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As Luo Chen and Gong Yufan Wanzhi walked together into the backstage private passageway, a girl dressed in a maid outfit and wearing rabbit ears hurriedly stepped forward to give instructions.
However, halfway through her sentence, the girl's eyes widened in disbelief, and she blurted out, "Young Master?"
Luo Chen was also surprised. He blinked and said with amusement, "Nanami-kun? What are you doing here?"
Yugomi Machi recognized Aoyama Nanami and knew that she lived in the neighboring Sakura House, but even so, she secretly pinched Luo Chen's waist.
"Hiss~!" Luo Chen's lips twitched slightly.
Aoyama Nanami scratched his head and explained awkwardly, "I came back last Friday when the school had a holiday. The school made a special arrangement, saying that we would have a week off and everyone would be allowed to go out and collect local products. It just so happened that Okasan asked me to come home and bring back some local products, so I came back."
"No wonder it's an arts school. Unlike me, I need Jing Ke'ai's permission to ask for leave..." Luo Chen thought to himself, then asked, "So what happened? How did you end up here again? Didn't you go home?"
"Oh, this? Hehehe~"
Aoyama Nanami became even more embarrassed and explained with a blush, "I'm a bit restless. I have nothing to do at home, and I might even get nagged by Oka-san. I happened to see an ad here for high-paying waiters while I was shopping, so I came over."
As he said this, Aoyama Nanami coughed lightly twice, pressing his fist to his lips, and looked up, saying, "Young Master, don't let my appearance fool you, I can earn 1000 yen an hour here!"
Luo Chen touched the tip of his nose.
Goodness, it's much higher than Misaki Ayuzawa's salary before she got a raise.
Every time I hear someone talking about hourly wages, I can't help but feel heartbroken about the exploitation I once inflicted on Misaki.
"Oh right, since you're here, you must be here to participate in the competition, right? Come on, I'll lead the way."
Aoyama Nanami remembered the important matter at hand.
"Aren't you going to check the players' credentials anymore?" Luo Chen joked.
"If even the young master has to be inspected, then there probably won't be many people in the Japanese Go world who can use the VIP entrance, right?"
Aoyama Nanami rolled her eyes at Luo Chen.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"Chenjun~"
Gogohan Machi lowered her voice and whispered, "So, this Nanami-san is also from Kansai, huh?"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Luo Chen asked, puzzled.
The Imperial Meal Master Wan Zhi smiled enigmatically: "Shouldn't Lord Chen be surprised to hear something like this? I was quite taken aback just now."
Luo Chen's heart skipped a beat.
Damn it, even Magic can be jealous! He's setting himself up for this!
Of course, he remained calm and just smiled faintly, saying, "I knew about this before. When I chat with Nanami, she always unconsciously speaks in the Kansai dialect, just like in Magic: The Awakening... I'm not stupid."
"Eh?" Machi, the servant of the Imperial Rice, was momentarily speechless, unable to utter a word.
"On the contrary... what I never expected and was surprised to be that Nanami is a real workaholic. She clearly went home to rest, but she only rested for one weekend before running out to work again." Luo Chen couldn't help but complain.
"Pfft!" Mitsuru, amused, laughed out loud and deliberately said, "But wouldn't a girl like that seem very domestic?"
"I agree." Luo Chen nodded.
"Chen-jun~!!" Gong Yufan Man Zhi glared at Luo Chen with her beautiful eyes, grabbed Luo Chen's wrist and bit it hard, she was furious.
Luochen: (Dan)
P.S.: Aoyama Nanami is dead.
Chapter 311 The Opponent
Ha! Women.
It was clearly its own fault for stirring up trouble, yet it broke down first and bit back... What an unreasonable creature!
Luo Chen shook his hand, sighing helplessly to himself.
Fortunately, Machi was a very sensible girl. Even when she was angry and bit someone, she didn't bite too hard, leaving only a shallow layer of gum on Luo Chen's wrist.
Unfortunately, Luo Chen was quite worried that if Wan Zhi tried to imitate him tonight and used too much force... it would cause a big problem! The flexibility of that area is not as good as that of the wrist.
"Stay away from Magic: The Gathering tonight!!"
Luo Chen thought to himself.
"Young Master, this is your lounge."
Aoyama Nanami led Luo Chen to a relatively spacious room, and at the same time took out a notebook and explained,
"Also, your match starts in an hour, against 8-dan Uchimura Takuto. There are seven other matches starting at the same time..."
"Oh, during your break, you can go to the reception room and chat with the other players. There are also some really nice pastries to eat there."
"Also, young master, do you need information about Uchimura Takuto, 8th dan? Although I feel that as his opponent, you should know about him long ago, but... I'm sorry, I still think I should ask."
Manji, the servant, had already let go of Luo Chen's hand and entered the room, where he skillfully brewed tea and set up the chessboard.
Luo Chen stroked his chin and smiled, "Although, Nanami-kun, I really don't have any information about Uchimura Takuto, an 8th dan player."
"Eh?!"
Aoyama Nanami was shocked and exclaimed with wide eyes, "He's your opponent! The match list for the first round of the Meijin Tournament was announced two days ago. How could you be so careless, young master?"
As she spoke, Aoyama Nanami hurriedly flipped through her notebook, beginning to search for basic information and detailed introductions of Uchimura Takuto, an eighth-dan player.
"Careless?" Luo Chen touched the tip of his nose, somewhat speechless.
He thought that replacing those three words with "confident" would be more subtle.
After all, apart from the eight-dan of Kuzuryu and Yaichi, the other eight-dan ranks were not considered very prestigious in his eyes.
Even without knowing anything about them, they can be easily defeated. If you make a special effort to learn about your opponent before the match, it would be a bit like bullying them.
"found it!"
Aoyama Nanami stopped turning the page in surprise and quickly said, "Uchimura Takuto, 8-dan, is a top player from Kyushu. He became a professional at the age of 8, 5-dan at 15, 6-dan at 18, 7-dan at 20, and is now 29 years old and a professional 8-dan."
His specialty is the Zhenfei Chariot, a powerful attacking method, which is famous among Kansai Go players. Last year, in the Kansai Go Players Tournament rankings, he defeated a player of the same 8-dan rank, thus ranking 5th among all Kansai Go players!
Oh, here's a link to some of Takuto Uchimura's match records, 8th dan. Young master, please wait a moment, I'll open it for you now.
Aoyama Nanami was very conscientious. After saying that, he went to the computer, knelt down, and started fumbling with the website address, searching for a video of Uchimura Takuto's 8th dan match.
Luo Chen rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated. He had initially intended to say it wasn't necessary, but seeing how dutifully Aoyama Nanami was performing her duties...
Even if he did say it, this girl would immediately reject it and warn him fiercely, "How can you do that? Absolutely not! Pride leads to failure!"
"Chen Jun, please have some tea."
The servant, Manji, noticed Aoyama Nanami's diligence and brought her a bowl of tea, saying with a smile, "Miss Nanami is so kind to Tatsu-kun."
Luo Chen rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Stop it."
"Hee hee~"
Gong Yufan Wanzhi grinned, but didn't continue with his usual test-testing tactics on Luo Chen.
This little trick, if used once or twice, might make a man love her more, but if it's used too often, he'll definitely hate it.
She's a very smart girl, and besides, she's long since come to terms with how many girls are around Luo Chen.
Of course, there is a prerequisite!
Luo Chen has always liked her!
"Miss Nanami, I also brewed one for you. Please sit down and have some tea with me."
"Serve the royal meal," Manji said, offering his greetings.
"no no."
Aoyama Nanami, who was fiddling with the video, shook her head repeatedly and declined, saying, "I'm a waiter here, I can't join you."
"It's alright. There are so many waiters here anyway. Miss Nanami, just consider it a special favor for Chen Jun. Come sit down."
Yugomi Machi went over and pulled Aoyama Nanami up, saying with a smile, "Besides, I'm also from Kansai, and I personally experienced Uchimura Takuto's match as a reporter... Let me find the videotape too."
"Huh? But, but..." Aoyama Nanami hesitated. Wasn't it a bit strange that she was the waitress?
"Let's listen to Wan Zhi, otherwise, Nanami, do you believe I'll call right now and complain about your rudeness to the customer?" Luo Chen teased.
Aoyama Nanami rolled her eyes at Luo Chen helplessly and said, "Young Master, you wouldn't do that."
"Really?" Luo Chen pretended to take out his phone.
"Hey~? You! Don't hit me!"
Aoyama Nanami ran over in a second, obediently knelt down, and even picked up a teacup, glaring at Luo Chen with a murderous and resentful look... The movements were all done in one smooth motion!
Luo Chen smiled gently.
What Machi said was true; she still remembered that match, so she quickly pulled up the videotape.
Takuto Uchimura, an 8th dan player, appeared in the shot 0.7 seconds ahead.
His opponent, another professional 8-dan player, is also very famous in Kansai. Next, he will become Ayumu Kamina's opponent.
Boom boom boom!
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.