"...Welcome to participate in the 6th Fujitsu Cup. Today we will compete for the finals. The following is the lottery process..."

In the hotel where the South Korean delegation stayed, Kikuuchi Tetsu, chairman of the Japan Chess Institute, was speaking, and the lottery process will be followed.

The top four people entered this time were Hiroshi Chihara, Zhao Zhixun, Cao Xunzhe, and Liu Changhe.

At this time, Zhao Zhixun whispered to Qianyuan next to him:

"It doesn't matter, you just ended the celebrity battle?"

The two-day game, even if it only has 124 moves, is extremely energy-consuming.

"It's okay." Chihara Hiroshi thanked the other party for his concern.

For him who has a physical fitness of 4.0, one night of rest is enough to recover.

Zhao Zhixun was a little envious of this, and had to sigh in his heart, "Young people are so energetic." When he recalled his youth, it seemed-

Don't have such energy...

"Next, Zhao Zhixun's Ninth Duan will draw lots!"

...

The result of the lottery was released, but there was a situation where both Japan and South Korea were unwilling to see:

The national chess players have civil war!

When he sat in the game room, Zhao Zhixun said with a smile:

"I didn't expect it to be like this. It's really interesting if you meet me and Cao Xunzhe meets Liu Changhe!"

Speaking of this, he paused and his expression became serious:

"Chanyuan, come on!"

"Senior, please give me some advice!"

"Please give me some advice!"

...

On the evening of December 22, the Japanese Go Channel was broadcasting news related to chess:

"...The Fujitsu Cup semi-finals held today are two civil wars. In the end, Hiroshi Chihara defeated Zhao Zhixun, and Liu Changhe defeated Cao Xunzhe. The final will be held the next day..."

Morino Rino looked at the TV and said:

"Master, you are so awesome! You don't look like a human!"

"I'll just think you're praising me." Chihara Hiroshi was holding a magazine, which was the latest issue of "Chess Soul".

"I was just praising you..." Morino Rino complained slightly, suddenly remembering something and asked, "Master, I remember you didn't say you wanted to serialize comics on this? When was it?"

Chihara Hiroshi closed the magazine and said:

"At the beginning of next year, the first issue should not be available. We will probably have to wait until the second issue or the third issue."

Recently, Shueisha has also looked for him several times with the original manuscript of "Chess of Light", and the focus is on the chess game part. Several chess scores in it are his masterpieces.

"How is it, does it look good?" Morino Rino asked hurriedly.

Chihara Hiroshi glanced at her:

"I remember you didn't hate comics before?"

Morino Rino rolled his eyes and complained:

"Master, I just don't like it, and I didn't say I hate it. At most I can only be called feeling indifferent."

"Then why don't you continue to be indifferent?"

"The first time I heard about Go comics. I'm curious. Master, tell me..."

Hearing the disciple's spoiled, Hiroshi Chihara felt that his brain was extremely itchy and hurriedly said:

"Don't worry, it's definitely a story you like at your age! Also, don't use this tone..."

...

Just as the master and apprentice interacted daily, the phone ringing rang:

"Teacher Chihara, I am Yaguchi."

"Mr. Yaguchi, what's wrong?"

"Actually, tomorrow is the day when your new book is released. If you have the release party, Shueisha hopes you can be present in person..."

"Okay, no problem." There was no match tomorrow, Chihara Hiroshi agreed readily, and then asked, "The other party should have notified him for several days, right? Why are you telling me now?"

Yaguya's mouth apologized first, then explained:

"You have important competitions these days, and I'm worried that it will distract you after telling you. And according to my idea, you don't need to go through the release date tomorrow, after all, the day after tomorrow will be the final of the Fujitsu Cup..."

Chihara Hiroshi interrupted him and said solemnly:

"Mr. Yaguchi, this kind of thing will not affect my competition. If there is such a thing in the future, please be sure to notify me, and I will make a decision myself!"

Although the other party was thinking about him, he was the president of Chess Soul Magazine.

It's the boss who is just a hand-off, not a complete disregard!

If something really urgent happens, will there be time to hesitate?

He was extremely alert to this behavior.

"Ah? Sorry, President!" Hearing this slightly stern tone, Yamato's mouth hurriedly apologized, "I will definitely pay attention in the future!"

...

After hanging up the phone, Rino Morino asked curiously:

"Master, what happened to you just now?"

Chihara Hiroshi did not answer positively, but said:

"Tomorrow, my book will be released."

"Your book?" Rino Morino murmured, then thought of something, and then confirmed, "You are talking about "Chirawa 30 Hands"?"

Chihara Hiroshi shook his head and said with a smile:

"The name has been changed now, and the content has been increased several times."

"What's the name?"

"I'll bring you one tomorrow, and you'll know then."

"No, I want to know now..."

"If you use this tone again, I will drive you out..."

...

The next morning, according to the agreed time, Yaguya came to Qingyantai. As soon as he met, he apologized again.

"Okay, OK," Chihara Hiroshi helped the other party who was bowing 90° and said to him, "Let's go now."

"yes!"

After driving for nearly an hour, the two arrived at their destination.

The new book is not Shueisha, but a hotel nearby.

The first floor lobby has long been decorated, with models of various chess tools everywhere, and the ground has been deliberately designed to look like a chessboard.

"Teacher Qianyuan, congratulations on your successive acquisition of the 'throne' and 'Tianyuan'. In this way, it seems that 'celebrity' is not difficult, right?"

Hiroshi Chihara met Hiroshi, the vice president of Shueisha, and as soon as the other party met, he said this.

"It's still early, but it won't be known next year." He had no choice but to answer.

However, what surprised Chihara was the person standing next to him:

"Mr. Moriqi, why are you here?"

The person who came was his cheap second disciple, Kitaro Mori, who was also the president of Kii Kyuya.

He said with a smile:

"My master has released a new book and I happen to be in this industry again. How can I just come and support me?"

Seeing the other party's gray hair, Chihara Hiroshi felt that the call of "Master" was indeed a bit inconsistent, but he had already agreed at the beginning, so now he had to agree.

As the official release date gets closer, the hotel entrance is gradually becoming lively. It is all chess fans who come to buy books after hearing this.

The two long dragons were already lined up, and between them, there were blocking cards, and the line on the far right was clearly written with the title of the book:
Chapter completed!