On this eye, this eye on yours この瞳君の瞳に
Everything will appear 映るどんなモノも
I will tell apart the truth 見極めて見せるよ 真実を
We had so many dreams 僕達はこの時代に
In this time we live in どれだけの夢抱えて
We stare at it and run towards it 涙して迷いながら
Even as we wander about crying それに賭けてみてるの
Even then, I won’t hesitate to move 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 決め手見つけ 夢を手にするだろう
On this eye, this eye on yours この瞳君の瞳に
Everything will appear 映るどんなモノも
I’ll tell apart, just the truth 見極めて見せるよ 真実だけ
Even if the truth is たとえ現実が
So harsh it’s suffocating きつく埋もれそうでも
In a place like this こんな場所で終わる
I’m not myself 僕じゃない
Your name!?
Your name! I said I'd remember it
My name is Shindou Hikaru!
Shindou...Hikaru...
Shindou-Kun
I'll carve it into my mind too...
The name Shindou Hikaru!
Match #37 The Pro Exam Begins
Sai...
It's finally time...
Yes
I have to become pro...To catch up to Touya!
Pro Exam Finals
First Match
Shindou First Match
Waya First Match
Waya
Calm down Hikaru
I know
You okay?
You're all stiff
No I'm not!
Though we're all just as nervous...
Morning!
We can put the drinks we bought into this fridge right?
Hey, do you think I can put bread in there?
Probably
Shindou!
Isumi-san!
Hey! Long time no see!
Tsubaki!
You can't call someone older than you directly!
Tsubaki...san...
Good!
Is that the guy Shindou was scared of?
Probably
Aren't you glade you made it to the finals?
What is it?
Now that I look at it, you're cuter than Kawai-san is
Huh? Kawai-san?
He's someone that always does this to me
What are you doing!?
Do it to that Kawai-san guy!
I can't do it to Kawai-san. He's too scary
But Tsubaki-san's alot better at Go than Kawai-san
Of course I am
I'm looking forward to playing you
I have to take another win from ya
I won't let you this time!
Hikaru...
Oh! You're talking back?
Shindou's changed since the preliminaries...
Okay. If you're going to order a lunch. Please place your order here
I wonder what they have
Please place your order by 10
What about you?
My mom packed me a lunch!
Hikaru! You don't seem scared of the bearded man anymore
Actually I used him to calm down
That's a huge improvement!
Let's go to the match hall early
Okay
The finals
is a round robin tournament that meets three times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays for two months
There are 28 participants this year
Are we deciding today's opponent by lottery again?
Yeah only the top three pass
Three...
It's the guy I lost to during the preliminaries
Hikaru's attitude has changed significantly from before
Hikaru, you're trembling with excitement
Your confidence in being able to bring out all of your strength
The way you did against Su-Young is making you yearn for battle
In a wish to test your own strength
Shindou
Iijima-san
I hear you passed the preliminaries with a win by defualt
That was close
Even if I just barely passed.
Passing is passing. It's no different
It's time
So please gather in the match hall
Okay, We'll begin drawing lots now
Please come up here once you've been called
Nakamura-kun
Hayashi-kun
Sasaki-san
I'm number four
Nakamura-kun's, number four
Please hold onto your sheet
Shindou-Kun
Here
You only draw lots on the first day
The tournament chart's already been filled
I'm number 7
Once your number has been decided
Your opponents for the entire exam are decided
I'm playing Iijima-san on the first day
Shindou...
Set your game clocks to three hours each
Clock count is a minute per move
Komi is set to 5.5 moku
Please begin then
Good luck
Oh yes, I should place the order for the lunches
Hmmm? Not even five minutes passed yet
Yes. Calm down first
Him too?
This doesn't happen in any normal match
The pro exam really is...
What's the matter?
It's the first day, there's so much tension in the air
I can't bear to stay here
I'll be in the lounge on the second floor until lunch
Yeah
My goal isn't to just pass
It's to pass in first place
It's begun
The long long pro exam...
Only three people will pass
I can't panic
This year I'll...
He's calm
Is it because he's playing me?
Or is it because he's used to the exam?
I don't want to lose on the first day!
I guess I have no choice
The pro exam only happens once a year!
It's time
So please halt your clocks
Time for lunch! Lunch!
Yup Lunch! Lunch!
Huh? You're full of confidence
They look more like best friends than anything else
I guess it's because we went to the Go salons
Go salons?
Isumi-san and I took him around
He said that he had never played at a Go salon before
Why the fuck did you do that?
Why did you make your rival stronger!?
Mr.Morishita always says that people who will become strong will become strong no matter what
But you didn't have to help him right before the pro exams!
Are you stupid!?
I'm not stupid
My teacher even says that I've become much stronger since Shindou started coming to the study sessions
Yeah.
It seems like taking care of Shindou's made you stronger too
Really?
I'm doing really well right now
I can tell myself
I'm going to pass this year!
Let's look at the pairings
I'm playing Shindou at...
Wow it's torwards the end. The day before the last
Isumi-san, I'll be playing you on the thirteenth match
I've got them right in a row
Shindou on the twelfth match, You on the thirteenth match
You made your rival stronger... Are you stupid...
If Shindou passes
and we fail
We may just be stupid
Please begin now
I resign
There are 27 matches total
I can't be getting excited over one win
Hikaru...
It seems you've taken another step
Second Match of the Pro Exam Finals
I resign
Second quarter, began in school before I realized it
Third Match of the Pro Exam Finals
Win by 6.5 moku
I resign
So far, the only undefeated people are Isumi-san
And me, and Waya, and...
Shindou too?
Oh well, it doesn't matter
My goal is to pass with no losses
Sixth Match of the Pro Exam Finals
I resign
Four people with six straight wins?
Isumi-san, and Ochi, and Waya, and Shindou
Waya's doing well
Even you lost right Honda-kun?
Well, I lost too but...
I can understand Isumi-san and Ochi's six straight wins
But Shindou too?
It's just started
Even if you've lost six straight games
You can pass if you win all the rest
Besides, all wins isn't all good
You might lose one game and collapse
Okay I'm going to close up
All wins isn't good?
Of course it's all good
I'm heading for all wins
What's up with him!?
It's just starting!
You're right
I doubt Shindou will continue winning for too long
Iijima-kun, you played Shindou on the first game right?
How was it?
He played a calm game
I got nervous so I lost
He's changed
You'll find out when you play him
Maybe he'll pass
Over here, it's tougher on white if you simply go to the kosumi instead of attacking him with a keima
Okay
I'll be going now
Thank you for coming
Yasoki 7dan is easy to understand
Yesterday's Kigirai 8dan was horrible at teaching
That's no good
But I wonder when it was that you learned Go
I was the one paying pros to come and play tutoring games
But you learned Go by watching me play
And you passed me quickly
Right now, calling pros is all for you
It's me, can you bring me a whisky and water
I'm happy that my grandson's aiming to become a pro
Your father was no good. He didn't even touch the stones
We'll get you practice at Go salons
I'll even have the pros come teach you everything
I don't care how much it's costs
How are the pro exams?
Do you think you can pass with the top score?
I plan on doing so
I passed Isumi-san and was first place on the last Insei rankings before the pro exams too
Hmm, all the pros coming here have been for this entire week
But maybe we should get Touya 2dan come sometime next week
Touya 2dan!?
He's passed with the top score last year
Your pro exam will go on
So he can probably give you some advice
But it's probably better to listen to a young person about stuff like that
Rather than some old people
Do you not want it?
No, that's okay
I haven't played Touya 2dan yet
It's a great opportunity
I wanted to play him
Once I become pro
we'll both be lower dan players
He's a rival that I may be playing immediately
Six straight wins!?
Shindou... Shindou has six straight wins...
Even if he has six straight wins
The pro exams are long, six wins isn't very much
But it's true that only four people are undefeated so far
Shindou is one of those four...
Tell me...
Tell me exactly how strong he is right now!
Akira-san, It's a phone call for you from the Go institute
Okay. Going to someones house to tutor them?
That's... No
It's not that I'm busy
But could you turn them down?
I'd like to focus on my own studies
Yes. I'm sorry
Oh, Insei!?
I'll be tutoring an Insei!?
Someone taking the exam right now?
I'll go! I'll go!
Yes please set it up
Shindou...
I'm going to take a look at how strong you are right now
These feelings I want to tell you Are spilling out right now 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 言葉にできなくて戸惑っている
So many seasons passed by since we met 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 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 夢へ近づくたびに 儚さを知ったよ
Let’s start each of Our departure here それぞれの旅立ち ここから始めよう
I’m not like I was before 今までの僕達(ぼくら)とは違う
I won’t give up anymore, I’ll keep on walking もう負けない 歩き出していくよ
No matter what the future is どんな未来へでも
So that I can become stronger 強くなれるように…