"I know, Kazuto-sama."
Hinazuru Ai still wants to find Kong Ginko to ask her about the secret of Tulongwei, so how could she deliberately try to anger Kong Ginko?
Although the relationship between the two is not good, Hinazuru Ai can still tell what is more important.
"That's good." Yushan Kazuto nodded.
"Xiao Ai, have you become Ginko's master's disciple?" Doma Mai was also a little surprised. She remembered that Hinazuru Ai and Sora Ginko gave her the feeling that they were the kind of enemies who could not tolerate each other.
"Yes, sister." Hinazuru Ai nodded and said.
"Xiao Ai, let's go." Hinazuru Takashi urged.
Hinazuru Ai waved her hand: "Goodbye, Kazuto-sama! Goodbye, Mei-sama, and Ningzi-sama!"
"Everyone, I still have to take Xiao Ai to handle the transfer procedures, so I'll take my leave first." Hinazuru Takashi said with a slight bow.
It can be seen that this matter has been planned for a long time. Hinazuru Takashi has even prepared the transfer procedures. I'm afraid this matter has already been approved by Hinazuru Akina.
The news that Hinazuru Ai wanted to be Kiyotaki Kosuke's disciple seemed a little surprising at first, but when you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a big problem.
Hinazuru Ai's love for shogi far exceeds that of Hayama Kazuto, so it is normal for her to become an apprentice in order to improve her skills.
But after seeing the shogi played by Hayama Kazuto, Hinazuru Ai only wanted to learn shogi from Hayama Kazuto, but no matter how much she begged, Hayama Kazuto always refused.
Kazuto Hayama did not intend to make in-depth contributions to the shogi world, and naturally did not want to accept disciples. Hinazuru Ai had no choice but to settle for the second best and go to learn shogi from Sora Ginko, who had received a lot of guidance from Kazuto Hayama.
However, her relationship with Kong Yinzi was not good, and even a little bad. Although Yushan Heren had talked to her about it, and Kong Yinzi had even said some good things about her, she still couldn't get over the hurdle of asking her to become Kong Yinzi's disciple.
It just so happened that Hinazuru Takashi heard from somewhere that Kiyotaki Kosuke was going to accept a new disciple, so he found a way to get a test spot for Hinazuru Ai.
In this way, Hinazuru Ai became a disciple accepted by Kiyotaki Kosuke on behalf of his disciple. Kiyotaki Kosuke himself knew that this disciple relationship was just a nominal one, and in fact the other party was after Sora Ginko.
As for the other person who participated in the assessment, he also passed it. Although his performance was not as amazing as Hinazuru Ai's, it was definitely at a top-notch level.
That person was none other than Yaksha Shen Tianyi who was recommended by Moonlight Holy City. He was also a disciple accepted by Qingtaki Kosuke on behalf of his disciple. He registered under the name of Qingtaki Kosuke, but actually came for Kong Yinzi.
Kong Yinzi was well aware of the two people's purpose, but she did not refuse. She did not dislike people who were willing to study and improve in shogi.
Although both of them have some shortcomings in their personalities, Kong Yinzi will still be willing to give them guidance as long as they study hard.
……
Private Toyonosaki Academy.
On the first day of school, everyone is always not so energetic. When I walked into the classroom, at least half of the students were lying on the table, complaining about why the winter vacation ended so early.
In fact, this winter vacation is actually quite long. Normally, the winter vacation is only two weeks, but because it is too cold this time, the vacation time has been advanced.
"Happy New Year, Yushan!"
"Happy New Year, Yushan-kun!"
"Happy New Year, Kazuto-kun!"
As soon as he entered the classroom, a familiar voice surrounded Yushan Kazuto, but the lines changed from "Morning" to "Happy New Year".
Yushanheren responded one by one, but there was one voice that caught Yushanheren's attention.
"Happy New Year, Kazuto-kun! Happy New Year, Neiko. Happy New Year, Kato-kun!"
Yushan Kazuto turned his head and saw that the person who said this was Miyauchi Mitsuka. She was lying on the table, exuding an aura of laziness from head to toe.
"Happy New Year, Miyauchi-san," said Hayama Kazuto.
"Happy New Year, Guanghua." Fujinomiya Ningzi also said with a smile.
Kato Megumi did not respond for a long time. Yushan Kazuto turned his head and looked at Kato Megumi. Kato Megumi was obviously a little stunned. She did not expect that a classmate would greet her.
Yushan Kazuto blinked and whispered, "Someone is telling you Happy New Year!"
Kato Megumi finally responded: "Happy New Year, Miyauchi-san."
……
Sitting down, Yushan Kazuto whispered, "Xiaohui, it seems that your presence is getting stronger and stronger."
"Really?" Kato Megumi blinked.
"Someone has taken the initiative to greet me, so it must be that." Yushan Heren said, "But, relatively speaking, it's still relatively low. I don't think the teacher will ask me questions in class!"
"You can't eat snacks secretly during class!" Fujinomiya Ningzi turned her head and said with a smile.
Yushan and Ren blinked and said, "You are the only one who talks too much."
Chapter 810: Four minutes and forty-one seconds of play
As the saying goes, new year, new atmosphere.
However, apart from the first day of school, when greetings of "Happy New Year" were often heard on campus, everything seemed to be no different in the following days.
Although the weather has improved slightly, it is still somewhat fluctuating. The game has not officially started yet, only training has begun.
Time flies, and it is Friday again. The second game of the three-game match officially begins.
Today, Kong Yinzi did not serve as a commentator. Instead, she became the timekeeper in the quiet room. She sat beside the chess table and stared at the chessboard quietly.
After the last game, Ryuichi Ogiuji knew that his chances of winning were very slim. However, after a week of adjustment and reflection, Ryuichi Ogiuji finally walked out of the shadow of the last game and continued to sit opposite Yushan Kazuto.
He still wanted to give it a try, for honor and money.
There are additional match fees for each round of the Dragon King Tournament, and the match fees become higher as time goes on. For most chess players, this is a huge fortune.
"The game begins." Kong Yinzi said coldly as he saw that the two had already set up the chessboard.
There were two consecutive crisp "bang" sounds, and this time Ryuichi Okitera's moves were much more decisive.
In his review, he found that Yushan Heren's moves were almost flawless, and he had calculated his next move in almost every step.
He was amazed at Yushan Heren's amazing and terrifying calculation ability. He knew very well that if they were to compete in calculation, he would be completely no match for Yushan Heren.
In his study of Yushan Heren, he felt that his greatest advantage over Yushan Heren was - experience!
After all, Yushan Kazuto is still a sixteen-year-old boy. Even if he started playing chess since he was a child, how many games could he have played?
Experience and intuition have helped Ryuichi Ogidera a lot in his shogi career, and he hopes that this time, he will be lucky again and be able to defeat Kazuto Hayama.
He didn't expect to advance, as long as he could win one game out of three.
In last year's Dragon King Tournament, Kuzuryuu Yaichi was also a newcomer who advanced all the way, but the journey was a bit thrilling, with the score being 2 to 1 all the time, and he stumbled a bit.
This year's Hayama Kazuto is stronger than last year's Kuzuryu Yaichi, but Okitara Ryuichi is also much stronger than the opponents Kuzuryu Yaichi faced.
It would be really embarrassing if we were beaten 2-0 without any chance of fighting back.
But obviously, Ryuichi Okitera had miscalculated.
He underestimated Yushanhe's calculation ability. He thought that Yushanhe had predicted his move while he was thinking for a long time, but that was not the case.
With Yushan Heren's calculation ability, even if each move he makes is in an instant, Yushan Heren can easily exhaust all the changes in chess moves.
And this huge amount of calculation can be completed by Yushan and others in an instant.
What's more, even in terms of experience, Ryuichi Ogidera does not necessarily have more than Kazuto Yushan.
When Yushan plays chess with others crazily, he can play hundreds of games a day.
On the contrary, Ryuichi Okitsuka, because he relied too much on his intuition when making his moves, his judgment of the chessboard was a little unclear.
In his opinion, he was getting better and better, and although Yushan Heren looked calm, he was a little nervous when making his moves.
In fact, Yushan Heren was not panicking but excited. If he continued like this, he would be able to leave work early in less than ten minutes.
Kong Yinzi looked at the chessboard, his brain thinking rapidly.
Even though Kong Yinzi's chess skills are amazing now, she is still unable to keep up with Yushan Kazuto's thinking, but she can see that Okitara Ryuichi is already showing signs of decline.
Almost all the chess pieces are in the encirclement set up by Yushan and others, waiting to be lured into the trap and the whole body will be moved if a single move is made.
However, Ryuichi Ogidera seemed to have not noticed anything. His experience told him that he was in the upper hand.
But he had only played chess with Yushan Kazuto once, and his research on Yushan Kazuto was not very in-depth. His experience would not tell him that Yushan Kazuto was not someone who could be understood using empiricism!
With his fingers pressing on the chess piece, Ryuichi Okitsu was ready to launch an attack, when suddenly his pupils contracted and his entire spine felt a chill.
"What, when?" Ryuichi Okitsu was a little unbelievable. After he blurted out the answer, he realized that he had lost his composure.
"At the beginning." Yushan Heren said quietly.
The dialogue between the two seemed a bit nonsensical, but everyone understood what these two sentences meant.
From the moment Ryuichi Ogidera's finger pressed down on the chess piece, everyone discovered the numerous crises set up by Kazuto Yuyama.
No matter where Ryuichi Okitsu went, he could not escape the layers of encirclement.
Since Hayama Kazuto has no aspirations for shogi and does not deliberately seek to make the game more beautiful or more magnificent, he becomes more powerful and invulnerable.
Maybe he could still struggle a little, but in reality he was powerless to turn the situation around.
Xiao Musi Ryuichi lowered his head, like a deflated ball, and said, "I lost."
He did not continue to insist. The two sides were not on the same level at all. Continuing to insist would only be a waste of time. He would just perform a struggle for survival in front of everyone, only to be swallowed by the whirlpool in the end.
"Thank you." Yushan Kazuto stood up.
Ryuichi Okitsu looked at Kazuto Yushan and felt a little self-deprecating in his heart.
[It turns out to be...thank you? 】
[Thank me for not wasting his time? ]
"You're welcome." Ryuichi Okitsu forced a smile and walked out of the quiet room somewhat dejectedly.
"Yin Zi, how long did it take in total?" Yu Shan He Ren looked at Kong Yin Zi standing aside and asked with a smile.
"Four minutes and forty-one seconds." Kong Yinzi replied slowly.
It is not uncommon for a shogi game to end quickly, but it is rare for a formal game to end within five minutes.
"Do you still have a job? Or do you want to go back together?" asked Yushan Heren.
Kong Yinzi looked at Yushan Heren and said, "Wait for me for a few minutes."
Walking out of the quiet room and returning to the hall, Hinazuru Ai, Mizukoshi Mio and others were still together.
Today, Doma Mai didn't come with us. It seemed like there was something going on between her and Touma Sanae, and she was acting mysterious.
However, there was one more person in the crowd, and that was the Yaksha God Tianyi.
Yushan Kazuto had seen her several times before, and had the impression that she was a somewhat willful girl. But today he found out that she was actually a fellow disciple of Hinazuru Ai.
After walking over and greeting a few people, Yushan and Renren looked at Yaksha Shen Tianyi.
Noticing the gaze of Yushan Heren, Yashashin Tianyi bit his lip, revealing his somewhat sharp fangs.
Yushan Kazuto blinked. Why do such unruly characters always like to be equipped with canine fangs? Is this some weird combination of cuteness?
Chapter 811: Rikka Takanashi's Strange Condition
"Yaksha God Tianyi, right?" Looking at the girl in front of him, Yushan Heren said a little unnaturally.
After all, he had once rejected the girl's idea of becoming his disciple. Although he did not reject it in person, he had conveyed his attitude through Sora Ginko and Kiyotaki Kosuke.
Now, Yashagami Ten'i, like Hinazuru Ai, has become a disciple of Kiyotaki Kosuke. His real purpose is naturally obvious, and it finally comes back to Yushan Kazuto himself.
"Yeah." Yashashin Tenyi was also a little dissatisfied with Yushan Kazuto, but when she heard that Yushan Kazuto also rejected Hinazuru Ai, she realized that Yushan Kazuto really didn't want to accept a disciple.
The two are of similar age, but Yashashin Ten'i admits that he is far inferior to Hinazuru Ai.
But even though Hinazuru Ai had beaten her to a pulp on the chessboard, her request to become Yushan Kazuto's disciple was rejected. Somehow, she felt a little more balanced in her heart.
In fact, the two people's talents in shogi are not much different. Hinazuru Ai has a stronger talent for calculation, while Yashagami Ten'i has a better overall view.
However, Hinazuru Ai has played against Hayama Kazuto many times and has also received some guidance from Hayama Kazuto, so it is normal that her chess skills seem to be much stronger than Yashagami Teni.
"You and Xiao Ai are now living in... um, in Mr. Kiyotaki's house?" Yushan Kazuto thought about it and decided to respectfully address Kiyotaki Kosuke. He couldn't call him an old pervert in front of his two disciples.
"No." Yaksha God Tianyi shook his head.
The Yashagami family is not short of money. They own many properties in Tokyo, and Yashagami Tenyi lives in one of them.
Not only Yashagami Ten'i, but even Hinazuru Ai did not live in Kiyotaki Kosuke's house, but chose to live next door.
Although Hinazuru's family is not as wealthy as the Yashagami family, they can still afford to rent an apartment in Tokyo. Of course, Hinazuru's family cannot let such a young child live alone, so they entrust Kiyotaki Keika to help take care of the child.
