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
Let me...
Please let me play, Hikaru
You've got to be kidding!
If I let you play, you're going to win for sure...
Shindou, you've finally come all this way
I've been waiting for this
A handicap...
He'll have to play differently if he has a handicap
I'll play with one
Forty-Ninth Match: A Painful Match
Twenty minutes for him to play the first move...
What an unexpected beginning
Let's see how the Meijin responds to this move
Hoshi on the lower right corner
It's so stuffy in there
I'm so tired
It's the first time that something like this has happened
He didn't look nervous though
Touya-Kun was here, wasn't he?
Let's ask him his thoughts about the long time he spent on the first move
Mr. Ogata
Even Master Kuwabara!?
That took some time
The match did start on time... Right, Amano-san?
Yes. Shindou-Kun surprised me
He spent twenty minutes on the first move
On that note, Master Kuwabara
Are you here for Shindou-Kun today?
Yes. I think highly of that boy
I had a feeling when I passed by him
Passed by?
Are you basing your opinion of him only on that?
Only that
He says it's his intuition
Intuition?
You'll never beat me, Ogata-kun If you think so little of my intuition
Even if it is just intuition
It's impressive that he has Master Kuwabara's attention
Not just Master Kuwabara...
He has Mr. Ogata's too
And Touya Meijin requested to play Shindou-Kun for this match
Oh! He requested the game!?
Requested?
Waya, Shindou...
He's our...
No...
Don't say anymore...
Meijin is probably Interested because Akira-Kun thinks of him as a rival
Is he your rival, Touya-Kun?
Well, umm...
No
The Meijin has to be interestred in the boy regardless of his son
Master Touya is?
That man has good intuition, just like me
13-14. Boushi
Uh. Boushi
Shindou just...!
Started a fight!
This early in the game!
What is Shindou thinking?
13-17. Hai
I won't stand a chance unless I fight early on
I'll bring him into a difficult battle Whoever can read further will win
I have to create a weak point that he'll want to attack
When my opponent comes to end the game...
That is when black's path to victory will appear
18-16. Suberi
But... He isn't playing what I want him to
He's being careful
If the game goes any further...
It's only going to get more difficult
Then...
18-9. Osae!
What is Shindou-Kun doing?
He's being way too aggressive
All of his moves look hopeless
He went too far here, too, right?
Black has a bad shape
Touya-Kun, Shindou-Kun is far from being your rival
Black's done for if he loses these stones here, right?
It's the kind of shape one would want to attack
But... My father didn't attack it
I'm sure it's because he didn't want the game to end too quickly
What do you think, Ogata-kun?
I believe that black is at a disadvantage
I wonder what Master Touya thinks about it
He has good intuition, after all
Black looks like it's about to die here
But it looks dangerous when I read far ahead
It would probably be best if I don't get lured in right away
This match... It looks poorly played
But it is rather deep
That's not all
Why?
He's a new first dan
A fourteen year old child, but..
What is this atmosphere around him?
What is this pressure I feel?
The battle that started
In the corner has spread across the board
Shindou probably wanted to spread the battle across the board
In the hopes of a mistake by his opponent. But...
It didn't work out
The result is crystal clear!
Black's been wiped out! Wiped out
What was he thinking?
But Master Touya sure is being careful
It may be a good thing for young people to take risks
But he went too far here
There was no way it would work against the Meijin
Shindou...
See, he resigned
It ended just as I expected
I'm sure Shindou-Kun is disappointed
Waya...
Yeah, they're going to start the discussion over there
Looks like I win the bet
But... It doesn't affect my opinion of Shindou
It was an interesting match
Ogata-kun
I'm going to bet on the boy again If this ever happens again
Akira-Kun
I'll be right there
Master Kuwabara...
The match just now...?
Yeah
It makes sense if the boy put a large handicap on himself for the game
Shindou!? Put a handicap on himself!?
Against my father, the Meijin!? It can't be!
I don't know why he did that
But isn't he an interesting boy?
This is it...
I would have liked to have played without any handicap
I don't know why you played the way you did
But you still couldn't hide that something you have
He didn't just find out that I placed a handicap on myself...
Touya Meijin's also gotten an idea of Sai's strength
I felt a pressure from you
Similar to that of an extremely experienced player
Next time we play, let it be an even match
Yes, let it
Thanks for your work
Let's start from the first move
To put a handicap on himself...
Why would he do that?
What an interesting boy Shindou is
I don't understand him
I played him two years ago
It was... As if I was playing my father
He seemed that strong
But... When I played him again six months later
He was so weak he seemed like someone else
Stop messing around
T-Touya...
Someone else?
That sounds strange
I didn't chase after someone that weak as a rival
I thought to myself... I got very angry over it
But... One day he said to me...
I'm going to pass you by someday
If you keep chasing after my illusion
The next time I saw him, he was an Insei
And now... He's facing my father in the room of Deep Contemplation
So you're the one that pulled him into the world of the pros
Touya... What was your name?
Akira
Touya Akira I see.
I'll remember that
Touya-Kun
How is it going over there?
I wonder what's wrong with Shindou-Kun
He won't say anything, no matter what anyone else asks
Oh yes, the record keeper said something strange
Strange?
Master Touya supposedly said that he wanted to play Shindou-Kun in an even match next time
My father?
Really!?
Yup, Though, Touya Meijin
Didn't say so straight out
So Amano-san can't put it into the article
My father, the Meijin, said he wanted to play Shindou in an even game?
Hey, you're not getting on!? Touya-Kun!
I don't think he saw through all your strength
But Touya's dad sure is incredible
He realized that it wasn't just a poorly played game
Next time, let it be an even match
Yes, let it
I'm sure you wanted to play an even game
Yes
I wonder if I can make it happen
I wonder!?
But, Hikaru!
I'll make it happen someday Be patient
When is this someday?
Someday is someday
Besides, it was an important match for me, too
And I couldn't play it because of your selfishness, Don't you get that!?
umm...
Sorry...
Man, it was your fault for coming to me
Wasn't Shuusaku better, Sai?
Unlike me, Shuusaku let you play all the games, right?
Oh wait, you called him Torajirou, right?
I wonder why Torajirou didn't want to play
Didn't he want to become a Go player?
What a boring guy
That's... that's my...
my fault!
I was impatient when I returned to the real world
And I didn't know that I would get to meet you, Hikaru
So I demanded a lot of Torajirou Because I didn't want to lose this opportunity
Then what... Did Torajirou die an early death because of you?
N-No!
Torajirou was a good person!
When there was an epidemic, And people around him began to get sick
He watched over them at the risk of getting sick himself
And...
Torajirou...
He was a very clever...
And truely kind person
So what you're saying is that I'm stupid and unkind
Hikaru...
Father...
After your game today
Did you say to Shindou Hikaru that you wished to play him in an even match next time?
Yes
Shindou Hikaru made my father, the Meijin, say that...
Just who is Shindou?
How many painful memories did we have? つらい想い出とか いくつあったのかな？
What kind of fun days are we going to どんな楽しい日を
Treasure from now on? これからは 大切にしていくのかな？
When we gathered at a nearby park 近くの公園で 集まったね いつも
We laughed loudly until midnight came 夜中まで大きな声出して 笑ってたね
Forever… Forever… ずっと ずっと
I'm happy about the miracle 同じ時代を今 生きてる奇跡が
Of living the same time すごくうれしいからね
So when we meet again 次あう日も きっとねぇ
Let's continue to laugh together 一緒に笑っていようよ
what kind of dreams 今度はどんな夢を
Are we going to tell together next? 一緒に語りあうのかな？