"What if he cheats during the tournament?" "He has the nerves to do it at a Go Salon against adults." "He probably wouldn't hesitate to against kids in a tournament." "His opponent won't notice we won't notice... but... can you form a team with a guy like that?" "Make him stop..." "Sai, how!" "?" "I don't know." "But I'm sure we can do it..." "We have to make him stop!" "The eleventh Match:" "The Most inconsiderate Act" "Mitani!" "Huh?" "Another kid?" "This kid's not gonna come bet 1 0,000 yen again is he?" "1 0-1 0,000 yen!" "?" "Oh, the boy from yesterday." "Are you going to play?" "No, I'Il just watch." "Then, could you shut that door?" "It's too loud outside." "Oh, sorry." "The match is still in the middle game." "Hey if you're a friend could you tell this kid to take it a little easy on us old folks?" "really, this boy doesn't know how to hold back." "What did you come here for?" "What?" "Umm... well..." "Sai, Mitani is winning this right?" "He won't chea if he's winning right?" "You look as if you're disappointed." "No I don't." "What are you talking about?" "Chemistry Lab" "Hey, Tsutsui-san..." "Howdid Mitani cheat at Seichi?" "You decide win-loss in Go by the size of your territory." "For example, this black formation." "Count the number of intersections inside." "Umm...1 ,2,3,4,5,6 7,8,9,1 0,1 1 ,1 2" "That means this territory is worth 1 2 moku." "After you fiinish a game they usually look like this but it's hard to count this right?" "So you make the territories square to make it easier to count." "all you're doing is moving stones around inside the territory so it doesn't increase or decrease the number of territories you have." "See?" "With this, 3 times 4 gives 1 2." "Yeah it's easier to count!" "So this is what seichi is... and he cheated at this?" "Yup." "is that easy to do?" "It's not a matter of easy or not..." "Even if I did it awkwardly the opponent probably won't notice." "Because, when you're doing Seichi you usually don't pay attention bo how your opponent is doing it." "afterall it's taken for given that neither side would do something dishonest" "The game of Go is based upon the foundation of trust." "Cheating at Seichi is the most inconsiderate act takes advantage of that trust." "And Hikaru is trying to let a kid like that in?" "How can this guy bet 1 0,000 yen with his skill?" "There are a Iot of old men who try to look cool with no real skills." "Hey boy..." "You think you'd already won right?" "Have you heard of the phrase" "You don't know the outcome of a match until it's over" "They also call it "Don't count your skins until you've gotten it"" "Oh you laughed?" "You can't laugh until it's over during a match..." "That's nice." "Right?" "You seem to understand what I'm saying." "You might make something of yourself later." "Hey kid can you grab that ashtry there for me?" "Thanks." "Are you left handed?" "You've got good eyes too, nice." "Left handed?" "Fine, it's still a little early... but I'lI teach you what an adult's Go is." "At the price of 1 0,000 yen!" "You think there's no way I can catch up after this right?" "But just you watch!" "The game's only just starting..." "Sai..." "Damn him..." "There!" "His hold on the stone's so much better than earlier." "I'm catching up now." "Look look, 5 moku there!" "1 0 moku!" "1 5 moku!" "He moved a stone!" "You've gotta be kidding, where!" "?" "The game's turning around quickly." "That stone wasn't there!" "?" "When!" "?" "What is it boy?" "Did you miss something?" "We're betting on the game you've gotta pay more attention." "Mitani..." "Yup that's right, you don't know till it's over." "I can't do it..." "He's much better than I am... and if he moves the stones around too..." "Okay, the game's over you know who's winning?" "You can't win unless you tweak the seichi." "You're slow you're slow!" "This guy's doing the same thing I've been doing !" "1 2 and a half moku difference with komi... I win." "Hey boy, take out 1 0,000 yen." "Mitani..." "Damn!" "is that all?" "5,6,7...8... and..." "You're short 20 yen." "Mitani, I'Il lend it to you." "Hey, Shuu-san do you think you can lend me 20 yen?" "Mitani..." "Thanks." "Hey boy." "When you've cheated too much people like me gets called in." "Dake-san!" "will you lend me 20 yen?" "Thanks much" "Mitani!" "What is it with him?" "Mitani!" "Wait up!" "When did this place become an arcade?" "Mitani!" "In result... he learned his lesson..." "This may have been unavoidable... people only learn from mistakes when they're hurt by them." "But!" "Sai!" "It was a trap!" "That guy played badly at the beginning to trick Mitani!" "But...that was too cruel." "Can't we get it back for him!" "?" "The 1 0,000 yen!" "Mitani's learned his lesson already but that guy's..." "Sai!" "I can't stay quiet any more either..." "We have to deal with people like that with a cold heart." "Who do you think is the strongest player in Go history?" "well, the top right now is Touya-meijin with four titles..." "The strongest young player would be either Kurata 4 dan or Ogata 9 dan." "I heard this one reporter asked a pro that question.and?" "And the pro that was asked replied without hesitation:" "It's Honinbou Shuusaku from the Edo period" "The Go from that period's stupid it won't work at alI these days." "We'lI give Mitani back the 1 0,000 yen tomorrow and ask him to come to Go club again!" "But Sai can you win?" "That guy looked really strong." "I saw him play earlier it's fine." "We can win." "What if he moves a stone?" "I will catch it." "You can tell him that you." "saw it or to do a better job." "What if he cheats at Seichi?" "It won't go to Seichi he will resign." "It was just recently that he started cheating." "When he was just making a bit by betting, all the customers loved him." "They gave him the money happily as if they were giving it to their grandson." "But you can't cheat... that's why I asked you to come." "It's an adult's duty to teach kids a lesson." "Shuu-san with the 1 0,000 I gave you and the 20,000 yen fee gimme 30,000." "He probably won't come..." "Mitani-kun... he probably can't come...how sad." "call me whenever you need me." "well, I guess I'lI wait for some prey now." "What are you talking about" "I don't need you anymore go home already." "That's so mean Shuu-san." "Ojisan!" "I'm a friend of his." "If I win will you give that 1 0,000 yen back?" "Then if you lose you'Il give me 1 0,000 yen right?" "Hikaru, it'lI be fine." "Then I can't do it, that's what a bet is afterall." "Dake-san, stop picking on kids already." "Boy, you should go home already too." "Hikaru, I won't lose." "Hikaru!" "Fine!" "I'Il pay 1 0,000 yen if I lose." "Then I can play ya." "Sorry." "Dake-san!" "I'm not giving you a handicap." "I don't need one." "You don't need it huh?" "Kids these days..." "You've seen my strength already and how strong are you?" "How strong?" "Umm... about as strong as Honinbou Shuusaku." "That's a laugh!" "Of all the people Shuusaku huh?" "If Shuusaku came out the only person who can play him would be Touya-Meijin." "I'm black." "With respects to Shuusaku I'lI start with my left hand." "Lower right corner, komoku." "5\1 7" "1 7\6" "What will they do now?" "Is everyone watching?" "Strike three!" "Even with two straight balls you really can't hit it..." "Oh he got one up!" "The attack was a little too simple they had their way." "Wow, that ended quickly." "really, please stop doing things like this." "It can't feel good to steal money from kids." "That boy was stupid too for trying to play Dake-san." "Okay Dake-san, please leave after drinking this." "Dake-san!" "D-Dake-san this is!" "H-Ho-Honinbou..." "Shuusaku!" "Oh there it goes!" "A home run!" "What a great hit!" "I'lI give this to Mitani tomorrow and ask him to come." "That'Il make three, we can go to the tournament!" "Go!" "Go!" "Igo!" "It's almost Christmas" "So today, I prepared a Go Board like this." "I'lI give the two of you a problem today, so try solve it okay?" "Here's the problem." "It's red's turn right now and there is one place where it can capture silver's stones." "Where is that?" "place a stone there." "You should think about it too!" "I run away." "And thanks for the meal." "Now Mai-chan, you try." "Yup that's right!" "Mai gets right!" "Yuuki-kun you were close." "A gap of 1 2 and a half moku with komi." "I came to the chem lab just like you asded me to." "Now gimme 1 0,000 yen." "Not until you agree to join the Go club." "You will join right?" "Yeah I'lI join the club I can't go back to that Go Salon anyways." "Gimme my 20 yen back!" "with no betting." "We are just the Go club after all." "I don't care." "No cheating, okay Mitani?" "Mitani!" "Maybe. I don't care." "No cheating , okay Mitani?" "Mitani!" "Tsutsui-san!" "Mitani said he'lI join the Go club and that he won't cheat anymore." "What?" "Are you still angry about how I tricked you into making two consecutive moves?" "That's your own fault for being stupod enough to fall for it." "I heard from Sgindou-kun." "You were cheating at Seichi?" "That's not all." "I moved stones or hid stones in my pocket and used them at Seichi." "I don't lose." "They're just words!" "He just says stuff like this." "It's the way he is." "What it is." "I made cookies today during Home Ed." "Here's some for you, Tsutsui-san." "Did you tell everyone?" "But it's true isn't it?" "I only told Tsutsui-san and Akari!" "Thank you!" "Great, now we can go to the tournament." "Tournament?" "I'm not going to that." "W-what!" "?" "I dragged you here for the tournament!" "None of my business." "You're on our team!" "It's been decided." "No." "No "no" s!" "Tsutsui-san...say something!" "There is no need to force him to go when he doesn't want to." "But... lt'Il be impossible to fiind someone else now." "We don't have any time left beforce the tournament." "What's going to happen to our goal of beating Kaiou!" "?" "It's not like we can beat them even if he joins." "Kaior's really strong." "It's just a Jr." "High club, right?" "You don't stand a chance against Kaiou!" "But Tsutsui-san you won against Kaiou at the last tournament." "But only because he made a mistake!" "What?" "I don't stand a chace against a guy like that?" "Want me to beat them for ya?" "Mitani..." "You're going to go to the tournament!" "I'Il beat them before your very eyes." "You don't know how strong they are." "How funny." "I told you." "I don't lose." "Come on Let's start." "That can't be!" "Does he intend to cheat against Kaiou?" "Kaiou would realize!" "If that happens... what will happen to the haze Jr." "High Go club?" "This is terrible." "I resign." "Thanks for the game." "Mind if I don't discuss the game?" "I should make it clear." "The tournament is coming up." "Mr. Yu should be announcing the team members soon." "I'd better display the differeence in strength between Touya and I so no one complains when he announces." "Hey..." "Touya!" "Yes?" "Let's play a game." "It's our first game , do you mind if we make it even?" "Sure." "Sempai" "Are the first, second and third boards for tournaments decided by strength?" "There are teams where it's not but it usually is ." "Concentrate on your own games." "Okay." "Shindou ...almost... I'lI almost ...catch you!" "Touya , the tounament registration form has arrived from Haze Jr." "High." "Take a look at it." "Shindou is the third board!" "?" "Sometimes they don't decede the boards by strength for strategic purposes." "That Mitani is probably the weakest in the group." "By throwing away the first board they probably plan on definitely taking the other two." "Since, Tsutsui is in his third year and the president, he's the second board" "leaving Hikaru at third probably." "Teacher, please make me our third board!" "Teacher!" "Let me think about it ." "I do think that you are the only person who can play Shindou." "Thank you!" "I resign." "Thank you for the game." "I didn't stand a chance ." "Not at all!" "You were far better than I thought." "You were just too good." "you saw far deeper than I did." "Perhaps I tried to control the center too much. lt probably won't work because of all the discontinuities in yout stone formations." "I connected here in my desperation." "and i was constantly on the defensive after that." "You wouldn't let me do anything." "It was correct of me to give up on trying to become pro." "Everyone , listen up for a second." "Most of the registration forms from the other schools have arrived for this tournament." "Sorry I'm late but I'Il announce our team for it." "First the boys." "First Board:" "First year , Touya." "Second Board:" "Third year, Kishimoto." "Third Board:" "Third year , Kuno." "Now the girls..." "Teacher!" "Weren't you going to make me third board!" "?" "Teacher!" "Good Morning Mr.Kuwabara" "Oh!" "I haven't seen you in awhile." "Perfect, Iet me talk to you for a bit then." "The Gosei match next month I'm going to be challenging you for it." "I wish you luck." "I'm aware of it ." "You crushed Ogata-kun with your strength." "At your age too" "I'm astonished." "Come now, you're hardly young yourself." "How many titles do you have now?" "4,5?" "I'd Iike the one you have for my fifth." "But really, the young people disappoint me." "Even if they manage to get a title , they lose it right away." "No really astounding new coners" "lately either." "Are the lnseis getting weaker?" "How is your son doing?" "H's not an insei right?" "He plays me regularly and he plays any pro that visits us." "He's not lagging behind in his study of the game" "He's not taking the pro exams?" "No" "He's in the Go club of his Jr." "High right now." "When I heard that you joined the Go club at Kaiou I didn't say anything." "The principal told me that your presence would encourage the club so I let you do as you wish..." "But , why are you going to the tournament?" "It's unbefitting for you to go to Jr." "High tournament." "I don't care about the people around me right now." "If Shindou Hikaru is going to a club touranment." "then I'm going to follow him there." "Father, it may sound arrogant... but my goal is you, Father." "I've progressed towards that goal steadily until now." "I thought I just had to walk straight towards you." "I thought that walking straight would place me closer to the hand of god." "But I was wrong... I couldn't do anything..." "against Shindou Hikaru." "He's different from Father, or Ogata-san." "His presence is a weight upon me." "Right now he is the only thing on my mind." "He's facing the obstacle despite his fear... that's the only way a person can grow." "It was something you didn't have before." "Chasing while shivering challenging while fearing, only through that can you approach the hand of god." "Were you not going to make me third board!" "?" "You said yourself that only I stand a chance against him." "I..." "I...joined to fight..." "Touya!" "This is a Jr." "High club activity." "I believe that the strongest person should play first board." "Teacher!" "?" "That's not all!" "The Go club of Kaiou is a model for other schools." "I did say that you're the only one who stands a chance against Shindou Hikaru of Haze." "But..." "This is a place of education." "I will not bend my will as an educatou." "You are the first board." "But..." "Just once..." "Just this one tournament is all..." "Once this tournament is over I'lI quit the club!" "Teacher!" "I...!" "Teacher!" "Touya..." "Hey!" "Mitani!" "Great I thought you might not come out of fear of Kaiou." "You've gotta be kidding." "Nothing good can come of that black formation running." "If that runs the other group of black will get captured." "Shut up!" "Tsutsui-san..." "Mitani, why'd you cheat if you're that strong?" "Oh, there they are." "Akari!" "You didn't have to come." "You wouldn't understand even if you watched." "I would!" "Tsutsui-san's been teaching me lately." "I know how to capture stones and count territories." "What!" "?" "But I made lunches for all of you!" "You're wonderful!" "Hey, Mitani-kun..." "Fujisaki-san, I'Il show you to the room where you can drop that off." "Thanks..." "Mitani..." "let's play." "No Thanks." "will it really be alright like this?" "Oh?" "It's Shindou of Haze!" "Shindou?" "Haze?" "He won against Kaiou at the last tournament." "He was only a 6th grader but he participated as a Jr.High and everyone watching was astounded by his play." "This is a problem..." "Don't worry about that." "Just try your best." "My best!" "My best!" "First, I'lI beat the third board of the first round... ls it really that simple Hikaru?" "He'lI be trying his best too..." "Come on ,my target is Kaiou." "I can't afford to lose my fiirst round." "Then, if I do my best up against Kaiou... maybe..." "Kaiou's third board will try his best too." "Hikaru..." "Oh man!" "I can't wait for the match against Kaiou." "I wonder who Kaiou's third board is ..." "It's me." "Kaiou's third board is me ..." "Shindou!" "Touya..." "Why are you..." "Do you remember saying that you won't play me?" "And that you were going to the Go club tournament?" "I fiinaIly arrived." "Touya... you" "came all this way..." "Go!" "Go!" "Igo!" "Let's try another problem." "If black moves, it can capture a few of white's stones." "Think about it." "Even if they capture one of your stones, you can capture a Iot more." "White'lI do this." "And then this." "Think about it again." "But it is one of the three spots." "I take... and if I connect..." "That's right!" "Pick up the stones you captured." "You did it Yuuki-kun!" "Happy new years!" "It's me." "Kaiou's third board is me." "Shindou..." "Hey, isn't that Touya?" "He's wearing a uniform from Kaiou!" "I read about him in a Go magazine once..." "Everyone's waiting for him to join the pros because he's a genius." "What's a guy like that doing here?" "Isn't he an insei?" "I thought Inseis couldn't go to Amateur competitions." "Touya is a menber of Kaiou!" "?" "Hey, aren't we playing Kaiou in the fiirst round?" "Touya said that he is the third board." "What!" "?" "Third board!" "?" "I don't want to play him!" "So you're the Shindou Hikau that Touya's aIeays talking about." "Someone that even Touya looks up to, I look forward to your game with Touya." "So you're from Kaiou." "I heard you guys are good, but you lost to Haze Junior earlier?" "Who are you?" "We'lI be playing Kaiou in the second round." "I think I'Il win too." "Oh wow." "He plans on winning by cheating." "Tsutsui-san, Mitani-kun wouldn't do that." "Tsutsui?" "Oh, the guy that got lucky against us earlier!" "He was so angry." "He lost because he missed something really simple." "Winning by cheating, or winning by luck." "What a great team Haze has." "Mitani-kun, right?" "You're just a freshman who's only playing first board to try to con a win, right?" "What!" "?" "What do you mean by con a win!" "?" "Mitani is ..." "Mitani is...he's only a freshman, but he's 1 0 times better than I am!" "He is our first board!" "Don't underestimate him." "Nice to meet you." "I am the fiirst board, Kishimoto." "I look forward to playing you in the second round." "Let's make it a game suitable for the first board." "Yeah..." "talk to us after winning the first round." "Yeah..." "we have to win the fiirst round." "I only told the truth..." "You're our fiirst board so... you are good so...don't cheat." "Then let's begin now." "Yeath." "Anyone currently in a game." "please stop and put your stones away." "well, will each school go to your assigned seats as they are announced?" "First is" "Ayu Junior High against Hamachi Junior High in seat A." "Kawahagi Junior High against Tai Junior High in seat B" "Iwana Junior High against Haze Junior High in seat C." "Kaiou Junior High against Sawara Junior High in seat D." "I'm black." "Good luck." "He's fast." "Oh no!" "Look,I'm so good." "Even Tsutsui-san,who dislikes me, said that I was ten times better." "Let's make it a game suitable for the first board." "Fine,we'lI see." "I resign." "Alrcady!" "?" "I'm going to go watch Kaiou." "The old men from the Go salon developed their own style of play but him..." "Junior High clubs are this good!" "?" "I resign." "Thank you for the game." "Did you learn anything?" "Mitani-kun?" "Damn, this guy thinks that I'm a weak little freshman who's only playing first board for strategic purposes too..." "That handshakc was just to bc pcIitc." "Hc docsn't carc about his gamc against mc at alI;" "Shindou's not doing well in his game right now." "Tsutsi-san,I promise you." "I'Il stop cheating for a while." "I want to play against Kishimoto of Kaiou." "So don't you lose!" "Damn,I'm not doing well." "I've gotta do something!" "Haha,I've just about won." "You laughed!" "?" "Don't laugh until the game's actually over!" "What!" "?" "These children,they've all changed from coming here..." "Hikaru is growing...steadily." "But Hikaru isn't the only one who's growing..." "Touya Akira he is as welI..." "White 72 and a half moku." "Black 56 moku." "I won!" "By 1 6 and a half moku!" "Thanks for the game." "Thanks for the game." "I resign." "Thanks for the game." "You took your time." "Mr.Yun!" "I thought it wouId calm him down a bit." "Haze Junior High won 3-0." "You saw Shindou's game?" "How was it?" "You'lI know once you play him." "We'd like to break for lunch now." "The afternoon session will begin at 1 ." "Hitaka,wanna go grab lunch?" "Yeah,sure." "Hey,let's grab Touya too." "Hitaka Can I talk to you for a bit?" "What is it?" "Hikaru!" "Lunch!" "I'lI pass." "Pass?" "Hikaru!" "That was a splendid come back." "Yeah!" "Wasn't it great?" "It wasn't luck!" "It was my strength!" "Mine!" "I'm a lot better than I was before!" "But you still can't beat Tsutsui-san." "Your next opponent is fiinaIly Touya." "I'm playing him!" "You don't have to come out and say it... I don't care how much Touya wants to play you." "The team from Haze Junior High is Tsutsui-san,Mitani,and me." "You're not a part of it Sai." "I know." "Can't Touya come after I've gotten better?" "And?" "What did you want to talk about Kishimoto-kun?" "About Touya getting bullied?" "Did it really happen?" "Yeah." "Touya was a loner in the club..." "They wanted to either shame Touya or chase him out of the club." "Damn!" "4-9 huh?" "But no matter how shamed he was," "Touya probably wouldn't have left the club." "probably not." "I saw it too.The look on Touya's face as he faced Mr.Yun." "Weren't you going to make me third board!" "?" "You said it yourself that" "I was the only one who stood a chance against Shindou!" "Then I'Il quit the club after this tournament!" "Touya.." "Teacher!" "Fine...you're the third board." "He know how selfish he was acting, so it must have been hard on him too." "Touya's quitting the club?" "A fter today?" "well, I'm sure the club'lI settle down with Touya gone." "Yeah right I'm sure you're disappointed." "You wanted to play against Touya more than anyone else." "Touya got bullied... I guess he had it coming." "He only thinks of himself." "But" "Touya isn't the type of person who's disliked by others." "He probably swallowed his pride to become third board." "He should of course be first board." "He's only thinking about you..." "Sai..." "You play." "is it okay?" "You said that you wanted to play." "You play." "Hikaru!" "You were here?" "The second round's about to begin." "You sure you don't want any food?" "I'Il eat after the tournament." "What about Tsutsui-san and Mitani?" "They're playing,against each other." "playing!" "?" "Those two!" "?" "Mitani-kun's excited." "He says he's going to gather his strength and stomp down on the kalou flist board." "Tsutsui-san's just as motivated too." "First and second boards really should be like that." "So you should be excited too, Hikaru." "Let's go back, the afternoon's going to begin." "I'Il be waiting then." "Hikaru..." "I told you...you play." "He is vevry determined." "if you worry adout me,you'lI lose." "Yes, I'lI probably have to go all out on him." "Oh,Hikaru." "What were you doing!" "S" "You haven't eaten!" "S" "Can yor really play kalou without eating anything!" "S" "Please stop any games you're playing." "We're about to start the second round." "schools that have been called upon should go to the seat they're assigned." "seat A is kalou Junior High against Haze Junior High." "Seat B is Ayu Junior High against Tai Junior High." "Come on.let's go." "Now for the girls." "Seat F Kaiou Junior High against Sawara Junior High." "kalou Junior High and Haze Junior High right?" "Shindor-kun." "We came all this way, aimed for kalou." "It doesn't matter if we lose." "let's just do our best." "Mitani is here too after all." "But I might win out of luck again."