

"Then one day, the blood on the old chessboard faded. Sai said he might disappear. I said he was thinking too much. He has existed for 1000 years. Even if I die, he won't disappear. .I thought so, so I didn't care even if sai was acting weird during that time, and then that day, sai really disappeared. I searched for him for a long time, but I couldn't find him anywhere, I didn't even Say goodbye to him nicely."

"Xia, when you said sorry, you knew what would happen that day, right? Were you scared at the time? It was me who should say sorry! I'm sorry, I didn't notice anything, I'm sorry, I made you scared alone."

There were balls of water stains on the light blue bed sheet and he fainted, and the boy's voice sounded a little choked.

"Xia, you said that whichever of the two of us wins the title of the three major titles first can ask the other party to agree to one thing, right?" He paused, "If you don't object, I will be You acquiesced, you can't break your promise!"

In an invisible place beside him, Liyuan Qianxia tried to reach out to wipe away the tears on his face, but it was in vain.She wanted to nod what he said, but her nodding didn't seem to be of any use.

Liyuan Qianxia turned her head to look at the familiar body on the hospital bed, she climbed onto the bed and lay down along her body, but when she sat up again, her body was still asleep.

Liyuan Qianxia felt that God was just kidding her. At first she thought that she was bound by the old chessboard and could only move around the chessboard. Later, after the chessboard was taken back by Hikari Shinto, she found that she could not move around by Hikari Shinto. Bound by the chessboard.

Following Hikari Shinto these days, she watched him, Grandpa Liyuan, Tezuka's family, and everyone felt sad because of her delay in waking up.Even Sensei Kuwahara, Seiji Ogata, Ryo Toya, Yuta Fukui, Yoichi Yano, etc., many chess players she knows have come to the hospital to see her, and many people are waiting for her to wake up.

She wanted to wake up too, but what was the use of that?She can't go back to that body!

Perhaps because he had a goal in his heart, Hikari Shinto cheered up completely. In addition to visiting Liyuan Chinatsu in the hospital, whenever he was free, he went to make an appointment with Toya Ryo to study the game at the Zishui Go Club. Morishita teacher also actively participated in the research meeting.

At the beginning of October, Honinbo fought in the first round of the cycle, Shindo Hikaru played against Zama Throne and won.At the end of October, in the second match between Honinbo and the circle, Shindo Hikaru played against Morishita Kudan and won.In November, in the third match between Honinbo and the circle, Shinto Hikari played against Kurata Hadan and won.In December, in the fourth match between Honinbo and the circle, Shindo Hikaru played against Ichiryu Kisho and won.

In January of the following year, in the fifth round of Honinbo's reincarnation, Shindo Hikari lost against Ogata Meijin.In the same month, the new beginning league began.

More than three months have passed, and Liyuan Qianxia was sent to various hospitals in Japan for examination by her family. The examination results of all the hospitals showed no abnormalities, and her state seemed to be just falling asleep. , naturally woke up.For the convenience of taking care of her, the family transferred her back to Tokyo General Hospital, where the medical team is not bad.

On this day, Jin Teng Kou came to the hospital to see Liyuan Qianxia as a rule, and Liyuan's grandfather and Tezuka's mother went out thoughtfully.Hikari Shinto turned on the TV in the ward and tuned to the channel that broadcast the new first-stage league, and there was a sound coming from the TV.

Today's new first-tier league players are Sangyuan Honinbo and Yano Yoichi. At this time, the two are standing outside the chess academy to accept an interview with "Go Weekly".

The reporter asked, "Mr. Kuwahara, I heard that you took the initiative to ask the chess academy to arrange a match between you and Yano Hatsudan. Is there any reason?"

Sangyuan Honinbo looked a lot older than before. He was hunched over, and he seemed to be in good spirits. He laughed twice, "Is there a reason? I'm old. After this year's Honinbo Challenge, I should abdicate. Let Xian, before that, I want to feel the vitality of young people again~~ From now on, it will be the world of young people~~"

Yano Yoichi said respectfully, "In any case, Kuwahara-sensei, you will always be Honinbo in our hearts! I am very honored to be able to play against you, and I will definitely do my best!"

Sangyuan Honinbo glanced at him, and said with a smile, "Young people nowadays can really talk~"

The reporter asked a few more questions, and then took a few photos of the two, and the interview ended.The two walked into the chess academy one after the other, and after entering the elevator, Sangyuan Honinbo suddenly said, "In the new first stage league, I originally intended to play against Xiao Qianxia, ​​you want to be her opponent, let me see your strength !"

There was no live broadcast of this segment, Liyuan Qianxia naturally didn't see it, she only saw Sangyuan Honinbo handicap in the live broadcast, but step by step to reverse the disadvantages, killing chess without mercy, and finally won with a slight advantage of Banmu.

Shinto Hikaru turned off the TV and said, "Natsu, you see that you have already missed this year's title match qualifiers, and now you are about to miss the new first stage of the league again. If you don't wake up, you will be left behind by everyone .”

"Xia, although I lost to Mr. Ogata in the fifth round of the Honinbo round-robin battle, I will definitely not lose again in the future. I will get the right to challenge the Honinbo battle. Xia, if I win the title of Honinbo, can you Promise me to wake up?"

For the umpteenth time, Liyuan Qianxia lay down along the body of the hospital bed, sat up again, lay down again, and sat up again.Covering her face, she said silently, "Shinto, I'm sorry..."

During the first stage of the league, many high-level chess players thought of Liyuan Qianxia who was still in the hospital with regret.This is a blockbuster in the Young Lions Tournament. She has not officially entered the professional chess world, and is favored by many top chess players. Everyone is looking forward to the tsunami she will bring to the chess world. Unexpectedly, this is the situation in the end. .

Either admire Liyuan Qianxia, ​​or the members of her support team who admire her because of Go.Including Yang Hai and others who are far away in the Chinese Chess Academy, as well as chess players from other countries, whether amateur or professional, who know Li Yuan Qianxia through the World Go website, everyone is praying: Such a young and talented chess player must wake up... …

In June of this year, Shindo Hikaru defeated Taya Ryo, and finally won the right to challenge the Honinbo title battle, officially entering the more difficult Honinbo Challenge.

The seven-match four-win challenge will last for half a year. Shindo Hikari lost two games in a row at the beginning, won the third game with difficulty, and lost again in the fourth game.One more loss would mean that he was out of this year's Honinbo title.There are still three games to come, and Shindo Hikari can only win if he does not lose one game.Everyone felt in their hearts that Shinto Hikaru would probably not be able to win, after all, the opponent was Sangon Honinbo, who had successfully defended the title several times.Even so, it has exceeded everyone's expectations that a top three-level chess player can reach this step.

Including Shindo Hikaru's research club teacher Morishita Kudan said to him, "Shinto, don't be stressed, you are already amazing to have made it this far."

Even Jin Tengguang himself was a little uncertain, he said, "Xia, there are three games left, can I really win? Xia, you have been sleeping for more than a year, how long are you going to sleep? Xia, you want me win?"

"Of course I hope you win~" Liyuan Qianxia, ​​who was standing beside him, said, but Shinto Hikari couldn't hear her.

Hikari Shinto was under a lot of pressure. He began to sleep all night and night. He always dreamed that he lost the sixth round, failed in the title challenge challenge, and Liyuan Qianxia could not wake up again. Then he opened his eyes. Eyes can no longer sleep.Later, when he couldn't sleep, he started to play chess in the middle of the night. Using the old chessboard, he played black stones, imagining where her next stone would fall if Liyuan Qianxia was holding the white.

He found that when he played chess with that old chessboard, it was always easy for him to calm down. There seemed to be some traction in the dark. The bureau is really the same as Liyuan Qianxia.

One day, on a whim, he moved the old chessboard to Liyuan Qianxia's ward, and every time he went to see her in the hospital, he would use that chessboard to play chess with her in his imagination.Every time he played chess, he felt as if she was really sitting opposite him.

Liyuan Qianxia, ​​who became A Piao, found that since the chessboard appeared in the ward, when she lay down and possessed her body, the body on the hospital bed began to attract her soul body, and sometimes she could even manipulate her fingers.

Shindo Hikaru, who had finished playing chess that day, discovered this situation and quickly called the doctor.The doctor said that for the patient, Go is probably very important. In the future, I will often play chess next to the patient, or tell her more things about Go to stimulate her nerves, which may make her wake up faster.

Hikari Shinto, Grandpa Liyuan, and the Tezuka family seemed to see hope, and wept with joy.

Sitting between Yugen again, Shindo Hikaru had recovered his fighting spirit, and his eyes were shining with firm light.The Honinbo title fight is not just an agreement between him and her, he also has to stand on this high place, and when she wakes up, he will tell her that he has been working hard to get closer to her.He would reach out to her and tell her that he was waiting to walk by her side.

In the fifth game of the Honinbo Title Challenge, Shindo Hikaru won the game by one and a half.

When leaving the game room, Sangyuan Honinbo said with some relief and some sighs, "The first time I passed you in the chess academy, my sixth sense told me that you would be a great chess player in the future." Hand, I never thought that in just over four years, you would be able to push me to this point. But it is not so easy to take away the title of Honinbo from me!"

Shindo Hikaru said solemnly, "I will do my best!"

Hikari Shinto, who went all out, won the game again.

In the final of the seventh round of the Honinbo Challenge, no one thought that Hikaru Shinto would be able to make it this far. Everyone's eyes were focused on Yugen, on the screen of the live broadcast, holding their breath, and looking forward to a miracle.

In the ward of Liyuan Chinatsu at Tokyo General Hospital, a fierce tug-of-war is being played on the TV screen.Liyuan Qianxia could have followed Shinto Hikari to Yugenza to watch the scene, but she remembered Shinto Hikaru's wish, he was working hard, and she didn't want to let him down.

After more than two months of tempering her soul and body, Liyuan Qianxia was able to successfully possess her body, but her body and eyelids were too heavy. She wanted to open her eyes, but she couldn't open them no matter what, and she couldn't wake up no matter what.

Although Grandpa Liyuan likes Go, his level of Go is not very good. The tug-of-war on the screen is too intense. He can't understand the two people's thoughts in the game, and just stares at the fun.When Shindo Hikari fell into the long exam again, Grandpa Liyuan turned his head to Liyuan Qianxia on the hospital bed and said, "Qianxia, ​​do you think Shinto can win? If he wins this round, he will be Honinbo , into Fujimoto Inbo? Tsk tsk, Honinbo, really young! My granddaughter has a good eye..."

As he said that, he seemed to see the eyelids of the people on the hospital bed move, Grandpa Li Yuan immediately stood up excitedly, "Ah—Qian Xia, Qian Xia, can you hear Grandpa talking? Can you hear me? Doctor! Doctor! "

Grandpa Liyuan ran out excitedly, Liyuan Qianxia's eyelids flickered with difficulty on the hospital bed, and she struggled to open her eyes.Until a group of people poured into the ward, she heard Grandpa Liyuan say excitedly, "Doctor, look quickly, my granddaughter's eyes are moving, is she going to wake up?"

"Let me see!"

Liyuan Qianxia felt that someone was probing her body with an instrument, and then rolled her eyelids. The voice of that person sounded distant and near, "Well, the patient is in good condition, and he will probably wake up soon! Grandpa Liyuan Are you playing some important Go game now? You can amplify the volume a little, the patient probably cares about this game very much, maybe she can wake up today if you stimulate it!"

Grandpa Liyuan said excitedly, "Really? Doctor!"

"This is just my guess, but we can try!"

The sound of the TV was amplified, and the professional chess player who was invited to be the host of the analysis of the battle situation heard the somewhat funny voice clearly, "The situation has become heated up, and the blacks of Shindo-kun look a little bit bad at the moment. Can the long exam get Heizi out of trouble..."

"Shito-kun's sunspot moved - he landed in the upper left corner, uh, that place...doesn't seem to be anything special?"

"Huh?! Unknowingly, Heizi seems to have regained his disadvantage! Ah, that step! It turned out that the seemingly insignificant step before entering Fuji-kun was paving the way for the encirclement and suppression later! It's too powerful! But Mr. Kuwahara It seems that I have already thought of a countermeasure, ah, watching such a peak game, I am more nervous than myself!"

"Sangyuan Honinbo stopped, is Baizi going to take a long exam? Ah... cast?!!!!"

"Sangyuan Honinbo voted, and Jindo's third dan won?!"

The host's voice was subconsciously raised due to surprise and disbelief. Liyuan Qianxia, ​​who was struggling hard on the hospital bed, suddenly opened her eyes. The sudden light made her eyes sting, and physiological tears flowed out all at once.She quickly closed her eyes, and opened them after a while.

Beside the hospital bed, Grandpa Liyuan and Mama Tezuka looked at her expectantly. The corners of Qianxia Liyuan's mouth pulled an arc with difficulty. She opened her mouth with a hoarse voice that was barely audible. She said, "Grandpa, aunt..."

Grandpa Liyuan and Mother Tezuka covered their mouths instantly, tears streaming down their faces.

On the other side, between Nihon Ki-in and Youxuan.

Sangyuan Honinbo's surrender made the scene fall into silence for a while, and it took a long time before someone finally reacted, some took pictures, and some exclaimed.

Shinto Hikari seems to have entered another mysterious world. He only sees the square-inch chessboard and the vertical and horizontal chessboards in his eyes, and everything outside seems to have nothing to do with him.By the time he regained his sanity, Kuwamoto Inbo had already gone back to rest due to physical reasons.The rest of the reporters of "Go Weekly" were waiting for the interview with excited faces. There was a surge of voices outside the door between Yugen, and there were many familiar voices of Shinto Hikari, such as Kazuya, Ikaku, Taya, Ah Fu...

It's just that Liyuan Qianxia is missing.

"Shinto-kun, congratulations on your successful Honinbo challenge! Congratulations on becoming the youngest nine-dan shogi player!"

Faced with the compliment, Hikari Shindo's expression was calm, and he was really not surprised. He was still a young boy, but he was so calm that even he, an adult, was ashamed. The reporter of "Go Weekly" was amazed in his heart, even he himself did not realize that when facing this young man, his attitude was as respectful as that of Kuwamoto Inbo and Ogata celebrities.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door between Youxuan Room, and He Gu Yigao came in with his mobile phone in his hand. He touched his head and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I think there is a call at this time." You must want to hear it." He walked in and handed over the phone.

Shinto Hikaru's heart suddenly beat violently: Could it be what he thought?

He pursed his lips, and the hand that took the phone was shaking so much that he could hardly hold it.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and looked down at the caller ID on his mobile phone. Under the curious gaze of the reporter from "Go Weekly", the young man who was calm and calm just now, showing the demeanor of a master, moved his mobile phone. to the ear.

Then for a moment, tears fell like rain.

On the phone, a familiar female voice with a smile said softly, "Shinto, look, I haven't broken my promise to you..."

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