Mai Sakurajima was invited by the Yomiuri Shimbun, the sponsor of the Dragon King Tournament. The chess institute only said that Sora Ginko would contact the other party, but did not mention any specific details.
"Actually, the situation is like this. The Yomiuri Shimbun wants to attract my supporters' attention to the Dragon King Tournament and increase the exposure of the Dragon King Tournament, so they sent me an invitation." Sakurajima Mai explained.
Kong Ginko couldn't help but blink slightly. Although she also knew the struggles of the Shogi Federation and that most of the young generation today didn't have much interest in Shogi, she still felt a little disgusted about expanding the influence of Shogi in this way.
"So, Ms. Sakurajima, what do you think of shogi?" Sora Ginko's voice became a little colder.
Mai Sakurajima noticed the change in Sora Ginko's mood, but she didn't take it too seriously and said, "I'm quite interested in shogi. You should know Sora Ginko, 6th dan. I was the commentator at the final of the national tournament."
Sora Ginko nodded. Although she had never met Sakurajima Mai at that time, she had heard of her.
"While the match was going on, Toyonosaki's main general, Kazuto Hayama, was also fighting the Dragon King match at the same time. Because of this, I also became interested in shogi, but for now, I may not have a deep understanding of it."
Looking at Sakurajima Mai's appearance, Sora Ginko finally nodded.
The other party's words were quite sincere and not fabricated.
Although she was still a little unhappy inside, Sora Ginko's impression of Sakurajima Mai had improved a lot.
"So Miss Sakurajima came here this time to cooperate with the promotion?" Kong Ginko asked.
"No, not yet." Sakurajima Mai shook her head.
"I haven't agreed to the promotion conditions yet. The main reason I came here this time is to learn more about shogi." said Mai Sakurajima.
Kong Ginko couldn't help but blink slightly and stared at Sakurajima Mai.
"I know that in your eyes, this is probably just a marketing and show, but I do have some interest in shogi."
“And in my opinion, even if it’s just pure promotional work, the artist as the carrier of the promotion should also have some understanding of the content of what they are promoting.”
"So this time I came here mainly to learn some knowledge about shogi, and also to watch the Dragon King Battle."
Kong Yinzi couldn't help but glance at Sakurajima Mai. This was the first time she showed an expression of approval towards Sakurajima Mai.
This is not only an affirmation of Mai Sakurajima's work attitude, but also a recognition of Mai Sakurajima's seriousness towards shogi.
"So, Ms. Sakurajima, how much do you know about shogi?" Sora Ginko asked.
"How, how should I put it?" Sakurajima Mai blinked slightly.
Kong Ginko looked at Sakurajima Mai and her eyes moved slightly.
"I studied for several days and barely understood the rules of the game." Sakurajima Mai said slowly.
Kong Yinzi's face suddenly turned dark. This was not completely impossible.
A talent for shogi?
It took him a week to barely understand the rules of the game. With this kind of talent, he basically says goodbye to the sport of shogi and can hardly be just an amateur.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Sakurajima, could you please tell me which enlightenment book you used?" Kong Ginko asked.
"Wait a moment." Sakurajima Mai stood up and walked into the inner room.
Half a minute later, Sakurajima Mai came out again with a beautifully bound book in her hand - "Akama Teaches You How to Play Shogi·Three-Minute Series·In-depth Understanding of Demon Lord Yushan's Shogi Thinking".
"This...is this an enlightenment book?" Kong Yinzi couldn't help but pause.
Even Kong Yinzi, who usually remained calm in the face of emergencies, was suddenly speechless.
How can a beginner understand the thinking of Yushan and others? Even for those who study it in depth, it is difficult to quickly understand such a wild and unrestrained way of playing.
"The owner recommended it to me." Sakurajima Mai blinked. Judging from Sora Ginko's expression, she seemed to have bought the wrong enlightenment book.
"Let me see it." Kong Yinzi took the book.
She wanted to see who the so-called Akagi was. He could understand Yushan Kazuto's shogi thinking in just three minutes.
After opening the first page of the introduction, Kong Yinzi closed the book.
"Don't read this book, it's completely made up."
Chapter 1419 Starry Sky on the Plane
Listening to Sora Ginko's explanation, Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but blush.
Who would have known that this book was actually compiled by just an amateur based on his own imagination?
The first page of the book introduced the identity of the editor. When Kong Ginko saw that the so-called Akagi was just a "senior" shogi enthusiast who had not even joined the reward club, Kong Ginko realized that the book was meaningless.
In fact, the other party's level is enough to be used to enlighten novice chess players. Otherwise, it would not have sold so many books and even the bookstore owner would recommend it.
But it was just a coincidence that Mai Sakurajima chose the most useless and completely nonsense book.
"You can download an online shogi software on your mobile phone, which contains very clear introductory instructions." Kong Yinzi said.
Mai Sakurajima nodded and quickly took out her cell phone to search.
Seeing Sakurajima Mai's humble and eager-to-learn look, Kong Ginko couldn't help but blink slightly and became more serious when giving instructions.
……
On the other side, Yushan and Ren were already lying on the mat.
Touma Sanae, Doma Yui, and Takanashi Rikka went into the bath together to take a bath, while Hayama Kazuto lay on the mat and played with his mobile phone.
“Have you arrived in Osaka?”
Looking at the photos of Osaka Airport sent by Yushan Kazuto, Shima Rin replied quickly.
"I got there early, but I just had time to check my phone." Yushan Kazuto replied with a smile.
"I heard that the night sky is beautiful on the plane. Is that true?" Shima Rin asked.
"This..." Yushan Heren was stunned. He didn't see any starry sky when he was flying.
"The lights in the cabin are a little too bright, so I can't see much of the scenery, and the cabin glass is not very clean." After thinking about it, Yushan Kazuto replied.
Shima Rin couldn't help feeling a little regretful and sent a photo.
In the photo, a plane wing is crossing the Milky Way, quiet and majestic. But the photo looks a little blurry, I don't know if it's because it's too old.
"This was taken by my grandfather when he was flying to Hokkaido," said Shima Rin.
"It seems that you have inherited Mr. Shinjo's talent for photography." Yushan Kazuto replied, and sent a laughing emoticon.
"My grandfather said that he was the only passenger on the flight at the time, so he asked the flight attendant to turn off the lights in the cabin so that he could take a photo of the starry sky. Finally, the flight attendant agreed to his willful idea, and that's how this photo was taken."
When talking about Shinjo Hajime's legendary management career, Shima Rin felt a little proud and couldn't help but type a lot of words.
"Well, it's a pity that the plane we came here on was almost full." Yushan Heren replied unhappily.
There were eight seats in the first class cabin, and six of them were occupied. As for the business class and economy class, they were almost full.
It is almost impossible to encounter a situation where a plane is empty.
"There will be a chance when you come back." Shima Rin replied.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink. If he took a commercial airliner, he probably wouldn't encounter this kind of situation. But if he didn't take a commercial airliner...
Taking a deep breath, Yushan Kazuto kept this idea in mind.
"By the way, why does the photo have a foggy feeling? Is it because the glass windows are not clean enough?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
Shima Rin was silent for a while before replying, "Indeed."
Even though Xincheng Zhao had tried his best to choose cleaner glass windows, and even gave up a better shooting angle for the sake of cleanliness, and had to include the wings in the photo, the cleanliness of the glass windows of civil airliners is still not satisfactory.
However, thinking of the two plane tickets that Toumori Sanae took out at Haneda Airport, Yushan Kazuto suddenly felt that there was still a lot of room for maneuver in this matter. As long as he communicated with Toumori Sanae in advance and confirmed the take-off time, there would be no problem.
"How long will you stay in Osaka?" Shima Rin suddenly asked in a message.
"should……"
"One day?" Yushan Heren sent two messages quickly.
"Only staying for one day?" Shima Rin replied quickly.
She knew that Yushan and others came to Osaka for the Dragon King battle, but since they were in Osaka, why not take a trip to Osaka and Kyoto.
"I originally planned to return to Tokyo immediately after playing shogi," replied Kazuto Hayama.
"Originally?" Shima Rin discovered the blind spot.
"Well, I have some other ideas now, but they should only last for a day," Yushan Kazuto continued.
Shima Rin couldn't help but send another photo, which was a snapshot of a street in Kyoto.
"Don't you want to visit Kyoto and Osaka?"
If Shima Rin came to Osaka by herself, she would definitely take a walk around the surrounding areas.
Yushan Kazuto, however, replied, "I came here when I was a child, but it's nothing new now."
Looking at the news about Yushan Kazuto, Shima Rin couldn't help but be silent.
“If you have some free time, I recommend visiting Osaka and Kyoto.”
"Yeah." This time, Yushan Heren didn't say anything and responded decisively.
If there is still plenty of time after playing chess, Kazuto Hayama doesn't mind wandering around Osaka.
Kong Ginko's hometown is in Osaka, and it is a unique experience to revisit the old place with Kong Ginko.
"Okay, I'm going to rest now. I have to play shogi tomorrow.
. "
There were rustling sounds coming from the bathroom. Yushan Kazuto could tell that it was Toumori Sanae and the others who had finished taking a shower, so he had no choice but to send a message.
"Good night." Shima Rin replied without saying anything else.
"Good night, you should go to bed early too." Yushan Heren smiled and put the phone under the pillow.
Sure enough, in less than a minute, Toumori Sanae came out of the bathroom in her pajamas.
……
"Let's stop here for today." Looking at the time, it was almost ten o'clock, and Kong Yinzi couldn't help but stand up.
Although Sora Ginko usually rests later than this, she still has an important task to do tomorrow - commentating on the battle with the Dragon King.
In order to be in good condition for tomorrow's commentary, Kong Yinzi had to go back to his room to rest early.
Sakurajima Mai nodded, stood up, and walked Kong Ginko out of the room, but she was secretly shocked in her heart.
I didn't expect that before I knew it, it was already ten o'clock. Fortunately, it didn't exceed the time I could maintain my presence.
After closing the door, Sakurajima Mai was still a little scared.
If he hadn't found a new "drug" recently, he would have been exposed in front of Kong Yinzi.
Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but let out a long sigh. If she hadn't discovered by chance that the video of Yushan playing chess with others could also work for her "illness", Mai Sakurajima would not have accepted the invitation of the Yomiuri Shimbun to come to Osaka.
Chapter 1420 Good night, Senior Yushan
Since the shogi video is a newly discovered "drug", its effect is naturally longer-lasting.
But what Mai Sakurajima couldn't understand was why the "medicines" that helped her "symptoms" were all related to Kazuto Yuyama.
The reason she came to Osaka was firstly due to the invitation from the Yomiuri Shimbun, and secondly because of Mai Sakurajima's strong curiosity about Kazuto Hayama.
Of course, she also wanted to test whether watching Yushan play chess with others live would be more effective.
Sora Ginko had already left the room, so Sakurajima Mai no longer needed to keep kneeling. She sat cross-legged on the mat and continued to look at her phone. Sakurajima Mai couldn't help but sigh.
Even now that she has found the correct way to learn, Mai Sakurajima still feels that shogi is somewhat difficult.
Of course, compared to just reading the enlightenment materials recommended by the bookstore owner, the current method is much more effective.
At least, Mai Sakurajima has evolved from being completely unable to understand to being able to read the words but not being able to comprehend them.
Putting down her phone, Mai Sakurajima couldn't help but stretch. After studying for such a long time, and the high-intensity mental work, Mai Sakurajima was already a little tired.
【Go to bed early, and then get up tomorrow to watch chess. 】
He stretched and stood up, his soft body showing to the fullest in an instant.
It’s a pity that it was late at night and no one could appreciate Sakurajima Mai’s posture.
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