If he is destined to be without that person by his side, Jia Yueao Dacheng would rather walk alone for his whole life.
"Hello, I'm Kayotani 7th Dan." Nibutani's mother said very politely.
"Hello, Mrs. Nibutani." Jiayue Ao Dacheng also responded politely.
Nibutani Morika also wanted to say hello to the other party, but was interrupted by Jiayue Ao Daisei's words: "Please sit down. The office is a little crowded, so there are no sofas available."
Nibutani, Morika and the other two sat down. Although it was just a leather stool, it was still quite comfortable to sit on.
On the other side, Gong Yuhan Wanzhi also brought tea and placed it in front of Nibutani Morika and the other two very respectfully, feeling like a lady from a noble family.
"Tea, please."
In fact, Mamoru Kyougohan is worthy of the description of a lady from a noble family. After all, she is the eldest daughter of a noble family in Kyoto.
The nobility are the traditional nobles of Japan. In terms of status and rank, they are even more prominent than the current Shinomiya family.
Of course, today, the Chinese no longer have the influence they once had, but they still enjoy some connections and inheritance privileges in Japanese society.
The Gongyu Fan family is considered to be a Chinese clan with a long-lasting tradition, and their status is obviously higher than those Chinese clans that have declined.
It is not surprising that the other party is proficient in aristocratic etiquette.
"After more than 20 years, you still like this bitter tea." After tasting the tea, Nibutani's father couldn't help but say.
"Things you like when you are young are generally hard to change." Jia Yueao Dacheng smiled and said.
Hearing this, Nibutani's father couldn't help but blink. The other party seemed to be talking about tea, but in fact he meant something else.
"Just like you like shogi." Jia Yueao Dacheng added.
"I don't play chess anymore." Nibutani's father shook his head.
Although he had a happy family and felt somewhat proud in front of Jia Yueao Dacheng, he actually didn't want his good friend to be lonely for the rest of his life.
"Even if you're not playing chess, aren't you still paying attention to shogi?" Jia Yueao Dacheng asked back.
Nibutani's father had no words to answer the other party's question, so he could only take another sip of tea in silence.
It still tastes bitter at first, but after tasting it for a while, it has a refreshing fragrance and sweet aftertaste. Perhaps Jia Yueao Dacheng is enjoying it now.
"By the way, there's a ranking match tonight, right?" Sitting on a leather bench, Nibutani's father couldn't help but change the subject.
He came to the Japan Shogi Institute tonight for two purposes. The first was to revisit the old place and experience the feeling of his youth again. The second was to watch the ranking competition and learn about the latest shogi rookies.
Nibutani's father had actually known the name of Demon Lord Hayama Kazuto for a long time. Almost all the people in the shogi world were marveling at the other party's genius, and he was gradually influenced by this atmosphere and became a fan of Hayama Kazuto.
But when he looked at the chess records of Yushan Kazuto, he couldn't understand most of them.
I happen to be free today, and I have a chess game between Yushan and others in the evening.
Therefore, today he wanted to come to the chess academy to watch the game between Yushan and Ren, and by the way, listen to Kaiyue Ou Daisei's explanation of Yushan and Ren shogi.
"I know the purpose of your visit and have already prepared for you." Jia Yueao Dacheng said.
A remote control was taken out from the drawer of the computer desk, and a screen was lowered. On the other side, a miniature projector started working.
He and Nibutani's father have been friends for many years and have always been in contact. This week he sent him a message, wanting to come to the chess academy. Jia Yueao Dacheng could naturally guess what he was thinking.
"The game doesn't start until half past six, so wait a bit."
Chapter 2287: The Young Are To Be Feared
The office is relatively small, and once the curtain is lowered, it seems even more crowded.
But there was no other way. The computer screen was too small. Moving a big TV into the office would take up more space than a projector. If there was no screen, I could only take the Nibutani family to the hall to watch.
"By the way, what's the level of that Demon Lord? I've been hearing news about him this year." Sitting next to Jiayue Ao Daisei, Nibutani's father asked while waiting for the game to begin.
"The level of advancing by winning all three league games." Looking at Nibutani's father, Jiayue Ou Daisei couldn't help but smile.
Hearing this, Nibutani's father's face suddenly turned ugly. The third stage of the league was the pain of his life.
If he had not come fourth for three consecutive times, he would not have left the chess academy in anger.
Even if he was at the bottom of the third-stage league every time, it would at least show that his level was not good enough. However, finishing fourth three times did break Nibutani's father's defense, and he finally gave up shogi.
In fact, if he had chosen to persevere at that time, he would still have a place in the shogi world now.
After all, there are many chess players who have participated in more than ten third-level leagues but have not been able to successfully advance to professional levels.
Moreover, in the third three-stage league, Nibutani's father actually had a good chance. He was only one win away from the top two, and had the same number of wins as the third place.
Unfortunately, when facing the third place, Nibutani's father was defeated directly and was finally ranked fourth.
Among the top two, the second-ranked opponent was once defeated by Nibutani's father.
In other words, if Nibutani's father won the game against the third place player, he would be promoted to second place, and the original second place player would be demoted to third place.
However, it was this one win that prevented Nibutani's father from even getting third place, which meant he had wasted his time in the third-tier league.
In the end, Nibutani's father bid farewell to his teacher, chose to return to his hometown, joined a company and worked as a salesperson.
Unexpectedly, after joining the company, Nibutani's father was like a duck in water and won the first place in sales several times in a row.
Now, Nibutani's father is considered an upper-middle level executive in this company, otherwise he would not have been transferred to Tokyo.
It can be said that although the other party left the chess academy on impulse at the time, the subsequent development was no worse than if he had stayed in the chess academy.
"Okay, just a joke." Looking at the unpleasant expression of Nibutani's father, Jiayue Ao Dacheng could only smile.
"In fact, he may be the strongest chess player of all time." After a pause, Jia Yueao Dacheng's tone suddenly became more serious.
"From ancient times to the present?" Upon hearing this, Nibutani's father couldn't help but blink. He felt that Jiayueao Dacheng's words were a little exaggerated.
On the other side, Nibutani Morika and Nibutani's mother also pricked up their ears. "The strongest chess player of all time", this kind of evaluation could not help but attract attention.
"Who do you think is the chess player who has maintained an undefeated record since his debut?" Jia Yueao Dacheng asked back.
"Such chess players have appeared before. Wasn't there a chess player who was undefeated in 29 games?" Nibutani's father said with a blink of his eyes.
"His winning streak has exceeded twenty-nine games." After thinking about it, Jia Yueao Dacheng shook his head.
"More than twenty-nine games?" Upon hearing this, Nibutani's father's pupils couldn't help but shrink. "More than twenty-nine games, why didn't it cause a sensation?"
"Because this record is taken for granted in the eyes of most people." Jia Yueao Dacheng said with a smile.
"A natural victory." Upon hearing this, Nibutani's father couldn't help but fall into deep thought. This meant that the vast majority of people believed that the other party had chess skills that were at least one level higher than all other players.
"Another reason is that he did not participate in the last ranking tournament, so according to the official records of the Shogi Federation, his winning streak has not yet reached 29 games."
"What? You didn't participate in the ranking tournament." After listening to Jiayue Ou Daisei's words, Nibutani's father immediately made a "tsk" sound with some contempt. In his opinion, if Yushan Kazuto had participated in the last ranking tournament, the winning streak would most likely have been interrupted.
However, after taking a look at the curtain, Nibutani's father felt something was not right.
"If you didn't participate in the last ranking competition, how come you are in Group C1?"
In his opinion, it was good enough that Yushan Kazuto did not participate in the last ranking battle and did not accumulate a relegation point. How come he was promoted to the next group?
But in fact, because of his absence from the ranking battle, Yushan Kazuto was actually given a relegation point. But now that Yushan Kazuto has been promoted to Group C1, the relegation point in Group C2 has naturally been cleared.
Jia Yue Ao Dacheng did smile, but did not respond directly: "According to the information I have, the reason why the other party did not participate in the ranking battle is that he felt that the ranking battle was too troublesome."
"Ten games a year, what's the problem?" Nibutani's father said helplessly.
"According to the normal promotion route, it usually takes five years to qualify to challenge a celebrity."
Nibutani's father nodded, he felt that this was quite reasonable.
That's a celebrity! The highest honor in the shogi world! How can it be possible without a certain threshold?
Moreover, new professional shogi players do not have the strength to challenge masters.
"The Demon Lord felt that five years was too long. He was too lazy to accumulate slowly, so he simply gave up the ranking battle."
"If he doesn't participate in the ranking battle, where will he get the match fee?" Hearing this, Nibutani's father said with some dissatisfaction.
In his opinion, Hayama Kazuto was a little disrespectful of shogi and the title of Meijin, the highest honor in the shogi world.
"So he participated in the Dragon King Battle and won the title of Dragon King."
Listening to Jiayueao Daisei's words, Nibutani's father felt like he was being choked. The Dragon King Tournament has the highest prize money among all title tournaments, and the entry threshold is far less stringent than that of the celebrity tournament.
Compared to the prize money for the Dragon King Battle, the match fee for the Ranking Battle can be considered a drop in the bucket.
Although he knew that Yushan Kazuto had won the title of Dragon King before he came, when he was suddenly pointed out by Jiayue Ou Daisei, Nibutani's father still felt that "the young are to be feared".
"Moreover, the rules of the ranking battle have been specially changed this year. Players who win seven consecutive games in the ranking battle can advance to the next group. It can be regarded as a through train for him." Jia Yueao said.
Although there is no clear news, Jiayue Ou Dacheng feels that Yushan Kazuto's willingness to participate in the ranking battle is probably related to this rule.
Otherwise, he felt that Yushan Kazuto might not even participate in this ranking match.
After all, as long as you can hold on to the title of Dragon King and play four games a year, you can win more than 40 million yen in title bonus. Why bother to participate in the ranking battle to earn this "pitiful" match fee?
Chapter 2288: The name is exactly the same as Senior Yushan's!
"If we win seven games in a row, we can be promoted directly to the next group?"
Upon hearing this, Nibutani's father couldn't help but get a little excited. These "old antiques" in the chess academy actually agreed to add such an outrageous rule to the ranking battle.
When the chess academy first announced this rule, it actually caused an uproar.
However, later on, chess players such as Zao Tatsuo announced their retirement one after another, which diverted everyone's attention. As a result, Nibutani's father did not notice the release of this rule.
"So, now the Demon Lord has completed seven consecutive victories?" In an instant, Dan Bugu's father reacted instantly.
Yushan Kazuto did not participate in the previous ranking battle, so the opponent must have started from Group C2 in this ranking battle. However, now the opponent has entered Group C1. The only explanation is that the opponent has completed seven consecutive victories in Group C2.
"Yes, it was completed last week." Upon hearing this, Jia Yueao Dacheng nodded and said.
In fact, there is also a winning streak promotion mechanism in the rewards meeting, but it requires eight consecutive wins to complete.
Of course, the reward will be winning streak, which is much easier than winning streak in ranking battles.
However, during the years that Nibutani's father stayed in the reward club, he never completed it, and the same was true for Jiayue Ao Daisei.
In fact, after being a professional chess player for so many years, Jia Yueao Dacheng's longest winning streak in the ranking battle is only four consecutive wins.
Although there is only a difference of two games between four consecutive wins and seven consecutive wins, the gap is huge.
In fact, most professional chess players may not be able to achieve seven consecutive wins in their careers.
And the chess player who once created 29 consecutive victories now finds it difficult to achieve such good results in the ranking battle.
Because of the difficulty in achieving this rule, many conservative chess fans reluctantly accepted this rule.
However, with less than a month left before the ranking battle begins, two players have already been promoted through this rule, which is indeed beyond the expectations of most people.
Hearing this, Nibutani's father couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He was surprised that the chess academy introduced this rule, and what surprised him even more was that Yushan and others actually reached an agreement on it.
"As I recall, this ranking tournament has been going on for less than a month, right?" After a moment of silence, Nibutani's father spoke.
"Yes, I just played a game of chess." Jia Yueao Dacheng nodded.
There are usually only one or two games in the ranking battle per month. The reason why Yushan Kazuto and Sora Ginko play two games every week is mainly to try to get into a higher group in this ranking battle.
"So...if everything goes well, you might meet the Demon Lord in Group B1?" Nibutani's father blinked and said.
Hearing this, Jia Yueao Dacheng's expression changed slightly. This was something he had not considered.
"Apart from the Demon Lord, are there any other chess players who have achieved consecutive victories?" After thinking for a while, Nibutani's father asked.
"Snow White has also completed the winning streak challenge and was promoted to Group B2." Jia Yueao Dacheng responded.
"A female chess player can actually complete the challenge?" Nibutani's father couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable.
"In terms of dominance, he has not yet reached the level of the Demon Lord." Jia Yueao said.
Judging from Kong Yinzi's performance in Group C1, Jia Yueao Dacheng feels that Group B2 might be Kong Yinzi's current limit.
Jia Yueao Dacheng does not think that Kong Yinzi can complete seven consecutive victories in Group B2 and be promoted to Group B1.
After all, the opponent's strengths and weaknesses are very obvious, and among the players in group B2, there are still many people whose style of play can restrain Kong Yinzi.
"Now female chess players can also participate in the ranking competition?" asked Nibutani's mother on the other side.
After all, having been with Nibutani's father for a long time, and under the influence of him, Nibutani's mother knows a lot about shogi.
"No, Snow White is the first female professional chess player, not a female chess player," explained Jia Yueao Dacheng.
Female shogi player is a specific title in shogi, and not all female players are female shogi players.
