Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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As he spoke, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi no longer hesitated and placed his piece directly.

The club members watching the game were experiencing Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's unwavering conviction for the first time, and their opinion of him began to change slightly.

But it was only a slight change; Shinsuke Ichiyanagi remained in their minds as a delinquent, arrogant, conceited, disdainful, and difficult to get along with...

After hearing Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's words, Chen Anxia remained silent and did not respond.

Because Chen Anxia didn't know how to answer Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's question.

Am I really a beginner, and I just have a voice in my head teaching me how to play chess?

Regardless of whether anyone would believe this, given Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's personality, upon hearing such a ridiculous statement, he would definitely think that Chen Anxia was humiliating him once again.

Such an answer not only failed to solve Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's problem, but also made the matter more complicated, which is clearly unacceptable.

As for the path to becoming a Go Saint mentioned by Shinsuke Ichiyanagi, Chen Anxia believes it should refer to the title of 'Go Saint' among the seven major titles.

The title of Chess Saint is one of the world missions issued by the system.

This means that there is a high probability that Chen Anxia will compete for the title of Chess Saint in the future.

It's just unknown whether, by then, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi will be walking alongside Chen Anxia on the path to becoming a Go Saint, or ahead of Chen Anxia, ​​or... already left behind by Chen Anxia.

Meanwhile, Miki Soji, through his daughter, learned of Ichiyanagi Shinsuke's beliefs. His serious expression softened slightly, and he murmured softly, "To be aiming for the Kisei title... what a coincidence..."

As he spoke, Miki Soji's energy and spirit continued to rise, quickly reaching their peak, and his body was surrounded by an awe-inspiring aura.

During this process, Miki Sōji slowly picked up a black stone, looked at the board in front of him, his eyes gleaming, and said in a deep voice, "In that case, let me respond to your belief in the name of the Kisei!"

"Young man named Shinsuke Ichiyanagi, come here, let me truly feel just how unwavering your belief in becoming the Go Saint really is!"

Then, a black streak of light flashed through the air and landed heavily on the chessboard.

Snapped!

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Chapter 10: A Wonder in the Eyes, The Principles of Chess Revealed!

Snapped!

Snapped!

Snapped!

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As Chen Anxia and Ichiyanagi Shinsuke exchanged blows, the game had progressed to the middle stage, and the situation was becoming increasingly complex.

This complex situation was so difficult that not only the Go club members who were watching the game, but even Yuko Miki, who had joined the match, gradually began to lose her comprehend it.

Even Shinsuke Ichiyanagi began to lose his ability to understand the game.

This is extremely fatal for players who are already in the game.

Because if you can't understand the game, it means that the game has already started to slip out of your control.

Shinsuke Ichiyanagi knew very well that once the game was completely out of his control, he would likely lose.

This is something that Shinsuke Ichiyanagi cannot tolerate.

Finally, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi entered the first long deliberation of this game.

In Go, "long thinking" refers to spending a considerable amount of time considering the next move.

Shinsuke Ichiyanagi wanted to calm his turbulent mind and gain a clearer understanding of the game through long periods of contemplation.

As Shinsuke Ichiyanagi entered a long period of contemplation, the people watching the game clearly felt the atmosphere around them become heavy.

Although they couldn't understand the game, they could tell that Shinsuke Ichiyanagi had entered a deep period of contemplation.

At the same time, they also understood that the long deliberation meant that Shinsuke Ichiyanagi was currently in a predicament and had no choice but to think long and hard to find a way out.

Thinking about it, they couldn't help but look at Chen Anxia, ​​at this boy who was about the same age as Ichiyanagi Shinsuke, and their faces showed shock.

Although Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's personality is not likable, his Go skills are undeniably the best in the entire Go club, and no one can challenge that.

Some people have heard Sakamoto Kei, the instructor of the Go club, say that Ichiyanagi Shinsuke's Go skills are close to those of a professional.

With this level of skill, even in a talent-rich island nation's Go academy, he would be considered one of the best.

Chen Anxia actually managed to put Shinsuke Ichiyanagi in a difficult situation.

Chen Anxia's chess skills...

Thinking about this, they were unable to calm down for a long time.

They never expected that there would be such a person in the private Kaio Elementary School who could put Shinsuke Ichiyanagi in such a predicament.

Furthermore, they were all curious about Chen Anxia's identity and secretly speculated about it.

'who is he? '

He looks about my age, I wonder how old he really is...

'To possess such skill at such a young age, he must come from a Go-playing family, just like Ichiryu...'

Is he a descendant or disciple of any current Go master?

'Could he be Akira Touya, the son of the legendary Touya Meijin?'

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Chen Anxia was unaware of the commotion he had caused.

Because Chen Anxia was currently focused intently on the chess game in front of her.

Only the family knows best about its own affairs.

Chen Anxia knew that the reason this game had progressed to this point and that Ichiyanagi Shinsuke had been put in a difficult position was not because of his own skill level, but because of the voice in his mind that was teaching him how to play.

Moreover, Chen Anxia had a vague feeling that when the voice in his mind rang out, some information seemed to have been left in his mind.

This information is vague and ambiguous; Chen Anxia can only touch the tip of the iceberg at present.

This small glimpse of the iceberg seemed to offer Chen Anxia a glimpse into the profound principles of chess, as if explaining to him why he should place his pieces there.

Perhaps, the information that remains in one's mind is the purest principle of chess.

It's unclear whether it was due to the influence of this chess principle or Chen Anxia's own imagination.

In Chen Anxia's eyes, the chessboard before him seemed to have transformed into an endless universe.

The black and white chess pieces that landed on the board seemed to transform into a vast expanse of stars.

Among them, the white stars formed by the white chess pieces are like fixed stars, occupying the ground and remaining immovable, radiating intense light.

The stars that the black chess pieces represent are like planets.

Although it revolves around a star, its trajectory is unpredictable, like a gazelle hanging by its horns.

Although it does not emit its own light, it has been stealing the light from stars.

This situation is as if it were about to devour the light of a star, plunging the star into complete darkness.

At the same time, such a bizarre and magnificent cosmic spectacle involuntarily attracted Chen Anxia, ​​drawing her into it and making her unwilling to miss a single detail.

Like Chen Anxia, ​​Miki Yuko also witnessed a spectacle that ordinary people could not see.

But unlike Chen Anxia, ​​in Miki Yuko's eyes, Ichiyanagi Shinsuke's white pieces seemed to have transformed into the white earth on the chessboard.

Chen Anxia's black pieces transformed into all things growing on the earth, relying on the white earth while greedily absorbing its nutrients.

In another world, the Go master Miki Soji, with his back straight like a pine tree, knelt before the Go board, waiting for Ichiyanagi Shinsuke to ponder for a long time, while also observing the game and the principles behind it.

Although this principle of Go was presented by Miki Sōji, it is different from others.

Because Chen Anxia played the opening move of this game.

Although Chen Anxia was a complete novice, his seemingly chaotic opening, resembling a cosmic galaxy, touched Miki Soji, who seemed to glimpse a hazy yet grand path of chess principles.

After taking over the game, Miki Sōji desperately tried to get closer to and touch that hazy yet grand path of chess principles.

However, Miki Soji never succeeded.

However, during this process, Miki Soji was influenced by that untouchable principle of Go, and his own Go principles gradually moved closer to it, and he gradually changed.

In Miki Soji's eyes, the changing principles of Go seemed to materialize, like the cosmic galaxy flowing and the natural world growing.

Gradually, Miki Soji also became immersed in the changing principles of Go, and his Go skills, which had already reached a bottleneck, began to show signs of loosening.

It can be said that this game had a very significant impact on Miki Sōji.

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Time continued to pass, and the game between Chen Anxia and Ichiyanagi Shinsuke continued.

However, the current situation is completely different from the beginning.

At the start of the game, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's white pieces were like a beast released from its cage. After being starved for many days, driven by hunger, it kept launching attacks and relentlessly devouring the black pieces and their territory.

As the game has progressed, the beast that was once unleashed has become a sick beast with an upset stomach. It is no longer as fierce as before and can only be led around by the black pieces, or it can occupy a corner and passively resist the invasion of the black pieces.

Before they knew it, the game had come to an end.

Chen Anxia held a black piece in his hand and placed the last piece on the star point in the very center of the chessboard, which is the center point of the board.

pat!

After the sound of a chess piece falling rang out, another dejected and unwilling voice said, "I... lost..."

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Chapter 11 The Name of Yi Liu, the Former Chess Saint

Outside the Go club classroom, Chen Anxia had just walked out of the Go club and was about to leave.

At that moment, Sakamoto Kei, who had been temporarily sent out for some business, returned to the Go club.

Sakamoto Kei was somewhat surprised to see Chen Anxia leaving at this time.

In Sakamoto Kei's mind, the match between Chen Anxia and Ichiyanagi Shinsuke should have ended long ago, and Chen Anxia should have gone home long ago.

Soon, Kei Sakamoto suppressed his surprise.