Summer is over quickly.
The memories of the hot days also seemed to disappear without a trace with the arrival of the first gust of autumn wind.
In the third round of the Honinbo round robin, Shinto Hikaru, who entered for the first time this year, was ruthlessly eliminated.
As expected.
This month, he has almost lost all his numbness.
But could not find any reason.
And the competition is rushing one after another, and he also promised that Jiuxing would guide the new recruits every week.
Even in the Chess Academy, because there were too many shirk arrangements before, there was no way to agree to all of them at this time.
The days are so crowded that I can't even let go of a little sadness.
On the contrary, Taya Ryo's state made everyone tsk tut.
The seventeen-year-old boy went all the way to the round-robin competition, and won the challenge of the celebrity without any suspense.
Everyone held their breaths, looking forward to the arrival of a legend.
However, Seiji Ogata, who holds the three titles of Honinbo, celebrity, and chess master, is extremely ironic, giving a heavy blow to the media who are excitedly shouting that the new wave era has come.
Four sets were won, and Ta Yaliang was zero sealed.
The recorder clearly remembered that the senior wiped his glasses slowly and only said one sentence when the final game had been drawn.
"Since you are not sure, then I will accept it calmly."
Taya Ryo was still sitting upright on the other end of the chessboard, motionless.
Then, bow and thank you.
Are you talking about celebrity titles
Inquiring eyes turned to the other side.
The moment the doubt flashed, the man's face was as white as a piece of paper.
When the reporter asked again, Ogata deftly avoided the topic and stopped talking about it.
On that day, Hikaru Shindo happened to be participating in a business event in Asakusa.
He didn't hear that word.
This is October.
In the Nakamise Shopping Center in Asakusa, there are tens of thousands of gum red leaves hanging under the eaves. When illuminated by peony lanterns at night, the whole world will be submerged in red.
He Gu Jian, who came out for dinner together in the evening, said, "In autumn, it's better to see the real red leaves."
Shinto Hikaru gave a rare smile.
Naase, who passed the exam last year, also said that if you miss the cherry blossoms, you must not miss the autumn leaves again.
Yijiao-kun smiled and said, "If you go to see the red leaves, you have to leave immediately in the next few days. The red leaves of the Sunshine Mountain are very short-lived."
Everyone agrees that the red leaves are at their peak in the latter half of the year, and it is almost instantaneous when the red leaves are the most beautiful. It is a very pleasant thing to be able to spend the night in a hot spring hotel when going down the mountain in the evening.
The discussion was very lively, and in the end, only Shinto Hikaru was the one who actually acted.
Departing from Tokyo in the evening, after arriving in Nikko, I stayed at an onsen hotel in Kinugawa.
The hotels in this area are leaning against the steep wall, and the loud noise from the stream flowing below is like the roar of a ghost.
Especially at night, the sound is magnificent, the echoes are surging, and there are endless strands.
That's why it's called Kinugawa.
After a little tidying up, Shinto Hikaru suddenly felt hungry, and hurriedly asked the female general, saying that there was a soba ramen shop not far away that was still open.
When Jinto heard that there was ramen, he immediately rushed to go.
It is almost late autumn, and the river water flowing through here is rumbling, and in this quiet night, it is extraordinarily alert.
And there were only a few people in the store.
The woman who bought the noodles was chatting happily with another guest.
"Oh, oh, it's just a coincidence, the most beautiful red leaves in the sun are in this week..."
"That's right, I only came here after watching the day."
"Although the maple leaves here are not yet red, but when you go to the mountain to see, they are already red."
"It's so beautiful that it makes people feel happy."
Your word-for-word conversation, lively, continues.
It was as if he only realized the cold outside when he came to a warm shop, so he felt an incomparable tranquility.
For a long time, the pain of seeing a former lover, the confusion and fear of the future, the feeling of being alone because of the excitement, all these huge feelings are all gathered together and can't make a sound, this world is so peaceful.
At this moment, an old song is playing on the old radio.
"A strong cold air blowing down from the mainland must be very cold in the middle of the night today.
The heavy snow that started late in the evening will continue to fall heavily tomorrow.
The footprints left by yesterday have all been buried
Is it snowing in Sapporo or is it snowing
Just because of him
You haven't really liked me yet."
The section keeps repeating.
"It's snowing in Sapporo because that person hasn't really liked me yet."
Shinto Hikaru suddenly buried his head and ate.
I'm afraid that if you slow down, the tears will fall.
"... On your birthday, Miss Shihe promised to make a cake for you. Let's celebrate together."
However, the fragments of memory suddenly struck so mercilessly.
"Well, Lipo also has huge fireworks, I'll show you."
The more you enter the vine, the faster you eat.
"...It's the day we played for the first time, and we're ready to play chess for the day at the chess club."
The steaming hot soup is getting cold little by little.
"Christmas, how about just the two of us going out shopping alone."
And the tears dripped into the noodle soup.
"Come to my house for New Year's Eve, and then go to the New Year to say goodbye together..."
Still stubbornly, he swallowed the battered ramen one bite after another.
Without you now—
How do I proceed
The silence in the mountains is like water in an ancient well, deep and cool.
When I was about to wake up, some bird whistled, oscillating back and forth in the air.
With just one sound, the sound of birds outside the window rose.
Into the rattan light stumbled, climbed to the edge of the window.
The paper window was opened, and it happened to fall, and a little sparrow stopped by his hand.
His dark eyes met his half-open eyes.
Both times were stunned.
With a thud, the panicked bird swept past the golden sunlight and sank directly into the green woods.
And Mitsuhiro Shinto yelled from behind, "It won't hurt you!"
The sun just rose, and the bus that Shinto Hikaru was riding was going all the way up the mountain.
The leaves on the mountainside are still green.
Slowly, sporadic red appeared on the roadside.
First, leaf by leaf, changed color.
Then one tree, one tree, one by one.
Finally joined together.
The mountain is getting higher and higher.
One piece merges into the whole ocean.
The red leaves all over the mountains are so deep and deep, like the sunset glow after a summer thunderstorm covering the entire hill.
A gust of wind swept past, like the light that reflected and changed when the water surface was slightly wrinkled, and every moment was unbelievably beautiful.
On the bank of Tanghu Lake, which is 1,500 meters above sea level, is the most beautiful and prosperous place for red leaves.
The higher you went, the bright red gradually turned into a dark brown and began to wither.
Jinto suddenly remembered that when his lover was learning Chinese, he leaned over to make trouble and accidentally caught a glimpse:
Every time it turns red, it turns grey.
The lover had explained it to him in detail, but at that time, he did not understand.
Now, looking at the scene in front of him, Jindou felt as if he had understood something.
Further up, even the dark brown leaves have fallen, leaving only thin and barren branches, and on the top of Sunlight Mountain, it has already begun to snow.
It was no ordinary snow, it was so small that it was almost unrecognizable, and it was a little bit of light white, like a figure drifting by the wind.
Jinto spread out his palm, Xue was not wearing his body, although it was clearly falling on his palm, there was only a momentary coolness, and it disappeared like air.
In the hot spring hotel in Kinugawa, Jinto listened to the female general of the hotel and said that such snow is called Fenghua.
Only open in the wind and wither in the wind.
Before the first snow comes, there will be one or two wind flowers, and then there will be fine snow.
Yes.
The red leaves have withered, and you can still look forward to the wind flowers.
After the wind blows, you can still expect fine snow.
What about after the snow
I don't know how long I had been standing, but Jinto smiled suddenly, lifted his rucksack, and walked briskly forward.
"So, this is a hand letter, a hand letter!" Jinto stuffed the hot spring gift box to Kazuya who had just entered the door, and his curved eyes blinked.
"Hey, what about mine?" As soon as Yagi stretched out his hand, Jinto clasped it in his palm.
"This is?"
A peace charm tied with a red brocade bag.
"You went to Kyoto?" Yi Jiao put his shoes away and walked to them.
"En, take advantage of this time to take an extra week off in Nikko," Shinto Hikaru smiled, took something out of his pocket, and handed it over, "Crystal is more suitable for you, this is for you."
A very beautiful tiger pendant, the strange thing is that the crystal itself contains some ore impurities, which constitute the pattern on the tiger.
Yi Jiao blushed slightly, "Thank you, Jinto."
"Eccentric!" He Gu looked very dissatisfied, "Why does he have me?!"
Shinto Mitsuru thought, "Ah, I think, for you, it's the most realistic thing that can fall into your stomach!"
"Jinto Guang!!!" Hegu rushed up and pinched him.
"Hahahaha!" Shinto Hikari smiled and stepped back, bumping into someone.
"Ah... Ogata-sensei..." Several people quickly put away their smiles and bowed deeply.
Strength in chess is everything.
This man who holds three major titles is undoubtedly the most unshakable king today.
Shinto Hikaru bowed his head again and again to apologize, "I'm sorry, Mr. Ogata!"
"Be careful in the future." Light brown eyes glanced at him and then left.
"Yes..." Light stuck out his tongue.
"As expected of Ta Yamen, it really is—" He Gu Cai started and stopped abruptly.
Does he know
Shindou wanted to find the answer from the other person's face.
However, Hegu didn't look at him, his attention returned to the mobile phone ornament, "Hey, I'm really partial, why don't you give me one?"
"Next time." Shinto Hikaru smiled and followed his companion's footsteps, "Next time I will buy a mouse for you."
"Rat?! Why is mine?!!" Hegu shouted again.
"Because of its small size and few materials, it is relatively cheap!"
"Hikaru Shinto!!!!"
Near evening, Ogata saw the boy again.
Looking, pacing beside his red sports car.
He raised his eyebrows, still indifferent, but his pace quickened.
Yes, it was his suggestion before, "Don't waste your opponent's time", which made the young man go out of town in a fit of anger.
It looks like a good proposal now.
"What? By the way again?" He opened the passenger's door first, and then turned back to the driver's seat.
The teenager pouted, "I brought a letter to Mr. Ogata, so I came here."
Ogata asked with interest, "What is it?"
"Fish." Jinto stretched out his hand to fasten his seat belt, "Thank you, Mr. Ogata, for taking such a long vacation this time."
"Oh—" The light brown eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his lips, "Don't you feel embarrassed at last because of evading fares many times?"
"Hey, I'm not an ordinary passenger, Mr. Ogata!" Saying that, Shinto Hikaru gestured and lifted the heavy water bag in his hand.
Ogata really laughed out loud this time, "Yes, yes, then Mr. VIP, what's your itinerary?"
When the fish in the water bag was poured into the square tank, Ogata couldn't help but let out a groan.
"What's wrong?" Guang Zheng was scooping up the noodles, his voice muffled in his throat.
"This is—" He turned to look at the young man at the dinner table, his face a little ugly, "What did you buy?!!"
"Small~~ fragrant~~ fish~~ a specialty of Nikko," smiled, swallowed the noodles first, and then answered cheerfully, "Look, how fresh~~"
Ogata restrained himself and lowered his voice, but he couldn't hold back the blue crosses that popped out of his forehead, "I only keep ornamental fish!!"
"Eh? Is that so?" How can the innocent boy finally show his incomparably white teeth, and his smile is so sparkling and moving, "I thought you raised them for supper~"
All the creatures in the fish tank flicked their tails neatly at this time, and suddenly hid in the crevices of the rock.
The author has something to say:
This chapter is a transitional chapter. It is not as storytelling as Xiaoxiang's Hillside, and it is indeed written with less depth of insight than hers.
Writing this chapter was unexpected at first, but I added it myself later
A new relationship is not used to help you get out of the shadows. If you don't escape, you have to go on even if you are sad, because there is fine snow behind the red leaves. That's how you look forward to the future and don't give up any chance of happiness.
This is the true meaning of the sunshine boy.