"Hikaru No GO" "Good luck." "The main event is in next month" "I'm waiting for you" "Shindo is laughing" "Does he know we are his opponents?" "(The Pro Qualifier Test begin)" "The Pro Qualifier Prelim lasts five days from today" "One game each day" "Those who win three pass" "And get to the main exam next month" "I've played here all the time" "I just have to played the same way I always do" "Waya and Isumi aren't not here for they are top eight but all the other non top eight Insei will be" "It's not easy to play the same way you always do" "It's a test." "I'm still nervous" "Don't worry, I'll try my best" "Is he a entrant?" "He is so old" "The summer is too hot to stand" "Now is a beard man" "What?" "Are you taking the test, too?" "Are you, too?" "Yes" "Me, too." "Good luck" "He wants to take the Pro Qualifier Test too" "Shindo, why are you standing here?" "There are adults here" "Of course, outsiders can come here, too" "Outsiders?" "You can take the test until you're thirty" "Some Inseis will come" "And people who do well in amateur tournaments" "Did you sleep well last night?" "Yeah" "That's fine" "You fell asleep when we were solving Go problem" "Shut up" "What's that with the attitude?" "Don't ignore me." "I'm talking to you" "You make me so angry" "You idiot!" "What's wrong?" "Please be quiet" "There are other people here" "It's not my fault" "I just asked him where he was from" "I don't have to mood before the test" "Am I wrong?" "Come on, tell me" "He's so rude He's a GO player?" "Who is that?" "Is he taking the test, too?" "How annoying!" "Hikaru" "Let's go and put your stuff down" "All right" "Shindo" "Fuku" "Good morning" "What's the matter?" "Nothing" "There's a weird man outside" "He's freaked out" "I am not" "There are 20 minutes more" "Last year I played with Touya on the first day" "Touya?" "Yeah, since he's not an Insei, no matter how strong he is" "He had to enter the prelims as an outsider" "During lunch that day Waya had quarrels with Touya" "It's quite strange" "Although I'm a year behind Touya" "I'm walking down the same path as him" "Yeah, the same path" "If you keep walking down the path" "Touya will be there" "Yes, he will" "It's about time" "We will have the drawing to set up match-ups so please come up when called" "Katagiri" "Draw a ticket from here" "Murayama" "Tsubaki" "Here" "I'm coming" "What's he doing?" "Why did he yell like that?" "Did he try to influence others?" "I hope he won't do that when play GO" "Shindo" "Hikaru" "Kanagawa, number 1 4" "Yes" "Hikaru, he seems very nervous" "Shindo, number 21" "Please take your seat From the back, number one" "Then in order, number two and three" "Hi" "The worse opponent" "He might growl like Godzilla during the game" "You are sure unlucky" "Don't say that" "Set your clock at 2 hours of allotted time and one minute per hand after your time expires" "You understand who is black and white, right?" "It doesn't matter who I play with" "Now please begin" "Please" "All right" "Excuse me" "What the hell!" "It's been 30 minutes" "He didn't even play a hand." "Where did he..." "This person has returned and the game has started" "But Hikaru has not regained his calm" "It's time for lunch." "Let's take a break" "Let's go lunch together" "What?" "I..." "You an Insei, right?" "Show me where you guys usually eat" "Hikaru, you can't go with him" "But..." "Shindo..." "Hamburger?" "You gotta be kidding me" "Let's go to the Soba place" "Don't worry." "My treat" "I won't let a kid pay for me" "No, it's not..." "What's it?" "What's your name?" "Shindo" "I'm Tsubki, like the flower" "Cool, right?" "There was a knight called Tsubki." "He was very good" "Geezer" "What's wrong?" "You have left for thirty minutes after the game started" "Where were you going?" "Riding my bike around" "To relax myself" "Everyone is nervous" "I'm no exception" "If you can relax you can release your ability If you're nervous, you'll lose" "I got relaxed during those thirty minutes" "Did you get even more nervous?" "You have two hours of time how you use it is up to you" "Yeah, that's right" "How much time are Insei's usually given?" "Group one gets an hour." "Group two is thirty minutes" "Have you ever played with two hours?" "So this is the first time you have a lunch break between games then" "Yeah" "So that's why you easily gave me... the next turn" "We broke for lunch after you played a hand" "So that means..." "I can use the lunch break well" "I can think about the next hand all through lunch" "It's great, right?" "You don't know where I'm going to go" "You just waste lunch time away" "I see you're afraid of my beard" "I'm not afraid of you" "You haven't played with many adults, right?" "You dare not to enter here on your own" "You aren't mature" "Come on, starting eating." "It will dry out" "I don't really like Soba all that much" "No good." "He's being totally controlled" "It's the end" "You won" "I won by four and a half points" "Thank you very much" "Thank you very much" "Don't get down" "It's just one loss" "I understand how you feel" "But well,thanks to you I might get on a roll" "Bye" "What was that?" "Shindo..." "What?" "You lost?" "I didn't even think about giving him the turn going into lunch" "Turn going into lunch?" "You are such an idiot" "You idiot!" "That doesn't matter" "Is it?" "It's better no to thinking durning lunch break" "Just to let yourself relax" "I'd actually rather go to lunch after my turn" "Because I can take a good rest" "It doesn't matter to me" "I agree with the bearded guy" "I'd like to go to lunch with my turn" "I can think of during the break" "If you think too much, you'll play a bad hand" "It doesn't make any difference who's turn it is going to lunch" "It's not like you have to seal the game either" "Seal?" "You don't even know about that?" "Some titles matches are playing over two days" "After the first day, one player has to write down where all the stones are and have it sealed until they restart the game" "It's fair like this" "Two days?" "They play GO for two days?" "You don't know that either?" "Yes, they play for two days" "Though that's very rare and only between the top pros" "But we should be worrying about this Pro Qualifier test" "Don't be thinking about the game during the lunch break" "Do you understand?" "And even though you have two hours" "Leaving for thirty minutes it's a plan to disrupt you, obviously" "It must be his strategies" "You can't fall for that next time" "In the main Pro Qualifier test" "It's three hours" "What are you getting excited for?" "I have to play with that bearded guy tomorrow" "I'm not losing" "Bye bye" "Goodbye" "Shindo, he..." "What?" "He sure doesn't know much about title matches and stuff" "And he was freaked out by the bearded guy" "That guy is special." "He is a total weird" "Shindo hasn't been playing at GO clubs with adults" "Guys like us usually get experience by playing at those public club" "Against strong adult opponents" "Yeah And against the pro sanseis but Shindo was saying that he was just at a school club for about a year" "His tournament experience is limited to small games" "What are you trying to say?" "A guy like that is already knocking on the door to the pros" "Are you saying... he is a genius?" "No, what I am saying is" "That's kind of like "dangerous strength"" "They say guys who grow quickly often fall" "Well, I should worry about myself" "Hikaru, I want to go out tomorrow Will you watch the house?" "I have the Pro Qualifier Test tomorrow, too" "I can't" "What test?" "The test to be a GO pro" "Who's taking it?" "Me" "What did you say?" "The Pro Qualifier Test" "You want to take the Pro Qualifier Test" "What are you talking about?" "You are just a kid" "What are you talking about?" "There are pros my age" "The GO pro?" "You want to be a pro?" "Why did you tell me about this?" "Did I tell you?" "Tell me." "What's going on?" "It's too late" "Because I'm so surprised" "You don't know what is GO professional" "It's all right" "I don't think you like GO" "But you did terrible on your final terms" "If you can study harder I won't say anything about it" "If I pass the test, it doesn't matter anymore" "Now I understand how Waya feels" "I'm upset from losing today" "Stop talking" "Hikaru, wait" "Call me when the dinner is ready" "Is he serious?" "A Go pro?" "Has the bearded guy come?" "None of my business" "I'm not playing against him today" "He's not going to control me anymore" "I must avoid him" "It doesn't matter any more" "He is not here?" "Good morning" "Hi" "Good luck" "You just lost one." "Don't keep in mind" "You'll pass if you win three games in five days" "But if you lose three, you're down" "What?" "I just lost one" "Shindo, he is self-destrucking..." "Now, please begin" "Nice to meet you" "Hikaru No GO" "If you can relax and release your ability, you win" "If you play while nervous you'll lose" "I got relaxed during those thirty minutes" "Did you get even more nervous?" "He's been totally controlled There's no way he can win" "I win by four and a half points" "Thank you very much" "(Prelims:" "The Final Day )" "It's time" "Now please begin" "Please" "Hikaru..." "Even today, he is still nervous" "If you are not calm and relaxed you will make mistakes" "He was like this during the Insei test, too" "He wasn't able to play as he normally does" "He presses too hard and makes mistakes" "It is lunch time Please take a break" "Let's go having lunch together" "No, I've already bought a lunch" "That's too bad" "Shindo, you didn't finish" "His situation is more serious than I thought" "If he loses today he'll be in trouble" "Forget it." "None of my business" "Hey, Hikaru..." "Be quiet." "I'm thinking" "I have lost" "Hey, how's it going?" "I have two straight wins" "What?" "Have you failed the two games?" "You're in big trouble" ""Pro Exam Prelims:" "Day three"" "Hikaru, is that alright?" "What?" "Don't you have pro exam today?" "You've already had two losses" "Why are you sitting here for?" "It's all right" "I'm going to get there at the last minute" "I don't want to see Tsubaki again" "I have to win" "My opponent is Fuku" "I've only lost to him twice" "One for fun and one for studying" "If I relax I should be able to beat him" "Fuku has one win and one loss and he'll try his best" "But if I play like I usually do then I won't lose" "Play like you usually do..." "The more you want to win the harder it will be" "All right" "Please begin" "Shindo, why did you come so late?" "It's all right." "You're over there" "Yes" "Why were you late?" "I'm sorry" "The clock has started" "I know" "Please Please" "Relax yourself, Hikaru" "I don't know about GO" "Therefore I'm here to ask you" "This thing is really... really out of a sudden" "But didn't he ever mentioned something like" "I need money to take the Pro Exam?" "It's free for Insei" "I see" "He once said he was entering some tournaments and he needed to miss the school" "At that time, I thought he was taking it a bit too seriously" "I actually came here to ask you what a GO Pro was" "I..." "I don't know either" "What has Masao said?" "He said Hikaru would have to fail" "Because becoming a GO pro is very difficult" "So just let him do what he wants" "I agree with him" "Just don't indulge in it" "It's as if Hikaru is changed" "I'm a little bit worried" "Why did he decide to become a pro?" "He said he lost to a kid his age who then disrespected him He looked very disappointed" "And become a pro pretty soon after" "That's why I want to return the favor" "That's right" "His eyes when he first challenged me" "I'm going to make him look at me... like that again..." "By facing a familiar opponent he was able to return to his normal form" "It is lunch break Please stop the games" "It's always in Yose" "Would you like to play to the end?" "Yes" "All right" "After having two straight losses" "I've been worried about Shindo" "But he is playing as he usually does today" "50 points... 59 points" "I won!" "Thank you very much" "Thank you very much" "Yes, one win" "One win?" "You had two losses, Shindo" "You didn't know?" "If I lost today" "I would have failed Thanks God I won" "So now... we are both at one win and two losses" "Sorry." "I got to go" "I don't wanna see that beard guy" "Is that why you came at the last minute this morning?" "Yeah" "Are you going to do the same tomorrow?" "We have another drawing tomorrow morning" "I know" "It's obvious why the winner does the stamping" "Give yourself a loss stamp" "That's painful" "Fuku, Fuku..." "And now, my win" "Three and a half points" "And one more" "I'm going to grab a win tomorrow" "Hikaru..." "You can't lose tomorrow" "I quit" "I have lost" "Hey, Jinguuji lost" "Who is this kid?" "You..." "You are not a pro, are you?" "No, I'm Insei" "Playing at the GO Salons helps us to learn" "Insei" "To learn GO..." "I have a friend who's a pro" "He always tells me" "Jinguuji it's too bad that the pro exam there's a 30-year-old age limit otherwise you would pass the pro exam." "That's a pity" "Not it looks like he was just being nice" "Sorry, I can't help you to learn more" "Not at all." "Thank you very much" "Yeah, if you had gone here you'll put me in some trouble" "I see" "Waya, have you done, too?" "Shall we go?" "Yeah" "Hold on a second" "You can go to this GO club" "I draw you a map" "Thank you" "These GO Salons are great places" "But they are full of cigarette smoke" "Waya, are you wanna play at my home?" "Isumi, let's head over to the GO Institute" "There are pro exam prelims" "Today is the third day" "Let's go and see if Shindo got three wins" ""Pro Exam Prelims:" "Day Four"" "What?" "Isumi and Waya came by yesterday?" "Yeah, in the evening They came to see the records" "When I told them" "That you and Fuku finished up during lunch break" "Waya said those two are always fast" "That was actually taking our time for Fuku and I" "Those with three wins and losses are gone" "So only people with one win and one loss left" "Then Waya also said" "Stupid Shindo!" "What is he doing?" "It's not just you I have two losses" "Fuku does, too" "We are all in big trouble" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Iijima had three wins" "Oh yeah!" "Where's Tsubaki?" "Beard-guy already passed with three wins" "So he's not here" "We'll conduct the drawing now" "Those who are called will come up and draw" "If you are matched up against someone you have already played" "Then please say so" "We will have you redraw" "If those with two losses play against then at least one will fail..." "Now please start" "That last hand" "It seemed good but it's actually a mistake" "If Hikaru can read correctly..." "I have nothing" "I have lost" "All right" "This is why..." "You should have played... like this from the first day" "But you got all afraid of that bearded man" "Shut up" "Fuku won, too" "Now both he and I have two wins and two losses" "Will you put me down, too?" "So you won?" "Yeah, easy win" "That's great" "So Nase is also two wins and two losses" "We might have to play tomorrow because there'll be less people" "I'm going to watch the remaining games" "Tomorrow is the final day of the prelims" "Tomorrow..." "I have to win, too" "I have to" "Two boards..." "so this will decide everything" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Everybody is here" "Five people are two wins and two losses" "Two of us will fail" "We will now have the final drawing" "Fukui and Shindo played on day three" "But everyone else is okay" "Right?" "If Fukui and Shindo matched up again we will redraw" "Everyone come up here and draw" "B" "I'm also B" "Your name, please?" "Hirabayashi" "So Fukui and Hirabayashi" "I am A" "I'm A, too" "Nasa and Matsuura" "Shindo is left over and gets a default win" "A default win..." "I get to win without fighting I'm so lucky" "It's the opposite!" "Hikaru, you are not lucky at all" "One more game can offer you a chance to practice" "That's right" "You're going to have to face that bearded man again" "It's still a month until the main exam" "Let's go training" "What kind of training?" "I'll think of that when we get home" "Think about it now" "Be quiet!" "Let's go to Morishita grade nine's study group for training" "No point in going home then" "Let's play GO to kill times" "Wow!" "Hurray!" "Shindo and the others with two losses" "If they won they should be playing today" "If they got their third loss then they won't be there" "Shindo, if he did fail he probably won't show up for the study group today" "The only people playing are Fuku, Nasa and others" "Did Shindo fail?" "Shindo" "What?" "Godzilla beard-man?" "That was the reason you had two losses?" "But I'm glad that you can pass with a default win" "I thought you would blow through with three straight wins" "Who knew I would meet the Godzilla beard-man" "Because I just got all stiff" "All right." "Next time Isumi and I go to the GO Salon you come with us, too" "GO Salon?" "When I saw you played with Godzilla beard-man" "I think you should get used to them" "Let's go and see what happened with Fuku and Nasa" "Mom, it's me" "Yeah, it just ended" "I won" "Thank you" "Waya" "Fuku, how did it go?" "I won" "That's great" "Good." "Three of you have passed the prelims" "I'm so worried about you" "Don't worry." "I've won anyway" "Right?" "Yeah" "Bullshit!" "You were asking people where the Godzilla beard-man is" "You were terrified" "Please stop talking about this" "No matter what, at least we won" "I have nothing" "50 points 59 points" "I won!" "Thank you very much" "Thank you very much" "It's all over" "All right" "Shindo and the others with two losses" "If they won they should be playing today" "All win" "(Team Assembled)" "Shindo you really have never played against the old guys in the GO Club?" "I've never played" "But I once saw someone else played" "That is Sai..." "What are you talking about?" "This one looks good and big" "Prepare yourself... for the cigarette smoke" "Okay" "Isumi, what about your GO class?" "Are you talking about the Nine Stars Club?" "We have a day off" "There are three of us today" "Playing normally isn't as fun so..." "No as fun?" "Three?" "Yes" "Aunty" "We want to play against the strongest people here" "I don't like big-mouthed brats" "We'll see if it's all talk after they play" "I'll play with you I doubt you'll be dissatisfied" "All right." "But will you wait until we get three people?" "What are you trying to do?" "I'm thinking of a team game" "Team game?" "It will be much more fun that way" "Isumi is the captain and I'm the second-captain" "Shindo will be the third-captain" "That sounds really fun" "You've better not lose though" "What's the differences between them?" "A team game?" "Sounds interesting" "What?" "Add me in" "Boss" "There are two persons" "If you guys win" "You don't have to pay" "Honey..." "That's great" "But if you lose you'll wash all the stones here" "And pay, too, of course" "All right" "I'll join in" "I'll make them wash the stones" "There are three of us" "Let's play here" "Do you want to be the captain?" "Soga sansei?" "You own this place so you can be it" "What's going on?" "What happened?" "Grab the stones" "So I'll so first" "All right" "Soga sansei is white" "Doumoto sansei is black" "Oh?" "All turns are decided by the captain's nigiri" "I didn't know" "I've only played in individual tournaments" "I miss the team matches so much" "Back to the GO club and even today" "I was always the third-captain" "Please" "Please" "Some junior high school GO club?" "There's one younger than others" "Maybe they are from the GO class" "They will kick your ass!" "It's all right." "If I play relaxed" "I won't lose to this person" "The third-captain is about to get the first win" "I have lost" "I have lost" "I have lost" "Even the owner" "He's beaten the pros with a two stone handicap" "Who are you guys?" "That was just a warm-up" "Now here's the real games" "Warm-up?" "Yeah." "Because he said he hasn't played against adults before" "So I thought we'd get him used to it with an even game" "Now you guys can place two stones down" "Two stones?" "If we win, we don't need to pay" "If we lose we wash all the stones" "You planned to play against them with a two stone handicap?" "Of course." "We are Insei" "Insei?" "Insei?" "Wait!" "This is too much for me" "Is Kawai sansei here?" "No, he isn't" "Please" "Please" "Please" "Wait a minute" "Today is so hot" "But do taxi drivers have this much time off?" "." "You're here yesterday, too Kawai sansei" "I'm just a bad worker" "It's a pity that Ogata lost" "The Honinbou Tournament?" "He can't defeat Kuwabara" "Kuwabara sure is stubborn" "Ogata will grab a title or two in the near future" "What's wrong?" "What are you doing?" "Kawai sansei?" "They are Insei" "Insei?" "40, 50, and 51 points" "Yeah, a three point win" "I won." "Shindo won" "Yes!" "We don't have to pay" "Not pay?" "What's going on here?" "I have lost" "Isumi won too." "We all won" "Alright..." "Now..." "That was just the pre-game." "This time you can place three stones" "Then we'll start the real event" "Waya?" "Waya, wait!" "Playing against three stones will be tough" "Aren't you under-estimating these people?" "They are good players" "No, I'm not" "The Pro examination is close" "If we don't have the intensity to get over this" "Then we won't pass" "Yes." "We can defeat these geezers with a three stone handicap" "Hey, you brats!" "What are you disrespectful us for?" "Tell us" "Kawai sansei, you take my place" "You're better than I am" "If you think you can win with three stones." "Let's try" "All right." "That's the deal" "If we lose we not only have to pay but have to wash the stones" "You understand that?" "Don't lose, third-captain" "Yes" "Please" "They dare to let Kawai place three stones." "That's ridiculous" "I can't play normally" "I'm under a three-stone handicap" "I have to go after the win" "For me to be placing stones" "How many years has it been?" "I've never seen that hand" "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" "Here." "It's on me" "Thank you" "Here" "Thanks" "To beat me with a three stone handicap" "You're impressive" "You guys defeated us" "I hope you can become pros in the near future" "Yeah." "Good luck" "Thank you very much" "You sure were into it, Shindo" "Shindo and I were able to win so it's all right" "But you lost" "That geezer was pretty good" "What if we have to wash all the stones?" "It's not game" "But we don't have to" "I think it's funny" "Really fun" "Waya, Isumi, let's do it tomorrow" "I'm going to my master's place" "I must go to the Nine Stars Club Maybe next week" "All right." "See you next week" "Bye bye" "We planned to help Shindo to overcome his weakness" "Yet he's having so much fun" "Must be working, then" "Let's go somewhere else next week" "Maybe it'll be more fun" "Waya..." "What?" "You've went to the GO Salon everyday last week?" "Yeah" "That's why you ditched our study group" "I didn't ditch" "I just forgot about it" "So how was it?" "Everything was great" "They all want to play against me" "I'm next" "He beat Kawai with a three stone handicap" "The last time I just under-estimated him" "Kawai..." "It won't happen again" "Let me play a game" "You played against him yesterday" "The owner of the GO Salon is nice" "You don't have to pay" "So many people want to play with you" "So he can bring a lot of customers" "Then you should pay him salary" "It's not like I have him teaching" "And he only plays decent players up to four stone handicap Others can't play against him" "You got that?" "Niimi?" "Two stones for me" "Soga sansei, please don't smoke" "Please" "That's great" "Waya, are we gonna play a team match today?" "We'll ask the owner" "There should be a big GO Salon around here" "There it is." "This is fine" "But playing a team match is a little bit boring" "So how about the loser buys revolving sushi for the rest?" "Ramen." "I want Ramen" "What are you talking about?" "I say the loser buys revolving sushi for the rest" "Ramen." "I want Ramen" "Then it would be worse if one guy loses than if two lose" "Yeah, yeah" "No Ramen." "Sushi" "How about we let the winner choose" "Hold on" "As the captain I'm at a disadvantage" "I have to play against their best player" "Let's do rock, paper and scissor" "All right I'll pick the captain with that" "Alright." "Rock, paper and scissor" "Welcome" "Three?" "Yes" "We want to play against the strongest players" "Ah, what confidence" "Write down your names here" "And if two of us lose we'll wash all your GO stones" "So, if we win will you let us play free" "A team match?" "You guys can place three stones" "Three?" "You guys?" "We're Insei" "He's the captain" "So get a strongest player to play against him" "I'm the third-captain" "And the guy back there is the second-captain" "Three stones again" "Insei?" "Are they Insei?" "A team match?" "Then I'm the obvious captain" "You're the captain?" "I'm much better than you" "Second-captain suits you better Tsuchiya" "What?" "Let me in" "Then me too" "You lost to me last time Funabashi" "I have the rights to be in it, too" "It'll be the same no matter who is playing" "Yeah, the same" "Don't say stuff like that" "What?" "Just because you're Insei?" "You say you'll wash the GO stones if you lose?" "Let's make them have to" "Gentlemen, please calm down" "Kids, deal is a deal" "Of course What?" "Waya..." "Please" "Please" "I won't lose today" "Me too" "That's great." "Three to zero" "We won and how about the Ramen?" "We don't have to pay to play" "So I'll buy this time" "Isumi, revolving sushi" "Ramen." "I want Ramen" "I'm the captain We'll have revolving sushi" "It has nothing to do with captain" "Of course it has Rock, paper and scissor" "I was going to take that tuna one" "Be quiet Another one will come soon" "I thought you don't like sushi" "I never said I didn't like it" "You just eat that pudding" "You can eat the ginger" "My squid!" "I won't let you get the tuna and squid" "Toro, please Okay" "You're wick." "Toro, please Okay" "Sweet shrimps, please No problem" "Anago, please..." "Abalone, please..." "Stop that!" "You two stop eating!"