Cherish the time

Chapter 42

This is the last game of the professional chess player exam, and it is also a showdown where two 0-lost candidates finally meet.

Both are 12-year-old gifted teenagers.

The two are good friends and partners.

One is Taya Ryo, the son of Taya Master.

One is Hikari Shindo, an outsider of unknown origin.

them…

Finally on the field of professional chess players.

Face to face, fight to the death.

——Of course, this is just a scene made up by some people.

The real truth is...

When Ta Yaliang came to the lounge, he searched the crowd subconsciously.

Not seeing that familiar golden figure, he couldn't help but feel his heart sink, and the weak appearance of Teng that had been lying on the bed two days ago appeared in his mind again.

"Xiao Liang." He Gu greeted him while sitting on the sofa.

Taya hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the group of students.

"Is Xiaoguang coming today?" He Gu asked casually.

"I don't know." Ta Yaliang's eyes darkened, apparently also wanting to inquire about Shinto's news.

"I don't know if he's better..." He Gu sighed, seeing that he didn't intend to continue talking, he continued the previous topic with Iijima, "You said that Yijiao went to various Go clubs...?"

Ryo Taya walked to the small refrigerator alone, and put the bento he had prepared into it.

Then he looked at the order list on the small refrigerator and quietly lost his mind.

"Hi." Put a hand on his shoulder, "Why are you so sad?"

Taya Ryo turned his head in astonishment, and saw Shinto Hikari standing beside him with a backpack on his shoulders—although his face was not very good, he was still in good spirits.

"...You don't have a fever anymore?"

"Well, I went back to the doctor the day before yesterday to prescribe medicine and injections. The fever started to subside not long after you left, and your body temperature returned to normal last night." Shindo Hikaru smiled, and his face looked better because of this smile, "Mom this morning He even took my body temperature before letting me go out."

Ta Yaliang looked him up and down, and made sure that the guy in front of him was probably really good enough to play a game, and then he smiled sincerely, "It's all good."

"What?" Jinto joked with him, "It's not good to win without fighting?"

"Not good." Ta Yaliang shook his head.

"It's so hard to serve..."

The two walked towards the game room while talking.

The stiff atmosphere around Ta Yaliang seemed to dissipate suddenly in a breath, and returned to the usual quiet temperament with softness and rigidity.

"Ah! Xiaoguang!" He Gu and the group of college students just got up after finishing talking, and saw the two children who had lost nothing get together again, "Health well?"

"Well, at least it's okay to play chess today." Shinto made a Fighting gesture, "How is my mother's handicraft?"

"Very! Very! Great!" He Gu's eyes lit up, "How could she know that I like fried pork ribs!"

Yes, Hegu Jun's favorite dish is fried pork ribs.

When seeing Shinto's mother serve a plate of well-fried pork ribs to the table the night before yesterday, He Gu almost jumped up and shouted Lucky.

"Hmm... who knows~" Shinto smiled, not intending to help him answer this question, "Come on hard today."

"okay!"

Game room.

People in twos and threes either sit by the door or sit quietly in the seats.

Although the exam has not yet officially started, the tension in the air that is about to start a war is already imminent, making people's scalps tingle.

Shinto Toya and the two found today's seat early and sat down.

Ta Yaliang checked the chess pieces and the countdown device, and after confirming that the equipment was in good condition, he sat down on his knees.

"Ah... It feels like I haven't played chess with you for a long time." After he finished checking, Shindo Hikaru stretched out his fingers to stroke the lines on the chessboard, and said in a slightly emotional tone.

"Well..." Taya recalled, "It's almost... a month."

"One month... Ha." Shindo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "That said... it doesn't seem like a long time."

"It's been a long time." Ta Yaliang said with certainty.

——After a long time, his ability has already made a small leap.

Seeing his determined expression, Hikari Shinto asked thoughtfully, "...It seems that you can beat me today?"

"No." Ta Yaliang shook his head, very frankly.

"But...I will do my best to win you."

Shindo looked at his firm eyes firmly, and then smiled.

A warm smile bloomed on his lips, and the whole person who was slightly sick seemed to be alive all of a sudden, firmly attracting the attention of others.

"I am looking forward."

Zuo Wei sat beside the chessboard, his gentle purple eyes quietly staring at Xiao Guang's smile at the moment.

He understood Xiaoguang's mentality when he said this very well.

It is a kind of heartfelt expectation for the growth of potential juniors.

It is a kind of mood that is willing to give everything as long as the other party can reach the world he is in.

Not because of loneliness.

...at least, not just for loneliness.

--But…

If it is said that his state of mind... is because of millennia of tempering and loneliness.

Then why is Xiaoguang...

At the young age of 12...

How about saying such a thing?

……

"Zuowei? 』

"Zuowei? 』

Shinto called out several times in his mind before waking up the ghost trapped in his own thoughts.

"What are you thinking about?With a serious look on his face. 』He was frightened by the seriousness of this guy.

"No... I didn't think about anything. ’ The purple-haired ghost lowered his eyes, and briskly changed the subject, ‘It’s great to have your fever gone last night——I’m afraid that if you don’t go down your fever, you still have to stick to it today. 』

"Haha,...speaking of which, I might actually do that. 』Shinto raised the corners of his lips silently, "...indeed...it's really great. 』

That's... great.

The smile on the corner of Shinto Hikaru's mouth didn't fade at all, but if someone looked closely, it was a little stiff.

But at this time, Fujiwara Sawai and Taya Ryo had their own things to think about, and they didn't attract any unnecessary attention.

Hikari Shinto remembered the dream he had last night before the fever subsided.

In the first half of the dream, the 12-year-old self was locked in a small black house, knocking on the surrounding walls and shouting "Let me out!"

Gradually, the 12-year-old child began to become weaker, not only the strength and frequency of beating began to decrease, but also the voice of calling for help became weaker.

Afterwards, the little group curled up quietly in the black room, only the slightly undulating chest showed that he still had a little life.

And at the end of the dream, the 12-year-old shed a tear, and then it was like being swallowed by a black house.

Only the stars turned into tears are left.

So it wasn't until last night that Shindo Hikaru realized that he had been ignoring a problem.

…if it is my own soul at the age of 56 who is here now.

Then before that, my 12-year-old self living in this body...

Where did you go?