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
Ochi
Though I respect your skill
I never once thought that you were stronger than me
I resign
Ochi...
Thank you
You helped me get back on my feet
Isumi-san, your back
I'll be playing you in the last round, Ochi
I'll be much stronger than I am now
Granpa
Please call Touya 2dan
Have you seen this game?
Black is a Korean kenkyuusei Hong-Su-young
Shindou Hikaru is white
This... White is Shindou!?
If this is Shindou's strength right now...
Three weeks...
Isn't going to be enough!
Not at all
That's what I am here for
Forty-second Match: The First One to Pass
Eighteenth Match of the Pro Exam Finals
I resign
Thanks for the game!
Thanks for the game...
Komiya and Adachi were both at five losses
But Komiya just beat Adachi
Really!
The top five have all won
You?
I won today but...
Six losses...
I'm at the end of the cliff
Then I guess I'm hanging off the cliff by one hand since I'm at seven losses
I'm not out of it just yet!
Later Tsubaki-san!
Yeah
He's become something..
But...
You and I, And Komiya and Adachi...
None of us have played against the top five yet
We still have a chance if we can beat them
We can't afford any more losses
Yeah!
The Twentieth Match of the Pro Exam Finals
Please start your clocks
Ochi: 19 wins 1 loss
Waya: 18 wins 2 losses
Shindou: 17 wins 3 losses
Isumi: 17 wins 3 losses
Honda: 17 wins 3 losses
Komiya: 15 wins 5 losses
Adachi: 14 wins 6 losses
Katagiri: 14 wins 6 losses
Tsubaki: 13 wins 7 losses
The Twenty-First Match of the Pro Exam Finals
Nase! You beat Honda!?
Yup I played a great game!
That's great
I wish you could have seen it
It's because I can play like that...
I can play like that...
That is why I can't give up on becoming a pro
It's over...
Thanks for the game
You played well
It was a good game
The top five won't fall...
They refuse to fall...
So... This is the end for me
Last year, Touya Akira was far ahead of everyone else
So we had to compete harder for the two remaining spots
Next year...
What will happen next year?
Did you win?
Yeah!
Things have turned around since the preliminaries
I wanted to try it at least once
Before I reached the final year that I am allowed to take the pro exam
Tsubaki-san...
But...I've lost my grip on the edge of the cliff
Hey!
You asked me for a ride on my bike awhile ago didn't you?
Oh, yeah
Come on, I'll give you a ride to the station
What is it Hikaru?
Hey!
Come on! Let's go!
Oh, yeah
Tsubaki-san! Slow down a little!
Are you at three losses right now?
What? What did you say!?
I cant hear you!
You're doing well
I said, I cant hear you!
A month between the preliminaries and the finals
A month and a half since the finals started
You were getting stronger all the while
I didn't change at all That's the difference between us
Tsubaki-san! I can't hear anything you're saying!
Hey! You're Shindou, Right?
What!?
I'm leaving my dream of becoming a pro with you!
I can't hear you
I said I'm leaving my dream of becoming a pro with you
Thanks for the ride, Tsubaki-san
Ummm... What you said earlier
Oh, that
I will be cheering for you
I won't forgive you if you mess up in the end
Thank you, Tsubaki-san
I was afraid of what would happen when we first met him
Come on, Let's go Sai!
Sai?
I told you! This move is pointless!
There's no way a blunt move like this could work!
Weren't you troubled by the combination of a nobi after a nozoki!?
You should have settled for meeting it with a jump
I told you the same thing just three days ago
Are you even trying!?
I am trying
It's just that I don't understand why you're so obsessed over Shindou
Yes his match against the Korean kenkyuusei did surprise me
I've had an incredible game or two as well
So what?
I know exactly how strong you are already!
Why are you so obsessed over Shindou!?
It's an even match I had two years ago
Shuusaku's Kosumi...
I'm white
And black?
Who's black?
His play seems rather archaic but...
This person playing black is quite good
His moves assault white's weaknesses viciously
This strength is...
Who's black!?
It can't be!
It's him
Shindou!?
I know Shindou!
I looked at his game when he first became an Insei
I played him during the study sessions too!
I resigned here
It can't be! It's impossible!
Two years ago!?
I didn't stand a chance
No one would believe that this black player is Shindou from two years ago
No...That is why I haven't shown anyone this match before
You are the first person I've shown it to
I don't believe it either!
I don't expect you to
But, this match did indeed happen
Just who is Shindou!?
That's what I want to find out
Come on, let's continue
The Twenty-Second Match of the Pro Exam Finals
I resign
Okay! I won by three and a half moku!
This is your nineteenth win
Adachi: 15 wins 7 losses
Shindou 19 wins 3 losses
Thanks for the game
Komiya: 16 wins 6 losses Waya: 20 wins 2 losses
Good job seeing it
Now, Black has the advantage
I resign
Isumi: 18 wins 4 losses Honda: 18 wins 4 losses
Great, Great!
I'm still at four losses
There is a good chance of a playoff
Five matches left I can still pass!
Playoff?
There's another round if two people are tied for the third place
I see
A playoff...
I'm in danger of that since I'm at three losses
That move where Honda broke in decided everything
It looked as if it went in too deep
but there was no way to stop it
It was a good move
He lost at least eight moku because of that
There was no where else to make it back either since it was the end game
Isumi-'san's failed
He hasn't failed yet!
Yeah...
If you lose two more games There can be a playoff
I won't lose!
I'm going to pass
Me too...
Five more matches.
I'm almost at the goal
Almost
The Twenty-fifth Match of the Pro Exam Finals
Congratulations Ochi-kun!
Thank you very much
Even if you lose the last two matches
Your win today has guaranteed that you will pass
Yes
Were you nervous when you were playing today?
No
Really? That's incredible
You didn't get overzealous when you were trying to pass?
Someone told me that if I set an even higher goal for myself
Passing the exam will happen on its own
That may be why
A higher goal than passing?
What kind of goal is it?
It's to beat Shindou!
Shindou-Kun?
Didn't you beat him during the Insei study sessions?
Shindou has changed since then
Oh...
He has grown very rapidly but...
Well anyways, congratulations on passing
Yes
Well, good luck with the rest of your matches too
Hey, Ochi
Congratulations on passing
You don't have to force yourself to say it
Can't you just accept my congratulations as they are?
How was your game?
I won, but I'm not the only one
Shindou is still at three losses
And Isumi-san and Honda-san are still at four losses too
The top five have all won
But, I guess it doesn't matter to you anymore
Waya, you'll be playing Shindou next
Yeah, I'm at two losses
I'll pass if I beat Shindou, who's at three losses
Well either way
You'll just be watching us from above without a care in the world
I do care about something
I'll be playing Shindou in the last round
It's not a throwaway match
It may be the most important match for me
Out of the entire pro exam when did you always think so highly of Shindou?
I want to find out Shindou's strength
His mysterious strength...
Mysterious?
I'll be looking forward to your match against Shindou. Good luck
Later then, Ochi
This is the Shindou that I know
I wont know unless I play him
But, I won't lose...
I don't want to lose!
Not to someone like Shindou...
Okay, I won!
I guess I'll go to sleep after another game
Sai!
Seriously!?
Is he playing a game!?
I haven't seen him since last summer...
You idiot! Why are you using the name Sai!? You suck
Don't use Sai's name! He's a legend on the net!
Didn't I mistake Shindou for Sai's student once?
Zelda...
Oh yeah, you said that you were an Insei
So Waya, you're Zelda!
Y-You... Why do you know about the conversation between Sai and I?
Could it be he's...
Shindou is... Sai
It can't be... That's....
His mysterious strength
Who cares?
I'll win and pass the pro exams!
Two more matches
Yeah
I'll be playing Waya next...
Do you remember?
What he said to me the first time I played him? When I just made it up to first class?
Yes, I remember
It was a good game, Shindou
The opening was fun
You might get good!
As good as Sai one day...
I think I started working harder thanks to what he said
You're right
I'll win...
I'm going to win!
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…