>> Try again, fail again, fail better.

Seiji Ogata didn't take her to a high-end restaurant, just a conveyor belt sushi, and he sat on the high chair with a relaxed expression and a little loneliness. Liu Fanxu was a little embarrassed, she and he did not reach the level of affection that could comfort her heart. This kind of alienated relationship of first acquaintance makes her feel a little like pins and needles at this moment.

"What's wrong?" Ogata Seiji glanced at her, smiled and continued, "Hey, don't be so restrained, you will be a senior brother and sister in a seminar in the future, do you want to be so alien to me all the time?" ”

"I haven't figured it out yet." Liu Fanxu lowered her eyelashes, the chopsticks in her hand poked at the sushi that Seiji Ogata had put in front of her, and continued with a worried face, "I never thought about a professional chess player or something. ”

"Then don't think about anything first, the teacher just wants you to join our workshop and not waste your talent. As for whether you are willing to follow the path of a professional chess player, you can talk about it later. Ogata waved his hand, disapproving.

"If you usually lose a game that you care about, you will go to the bar and get drunk." Liu Fanxu glanced at him and continued nonchalantly, "Why didn't you go today?" ”

"If I hadn't known that you weren't interested in me, I would have thought you were in love with me." A flash of astonishment flashed in Seiji Ogata's eyes, but his face had the silly expression of an idiot uncle who laughed at an innocent girl.

"......" Liu Fanxu didn't even look at him, but the appetite that she lacked just now was getting better, she picked up the sushi, ate it slowly, and waited for a sushi to go down before she spoke again, "Teacher Xufang-"

"Call me Ogata." He interrupted her salutation and demanded strongly, Liu Fanxu pursed his lips and changed his words, "Ogata, how long have you been under the Taya Gate?" ”

"Thirteen years." Seiji Ogata answered all his questions, and he didn't see the rumors about his cunning and sophistry circulating in the chess academy at all. Liu Fanxu couldn't help but glance at him more, secretly guessing his intentions, her eyebrows furrowed slightly. This unpretentious expression was naturally seen by Ogata Seiji, he smiled and raised his hand to poke her eyebrows, and said dissatisfiedly, "Hey, don't be spoiled by outsiders, I won't be like that to my own people." ”

Liu Fanxu examined his micro-expression and made sure that he was not lying, so she lowered her guard a little, but she was still a little confused, and she didn't plan to hide her confusion and ponder it alone, so she opened her mouth and said, "After all, I just received a verbal invitation from Mr. Taya, and you don't know much about me, so why did you admit me." "What about the kind of link that gets scrutinized twice? Where did it go?

"You're thinking too much, Agha, besides, how could we not know how vicious the teacher's eyes are." Seiji Ogata's flat tone was mixed with admiration for his teacher. Liu Fanxu nodded, no longer dwelling on this issue.

The meal had a strange cause, but it turned out to be good. When Seiji Ogata drops her off at her doorstep, she even hesitates to invite him in for a cup of coffee. It's not that she lightly delivers her trust, it's that she doesn't feel that hurting her will do him any good. Therefore, I completely let go of the mustard.

Ogata Seiji walked to his sports car, turned around and looked at the lighted room in the building, knowing that it belonged to Liu Fanxu, he looked at it silently for a while, and the smile on the corner of his lips lingered. He lowered his eyelashes, opened the door with his backhand, and slammed the accelerator into gear. The red sports car flew out of the lane, and he looked at the speeding road scene, and the desire to conquer in his heart still did not completely subside.

The next day, according to the agreed time, Liu Fanxu went downstairs and saw yesterday's red sports car. She blinked and walked slowly to her, Ogata Seiji didn't get out of the car to open the door for her, and it was because of this that she didn't think in any other direction. She pulled the door open and sat in the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and then Seiji Ogata started the car.

"Is it really okay not to go into Fujimikatsu?" Liu Fanxu was a little hesitant, she had already discussed it with Hikaru Jinto that day, but now she suddenly missed the appointment, she was still a little uneasy. However, Seiji Ogata explained, "Yesterday Ryo and Shinto made an appointment to act together, so I thought it would be better not to disturb their rare rivals. ”

"Together?" Liu Fanxu said that he was not so easy to fool, "No matter how you act together, the location of the seminar is also in Tayata, and Jinto still has to go alone." ”

"Ryo will pick him up at the station," Seiji Ogata raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist, "At this time, I have probably already received someone." ”

"What, is this disgusted?" Liu Fanxu complained as if it were true or false, "I'm in a hurry to get rid of me, the monitor." ”

"Monitor?" Ogata Seiji raised his eyebrows, "That's right, two children, I still want to have my own space for action, we are adults, it's better to give them some freedom." By the way, did you teach Shinto's Go? At only eleven years old, he is already a professional chess player, and he is as good as Xiaoliang. ”

"I'm not his teacher, and I just played a few games of chess with him, and I just sympathized with him." After Liu Fanxu finished speaking, he laughed instead, "Isn't it strange that you would actually cherish a child." ”

"Maybe you'll feel the same way after you go down with me." Ogata reminded Seiji.

"Got it, I didn't forget the game I played with you today." Liu Fanxu sighed and continued, "Since I agreed, I won't miss the appointment." ”

When they arrived at Taya, the two children arrived before them. She breathed a sigh of relief, and after greeting Mrs. Taya, she was pulled into the chess room by Seiji Ogata. She didn't recognize anyone except Taya and the two children. However, under the introduction of Ogata Seiji, I also roughly remember the name.

As is customary, Ogata Seiji laid out the chess game he played yesterday, and while they were enthusiastically discussing the location of the chess pieces, Liu Fanxu and the two children sat silently on the side. Taya Liang is not yet able to interject in the chess game, Jinto Hikaru is deliberately concealing his chess strength, and Liu Fanxu is noisily ignored by Fujiwara Sawei to watch the chess game.

Every time she goes to Taya's chess room, her main task is to accompany Fujiwara Sawei to play chess. And her failure yesterday made Fujiwara Sawei have nothing to play, so he naturally can't be coquettish and difficult after seeing her today. Relying on others to see him, he grabbed Liu Fanxu's shoulders and kept crying about his grievances.

Liu Fanxu heard a throbbing pain in her brain, she twitched the corners of her mouth, trying to control her facial expression, so as not to let others see the clues. After the review was finally over, Seiji Ogata took the initiative to mention to Taya Yukihiro that he was going to play against her. With Taya's approval, they sat at opposite ends of the table.

Hearing that there was chess to play, Fujiwara Sawei stopped messing around, and he sat next to Liu Fanxu next to her, blinking his watery beautiful eyes, looking pleading. Liu Fanxu couldn't bear to look at it directly, sighed, and said in his heart: This game is up to you. Ignoring Fujiwara Sawei's cheers, Liu Fanxu and Ogata Seiji guessed, and she took the lead in black.

Fujiwara Sawei's style of play is old-fashioned, and despite this period of study, he still hasn't been able to fully adapt to many modern moves. Therefore, although he used to be famous all over the world as Honinbo Shuze, now he has only opened a short distance with Ogata Seiji. However, this is just right, otherwise Liu Fanxu would really not be able to explain how she practiced such a powerful chess skill.

When asked about her chess style, she only said that she would make a big change in her style by playing more games in the recent past. It's just that she explained and explained, and seeing Taya Yukiyo's thoughtful face, she knew that he didn't fully believe it. Perhaps, he invited her to join the seminar, not just because of her chess skills.

Just as Ryo Taya is chasing Hikaru Shinto, Yukihiro Taya is also chasing his opponent SAI. This is fate, Liu Fanxu couldn't help but sigh.

However, she does not intend to meddle in superfluous things. It doesn't matter if she's indifferent, or it's okay to say she's ruthless. She allowed the old soul of Hikaru to stay in this immature body, which was already the limit of her rights. She couldn't have the energy to intervene in the fate of more people, even if that person was related to SAi. She couldn't forget what her true purpose was, and she realized that she was too affected by the people and things around her, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had been here for so long that she felt a little less like herself.

Back to the small home he bought here, Liu Fanxu sat in front of the window, looking at the vast night sky outside, feeling empty in his heart. Even if it is Hikaru Shinto, he is slowly integrating into his current life, only she is still outside the world and cannot find a sense of belonging. No matter how hard she manages, she will only feel more and more empty, why?