Compared to the popularity of football and baseball, chess has been dormant for a long time.
Even though shogi is considered one of the top games in the chess sports food chain, it is still much less popular than football.
Just like the national tournament finals can attract tens of thousands of fans to watch the game in person, but the live broadcast of the Dragon King Battle... may not even have that many people watching.
Perhaps most shogi enthusiasts have been diverted to live TV broadcasts, but for such a grand competition, it is a bit outrageous that there may not be a single comment on the live broadcast for several minutes.
Of course, this is also related to the slow pace of shogi. In the title challenge, each player has eight hours to hold the chess piece. Any long thinking time may take five or six hours, which is enough time for people to take a nap.
Holding the Dragon King Tournament at the Tokyo Stadium together with the national competition will naturally attract a lot of other attention.
As long as it can increase the attention to the Dragon King War, there is no problem even if it is criticized as a hype.
Similarly, the Yomiuri Shimbun can also hype this matter together with the media, which will be of significant help to both sponsors and the media.
However, there are a few small problems with holding the Dragon King Tournament at the Tokyo Stadium. The first is that it is held on a football field and the cheers of the fans are too loud, which may not allow the chess players to concentrate.
Second, Yushan Kazuto is a football player. If the Dragon King Tournament takes advantage of the popularity of the national tournament and Yushan Kazuto does not make any moves during the final match, then it would be a bit counterproductive.
At least Yushan and others have to complete a certain layout to prove that Yushan and others are playing chess, rather than simply delaying time.
迯⌒裙$#^②+)(*^㈧*流$#^久≠㈤*(酒、√彡≠龄⊥妻*%~Hayama Kazuto also understood this truth, but for him, it was not difficult to make a few moves during the football window.
"Is this kind of operation allowed in the national competition?" Yushan Kazuto asked with a blink.
"The Yomiuri Shimbun and Nomura Securities are both sponsors of the national competition. They will discuss this matter." Kong Yinzi said.
"Then...what about Kuzuryuu Yaichi?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
"That person?" Yushan Heren's eyes narrowed, "What's your reason for not accepting it?"
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but smile. That was true. No matter from which perspective, Kuzuryuu Yaichi had the advantage in this game.
Although the stadium is noisy and it may be difficult to calm down and think, this small obstacle is nothing compared to the difficulty faced by contestant Kazuto Yuyama.
Yushan Kazuto still has to play football on the field. He can only take a few steps when the game is paused or the ball is dead. The interference he receives is much greater than that suffered by Kuzuryuu Yaichi.
"That's it, I agree with this plan." Yushan Kazuto nodded.
The match between Toyonosaki and Aomori Yamada will not be easy, but for Hayama Kazuto, playing a game of shogi at the same time will not take him too much effort.
It might be a little difficult for Kazuto Hayama to play football and basketball at the same time, but it is very easy to play football and play shogi at the same time.
Kong Yinzi looked at Yushan Heren and didn't expect that he would be willing to accept such a ridiculous proposal.
However, even if he lost the first game, it would not have much impact on Yushan Kazuto. At most, it would destroy his beautiful 100% winning rate in his career. There would not be too many substantive problems.
On the contrary, if you win, you will gain a lot.
Slightly in my heart
After thinking about the pros and cons, Kong Yinzi stood up and walked towards the door.
"Are you going back? Don't you want to have breakfast before leaving?" Yushan Heren couldn't help but ask.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yushan Kazuto felt a little regretful. At that moment, Yushan Kazuto seemed to have forgotten that Doma Yui was still living in his house.
Kong Yinzi raised her head and glanced at Yushan Heren: "Sister Guixiang has prepared breakfast."
"Is that so? That's such a pity." Yushan Kazuto said with a sullen smile, and he couldn't help but feel grateful to Qingtaki Keika in his heart.
Kong Yinzi glanced at Yushan Heren. She always felt that Yushan Heren’s attitude was a little strange. In this case, shouldn’t Yushan Heren try to keep him?
However, Kong Yinzi still had to go to the chess academy today to discuss matters concerning the Dragon King battle, and had no time to worry about these details. She glanced at Yushan and prepared to go out.
Yushan Heren walked to the door and looked at Kong Yinzi, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After walking out of the room, Kong Yinzi turned around and looked at Yushan Heren, but her eyes caught a glimpse of another pair of women's leather shoes at the door.
"Is Komari at your house?" Kong Yinzi asked.
"Well... yes, yes, Ohira wasn't home yesterday."
Sora Ginko glared at Yushan Kazuto and walked towards the elevator.
Chapter 1261: Are you still being fed?
With a ding sound, the elevator stopped. Doma Ohira supported his stiff arm and walked into the elevator.
"Ms. Sora Ginko." When Doma Daihei saw Sora Ginko in the elevator, he was shocked.
"Did you just come out of Kazuto's house?" Doma Ohira asked.
"I have something to discuss with him." Kong Yinzi's voice was cold, and upon closer listening, there seemed to be some murderous intent in it. Hearing this, Doma Daihei felt a chill all over his body and stood up straight.
Sora Ginko glanced at Doma Daihei coldly. Is this what Yushan Kazuto meant when he said Doma Daihei was not at home?
However, Kong Yinzi was not a good person either. She just stood quietly in the elevator without saying anything.
Doma Ohira was standing in the elevator and couldn't help feeling that the atmosphere was a little subtle. Coupled with the fact that he had a stiff neck in the morning, he suddenly felt a little tortured.
When he woke up in the morning, Doma Ohira found himself sleeping in bed, but Doma Yui was nowhere to be found.
When he opened his cell phone, Doma Ohira saw the message that Doma Mai sent him. Since he had occupied the bed, Doma Mai went to stay at Yushan and someone else's house.
Doma Ohira didn't have too many complaints. After all, it was because he was drunk that Doma Mai gave him the bed. But just as Doma Ohira was about to get up, he found that he had a stiff neck.
It seemed that because Doma Daihei's blanket was not laid flat and his pillow was not placed properly, his sleeping posture was rather strange last night. As soon as he got up, he developed a slight stiff neck.
But there was no other way, so Doma Ohira could only go out despite having a stiff neck, but he didn't expect to run into Sora Ginko in the elevator.
The coldness emanating from Kong Yinzi made Doma Daihei feel a little uncomfortable. He didn't know how he had offended Kong Yinzi.
Fortunately, the elevator ran very fast. Not long after, the elevator reached the first floor. Kong Yinzi immediately walked out of the elevator and walked quickly towards the door of the apartment.
Doma Ohira walked out of the elevator shaking his head a little, feeling relieved.
……
At the same time, Yushan Kazuto was sitting in the bathtub, enjoying the warmth, and was unaware that Sora Ginko had run into Doma Ohira.
Normally, Yushan Heren would just take a shower after exercising in the morning, but due to the sudden attack of Kong Yinzi, Yushan Heren couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, so he thought about taking a bath and enjoying it for a while.
After taking a bath, she returned to the room and found that Mai Doma was still sleeping soundly.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink. Unknown to her, Tsuchima Mei had escaped more than one life-and-death crisis during the time she was sleeping.
……
After Yushan Kazuto and Izumi Sagiri finished their breakfast, Doma Mai came out of the room in her pajamas, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"It's already half past eight, and you're up so late." Yushan Heren couldn't help but say.
"Megumi-kun is so sleepy." Mei-kun stretched and then lay down on the dining table.
"I didn't stay up late last night, so why are you still so sleepy?" Yushan Heren asked.
"Who? Who knows?" Tsuchima couldn't help but pout and said.
She would not tell Yushan Kazuto that her dream yesterday was all about Yushan Kazuto, and they had even gotten married and had children in the dream.
"Have you finished washing up?" Looking at Domama Mai, Yushan Kazuto could only shrug her shoulders. She was already used to Domama Mai's habit of staying in bed all the time.
"I'm done washing up." Tujian stuck out his tongue and said in a low voice.
"Have breakfast after you've washed up, or it will get cold soon." Yushan Kazuto stood up and took out the breakfast that Tuma had prepared from the incubator.
"Eggs and bread." Tsuchima blinked slightly.
"What? Are you not satisfied?" Yushanhe spread his hands and said helplessly.
"Ah~" Tsuchiya opened her little mouth.
"What? A one-year-old child knows to eat by himself, and you still want someone to feed him?" Yushan Heren couldn't help but say.
Doma Mai looked at Yushan Kazuto and couldn't help but snort. In the dream, Yushan Kazuto was very obedient to her, but dreams are indeed the opposite.
"Hmph!" Domama Mai snorted softly, still lying on the dining table, picking up her breakfast with a fork.
I have to say that Yushan Kazuto’s cooking skills are really good. Even ingredients like eggs and bread can be made to feel different.
The bread was baked on a checkered board, and Yushan Kazuto deliberately pressed the bread down slightly to create a net-like carbonized layer.
The caramelized layer is crispy and the toasted bread is soft, and the combination of the two textures is truly unique.
At the same time, because it is a mesh-shaped caramelized layer, it has several more layers than the single-sided caramelized layer that is directly baked. Yushan Kazuto also added a thin layer of honey on the checkered plate to make the caramelized layer sweeter.
"I am full."
After breakfast, Doma Mai touched her belly contentedly, but when she noticed Yushan Kazuto's playful gaze, she quickly put her hand away.
"What is the scumbag senior looking at?"
"Nothing." Yushanhe spread his hands and couldn't help laughing.
Doma puffed his cheeks, looked at Yushan Kazuto with some resentment, stood up and wanted to return to the room.
"What are you doing in your room? Changing clothes?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
"Megumi-chan is so sleepy~" Mei-ma said in a long voice.
"If you take a nap after breakfast, you will gain weight!" Yushan Kazuto smiled.
Tujianmai was stunned for a moment, and stood still, hesitating to move forward.
Although she wanted to take a nap, she was getting fat.
But it is indeed a real threat.
Just like before she had been thinking about whether she should continue sleeping or get up and have breakfast, now she was in trouble again.
Her previous choice was to get up and have breakfast. After all, the breakfast made by Yushan Heren was too attractive. But now, she regretted her previous choice a little.
Looking back at Yushan Kazuto, Tsuchima couldn't help but puff out her cheeks slightly and closed the door.
Kazuto Yushan stretched and walked to the sofa with his tablet. He was reading a paper from Italy, which discussed in depth the past and present of zone defense and its future development direction.
A few minutes later, Doma Mai changed her clothes and reappeared at the door. She looked at Yushan Kazuto, then sat down on the sofa with the switch in her arms.
Normally when the two of them are not playing games, they just do their own things and no one disturbs each other.
After reading the paper, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but think more about zone defense. In today's football, defensive tactics are not static, but are arranged accordingly based on different situations.
For example, using man-marking tactics when setting the ball, and pressing high when falling behind, these do not conflict with zone defense.
Just as Yushan Kazuto was thinking about tactical arrangements, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Chapter 1262: Sakurajima Mai's Invitation
After hanging up the phone, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink slightly.
The person who called him was a little surprising. He could say that he knew the other person, or he could say that he didn't know the other person.
That person is - Sakurajima Mai.
Yushan Kazuto was still a little surprised to receive the call from Sakurajima Mai, and felt a little confused.
If he hadn't seen a few videos while browsing Twitter yesterday, in which the voice of Mai Sakurajima was very similar to the voice of the person on the other end of the phone, Kazuto Yuyama would probably have thought it was a scam call.
Of course, Yushan Heren does not rule out the possibility of fraud. After all, there are people who can imitate the voice, and what the other party said on the phone really sounds like a fraud.
The other party called and actually invited him to go out for a meeting. Yushan Heren couldn't help but suspect whether this might be a honey trap.
However, the other party repeatedly emphasized that the invitation to Yushan and others to meet was related to the national competition, and the mobile phone number was also obtained by her from the competition committee. It did not sound like a scam, so Yushan and others reluctantly agreed to the request for a meeting.
"Scumbag senior, who's calling?" Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but come closer.
"It's a call from the competition committee. I have to go out for a while. You can play games at home by yourself." Yushan Heren said.
"Mayumi-kun will go out with you." Mayumi-kun stood up and wanted to go out with Yushan and others.
"Why are you going out with me? Are you going with me to meet the racing committee?" Yushan Heren asked.
Doma Mai puffed her cheeks slightly and sat down again. It did sound a bit embarrassing to meet with the tournament committee together with Yushan Kazuto.
"I'm going out. I should be back in the morning." Yushan Heren said.
Tsuchima Yui looked at Yushan Kazuto and laid down on the sofa: "It's best if the scumbag senior goes out. Yui-chan just has the sofa all to himself!"
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but smile. He just wanted to go out with him, but suddenly he thought of occupying the sofa alone. Doma Mai was really too frank.
……
After leaving the apartment, Yushan and Ren drove towards the agreed place.
