"What are you doing?"

On the seventh floor of the Japan Chess Academy, a group of people are cleaning up a house that was originally used as a storage room.

They moved all the debris out, cleaned them up, and brought a set of chess tools in the middle of the house.

"Is this going to be used as a chess room?" A chess school employee passing by was a little confused. In his opinion, compared with the fifth and sixth floor game rooms, the room was not only narrow but also only cleaned up to the point where the floor and walls were still in the same state as before.

The companion next to him whispered the news he heard:

"It is said that it is related to the game between Teacher Chihara and Teacher Otake. Maybe it's going to start again, right?"

"Aren't you in the chess room on the eighth floor before? And what are the identities of those two? How could you set up the game room here? Let's not joke!"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Look, didn't Miss Shiratsu come here?"

A young woman stopped in the corridor outside the house, looked inside through the window that was cleaned, turned to ask a middle-aged man:

“Is the game room here?”

The other party nodded and said:

"Depending on this situation, it should have been cleaned up and it will start in a while."

However, Shiraori frowned her slender eyebrows and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Why should I set it up here? The environment is not good. It's only half the size of the chess room on the floor?"

The middle-aged man patiently explained:

"There are many competitions hosted by the chess academy recently, and each game room is very precious. If one is idle, it will be a waste of the chess academy's resources. Moreover, the two players will not come here, and the environment will not affect the performance of the two teachers."

Shiraori couldn't help but remain silent. After all, she is not only Hiroshi Chihara, but also an employee of the Japan Chess Institute. If she is too demanding about her colleagues, it is not a way to get along in the workplace.

She stopped bothering about this and only asked one question:

"Do you know that the game room is located here?"

After saying "yes", the middle-aged man asked:

"Does Mr. Chihara agree?"

Just a few minutes ago, Shiraori had called Chihara to inquire about it and told the other party about it.

"Well, Mr. Chihara has no objection."

"It's good if not..."

Unlike the general game room, there is a telephone set next to the chess table, and the wiring worker brings a telephone line over.

"In ten minutes, let's start."

...

"Dear citizens, if there are any audience members who are concerned about Go, they must know the name 'Hoshi Chihara', and they must be familiar with him and Hei Yuuzhu in the seven-day game last month. And we just received the news that the game between the two seemed to have changed again, so let's go in and find out..."

Because he had already said hello in advance, the reporter and the cameraman were not blocked and went directly into the chess hall and walked towards the elevator.

bite!

The elevator door opened, and a few people went in and opened it again, and they had already reached the seventh floor.

As soon as they left the door, they saw the room around the corner, and the reporter faced the camera and said as he walked:

"You can see that this room should be the game room prepared by the Japan Chess Academy for the two players. We can see its true appearance immediately..."

Bai Zhi at the door glanced at the few people who came over. The NHK logo on their chests looked particularly conspicuous, so he asked the middle-aged man next to him:

“Is the interview in the process?”

The middle-aged man echoed and said:

"After all, it's NHK, and with their qualities, reports will not be messy."

NHK is established by the Broadcasting Law and is independent of commercial capital. Although there are many complaints due to audio-visual expenses, it is still much better than other private media when it comes to relatively objective things.

Shiraori no longer paid attention to these people and followed the middle-aged man and another old man into the chess room.

Because of the limited space, everyone except the necessary personnel has withdrawn.

NHK reporters quickly ordered the photographer to point the camera into the chess room.

The elderly represent the chess academy, middle-aged men represent the hero of Otake, and Shiraori represents Hiroshi Chihara.

Under the witness of the latter two, the old man sat on the side of the chess table, pushed the chess box to one side of each other, then opened the lid and reviewed it.

His speed was very fast. In less than two minutes, 31 pieces had returned to their original position.

Then he took out an envelope and handed it over to the two people standing next to him to check it to show that the envelope had not been opened.

When the envelope returned to his hand again, he tore open the seal without hesitation, took out the paper inside, and as directed, he dropped the 32nd piece.

"Miss Shiraori, please use the phone here and confirm it again with Chihara Chuduan." The old man turned his palm and pointed to the phone at hand.

"I know, I'm sorry for you." Shiraori tidied up his skirt, knelt on the ground, and skillfully dialed the number of the Chihara family.

After a few "beeps", Chihara Hiroshi's voice sounded:

"Is it a chess academy?"

Yesterday, the Chess Academy had notified him in advance that today the game between him and Hero Otake will be replayed and started.

Shirai agreed:

"Teacher Chihara, it's me."

Immediately, she looked at Bai 32 who had just fallen and confirmed to him whether the position was correct.

Chihara Hiroshi answered "Yes".

The call between the two ended quickly, and Shiraori glanced at the old man and the middle-aged man respectively, and nodded slightly.

"Since that's the case, we will follow the discussions between the two chess players. The chess institute will have two permanent staff here."

As he said that, the old man stood up, and the two beside him gave up the chess table. The two young men who had just waited a few steps forward and sat on the side.

One person is responsible for answering the phone and the other person is responsible for playing chess.

Moreover, whether it is the content of the call or the steps of the chess piece, both of them must record it and confirm it with each other to ensure that everything is foolproof.

...

The camera returned to the reporter, and it was only then that she began to introduce the changes in the game:

"...After the negotiation between the two chess players, they changed their previous form and no longer had regular time. Instead, they set up a long-standing game room in the chess academy with dedicated 24-hour permanent staff. If the two chess players think of the next move, they only need to make a phone call. After following the instructions, they will also inform the other chess player...

"This will undoubtedly greatly liberate the bodies of the two players. However, in this way, the game should not be very short, but it will definitely be a wonderful event! Audiences, do you support Otake Jiudan or Chihara Chudan?
Chapter completed!