Cherish the time

Chapter 180

A month later, Nippon Chess Academy announced the three participating players of the Hokuto Cup, namely Hikari Shinto, Ryo Toya and Zhang Yu.

Jin Tengguang thought about it and couldn't remember where Zhang Yu jumped out, so he could only ask He Gu who happened to be beside him in doubt.

"Don't you know?" He Gu was very surprised, "He is your super fan!"

Shindo Hikaru: "..."

"You really don't know?" He Gu stared blankly at his unchanged face, then touched his chin, "He is a new chess player this year, originally a Chinese, with 28 victories Became No.1 in this year's vocational exam."

"Is the opponent in the new first-stage routine game the one of Mr. Ichiyanagi?" Hearing what he said, Shinto remembered the game record he saw a while ago, "It's pretty good."

"Nonsense..." He Gu muttered, but did not follow up on his words.

——He and Zhang Yu were the last two victors in the qualifiers, but when they played against Ta Ya, Zhang Yu performed better and won the final qualification.

"Don't be discouraged." Shinto patted him on the shoulder, "Next time you will beat him."

"Of course." He Gu raised his eyebrows and smiled, and gave him a thumbs up, "I didn't intend to be caught up by the later guy so soon."

Shinto smiled, squinted his eyes and looked at the square Zhang Yu on the posting board again.

He had a strange premonition.

This premonition even gave him an idea of ​​wanting to play chess with the opponent.

It's a pity that they missed out on this new regular game in the first stage, and if they want to have a chance to play against each other, they will have to wait at least half a month for the Beidou Cup.

——He was right to think so.

It's a pity... Some strange emergencies were missed.

For example, three days later, being caught in Awara's arm and brought back to the apartment...

"Okay," Lu Yuan clapped his hands and proudly puffed out his chest, "Let's start training!"

Shinto Koko looked around the apartment and Taya and Zhang Yu who did not know when they came here, and after a moment of silence, he asked: "... What is training?"

Ashihara blinked, then blinked again.

"...er... Big Dipper Cup?"

After a brief explanation, Shinto finally understood the fact that Awara was the team leader of this Beidou Cup—the original person in charge, Kurata, was unable to get away because of the chess master qualifiers. After searching for a long time, I finally picked this curly-haired young man who was surprisingly idle.

Shinto couldn't help but think about what Awara has been doing in the past few years. He hasn't been seen in the round robin of major events!

As a result, he could only recall the memory of Lu Yuan inquiring about all kinds of gossip...

So he was silent for a moment and asked, "Do you want to start training now?"

Although it is training, for Shinto and Taya, their main task is to be a training partner for Zhang Yu. After all, the latter has been a chess player for too short a time and has experienced too few large-scale competitions. Worried that he would have stage fright on the court, he brought the three of them together.

So Liang Guang and Zhang Yu played a round with Zhang Yu one by one. The young man with black hair and black eyes performed quite well, and did not show timidity when facing the two of them.

Shinto shrugged his shoulders at Awara, indicating that he thinks the kid is fine and doesn't need special training.

As a result, Lu Yuan pressed his shoulder with one hand, and then stared at his eyes without blinking.

Shinto: "..."

After staring at each other for a while, Lu Yuan finally gave up on making eye contact, dragged him to another room, closed the door and said to him, "I want to win."

"...I think so too." Shinto thought for a while, "And we can win."

Ashihara made a troubled expression and lowered his voice a bit, "...I hope it will be 3-0..."

That's what he thought Zhang Yu might be a little overwhelmed with.

Jinto thought about Hong Xiuying, and felt that Zhang Yu's level was almost equal to his current level.

So he nodded, "Let's wait a few more days."

With Shindo's words, the matter of the three participating in the training was finally settled.

In the next few days, the three of them ran here whenever they had time, and together with Lu Yuan, a total of four played games together in groups.

In the end, I don't know whether Ashihara's self-esteem was damaged by tossing or something, he actually pulled Ogata over to take his place, and even called it to increase the intensity of training.

Shinto Hikaru: ...

He hadn't seen Ogata for a while, and he only knew that the other party was busy with the match in Kyushu recently. When he first saw him today, he found that he was a little tanned and looked a lot healthier.

Shinto greeted him with a nod, and subconsciously glanced at his hand.

I saw that plain white ring was still quietly put on his ring finger, reflecting the warm light under the soft light.

Seeing him glance at his hand, Ogata looked away, without thinking elsewhere.

——After all, the ring has been given away for almost two years.

After such a long time, Ogata had already put no hope in Shinto's discovery of the ring by himself.

So he just nodded to Shinto and sat down beside Awara.

Then Ashihara coughed lightly, pointed to the position opposite Shinto and motioned to him.

Ogata frowned slightly, and pushed his glasses with his index finger.

"Go quickly." Awara gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "I don't want to play against this Mr. Honinbo again...it really hurts my self-esteem."

The corner of Ogata's mouth curled up slightly, as if thinking of something interesting.

Then he got up and walked to the seat opposite Jinteng, sat down, opened the lid of the box casually, and said very naturally: "Let's go first."

"Of course." Shinto nodded slightly, and stretched out his hand to lift the lid of the box.

After a brief "crash clatter" sound, the two decided on their priority.

Ogata holds black, Jinteng holds white.

So the two sides exchanged chess boxes, and the game officially began.

The two had just played a few hands, and Shinto felt a sense of oppression that was different from the past.

That feeling... is completely different from the strength Ogata once showed, it is a completely different level of strength.

Shinto subconsciously glanced at Ogata, and saw that his expression was solemn and his eyes were restrained, obviously he was really moving.

then…

Shinto Hikaru smiled.

The corners of his mouth were upturned, and the corners of his eyes were downturned, looking very happy.

And those golden-brown eyes became clearer in an instant.

——It was as if a person had finally woken up from a half-dream.

The aura of the whole person surged out in an instant, sharp, cold, and real.

The corners of Ogata's eyes twitched, he calmed down and continued to play.

They put their whole heart into it, and didn't care about the situation around them. Unknowingly, the remaining three people sat around the two of them, watching the chess game for a moment.

On the chess table, black and white are biting each other, life and death are constantly changing, every move of the two will bring new changes, and put down weights for their own side on the balance of victory and defeat.

Zhang Yu watched quite engrossed, until he felt a little dizzy, and then suddenly realized that he had held his breath at some point.

But he didn't think there was anything wrong!

——Such a battle should have the power to hold your breath!