Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Moreover, an instinctive warning told them that terrible danger was nearby.

Subconsciously, Akira Touya and Fujii turned to look at Harumi Ichikawa.

This sight sent shivers down the spines of Akira Toya and Fujii.

At this moment, Harumi Ichikawa had her head down, her teeth clenched, and her fists clenched so tightly that they made a 'crackling' sound. It was as if a tangible black aura was swirling around her.

Harumi Ichikawa turned to the dark side because of Yasutaka Uemura's provocation.

In the eyes of Akira Touya and Fujii, Harumi Ichikawa at this moment was as terrifying as a demon from the abyss.

Those who had gathered around instinctively retreated, and at the same time began to pity the young man who dared to provoke Harumi Ichikawa.

They all remembered that Harumi Ichikawa had won the runner-up title in a national karate competition when she was in school.

This means that Harumi Ichikawa's combat prowess is beyond doubt.

Uemura Tairyu also sensed something was wrong, and looked at the blackened Ichikawa Harumi with fear in his eyes, swallowing hard as he carefully backed away.

"You pervert, you deserve to be punished by heaven!!"

Immediately afterwards, Harumi Ichikawa's angry shout rang out.

Then, the sounds of fists and feet clashing, along with screams and howls of agony, rose and fell...

A dozen minutes later, Uemura Tairyu, his face bruised and swollen, sat obediently in a chair and began to review the previous match between Chen Anxia and Fujii for Touya Akira.

Although Yasutaka Uemura's own Go skills are only at the beginner level, he doesn't really do post-game analysis.

But since Uemura Yasutaka is a player, he has a system that can record game records.

Therefore, reviewing the situation is very simple for Yasutaka Uemura.

The reason why Uemura Tairyu took the initiative to step forward was because he had just triggered a random mission.

The task of this random mission is to review the game between Chen Anxia and Fujii for Akira Touya.

For players, when they encounter a quest, especially a free one, they will definitely accept it.

I never expected that Harumi Ichikawa would appear.

Uemura Tairyu felt sore all over and was filled with regret, wishing he hadn't accepted this random mission.

Now, intimidated by Harumi Ichikawa's strength, Yasutaka Uemura could only obediently begin to review the situation.

Akira Toya sat opposite Tairyu Uemura in the best position, observing Uemura's post-game analysis.

Besides Harumi Ichikawa and Fujii, some curious people also gathered around.

Before long, the chess table was surrounded by people.

They didn't know exactly what had happened.

But they knew that there was a game of Go here that even Akira Touya valued and was curious about.

At the same time, they all wanted to see what kind of game would make Akira Touya so eager to play.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the debriefing began.

At the start of the game, the black and white pieces were placed in a very conventional way, occupying the four corner star positions respectively.

As time went on, people gradually noticed something amiss, their expressions turning suspicious and uncertain. They whispered among themselves, "The black pieces are being placed haphazardly, completely ignoring the layout, shape, and standard moves. It looks like something a novice would do."

The acquaintance also looked puzzled and whispered, "It looks like it to me too."

"However, since this game has garnered such attention from Teacher Liang, it must be something special. Let's watch it closely..."

It wasn't just these two; others were also having similar discussions.

The game is still going on.

Akira Touya had already unknowingly become engrossed in the game.

In Akira Touya's eyes, strange and wondrous sights appeared.

In this strange and wondrous spectacle, two kings, one black and one white, are using a chessboard as their kingdom, constantly waging war, attempting to occupy and annex more territory, and even wanting to destroy the other's dynasty.

As the war intensified, the strategies and tactics of the two kings, one black and one white, were revealed to Akira Touya.

The Black King's strategy was that he had no strategy at all; he perfectly embodied the word "reckless" throughout the entire war.

The White King's strategic tactics instilled fear and trepidation in Akira Touya, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably.

The reason for this is that the White King's strategies and methods are so brilliant and terrifying that he completely manipulates the Black King without the Black King even noticing.

In Akira Touya's eyes, the white king continued to occupy the ground and silently surrounded the black king.

Logically speaking, given the current situation, the Black Monarch should have been doomed to defeat.

However, instead of killing the black king, the white king continued to divide up territory from the land he occupied and give it to the black king.

This situation is almost like a white monarch keeping a black monarch as a pet.

Yes, it's captive breeding, that chilling and terrifying word.

Akira Touya will know the White King's goal: to achieve that final victory of five and a half points.

However, Akira Touya didn't know why the White King was doing this, or why he was so fixated on a victory of five and a half points.

In a daze, Akira Touya seemed to see an ancient and majestic white throne, upon which sat a king whose face he could not see.

The emperor's majesty is like the sea, unfathomable.

This was Akira Touya's first impression of this monarch.

In Akira Touya's eyes, the king was tapping his throne lightly with his fingers while gazing at the distant battlefield, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Upon seeing this, Akira Touya seemed to realize something...

Perhaps this war was never a war from the beginning, but rather a drama staged to please this monarch...

Just then, the king seemed to notice Akira Touya's presence, and his eyes, hidden behind the mist, looked over.

With just one glance, Akira Touya felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

The oppressive feeling caused Akira Touya's mind to become muddled, and his body trembled instinctively.

Akira Toya knew that this sense of pressure, this almost tangible sense of pressure, was actually the difference in Go skills between himself and Chen Anxia.

The gap... is like an insurmountable chasm!

......

Chapter 31 The arrival of Touya Meijin, and Tengen Doya's request!

As the son of Meijin Touya, coupled with his own exceptional Go talent, Akira Touya was considered a Go prodigy by others from a young age.

In his matches against his peers, Akira Touya never lost.

It wasn't until he met Hikaru Shindo that Akira Touya tasted defeat for the first time in a game against his peers.

This feeling was unpleasant, and it also made Akira Touya unwilling to accept it.

That led to his second match against Hikaru Shindo.

In the end, Akira Touya still failed.

At the moment of his second defeat, Akira Touya's proud heart was greatly shaken.

At the same time, this forced Akira Toya to admit that Hikaru Shindo, a boy of the same age as him, was far superior to him in Go.

However, Akira Touya never expected that after Hikaru Shindo, Anxia Chen would appear.

Furthermore, Chen Anxia gave Touya Akira an even more terrifying and unfathomable feeling.

In a daze, Akira Touya seemed to see his own path in the game of Go.

However, Chen Anxia and Hikaru Shindo, two boys his own age, were like two mountains looming over his path in Go, making it hard for him to breathe.

Although he tried his best to climb over these two mountains, he could only look up and see them standing on the top of the mountain, looking down at him.

Those eyes were devoid of any expression or emotion.

Those eyes were the purest eyes of a chess player.

Akira Touya knew that they weren't really looking down on him.

In their eyes, a chessboard of heaven and earth seemed to appear, with black and white streams of light constantly descending from the sky. On this chessboard, the principles of the game of Go, which Akira Touya could neither see nor comprehend, were evolving.

Akira Touya knew that if he wanted to overcome these two mountains, he had to first understand and comprehend the principles of their game.

But that's easier said than done...

While Akira Touya was in a daze, Yasutaka Uemura continued his debriefing.

Gradually, some of the more skilled players among the spectators noticed the unusual nature of the game.

This anomaly caused them to frown and whisper amongst themselves, puzzled.

"Strange, this white piece is really strange."

"Here, they could have easily captured a large chunk of Black's territory and slaughtered a large group of Black stones, but instead they didn't. Instead, they played such a terrible move, helping Black survive..."

"It is indeed very strange. Judging from White's moves, he should not be a novice. How could he make such a serious mistake?"

"Could it be that they underestimated their opponent because the opponent was a novice?"

"The game review has now entered the middle game, but I still can't see anything special about this game?"

"I didn't see it either. I don't understand why Teacher Xiaoliang cares so much about this game?"

"Hmm, this move isn't the best, nor is it the worst..."

"Why, why did White place it here?"

"Could it be that White played this way on purpose?"

"But why would White make that move on purpose?"

......

Ultimately, the other spectators' chess skills were limited, and they could not see the extraordinary manifestation of chess principles like Akira Touya, nor could they see that white king whose majesty was as vast as the sea and whose depths were unfathomable.

The game of chess ended amidst the hushed discussions of the crowd.

But the discussions did not stop, because they couldn't understand it, couldn't figure it out, yet desperately wanted to understand.