Chapter 20: So idle?
At the same time, Yaichi Kuzuryuu arrived at his master’s house. Today, just like yesterday, he played shogi with Ginko Sora and discovered that Ginko Sora’s strength was the same as yesterday’s. It wasn’t a sudden inspiration yesterday, but a true growth.
“Senior Sister, your progress is really great.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu sighed with emotion.
In this game, he had already adapted to Ginko Sora’s growth and won with great difficulty.
When he clearly thought Ginko Sora had lost, she could always make those inexplicable moves, and then after a few steps, turn the situation around.
Playing shogi with Ginko Sora like this made Yaichi Kuzuryuu feel very refreshed.
“Mm.” Ginko Sora nodded slightly.
Those few steps were like instinct. She became more and more curious about the game she had forgotten.
“By the way…” Yaichi Kuzuryuu thought of what happened last night. “I saw you with that owner last night. Did he come to pick you up?”
As he said this, Yaichi Kuzuryuu’s hand was trembling slightly.
“He didn’t come to pick me up. We just ran into each other by chance.” Ginko Sora’s heart was completely at ease. “Last night, you saw me, so why didn’t you come over and say hello?”
“I was afraid of disturbing you guys…”
“What do you mean by disturbing us? Do you think we have some other relationship?” Ginko Sora frowned slightly.
How could she possibly have any relationship with that wicked guy?
“No, no, no. I was just curious why Senior Sister was holding his hand…” Yaichi Kuzuryuu blurted out.
Ginko Sora’s expression changed slightly, but Yaichi Kuzuryuu didn’t notice.
“It’s nothing. Just a small accident. He was injured, so I helped him take a look.” Ginko Sora lowered her head.
Yaichi Kuzuryuu fell silent for a moment. Senior Sister shouldn’t have lied to him, right?
“What are you two talking about?” Keika Kiyotaki came over with snacks.
“Nothing.” Ginko Sora shook her head.
“Speaking of which, yesterday, an acquaintance of Gin came and played shogi with me. We played a few instructional games and watched your match before he left.” Keika Kiyotaki knelt down.
“He instructed you?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu asked curiously.
“I was instructing him.” Keika Kiyotaki covered her mouth and chuckled. “He only knows the rules of shogi and can’t play at all.”
Ginko Sora nodded.
If it weren’t for what that angel said, she would definitely be surprised. But that angel had already explained to her that he indeed couldn’t play and was just using someone else’s talent to play with her.
“Huh?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu was a bit puzzled. Didn’t Senior Sister say before that his shogi skills were not bad? How come he can’t play now…
Could it be that he was the kind of novice with great talent? Someone who could reach the level of others’ many years of effort in just a few months? Did Senior Sister see his potential?
Yaichi Kuzuryuu had seen such people before. The most obvious one was his big disciple, who had gone from a child who didn’t understand shogi to being outstanding now.
Thinking of her, Yaichi Kuzuryuu’s face revealed a gratified smile.
“Gin, don’t tell me… you like this kind of older guy?” Keika Kiyotaki’s heart tightened.
This wasn’t impossible!
At this age, children often lacked fatherly love and liked some uncle-type guys.
Luo Feng wasn’t bad-looking and seemed to have good qualities. If he treated Gin well…
“How could I possibly like that kind of guy?” Ginko Sora was startled and immediately shook her head upon hearing that.
“Yaichi, if you don’t step up your game, Gin might be snatched away by someone else.” Keika Kiyotaki laughed.
Saying this in front of the two could make Ginko Sora instinctively want to avoid that guy and also make Yaichi Kuzuryuu feel a sense of crisis.
For the sake of these two children, she had really racked her brains.
“How could I possibly be worthy of Senior Sister?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu smiled bitterly.
Keika Kiyotaki had a look of exasperation on her face.
“Hmph, I’m leaving.” Seeing Yaichi Kuzuryuu like this, Ginko Sora’s eyes turned cold. She stood up and decisively walked outside.
“Yaichi, go see her off.” Keika Kiyotaki glared at Yaichi Kuzuryuu.
Yaichi Kuzuryuu quickly stood up and went to see Ginko Sora off.
Seeing the two leave without even touching the snacks, Keika Kiyotaki couldn’t help but pick up a piece and put it in her own mouth.
…
“Yaichi.” When Ginko Sora reached the door, she said with some confusion, “If, I mean if, after two days, my shogi level returns to how it was before…”
“Why?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu asked puzzledly. “You have already developed this way of playing. As long as you perfect it, you can keep using it! Could it be that you’re afraid this strategy isn’t suitable?”
Ginko Sora smiled bitterly. Her current strategy was built on her current computing ability, as well as the instinct brought by some memories, with many shogi boards in her mind helping her deduce.
Without this computing ability, how could the number of moves she could think of support this new strategy?
This was something that should exist in the world of geniuses, not something she should have.
“If, I mean if my shogi strength regresses…”
“Impossible.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu shook his head firmly. “How can there be such a thing as shogi strength regressing? It can only be that someone develops a new strategy, making some previous strategies obsolete.”
“Sigh…” Ginko Sora’s eyes were a bit complex. “Do you believe that as long as you pray sincerely, the devil will respond? He will give me very strong computing power, but I have to pay a price.”
“Devil? Senior Sister, you’ve been under too much pressure lately, right?” Yaichi Kuzuryuu said with some concern.
“Maybe.”
Indeed, saying such a thing out loud was too bizarre. If she hadn’t experienced it herself, she probably wouldn’t have believed it either, right?
“Gin-chan.”
Just then, a somewhat playful voice sounded not far away.
Ginko Sora’s body stiffened for a moment.
Only to see that across the street, Luo Feng was wearing the same clothes as yesterday, with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall, looking at her with a half-smile.
Even though the distance was far, his voice seemed to appear in her heart, making people feel a chill in their hearts.
He… Why did he come again? Is a devil so idle?
“Senior Sister… He came to pick you up.”
Seeing the person on the opposite side, Yaichi Kuzuryuu felt his heart tighten.
The relationship between Senior Sister and him was unusual no matter how you looked at it, right?
Otherwise, how could he appear two days in a row when Senior Sister was about to leave?
Saying it was a coincidence, only a fool would believe it.
Senior Sister must have told him, so he came to pick her up.
Senior Sister said before that his shogi skills were not bad. Was it because… she didn’t want her boyfriend to be looked down upon by him, who was family?
“Yaichi, I’m going to chat with him for a bit.” Ginko Sora’s scalp felt numb, but she still had to go over. She couldn’t let this guy harm Yaichi.
“Mm.” Yaichi Kuzuryuu nodded silently.
Senior Sister was unwilling to admit it. It was indeed just because of her personality…
