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
Thinking again?
I resign
One win!
The stones easily flow
The teacher complimented me on my 3 board match
so maybe I'm better at fast Go
I won by half a moku!
Yes 2 straight wins!
I lost!
Oh, sorry
I resign
You won...
I won... 3 straight games...
Just when I thought "I'm gonna have all wins from now on!"
I started getting straight losses
And I started to doubt whether I was getting stronger at all
He did get over the hurdle in front of him
so congratulations is right
Doesn't matter to me
And? When is the Wakajishisen?
Touya will be there, right?
Is Touya Akira the only thing in your head?
Next month and the month after
It's on the Saturday's when we don't have Insei matches
It takes more than a day
It's a tournament between 16 Insei and 16 new pros
The first match is all between Insei and pro
It's an even game of course
But you won against pros! wow!
What are you talking about?
You won't pass the pro exams unless you can win against pros
Wakajishisen is a good testing ground
Match #28 The Wakajishisen
What other Insei isn't here yet?
Let's see... Nozaki and Shidou and...
Shindou's here
You're late!
Waya! We're finally here! I'm so excited
Aren't you a tad too excited?
Where's everyone else?
Why is there people under 16 and from the second class here too?
We're not allowed to watch?
Not helping you ever again
Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
Where are the pros?
They're over there
They're the pros!?
They don't look it
Not many of them wear neckties
The Wakajishisen is like a festival of sorts
so they're relaxed
Sup guys, been awhile
Oh, it's just Mashiba-san
Are you all doing well?
who is this?
He's one of the Insei that became pro last year
Isumi-san, good luck today
Please take it easy on me
Isumi-san's playing...
Yup. Mashiba-san in the first round
Hey Isumi-san
Please come over to this side already
Once you become pro, you can play freely Without that stuffy feeling you have when you're an Insei
It really is great
Though you have to become pro to understand it
It's great being pro
Well then, later
He's so annoying
What is with him?
He's gotten so irritating ever since he became pro
He pisses me off
I definitely have to win my first round now!
Waya! Shindou!
Saeki-san
Aren't you glad we're not playing each other in the first round?
Fighting each other within the Morishita school, that would've been bad
Good luck to you too, Shindou-Kun
with beating Touya
Yeah
Later
Where's Touya?
Oh, He's not here yet...
Good morning
Morning
Good morning
It seems that you're not the only one focused on Touya
Doesn't look like they give a damn about the Insei
That especially has to be the case with Murakami-san
Once he beats Shindou in the first round
He has to play Touya in the second
Who's my opponent Murakami 2dan?
Which one is it?
He's over there
He has his hair parted down the middle, with glasses
I said Hey!
Aren't you a little too nervous?
With those fists?
Sweating already?
Take it easy
No one's expecting you to win, 16th
Everyone please quiet down
Well then, We'll begin
The 9th annual Wakajishisen now
It's almost time to start the matches
So everyone please take your seats
They're even matches, but the Insei will take black
It's time now, so please begin
Good luck
This many Insei's are going to be watching?
I'm getting nervous
I mean, Isumi-san is an Insei, and I'm a pro
It'll look bad if I get defeated really quickly
Good luck
The focus of this year's Wakajishisen is probably Touya Akira
He's had straight wins since his debut in April
I wonder how long he'll last here
That's Ogata 9dan
Why is he at the Wakajishisen?
Maybe since he studies under Touya-Meijin
he has to watch out for Touya Akira...
You think?
I mean, Touya Akira's had straight wins since his debut
What is there to worry about against Insei's?
That's?
Murakami 2dan
No, the Insei
He's...
Oh yeah, during the new first dan series...
Touya!
Another spectator?
Will the match end with the uncertain?
It won't!
Touya won't let it end here
With the way he's been playing up to now!
If they enter the last round even
He'll try to go for a KO!
But, why would Ogata 9dan watch his game?
Is he special?
Hello? Touya Akira is over here
Just kidding
You seem to be interested in Hikaru
Yes, you watched the move Hikaru talked about
At the childrens Go tournament didn't you?
Close! It's one above that! At the childrens Go tournament didn't you?
Close! It's one above that!
Calm down
Mr.Ogata...
You saw Hikaru play afew moves against Touya-Meijin too, didn't you?
Sai...
You!
Those... were both me
I only play Hikaru these days
That's fun in it's own way
But you are a Go player as well
I wish I could play you someday too
What kind of a game will you play?
I've played many
types of games against many different players in the past
As Fujiwarano Sai and as Honinbou Shuusaku
Those memories are coming back...
Those dozens... Those hundreds... Those thousands of games
I still remember them all
Even the cold feeling of the Go stones
There is a free board
Come! let us play as well!
I wish I had a body
No... I have to be thankful that I met Hikaru
I can't ask for more
How is Hikaru?
You should keep a close watch on him
Someday...
He will become a rivel to everyone here, including yourself
His opponent is a pro...
But he isn't that much stronger than the Insei
Although
I don't know how far Hikaru can go, the way he is now
But that's... NOW
Just you wait
In the near future...
Hikaru! That was a bad move!
So like I said he still has much to learn
You just happened to be watching this one game
I play Hikaru everyday, so I know
he sees more of the board everyday, and his play gets more solid everyday
His growth is very apparent
Of course, he'll still makes bad moves
just like earlier
But... But...
It.. It was a bad move...
But he fooled his opponent well
and turned his bad move into a good one!
Hikaru...
Okay!
See? You rushed too much here
I see...
Don't follow your opponent's moves too much
It's important to play fast
but it's also important to use your time
Looks like you won Tajima-kun
You're being very nice
Really?
Well then, I guess I'll go watch Touya
Ogata 9dan is here
I wonder what it is
I doubt the people there are very interesting
Oh well, gotta watch Touya
I... I'll go watch Isumi-san
How is it?
I lost
Not you! Isumi-kun!
I resign
Thanks for the game
Waya you've gotten better
I hope you pass the pro exams this year
Of course I've gotten better
Nakayama-san was Insei 2 years ago
I even expected to win today
Let's see Touya... Oh! His game's still going on. Later
I couldn't win...
But I did well! I'm not too far from becoming pro! This year I'll...
I wonder how Isumi-san's game is going
It's!
Isumi-kun's advantage is plain as day
Mashiba tried to come back earlier
but Isumi-san took care of it
And that's that
Go Isumi-san!
In your face, Mashiba!
No... I can't do anything even if I keep playing
I resign
Thanks for the game
That's it?
Seemed as if he was only half concentrating on the game
Maybe he's saving his strength for the next match
Man, I don't even know how strong Touya is
because the Insei sucked too much
I resign
Thanks for the game
Yes
Isumi-san dominated the game from the start to end
Yeah totally
I thought Mashiba-san would put up more of a fight
Yeah can't tell who's the pro
It's meaningless to beat me at a place like this!
Just like it's meningless to be first amongest the Insei for 2,3 years in a row
It's all meaningless unless you pass the pro exams
Isumi-san you beat me in the pro exams last year
But you didn't make it
The way you're going, you're going to fail...
Waya!
Why you!
What's going on!?
Mashiba! Waya!
Mashiba! You bastard!
Stop it!
Isumi-san! Waya!
Just because you...
Screw you
Waya
Touya Akira is watching
But... you were a little too late
But he saw Hikaru's wonderful play from earlier
Can Touya see from this board
From these unusual patterns of stones?
Can he see the moves that occured?
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…