Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Of course, Chen Anxia never revealed any of her inner thoughts on her face.

To others, Chen Anxia was staring intently at the chessboard, as if he were truly deep in thought.

Upon seeing this, Kaga Tetsuo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he murmured, "To think so deeply on the fourth move..."

As he spoke, Kaga Tetsuo couldn't help but look at the board, at the black Shusaku point, and continued to mutter, "Is it this Shusaku point, outdated by the times, that forces you to enter a long period of contemplation?"

"Or is it his skill in chess that forced you to enter a long period of contemplation right here?"

As he spoke, Kaga Tetsuo couldn't help but look at Shindo Hikaru again.

This was already the umpteenth time that Kaga Tetsuo had looked at Shindo Hikaru.

However, no matter how Kaga Tetsuo looked at him, he couldn't see even a trace of the temperament and image of a true Go player in Hikaru Shindo.

In Kaga Tetsuo's eyes, Shindo Hikaru was just like a novice who had just started playing Go, which was the most puzzling thing for Kaga Tetsuo.

Kaga Tetsuo couldn't understand why, if Hikaru Shindo truly possessed the skill to make even Chen Anxia wary, he would pretend to be a novice. Was it some kind of twisted sense of humor?

Not only Kaga Tetsuo, but also Shindo Hikaru, Tsutsui Kimihiro, and the people watching the game were all surprised to see Chen Anxia enter a long period of thought on his fourth move.

Immediately, hushed whispers arose.

Of those present, only Fujiwara no Sai was not surprised.

Fujiwara Sai stared intently at Chen Anxia with his noble blue eyes. His lips, partially hidden by his five-ribbed bat-shaped fan, parted slightly as he murmured, "I wonder what kind of surprise you'll bring me after your long deliberation..."

"Thinking about it, it really makes me look forward to it..."

Meanwhile, Ryoko Kurozuki is constantly trying to contact her teacher through the Truth Super Brain.

But it has never been successful.

Time passes minute by minute.

Unbeknownst to him, Chen Anxia had been deep in thought for ten minutes.

During the long wait, some impatient people left first, and then new people gathered around out of curiosity.

During this long wait, Ryoko Kurozuki's expression grew increasingly anxious.

Finally, after countless attempts to contact her, Ryoko Kurozuki got in touch with her teacher, the top Go player known as Tengen Dosai.

At this moment, Tengen Dosai, who was in the chess room, had just finished reviewing a game and was tidying up the chessboard.

That's why Tengen Dosai noticed his disciple's contact.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kurozuki Ryoko told Tengen Dosuke what had happened.

Upon hearing Ryoko Kurozuki's words, Michiya Tengen paused slightly in his actions of arranging the Go board.

Without immediately responding to Ryoko Kurozuki, Michiya Tengen continued to methodically arrange the Go board.

It was only then that Kurozuki Ryoko heard Tengen Dosai's deep, serious voice say, "Ryoko, tell me the game records up to now."

Upon hearing this, Ryoko Kurozuki's face lit up with joy.

Ryoko Kurozuki knew that her teacher had agreed to intervene in the game.

Then, Ryoko Kurozuki showed Tengen Doji the game records of Othello up to that point.

Meanwhile, Tengen Dosai was replicating the chess game on the chessboard in front of him.

On that day, after Dosai Tōya, playing black, placed the Shusaku point, he immediately reached into the white stone box, picked up a white stone, and placed it on the board with a steady and heavy motion, while solemnly announcing, "Row 7, Column 17, Big Kyuū!"

If someone were sitting opposite Tengen Dozai at this moment, they would see that the once calm eyes of Tengen Dozai, like the ocean, had been stirred up with turbulent waves, and they would feel the terrifying aura and pressure emanating from Tengen Dozai.

Clearly, Tengen Dosai's inner world was not as calm as his outward expression suggested.

At least, Tengen Dosai's fighting spirit has been fully ignited.

In this state, Tengen Dosai stared intently at his opponent, the other end of the chessboard where no one was present.

At that moment, Tengen Dosai's gaze seemed to pierce through time and space, and he saw a top Go player from the old era, Honinbo Shusaku, sitting opposite him, playing Go against him.

In his heart, Tengen Dosai's fighting spirit transformed into a heavenly sound, roaring within him, "Come on, let me experience the pinnacle of Go skill from the old era!!"

At the same time, after hearing Tengen Dosai's words, Kurozuki Ryoko did not hesitate at all and directly placed a piece in the 7th row and 17th column of the virtual chessboard that only she could see.

At that very moment, a voice suddenly rang in Chen Anxia's mind.

The voice was telling Chen Anxia where to place his piece.

Chen Anxia knew what the voice in her mind meant, and her initial unease vanished instantly.

Chen Anxia looked up at Hikaru Shindo, then at Sai Fujiwara, a slight smile playing on his lips. He slowly reached into the Go box with his right hand and picked up a white Go stone.

Then, a white bolt of lightning struck the chessboard.

Snapped!

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Chapter 57 The Power of Chess, Facing Natural Disaster!

He... is smiling...

Fujiwara Sai looked at Chen Anxia's smile with a somewhat dazed expression.

Fujiwara Sai recognized that smile.

Just now, the smile on my face, which I couldn't suppress because of the boiling blood, was similar to Chen Anxia's smile at this moment.

At the same time, Hikaru Shindo was also somewhat dazed because of Chen Anxia.

However, Hikaru Shindo wasn't drawn to Chen Anxia's smile, but rather to Chen Anxia's gaze at that moment.

In Hikaru Shindo's heart, a voice kept telling him that Chen Anxia's gaze wasn't fixed on him, but rather on what was behind him, on the true player in this game...

'Could it be... that Anxia can see Sai?'

The sudden thought that popped into his mind made Hikaru Shindo momentarily lose his composure.

Not only Fujiwara no Sai and Shindo Hikaru, but also Kaga Tetsuo, who had been watching the game closely, noticed Chen Anxia's gaze and the smile on his face.

In Kaga Tetsuo's eyes, Chen Anxia's gaze was fixed on Shindo Hikaru, and the smile on Chen Anxia's face was that of a worthy opponent, a smile of passionate excitement.

With a snap, Kaga Tetsuo grabbed the folding fan that was slapping at him, and unconsciously clenched it tightly, so tightly that the veins on his hand bulged out.

Kaga Tetsuo has now confirmed that Chen Anxia did not use his full strength when playing against him.

Because, at this moment, Chen Anxia's smile was something he had never seen during their matches.

A strong sense of resentment welled up in Kaga Tetsuo's heart.

This was the first time Kaga Tetsuo had felt such a strong sense of resentment towards Go since he had come to hate it.

It was this strong sense of unwillingness that suddenly gave Kaga Tetsuo the idea of ​​returning to the world of Go, relearning Go, catching up with, and even defeating, Chen Anxia in Go.

Upon realizing the thought that had suddenly popped into his head, Kaga Tetsuo's face couldn't help but show an expression of absurdity and disbelief.

Kaga Tetsuo never imagined, nor would he ever imagine, that he, who so vehemently disliked Go, would ever have the thought of returning to the world of Go and relearning the game...

While Kaga Tetsuo was in turmoil, Fujiwara Sai had already sorted out his thoughts.

Fujiwara no Sai originally did not intend to use his full strength, but rather wanted to improve his skills step by step during the game.

Just like a demonstration game, this was used to create a 'evenly matched' game, and through this 'evenly matched' game, to test Chen Anxia's limits and stimulate his potential.

Of course, Fujiwara Sai wanted to see if he could glimpse the prototype of the divine move within the limits of Chen Anxia's chess skills.

However, after seeing Chen Anxia's smile, Fujiwara Sai was somewhat moved, had an epiphany, and changed his mind.

Fujiwara Sai closed his eyes slightly and slowly closed the five-ribbed bat fan that covered the lower half of his face, his demeanor elegant and gentle as jade.

Then, Fujiwara Sai suddenly opened his eyes, and an unprecedentedly fierce aura burst forth from his body.

This is the spirit of Fujiwara no Sai's way of playing Go.

At this moment, Fujiwara no Sai was still elegant, but he carried an aura of killing intent, just like a scholar-general who had fought on the battlefield, whose hands were stained with the blood of his enemies.

Hikaru Shindo, who was initially in a daze, was immediately brought back to his senses by this sharp and imposing aura.

At this moment, Hikaru Shindo felt as if he had a thorn in his back, as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him, making his body incredibly heavy, and even his breathing became heavy involuntarily.

At the same time, Hikaru Shindo couldn't help but think in horror, "This feeling... is it Sai?"

Hikaru Shindo could hardly believe that Fujiwara no Sai, who usually acted like a nobleman, possessed such a ruthless side.

Sitting opposite Hikaru Shindo, facing this imposing aura directly, Chen Anxia felt it even more directly than Hikaru Shindo.

At this moment, Chen Anxia even felt that Hikaru Shindo in front of him was like a sword that had been hidden for a thousand years, now unsheathed and revealing its sharpness that had been accumulating for a thousand years.

This sharp aura made Chen Anxia tremble and feel a chill in his heart.

But then, Chen Anxia's blood boiled again, and an indescribable excitement and exhilaration welled up in his heart.

Furthermore, Chen Anxia's smile grew even wider, and even the look in her eyes became radiant.

Chen Anxia knew that this aura, this terrifying aura that was as hard to resist as a hidden sword, did not belong to Hikaru Shindo, but to Fujiwara no Sai.

As for why Fujiwara no Sai suddenly unleashed his aura, Chen Anxia knew the reason...

On the other side, Kaga Tetsuo, who was struggling with himself, seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at Shindo Hikaru.

Upon seeing this, Kaga Tetsuo's pupils contracted sharply and then began to shake violently.

In Kaga Tetsuo's eyes, the aura emanating from Fujiwara no Sai seemed to solidify, enveloping Shindo Hikaru.

The aura was truly terrifying. Even though it wasn't directly facing him, just the radiating energy made Kaga Tetsuo feel as if a monstrous wave was crashing down on him, about to engulf him in an instant, leaving him unable to struggle or resist.

An indescribable sense of trepidation and fear arose spontaneously at that moment.

Kaga Tetsuo could hardly imagine how such a terrifying aura of Go could exist in this world.

Compared to this overwhelming aura of chess, one's own chess spirit is like a drop in the ocean, utterly insignificant.

No, it wasn't just his own Go aura; even Akira Touya's Go aura paled in comparison to this Go aura.

Subconsciously, Kaga Tetsuo looked at Chen Anxia, ​​who was facing this imposing aura.

Kaga Tetsuo knew that the pressure Chen Anxia was under was several times, even dozens of times, greater than his own.

Upon seeing this, Kaga Tetsuo was stunned.

Because Kaga Tetsuo saw that, under this oppressive aura, Chen Anxia was actually smiling, and smiling so brightly at that.