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"Where's Xiao Ai? Isn't she going with us?"
When they walked downstairs to the apartment building, Yushan and Renren discovered that Kong Yinzi was standing alone on the side of the road, holding a very distinctive umbrella.
"Little girl...she'll be there later." Even though she has been Hinazuru Ai's senior sister for some time, the relationship between Sora Ginko and Hinazuru Ai is still not very good.
"Let's go then." Yushan Heren shrugged and said.
Kong Yinzi glanced at Doma Yui behind Yushan Kazuto, nodded, and followed Yushan Kazuto to the car.
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Although it is said to be in the outskirts of Tokyo, it is actually dozens of kilometers away. Fortunately, there is not much traffic jam in Tokyo on weekend mornings, and we arrived at the destination in more than half an hour's drive.
A large signboard of the Dragon King War had been erected at the entrance of the hotel, and the profiles of Yushan Kazuto and Kuzuryuu Yaichi were painted on the signboard.
Looking at his own photo, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink slightly. If he knew who the designer of the poster was, Yushan Kazuto would definitely let his lawyer have a good fight with him.
He didn't know what kind of amazing PS technology could make him look so weathered and vicissitudes of life.
Even Tsuchima Yui couldn't help but smile when she saw Hayama Kazuto on the signboard.
"What are you laughing at?" Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but look at Doma Mai.
Tsuchiya blinked slightly and turned her head to the side, not wanting to pay attention to Yushan Kazuto.
"Hurry up and go in." Kong Yinzi urged.
The chess academy's bus hasn't arrived yet, so the media that came with the bus are naturally still on the way.
Yushan Heren finally realized that he had come so early just to avoid the media.
After taking a look at Tsuchima Yui, Yushan Kazuto quickly walked towards the hotel. However, Sora Ginko was even faster than Yushan Kazuto and had already walked to the door of the hotel and started negotiating with the hotel staff.
"Welcome, Chess Master Yushan." Seeing Yushan Kazuto, the staff at the door spoke enthusiastically.
Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink. He didn't expect that these staff members actually knew him.
"The Dragon King battle has not yet begun, please rest here for a while and wait.
"The staff led the three people to a tea room.
Kong Yinzi frowned and asked, "Is there a quieter place?"
"A more secluded place?" The staff was stunned. This tea room has good lighting and a quiet environment, which should meet Kong Yinzi's requirements.
But soon, the other party realized that what Kong Yinzi wanted was a more hidden place.
"Please follow me." The staff nodded.
Many talented chess players have various quirks. People like Kazuto Yuyama, who simply hate the media, are already considered relatively good types.
This hot spring hotel is not a Japanese-style room, but an entire building. The staff quickly led Yushan and the other two to the third floor.
"How is this place?"
Kong Yinzi nodded slightly. The environment on the third floor was obviously better, and there was no need to worry about being seen by reporters or the like.
"Would you like some snacks and fruits?" the staff asked politely.
Yushan Kazuto shook his head: "If possible, please have a pot of cold tea."
He couldn't eat anything, having just finished breakfast.
"Ok, I see."
As I left the room, a pot of cold tea was quickly brought over, along with an intercom.
"If you need anything else, please call me immediately." The staff member placed the intercom on the table and bowed respectfully.
Yushan Kazuto blinked slightly and nodded, and the other party slowly left the room.
Chapter 1399: Empty Silver's Request
Sitting by the window, you can just see the parking lot.
The parking lot was still very quiet. Occasionally you could see a few birds flying by. If you opened the window, you could even hear a few birds singing.
"The cherry blossoms are almost all gone." Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but say.
There is a row of late cherry blossoms planted next to the parking lot, but only stubborn dots of cherry blossoms are left on them.
Kong Yinzi couldn't help but blink slightly when she heard this. She seemed to be particularly busy this year and had not had the chance to appreciate the cherry blossoms properly.
"Speaking of Yin Zi, you were suddenly called away by the chess academy last week. What happened in the end?" Yushan Heren asked with a smile.
Kong Yinzi couldn't help but look at Yushanheren. Yushanheren actually dared to bring up this matter!
If Yushan Kazuto had not forced Kuzuryuu Yaichi into a corner at the beginning of the game, forcing his opponent to fight him directly, the game would not have ended so quickly.
"Once the purpose of the sixth, tenth and sixteenth moves are explained clearly, there will be no problem." Kong Yinzi said coldly.
"Is that so? That's good." Yushan Kazuto smiled.
Kong Yinzi couldn't help but glance at Yushan Heren. She didn't tell Yushan Heren that the entire chess academy had gathered together for nearly two hours to discuss those three moves alone.
"Today..." Kong Yin Zi just uttered a word and then stopped abruptly.
"What happened today?" Yushan Heren couldn't help but turn around.
"Try to go down slower." Kong Yin Zi said slowly.
Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink and told himself to go down slower. What was the logic behind this?
Yushan Heren just wanted to cut the Gordian knot and finish the work as soon as possible, but Kong Yinzi asked him to slow down.
"Why do we have to go down slower?" Even Tsuchima didn't quite understand and couldn't help but speak.
If she has to go down very late, Domama feels that the battery of her switch may not be enough.
Although it is an OLED version of the switch, the battery life is very good, but if you play from morning to afternoon, the battery will still feel a little stretched.
"A lot of people... are paying attention." Kong Yin Zi blinked and said in a low voice.
In fact, she didn't want Yushan Kazuto to slow down, but the chess academy asked her to say this to Yushan Kazuto, and she felt helpless.
Yushan Heren looked at Kong Yinzi and nodded.
He could see Kong Yinzi's dilemma, but he also understood the chess academy's difficulties.
After much difficulty in gaining some popularity, if Yuyama and others easily deal with Kuzuryuu Yaichi like cutting melons and vegetables, it will not be a good thing for the promotion of shogi.
"I... will try my best." Yushan Heren said angrily.
I had originally thought that if I could capture Kuzuryuu Yaichi within a few minutes, I could take a hot spring bath in the morning and go straight back to Tokyo, maybe even catch lunch.
But the current situation seems that this idea is a little unrealistic.
Doma Mai still didn't quite understand why so many people were paying attention and why she wanted Yushan and others to go down slowly.
However, seeing that Yushan Kazuto had already agreed, Doma Mai couldn't say anything.
A bus drove into the parking lot.
Kong Yinzi could see clearly that it was the bus of the chess academy.
"I'll go down first. At 9:45, ask the hotel staff to take you to the Mysterious Room." Kong Yinzi stood up and said.
In today's game, Kong Yinzi was in charge of the commentary, so she couldn't enter the Mysterious Room like last time.
Yushan Kazuto nodded and watched Sora Ginko leave, then looked at Doma Mai.
"What about you, Komaru? Are you going to stay here? Or are you going to go down and look for Koai and the others?"
"Me?" Tsuchima blinked.
This place is deep and secluded, and it is very suitable for sitting with Yushan and others, but it is still a little scary for Tujianma to stay here alone.
"I'll go find Xiao Ai and the others later." Doma Mai said angrily.
Yushan Kazuto nodded, drank a cup of cold tea, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.
"Remember to call me at 9:45." Yushan Heren said.
Now he needed to clear his mind and think carefully about how to play shogi more slowly.
This is extremely difficult for Yushan Kazuto, even more difficult than playing chess itself.
Tsuchima Mai just blinked, took out the switch and started playing.
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At nine fifty-five, Kong Yinzi couldn't help but glare at him as he watched the staff leading Yushan and others to the Mysterious Room and parading through the hall.
I said before that we had to enter at 9:45, but it was delayed until now.
If the match was held at Tokyo Stadium today, it is possible that Hayama Kazuto would have been judged as losing due to being late for the match.
Yushan Kazuto felt that he was a little wronged. He had agreed to let Domama Mai remind him, but he didn't expect that the time on Domama Mai's switch was wrong and was more than ten minutes slower than the normal time.
Fortunately, Kong Yinzi had communicated with the staff in advance. The staff found that it was past 9:50 and Yushan Heto had not contacted them yet. They felt something was wrong, so they took the initiative to contact Yushan Heto, and only then did they catch up on time.
If they really waited for Doma Yui to remind Yushan Kazuto, Yushan Kazuto would probably have missed the start time of the game.
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"Hello, this is it." The staff member stopped beside a room.
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Thank you." Yushan Heren couldn't help but say.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do." said the staff member, helping Yushan and others open the door of the Mysterious Room.
Seeing the door slowly open, Kuzuryuu Yaichi, who was already sitting in the room, couldn't help but tremble.
It can be seen that although a week has passed since the last game, the residual effect of the last game is still very obvious to Kuzuryuu Yaichi.
Walking into the mysterious room, the door slowly closed. Yushan Kazuto waved to Kuzuryuu Yaichi and sat down in his seat.
The person in charge of timing was still a female chess player. She sat next to the chessboard very respectfully and nodded slightly to Yushan Kazuto.
In the basket nearby, there were many snacks, two bottles of barley tea, and even a few beautifully packaged rice balls.
It can be seen that the chess academy has made preparations for a long-term battle. It just depends on whether Yushan and others have this awareness.
"I should take the first move today, right?" Yushan Heren suddenly asked.
Kuzuryuu Yaichi raised his head, looked at Yushan Kazuto, and couldn't help but blink slightly.
"Yes."
Generally speaking, the first and second moves in shogi are determined by the players' seniority, but in a multi-game tournament, the first and second moves will be exchanged in every game.
"That's good. I thought I remembered it wrong." Yushan Kazuto smiled.
Kuzuryu Yaichi couldn't help but look at Yushan Kazuto. He didn't believe that Yushan Kazuto would forget this matter. Moreover, Yushan Kazuto's indifferent tone made him a little annoyed.
Chapter 1400: Another Victory
The overall layout of the Mysterious Room is similar to that of the Chess Academy. I don’t know if it was specially renovated or if the hotel already had such a room.
Yushan Heren sat in his seat and suddenly felt a little sleepy. Kong Yinzi asked him to play this game a little slower. Yushan Heren had been thinking about how to complete this difficult requirement.
Before, when I was resting with my eyes closed in the quiet room and thinking about problems, I almost fell asleep. Now, as soon as I sat down, I felt a little sleepy.
"Yushan 4th Dan, you can make a move now."
The timekeeper at the side reminded Yushan Kazuto, and Yushan Kazuto finally reacted and looked at the time. It was already 10:05, and his chess playing time had also exceeded five minutes.
Yushan Kazuto suddenly thought of a good idea.
"Excuse me, can I trouble you with something?" Yushan Kazuto looked at the timekeeper.
In principle, the timekeeper cannot help the players, but when the lady who was the timekeeper saw Yushan Kazuto's smile, she couldn't help but nodded.
"Next, if I play for more than five minutes, I hope you can remind me."
The timekeeper breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had just agreed to Yushan Heren for some unknown reason, he came to his senses the next moment.
If Yushan and others made any improper requests, he would definitely not be able to help. After all, there were surveillance cameras in the Mysterious Room.
However, if it is just a reminder of the chess game time, there is no big problem, after all, the timekeeper's job is to count the chess game time.
