On this eye, this eye on yours Kono me kimi no me ni この瞳君の瞳に
Everything will appear Utsuru donna mono mo 映るどんなモノも
I will tell apart the truth Mikiwamete miseruyo shinjitsu wo 見極めて見せるよ 真実を
We had so many dreams Bokutachi ha kono jidai ni 僕達はこの時代に
In this time we live in Doredake no yume ga atta どれだけの夢抱えて
We stare at it and run towards it Namida shite mayoi nagara 涙して迷いながら
Even as we wander about crying Soreni kakete miteruno それに賭けてみてるの
Even then, I won’t hesitate to move Boku ha soredemo kidou ni kobamuyouna 僕は それでも人にひけとらぬような
I’ll decide, stare at it, and grasp it in my hands Kimete mitsuke yume wo tenisurudarou 決め手見つけ 夢を手にするだろう
On this eye, this eye on yours Kono me kimi no me ni この瞳君の瞳に
Everything will appear Utsuru donna mono mo 映るどんなモノも
I’ll tell apart, just the truth Mikiwamete miseruyo shinjotsu dake 見極めて見せるよ 真実だけ
Even if the truth is Tatoe genjitsu ga たとえ現実が
So harsh it’s suffocating Kitsuku umoresou demo きつく埋もれそうでも
In a place like this Konna bashode boku こんな場所で終わる
I’m not myself Boku jyanai 僕じゃない
This is the last Insei study session
The pro exmas will begin as soon as we enter
Good luck!
I'm looking forward to seeing you during the first match of the actual pro exam
Shindou was laughing...
Does he understand that we're all rivals?
Match #31 The Preliminary starts
The pro exam preliminaries start today and go for five days
One match a day
Those with 3 wins get to advance to the finals a month from now right?
Yeah
But, I'm just going to play Go as usual
In the place that I normally play at Isumi-san, Waya, and the other top eight aren't in the preliminary, so that's good
But the other Insei's are all coming
Play normally...
That can be quite difficult
Hikaru, will you be able to play as you normally do?
I'll be fine! I'll play the way I usually...
Is he... taking the test too!?
H-He's an old man!
Ahhh! Summer's so incredibly hot!
Wow, What a beard that guy has!
What is it? You taking the pro exam too?
You too?
Yeah...
Me too, nice to meet you
That beard guy is taking the pro exam too?
Shindou, why are you just standing there?
Adults are here
Of course outsiders take the exam too
Outsiders?
You can qualify to take the test until you're 30
Former Insei's and people who...
Did amateur tournaments come too
Did you get any sleep last night?
Yeah
Oh
You fell asleep when we were learning Tsumego right?
Shut up
What is it with your attitude!?
I'm talking to you! Why don't you respond instead of just ignoring me!?
Hey. You idiot!
Huh?
Could you be quiet? You're a nuisance to everyone
All I did was ask where he came from!
The exams are about to start. He doesn't want to talk
Oh, So it's my fualt!?
Is that what you're trying to say?
How can someone so impolite become a pro!
Idiot!
Who's causing all the ruckus?
He's taking the exam?
Man, he's loud
Hikaru! Let's put your bag away!
Yeah... Let's...
Shindou-Kun!
Fuku...
Morning!
What's wrong?
Yeah...umm...
There's a weird outsider here
and he's scared
I'm not scared!
20 minutes left...
I played Touya-Kun last year on the first day
Touya?
Oh yeah...As strong as he is since he's not an Insei
He has to go through the preliminaries as an outsider
That day during lunch, Touya-Kun tried to talk to Waya-kun
But Waya-kun just told him to shut up
It's so weird
Isn't it weird?
I'm walking the same path as Touya...
I'm a year behind but...
Yes...The same path
If you go straight down this path
You will find Touya
Yea, Him
It's almost time
Well, we'll be drawing the pairings
So please come up as you are called
Katagiri-kun
Here!
Please draw your number here
Murayama-kun!
Here!
Tsubaki-kun!
Here!
Here, Here, Here!
He's been talking so loudly! Is he trying to scare everyone?
Man, he annoys me
He'd better not cause a commotion during the matches
Shindou-Kun
Shindou-Kun!
Hikaru!
Here!
Hagino-kun, number 14
Okay
Hikaru... are you nervous?
Shindou-Kun, number 21
Please get seated
Number 1 is to be seated on the far side
and continues with 2 and 3...
Sup
Worst possible opponent
Be careful
he might start screaming like a monster during the match
Shindou, you're rather unlucky
Don't say that!
Please set your match clocks to 2 hours
and byouyomi 1 minute
You know who's black and who's white right?
It doesn't matter who my opponent is!
Then please start!
Good luck
Okay
Excuse me for a bit
Hey... hey...
what's going on!?
It's been more than half an hour
What exactly is he doing?
He returned and the game has resumed but...
Hikaru has lost his presence of mind
It is time for lunch. So please halt your clocks
Hey! Let's eat together!
Me?
You're an Insei right?
Where do you usually eat?
Show me around!
Hikaru! You can't go with him!
B-But!
Shindou-Kun...
Hamburgers!? You've gotta be kidding!
Let's eat at that Soba store!
Okay? Soba!
Don't worry, it's on me
I won't make a kid pay
No, it's not that...
Then what is it?
What's your name?
Shindou...
I'm called Tsubaki! As in the bud of a flower
Isn't that cool?
There used to be a really strong Samurai called Tsubaki Sanjurou
Hard to believe...
What's with that face?
Ummm... Mister
Where did you go during the first half hour of the match?
I circled around the block on my bike
To calm down a little
Everyone here is nervous to a varying degree
I'm nervous too
If you calm your emotions and play normally, you'd win
If you play with stirred emotions, you'd lose
I calmed down with those 30 minutes
While you probably became upset
We have 2 whole hours
It's up to me how I use the time
Oh... You can use your time like that...
How much time do you Insei's play with?
First class has 60 minutes
Second class has 30 minutes
So you've never played with 2 hours time?
No
Then this is your first time halting the game for lunch
Yeah
So that's why... You gave me the turn so quickly
Huh?
The morning ended right after you played
What happens then is...
I can spend the entire lunch time thinking
How would this move go?
Or would this be better? How would he respond?
See, isn't it great?
You don't know how I'll play
So you can't think
You'll just be spacing out the entire time
And it seems like you're scared of my beard!
I'm not scared! I'm not!
You haven't played adults very much have you?
You won't ever be an adult unless you can come into a Soba store like this alone
Eat already, the noodles going to go bad
I don't really like Soba
He's completely been overwhelmed
There's no way he can win like this
This is the end game
You won?
I win by 4 and a half moku!
Thanks for the game
Thanks for the game...
What's wrong?
Don't get depressed over just one loss!
Though I understand how you feel
But seems like I've gotten on rhythm thanks to you
Thanks alot
Well then!
What's with him!
Shindou-Kun...
Shindou, you lost?
I didn't think about the turn before the lunch break at all...
Turn before the lunch break?
You're so stupid. That doesn't matter!
Really?
It's better to not think about anything during lunch!
You need to let loose!
I'd rather go into the lunch break on my opponent's turn
I don't really care
I'd like to go in on my own turn
just like that bearded guy said
And then, I'd think about my next move during all of lunch
You'll make a mistake if you think too much
Don't worry, there's no gain or loss over whose turn it is going into lunch break
We don't even seal the move
Seal the move?
Sealing a move is sealing a move. You don't know what it is?
Yeah
A match challenging a title is played over 2 days right?
So in that situation, they mark the last move of the day down on paper instead of actually playing it
And unseal it on the next day when they resume the game
It's fair that way
2 days!?
There are games that last 2 days!?
You didn't even know that?
Yes there are. There are games that you spend 2 days on
Though the only people who play it are a few select individuals from the top ranks of the pro
Our priority is the pro exam!
Listen, don't think about the match during the lunch break
And, even if we do have 2 hours
Leaving for the first half hour
Is obviously a plot to upset you! Plot!
Shindou, you can't let something like that bother you!
We have 3 hours of time in the actual pro exams!
What are you upset over?
I'm playing that bearded guy tomorrow!
I'm not going to lose
This is where I board the train. See ya
Bye Bye
Shindou...
He doesn't know much about the title matches does he?
No, he doesn't...
And he was scared of that bearded guy
That bearded guys an exception!
He's horrible!
Shindou's never even gotten molded by adults in a Go salon before...
People like us usually practice at Go salons right?
Against high dan adult players
Yeah, and then we follow a pro teacher
But, Shindou learned from being in a Go club for a year
And he doesn't even have much experience going to tournaments during that time
He just went to some small tournament twice
What are you trying to say?
A guy like that
Is already knocking on the gate to become pro
You mean, He's a genius?
What I'm trying to say
Is that he seems unstable
What goes up, must come down
Though I'm just rambling
Hikaru, your father and I are going out tomorrow
So can you watch the house?
I have the pro exams tomorrow too, so I can't
What? What exam?
An exam to become a pro Go player
Who's taking that?
Me
What are you taking Hikaru?
Like I said, the pro exam!
Hikaru... You're taking.. an exam to... become a pro Go player?
Yup
What!? What are you thinking!? You're just a child
What are you saying
There are kids My age who are already pro!
But... I mean what is a pro Go player?
You're going to become a pro?
You've never mentioned that to me
Really?
Tomorrow? What is it? What are you doing Hikaru?
What is it all of a sudden?
You're the one that's suddenly bringing things up. I don't know anything about pro Go players
Mom, you don't have to know anything
See here
I don't think it's a bad thing that you're concentrating on Go
But your semester finals were horrible!
If your grades were just alittle higher
I wouldn't complain about you doing what you want
Semester finals?
If I pass the pro exams
That won't matter anymore
I totally understand why Waya wants to become pro already
I'm irritated right now because I lost today
So be quiet already
Hey Hikaru!
Call me when dinner's ready
Huh? What?
Ummm... What? Huh? What?
Ummm... What?
Pro?
What?
He's What?
That bearded guy's here already
It doesn't matter
He's not my opponent anymore
I won't let him push me around anymore
I just need to avoid him
Words probably won't do any good right now. Hikaru...
He's not here...
Morning!
Mor...
Sup!
Good luck today
Don't worry about one loss
I just have to win 3 games during the five days
Just win 3
Well, it's all over if you lose 3 times
What's your problem!
I've only lost one so far!
Shindou can't do it...
Please begin
Good luck
These feelings I want to tell you Are spilling out right now Trutaetai omoiga ima Afureteiruyo 伝えたい想いが今 溢れているよ
But I’m hesitating, not knowing how to put it into words Kotoba ni dekinakute tomadotteiru 言葉にできなくて戸惑っている
So many seasons passed by since we met Deai kara kazoekiremu kisetsu ga meguri 出会いから 数えきれぬ季節が巡り
I miss that time we stayed up all night talking Katari akashite yoru ga natsukashii yone 語りあかした夜がなつかしいよね
As I walk towards my dreams I learn what vanity is Yume he chikazuku tabi ni Hakanasa wo shitteyo 夢へ近づくたびに 儚さを知ったよ
Let’s start each of Our departure here Sorezore no tabidachi Kokokara hajimeyou それぞれの旅立ち ここから始めよう
I’m not like I was before Imamade no bokura toha chigau 今までの僕達(ぼくら)とは違う
I won’t give up anymore, I’ll keep on walking Mou makenai arukidashite yukuyo もう負けない 歩き出していくよ
No matter what the future is Donna mirai demo どんな未来へでも
So that I can become stronger Tsuyoku nareru youni 強くなれるように…