Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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At the same time, a virtual chessboard appeared in Morishita Shigeo's mind, with chess pieces constantly appearing and disappearing on the board.

Not only Shigeo Morishita, but also Shintaro Ichiyanagi, had a virtual chessboard appearing in their minds, with chess pieces constantly appearing and disappearing.

If Hikaru Shindo could see this scene, he would know that Shigeo Morishita and Shintaro Ichiyanagi were deducing the possibilities behind that move and the future of the game, just like Sai Fujiwara.

Kaga Tetsuo seemed to know something as well, silently kneeling in front of the chessboard, holding his breath and waiting.

Time ticked by, and Morishita Shigeo's mental deductions continued.

Meanwhile, as the simulation continued, Shigeo Morishita's brows furrowed involuntarily.

In Shigeo Morishita's analysis, this move foreshadowed countless future failures for White.

This move means that the white player has abandoned the most important ko fight in the three-ko cycle.

Behind this calamity lies a real-world event spanning more than twenty locations.

This means that if the white player really gives up this ko fight, it is equivalent to giving up more than 20 points of territory and handing the victory to the opponent.

Therefore, in Shigeo Morishita's view, this move should never have happened, as if a third party had randomly placed a piece on the board after the game was over.

However, Shigeo Morishita knew that Tetsuo Kaga would not lie about such matters.

This means that this move was not made by a third party, but was indeed made by the white player.

So why did the White player make this move? Was it really to give up the ko fight and hand over twenty points of territory to the opponent?

But what is the point of doing this?

Shigeo Morishita believed that a white player with such exceptional skill, capable of standing at the pinnacle of Go, would not make a meaningless move.

Just then, Morishita Shigeo heard Ichiyanagi Shintaro's serious and earnest voice say, "Shigeo, you play black, I'll play white, let's continue this unfinished game together!"

Upon hearing this, Morishita Shigeo was startled and looked at Ichiyanagi Shintaro with disbelief, his mouth slightly open as if he wanted to say something.

However, Morishita Shigeo did not speak, because he saw the expression on Ichiyanagi Shintaro's face as he looked at the game.

Shock, disbelief, and... fear and trembling.

In Morishita Shigeo's memory, since he met Ichiyanagi Shintaro, he had only seen him show a similar expression once, during the Kisei match between Ichiyanagi Shintaro and Touya Meijin.

Shigeo Morishita knew that Shintaro Ichiyanagi must have seen a future of the game that he himself had not seen, or rather, could not see.

Having pondered this, Morishita Shigeo took a deep breath, his expression becoming serious. Without hesitation, he picked up a black stone and placed it heavily on the ko fight area abandoned by the white stones, intending to capture the twenty-odd points of territory.

Shintaro Ichiyanagi seemed to have anticipated Shigeo Morishita's move. Without the slightest hesitation, he picked up a white stone and dropped it onto the board like a shooting star.

Snapped!

After placing that piece, Shigeo Morishita instinctively picked up a black stone, intending to place it.

Just as Morishita Shigeo was slowly placing his stone, he seemed to suddenly notice something. His hand, which was about to place the stone, froze, and a look of shock appeared on his face. He stammered in disbelief, "This...this..."

As he spoke, Morishita Shigeo seemed to see a hand holding a white chess piece reaching out from the void of darkness.

Morishita Shigeo didn't know how to describe this hand; he only felt that this hand was born for Go.

Then, to Morishita Shigeo's astonishment, the hand placed the white piece onto the board.

The next moment, a dazzling beam of light shot into the sky from the fallen white piece.

At the same moment the beam of light illuminated, Shigeo Morishita uttered the words he hadn't finished saying.

"Could this be... a divine intervention!?"

On the other side, even after the inspiration time had passed, Ryoko Kurozuki's emotions remained unsettled for a long time.

Ryoko Kurozuki believes that the ancient scheme of the three cycles of calamity set up by her teacher should be seen and admired by more people.

Then, Ryoko Kurozuki logged into a dedicated Go website, uploaded the game record of the triple ko, and gave it a catchy name.

"A match that transcends millennia: Tengen Doya vs. Honinbo Shusaku!"

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Chapter 68 The chess player is actually... an elementary school student!?

As a disciple of Tengen Dosai, and with her youthful and beautiful appearance, Ryoko Kurozuki has become quite famous in the Go world and has many fans.

Not to mention that the name Ryoko Kurozuki chose this time is really catchy.

This resulted in a steady and rapid increase in the number of views of Ryoko Kurozuki's game records as soon as they were uploaded.

Strangely, while the number of views on the game record was increasing rapidly, the comment section below, apart from comments left by people who habitually comment before viewing the game record, showed no comments related to the content of the game record.

This strange situation continued for about half an hour before being broken by the first comment.

"An unimaginably brilliant game, an unimaginable contest of skill, it got my blood pumping!"

"Tengen Doya is indeed Tengen Doya. His playing style, which is like an impenetrable wall, is simply despair-inducing!"

"Just looking at this game record makes me feel excited and I can't calm down for a long time. I really don't know what it would be like to watch this game live."

"In the current Go world, triple ko is not a rare situation. Some players will deliberately create triple ko situations to delay the game."

"But the triple ko shown in this game record is different. What I see in it is the product of a brilliant move by two peerless players after a fierce battle. It is a true treasure of the Go world and is worthy of being recorded in the history of Go."

"Who exactly is playing against Tengen Dosai? Could it really be Honinbo Shusaku?"

"I find it hard to imagine anyone other than Honinbo Shusaku himself who could have brought the Shusaku style to such a pinnacle."

"This game is too profound, I can't understand it at all. Can anyone tell me whether White or Black wins this game?"

"According to the game record, after the triple ko occurred, White did not make any more moves, so this game should be considered a draw with no winner."

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Ryoko Kurozuki had been watching closely, and after seeing the comments under the game record, she knew that this game record had already caused a stir in the Go world.

Ryoko Kurozuki couldn't help but smile with satisfaction at the result.

After that, Ryoko Kurozuki became active in the comments section, occasionally picking out comments to reply to.

Through Ryoko Kurozuki's reply, the players who left comments learned a fact.

That is, the player who played against Tengen Dosai was the elementary school student in the game "Hikaru no Go" who once played the black pieces and created the game of truth.

This fact further fueled the players' curiosity about the "Hikaru no Go" game.

This curiosity, like the source of a storm, is brewing a storm that will sweep across two worlds.

Meanwhile, in the world of Hikaru no Go, inside the Go room of Shigeo Morishita's home.

After Shigeo Morishita uttered the phrase "the move of God," the Go room fell into a sudden silence.

Shintaro Ichiyanagi, whether he heard Shigeo Morishita's words or not, was staring intently at the chessboard in front of him, his expression constantly changing, lost in thought.

Upon hearing the words "God's Hand," Kaga Tetsuo's expression suddenly changed, and an incredulous look of shock appeared on his face.

The phrase "divine move" carries immense weight for Go players.

It is no exaggeration to say that the "divine move" is the ultimate goal of chess, the destination that all chess players pursue throughout their lives.

Although Kaga Tetsuo had long anticipated that Chen Anxia's last move would be extraordinary, he never imagined that it would be this extraordinary.

'Could it be that Chen Anxia, ​​at such a young age, has already reached the pinnacle of chess, and has already mastered the divine move that all chess players dream of?'

Suddenly, this thought popped into Kaga Tetsuo's mind.

Subsequently, Kaga Tetsuo felt fear, trembled, and shook because of this sudden thought...

At the same time, Kaga Tetsuo felt excited, expectant, and eager because of this thought that had just crossed his mind...

Kaga Tetsuo knew that if his thought was true...

Therefore, the era in which Chen Anxia lived was the worst era for other chess players.

Because the name of this era is destined to be Chen Anxia.

And they were destined to be overshadowed by Chen Anxia's brilliance.

But at the same time, this will be the best of times for other chess players.

Because they are about to witness the birth of a legend, and in the hands of this legend, they will experience the true splendor of the hand of God.

As Kaga Tetsuo thought about it, he seemed to truly see that dim yet glorious era, and he saw Chen Anxia standing atop the highest peak of the Go world, overlooking all the Go players...

While Kaga Tetsuo was in a daze, he saw Morishita Shigeo take a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then look at Kaga Tetsuo and ask, "Kaga, who is the player who played this game?"

As he spoke, a look of curiosity and confusion appeared on Morishita Shigeo's face. He continued, "Among the Go players I know, there shouldn't be any of these two."

"Especially the Shusaku style in this game, it was as if the real Honinbo Shusaku had traveled through time and space to play it..."

Shintaro Ichiyanagi, who was standing to the side, also looked at Tetsuo Kaga, clearly concerned about the issue.

After hearing Morishita Shigeo's words, Kaga Tetsuo came to his senses.

After calming himself down, Kaga Tetsuo spoke up, "I don't know who they are either..."

Upon hearing Kaga Tetsuo's words, both Morishita Shigeo and Ichiyanagi Shintaro showed disappointment on their faces.

Before Morishita Shigeo and Ichiyanagi Shintaro could react, Kaga Tetsuo's voice came again, "However, I know that the two players who made this game are probably elementary school students."

Upon hearing this, Morishita Shigeo and Ichiyanagi Shintaro were both jolted to their feet, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief as they exclaimed, "What!? An elementary school student!?"

Seeing Morishita Shigeo and Ichiyanagi Shintaro in such a disheveled state, Kaga Tetsuo felt a strange sense of satisfaction and pleasure.

At the same time, Kaga Tetsuo nodded without hesitation and replied, "That's right, it's an elementary school student!"

After receiving a positive reply, Shigeo Morishita and Shintaro Ichiyanagi looked at each other, speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.

However, they all knew that if Kaga Tetsuo was telling the truth, then the long-peaceful Go world would soon be facing an unimaginable and terrifying storm.

No player could escape this storm, not even the Meijin Touya, who was known as the closest to the divine move.

Suddenly, a game of Go flashed through Shintaro Ichiyanagi's mind, a game played by Shinsuke Ichiyanagi.

As if he had thought of something, Shintaro Ichiyanagi muttered to himself uncertainly, "Could one of them be him?"

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Chapter 69 The Future's Back View: Trembling and Fear!

Morishita Shigeo heard Ichiyanagi Shintaro muttering to himself, but he couldn't make out what he was saying.