Chapter 9 · Keep your eyes closed when it's dark

"Demonic?" Sunwind Valley was stunned for a moment, and there was a feeling of being evil.

He also looked at the door, feeling the demonic aura that Shi Xin had said.

Since he had been focusing on the game before, he didn't have time to perceive the outside world, but now that he has relaxed, his perception has been maximized.

Truly......

I could really feel something chilling, that rotten, withered, standing outside the door.

If Shi Xin hadn't made a move to intercept the opponent's move and let it fall on the board, the door would have been pulled open and the calamity would have poured into the room.

The moonlight in the room also seemed to dim a little, like a frightened tide, and a clear boundary was drawn about a meter outside the door, like a boundary between yin and yang.

"What the hell happened?" Sunwind Valley asked.

"Something that crossed the line between life and death and came to the yang world." Shi Xin said flatly.

"Life and death......" Sunwind Valley subconsciously repeated this somewhat meaningful word.

"That's all for today's game, it's a shame we can't make it to the end, but the final result, I think, should be that you have a better chance of winning with a half-eye." Shi Xin spoke calmly, and the sound of an ancient bell gave people a natural sense of reassurance.

Although Kitaro of Hikazeya is also the holder of the three major titles, it is believed that his strength should be inferior to that of Yagami Kunikyo and Koshikawa Ryuki.

The two of them played against Shixin, and they were only the first to be transferred, but Sunwind Valley was still within the scope of the two sons.

However, in the case of two pawns, his winning rate can reach 70%, which is enough to show his strength to crush other ordinary chess players.

After speaking, Shi Xin flipped over his palm, raised his fingertips like lotus flowers, and pointed the black chess piece he held in the previous moment on the chessboard, which happened to be the point where Sunwind Valley wanted to fall.

"This chess piece was replaced by the poor monk." Shi Xin said.

The moment the sound of the chess pieces sounded, something like a floodgate opened.

The door was still closed, but Sunwind Valley understood that it was almost as open as it was...... At least in Shi Xin's eyes.

"Tonight, please go back, Lord Sunwind Valley, the road is safe." Shi Xin bowed.

"Then you ......"

"I'm going to stay and meet them." Shi Xin said.

"Then take care."

After the sunwind valley finished the salute, he got up and left, coming to the door.

He took a light breath and pulled the door open with a puff—

Outside is a quiet hallway, no different from the old days.

But he could clearly feel that something had passed to his left and right, into the house, and in front of the chessboard.

"Take care." Sunwind Valley said again to take care, and immediately stepped out of the room, not forgetting to help close the door.

Immediately after, he heard Shi Xin's voice coming from inside the house: "Please come up with you." ”

As if someone was really scratching the pieces and guessing first, the sound of the chess pieces rubbing sounded, and it was obvious that there was more than one opponent, at least three.

That's a ......

If it weren't for Shi Xin who fell out of that son instead of him, maybe he would be the one who is besieged from many sides now.

Rikazeya breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of excitement for the rest of his life, and he managed to survive in this dangerous place in the chess world for another day.

Humming a minor tune and walking out of the Youxuan Temple, the weather switched with one click, and instantly changed from moonlight to rain.

It's so magical, the weather is different from other places.

As he was leaving, Sunwind Valley glanced back at the pagoda of Youxuan Temple.

Although he couldn't see it, he could still sense that the Holy Buddha appeared on the top of the stupa, closed his palm, and lowered the Buddha's power on the demons and monsters below.

.......

.......

As the night passed, the sun rose the next day, the hustle and bustle of the city awoke, and no one knew what had happened last night.

Ke Zhiguang woke up on time, and the first thing he did when he woke up was to come to the balcony to look at the sky and tell the fortunes.

After a night of rain, the sky is as clear as a mirror, and today is expected to be a clear day.

Last night's crisis passed like this, there was a feeling of thunder and rain, although everyone on their side was mobilized for a while, but nothing happened.

So the question is, what would have happened if I had really itchy hands to play chess last night?

Ke Zhiguang didn't think about this question deeply, but shouted to the balcony of the Qingdao deer next door: "Hey, hey, wake up, it's safe, you can wake up and study breakfast." ”

With such a twist, Ke Zhiguang saw something interesting.

Above the western sky, the clouds shattered into strange shapes as if they had been kneaded, and the wonderful glow radiated in all directions, which was a unique beauty of nature, and it could be said to be a good omen.

Over there is the direction of Yugenji Temple.

This......

It's not good, Shi Xin really got on the "crisis" last night.

And looking at this auspicious celestial phenomenon, he must have won the bar, and counted one of his opponents as overtaking.

This wonderful glow cloud can be understood as a mushroom cloud after a nuclear explosion......

Therefore, it is not good to find anyone in this crisis, and it has to come to the trouble of the ceiling of the world's combat power.

Don't say anything, mighty dragons, all Buddhas are merciful, all Buddhas are merciful......

There was also a response from Qingdao Lu: ", why don't you call people to set sail early......

There is a strong taste of the northeast of the motherland, which is quite confused.

"Of course, I'm here to make breakfast happily, and I promise that I will never paddle and fish today." Ke Zhiguang shouted.

"Ahhh Suddenly there was an exclamation from Harushima's side.

"What's going on?" Ke Zhiguang became vigilant.

"My dog didn't go to the toilet at the designated place! Damn, I'm going to have to beat it up! ”

Hehe, sure enough, whenever the Harushima deer raises the volume, nothing dangerous will actually happen.

After sanctioning Kata, Harushima Deer came over and continued to study breakfast.

"So what happened to Kata?" Ke Zhiguang asked.

"Of course, let it clean it up by itself, isn't it natural for it to pay for the mistakes it makes?"

Not...... As plausible as it sounds, it always feels like something isn't right, especially when the subject is replaced with a non-human.

"Maybe it's because of the new environment, it's not used to it yet." Ke Zhiguang said.

"Got it, I'll teach it well...... However, do you clean the environment of your home by yourself? Harushima deer took a look at the overly clean living room, and always felt that it was too clean for a boy.

Ke Zhiguang thought for a moment before answering this question: "Actually, ......"

He truthfully informed the existence of the cozy hut, but did not mention the god of quantum mechanics, but only said that it was a housekeeping system that came with it.

I wanted to talk about the maid system, but if I think about it, I still forget it......

As a member of [Historical Witness], it should be okay to tell her this secret, right?

After listening, Harushima Deer was stunned for a moment, and his eyes widened.

"That's cool, isn't it? It turns out that you have been carrying such a useful thing in your pocket and you don't tell us! ”

"If you think the dog is not easy to raise, you can put it on my side, and I can do it here if you do laundry......."

Wait, isn't it a bit ...... if you do laundry?

"If you want to wash your clothes, you can wash them yourself!" Harushima Deer hurriedly shook his head.

True wave drums, especially with the addition of two ponytails.

But after a moment of silence, she said reservedly as if she wanted to open it: "It's okay to hand it over to you to wash, but only for the outer clothes." ”

Ke Zhiguang was also quiet for a while, and then said casually: "Okay." ”

The sound of the wind blows pleasantly outside the window, and the wind chimes shed clear notes like dewdrops.

In fact, when Ke Zhiguang stood on the balcony and looked at the early morning scenery just now, he had this feeling-

Tokyo is really a city suitable for Japanese-style love light comedy, especially after the heavy rain the night before, the air is full of vitality, and the scenery is like being modified by filters, which is very reminiscent of Makoto Shinkai's works.

After letting the sound of wind chimes echo for a while, Ke Zhiguang continued: "I have a somewhat strange request, can you listen to it?" ”

"Strange, strange?!"

"In terms of competitions, the next New Star Wars and Dream Heaven Battles, can you just concentrate on the New Star Wars?" Ke Zhiguang said solemnly.

"What do you mean?" Harushima Deer was puzzled for a moment.

"It's what you said before, if the new Star Wars side goes well, it may suddenly be inserted here in Dream Heaven again, but what I want to say is...... This Dream Heaven Battle is very important to me, it has a very special significance, it is related to whether I can defeat the Night God Kingdom, and even the fate of everyone, is this statement acceptable? ”

The sound of the wind began to change, and the scenery outside the window began to turn white, like the beginning of a major event.

"I talked to Hanno-sensei some time ago, and he told me some very bad insiders, if I can't defeat Yagami Kunikyo in the year-end Gojo chess battle, something terrible will happen, and last night's crisis is a precursor...... In the period between now and the start of the Imperial Chess Battle, this crisis will become more and more frequent. ”

Probably because he was confiding his secrets to others in a straightforward way, the laws of nature were affected, the wind outside the window became terrifying, the sun was obscured by the clouds, and the air began to become stuffy.

To be honest, these words are actually a bit inconsistent with professional standards, after all, this is a suspicion of using off-the-board tactics to persuade strong opponents to retreat.

However, the current situation is special, in addition to the identity of the chess player, he also has the identity of the executor of fate.

After returning from Mr. Hanno, Kojimitsu has been thinking about whether to talk about it.

As for why he didn't subconsciously blurt out until just now, it may be because a certain tipping point has arrived.

The qualitative change caused by quantitative changes is accumulated by the bits and pieces of life, and it is a key step taken in my heart.

That tacit understanding that transcends friendship......

Like a long exam, Harushima Deer thought for a long time, and the pendulum on the wall was intertwined left and right, like indecisive thoughts.

She suddenly took a deep breath before nodding her head with relief: "In other words, before the end of the Imperial City Chess Battle, everything will be arranged by you as much as possible." ”

"This ...... Not really, I'm just giving my opinion. ”

Ke Zhiguang said and muttered in a low voice: "To be reasonable, you think about inserting from one game to another all day long, how bad is this." ”

As if he had been hit by the vital point, Harushima deer coughed twice and began to reflect.

"Okay, then listen to you, this time I will recognize the new Star Wars level, you have to work the Dream Heaven War for me, don't think about other people's three or three things all day long, even if it is a routine, I will wait until I study it before taking it out." Harushima Deer said in a tone of lesson.

"Okay." Ke Zhiguang humbly accepted the teachings.

"After the battle is over...... Next year's Moon and Sky War, only that, I will never be soft. Harushima Shikako's finger was full of momentum.

This morning came to an end, and Kata officially announced that he had moved into Kojimitsu's house and lived in the same nest as Alpha.

Harushima Deer also took the opportunity to move all the clothes that had been hoarded for several days to change clothes...... Hawkers, this is also human nature, even if there is a washing machine, it will hoard clothes for several days and wash them together, and they will be cleared in waves.

"Then we're going out." At the entrance, Harushima said to the house.

Then the entrance closed.

At eleven o'clock in the afternoon, the two came to the chess courtyard.

"Report, I'm back to work again."

"You don't have to report it when you go to work!" A member of the second-stage group came up and complained.

"No, he's the exception, let him report." Yamaoka said, holding his forehead.

"Did everyone survive last night?" Ke Zhiguang looked around and confirmed that today's chess academy is still the same as usual, paddling the water and struggling to struggle.

"I consulted and it was all right...... But what you're saying makes it seem like we're going through some kind of Blizzard Mountain Villa unsolved case, and every night, there are several dead people......."

Xing Marry walked over and whispered to Ke Zhiguang with some concern: "Mr. Light, the crisis has not been resolved, and the aura of the demon still exists, even stronger than last night......

"The breath of the demons, does it mean that there are suddenly more things in the underworld?" Ke Zhiguang asked.

He speculated that perhaps it was a massive drop of netherworld items last night.

Maybe yes, but the Yaki Orochi, which is the mother of calamity, has been killed, and its descendants have all been thrown into the sea by Koshikawa Ryuji to destroy it, so it is unknown what kind of cow ghost and snake god will come out this time.

Xing Yao shook his head: "No, it's not that kind of prop, it's something more special, although I don't know what it is, but they have indeed appeared." ”

"That means we still can't touch chess tonight?" Ke Zhiguang has a feeling that you should close your eyes when it's dark.

"To be on the safe side, it's best to do so, but with your strength, Mr. Hikari, I think even if you lose it, it should be fine, right?" Xing Yao hooked his thumb and index finger and made a gesture of loss.

Yes, I love to hear that.

However, everyone may not like to hear this, especially for newcomers.

The temptation of Nova Wars is very strong for them, and now it is a month before the start of the game, even if everyone has ostensibly discussed the suspension of work at night in advance, it is inevitable that someone will secretly train and drive everyone to fight together.

Besides, there's really no good reason for them to stop.

Even if you really convince them of the existence of metaphysics, you can't convince them that they will encounter danger when playing chess at night.

And...... Maybe this group of young and vigorous teenagers like to encounter danger and seek excitement?

At this time, Ernst & Young hurriedly ran into the training hall: "Everyone, that thing...... It's going to happen, it's really going to happen! ”

"What? That's what you say? Could it be that? Is it really that? Narita also looked horrified.

"That's right, that's it!"

"What the hell is that!" There is a two-stage group that has been shattered by this series of riddles.

"Dream Heaven Title Battle!"

The TV in the center of the chess court is turned on, and the latest news of the Dream Heaven title battle is being broadcast on it.

Seeing the information that it was going to be held, everyone present came over in shock, as if they had come to the world line of "the storm is really on fire".

"Damn, I can't play the stalk of "Dream Heaven is going to be held" now! Someone jokingly pounded their chests.

But seeing the total amount of prize money displayed under it, these people are not calm in an instant.

Champion 45 million yen!

"It's, it's 45 million! I thought that such an unreliable competition would only be 4.5 million ...... at most."

"The prize distribution ranking has been ranked 16th, and the minimum consolation prize is 800,000, which is enough, let's rush!"

A new round of enthusiasm was ignited, and even the members of the second dan group, who had nothing to do with this competition, became excited, feeling that this was a better tomorrow for the chess world, and that they were really on the right path when they took the chess path.

The metaphysical saying that you don't want to play chess at night, of course, doesn't care.

After the excitement was over, everyone immediately entered the training state, and the fish-touching elements who were leaning on the water dispenser a moment ago instantly switched personalities and sat in front of the chessboard in high spirits.

"We can't lose to our seniors, on!" The new players also sat down.

Looking at the crowd around him who were suddenly mobilized in reverse, Ke Zhiguang suddenly understood why the Dream Heaven Cup, which had been in a Schrödinger state, was finally going to war at this point in time.

The decision-making power of the Night God Kingdom, and the crisis of last night, the two seem to be connected.

The beginning of dusk has arrived.

"Then we don't have much more to say, let's prepare for the last battle in four months." Ke Zhiguang turned back to his companions who were still following him.

Harushima Deer, Star Marriage and Star Color, and Yamaoka are the most core members.

Throttle, accelerate!