"I see" "This is a good place to learn" "Hikaru is always playing against me" "He will gain new strength here" "In GO, you can beat your opponent by just having a half point" "In an even match you can just protect an early lead" "Therefore you can defeat the opponent" "But in handicap GO it is as if you give the opponent 20 or 30 points from the beginning" "So you must... go out of your way to grab the territory" "And that means..." "Hikaru is stronger" "This becomes valuable for him in coming from behind in normal games" "(Can't win)" "Good morning" "Good morning" "You are here" "How about a game?" "But the fee..." "You don't have to worry" "I..." "Forget it" "What do you mean by that?" "It's okay with that child" "Please" "Please" "Touya sansei, good morning" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Hey, don't put the cup on the GO board" "Put it on the table" "Okay." "I'm sorry" "The tournament hasn't even started" "Everyone is playing free" "Well, everyone here loves GO" "Who are the four people I'll be playing against this morning?" "The city council, his assistant and two of his supporters" "The councilman actually is not very good" "But please let he win" "Losing will put him in a bad mood" "They are the people who sponsor the tournaments and make all this possible" "But the councilman always tries to lower the amount of handicap" "So it can be hard to let him win" "No problem" "Hey, why didn't anyone come down to greet me?" "I'm sorry, sir" "We didn't realize that you would be here so early" "We came early so we could meet Sakurano Chieko" "So where is she?" "Not here yet?" "Oh well..." "Sakurano sansei had a conflict and..." "What?" "Anyway she had an emergency" "We had Touya grade two come instead" "Touya grade two?" "He looks like a snotty-nosed brat" "Touya grade two is the son of Touya Meijin and big things are expected of him in the GO world" "The son is not the father No big deal" "Forget it." "Give me some cold tea" "This way" "I apologize" "It's all right" "This is the type of people they are." "Sorry" "Now, should we get things started?" "Now please begin" "Please..." "Five stones for me" "Then six stones for me" "What about you?" "Three stones?" "Oh yes" "That's what I was told when I played against a pro" "If you only put three then it's three for me, too" "I can't place more than you" "Is three enough?" "Yes" "I always beat pros with five stones" "Then, please" "Please" "You should make such a face" "Pros only exist with customers" "You've better learned to be more amiable" "Please let them win" "Four?" "What's the matter?" "Touya sansei" "Nothing" "Shall we start?" "64 points?" "It's over..." "It's my turn" "Do you have trouble with calculating the territory?" "What?" "Didn't you learn the calculating?" "Of course I did." "That's very easy" "It looks like you need work on calculating" "Try to turn this next game into a tie" "Purposely create a tie game" "Purposely?" "Yeah, create a tie game purposely" "Unlike the even match handicap GO doesn't have a five and a half komi and thus there can be a tie game" "Listen, though it's difficult" "During the game you create the shape and during the yose, you correctly calculate to even it up" "The situation changes with each of your opponent's move so you have to keep recalculating" "Plus you have to make it an exact tie" "You can't miss by a single move" "Listen to me" "You can't just get a tie" "You can't play slowly than normal" "You must play at your regular speed" "Hikaru that sounds very interesting" "And one more thing" "And?" "You can't do it by just playing an occasional poor hand" "You can't let the opponent know you are trying to create a tie" "I'll know" "You just play like you always do Doumoto" "Hikaru, try it" "Give it a try" "All right." "Please" "A tie game?" "When you can master that then you can try it on two boards" "Two boards?" "Make them both ties?" "Hey, isn't it a little bit tough" "After you master it on two you wanna try it on three boards" "Then four boards after that?" "It all depends on yourself" "Don't you get dizzy with success!" "Four boards is impossible" "First just try to tie with Doumoto" "Geez" "This is your first time with even one, right?" "It's double with two people" "Can you make it?" "Hikaru, it's okay Let's try it" "You can know a person's ability after ten hands" "These two on the sides are average" "The handicap is about right" "As I thought, this person is not impressive at all" "But as expected this person is strong" "I can't play soft against him he'll seize the chance" "A kid who just became a pro this year" "He were told to lose to the boss right?" "He must be very unhappy" "Or he will can't stand losing to someone like the boss and decide to let him lose?" "It's impossible" "You poor little pro" "You've better lost like you suppose to" "Yes, a tie" "Hikaru, you did it" "Great job" "I can do it if I try" "In a single handicap match" "A pro can create a tie 1 00 out of 1 00 times" "Yeah." "I take back the "Great job" comment" "If you are an Insei you shouldn't get so excited about succeeding against just a single opponent" "Now let's try two" "I'll play against Hikaru" "Hey, hold on." "It ain't fair" "Them you move, Doumoto" "Kawai sansei..." "You don't have to be strong Then how about me?" "Please don't fight" "Against two, the calculations in your head double" "It's tough" "And against three people it triples" "I know that" "You may be able to do it against two but three will be very difficult" "Hurry, Hikaru, three!" "Three!" "I haven't even done two yet" "So please do it quickly" "God!" "Then two boards." "Here I go!" "Those black stones placed at the beginning... the handicap has been mostly eliminated" "1 5 points edge with this person 1 0 points with him" "I have enough control of the right territory here" "Another 6 to 7 points with this person" "What's with the serious face?" "He's always looking at my board" "He's going all out against me" "Those eyes show no mercy" "I see." "He may have to lose against the boss but he is definitely not going to let us win" "He can defeat the other two easily" "But it won't be easy against me" "So he is giving me full concentration" "So having to lose to the boss bothers him so much" "Therefore I have to win" "I'll make you regret" "Even you're the son of Meijin" "Touya pro sure is impressive" "My grandson is the same age but they are different" "But I'm a little worried" "You don't think he'll blow them away during this match?" "He understands what to do" "He's a pro after all" "I believe so..." "I'll gain two points with this hand" "And four points over here" "Here..." "I have all the hands read until the end" "At this rate, it's as I intended" "But he's not making it easy" "I'll adjust later" "Now adjust" "Adjust" "All right." "Let him go there" "It's over" "It is finished" "Yes" "This is..." "I lost?" "No, I won?" "Black 63 points" "White 63 points" "A tie?" "That's great." "Two ties" "Kid." "You are indeed a Insei" "Hey, stop that" "Then, now it's my turn and three boards" "No way" "Why?" "Next is my turn" "Soga sansei, how can you do that?" "Why not?" "You'll be the next" "Hikaru, that's funny" "Then it's four boards" "Hey, I haven't done three yet" "You connected these black stones a little bit too early" "White was able to gain territory in the middle area" "After that I believe the game was played well" "Touya pro is attacking now" "This will make me win more easily" "Still with the serious expression" "What is..." "Oh?" "A tie" "Whoa, so close" "Those four stones I lost made a big difference" "Right here..." "Are you thinking about... if the white defended here you can pressure me?" "A tie?" "Again?" "He did it on purpose?" "The game that he played against me nothing was out of the ordinary" "Actually...beating me should have been hard for Touya pro" "When I was told three stones was right against a pro that was for a one on one" "Playing against four persons and a three stone handicap it should be tough for him" "But he created a perfect tie" "It's impossible" "It's a coincidence 20, 40..." "You have 77 points, too." "A tie" "Damn, so close" "I would have won with just one more points" "Yes." "I felt I was playing well" "What?" "You got a tie, too?" "Too?" "Then you were also a tie?" "Don't compare me to you." "I have only three stones." "You have six" "No!" "I was just meaning it is rare" "I can compete with a pro with only three stone handicap" "Oh yeah." "You placed three stones, too, right?" "How did you do?" "It was a tie" "What?" "Another tie?" "What a coincidence!" "That's right!" "Was I caught at the end?" "Let's see?" "Did I survive?" "This is going to be close 1 0...20..." "Oh damn, it's a damn I thought I had won" "But it's a tie" "What's wrong?" "All four of us were into ties" "It's a rare event isn't it?" "But, how could it be..." "It can even be done" "Because I played like I always do" "Now shall we recreate the game from the first hand?" "Please" "Is everyone upset?" "Don't worry." "We are not upset but we were so amazed" "Having something like this from time to time is good for the boss" "I'm very sorry" "From now on, Touya sansei you'll have to do a betterjob" "It's rude to the customers if they find out" "I understand" "But if I say "I tied a pro with only a three stone advantage" "It does sound impressive" "You're right, sir" "Sir, how about playing a game with me next time?" "No, I'm going to take a break from GO" "By the way..." "By the way?" "The strength of the pros sure is frightening" "Akira" "Ashiwara sansei" "I just heard about this morning's quadruple game" "I didn't mean it" "What do you mean?" "What the hell are you doing?" "I'm sorry." "I should please the guests" "Don't apologize to me" "Don't waste your talents at a place like this" "We're in between the games that determine grade level but the first qualifier for the Honinbou Tournament just started" "The more you win the more games you play" "Spending your energy at events like today is just a waste" "Are you a bit frustrated these days?" "Me?" "I'm not" "That's good" "When I look at your recent performances" "You just can't relax and always worry about something" "Really?" "Don't worry Nobody is chasing after you" "But he passed the Pro Exam Preliminaries..." "What?" "Nothing" "You missed by a point on mine" "A point?" "It couldn't be a tie if he didn't miss" "It's because Kawai sansei won't shut his mouth" "What?" "You blamed it on me?" "That's true" "You idiot" "Stop that..." "Missed by a point?" "But he succeeded on the other three boards" "He had a great performance" "Yes, he had" "This is the first time" "I've witnessed a person grow so fast in front of my own eyes" "Come on." "Let's play another game" "I must succeed this time" "All right, I'll play against you until you succeed" "All right." "Thank you very much" "You can't miss by a single move" "On purpose?" "I just heard about this morning's quadruple game" "I didn't mean it" "What do you mean?" "Don't waste your talents at a place like this" "Are you a bit frustrated these days?" "Me?" "I'm not" "Don't worry" "Nobody is chasing after you" "But he passed the Pro Exam Preliminaries..." "You missed by a point on mine" "A point?" "Missed by a point?" "But he succeeded on the other three boards" "He had a great performance" "Yes, he had" "This is the first time" "I've witnessed a person grow so fast in front of my own eye" "(Only one winner)" "Four person ties?" "Hikaru, it's not true" "Yeah, I messed up on one" "That's right" "But it was like a computer game it's so funny" "You do it with one person" "Then if you succeed, you go to two" "Then three" "So that's what you were doing" "If I were you I would like to play" "No matter it's four persons five or ten" "I can have ties, too" "This summer I did a bunch of things" "I've definitely gotten stronger" "What those big words!" "Isumi, what GO Salon are we going today?" "I've almost forgot yesterday" "Last time when Waya and I went to the GO Salon" "A guy from one of the places gave us these directions" "Oh, I remember him" "He said you can go to this GO Salon if you want to play against strong players" "Is it okay with that?" "It's not a sketchy place, is it?" "Although he looks very ferocious but he is very friendly I think it's okay" "All right." "Let's go there then" "I want to play against the strong players" "I can't stand that Did you hear what he said?" "What kind of players we will meet today?" "Let's wait and see" "There it is" "All right." "Let's go" "Wait up." "I'm gonna get a drink" "That shop sign, it seems like..." "Welcome" "It's one hundred and forty-seven dollars" "Thank you very much" "Hey, you dropped something" "Hey, pick it up" "Damn brat!" "You make me so angry" "Hey, I'm talking to you" "I'm talking to you Do you hear me?" "You bastard..." "Hikaru, maybe he didn't mean it" "Let him go" "But..." "Shindo" "What keeps you so long?" "What're you doing?" "Nothing" "Hurry up" "God damn it" "What's wrong with him?" "What's wrong?" "Nothing" "All right I'm taking the lead today" "Excuse me..." "What's wrong?" "Shindo" "Isumi" "This is..." "Most of the people here are not Japanese" "Don't just stand there Please come in" "Oh yes" "I'm home" "I see" "It's you..." "Suyon, did something happened?" "Nothing." "This kid just grabbed me in the store" "What language is that?" "It's Korean" "I see" "He is a Korean." "No wonder..." "Now I understand why he wanted us to be here" "He couldn't understand my Japanese" "Did this kid do something?" "No." "Nothing" "I'm sorry that I just was mad at him" "Suyon, he's apologized to you" "Say something!" "This is the first time I have seen Japanese kids come into a GO Salon" "I thought GO was finished in Japan" "Stop that Why don't you play against them?" "Let me introduce for you" "He is Hon Suyon Age twelve." "He's my nephew" "He was here for the vacations" "He can play GO, too?" "Yes." "His goal is to become a pro in Korea" "A pro?" "So he's an Insei with the Korean GO Institute" "We're Insei, too" "I see, you are Insei" "Insei?" "Insei is the research students who studies GO" "Like you, they are kids trying to become pros" "Pros?" "Pros?" "This kid shares the same goal as Hikaru" "Japanese Insei." "That's interesting" "Suyon, play against them" "Isumi, the Korean GO Institute is like the Japanese GO Institute?" "Yeah" "So they have pros in Korea, too?" "Shindo" "Are Korean GO players strong?" "Are you joking?" "You don't know about Korean Pros?" "You think Japan is the top of the GO world?" "That means you are disrespecting Korea" "If that's so then you are a total moron" "What's he talking about?" "He's angry cause you don't know about Korea" "You've better apologized" "The era when Japan was on top ended a long time ago" "How dare you criticize us!" "I didn't know about the world" "Cause I don't even know about Japan" "Don't brag about that, you idiot" "Korea is..." "Korean Insei aren't soft like you guys" "What did he say?" "Korean Insei aren't soft like you Japanese Insei" "Why don't we play a game and see if we are soft or not!" "Calm down, Shindo" "Suyon..." "Three wins and two losses And the opponent waived his right" "But I admire Ogata grade nine and Touya" "But can he succeed?" "What did you say?" "The preliminaries of the Pro Exam" "The one you appreciated?" "Yeah, he is just starting" "Looks like Korea has gotten strong, again" "You're talking about the Japan-Korea Shinei Tournament" "Yeah, Japan got dominated" "And China is strong, too" "We got swept in the Japan-China Shunei Tournament" "Japan couldn't even make it to the finals" "Though Touya sansei won Japan-China Tengen Tournament and stop the total losses" "We were close in the Three Stars Cup" "But right when I thought Kaji sansei had won it" "Korea made a great comeback" "The Korean has great spirit" "Here are the pictures" "What's wrong?" "Just because Japan is in a little slump right now" "You don't need to act like that" "Have you forgotten Kinouchi won the Japan-China female Tournament and Kurata's heroics in last year's Japan-Korea Tournament" "I didn't." "But above all" "Japan is getting pushed around" "That's today's situation" "If some youngsters don't appear soon" "The GO world isn't looking too good" "Yes." "We need some young blood" "A huge wave to succeed Kurata grade six" "Shindo Hikaru..." "Now let's see if he can succeed" "He is the only one who can compare with Touya" "Are we soft or not You'll see after we play" "I'll get more out of playing against the customers here than playing against you" "What?" "He says he'll get more out of me than playing against you" "Thank you very much" "Wait!" "Don't talk before we've played" "Stop yelling." "You are annoying" "Are you afraid of losing against me?" "Hey, you're going too far" "Hon, play with them." "Let him know how strong Korean GO is" "My God!" "All right." "Sit down" "I'll play you Shindougo" "Shindougo?" "Suyon..." "Shindo..." "I don't need the Shindougo" "Hikaru" "Shindo" "Nigiri" "That's right" "Hey, Waya" "This must be very interesting" "The battle between Japan and Korean Insei" "What?" "What are they doing?" "Hon takes his challenge" "Shindo is white" "Good luck, Shindo You're the Japanese representative" "You are nothing against me" "Among the tough race in Korean Insei" "I'm in the upper Echelon" "Who is the kid playing against Hon?" "He seems to be a Japanese Insei" "I'm so strong" "How could I lose to a Japanese Insei?" "You dare to say you don't know Korea" "You dare to say play first then talk" "Japan-Korea Insei battle" "This sounds fun" "It's rare" "Good luck, Hon" "Teach the Japanese Insei a lesson" "It's horrible A lot of people here" "It seems like we lack of momentum" "Here is Japan" "That's right" "I'll show you my strength then" "You can't be scared" "Yeah Good luck" "Come on" "You are good" "He indeed the Korean Insei" "Yeah but Shindo is impressive, too" "Excuse me..." "What level is Hon... within the Korean Insei?" "They are from class one to ten and each class has ten members" "Each month, the bottom four fall to the lower class" "The top four rise to the higher one" "Suyon has steadily made his way upward" "Those around him believe he will eventually become a pro" "So he's very talented" "But he's stumbled" "For the first time he was demoted a class" "He cared about that very much and gained a bad attitude from that and dropped again the following month" "And this month's pro exam" "Well, as expected, he failed" "His father thought he could use a little break so he sent him to me" "What level are you guys?" "There are two classes" "And we are the top of class one" "It's a difference between Japan and Korea" "Korea has many more children trying to become pros" "Their strength is incomparable to Japan's" "That's right" "We all know about Hon's strength" "It's the fact that the Korean player is stronger" "But we won't surrender" "Shindo, you must try your best" "Let them see the strength of Japan player" "Suyon is not a common kid" "So can the current Suyon beat this kid?" "This is not about the ability Suyon, he..." "Hon has been dropped a class" "This is the first time" "Maybe it's the main reason" "He felt very bad recently" "Hon, hang in there a little more" "This game was no good I don't feel like playing anymore" "Ah, how irritating!" "Damn it" "I don't care anymore" "As I feel this way the losses continue" "This suck!" "Hon dropped again this month?" "How far will he fall?" "Hon, your GO isn't focused" "Shut up" "Hon" "I lose" "I drop" "I lose again" "I don't give a damn." "I quit!" "I feel so frustrated" "It's like I forget how to win" "What the hell am I doing?" "There's no opening in each of his moves" "He's stronger than I thought" "But if I lose here" "I'm finished" "If I happen to lose to you" "I'll remember your name" "All right Get ready to remember it" "Good point, Shindo" "Suyon" "He shows his desire to strive for victory" "Just let him remember Shindo's name" "I don't need the Shindougo" "There's no opening in each of his moves" "He's stronger than I thought" "But if I lose here" "I'm finished" "Hey..." "If I happen to lose to you" "I'll remember your name" "All right Get ready to remember it" "(My name)" "What's this?" "Something going on today?" "Mr. Yun" "It seems a Korean Insei and a Japanese Insei are playing" "Japnese Insei?" "What?" "That kid is from Kaze Junior high..." "Do you know him?" "Yes" "Insei?" "He's an Insei?" "Yeah." "That's what he said" "The opponent is Mr. Ryuu's nephew and is a Korean Insei" "He's an Insei?" "It can't be!" "His name is Shindo" "The first time I saw this kid" "I was broken away by his talents" "You play well" "But the next time" "I was horribly disappointed" "It wasn't just me" "His opponent, Touya Akira couldn't hide his disappointment Even more than me" "Thank you very much" "Thank you very much" "Even though it's been a little more than a year for him to gain enough strength to become an Insei?" "I won't lose..." "I won't lose against him" "Damn it" "I won't lose..." "I won't lose against this guy" "It may have just begun but what heart tingling GO..." "They are both using creative hands and trying to attack the other" "In this must-win game neither is playing conservatively" "It's as if the hands holding stones are creating new paths by themselves" "What blinding brilliance!" "Yet there can only be one winner" "This game who will be the superior?" "I'm amazed." "The Korean kid may be slightly ahead" "But this is Shindo?" "They are both playing very powerfully" "But Shindo is in a worse position" "Shindo..." "That last hand by Shindo What was the meaning of it?" "That last hand was a mistake" "What are you doing?" "Shindo?" "That's no good" "What's this." "Am I wrong?" "Or is this the extent of Shindo's ability?" "Shindo..." "Was that earlier hand a mistake?" "If so, that's too bad" "I knew it." "This is all you are" "Nobody has noticed Hikaru's aim" "Which means that" "At this moment Hikaru is above everyone here" "That earlier hand that was supposed to be a mistake" "Now it's perfectly positioned" "Shindo's hand that appeared to be a mistake" "It was so he could attack the upper left territory" "The white was in a worse position earlier" "Suddenly Shindo's white is in the superior position" "That Japanese kid when he played that hand he was reading this far ahead" "He's really good" "But the game is still close" "I still have chance" "He's going after this stone?" "Damn!" "I didn't think of that" "Don't lose focus" "Suyon and the white is still fighting hard" "Shindo lost a bit on that exchange" "This is..." "Shindo wins by a point and a half" "What an epic game!" "They both went it out" "Even the loser has to be satisfied in a game like this" "White's middle game strategy was something else" "Suyon" "I lost" "I haven't had such a frustrating game" "I didn't care at all" "I dropped in class for the first time" "And just from that I became rotten" "But he challenged me and got me serious" "But he won..." "I played seriously against him..." "It was even I won't acknowledge that I lost!" "I will come back to Japan" "To play against you The next time, as a pro" "What's your name?" "Your name?" "I said I would remember your name" "Shindo Hikaru" "My name is Shindo Hikaru" "Shindo Hikaru?" "Hon" "It's hurt so much that he can't hold back the tears" "This is good" "He had always gone up in rank so the demoting must have been a large shock" "He tried to hide from that failure and run from facing the pain" "Okay, it's all right" "But he'll be fine now" "He will go home tomorrow but Suyon will continue to grow" "Shindo..." "Who is he?" "He is..." "Hikaru, it's that person from the GO tournament, remember?" "I'm the teacher of Kaioh GO Club Mr. Yun." "You may not remember me" "Kaioh Junior high's teacher?" "I have had the opportunity to see you three times now" "The first time was when you were in elementary school and showed a GO game that anyone would be impressed with" "That was the game I played" "Yeah" "The second was at last year's tournament" "I felt my interest in you had been destroyed" "But now your appraisal of Hikaru has changed, right?" "And the third time, today" "I am full of surprise" "See." "I'm right" "The two players who want to be the pros has approved your strength" "Your placing of the stones was truly brilliant today" "Did you hear that?" "Hikaru?" "He is complimenting me" "Not Sai, but me" "Shindo Hikaru do you remember your game that won the title for Kaze Junior High?" "That was me though" "I couldn't believe that was the talents of a elementary school student" "Well of course" "Today's game is right up there with that one" "No, no, that was me..." "Now I believe it" "The game that I thought was an illusion was played by you" "I will carve it into my mind once again" "The name of Shindo Hikaru" "All right." "Let's go home" "You played a good game today" "The Pro Exam starts next week" "We'll see each other there" "It takes place not at the GO Institute, but the GO Study Center" "Goodbye" "See you" "Let's go home, Sai" "What a great feeling today!" "Kaioh's teacher acknowledged me so much that he said that game you played was mine" "Who that teacher sees now is me" "Sai doesn't exist in his head anymore" "Doesn't exist?" "Someday I'll erase the Sai inside Touya, too" "Erase?" "My name is Shindo Hikaru" "I feel something in my chest" "What..." "What is this?" "I said I would remember your name" "My name is Shindo Hikaru" "Shindo Hikaru?" "I will carve it into my mind once again" "The name of Shindo Hikaru" "(Main Test Begins)" "Sai" "The Main Test is coming" "Yes" "In order to catch up with Touya" "I have to be a pro first" "(Pro Exam, Main Test)" "Shindo" "Waya" "Just come down, Hikaru" "I know" "Are you all right?" "You look stiff" "I am not" "Well, everyone is nervous" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Can I put the drinks in this fridge?" "Don't put the bread in" "It'll taste like shit" "Shindo" "Isumi" "Hi, it's been a long time" "Tsubaki" "Hey, is that how you address an elder?" "Mr. Tsubaki" "Good" "That's him?" "Shindo's weakness" "I think so" "Good thing you made it to the main exam" "What?" "Now that I look closely You are cuter than Kawai" "Kawai?" "A person that always does this to me" "What are you doing?" "Do this to that Kawai guy" "I'm too afraid of him to do that" "But in GO you are much stronger than Kawai" "So you understand" "It'll be fun to play against you again" "I'll have to pick up a win again" "I won't give it up so easy this time" "Hikaru" "Oh!" "Such big words" "Shindo has changed since the preliminaries" "Those who wish to order lunch please write down order here" "What do they have?" "Write down your order by 1 0 a.m. please" "How about you?" "My mom made me lunch" "Hikaru, looks like you're fine with beard-man now" "I actually used him to relax myself" "What a progress" "Now let's go ahead to the playing hall" "Yeah" "Sunday, Tuesday and Saturday over a two-month period" "This year, there are 28 entrants" "The opponent for today will be chosen by a lottery?" "Yeah" "Only the top three records can pass" "Top three?" "The guy who beat me in the prelims" "Hikaru is totally different from last time" "Hikaru, this is called the warrior's tremble" "The game against Hon Suyon made he release all ability and gained the confidence" "This confidence supports him in this battle" "He's ready to test his strength" "Shindo..." "Iijima" "I heard you passed the prelims with a default win?" "You were lucky" "Even if I barely made it my goal is still to pass!" "The same as everyone else" "It is time" "Please make your way to the playing hall" "All right we will now begin the drawing" "Please make your way up here when called" "Mr. Nakamura" "Here" "Mr. Hayashi" "Here" "Mr. Sasaki" "Here" "Number four" "Nakamura, number four Please hold on to your number" "Shindo" "Here" "We only draw numbers on the first day" "The game schedule will be prepared after drawing" "I'm number seven" "Once you choose your number the opponents until the final game are automatically determined" "Iijima is my opponent on the first day" "Damn, it's Shindo Hikaru..." "Each person has three hours of time and one minute a hand after that The komi is five and a half" "Now, please begin" "Please" "Oh yeah, I've better order lunch" "It's only been five minutes since the games have started" "Yeah, regain your calm first" "That kid, too..." "You don't see this during a normal game" "The pro exam is so..." "What's wrong?" "I can feel everyone is nervous on the first day" "I feel a little bit nervous too" "I'll be in the teacher's office on second floor until lunch" "Yes" "My goal isn't to pass" "It's to pass with the top record" "It's begun" "The long, long pro exam" "Only three pass" "Stay focused" "I must pass this year" "He's calm" "Because he's playing against me?" "Or he's gotten used to the pressure?" "He is totally different from the prelims" "I don't want to stumble on the first day" "The pro exam is only once a year" "It is lunchtime so please stop your games" "Now, lunch, lunch" "Yeah, lunch, lunch" "You have great confidence" "I don't see a problem They look like getting along well" "It might be thanks to the GO Salons" "Go Salons?" "Isumi and I took him to a bunch of them" "Cause he's saying he'd only been in two tournaments and never go to a GO Salon" "What the hell are you doing?" "Why are you making a rival stronger?" "Morishita sansei often says that guys who will become strong will become strong no matter what" "That doesn't mean you have to help him before the pro exam" "You are such idiots!" "I'm not an idiot I'm different from him" "Sansei said that I've grown since Shindo joined the study group" "Yeah, I feel the same way" "It seems like you gained strength as you took care of Shindo" "Really?" "I feel really good right now!" "I'm gonna pass this year" "Let's check out the schedule" "When will I play against Shindo?" "Whoa, the day before the end" "So I'll play against you on day 13" "And for me I play against Shindo on day 12 and against you on day 13" "Why are we making a rival stronger?" "Are we idiots?" "Well, if Shindo passes and we both fail" "Then it's true that we are idiots" "Please begin" "I have lost" "It's a total 27 games." "I can't get too excited by just one win" "Hikaru, you are improved again" "I have lost" "I have lost" "I lost" "The school entered the second semester" "Six and a half points win" "I have lost" "Up to now those who without a loss are Isumi, Waya and Shindo..." "Is Shindo so strong?" "Well, it doesn't matter" "My goal is to pass undefeated" "I have lost" "I lost" "I have lost" "There are four people with six straight win" "Isumi, Ochi, Waya and Shindo" "Waya sure is playing well You lost to him, right?" "I lost to him, too" "I can understand Isumi and Ochi being undefeated" "But Shindo..." "Things have just started" "You could have six losses and win the rest of the way" "Plus being undefeated can be good and bad" "It isn't uncommon to lose once and then fall apart" "Come on." "I'm closing up" "Good and bad?" "It's obviously good" "I'm not planning on losing" "What the hell?" "The test just began" "Yeah, I don't think Shindo can keep winning like this" "Iijima, you played against him on the first day, right?" "What do you think?" "He was strangely calm" "I lost focus and lost" "He's changed." "You'll see when you play against him" "He may keep going higher and higher" "Instead of attacking with Keima here" "Playing like this will be much tougher on white" "Yeah" "Well, good night" "Thank you very much" "Iwasaki grade seven sure is easy to understand" "In comparison, Kujirai grade eight wasn't a good teacher at all" "When did you start learning GO?" "I used to be the one calling pros over to teach me" "You'd watch from the side and suddenly picked it up" "Quickly surpassing me" "Now the pros come to help you study" "Yeah, it's me Please give me a cup of Whisky" "I'm so happy to have my grandson trying to become a pro" "Your father was no good" "He never even touched a GO stones" "You'll play real GO games at the GO Salon" "I'll have pros come over to direct you every night" "I don't care how much it costs" "So what do you think?" "Can you pass the pro exam with the top record?" "Basically, that's my goal" "In the last Insei ranking before the pro exam" "I surpassed Isumi and became number one" "I have already chosen the pros coming over this week" "How about having Touya grade two come next week?" "Touya grade two?" "He's last year's top record holder in the exam" "This pro exam test is long" "You can ask him about everything" "A young person is much better for those types of questions than an old pro" "A problem?" "No, it's fine" "I haven't played against Touya grade two yet" "This is a great opportunity" "I've always wanted to play against him" "If I become a pro" "We will both in the lower grade level" "He'll be a rival that I'll play against frequently" "Six straight wins?" "Shindo..." "Shindo has six straight wins?" "It's still a long time for the pro exam" "Six straight wins are no big deal" "But only four players are undefeated and that's the truth" "And among those four Shindo is one of them" "Tell me..." "How strong is he?" "Akira telephone from the GO Institute" "Hello..." "GO lessons at the customer's residence?" "That is..." "No, it's not that I'm too busy" "Could you refuse it for me?" "I don't want to lose any of my own study time" "Yes, excuse me?" "What?" "Insei?" "The customer is an Insei?" "He's taking the pro exam?" "I'll do it." "I will Yes." "Thank you very much" "Shindo" "Show me your strength"