Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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A smile appeared on Chen Anxia's face as he felt quite satisfied with the timing.

Immediately, Chen Anxia began looking for people to play chess with.

The first target was a little boy wearing glasses who was closest to Chen Anxia.

The little boy looked very well-behaved, and Chen Anxia felt that he wouldn't refuse her request to play a game.

As Chen Anxia expected, after Chen Anxia asked to play a game of chess, the little boy hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

Just then, a member of the commune next to the little boy grabbed his arm and whispered in his ear, "You dare to play chess with him? Are you crazy? He beat Yi Liu yesterday!"

Because she was so close, Chen Anxia heard these words and immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

As expected, the little boy's face turned pale after hearing his friend's words. He looked at Chen Anxia with fear in his eyes and shook his head desperately, no longer willing to play chess with Chen Anxia.

Not only the little boy, but all the other members of the Go club seemed to recognize Chen Anxia and dared not play against him.

It's true that they love Go, but they don't have a masochistic streak. Knowing that there's a huge gap in their skill levels, why would they still go and play against Chen Anxia? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

At the same time, they looked at Chen Anxia with strange eyes and whispered among themselves.

"His chess skills are so high, why would he choose to play against us newcomers?"

"I don't know. Could it be some kind of peculiar fetish? Does he enjoy bullying newcomers?"

"No way, is his personality as awful as Yi Liu's?"

"If he really enjoys bullying newcomers, then his character is even worse than Yi Liu's; at least Yi Liu wouldn't stoop to bullying newcomers..."

......

Some of these comments reached Chen Anxia's ears, making him feel frustrated. He hadn't expected that his game against Shinsuke Ichiyanagi yesterday would have such an impact.

'Looks like I won't be able to come to this Go club anymore...'

Thinking about this, Chen Anxia couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Just as Chen Anxia was about to leave the Go club, he heard Sakamoto Kei's voice say, "Your Go skills are too strong; they wouldn't dare play against you."

Chen Anxia turned her head and saw Sakamoto Kei looking at her with a smile.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia replied somewhat helplessly, "Sakamoto-sensei, if I said that my Go skills are very weak, even worse than a beginner, would you believe me?"

Upon hearing this, Sakamoto Kei gave Chen Anxia a disapproving look, as if to say, "I'd be a fool to believe you."

During the daytime today, Sakamoto Kei used his lunch break to find Miki Yuko and saw the complete game between Chen Anxia and Ichiyanagi Shinsuke from her.

Sakamoto Kei couldn't accurately estimate Chen Anxia's skill level, but he knew that even as a former insei (a student in Go) whose skill was extremely close to that of a professional, he was no match for Chen Anxia.

This gives an idea of ​​just how strong Chen Anxia's chess skills are.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking to himself, "These days, no one even believes the truth."

Afterwards, Chen Anxia bid farewell to Sakamoto Kei and wanted to leave the Go club.

Sakamoto Kei seemed to remember something at that moment and said, "Wait for me a moment."

As she spoke, Sakamoto Kei returned to her seat and took a flyer from the drawer.

Afterwards, Sakamoto Kei came back and handed the flyer to Chen Anxia, ​​saying, "If you really want to find someone to play chess with, you might as well go and take a look here. Perhaps you can find a good opponent here."

Chen Anxia took the flyer and saw that it was about the National Children's Go Tournament.

The event will be held at the Go Association in Japan next weekend. According to the flyer, elementary school students from all over Japan who have registered will gather together to compete for the Go championship.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia couldn't help but become interested in this national children's competition.

Next, Chen Anxia checked the registration deadline again and found that it was this Sunday.

In other words, if Chen Anxia registers now, she will be able to participate in this national children's competition.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia's lips curled up slightly, and she waved the flyer in her hand at Sakamoto Kei, saying, "Thank you, Sakamoto-sensei!"

With that, Chen Anxia took the flyer and left the Go club.

Seeing Chen Anxia's expression and reaction, Sakamoto Kei was momentarily stunned, seemingly lost in thought.

After leaving the Go club, Chen Anxia left the private Haiwang Elementary School directly.

However, Chen Anxia did not go home, but instead headed towards a certain place.

During the morning break, Chen Anxia overheard that there was a Go club near the private Haiwang Elementary School.

This Go club is currently hosting an event where elementary school students can play Go for free.

For Chen Anxia, ​​whether it's free or not is irrelevant; the most important thing is having a place to play chess.

Although I've heard that most of the people playing Go at the Go club are older men, it doesn't matter.

Because after a while, I will be able to play Go online, and I won't need to go to the Go club anymore.

The reason for waiting a while longer is that after returning home yesterday, Chen Anxia was still somewhat unsatisfied and wanted to play chess again.

Perhaps it was the urge to play Go that made Chen Anxia suddenly remember that in the world of "Hikaru no Go", it was possible to play Go online.

So Chen Anxia started searching for Go websites online.

As a result, Chen Anxia found it.

However, after Chen Anxia found the Go website, it happened to be undergoing maintenance and upgrades, and the maintenance and upgrades would not be completed until Saturday.

Chen Anxia also tried to find other Go websites, but couldn't find any. It seemed like there was only one Go website on the internet.

There was nothing Chen Anxia could do but wait if he wanted to play Go online.

......

After searching, Chen Anxia finally found the Go club called "Zishui".

Meanwhile, Uemura Tairyu, who was doing random tasks nearby, namely handing out flyers on the street, inadvertently saw Chen Anxia entering the Zishui Go Club from behind.

"Isn't that child Chen Anxia?"

With that, Uemura Tairyu ignored the random mission, placed the remaining flyers on the trash can next to him, and followed Chen Anxia into the Zishui Go Club.

Inside the Zishui Go Club, a classic battle from the world of "Hikaru no Go" is taking place.

The main characters are Hikaru Shindo (Sai ​​Fujiwara) and Akira Toya.

Their destinies are about to intersect!

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Chapter 15 This is... Xiucejian!?

Upon entering the Zishui Go Club, Chen Anxia immediately saw a counter.

Logically, there should be someone at the counter to greet customers coming and going, but Chen Anxia didn't see anyone at the counter.

Before Chen Anxia could react, he saw a large group of people gathered in a place not far away, roughly estimated to be more than twenty people.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia couldn't help but feel curious, so she moved closer to where the crowd was gathered.

As Chen Anxia approached, she heard some hushed conversations.

"Did this kid really beat Xiao Liang last time?"

"Without the komi rule, this child would have won, but under the komi rule, Xiao Liang won by one and a half points."

"Since Xiao Liang won, why are you so fixated on this child?"

"I don't know either. Perhaps we can glean something from this game..."

"Speaking of which, Xiao Liang took way too long to think about his first move; it's been three minutes already..."

"Stop talking, look! Xiao Liang has made his move!"

......

These whispers made Chen Anxia realize what had happened.

Although Chen Anxia had forgotten most of the plot of "Hikaru no Go", he had a very deep memory of the classic battle at the beginning of the story, namely the two games between Hikaru and Akira.

In Chen Anxia's memory, Hikaru Shindo, under the guidance of Fujiwara no Sai, played his first match against Akira Touya, although Akira Touya ultimately won by one and a half points.

However, Fujiwara no Sai did not use his full strength in that game. In fact, he used a move that was neither the best nor the worst to test and guide Akira Touya.

That's right, the first game between Hikaru and Akira was actually a game in which Fujiwara Sai stood at a very high place, giving Akira guidance from a bird's-eye view.

At the same time, this game also brought Akira Touya and Hikaru Shindo's fates together.

After this game, Akira Touya wanted to know Fujiwara Sai's true strength at all times.

This led to the second game between Hikaru and Akira, which is the game we are playing now.

If Chen Anxia's memory is correct, the result of this game was a crushing defeat for Akira Touya.

Furthermore, Akira Touya surrendered with great reluctance during the middle game.

Thinking about this, Chen Anxia couldn't help but become curious about this game of chess.

Although Chen Anxia already knew the outcome of this game, the second game between Hikaru no Go and Akira was not fully shown in the anime.

Even if there were a complete presentation, Chen Anxia has long since forgotten it.

Furthermore, watching a match in the "Hikaru no Go" anime is definitely not as exciting as watching it live.

Therefore, Chen Anxia is now very eager to witness the second game between Hikaru and Akira, and to see the Go match between Fujiwara Sai and Akira Toya.

Without further hesitation, Chen Anxia used his size advantage to squeeze through the crowd and arrived at the chessboard where the game was being played, watching the game from the best vantage point.

On the other side, Yamamura Tairyu, who followed Chen Anxia into the Go club, didn't think much of it and used his own methods to squeeze into the crowd and find a spot to watch the game.

Naturally, Chen Anxia and Yamamura Tairyu's actions caused quite a stir and also caught the attention of Shindo Hikaru and Fujiwara Sai.

However, Hikaru Shindo and Sai Fujiwara only noticed Chen Anxia, ​​who appeared at the chess table, and did not see Yamamura Tairyu, who was lost in the crowd.

Fujiwara Sai was quite surprised by Chen Anxia's appearance, wondering why Chen Anxia was there.

The oblivious Hikaru Shindo didn't think much of it. He was delighted to see Chen Anxia and greeted her, "Oh, Anxia, ​​what are you doing here?"

Seeing this, Chen Anxia couldn't help but smile and said, "Jin Teng, I advise you to focus on your game right now, otherwise..."

As he spoke, Chen Anxia pointed at Touya Akira.

Hikaru Shindo looked over and saw Akira Touya staring intently at him with sharp eyes, like an eagle eyeing its prey.