Shan Dao Fa Jin stared at the chessboard, speechless in shock.
How could this happen?
How could this happen right under his nose?
He was stunned, his jaw dropped.
Xue Jian Yuan didn't rush to make his move.
Instead, he deliberately wasted the remaining time on the clock.
Not to think.
But to let the opponent know just how big a mistake he had made.
This guy in front of him loved to play outside the board.
So he would use outside-the-board tactics to break his opponent's mental state.
After losing his Rook, the situation actually became clear.
A Bishop, he didn't know when, had already arrived before Shan Dao Fa Jin.
Xue Jian Yuan's Rook was just a decoy meant to be sacrificed.
The real killer move.
Xue Jian Yuan picked up the Bishop in front of Shan Dao Fa Jin and placed it on the final line.
The crisp sound of the piece falling seemed to announce the end of the game.
As the Bishop reached the end line, it met the conditions for 'promotion'.
The Bishop's piece was flipped over, revealing its other side.
And after the Bishop upgraded to a Dragon Horse.
It became a sharp blade that ended the game.
In the next two moves.
This promoted Bishop would checkmate Shan Dao Fa Jin.
So it goes, that a reckless sparrow swallows a dragon.
“I… I lost.”
Shan Dao Fa Jin lowered his head and conceded defeat.
“Thank you for the lesson.”
Xue Jian Yuan ended the game as usual.
In his vision, the system panel popped up.
Notification: Your Shogi skill proficiency is full.
Shogi (lv7) – Shogi (lv8).
Xue Jian Yuan closed the system panel.
‘Momentum’ was surging within him.
Xue Jian Yuan could clearly feel the ‘momentum’ he possessed expanding.
Even away from the board, his chess momentum continued to rise.
He forcibly suppressed the restlessness within him.
Xue Jian Yuan prepared to leave.
“How did you play such a game? You've only been playing Shogi for less than ten years, you haven't competed for three years, how can you play like that?”
Shan Dao Fa Jin's question reached his ears.
Xue Jian Yuan turned back and looked at the chessboard.
“It's nothing special.”
Honestly, it's nothing special.
Just moving pieces.
Using the Rook as bait to draw fire, step by step, attracting Shan Dao Fa Jin's attention and manipulating the momentum of the game.
At seemingly necessary moments, move other pieces.
When Shan Dao Fa Jin's focus was too concentrated on the Rook.
The silent movement of the pieces had already been completed, and that Bishop naturally appeared in the position it should be.
While moving pieces is a high-level technique that is difficult to master in Shogi.
But with the system, as long as it's a Shogi skill, it was all pushed to the level of mastery.
So, it's really nothing special.
As soon as he stepped out.
Reporters swarmed him.
“Congratulations to Xue Jian Five-dan, no, now it should be Xue Jian Six-dan!”
“Defeating Shan Dao Fa Jin Eight-dan, Xue Jian Six-dan has a high chance of winning this official tournament!”
“If he wins this official tournament, Xue Jian Six-dan will probably be the youngest Seven-dan in history!”
“It’s really incredible, Xue Jian Six-dan, did you calculate this whole game beforehand?”
Xue Jian Yuan pressed his hand against the air, signaling for the reporters surrounding him to calm down.
After answering a few questions.
Xue Jian Yuan saw Kong Yinzi waiting on the side.
So he simply said ‘That’s it’ and then broke away from the reporters.
He quickly ran towards Kong Yinzi amidst a flurry of questions.
“Let's go, if I get stuck with those reporters again, I'll be asked endless questions.”
Xue Jian Yuan said, taking Kong Yinzi's hand.
Kong Yinzi looked at this spirited young man, her heart skipped a beat, and she unconsciously ran with him.
The two of them wandered around Ishikawa Prefecture, and then returned.
After all, they had classes tomorrow.
For Xue Jian Yuan, although the official tournament's schedule wasn't over yet.
This game had essentially killed the whole tournament.
The strongest opponent in the entire official tournament.
Shan Dao Fa Jin Eight-dan.
In this game, against Xue Jian Yuan with his level 7 Shogi skill, they had played neck and neck, and in the end, the chess was one move off.
That meant.
Xue Jian Yuan, with his level 8 Shogi skill.
Could already crush Shan Dao Fa Jin.
As long as he didn't make any major careless mistakes on the chessboard.
The outcome of the game would not be reversed.
Therefore, this game, in essence, had already cut off the crown of the official tournament.
Meanwhile.
The next day.
Funozaki.
“Hey, where did you go yesterday?”
Eiriri’s words brought Xue Jian Yuan back to his senses.
Hearing this question from this girl with golden twin tails, Xue Jian Yuan was taken aback for a moment.
Then he realized.
It seemed this girl with twin tails didn’t know he was playing Shogi.
It couldn’t be helped.
When he was dating Eiriri.
Xue Jian Yuan had already stopped his Shogi activities.
Furthermore, during their relationship, Xue Jian Yuan had been too indulgent towards her, and he hadn’t given Eiriri many opportunities to understand him.
Thinking about it.
Xue Jian Yuan suddenly realized that Eiriri actually didn't know much about him.
What kind of girlfriend (ex-girlfriend) is this?!
She's simply not doing her job.
“Could it be that, Sawamura-san is concerned about me?”
Xue Jian Yuan said with a smile.
Eiriri immediately blushed and turned her head away.
“Wh-Wh-Who… Who would be concerned about you! It has nothing to do with me where you went!”
Listening to this classic tsundere.
Xue Jian Yuan laughed.
As expected, things would turn out like this.
“Since it has nothing to do with Sawamura-san, then I won’t tell Sawamura-san.”
Eiriri: !
She turned her head back, her anger showing through her tiny fangs.
What does she mean it has nothing to do with her?
Does it have nothing to do with her just because she said so?
You, you won’t retort?
You didn’t come yesterday, I was worried about you!
Eiriri is fuming.jpg.
“Everyone, physical exam today, go to the changing room and change into your gym clothes, get moving now!”
桐须真冬 walked into the classroom at this moment, tapping the blackboard.