In the corridor, Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink slightly when he heard someone calling his title.
This kind of surname plus title address sounds inexplicably embarrassing, as if Touma Sanae has always called herself "The Great Demon King of Yushan".
But Toumori Sanae is a chuunibyou, so Kazuto Yuyama can't ask anything of her. However, when he hears other people calling him in a similar way, he still feels a little embarrassed.
Even if the other party directly called him "Demon Lord", it would be slightly better. At least without his surname, it would sound a little less awkward.
However, this title happens to be the most respectful title in the shogi circle.
After all, the title is a great honor for a chess player.
Generally speaking, when chess players show respect to each other, if they have a title, they will address him by his title; if they don’t have a title, they will address him by his rank. Only if they don’t even have a rank, will they address him by his title.
Or even worse, it is not uncommon to combine the three.
Hearing the voice behind him, Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink slightly, and wanted to speed up and escape from the walkway.
Seeing that Yushan Kazuto ignored him, Teramura Yukio wondered if his voice was too soft, so he raised the volume.
Hearing the shouts of "Yushan Dragon King! Yushan Dragon King!" getting louder and louder, even echoing in the corridor, Yushan Heren knew that it would be impossible for him to pretend that he didn't hear it.
Unless Yushan Kazuto wants to establish himself as a deaf person, he has to respond.
Turning around, Yushan Kazuto looked at Teramura Yukio.
"Teramura Yukio, 4th dan, is there anything I can help you with?" Yushan Kazuto said with a somewhat displeased look on his face.
I had just given the other party some instructions on how to play chess on the chessboard, and he almost made me so embarrassed that I dug a hole in the floor of the chess hall. This is definitely a case of ingratitude!
Watching Yushan and others talking, Teramura Yukio opened his mouth slightly, but was so excited that he couldn't speak.
There were obviously many things in my heart that I wanted to tell Yushan and others, but now with such a good opportunity, I couldn't say a word.
And looking at the expression of Yushan Kazuto, he seemed a little unhappy. Teramura Yukio was excited and anxious, and for a moment, even his face turned red.
Looking at Teramura Yukio's appearance, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink: "If everything is fine, I'll leave first."
"Please, please ask Yushan Dragon King to accept me as your disciple!" Seeing that Yushan Heren seemed to want to turn around and run away, Teramura Yukio moved his mouth and actually stated his purpose directly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Teramura Yukio couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He had originally wanted to have a good chat with Yushan Kazuto about his own mental journey, hoping to move Yushan Kazuto with his own experience and successfully become his disciple. Why did he just say it out loud?
Hearing this, Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink. He didn't expect that Teramura Yukio had been calling him for this purpose.
The other person is already twenty-four or twenty-five years old. Is it really okay for him to take a seventeen-year-old like me as his teacher?
Although there is a saying that "the wisest can be the teacher", there has been no precedent in the shogi world for a young player to take an older player as his disciple.
And even if there was, Yushan Heren would never accept the other party as his disciple. If Yushan Heren was willing to accept a disciple, he would have agreed to Hinazuru Ai's apprenticeship before.
"Sorry, I don't have any plans to accept disciples now." Yushan Heren shook his head and said.
After hearing that he was rejected, Teramura Yukio's heart sank, but his words became smooth.
"Yushan Dragon King, are you worried that taking me in as a disciple will waste your time? Then please rest assured, I won't take up your time."
"It's just that the chess moves I've been learning recently are all from your chess manuals, so I admire you in my heart. As long as I can become your registered disciple and perform the etiquette of a disciple, that will be enough."
Listening to Teramura Yukio's sincere words, Yushan Kazuto knew that what the other party said was true.
He just wanted to get something in return because he learned his own chess skills and put it under his name.
In fact, there is no big problem in accepting such a disciple. On the contrary, there are many benefits.
Firstly, the other party does not need Yushan or anyone else to teach him how to play chess. Secondly, during festivals, the disciples have to give gifts or donations to their master. It seems to be a business that is sure to make money.
But after thinking about it, Yushan Heren shook his head and said, "As for the chess manual, you can learn it if you want. It is open to all shogi enthusiasts. As for being a registered disciple, it is not necessary."
Teramura Yukio couldn't help but look at Yushan Kazuto. Although he could feel from Yushan Kazuto's tone before that Yushan Kazuto would not agree to his request,
After hearing Yushan Kazuto's second rejection, I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
However, Teramura Yukio did not continue to insist. After all, if he asked again, it would seem like he was pestering her.
"It is the honor of my life to play chess with you, Dragon King Yushan today." After thinking for a while, Teramura Yukio said.
"Not really. It's a pleasure playing chess with you." Yushan Kazuto smiled.
No wonder the other person's body trembled a little when he saw me for the first time.
Yushan Heren thought that the other party was frightened by his aura, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually so excited that he couldn't help shaking his body.
"Thank you." Teramura Yukio lowered his head and said.
"Your moves today, the 23rd and 31st, both had big problems. When you go back to review the game, you should pay a little more attention."
After looking at Teramura Yukio, Yushan Kazuto still gave him a reminder.
Although it is unclear whether it was because Yukio Teramura made the wrong move due to his excitement or because his chess skills were not good enough, it is not wrong to point out the problem.
Yukio Teramura couldn't help but blink, feeling a little shocked.
As a professional chess player, reviewing the game is a basic skill.
However, being able to review an entire game does not mean being able to remember every move individually.
Most of the time, you need to review the game while recalling the moves you made.
However, Yushan Kazuto was able to remember every move accurately, so it was understandable that Teramura Yukio was a little surprised.
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"In addition, you can also review today's game carefully. I believe you will gain something from it." Yushan Heren continued.
Although Yushan Kazuto did not explain the reason, Teramura Yukio still nodded.
"Then I'll go to the hall first. My friends are waiting for me there." Yushan Heren also nodded and said.
"Then... take care, Dragon King Yushan." Although Yushan Kazuto did not agree to accept Teramura Yukio as his disciple, the other party still respected Yushan Kazuto as before.
"Well, goodbye." Yushan Heren waved and said.
Although Hayama Kazuto will probably not meet Teramura Yukio in this year's game, if Hayama Kazuto is still active in the shogi world next year, the two sides may still continue to play against each other.
Watching Yushan Kazuto leave, Teramura Yukio paced back and forth, reviewing the game of shogi he had just played.
There seemed to be nothing unusual in the first dozen or so moves, but after more than ten moves, Yushan Heren changed his style, as if he was intentionally guiding his moves.
Replaying the chess game in his mind, Teramura Yukio finally discovered that after a dozen moves, Yuyama Kazuto had switched to playing guiding chess.
It was just that I didn't play well, so the game ended early. Otherwise, I could have continued to play against Yushan Heren for at least dozens of moves.
Thinking of this, Teramura Yukio couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
But in fact, as long as he can play against Yushan Kazuto, Teramura Yukio will be satisfied.
Moreover, quickly resolving the battle is the true reflection of Yushan Heren's strength. If Yushan Heren really fights with him for hundreds of hands, it will make people suspicious.
Thinking of this, Teramura Yukio couldn't help but comfort himself.
Although I didn't see the good intentions of Yushanheren, at least I didn't let Yushanheren affect my reputation for no reason, right?
As the review progressed, Yukio Teramura became more and more immersed in it. He was originally pacing back and forth in the aisle, but finally he just sat cross-legged on the ground, imagining the floor as a chessboard, thinking about the game.
Fortunately, there are relatively few people passing through this aisle, most of whom are chess players or relevant staff of the chess academy.
Seeing Yukio Teramura's appearance, everyone felt a little strange, but no one said much.
After all, it is normal for chess players, who require a lot of mental activity, to do strange things.
The people passing by did not disturb Teramura Yukio, but just walked past him silently. Teramura Yukio did not pay any attention to these people at all, and his heart was still immersed in the world of shogi.
……
On the other side, Yushan Kazuto had already returned to the hall and met up with Tsuchima Yui and others.
"Senior Kazuto, why are you out so late?" Looking at Yushan Kazuto, Tsuchima couldn't help but blink and said.
The game between Yushan and others ended more than ten minutes ago. Normally, Yushan would return to the hall within three minutes after the game. But he came back so late today, which made Doma Mai feel a little suspicious.
"After the game, I chatted with the opponent player." Yushan Heren said.
After taking a look at Hayama Kazuto, Doma Mai couldn't help but blink her eyes slightly. She couldn't help but wonder whether Teramura Yukio, who was playing against Hayama Kazuto, was a female chess player.
Although the name Teramura Yukio sounds like a male, it might be a girl who was given a male name!
"Senior Kazuto, come here with me." Tsuchima Mai blinked and said in a low voice.
Shima Rin, who was standing by, heard this and couldn't help but blink slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything more.
Yushan Kazuto just glanced at Doma Mai, not knowing what the other party wanted to do in secret, but he still followed Doma Mai and walked to the side.
Walking to an empty corner, Tsuchima finally spoke up, "Scumbag senior, is the chess player you're playing against a female chess player?"
"What are you thinking about?" Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink, "Does the name Teramura Yukio sound like a girl's name to you?"
"Who, who knows? Maybe it's not impossible for a girl to be given a boy's name." Tsuchimiya pouted and said.
Yushan Heren rolled his eyes at the other party and said, "I admit that this situation exists, but it is very rare."
Hearing this, Doma Mai nodded. In fact, Japanese people are more concerned about gender distinction when naming, and generally do not deliberately give strange names.
"Besides, you don't use your brain to think about it. Ginko is the only female professional shogi player in the world. It's not her and I who are playing against each other today. How could the player opposite me be a female player?" Yushan Kazuto said.
Hearing this, Tsuchiya couldn't help but grin. She hadn't considered this point.
"Maybe there will be new female chess players in the future." Domama Mai thought for a moment and then said stubbornly.
However, what the other party said can actually be regarded as a reasonable guess. Sora Ginko is the first female player in the Japanese shogi world, but she is not necessarily the only one.
But in fact, so far, there has not been a second female professional player in the Japanese shogi world.
Maybe there will be one in the future, but for now, there is only Kong Yinzi.
“Maybe the next female professional chess player will depend on Xiao Ai and Tian Yi.” Yushan Heren thought for a while and said.
"Ah?" Tsuchima couldn't help but blink. This fault seemed to be a bit serious.
Hinazuru Ai and Yashagami Ten'i's chess skills are actually close to those of professional chess players, but because they are too young, their reward levels have not yet been raised, so they have not participated yet.
Qualification for three leagues.
However, based on their growth and their performance in the awards ceremony, in two years at most, they should be able to advance to the third stage and qualify to participate in the third stage league.
As for the fastest, it will take at least a year.
After all, the rewards will be upgraded, so a certain amount of accumulation is still required.
Unless the Shogi Federation re-organizes an event similar to the online Shogi competition that Yuyama Kazuto participated in before, and allows the two to participate and qualify for the third-dan league.
Otherwise, the two of them could only be promoted slowly in the reward meeting.
But in fact, the gap is not too big. Sora Ginko entered the professional field at the age of fourteen, and Hinazuru Ai and Yashagami Teni, under the most ideal circumstances, should have been able to enter the professional field before the age of twelve.
With several female professional chess players as pioneers, I believe that female professional chess players will also be able to occupy a place in the future professional shogi field.
"Did you call me here just to ask this?" Looking at Tsuchima Mai's slightly surprised expression, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but say.
"No, otherwise the scumbag senior will think that Kouma-chan wants you to do something?" Tsuchima Mai pouted and couldn't help but snorted.
"If you want to ask this, just ask directly in the hall. It's a waste of time." Yushan Heren couldn't help but give Tujian a blank look.
"No need for you to mind my business, scumbag senior!" Doma Mai puffed her cheeks slightly and walked towards the hall of the chess academy.
Chapter 2153: A Prophecy Comes True
"How long will Yin Zi's chess game last?"
Looking at the chess game between Gin and Yu on the screen, Tsuchima couldn't help but say.
More than half an hour had passed after Yushan and Ren's chess game ended, but Kong Yinzi's game was still very stalemate.
For shogi lovers, this game played by Sora Ginko is very interesting to watch.
However, for Doma Yui and Shima Rin, who knew nothing about shogi, the feeling of waiting in the shogi academy was not very pleasant.
The two had to chat with Yushan and others from time to time to relieve their boredom, but they were embarrassed to keep chatting since there were many people watching them.
Shima Rin was fine, after all, she was more accustomed to being alone, but Doma Mei was finding the waiting a bit uncomfortable.
When Yushan played chess with others before, Kong Yinzi was usually the commentator or timekeeper, so the two people's actions were relatively synchronized and they didn't need to wait too long.
However, after the ranking battle started this year, because of the new winning streak rules, the start time of the game between Yushan Kazuto and Sora Ginko was synchronized.
However, synchronization of the start time does not necessarily mean synchronization of the end time.
