In the Heian era, Fujiwara Sai
After a great span of time
Was reborn in the heart of Shindou Hikaru
To master the Move Of God
You are holding me up strong 君が今僕を支えて
I am holding you as well 僕が今君を支える
So let us now while wandering, live together だから迷いながらも共に生きていこうよ
towards the future 未来へと
Even when I'm capricing with my friends 仲間と戯れ それなりで居ても
I feel an emptiness in my heart もの足りながを感じてしまう
Looked at with cold eyes 冷めた目で見られて
I'm blown by the winds of a dry age 乾いた時代の風に吹かれている
Feelings of doubt and courage are back to back 不安な心と勇気が背中合わせになっている
but I'll make these dreams come true now with my own hands だけど今なら夢をこの手で叶えてみせるよ
The days where I'm hurt and about to break 傷ついて壊れそうな日も
The days where I cry and trouble you They all exist 涙して困らせる日もあるけれど
but we will get over it heading 僕達はそれを超えていくんだ
Higher then anyone else 誰より上を目指して
Kaiou's first board!
Do you have time?
The Twentieth Match The Road to Becoming Pro
Hey Kishimoto-kun, it has been awhile
Hey
Sit at an empty spot
I wonder what it is...
He said there was something he wanted to know... and he takes me all this way
Is it about Touya and me?
But why at a Go salon?
Oh shoot! I forgot to buy the English reference book
What do you want to know?
Your real strength
Do you mind?
Wow it's incredible over there, they're really good
The tall boy, right?
Kishimoto-kun
He's exceptional
Bow to him and plead for a game later. He's just that strong
The tall boy is strong
But the little boy...
He's very strong too
You want to know my real strength?
Just you see!
Not Sai's, MY STRENGTH!
It won't be like at the tournament, right now I'm...!
About the same as our second board
The Furikawari over here is a very good idea
That's not all
you play patiently, and don't rush the game
Kaiou's first board complimented me
But you're not strong for Touya to see you as a rival
Or is there something else to you?
Touya just overestimated me, that's all
And then, he found out how strong I was and it burst his bubble
don't mess around! And then, he found out how strong I was and it burst his bubble
Touya... And then, he found out how strong I was and it burst his bubble
That's all
And?
You burst his bubble and that's it?
You still have that certain quality that pulled Touya to you, don't you?
You're not going to chase after Touya?
Well, he is my goal...
I'm sure I'll catch up to him someday
Quite a gap between you and Touya...
No, I'm not talking about your strength
I'm talking about your attitude towards reaching your goal
You don't know what Touya was like in the Kaiou Go club, do you?
Touya really chased after you full strength
Not caring about the people around him
I'll catch up someday! When is that "someday"?
Touya has already passed the Pro examinations
Really, Kishimoto-kun?
By Touya he means Touya Akira-Kun, right?
That's a round robbin tournament lasting two months
So it should last until the end of the month shouldn't it?
He said to his teacher at school
Starting in April next year
He's a pro player
Pro?
You've gotta be kidding
He's only in 7th grade
Most pros become pro in their teens
All of the top pros qualify when they're in Jr.High
You didn't know?
Most people don't know about it
It is a peculiar field of work
What about school?
They don't go when they have a match
They don't go? They're allowed to not go?
Their teachers won't get mad?
What a peculiar boy
Pro...
Pro but...
I thought he wouldn't become pro for a long time...
I didn't think it would be this soon
I thought it would be when he became an adult and...
Adult?
By that time
Touya will be in a place you can't reach
April next year, Touya will start his race
And he will move forward faster than anyone else
You can't possibly catch up to him unless you
desperately run after him starting now
I... Haven't thought about it much...
It thought that I'd get closer to Touya
if I just kept playing Go...
Having Touya as your goal while clowning around
You not only sicken me, you disappoint me as well
What exactly was it that Touya was chasing after?
Well, it dosen't concern me
Do you mind if we stop this game?
My advantage won't change
Sorry for taking up your time
Kishimoto-kun, another cup of coffee?
No thanks, I'll go home
The me that Touya chased...
That was... Was Sai...
The me right now is all I can be...
Hey, Touya Akira passed with all win, right?
No, he has one loss
But it was a loss by defualt
Los by defualt?
I'm not sure why
but he didn't go to the first match
The last Sunday in August
Not go to the pro examination? Really?
The last Sunday in August!?
It's that day! On the internet!
I'm not talking about your strength
I'm talking about your attitude towards reaching your goal
Hey!
How do you take the pro examination?
The pro examination occurs once a year
The next one will be Summer next year
Besides, you're not strong enough to become pro, right?
First you should maybe get better by becoming an Insei
Do you know about Insei? From the Japanese Go Institute?
Yes, Yes, Play against good people aim to become pro, and learn about Go
Then take it
I'll tell you this
But you're not good enough to even become an Insei right now
Hikaru...
There's a test to become an Insei too
The Insei examination occurs 4 times a year
The next one is in December, right?
You play against a pro to judge your strength in the Insei examination, right?
Yes. Of course, not just anyone can pass it
Hikaru...
April next year, Touya will start his race
And he will move forward faster than anyone else
Hikaru...
Sai...
They said that was impossible straight to your face...
I won't give up even if it is impossible
Hikaru!
I can see the distance between Touya and I now
If I want to reach up to him,
I have to pass that Insei examination easily
And crush all the other Inseis
And pass the pro examination with all wins!
No matter what Kaiou's first board say's
I won't give up!
Because, Sai
He didn't give up on you!
He was shivering from fear of your strength at the tournament
But he still faced you!
It's not impossible...
It's not impossible
Yes, This time you will chase after Touya, Hikaru!
Hikaru, we came here once before didn't we?
Yeah, when we came to watch the children's tournament
You're going to learn Go here? The ones called "Insei" are...
I'm having a hard time picturing it...
Are a lot of guys like Kaious first board playing with a scary face?
But Hikaru, you will get better if you play there
But, I should ask how to take the exam before that
Everything is a step towards Touya!
Okay Hikaru!
Let's go!
This! It's what we saw earlier!
Those fake fish that look really real
Oh it's still here!
Look Hikaru! Look!
Why you!
The Insei examination for December?
Yeah, we're holding it this Sunday
but we're past the deadline for the applications already
What!? But! I want to take it now!
You want to take it now...
You can't take it in march?
But I came all this way!
Let me take it, Cheapo!
Cheapo!?
Touya's going to keep on walking forward!
Rules are rules!
That's crazy
But, isn't there anything you can do?
That boy...
Something I can do... but...
What's going on?
Mr.Ogata
This guy's... I think I've met him somewhere before
This boy says he wants to take the Insei exam for First quarter
Insei exam?
We're past the deadline
and he isn't sponsored by anyone
and he doesn't even have any Kifu!
He just barged in!
Mr.Ogata we're short on time...
I know that boy
I'll sponsor him
Could you let him take it?
Okay
Excuse me
Mr.Ogata just who is that boy?
That's what I want to find out
It's finally going to get revealed...
now I remember!
That guy! He's the guy that was with Touya-Meijin!
What do you mean by "That guy"! Watch your langauge!
Sorry
Really...
Why did Mr.Ogata Sponsor a child like this?
Listen
This is the Insei application form
What you need to bring with you on the day is this Insei application form
and your resume, and 3 Kifu
You'll also need to bring the exam processing fee, and the exam match fee
And have your parents come with you
Processing fee!? Parents!
Yes, Understand?
Let's see... application form, resume, Kifu...
Kifu? What's a Kifu?
You don't know what a Kifu is!?
What is it?
A child who doesn't even know what a Kifu is, is trying to take the Insei exam
You've gotta be kidding.
Just tell children like that to go home
But, Mr.Ogata asked me to help him out so...
Mr.Ogata?
And! What's a Kifu!?
*Kifu*
I see
Kifu is a record of a game I played...
But how am I supposed to write it down?
Well, I'm sure either Tsutsui-san or Mitani will know
Your path is getting paved, Hikaru
Yeah
Touya... It's a path that leads to you...
Shindou! I got a new member!
New member?
Come in
Hey!
He's called Natsume, he's in my class, He can play abit
I just started this Summer
So I'm still not very good
Great!
Now we can go to the tournament even if Tsutsui-san can't make it!
That's the case
Hikaru!
A new member? really?
Then we can go to the tournament!
We won't just be going there this time
Shindou's gotten really strong
and I've gotten stronger from playing him
If we throw away the first board
and go for two wins between the 2 of us...!
We can beat Kaiou... Maybe!
What's going on? You're all so happy
Tsutsui-san!
A new member?
Isn't it great!?
Now, both the guys and girls can all head towards the tournament!
Girls too?
Whos your third player?
Remember that girl Hikaru brought before?
She said she'll participate in the tournament
There is a girl who actually knows how to play Go!
See, we've got 3 now
Akari, team, does that mean me too?
Yeah
Already!?
It'll be okay
Yeah, Shindou-kun...
But I'm no good at all Yeah, Shindou-kun...
Just have Mitani-kun teach you some more
This here
This book surprised me
Touya Akira passed the pro exams!
Yeah
Yeah? You know?
I knew. I heard from Kaiou's first board
Kaiou's first board? Kishimoto?
Yeah, It must've been a month already...
I bumped into him inside a book store
and he told me that Touya's going to become a pro starting April
So, I have to keep up
and I've been studying really hard
I see, that's why you've been improving so quickly
Right
So I'm going to take the Insei examination later
Insei...
Examination!?
Yeah! Isn't it incredible!?
Are you surprised?
Anyways, Kaiou's first board told me that
I've got to chase after him desperately or I won't catch up
And they told me to bring 3 Kifu with me
But I don't know how to write them
Tsutsui-san, do you know?
Tsutsui-san..?
Shindou...
I thought Insei's couldn't go to amateur tournaments...
Hikaru?
Isn't it great that you realized before the exam?
Give up on becoming an Insei, let's play Shindou!
What's wrong, Hikaru?
Or are you really...
Going to quit the Go club!?
The happiness that I dreamed of 夢に見ていたシアワセなら
I thought someone would bring it to me 誰かが運んでくれると思ってた
Within this quick paced city, all I have are excuses... 急ぎ足の街で言い訳ばかり
and I lied to myself that everyone was doing the same みんなも同じとうそぶいてた
Are you really satisfied right now? 本当にキミはいま 満足してるの？
It was as if you saw straight through me 心の真ん中 見抜かれたようで
If i had not met you あなたと出会えなかったら
I would only have a false smile! 偽った笑顔のまま
I would only have had うわべの態度や言葉を
empty emotions and words 繰り返したね
With the power of your gaze あなたの瞳の力で
I will change from now on 私は変わってゆこう
In order to cast off 昨日の揺らいだ気持ちを
the uncertain feelings of yesterday…