Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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After returning, Nakata Kaoru wanted to find Yamazaki Honinbo and ask him to take a look at those games.

However, Nakata Kaoru did not expect that Yamazaki Sanjiro had found Yamazaki Honinbo before him and had already reviewed the game with Touya Akira in front of Yamazaki Honinbo.

At this moment, the review of the game had unknowingly reached a crucial point, namely the moment when Akira Touya made that one-second move.

Yamazaki Jusaburo took a deep breath, then reached out and picked up a black stone, recreating Akira Toya's brilliant move.

Yamazaki Honinbo, who had remained expressionless until now, narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing this move, before suddenly opening them wide.

At that moment, in Yamazaki Honinbo's eyes, it seemed as if the reflection of glittering stars appeared...

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Yamazaki Honinbo's skill, vision, and experience are unmatched by Yamazaki Sanjiro.

Therefore, upon witnessing this ingenious move, Yamazaki Honinbo had already discerned the hidden secret within it.

Even Yamazaki Honinbo glimpsed the ethereal principles of Go behind this brilliant move, and saw a dazzling star.

The post-mortem analysis by Yamazaki Sanjiro continues.

Akira Toya's change in playing style after that brilliant move gradually became apparent to Honinbo Yamazaki.

As Yamazaki Honinbo watched the gradually changing playing style, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Because Yamazaki Honinbo actually glimpsed a trace of the Dosaku school in this change in playing style.

'No, that's not right...'

As if he had discovered something, Yamazaki Honinbo's expression became serious.

At this moment, on the Go board reflected in Yamazaki Honinbo's eyes, black and white Go stones were constantly appearing and disappearing, evolving the profound principles of Go contained within the changing playing styles.

Unfortunately, no matter how Yamazaki Honinbo evolved, he could never glimpse the profound principles of Go.

However, Yamazaki Honinbo sensed that the faint trace of the Dosaku school he had glimpsed might very well be the opportunity he had been searching for for over twenty years.

The current Shindosaku-ryu style is the result of Yamazaki Honinbo's fusion of modern techniques with the original Shindosaku-ryu style, and was finally refined through countless trials.

The power of the new Daoce style is beyond doubt.

Because Yamazaki Honinbo dominated the Go world for two eras with his Shindosaku style.

Although the new Dosaku school originated from the Dosaku school, it did not reach the level of top-level Go theory like the Dosaku school.

The reason for this is that Yamazaki Honinbo's talent cannot compare with Honinbo Dosaku's. Although the Dosaku style he mastered was orthodox, it could not compare with the Dosaku style mastered by Honinbo Dosaku.

Privately, when reviewing the game records left by Honinbo Dosaku, Yamazaki Honinbo sighed countless times, saying that if it were Honinbo Dosaku himself, he would have been able to elevate the new Dosaku style to the level of top-level game theory without any obstacles.

However, although the new Dosaku school did not reach the level of top-level Go theory, it was derived from the Dosaku school, which belongs to the top-level Go theory.

Therefore, the power of this new Dosaku style, as demonstrated by Yamazaki Honinbo, is roughly comparable to that of truly top-tier Go principles.

This is the real reason why Yamazaki Honinbo was able to dominate two eras in the Go world.

However, there is ultimately a difference between top-level chess theory and non-top-level chess theory.

Yamazaki Honinbo himself was well aware of this and had been looking for an opportunity to elevate the Shindosaku style to the top level of Go theory.

And this search has lasted for more than 20 years.

Originally, Yamazaki Honinbo was about to give up and chose to place his hopes on Yamazaki Sanjiro, whom he had given the name Honinbo Dosaku.

Who would have thought that the opportunity I had been searching for for over twenty years would appear in a game, and in a game NPC who was the same age as Yamazaki Sanjiro...

At this moment, Yamazaki Honinbo's already tempered and refined mind began to waver.

Unfortunately, Akira Touya showed too little in this game, preventing Honinbo Yamazaki from seizing that slight opportunity.

Yamazaki Honinbo knew that Akira Toya showed so little because he possessed so little.

To truly seize that sliver of opportunity, Akira Touya alone is definitely not enough...

The review of the game came to a close amidst the fluctuating emotions of Yamazaki Honinbo.

Before Yamazaki Honinbo could say anything, Nakata Kaoru came to the door.

When Nakata Kaoru saw Yamazaki Sanjiro in the Go room, he was taken aback at first, then looked at the Go game that had just finished its review, and seemed to understand something.

Without much thought, Nakata Kaoru directly stated his purpose, saying, "In the game 'Hikaru no Go,' I have lost four times in a row to a kid who is about the same age as Sanjiro."

"In these four games, he applied different principles of chess in each game."

"I'm not sure if what I saw is true, but in my eyes, the principles he used included those of Tengen Dosai, Go Seigen, Dosaku-ryu, and a strange principle I've never seen before."

"I can't figure it out, and I would like to ask the teacher for guidance."

Nakata Kaoru's words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving Yamazaki Sanjiro's mind blank and his face showing astonishment, disbelief, and incredulity.

Not to mention Yamazaki Sanjiro, even Yamazaki Honinbo, whose mind had been tempered by countless trials, showed a clear change in expression after hearing Nakata Kaoru's words.

It was simply because what Nakata Kaoru said was too shocking.

A child about the same age as Yamazaki Jusaburo not only mastered the three, or even four, top-tier Go principles, but also used these principles to defeat Nakata Kaoru, who had already reached a professional level...

This is simply absurd. If Yamazaki Sanjiro and Yamazaki Honinbo weren't familiar with Nakata Kaoru, they would probably think Nakata Kaoru was lying.

Fortunately, both Yamazaki Sanjiro and Yamazaki Honinbo knew that Nakata Kaoru was referring to a character from a game.

Otherwise, even Yamazaki Honinbo would find it hard to imagine what kind of terrifying talent it would take to achieve such a feat.

However, Yamazaki Honinbo knew that if such talent truly existed, it would overshadow the entire history of Go, and even players of Honinbo Dosaku's caliber could not match it.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Yamazaki Sanjiro and Yamazaki Honinbo, Nakata Kaoru began his debriefing.

Kaoru Nakata reviewed the game in the order of his matches against Anxia Chen.

Therefore, Chen Anxia's cosmic chess principles and the new three-star opening created by Chen Anxia gradually came into view of Yamazaki Sanjiro and Yamazaki Honinbo.

Among them, Yamazaki Honinbo was the first to notice something, and his expression suddenly changed.

Yamazaki Honinbo was certain that Akira Toya's changed playing style, even if it wasn't inherited from the child who played against Kaoru Nakata, must have been related to him.

This fact caused Yamazaki Honinbo's eyes to narrow, and his expression became extremely serious.

Yamazaki Honinbo knew that the opportunity he had been searching for for over twenty years might be found in this game of Go.

Yamazaki Sanjiro only realized this when the game was about to enter the middle stage, and realized that Touya Akira's change in playing style was very likely related to Chen Anxia.

Then, as if remembering something, Yamazaki Sanjiro's expression changed slightly, and he muttered, "Could it be... Chen Anxia!?"

The Go room was already quiet, but it became even quieter as Nakata Kaoru reviewed the game; apart from the sound of placing the Go stones, there was no other noise.

Therefore, although Yamazaki Sanjiro was muttering, Nakata Kaoru was able to hear the muttering.

Upon hearing this murmur, Nakata Kaoru's hand, which was placing a stone, suddenly froze. He then looked at Yamazaki Sanjiro with some surprise and asked, "Sanjiro, do you know Chen Anxia!?"

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Yamazaki Jusaburo paused for a moment after hearing Nakata Kaoru's question, then seemed to realize something and asked in return, "Was the person you were playing against Chen Anxia?"

Upon hearing this, Nakata Kaoru nodded in agreement, "That's right, his name is Chen Anxia."

Upon hearing this, Yamazaki Sanjiro was startled and then recounted what he knew about Chen Anxia, ​​including the fact that the Go master Miki Soji saw the future in Chen Anxia.

When Nakata Kaoru learned about this, he thought he would be shocked and surprised.

However, Nakata Kaoru found himself feeling surprisingly calm, as if it were a perfectly normal thing.

Nakata Kaoru already knew the reason for this.

Upon hearing Yamazaki Sanjiro's words, Yamazaki Honinbo murmured softly, "The future that Miki-kun saw..."

As he spoke, Yamazaki Honinbo seemed to have thought of something, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and he looked at Nakata Kaoru and said, "Kaoru, let's continue the review."

Upon hearing this, Nakata Kaoru did not hesitate and continued to review the situation.

This time, no one interrupted Nakata Kaoru.

Soon, the review of the first game between Chen Anxia and Nakata Kaoru was completed.

At this moment, Yamazaki Honinbo had already decided what he wanted, but he didn't say anything and just silently watched Nakata Kaoru begin to review the second game.

Yamazaki Jusaburo was completely absorbed in the principles of cosmic chess, and into the new three-star opening, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

And so, the second and third games were also reviewed and continued.

Finally, Chen Anxia's fourth game, showcasing the Daoce style, was recreated in the hands of Nakata Kaoru.

At first, Yamazaki Honinbo didn't react much to Chen Anxia's Dosaku-ryu technique.

As the game progressed into the middle stages and the situation became more complex, Yamazaki Honinbo seemed to have discovered something. A look of surprise and uncertainty flashed across his face, and he couldn't help but mutter, "This is... the same super-calculation talent as Sanjiro!?"

Meanwhile, within the Hikaru no Go player community, a message suddenly began to circulate.

The news spread because a player, whether out of a desire to show off or for some other reason, posted on Zhihu that he had received a series of quests.

This post mentions the upcoming inter-school Go league.

These messages prompted many players to take action.

The world of Hikaru no Go, Ayu Middle School.

Ayu Junior High School has a similar reputation to Yase Junior High School in terms of teaching, but it is more famous for Go.

Because Ayu Junior High School has a Go club and a dedicated instructor, unlike Yase Junior High School where the Go club only has one person, Tsutsui Kimihiro.

On this day, during club activities, the members of the Ayu Middle School Go Club were playing Go in pairs as usual.

Among them, the three male and three female members who have been confirmed to participate in the inter-school Go league are undergoing special training under the guidance of their instructors.

Under these circumstances, the door to the classroom where the Go club was located was suddenly forced open.

The loud noise it made attracted everyone's attention.

Naturally, the Go club's instructor also noticed the commotion and turned to look.

Upon closer inspection, the Go club instructor spotted an unassuming young man observing the club with interest, remarking, "Hmm, is this the Go club? It doesn't seem like much..."

The members of the Go club were all angry after hearing the boy's words.