Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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To be honest, the appearance of this mentor was very different from what Chen Anxia had imagined.

In Chen Anxia's mind, the instructors of the Go club should all be rather serious middle-aged men.

However, the instructor of the Go club at the private Haiwang Elementary School is actually a young woman who dresses in a youthful and fashionable style and looks to be around 30 years old.

After her initial surprise, Chen Anxia walked towards her teacher and said, "Hello, teacher, I am Chen Anxia from Class 3, Grade 6."

"I've recently become very interested in Go, so I'd like to come to the Go club to learn. Is that possible?"

After hearing Chen Anxia's words, the instructor was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course, our Go club welcomes all students who love Go."

As he spoke, the instructor introduced himself, "I am Sakamoto Kei, the instructor of the Go club. You can call me Mr. Sakamoto."

Afterwards, Sakamoto Kei gave Chen Anxia a brief introduction to the Go club.

During this process, Chen Anxia noticed a student about his age playing Go alone in a corner of the Go club.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia pointed at the student and asked Sakamoto Kei, "Sakamoto-sensei, may I play a game of Go with that student?"

Sakamoto Kei was taken aback by what he said, and subconsciously looked in the direction Chen Anxia was pointing. Then his expression turned strange as he asked, "Are you sure you want to play chess with him?"

Chen Anxia was taken aback for a moment and asked, "Is there a problem?"

“There’s no problem,” Sakamoto Kei shook his head and replied, “However, I need to ask for his opinion.”

As she spoke, Sakamoto Kei walked toward the student and whispered something in his ear.

Then, Chen Anxia saw the student look at him with a surprised expression, and then nod slightly as if in agreement.

After that, Sakamoto Kei led Chen Anxia over and then left.

On the way, Sakamoto Kei told Chen Anxia the student's name.

Shinsuke Ichiyanagi, that's the student's name.

In Chen Anxia's original impression, people who play Go should be gentle and calm, since playing Go requires patience.

However, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi was different. In Chen Anxia's eyes, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi had a buzz cut and a sour face, as if someone owed him money, giving him the impression of a delinquent.

At first glance, Chen Anxia knew that Ichiyanagi Shinsuke was no pushover and that she had probably picked the wrong person.

No wonder Sakamoto Kei's expression was so strange just now.

That's probably why no one wanted to play against Shinsuke Ichiyanagi.

Thinking about it, Chen Anxia was already having second thoughts.

Chen Anxia wanted to find someone to play chess with, but he didn't want to play against a troublemaker.

Chen Anxia estimated that if Ichiryu Shinsuke knew his own chess skills later, he would likely make sarcastic remarks.

This is not what Chen Anxia wanted, since Chen Anxia does not have masochistic tendencies.

Of course, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi was unaware of Chen Anxia's thoughts and gave Chen Anxia no chance to speak. He reached into the chess box, grabbed a few chess pieces, and held them out to Chen Anxia, ​​saying in an unfriendly tone, "Let's guess."

Chen Anxia, ​​who already knew the basic rules of Go, would know that guessing the pieces means guessing who moves first.

In Go, the player with the black pieces has the advantage of moving first, so a guessing game is needed to determine who will play black.

The rules for guessing the pieces are very simple: guess whether Shinsuke Ichiyanagi has an odd or even number of pieces. If you guess correctly, you play black and go first; if you guess incorrectly, you play white and go second.

Seeing this, Chen Anxia abandoned his idea of ​​backing down and decided to bite the bullet and finish the game with Ichiyanagi Shinsuke.

After all, it was my idea to ask for it first, so it wouldn't make sense for me to suddenly back out now.

Most importantly, if Shinsuke Ichiyanagi thinks Chen Anxia is playing a trick on him, there's no guarantee that Shinsuke, who gives off a delinquent vibe, won't start a full-blown fight.

"Singular".

After Chen Anxia finished speaking, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi released his hand, revealing the three white stones inside.

Seeing this, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi handed the box containing the black pieces directly to Chen Anxia, ​​saying in his still unfriendly tone, "You play black and go first."

Chen Anxia naturally had no objection and accepted the chess box directly.

Then, Chen Anxia took a deep breath and somewhat clumsily picked up a black piece with his right thumb and forefinger, placing it on the star position in the upper left corner.

Upon seeing this, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi frowned slightly and looked at Chen Anxia with some hostility, asking, "You, are you a newbie? Are you here to deliberately make fun of my trash?"

Without giving Chen Anxia a chance to reply, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi said in a disgusted tone, "If that's the case, I will definitely let you taste what despair is."

"Let me show you that newbies should stay in the garbage dump and not wander around and annoy people."

As he spoke, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi reached out and picked up a white stone, placing it heavily on the star point in the upper right corner with a crisp sound. He continued, "Pray, pray that you won't lose interest in Go!"

Even though Chen Anxia was already 22 years old at this time, Ichiyanagi Shinsuke's tone, attitude, and harsh words made Chen Anxia very unhappy.

Chen Anxia couldn't understand why Liu Zhenjie, who was clearly just a child, could be so annoying.

At the same time, Chen Anxia was extremely unwilling.

Chen Anxia knew his own chess skills; even if he could utter harsh words to Ichiyanagi Shinsuke now, it would be useless.

Because these harsh words will become the funniest joke when Chen Anxia suffers a crushing defeat.

Therefore, the best response now is silence.

Of course, Chen Anxia remained silent on the surface, but inwardly he was indignant, thinking resentfully, "If I weren't a beginner, if I had a Fujiwara no Sai, I would definitely teach this brat a lesson!"

Just then, in the Go classroom, in front of a student who had just finished a game, a task pop-up window suddenly appeared.

The pop-up window reads: "Limited-time mission (available): Help Chen Anxia defeat Ichiyanagi Shinsuke (mission rewards depend on completion rate)."

"Note: Mission completion rate is related to the reversal effect; the more reversal the ending, the higher the mission completion rate!"

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Chapter 6 The 'Chess Saint' of Another World!

The student who triggered the mission, like Tairyu Uemura, was also a player named Yuko Miki.

In another world, Yuko Miki is a sixth-grade elementary school girl.

At the same time, Yuko Miki was also one of the earliest players to enter the "Hikaru no Go" game.

Unlike Yasutaka Uemura, Yuko Miki chose to enter the game "Hikaru no Go" because of her love for Go.

The reason why Yuko Miki loves Go is related to her father and grandfather, who were both professional Go players.

Growing up in a family of Go players and being immersed in Go from a young age, Yuko Miki possesses Go skills that surpass most of her peers.

After entering the game "Hikaru no Go", the system randomly assigned Yuko Miki the identity of a sixth-grade student at the private Kaio Elementary School.

After that, Yuko Miki triggered her first mission at the Go club.

The task is to make Yuko Miki the No. 1 player in the Go club.

Originally, Yuko Miki did not take this task seriously.

Yuko Miki's chess skills give her an air of arrogance compared to her peers.

Indeed, in the initial series of matches, Yuko Miki defeated her opponent with an absolute advantage.

Until, Yuko Miki met Shinsuke Ichiyanagi...

As a result, Yuko Miki suffered a crushing defeat.

Moreover, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's arrogance on the chessboard, his disdain and sarcastic remarks made Yuko Miki feel wronged and resentful, and her young heart suffered a great blow as a result.

As a result, Shinsuke Ichiyanagi and that game of Go became a nightmare for Yuko Miki.

Despite her desire to break free from this nightmare, Yuko Miki couldn't help but feel despair whenever she recalled that game of Go.

Because Yuko Miki knew that the gap between herself and Shinsuke Ichiyanagi was simply too great.

Later, unable to break free from the nightmare, Yuko Miki showed the game to her father, Soji Miki, hoping to hear his advice.

Yuko Miki clearly remembered that after watching that game, Soji Miki pondered for a while before saying in a deep voice, "Yuko, you didn't lose unjustly."

"Your current skill level is only around amateur 3-dan, but the players you play against are already close to professional level..."

在三木优子的世界之中，业余段位分为级和段两个阶段，水平从低到高依次是10级、9级…2级、1级、业余1段、业余2段…业余7段、业余8段。

In amateur ranking tournaments, the highest rank one can reach is 5 dan. To reach 6 dan, 7 dan, and 8 dan, one must participate in tournaments of the corresponding scale and win the corresponding championship to obtain the corresponding rank.

Professional ranks and amateur ranks are not in the same category.

Of course, this does not mean that amateur ranks are necessarily inferior to professional ranks. Many amateur players at the 6-dan level or above already possess the skill level of professional 1-dan players.

Yuko Miki did not participate in the amateur ranking tournament.

Miki Soji's evaluation of Miki Yuko's abilities here is merely a reference, to help Miki Yuko understand how far she is from becoming a professional.

At the same time, Yuko Miki knew that Soji Miki's evaluation of Shinsuke Ichiyanagi meant that Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's Go strength was at least at the amateur 6-dan level, or even higher.

Afterwards, with the help of Soji Miki, Yuko Miki had let go of many things, but she still harbored resentment towards Shinsuke Ichiyanagi.

Several times, Yuko Miki really wanted to teach Shinsuke Ichiyanagi a lesson in Go through Soji Miki, but her pride made her hold back.

Yuko Miki has made up her mind to defeat Shinsuke Ichiyanagi herself and to break free from her own nightmare.

Therefore, recently, Yuko Miki has been working hard to improve her Go skills under the guidance of Aoshi Miki.

Now, after seeing the suddenly triggered timed mission, Yuko Miki was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she murmured, "It seems that even the system can't stand Shinsuke Ichiyanagi's evil deeds."

"Since that's the case, then let me vent my anger first..."

As she spoke, Miki Yuko walked over and adopted the posture of a spectator, watching Chen Anxia and Ichiyanagi Shinsuke's game from the sidelines.

Miki Yuko overheard what Shinsuke Ichiyanagi said, so she probably knows what's going on.

However, after actually seeing the match, Yuko Miki was still shocked, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

It wasn't that Chen Anxia played exceptionally well; rather, he played terribly. He didn't even know some basic opening moves and was simply playing randomly.

Fortunately, the game hasn't entered the middle stage yet; otherwise, Miki Yuko really wouldn't know if her father could save Chen Anxia's game.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuko Miki brought up her personal panel and began contacting her father through the system.

Soon, Yuko Miki contacted Soji Miki, who was at home engrossed in studying Go, and told him about the situation, hoping he could help.

After all, Miki Yuko was self-aware enough to know that with her own skill level, she was simply no match for Chen Anxia in defeating Ichiyanagi Shinsuke.

Upon hearing his daughter's request, Miki Soji naturally agreed without hesitation.

Miki Soji had been watching his daughter's condition all this time, and it pained him deeply.