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"And according to what the woman said, she seems to dote on her fiancé? Damn it! How can this be! How can Her Majesty be so adorable with a cold exterior but a warm heart?"
"I can't accept this! Just thinking about how my despicable fiancé gets trampled under the Queen's black-stockinged feet day and night makes me insanely jealous!!"
"Who is it? Who is it?! Who is it?"
"If the 'Women's Celebrity' event is cheering for Ayumu Kamina, then conversely, if the 'Queen's Two Crowns' event stops her, does that mean it's cheering for Kamina's opponent?"
"Huh? That young master from Adachi Ward???"
……
Inside the chess room.
"Ho~! Oh my, it's really too noisy outside, but my opponent certainly won't be bothered by these mundane noises, right?"
Kamiya Ayumu took out lip balm from her pocket, carefully applied it to her lips, and chuckled softly.
"It's not that I can't."
Surprisingly, Luo Chen actually picked up on this late-stage chuunibyou's statement, helplessly shrugged, and said, "To be honest, with my identity exposed, I'm still a little worried that I'll be mobbed by Yinzi's fanatical fans once I go out!"
"Pfft! Ahem!"
Kamiya Ayumu seemed to lose control of her emotions for a moment, immediately closed her eyes, drew circles in front of her chest, and silently recited "Amen".
Luo Chen's lips curled up slightly. So even chuunibyou sufferers can be directly attacked by dog food. Not bad, that's a good way to fight back!
"Let's start the war."
After finishing her prayer once more, Kamiya Ayumu slowly covered her right eye, the eye adorned with golden contact lenses, with her right hand.
“I’m ready too.” Luo Chen turned his head to indicate.
Sakari Sumito smiled, nodded, then turned and stood at the doorway, announcing, "The final round of the [Dragon King Battle] begins!"
Outside the door, inside the main hall of the Chess Club, the noise was incredibly loud, due to the debate over Luo Chen and Shen Guo Bu Meng's talents, and also because of the debate over who became the Queen's second crown fiancé.
But all the noise seemed to disappear after Sumito Sakari said those words, and it became completely quiet in an instant!
Snapped!
In the center of the hall, on the huge, 360-degree surround LCD screen, you could even hear the crisp sound of chess pieces landing on the chessboard.
Shen Guobu Meng is two levels higher than Luo Chen. Luo Chen goes first, attacking with infantry and starting with the flying car.
Shen Guobu Meng was almost identical, following closely behind.
After four moves.
"eat!"
Luo Chen pressed down on Shen Guobu Meng's horn.
“Oh?”
Kamikobu Ame muttered to himself, "Has the second arrogant madman finally appeared?"
This also caused quite a stir outside.
In this game, did Luo Chen once again resort to the brutal tactic of "exchanging a corner at the start"?
As everyone knows, Luo Chen played the same way in the last match between Luo Chen and Jia Rui'ao, a 7th-dan player. Moreover, the brutality of his attack was no less than that of Kuzuryuu Yaichi's slam.
However, the situation is different now compared to before. They are facing a "seven-dan" angle, and another "six-dan" angle that is actually eight-dan...
"Hi hi~! Ohayo, Mina-san! I'm Shikaji Tamayo, the other commentator who will be working with Sakari-sama for this match. Nice to meet you all~"
In the center of the Chess Club's large LCD screen, two small split screens appeared in the upper right corner.
The first piece depicts a lively and adorable girl with long pink hair, while the second piece shows the referee, Sumito Sakari, standing at the entrance of the Go room where the matches are most intense.
"Miss Shikaro Tsubaki."
"Wow~! Is Ms. Lu Lu (Li Lehao) Tingzhu Dai still doing the commentary today?"
"Pink twin tails, so cute! As cute as ever, Auntie loves you~ Miss Luluting!"
The commentator's appearance briefly shifted the focus of the event, but it was quickly brought back by Lu Luting Zhudai.
She rested her chin on one hand and tilted her head as she said, "The opening moves between Luo Chenjun and Bu Mengjun were quite intense. I didn't expect the former to directly use the 'corner exchange' tactic. Please forgive my limited experience, but could you please explain this to me, Lady Sakari? What kind of situation will Luo Chenjun's use of 'exchanging a corner at the start' lead to?"
In response to this question, Sakari Sumito nodded slightly and replied, "To be honest, I don't have high hopes for this class."
"Oh?" Shikaro Tamayo made an exaggerated, wide-mouthed expression.
Some Go fans and professional players, whose attention had been diverted by Shikaro Tsubaki's beauty, were also surprised and widened their eyes.
Is it really that straightforward to just say you don't approve?!
Chapter 134 Oh dear, I've been slapped in the face again, really.
"Lady Sakari, it's not that I doubt you, but you shouldn't have forgotten that in the seventh match of the fourth round, Luo Chenjun just used the 'Corner Exchange' tactic to defeat Gario Daisei 7th Dan, right?"
Shiro Tsubaki is also an excellent commentator, whose abilities are no less than her chess skills, and she perfectly controls the pace of the game.
"of course."
Sakari Sumito nodded and said calmly, "But the situation back then was completely different from now. It is undeniable that Luo Chen's strength as a fourth-dan player is beyond doubt. His ability to win against Gario's mastery with 'Duijiao' has already proven this."
Shikaji Tamayo understood the implied meaning and asked curiously, "So, what does Lady Sakari mean...?"
Sakari Sumito explained, "Although the 'corner exchange' tactic is rarely used by everyone, most people are familiar with it or at least have heard of it. It is an extremely aggressive offensive tactic."
To put it simply, this tactic is particularly effective when attacking from above, because the opponent's judgment simply cannot keep up with your speed, so they will easily fall into your offensive rhythm.
But what if we changed the enemy's level, making them equal to our own...?
At this point, Sumito Sakari asked a question: "In the current Go world, besides Yaichi, have you seen anyone else use the 'corner exchange' move?"
Lu Luting Zhudai blinked and said, "It seems that only Luo Chenjun is left."
"What if they play against each other at the same level?" Sakari Sumito asked again.
"Huh?" Shiro Tsubaki scratched her hair, looking at her in bewildered. "If Luo Chenjun's strength is at the eighth level, then probably only the Nine-Headed Dragon King is left."
"That's the problem."
Sakari Sumito smiled and said, "Because this kind of brutal offensive tactic, so far, only 523's Yaichi-kun's 'mutual restraint' tactic can suppress it. No one else can do it! Forcing its use may even backfire, which is the key reason why I was not optimistic about it earlier."
The countless chess fans and professional chess players in the Chess Club hall fell silent for a moment, but then their faces showed expressions of sudden realization.
"I see."
"Is it like this?"
"I never expected that Sakari Sumito would be so impressed with Luo Chenjun's eighth-dan level."
"Hey! That's not the point. The point is, with Sakari Sumito's analysis being so thorough, how could the young master of Adachi Ward not know?"
"Ah this..."
"Yeah, as a fellow eighth-dan, he must have known that too. Even so, he still insisted on using 'Duijiao'!"
The same question was also asked by Shiro Tingyu.
She first glanced at the board. After 56 moves, Luo Chen had already eagerly advanced the game into the middle game before move 14.
One very clear point is that Luo Chen did not use the Xiang Gua technique!
"Lord Sakari, so now a very obvious question has arisen: Did Luo Chenjun play the 'Duijiao' move because he didn't understand these things beforehand, or is it because he knew them but still did them anyway, and the current game might take a different turn?"
This question was undeniably sharp, and for a moment, it actually left Sumito Sakari speechless.
A full minute later.
Sakari Sumire, who was staring at the player's moves, slowly spoke up: "I don't know, but in my experience, that's definitely the case. Apart from the Nine-Headed Dragon King's pairing tactic, there is no other strategy that can suppress the brutality of 'exchanging a corner in the opening move'."
"Of course!"
Sakari Sumito lightly pinched his temple with one hand and added, "In addition to that, another important factor in being able to steadily suppress 'Duijiao' is also thanks to the Nine-Headed Dragon King's innate talent. He is really good at interpreting things!"
This comment highlights another key point: the ability of the Nine-Headed Dragon Eight-One to reliably suppress the "corner-crossing" tactic is not simply due to "mutual hanging".
On top of that, his exceptional talent and genius also need to be added.
"eat!"
Suddenly, a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft rang out.
Suddenly, Luo Chen used a savage, headbutting style called "Katsura Take" to defeat one of Kamina Ayumu's Katsura horses.
"How can it be?!"
From the commentary booth, Sakari Sumito suddenly lost his voice.
"Huh? Was Keima from Kaminagi just brutally devoured like that? And it seems there's absolutely no way to retaliate. Are we just supposed to swallow this bitter pill?" Shikaji Tamayo explained.
After finishing, she turned to Sakari Sumito and asked with concern, "Sakari-sama, are you alright? You seemed a little out of control just now."
Countless chess fans were focused on the chessboard, their ears perked up, not wanting to miss a single comment from the commentators.
"No, that's great."
Sakari Sumito, who had just stood up and was hunched over the table, said with a complicated expression, "I didn't expect that Luo Chen, a fourth-dan player, could directly take Bu Meng's move at the 75th move."
"Is there any explanation?" Lu Luting asked hurriedly.