"Eternal Rival" "We're almost at Grandpa's place!" "That's why I said we chould've gone straight home!" "Grandpa?" "Grandpa?" "I'm coming in!" "Hey, is this really okay?" "Nothing really good..." "Hikare,let's go already." "It's really creepy!" "Is it okay to do that?" "I only got 8 points on my last history test." "So my allowance has been cut off." "Oh, this is good ,no?" "I know this!" "Isn't this the board to play Go on?" "Looks pretty old..." "Could it be the one Gandpa used a long time ago?" "Might be able to sell this for a good price." "Hey, is this really ok?" "It's fline!" "It's fine!" "Grandpa probably forgot about it," "Besides if we dust it off..." "But this stain won't come off at all..." "It's not dirty at all." "It's clean" "This." "Where?" "Here!" "There's nothing." "Where?" "I said here!" "You can see it?" "That's what I've been saying!" "You can hear my voice?" "You can hear my voice,can't you?" "I still don't see any kind of..." "Who's there?" "!" "Stop it ,Hikaru!" "Don't say such weird things!" "I found one, i finally found one!" "Is that you Grandpa?" "Come out..." "I'm going home!" "I give thanks to all the Gods!" "I..." "Now ,I once again..." "Return to this present life!" "What's wrong?" "Hikaru?" "Hikaru?" "!" "Grandpa!" "Something's wrong with Hikaru!" "Who are you?" "Hujiwarano Sai." "Sai?" "What do you do?" "I used to teach Go to the sovereign at the capital of Heian." "Every single day,And all the days that followed played Go." "I was so happy back then." "However,there was someone besides me," "Who also taught the sovereign how to play Go." "One day he advised the sovereign," "That one teacher should be enough." "A match was held," "The one who win will remain as his teacher." "And ther?" "You fought him?" "Who won?" "The match was pretty much even." "While everyone's attention was on the board," "It was only coincidence that I saw it." "A white stone was mixed in his Go cask." "That man, at the right moment, dropped it on his tray as if a stone he had won." "He cheated?" "The moment I was about to speak..." "Just now, you...!" "You just dropped a black stone onto your tray as a stone you won!" "Wha-?" "What are you talking about?" "That was what you just did!" "What a lame excuse!" "While everyone's attention was on the GO table," "You mixed my stone into your" "Go cask and placed it as a stone you had won!" "You're the one that's bluffing!" "What a distasteful accusation!" "Be silent." "I don't even want to think that such a disgraceful act was committed before me." "Continue the match." "I lost." "I couldn't banish this sadness from my heart." "Being framed for cheating." "And being cast out of the capital..." "I had no way to live on." "Two days later..." "I threw myself into a river." "Yet I still..." "I still wanted to play Go!" "Unable to rest in peace ,my soul lingered abouta Go table." "And spent quite some time." "On a small island in the sea of Seto." "I heard a young boy's voice." "His name was Torajiro." "Child." "If you can see my tears of resentment," "Allow me to settle down in a small part of your heart." "Torajiro changed his name to Shuusaku." "And succeeded his master at the age of 20." "He was bestowed with the title of 1 4th Honninbo Shuusaku." "Honninbo Shuusaku?" "However, Torajiro came down with a terrible illness." "One night , at the young age of 34..." "So the blood on the Go table was his." "And the reason you came to me is..." "Is because you still want to play Go?" "Yes." "Because..." "I still haven't Mastered the 'Move of God.'" "Hikaru!" "I heard you were carried out on an ambulance." "Hikaru?" "Hikaru,are you really alright?" "What happened yesterday?" "I really don't remember too well either." "When I woke up, it was already today." "Pass it back to the person behind you." "Alright,please begin now." "Oh, history exam?" "You!" "What is it?" "Ah, no..." "That is..." "I'm sorry." "Please sit down and continue." "Yes." "Then yesterday's incident wasn't a dream?" "yes." "Well, what was your name?" "It's Sai." "Sai it is." "You really like playing Go that much?" "Yes!" "You still want to play GO?" "Yes!" "Then that't too bad," "Because I don't want to play Go at all." "Hikaru!" "Shindou-kun?" "What the hell did you just do, bastard?" "!" "Ah I didn't anything!" "Nothing at all..." "Hinaru, ate you alright?" "Shindou-kun?" "Shindou-kun, are you alright?" "Do you want to go to nurse's office?" "Ah, I'm alright now." "My sadness of being unable to play Go," "Must've seeped into a small part of your consciousness." "Damn,alright I give in t your, 1 ,000 year old passion." "Even so, I have my own plan or my life." "Hey, can't you join with someone else?" "Probably not..." "Alright." "I guess it's okay to play ince in a while." "But, my heart belong to me." "So don't talk to me without permission!" "Yes!" "That was..." "Who was it...?" "1 0 minuted left." "If you are done ,you should check your answers one more time." "It's no good." "Sai, do you know , "Tenpo's Reformation"?" "Tenpo you say?" "The one Confucian Mizuno-sama started?" "Yeah, That's it!" "Ah I miss those days!" "We played Go together once on a trip." "Then do you know Perry?" "Hmm, Perry..." "You know Perry!" "The one who brought the Steel fleet!"" "Ah ,you mean Admiral Perry?" "Yeah ,where did Admiral Perry arrive at?" "At Uraga." "Sai" "Yes?" "You're pretty useful." "Shindou-kun," "What are you mumbling about?" "Are you done with the test?" "Just a little bit more." "Try your best." "Walking right through my body and not even an apology!" "How rude!" "Hikaru, women of this era are all... !" "I got it , I got it." "So stop causing a ruckus in my head." "When I'm done , I'II take you to a place where you can play Go." "There are so many people!" "Cause Tokyo's big city." "And?" "And?" "Where do we go to play Go?" "Go Center." "Grandpa seems to go there sometimes." "I hear there are places where adults like to gather to play Go." "No matter what the era it is, there are people who love Go!" "Good afternoon, come in." "_" "Wow, there are only old men here." "Excuse me , is this your fiirst time here?" "Not just here, it's the fiirst time in my life." "Anyone can play?" "Anyone can." "Then..." "Here, Write you name here," "How much experience do you have" "Experience?" "Uh, I don't know..." "I've never played against anyone..." "I think I'm good though." "Ah, there's a kid?" "Could I play with him?" "Ah, yea..." "But that kid is..." "Are you looking for an opponent?" "_" "Alright , I'II play." "Ah, but this kidis..." "Shall we go in?" "Wait a minute," "Children are 500 yen." "Eh?" "I have to pay?" "It's his fiirst time here, so please let him play for free today" "If Akira-kun says so." "I'm Touya A kira, you are?" "Shindou Hikaru ,6th grade." "I'm also in the 6th grade." "It's no fun playing with old buzzards anyway." "How much experience do you have?" "That is..." "I don't know." "But I think I'II do pretty well..." "You'II do well when you don't know?" "Then ,shall we start with you laying out 4 to 5 stones?" "Start with me laying stones out first?" "A handicap?" "There's no need for that!" "You and I are the same age." "He's gonna play against Touya Akira without laying stones out?" "What a crazy kid." "Alright ,Then you go fiirst." "I might be a bit slow laying down stones , so be easy on me." "Sai, are you really that happy?" "It's been 1 40 years..." "Hikaru, let's start." "Alright!" "1 7's 4th." "Upper right corner ,Komoku." "1 7's... 1 ...2...3...4" "His hand motions are completely a beginner's" "1 6's 1 1 th." "Lower right corner,Komoku." "1 6's 1 1 th..." "Here." "3's 1 6th. 1 6's 5th." "1 6's 5th." "Kosumi?" "1 4's 4th." "The way he alys down the stones is like a novice," "But he knows the good posttions for the stones." "No wonder h said he was good." "What's wrong?" "Hurry up and go." "Ah,sorry." "However, his pattern of layout is very old." "And why does his hand stop at weird places now and then?" "Let's see... 1 4's 1 1 th..." "Here it is." "He isn't being provoked by my moves." "He dodges them easily!" "That white stone is your's" "Take it." "This?" "Yes." "1 9's 1 5th." "Is it alright, to lose that?" "1 8's 1 4th." "I can take this,right?" "Yes." "What's wrong with him?" "He just lost white's vital point." "That stone will be to your gain later on." "That much?" "Then it's a piece of cake!" "No," "This person ist't weak." "That vital point wasn't earnde by me," "But he threw it away." "Look carefully." "This is ?" "I can still do it." "Upper left's vital point was a maijor loss." "I still have the center area under my control." "Will it be okay?" "Most likely.4's 1 3th" "i's 5th." "Where's... 8's..." "There it is." "This is !" "This isn't the'Best move!" "'" "It's also not the 'Strongest Move!" "'" "It's move to test how I would play!" "He's meauring my abilities!" "From some place high above?" "!" "See ya later." "Thank you very much!" "Are you done?" "As I expected ,it's too early for me to play against someone." "I'm so tired from playing for so long." "Ah, that's right!" "There's a children's Go tournament." "Here." "How about going to watch?" "I'll think about it." "Thanks for today, Sis." "Come again!" "I guess it's 50 years too early for him to play against Akira-kun." "Eh?" "He lost?" "That's ridiculous!" "Akira-kun lost?" "Akira-kun's skill almost a pro's It was handicapped right?" "How many moku aduantage?" "Handicap plus being black." "How many moku did he lose by?" "By 2 moku." "If it was a two moku difference, with the bouns Akira-kun would've won." "A two moku difference..." "It was beyond that level!" "Wa-wait a minute." "Is it true Akira-kun lost?" "Because,that kid..." "He said he never played against anyone till today" "Never... played..." "against... anyone?" "What the hell kind of kid is he?" "!" "I'm tired from doing something I'm not used to." "Are you a little content now?" "Yes!" "Alright!" "We'll do some history homework when we get hoome." "Ask me anything you wish!" "Let's run!" "Yes!" "I'm Umezawa Yukari." "This comer is to teach 'This is how" "Go is' with simple explanations" "Mai-chan, Yuuki-kun." "Thank you for coming!" "Teacher, thank you for the honor!" "How do me play Go?" "Yes ,The necessities for Go are," "The Go board and these Go stones." "You take turns laying down these black stones and white stones on the board." "Now both of you, shall we lay them out on the Go board?" "Yes, if this was a different game, that would be correct," "But in case of Go," "You lay the stone where the lines intersects." "Yuuki-kun should try first." "To be continued..." "Eh?" "He lost?" "Akira-kun lost?" "_" "Good afternoon." "Is Hikaru-kun here?" "Actually." "He starte going to Igo school." "Igo?" "Really," "I wonder what he's up to." "Hikaru plays..." "Igo?" "Well..." "Then let's look at the diagam." "In this case,Black below is for both defense and offense," "Even if white defended like this," "You attack from here," "And let white take both points," "After that, if you take 'me'here." "White will lose." "I have no idea what he's talking about..." "That's because you're a beginner." "If you go ahead and take 'me' fiirdt, then what?" "1 9's 1 6th!" "That's right." "If you go here, white will..." "I wonder how good the teacher is." "He's a pro." "Pro?" "That means he makes a living by playing Go." "Then ,the lecture ends here," "Let's play with each other." "Please." "Let's see..." "You are Shindou-kun, right?" "Ah, yea." "Is this your fiirst time?" "I've played once before." "But at the time it was like I was an observer." "Then shall we play a 'capturing stones' game?" "I know this." "If white goes here, it's gonna be taken,right?" "Right." "When you're just one move away from capturing a stone." "It's called 'atari.'" "Okay, what about this one?" "Atari, Okay, Shindou-kun try to run." "Let's see..." "Yes, atari." "Atari." "Atari." "Atari again." "Yes, thank you very much." "Thi is called 'shiho.'" "No matter how hard you try to run you won't be able to get away." "This happens often during a game." "Can you just watch and thihk about that today?" "This isn't good..." "Hikaru, are you leaving already?" "I'm just taking a break." "What is this?" "!" "A vending machine." "If you put money in, a drink comes out." "Ah ,I'm running late again!" "Huh, Hikare-kun?" "You started playing Go too?" "Yeah ,sort of." "I have a friend who likes play Go." "I play with him sometimes but," "I can't play well because I don't know anyting about Go." "I figured I come here to learn the basics..." "I still don't understand anything." "And you're killing time here?" "Look this is Tengensei Live TV." "Hikaru ,what is this?" "A man is playing Igo inside a box" "His hand has stopped." "Now , the things to wonder about are..." "Let's see, what would that be?" "In the case of Touya Meijin." "Even if he plays 'fuseki'" "I feel he is always aiming for," "Something greater than what is already considered good." "Something that we cannot see." "Yup, yup." "This guy is considered to be the closest person to a "Move of God."" "A"Move of God?"" "I kinda admire him." "This man isn't a mere player." "He's just like me , trying to master a "Move of God."" "Speaking of which , Touya Meijin has a son," "Who also wants to be a pro." "Yeah, he seems pretty stong." "Ma'am, don't you have to go to class?" "Oh yeah!" "Shirakawa-sensei is nice too." "Ah, welcome." "Is Akira-sensei here?" "I want to play a game with him." "He is here, but..." "Since that game last week , he hasn't played with anyone." "He's only been laying stones out like that." "Is that the game..." "When he lost by 2 moku to the boy who was the samw age sa him?" "I'm leaving." "Take care." "Oh, Akira -kun,you're still here?" "If you go home so late, your mother is going to worry" "What's wrong with Akria-kun?" "Well... you know..." "Every move..." "Every move..." "It was like the moves of a Go master..." "If that was his true skills..." "No,it can't be." "There can't bd such a kid!" "I don't get it." "Just what is he?" "That kid..." "Don't forget to do your homework, okay?" "Sensei ,bye bye!" "Be careful going home." "Goodbye ,Sensei." "Ah, Shindou-kun!" "Lately ,you often seem out of it," "But your last test results were really good." "Do you have a private tutor?" "Well somewhat..." "But he is sort of troublesome at times." "Keep it up and do your best." "Yea, later Sensei." "Be careful going home!" "Hikaru!" "Hikaru, what's been up with you lately?" "you do poorly in your favorite gym classes." "But you did really well on the makeup of the test." "Is it strange for me to do good on a test?" "That's not what I mean, but..." "Hey ,why don't we go play tomorrow?" "It's Sunday!" "Tomorrow?" "Tomorrow I need to I need to go..." "To Igo school?" "Huh ,you knew?" "Do you wanna go, too?" "Me?" "Um..." "Pleased to meet you." "I'm sorry , but she really wanted to come watch..." "It's alright." "I always welcome anybody who is interested in Go." "Most people these days often lay their stones on the star," "But 'komoku' is still popular." "If you protect 'ko'in 'keima.'" "It's as if you have already taken the corner." "Hikaru, do you understand what he's saying?" "Not at all." "But during a game." "Your opponent won't always allow you to play like this to your aduvantage" "Then ,if white goes here." "What should black do?" "Ah, I know this!" "Shindou-kun, right?" "Then where would you go?" "1 6's 5th." "1 6'S 5th!" "Behind the star." "1 6'S 5th..." "Here?" "You said it's your fiirst time playing Go, right?" "Did I make a mistake?" "I'm sorry." "No,lt's very good." "We rarely see this style now ,but..." "A long time ago it was used very often." "Oh, you can sit down." "Okay." "Well,why isn't this style used now?" "There was no rule of 'komi'a long time ago." "Komi?" "Black has an a dvantage because it goes fiirst." "So 'gomoku han' is given to white for that." "In other words, if white has 50 moku at the end." "Black must have 50 moku in order to win." "I see, 'gomoku han.'" "I see?" "you didn't know?" "In the Shyusaku era, there was no such rule." "When you played as black didn't you think you had an advantage?" "I never lost when my stone was black." "Honestly..." "I see, '" "Komi.' 'Gomoku han.'" "Since this rule was set up." "The 'kosumi' style doesn't give as much of an advantage." "People stated to think like that." "And now this style is rarely used." "But it is still a great move." "If you think the number of stones in Shindou-kun's hand is odd," "Put one stone on the board." "If you think it's even ,put two." "Now Shindou-kun, count them." "2...3...6...8...9." "I'ts odd." "I'm right?" "You are black then." "When you are playing against someone who is at the same level," "This is the way to decide who will go first." "It's Go played by a pro." "Today you can lay out the stones by looking at the book." "Then , I'll see you later." "Hey Hikaru, do oyu get it?" "It looks like we should lay the stones out in order of these numbers." "Look Akari, this is the fiirst one." "Where?" "This ,this..." "Yes ,that's 6 stones captured!" "You really like to have your stones captured don't you?" "Hakoda-san is bullying g weak player again." "I hate it." "You are laying your stines in such stupid places." "It's rare for a person to want to lose." "A wig?" "I can't stand this." "Hikaru , please take his opponent's place." "There's not even a single right move." "Sai?" "A strong person bullying a weak person in Go..." "I cannot forgive that!" "I shall take the place of his terrified foe," "And make him suffer a humiliation equal to his actions." "Then at the final moment I shall tell him..." "Oops sorry!" "What the hell are you doing, kid?" "This perfectly good game is ruined now." "Ah, my hand just slipped a little." "I'II just take my stones right now." "What?" "F-Fool!" "Don't!" "S-Stop it!" "Shindou-kun!" "Please go home!" "Geez," "I came along for you!" "you came along on your own." "I don't know!" "I can't play Go now because you made the teacher mad" "That's right!" "Next week there's a tournament..." "I'II take you to the tournament." "So, that's alright , right?" "Hikaru!" "What's with this a tmosphere?" "There are kids even younger than me." "Those people are their parents and families?" "Sai, it's amazing, no?" "yes, it's very amazing!" "There are so many children." "My 1 ,000 year old passon for Igo." "And these children's passion are the same." "They are proof to me that." "It will be the same 1 ,000 years from now." "Oh yeah , there may be a chance that he's here." "Akira-kun." "Hirose-san came to ask you to teach him with instructive Go." "I'm sorry, but..." "You're still waiting for that kid?" "There are way too many kids, I can't tell if he's here." "The upper left corner ot this game." "This?" "He'll lose if he fails to lay his stone properly." "1 's 2nd is the weak point." "Almost !" "Just ,one more sbove it!" "You!" "What are you thinking?" "!" "Talking to them during a match?" "!" "So-Sorry..." "Oh well,on need to be so loud." "Obata-sensei." "Anyway, I'll take this kid to the offive.Please." "Now, come on." "Ah ,it's okay now." "You can contine your matches." "So, tell me what happende." "I laid my stone at 1 's 3rd and then that kid," "Said "Almost!" "Just one more above it!"" "This is... !" "Oh yeah!" "I gave that kid a flyer for the National Children't lgo Tournament." "The one held at Kiin hall today?" "Yeah, He didn't seem interested, but..." "He might have..." "Akira-kun?" "If he comes here when I'm gone." "Tell him to wait for me!" "He's changed hasn't he?" "Akira-kun..." "Till now there was no rival for him." "Really..." "You can't be forgiven if you just say you happend to say it." "Well?" "What happened?" "We called the game a tie , with no win no loss." "And let them replay the match." "Can't be helped." "Ok, then, you can go home." "I'm sorry for all the trouble." "My, my." "And that game was..." "Hey you!" "Your change!" "It was really bad doing that..." "I feel sorry for those kids." "Be careful." "That man... !" "I saw him before, he's the man closeet to a "Move of God."" "I heard there was a bit of trouble." "Touya-sensei." "Anyway,please take a look at this." "He just glanced at it and called it out." "I see." "Only with a glance, a pro's life or death decision," "There is another child that can do this besides my son Akira..." "And you let him go without even asking his name." "I'm sorry." "It's alright." "If he truly is such a good player," "Sooner or later,Some day he will appear before us pros." "That's because you said those pointless things." "Oh?" "You wanna fight?" "!" "If you wanna fight I'm not going to play Go anymore" "Shindou!" "Touya?" "I found you." "I finally found you..." "Shindou Hikaru!" "First of all, let's do a ' capturing stones' game." "In go you can take the opponet's stone if you surround his stone with your's" "Mai-chan, try surrounding Yuuki-kun's stone." "Yuuki-kun, try surrounding Mai-chan's stone." "Yes, both you surrounded the stone." "But this is the correct method." "Even if you didn't lay these stones, you already surrounded the stone with these." "You lay your stones on the intersections where the lines." "Are connected to the intersection with the opponent's stone." "Let's play a game and see who takes a stone first." "Yuuki-kun, go ahead." "To be contnued..." "Shindou Hikaru!" "Touya,right?" "What's up?" "Nothing..." "You didn't attend the Igo tournament?" "You?" "Me?" "I just went to watch a little..." "But , you know..." "That was the fiirst time for me." "There were kids even younger than me.Everyone was so serious." "I was kinda impressed." "I mperseed?" "You never became serious?" "Serious?" "Can I see your hand?" "His nails aren't scraped..." "I can't believe that this hand often touches Go stones..." "What are you doing?" "Ah, sorry..." "Are you... going to be a pro?" "Pro?" "Me, a pro?" "!" "I never even thought of such a thing." "Touya, you wanna be a pro?" "I will." "I see, you're trying to become a pro." "Does an Igo pro make a lot of money?" "The title match prize is 36 million yen for 'Meijin.'" "A'Kisei ' match is 42 million yen." "Hey ,wait, how many title matches are there?" "What if you win them all?" "There are 8 total." "A total prize money of about 1 .8 billion yen." "O-One billion...?" "!" "Sai,with your skill ,it'll be a piece of cake to win the 'Meijin' match right" "Playing Go for money..." "Well ,just for a little bit." "Just for a little bit?" "Ah, become a pro for a litte bit." "I was just thinking winning one or two titles isn't such a bad idea." "Become pro for just a little bit..." "Just win one or two titles?" "!" "Stop joking around!" "Those words are an insult to all Go players!" "I..." "You must not be a frue Go player." "A person who truly plays Go would never say such disgusting things!" "Become pro for just a little bit?" "!" "Do you know what my father has endued?" "Perseverance, effort." "Hardship, distress." "Overcoming the greatest despair," "And still there are those that have failed to reach my father's level!" "It's not only my father, I've watched others..." "And you dare say...!" "I've been trying to reach that level knowing what I'II go through." "Since I was little,everyday,everyday I practiced Go for hours." "I kept playing no matter how much I suffered." "How did I lose to such a kid?" "Why don't we go play a game right now?" "I will become a pro." "One day I will." "If you can become a pro and win titles without going through any of the hardships." "Then it's out of the question for you to lose to me now." "Let's play now!" "Sai, what should we do?" "Fine." "Yeah..." "All I live for is to master a "Move of God."" "I can't lose to him now." "Shindou Hikaru is definitely not a beginner.I can't relax." "But he plays with a very old style." "Shyusaku's Kosumi, too..." "That technique was used back then because there was no'komi'rule." "That's it!" "That's where my chance lies!" "He got so angry..." "People usually take that as a joke..." "Joke?" "Was that really a joke?" "Why can't you all just take it as a joke?" "!" "Besides." "Your last win was only by 2 moku." "So, you only have skills equal to that of an elementary school kid." "You can become a pro and just a get a title easily?" "It's not possible." "Hikaru.During the last match, I wasn't serious." "That was instrutive Go." "Instructive Go?" "The purpose of instructive Go." "Is to lead the opponent to the right path." "An instructor doesn't play roughly for the purpose of winning." "Then, you're a lot stronger than him?" "But, he's just an elementary school kid like me." "It's normal for you to be stronger than him." "Just now, what did you say,Hikaru?" "He isn't meae elementary school kid." "Though he's still young." "He shines in every move he plays." "His every move..." "I feel it revitalize me and drive me on." "When he grows up.Will he become a Lion?" "Or a Dragon?" "And now, he is showing his fangs." "I'm going to borrow an empty table." "Akira-kun!" "You're" "Hello." "It's that kid!" "That's right!" "That time..." "That's right ,that's the kid!" "Wait a..." "Please." "He's so confident that he doesn't even care about the gallery." "'Tagaisen' is okay right?" "Tagisen'... is that the rule where white gets 'komi'?" "I'II grab the stones." "I won!" "It's even.I'm black ,right?" "Komi is 5 and a half moku." "Please," "Yea ,thank you..." "Sai?" "1 7's 4th.Upper right 'komoku.' 1 7's 4th..." "Now, what should I do..." "This promising child with such bright eyes." "But now, he is showing me his fangs." "Shall I dodge his fangs with a very slight difference..." "And give him a small pat on the head?" "Or..." "He's taking3 minutes for his fiirst move..." "It's 'hoshi.'" "1 6's 1 7th." "'Hoshi' again?" "In the Shyusaku era, we could never think of such a strategy." "People must have studied a lot for these past 1 40 years..." "However..." "With 5 and a half moku disadvantage..." "Playing against him, I may be okay, but..." "If I play against someone the same level as me." "I will be at a great disadvantage." "I must delve deeper into the functions of a move." "1 5's 3th." "Searching after the 'Best Move.' What joy I feel." "What's wrong with him?" "Is he seriously that angry?" "The next move..." "If I 'kosumi' here it may become easy for him." "Then ,'hasami' may be faster..." "Is he waiting for me to 'kosumi'?" "Then ,that's fine too." "1 5's 1 6th." "Now!" "Come on!" "I can't... !" "Sai?" "It's 'chuoshi.' He just declared his defeat." "But we only played about half as long as last time." "Touya ,you were amazing!" "You seriousness is almost scary." "Your fighting spirit attacked me in every move!" "Those kids at the national tournament were great, but..." "Really... everyone..." "Was serious..." "He's not listening..." "He's not listening to..." "My...words..." "I'm gonna... go home." "See ya..." "Father..." "Father!" "Dad, do I have a talent for lgo?" "A talent for Igo?" "I don't know whether you have it or not." "Even if you don't you have two greater talents." "One is a talent to always to put more effort than anybody else." "The other is a talent to lgo with no limit." "Father..." "Until now , I've always been proud of those words..." "I've always kept moving forward." "But now!" "There is an invisible wall in front of me." "A great... invisible... wall.." "Why did you win like that?" "Weren't you going to win by 2 moku?" "Hey, Sai!" "That child,He gave me no choice but to cut neck and body with one swing." "He didn't give me any room to pat his head." "What on Earth was that?" "Surprised me." "You never became serious?" "Serious..." "And it was funny." "A long long time ago , there was an old man and an old woman in their neighborhood..." "Hey, are you listening to me?" "Hikaru!" "Your home is this way." "Yeah..." "Are you going to Igo school again" "I don't have class at Igo school today." "Geez!" "you've been so weird lately!" "Touya.." "What does your seriousness mean?" "What is Igo?" "Are you also trying to master a "Move of God" like Sai?" "Hikaru.I Are you going to play Go today?" "Don't want to." "But you already came here..." "Right now I don't feel like it." "You!" "Wait!" "Sensei!" "I just found the boy outside." "That boy." "The one who gave advice on the 1 's 2nd at the lgo tournament." "Oh, it's you again." "Akira-kun isn't here today." "I see,You are the one who defeated Akira." "Huh, I've seen you somwhere..." "Ah That time!" "The one who is closest to a "Move of God."Touys's dad?" "I want to know your level." "Sit down." "Ah, no..." "I'm..." "Hikaru!" "Let me play against him!" "When I existed as 'Honninbo' Shyusaku." "There were many skilled players who challenged me." "This man's spirit." "Is exactly the same as their's!" "Lay out 3 of your stones." "I always play with Akira like this." "That is Akira's level." "This man has the same eyes as Touya." "Sai must also." "Only I'm somewhat left out..." "I..." "I want to play." "I..." "Here I go!" "5's 3rd, 'kakari.'" "5's 3rd." "Cool!" "3's 3rd,'tsuke.'" "I thought the way Touya lays his stones was good, but..." "This person" "I have taught Akira Go since he was 2 Years old." "He plays me every morning." "His level is already that of a pro." "Amazing!" "It looks like his fiingertips are shining!" "4's 4th 'hoshi.'" "I won't let him play in the amateur tournaments." "If he plays in the children's tournament, he may crush the hopes of other children" "He is that exceptional!" "That is why" "I can't believe there is a child who can defeat Akira." "3's 2nd, 'sagari.'" "He grabs the stones and..." "Holds it inbetween his fingers." "Those fingers guide it out on to the board..." "The fingertip shining..." "If I..." "Could also lay stones like that... 1 0's 1 6th, 'hoshi.'" "If I..." "Like that..." "Like that!" "Lay like that!" "Hikaru?" "Today's Igo class is about to start." "But we do't see Yuuki anywhere..." "What are you doing in such clothes?" "I'm going to become a pro." "Becoming a pro has nothing to do with your clothes." "By the way, Yukari-san, how do we become a pro?" "In order to become an lgo pro." "There is a pro test which is held once a year." "It's hard to become a pro, isn't it?" "That's right." "But if Yuuki-kun does his best , he may be able to become a pro..." "I want to eat ,too..." "If I..." "Like that..." "Like that!" "Lay like that!" "Hikaru?" "Sai..." "You didn't ...just..." "Take over...my body?" "Hey" "What just happened?" "Is it because I forced him to come in?" "How good was he ?" "There is no fault in the layout of his stones." "Perfect like a pro's instructive Go." "That means... !" "All that means is his opening moves are perfect." "I can't tell about his talent." "I see." "Besides that..." "Besides that?" "Ah,no..." "Only that his last move really stood out." "It may be a bad move when you look at it..." "However..." "You bastard!" "You just took over my body,didn't you?" "!" "Not only do you invade my heart But you steal my body as well?" "!" "There's no way I could've laid a stone like that by myself!" "Y-you're mistaken!" "I can't take over your body!" "Then,you're saying that I did that by myself?" "That's right." "Liar!" "Then why don't you try laying a stone there?" "Use your fiingers like this." "Okay,is this right?" "Right" "Alright then!" "I can't do it!" "But, it was you who laid the stone." "Where you laid it was different from where I told you to lay it." "You're just saying that so you can try to take over my body again, right?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "Think what you like." "But Hikaru." "That really was your move." "After learing a bit about Go." "You must be developing a desire to play on your own." "Probably..." "Well either way,the way Touya Meijin laid his stones was really cool,no?" "Touya was taught by him till now." "There's huge difference between him and me." "Hikaru..." "Tryonemoretime  here with this stone." "It's okay already." "I can't do it anyway." "Hikaru?" "Akari?" "I dropped by your house a little while ago." "Where did you go for so long?" "Playing Go." "Go?" "Again?" "You've been very interested in Go lately.." "I'm not interestes in a thing like that." "I see." "Here!" "My sister's junior high school is hoding a festival." "Let's go." "I don't want to." "Why?" "I wa going to treat you to some takoyaki." "That's alright." "This Sunday ,at the front gate of Haze junior high school around 2 pm..." "I'm not going" "Hikaru!" "Okay ,I'm gonna go home and eat raemen or something." "Geez!" "Be at the gate of Haze junior high at 2pm,okay?" "Why don't you go?" "No way." "If I go to a place like that with a girl." "Everyone will laugh at me." "That girl ,she may like you." "What the hell are you talking about?" "That bitch...!" "Where the hell is she?" "!" "Is this a festival?" "Like a 'Terakoya' festival?" "Yea, something like that." "By the way ,I didn't bring any money." "Here!" "I bought you some takoyaki!" "It looks so good ,I want some too." "Hikaru, over there!" "Over there ,they're playing Go." "Let's go there!" "Please, please, please?" "!" "Only for a little bit ,okay?" "Show me 3 moves on this." "First ,black is 'tsuke,' right?" "And white goes..." "Here." "And ,what if I go here?" "Oh!" "I see ,I see." "Well well, it is pretty difficult." "Hikaru." "What is that book?" "Touya Meijn's collection of 'Tsumego'." "It's the prize for whoever answers correctly on the 'Tsumego' questions." "Do you want to try?" "Hikaru!" "I want it I want it!" "Alright !" "Alright !" "Please" "Thanks." "What grade are you?" "Elementary school,6th grade." "Then let's start with an easy one." "Here." "I think I can do this one ." "Don't say anything ,Sai." "Okay." "Wow ,good." "That's right." "Here you go , your prize." "Eh?" "!" "A pocket tissue?" "Let me do a harder one." "A harder one?" "Will you be okay?" "Sai, I'II leave it to you ." "Okay." "Then, a question from Yudan Sha." "Even I have trouble with this one." "Show me 3 moves on this." "Correct..." "So fast." "He answered right away." "Here, orange juice." "Let me try the hardest one so I can get the 'Tsumego' book" "The hardest one?" "Alright then." "If you can answer this one you're the same level as Touya Akira." "Touya Akira?" "I know him!" "Is he really that good?" "I think he's able to pass the pro test." "I heard he's playing instructive Go for adults." "If it's Touya Akira, he would be able to answer this question." "Okay, go ahead." "The first move is the key here." "If it's Touya Akira..." "Alright." "Do you want to play by yourself?" "The first move should." "Go here." "What are you doing?" "!" "lgo is so gloomy." "What about Touya Akira?" "That little bastard is the worst kid ever to lose to me!" "Shogi is a hundred times more fun." "Touya lost to you?" "Touya is already like a pro did he really lose?" "I'm way too strong!" "Stupid!" "His name is Kaga." "He use to go to the same lgo school as Touya Akira." "He answered this hard 'Tsumego'so easily." "This man..." "Who is he?" "Tsutsui." "What happened to the lgo club you were gonna make?" "You were trying so hard to get members ,no?" "Depending on the conditions I may join though." "Igo club?" "Our school doesn't have an lgo club." "If we have 3 people we can attend the group tournament." "And then the school would allow us to have a club." "You know my skill ,right?" "I'm a thousand times stronger than you." "I don't want help from someone who puts gum on a Go board." "Yeah right!" "Who was it that came to me begging." "please atten the tournament" "Here's your prize." "Take it and go away!" "Touya Meijin's collection of 'Tsumego?" "'" "I hate... !" "lgo!" "And Touya Akira!" "I hate them both!" "What the hell?" "Say the reason why you hate Touya Akira!" "Say the reason why?" "Are you telling me what to do?" "Hey ,kid!" "Don't get to elated." "You've got courage..." "Watchcarefully." "Which one?" "If you guess right I'll tell you whatever you want." "But if you're wrong." "I'II beat you up till you apologize to me ." "Don't be foolish,Kaga!" "Kid ,just go home." "No guts, but still you talk to me like that." "Hikaru." "You'd better not do it." "I sense that he has strong luck in gambling." "If you want to gamble, do it with lgo." "And I will win against him." "There's no guarantee that you'll win either." "You say he's got strong luck in gambling?" "Then, what about me?" "I too...!" "Hikaru?" "This one!" "Hikaru!" "I admit you've got courage." "No stone?" "!" "Kaga , you...!" "You were fooled by such a simple trick!" "It's much fun teasing you." "Hey,why don't you quit this gloomy Igo and play Shogi?" "I'II teach you from the beginning." "Screw you!" "If I have to learn from you." "I will never learn Shyogi for my whole life!" "What?" "!" "Stop it ,both of you!" "You won against Touya?" "!" "You must've tricked him like what you just did!" "Or else, Touya wasn't playing seriously!" "You must've ran away from Igo and went to Shogi!" "Tsutsui , let him go!" "If you're going to say that much." "I will just show you my skill!" "If I lose ,I will do whatever you want me to." "But if you lose ,you have to jump into the pool during winter!" "Fine then!" "Sai!" "1 7's 4th." "Upper right corner,'komoku.'" "What the hell kind of way is that to lay a stone?" "How I lay the stone doesn't matter!" "1 5's 4th." "Say those cheeky words after you win!" "A kid like him won't understand my feelings." "A kid like him!" "Tetsuo." "Hey, Tetsuo!" "Why can't you even beat him once?" "That boy, Touya Akira." "Because of him you are always number 2." "You're 2 years older than him." "Don't you feel embarrassed?" "I want to win ,too." "But , Touya is..." "You must win today!" "Don't come back if you don't" "It can't be helped." "A strong player is a strong player." "You are defiinitely on a different level in Go than eveyone else." "You are, without a doubt ,number 1 ." "But." "Some day I will defeat you." "Then I'II become number 1 ." "Be ready for it!" "Okay, let's begin." "Should I..." "Lose?" "What did he say?" "Should I lose?" "Damn you!" "Damn you..." "Damn you!" "I thought..." "That he was my rival." "It didn't matter to him at all..." "Whether he won or lost against me." "When it ended." "I won by half a moku including 'komi'." "I couldn't stand it ." "When my dad learned I couldn't be number 1 as long as Touya existed." "He gave up so easily on me." "Not only Touya, but my dad... !" "Either way..." "He's good." "This kid is pretty good." "Hey, hey..." "Isthisfor real?" "I'm being knocked back and forth by this kid!" "1 1 's 1 5th." "1 4's 1 6th." "This is fun." "This man , isn't as good as Touya Akira ,but..." "He plays interesting moves against my moves." "It's easy to win against him..." "I still want to play against his fun moves." "This black looks like it's in danger." "But it might be okay." "So that means..." "The game is equal." "No, black has an advantage." "9's 1 9th." "Eh?" "Is that true?" "Especially Motohashi-kun, he got so angry that his turned all red!" "Akari?" "She came this latte?" "!" "Hurry up, make your move!" "Ah, sorry." "Hikaru!" "That's not the place!" "Wa-Wait!" "Wait?" "Stop joking." "They're all dead..." "It can't be helped. 1 2's 1 5th." "That one moved killed them all." "That many?" "!" "Now wanna admit your defeat?" "That pool is waiting for you." "What do you think these are?" "Aren't these just bottle caps?" "Okay, let's play with this today." "It's small." "Yup, it's a 6x6 board calle 'Rokuro.'" "It's good for beginners." "The one who takes 3 fiirst wins." "Okay." "Okay, let's try then." "Please." "That's pretty good." "Alright ,Mai-chan won!" "Congratulations!" "Now, let's greet each other."