Ao Ying, your spot for the next competition is canceled.
W-why?
Two wins and sixteen losses! You actually achieved such a result in the National Middle School Go Individual Tournament! This was the school's only recommended spot.
Uh... two wins and sixteen losses doesn't seem too bad? My two wins were quite valuable; one opponent ended up being the runner-up, and the other was the champion.
How dare you say that! That noon, you secretly ate the runner-up's braised pork rice and deliberately stalled for time. One game dragged on for seven hours, almost starving your opponent to death.
Ah, it's all because the braised pork rice was too fragrant. I waited by the dining table for five minutes, and no one came to eat it.
What about the champion? Why did you scare him?
I saw that the little guy was small, so I thought he had run to the wrong venue and specifically reminded him that the children's group was downstairs.
Get out, I don't want to hear your nonsense.
Amidst the roar, Ao Ying arrived outside, unconsciously touching his nose with a bitter smile.
He got scolded just one second after transmigrating. What strange things the original body did have nothing to do with him.
With the competition spot canceled and no subsidy, his spending would be cut by more than half.
Snacks?
Only in dreams.
However, it's no wonder the Instructor was angry. Losing a game is normal. This school is not a famous sports school; it's purely to make up the numbers. But winning in such a suspicious manner easily leads to speculation.
Coupled with his international student status, mistakes would be magnified a tiny bit.
If it weren't for his amateur 5-Dan certificate and the fact that the school was full of weak players, he wouldn't have even qualified for the competition.
Go ranks are divided into amateur 1-Dan to 8-Dan, and professional 1-Dan to 9-Dan. Theoretically, the higher the number, the stronger the player.
The limit for ordinary people is amateur 5-Dan.
Amateur 6-Dan and 7-Dan can contend for the national amateur championship, and amateur 8-Dan is exclusively for world amateur champions.
The original body being able to obtain this certificate is not weak.
However, the national competition gathered strong players from all sides, many from famous sports schools.
In this country, school clubs are popular, and various student competitions are taken very seriously.
Go is one of the key projects, and related merchandise can be seen everywhere.
Go, what a fate.
Ao Ying's eyes gleamed.
A light screen appeared before him, with several ink-brush characters written on it.
AlphaGo Go System.
He clicked on the personal panel.
Host: Ao Ying
Age: 14
Go Strength: Beginner Training Template (loadable) Intermediate Training Template (0%)
Luck Value: 0
After some study, Ao Ying understood that the system evolves through games. The more games played, the faster the Go strength improves.
As for luck value, 1 point is gained for each victory against a professional-level opponent, used to trigger serendipitous encounters. The more points consumed, the higher the tier of the encounter.
System, load the Beginner Training Template.
【Ding, loaded.】
Ao Ying felt a slight pain in his head, and a vast amount of information appeared out of thin air.
Double-wing, entanglement, Mandarin Duck Broken...
I wonder what level the Beginner Training Template is at?
Where can I test it?
...
Go Hall.
Welcome.
A sweet front desk lady bowed.
Hello, I'd like to find someone to play Go with.
Oh, another child. May I ask what your Go strength is?
Go strength, huh? It should be very strong.
Ao Ying was unsure how strong the Beginner Training Template was. AlphaGo swept the world in his previous life, so he figured it wouldn't be too weak.
The lady was stunned and muttered, "Another kid who doesn't know his Go strength but thinks he's very strong."
Hmm?
Ao Ying vaguely felt he had seen this scene somewhere before.
Swish, swish—
The lady took out a registration book, quickly wrote a few strokes, and then extended her hand.
Thank you, please pay a five-hundred-yen venue fee.
This... do you have any strong players here? I don't want to waste money.
Ao Ying took out five hundred yen, which was nearly forty Chinese yuan, a bit expensive.
Although his family sent him to study abroad, his pocket money was tight, and extravagance was not allowed.
The lady was taken aback by Ao Ying's provocative statement. He was even more arrogant than the previous one.
Haha, kid, do you know who owns this place?
Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. Toya Teacher doesn't like such empty fame.
Two middle-aged uncles passed by, smiling playfully.
Toya?
Ao Ying frowned, seemed to have heard that name before?
Just then.
What are you arguing about?
A faint voice sounded.
Along with the voice, a boy with mushroom-cut hair walked out of the Go room.
Ah, Xiao Liang Teacher, I'm sorry, my voice was too loud.
The bald middle-aged uncle apologized with a forced smile.
The glasses uncle pointed at Ao Ying and explained, "This kid is questioning whether the hall has any strong players."
You want to find a strong player to play Go with?
The long-haired boy smiled, "A kid just came who claimed to be very strong. He and I haven't started playing yet. You two can give it a try."
Looking at the little guy who was half a head shorter than him, Ao Ying lazily yawned.
How strong can a child be?
At this age, aside from those aiming for professional ranks, the wild ones are at most amateur 3-Dan, not even as good as the original body.
Alright, if he's not strong, I want a refund.
Ao Ying handed over five hundred yen, his face full of reluctance.
The lady took it and raised it, smiling triumphantly.
The long-haired boy turned and walked back into the Go room, and Ao Ying followed him.
Clack! Clack!
Inside the Go room, the sound of Go stones being placed continuously echoed.
Everyone looked extremely serious, their eyes fixed on the intensely battling black and white stones.
The two arrived at a corner.
A murmur reached his ears.
Hey, Sai, are you really strong?
Be serious in a bit, don't lose to a child.
Sai?
Ao Ying was startled. He looked at the mushroom-cut boy, then at the boy with yellow bangs in front of him.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Ao Ying, I'm in the second year of junior high, and I'm from China.
My name is Shindo Hikaru, and I'm in the sixth grade of elementary school.
The long-haired boy thoughtfully said, "So you're from China. My name is Toya Akira, and I'm in the sixth grade of elementary school."
Shindo Hikaru, Toya Akira!
Ao Ying suddenly realized. He had thought he transmigrated back to the late 1990s, but he didn't expect this to be the world of the anime 'Hikaru no Go'.
According to the plot, the millennium Go spirit is by Shindo Hikaru's side and will become the number one Go player in the future.
Five hundred yen was worth the price of admission.
Playing against the two protagonists should be able to test the upper limit of the beginner template.
However, in the anime, Sai and Toya Akira didn't show their true strength in their first game.
His thoughts raced. Ao Ying said indifferently, "Two sixth graders... I won't bully children. You two come at me together."
Together?
You're too arrogant.
Not far away, several Go friends burst into laughter, their eyes full of disdain.
Shindo Hikaru's face instantly turned red. He pointed at Ao Ying with one hand, "Who are you looking down on?"
Oh? Do you really play Go?
Ao Ying glanced at him, the corners of his mouth curving slightly upward.
You...
Facing the light glance, Shindo Hikaru paused, feeling as if he had been seen through.
Toya Akira sneered, "Arrogant fellow, then let's have a two-on-one. We are two, you are one."
You're in luck. Ordinary professional Go players are no match for me.
Ao Ying nodded and sat opposite the two. Two Go boards were neatly arranged on the table.
In his previous life, he was a professional 2-Dan. On his pursuit of the pinnacle of Go, he was limited by his talent, only slightly stronger than an amateur 6-Dan. This transmigration happened to allow him to fulfill his dream.
Although the newly loaded knowledge had not yet been fully integrated, it was very strong, surpassing his previous life.
As for how strong, he would only know by trying.