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Of course, Xiaoshan Yi knew what Katosan meant.
"Master, I wanted to take the National High School Chess League trophy as a gift to you."
As Xiaoshan Yi spoke, he respectfully offered Katoyama a cup of tea.
"Haha, that thing is just a done deal for you. It's easy to get."
Katosan took the tea from Xiaoshan Yi and took a sip.
"If you really want to give me a gift for becoming my apprentice, then bring me a celebrity title. Then we will both be masters and apprentices with the title. It will be so cool and glorious just thinking about it."
Looking at Kato San who was lost in fantasy, Kato Kyoko shook her head in amusement. Her husband treated people close to him like children.
"Teacher, what is my question?"
Xiaoshan Yi interrupted Katoyama's fantasy. He wanted to solve his problem as soon as possible and understand the situation as soon as possible, so that he would be more confident in challenging the title.
"Your problem is that you are too calm when playing chess. Of course, it's not that being calm is bad, but your calmness is too mechanical."
When Katoyama saw that Xiaoshan Yi wanted to explain something, he stopped him first.
"Your chess style is completely offensive, but you are more like a killing machine than a warrior who can fight one against a hundred. Although you are very strong, you don't give me a sense of flesh and blood. Although you are smiling while playing chess, it feels like an expression setting."
Kato-san continued.
"In fact, if that's the case, you can completely comprehend potential, maybe comprehend a machine without emotions or something like that, but you are not like that at all."
"I'm not like that?"
Xiao Shanyi said doubtfully.
"Yes, just like me, although it seems out of place..."
At this point, Katoyama coughed somewhat awkwardly.
"Of course, in front of you guys, I can usually do it."
Hey, let's get to the point.
Xiao Shanyi had no expression on his face, but he was very anxious.
Fortunately, Katoyama didn't keep Xiaoshan Yi waiting for long.
"Just like me, although I may look unreliable, I am essentially calm and composed, so I comprehend the power of the mountain, which is consistent with my own nature. But you, kid."
Katoyama looked at Xiaoshan Yi strangely.
"You obviously don't look like a cold and unreasonable person. If you were that kind of person, you would have understood the situation long ago. But you are quite sentimental, which makes your chess style and your personality inconsistent. How can you understand the situation?"
Having said this, Katoyama paused.
"Yi boy, why do you play chess?"
Why play chess?
Xiao Shanyi couldn't answer for a moment, or he had never thought about this question at all.
Katoyama looked at the silent Xiaoshanyi and didn't say anything either. Some things had to be figured out by Xiaoshanyi himself.
Why play chess?
Xiao Shanyi remembered that when he had just traveled through time, he slowly discovered that chess had become a very important and mainstream profession in this world.
Most people know how to play chess to some extent. During festivals, the elders in the family will play chess with the younger ones. It is the same for Xiaoshan Yi. He originally played chess with his father Xiaoshan Yoshiharu.
Later, his talent in chess was gradually discovered, and his parents were very happy. However, since Xiaoshan's family members were not very good at chess, they did not know what Xiaoshan Yi's strength at the time represented.
Xiao Shanyi learned to play chess by himself and formed his own style. As for why he played chess, it was probably because when friends and relatives came over, his excellent chess skills could make his father proud. On the other hand, he thought it would not be a loss to learn it, so why not do it.
This is also why Xiao Shanyi did not take the first rank assessment until he graduated from junior high school.
Now Kato-san asked himself why he played chess, but Xiaoshan Yi had never really thought about it.
Yes, that’s why I learned chess.
Xiao Shanyi remembers that there has been chess at home since he can remember.
I remember that I started playing chess formally when I was six years old. My father played chess with me, the eldest son in the family, during the Chinese New Year.
Actually, although it was said that he was playing chess, most of the time he was telling me what to do next year, but I clearly remember that he lost that game.
I still remember that the next day, I used my New Year's money to buy the first book teaching chess. It also took me a year to learn it. During the Chinese New Year, I played chess with my father again, and I won.
I clearly won and I was very happy, but the next day I still went to buy a more advanced chess manual.
Why would this happen to me?
If I was unwilling to accept losing to my father for the first time, why did I wait until the New Year to play with my father again? Why did I still buy the chess record even though I had already won?
Xiao Shanyi thought about the feeling of picking up the chess piece for the first time, the feeling of placing the piece, the feeling of capturing the opponent's piece, the feeling of losing, and the feeling of winning. Slowly recalling those feelings over and over again, the corners of Xiao Shanyi's mouth slowly curved up.
As expected, I just like playing chess.
"Master, please play another game with me."
Katoyama looked at Xiaoshan Yi, who was smiling confidently and had enjoyment in his eyes, and he also smiled knowingly.
"it is good."
The two quickly set up the chessboard and started playing.
Although Kato Kyoko, who had been standing next to him, didn't say anything, she also felt that there was some inexplicable change in Xiaoshan Yi.
Snapped.
When Xiaoshan Yi dropped the first piece, Katoyama's eyes flashed with surprise.
Have it.
Snapped.
Snapped.
Snapped.
Snapped.
The two of them continued to make moves, and Katoyama increasingly felt Xiaoshan Yi's power.
Although he still had a smile on his face and his eyes were cold, Katoyama could clearly feel the change in Xiaoshan Yi.
Snapped.
Finally, when Xiao Shanyi made his last move, his momentum suddenly took shape.
This...is this?
After Katoyama felt Xiaoshan Yi's momentum, shock flashed in his eyes for the first time. Xiaoshan Yi's momentum was completely beyond his expectations.
This game ended a little faster than usual.
"I lost."
Xiao Shanyi said, yes, he was still no match for Katoyama even though he had just realized the situation, although this was also reasonable.
"Boy, this momentum is beyond my expectation."
Kato-san sighed.
"It's all thanks to the master's advice."
Xiao Shanyi thanked him with a smile.
"The future life is terrible."
Katoyama looked at Xiaoshan Yi with satisfaction, saying that he was neither arrogant nor impatient and was truly excellent.
"It's time to eat."
Kato Megumi came out of the kitchen and reminded everyone to prepare for lunch.
"Oh, I am getting old after all. I have been sitting for a whole morning and my waist is sore. Yi boy, you take care of these."
Katosan stood up, holding his waist, and walked towards the restaurant.
"This guy, he just accepted you as his disciple and he already knew how to order you around."
Kyoko Kato also looked at Kato San with amusement.
"It's okay, Auntie. I'll do it."
Xiao Shanyi said with a smile, and started to pack up the chessboard.
"Then I'll go get you a big bowl of rice, Xiaoyi."
Kato Kyoko said this with a smile, and got up to go to the kitchen. Looking at Kato Shan's appearance, it was probably that his lumbar disc problem had come back, so she wanted to massage him a little. As for Xiaoshan Yi, don't worry, someone will accompany him.
Xiao Shanyi was packing up the chess pieces when suddenly a pair of white and tender hands appeared on the chessboard.
"Kato, I can do it myself."
Xiao Shanyi said with a smile.
"It's fine."
Kato Megumi spoke softly, and her hands moved not slowly at all.
Xiao Shanyi didn't say much when he saw this. The two of them packed up the chessboard and prepared to go eat.
"Kato."
"What's wrong, Xiaoshan?"
Kato Megumi looked at Xiaoshan Yi who suddenly called her.
"Sorry to bother you to wait for a while."
Kato Megumi looked at Xiaoshan Yi's apologetic eyes and shook her head.
"It doesn't matter. I don't know what it is, but..."
Kato Megumi looked at Xiaoshan Yi quietly.
"If it's a small mountain, then it's okay."
Xiaoshan Yi also smiled warmly when he heard Kato Hui's words.
"Don't worry, it won't be long."