Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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For Chen Anxia, ​​this path of light already exists, and he can step onto it at any time; there is no need for him to do so now.

Chen Anxia didn't know when he would be able to visit this chess-themed space-time again, so he decided to give this opportunity to the cosmic chess principles that had kept him at bay and could only glimpse them from afar.

Just as Chen Anxia had a thought, a dark path quietly appeared in front of him.

Unlike the unobstructed path of light that had previously led to this dark path, an ancient gate stood at its entrance, with cosmic stars flowing above it, giving it a sense of wonder and mystery.

Chen Anxia knew that this dark path was the road to the principles of the universe.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Anxia wanted to push open the ancient door in front of him.

However, the weight of this ancient gate exceeded Chen Anxia's imagination, to the point that with Chen Anxia's current chess skills, he could only barely push it open a crack.

But even through this narrow crack, Chen Anxia glimpsed a corner of the strange phenomenon manifested by the principles of the universe, which captivated him and made him completely engrossed.

The events that happened to Chen Anxia were too mysterious, and there are only scattered records of them in the history of Go. Even ordinary Go players do not know about them.

Perhaps only Fujiwara no Sai knows what exactly happened to Chen Anxia.

During the Heian period, Fujiwara no Sai, who had not yet reached his peak, was once very distressed by the bottleneck in his Go skills.

One day, Fujiwara no Sai was watching the cherry blossoms falling and dancing outside the temple when he suddenly had an epiphany and unknowingly entered a state of enlightenment regarding Go.

Throughout Fujiwara no Sai's career in Go, he encountered Kigo more than once.

But this time, the understanding of Go was different. Fujiwara Sai felt as if he had entered another time and space, a time and space interwoven with the principles of Go.

It was also in this time and space that Fujiwara no Sai came to understand the Shusaku style.

Moreover, in this time and space, in that ocean floating atop the sky, Fujiwara Sai vaguely saw the 'God's Hand' he had long dreamed of.

That was also the closest Fujiwara Sai ever came to the 'divine move'.

Therefore, Fujiwara no Sai named his extremely special moment of enlightenment in Go as... Divine Enlightenment.

The "god" here refers to the hand of God.

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Chapter 45 This is... a divine move!?

Chen Anxia had somehow emerged from his state of enlightenment, his expression still somewhat dazed, as if he were still savoring the scenes from that chess-themed time and space.

At the same time, Chen Anxia also felt that a corner of the mysterious veil of the cosmic chess theory had been lifted, making the cosmic chess theory no longer so mysterious and no longer so obscure and difficult to understand.

It's like a cold, aloof goddess starting to become less aloof and more approachable.

This feeling gave Chen Anxia an indescribable sense of pleasure.

In his heart, Chen Anxia murmured, "Perhaps this is... to seek the Dao in the morning and die content in the evening."

After the initial pleasure faded, Chen Anxia felt an indescribable weariness wash over her.

This fatigue was even greater than the fatigue accumulated from the previous fourteen-game winning streak.

Without thinking much, Chen Anxia lay down on the bed next to her and started to fall fast asleep.

Meanwhile, Akira Touya went straight to the Go room after returning home.

Inside the Go room, Meijin Touya was honing his Go skills, preparing for the Kisei Cup a month later.

Touya Meijin naturally learned of Shintaro Ichiyanagi's impending comeback.

Furthermore, Meijin Touya knew even more.

Shigeo Morishita, who has always regarded himself as his lifelong rival and is the renowned 9-dan Go player in Japan, recently told him that Shintaro Ichiyanagi was showing signs of breaking through his bottleneck.

At the time, Morishita 9-dan was absolutely certain that Ichiyanagi Shintaro would break through his bottleneck before the Kisei Cup a month later, allowing him to experience the taste of defeat.

Touya Meijin knew Morishita Shigeo very well, and knew that Morishita Shigeo was not the kind of person who would speak without reason.

Since Morishita Shigeo said so, then Ichiyanagi Shintaro really does show signs of breaking through his bottleneck.

Meijin Touya knew of Shintaro Ichiyanagi's skill level. If Shintaro Ichiyanagi could break through his bottleneck this time, he would definitely have the strength to fight against him at his peak.

After confirming this fact, Touya Meijin's long-dormant passion quietly began to boil again.

Meijin Touya is not afraid of defeat; what he desires more is to glimpse or even seize the 'divine move' that all Go players dream of in the ultimate battle.

In this state of high spirits, Meijin Touya's own aura rose uncontrollably, filling the entire Go room.

Meanwhile, Akira Touya, eager to get in, did not knock on the door as usual, but rather rashly pushed it open and entered.

The moment Akira Touya pushed open the door, the aura that had been confined in the Go room seemed to find an outlet, surging towards Akira Touya through the open door.

At that moment, in Akira Touya's eyes, it was as if a terrifying giant lion was roaring and opening its fangs and mouth towards him, as if it wanted to swallow him whole.

An indescribable fear gripped him at that moment, causing Akira Touya to tremble uncontrollably, his mind going completely blank.

It felt like an eternity, yet also like only a moment, when Akira Touya heard his father's deep, resonant voice ask, "Akira, is there something you need?"

At the very moment Touya Meijin's voice rang out, Touya Akira seemed to snap out of his daze. As for the terrifying giant lion, it had disappeared without a trace.

Taking a deep breath, Akira Touya tried to calm himself down.

Then, Akira Touya regained his refined demeanor and sat down opposite the Go board where Meijin Touya was. He looked at his father and said, "Father, there is a move here that I don't understand. I would like to ask you to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Touya Meijin's expression remained unchanged; he merely gestured to Touya Akira with his eyes.

Seeing this, Akira Touya didn't say anything, but instead began to arrange the pieces on the chessboard in front of him.

Then, Akira Touya began to review his second match against Hikaru Shindo.

With just a dozen or so moves in the opening sequence, Meijin Touya already knew the outcome of the game.

This made Touya Meijin frown.

Meijin Touya recalled that he had already reviewed this game with Akira Touya, and had explained the key points and deeper meanings of the moves to Akira Touya.

Therefore, Meijin Touya did not understand why Akira Touya wanted to review the game again.

However, Touya Meijin did not voice his doubts, but silently watched, waiting for Touya Akira to tell him the answer.

Before we knew it, the game review was over.

Meijin Touya recalled that in the original game, after Black placed his last stone, Akira Touya resigned.

However, this time Akira Touya did not concede defeat. Instead, he picked up another white piece and placed it heavily in the 8th row and 13th column.

Then, Meijin Touya heard Akira Touya say, "This lone move was made by Chen Anxia. I don't understand it and would like to ask my father to take a look."

Meijin Touya's attention was already drawn to this lone move.

Although Meijin Touya did not immediately grasp the deeper meaning behind this lone move.

However, Meijin Touya sensed that after that lone move, White's position subtly changed.

One minute... two minutes...

Time slipped away quietly in Touya Meijin's silence.

The silence of Touya Meijin made Touya Akira unconsciously feel oppressed, heavy, and restrained, which also made Touya Akira unconsciously fall silent as well.

Around the third minute, Touya Meijin seemed to have discovered something, and for the first time, a look of shock and disbelief appeared on his face. He exclaimed somewhat incoherently, "Is this... the move of God?"

This was the first time Akira Touya had seen his father like this, and coupled with his father's words, Akira couldn't help but be shocked and incredulous.

Meanwhile, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi was constantly reviewing his match against Chen Anxia.

In preparation for the National Children's Go Tournament a week later, and to play against Chen Anxia again.

Shinsuke Ichiyanagi also took a week-long leave, wanting to use this time to practice his Go skills diligently.

Of course, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi did not expect to be able to defeat Chen Anxia.

Shinsuke Ichiyanagi only hoped to force Chen Anxia to use all his skills, wanting to see just how big the gap was between himself and Chen Anxia.

According to Shinsuke Ichiyanagi, only by knowing the gap in skill between himself and Anxia Chen can he have a clearer goal to catch up with and work hard for.

In his heart, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi also vowed, "Sooner or later, I will catch up with Chen Anxia and defeat him honorably!"

Meanwhile, in the world the player is in, Yuko Miki is also practicing her Go skills diligently in preparation for the national children's Go tournament a week later.

However, Miki Yuko's target is not only Chen Anxia.

Shinsuke Ichiyanagi is also Yuko Miki's target.

At this moment, Chen Anxia had no idea that the storm he had stirred up would wreak havoc on the National Children's Go Tournament a week later...

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Chapter 46 Hikaru Shindo's Invitation, Splashing Starlight!

Chen Anxia slept very soundly and didn't wake up until the afternoon of the next day.

After a quick wash, Chen Anxia went out to find something to eat.

Chen Anxia felt ravenously hungry.

Chen Anxia randomly picked a ramen shop nearby and started eating heartily.

After eating for about half an hour, Chen Anxia finally left the ramen shop satisfied.

Chen Anxia, ​​who had just left the ramen shop, encountered an unexpected person.

This character is Hikaru Shindo.

Hikaru Shindo clearly hadn't expected to run into Chen Anxia here, and asked in surprise, "Anxia, ​​what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia replied, "My home is nearby. I was hungry just now, so I came down to eat something."

As she spoke, Chen Anxia looked at Hikaru Shindo with curiosity and asked, "Hikaru, what are you doing here? Where are you planning to go?"

Without much thought, Hikaru Shindo replied, "Ah, someone invited me to the school festival at Yase Junior High School, and I was just about to go check it out."

Chen Anxia knew something about the school festival.

School festivals are a unique feature of school culture in island nations, essentially serving as school anniversaries.

On the day of the school festival, students can form groups of many people to hold projects based on their own interests.

The types of events are numerous, and the events at different school festivals vary from school to school. They mainly include performances, live portrait drawing, haunted houses, maid cafes, fair stalls, and so on.

Furthermore, on the day of the school festival, even those who are not members of the school can participate.