Chapter 124: Ruri wants to eat to her heart's content!

Before Natsume Chikage left, many female players noticed him, and quite a few shyly stepped forward to strike up a conversation.

But they were all refused by him shaking his head, and he left here directly.

At this time, in the broadcast area of TV Tokyo.

Anchor Sawada Rika received the latest data feedback sent by the director—although Natsume Chikage didn't have many shots in the live broadcast, every time his figure appeared on the screen, whether on Twitter, official accounts, or live streaming platforms, it could trigger quite a bit of attention and discussion heat.

"As expected." Sawada Rika raised the corners of her mouth, feeling satisfied with her earlier judgment.

She had keenly sensed from the beginning that once this young man with an outstanding appearance appeared, he would definitely be able to attract the attention of a large number of viewers.

In this era of looking at faces, such a handsome appearance is rare, not to mention that he won in the first round.

Female viewers eat this set the most—a young man who has both appearance and talent, who can not love him?

Thinking of this, Sawada Rika immediately greeted the photographer and assistant:

"Quick, let's go find contestant Natsume for a post-match interview!"

She led the team to shuttle through the match venue quickly, her gaze searching eagerly for that familiar figure.

However, when they finally found the location of Natsume Chikage, they were stunned to find that he had already walked to the exit of the venue.

"Wait!" Sawada Rika exclaimed, and hurriedly ran towards the gate with the team.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

When they arrived at the door panting, Natsume Chikage's figure had already disappeared into the vast sea of people.

"Sigh..." Sawada Rika stomped her feet in annoyance, "Just a little bit."

The photographer and assistant also looked at each other, looking helpless.

"It doesn't matter," Sawada Rika quickly reorganized her morale, her eyes shining with certainty, "In the next round of the match, no matter what method is used, we must grab an interview with him first!"

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On the train home, Natsume Chikage looked at the street scene retreating rapidly outside the window and fell into deep thought.

He actually didn't know very well what level his current strength was at.

He had originally expected to meet a professional player in the first round, or at least a member of the Reward Association like Fukuda Tsukasa, so that he could truly test his strength.

However, he met Gu Chuan Caixu.

No matter what, the other party was just a ten-year-old little girl; no matter how talented she was, the time to study shogi was ultimately limited.

Although he could feel from the game that she had indeed studied diligently and her shogi skill was quite good, in his view, it was still far from being called strong.

"Probably just the level of an ordinary player..." Natsume Chikage thought to himself.

Just then, his phone rang.

The name "Ruri" was displayed on the screen.

【Natsume Ruri: Brother, are you working today?】

【Natsume Chikage: No.】

【Natsume Ruri: That's great! Are you on your way back now?】

【Natsume Chikage: Mm, I'm already on the train.】

【Natsume Ruri: (*^▽^*) Then Ruri is starting to prepare dinner now! There are quite a lot of ingredients in the fridge, what does Brother want to eat? It should be just about ready when you get home.】

【Natsume Chikage: No need to cook today.】

【Natsume Ruri: o(╥﹏╥)o Why? Could it be that Brother doesn't want to eat the food Ruri makes?】

Imagining the aggrieved look of his sister puffing out her cheeks through the screen, Natsume Chikage couldn't help but laugh.

【Natsume Chikage: Of course not. Today I picked up 10,000 yen, and I'm in a particularly good mood. And didn't I promise to take you to eat oden yesterday? Since I don't have to work today, I'll take you to try it.】

【Natsume Ruri: ╰(*°▽°*)╯ Brother, your luck is too good! You actually picked up 10,000 yen! Then Ruri is going to eat to her heart's content tonight!】

【Natsume Chikage: Eat without worry, all expenses tonight are paid by your brother!】

【Natsume Ruri:? (? >?

Hanging up the phone, a warm smile still hung on the corners of Natsume Chikage's mouth.

Although "picking up money" was just a well-intentioned lie, in his view, winning this match so easily was no different from picking it up.

The train moved slowly, and the streetlights outside the window lit up one by one.

Just then, his phone received a bank transfer notification—a full 10,000 yen had arrived, and the next match time was five days later.

"The efficiency is really high." Natsume Chikage was a bit surprised.

However, getting money is always a good thing.

Following this trend, perhaps he could really rely on the prize money to let the family get rid of their impoverished circumstances.

He suddenly remembered another "relic" related to shogi that Senior An-i Ryoto had mentioned.

If that thing was a special piece of equipment like the "shogi scorebook sealed for many years," that would be even better.

Although he didn't know what level his strength was at, any special equipment that could improve shogi skill was worth collecting.

"By the way," he suddenly thought, "Kondo Miyuki said that one of the shogi relics is with Senior An-i, then where is the other one? I'll have to ask another day..."

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At the entrance of the oden shop, the warm yellow light spilled out from the small cart, appearing particularly warm in the night.

When Natsume Ruri happened to walk over, she caught sight of Natsume Chikage and immediately pounced on him like a happy little bird.

"Brother!"

Natsume Chikage smiled and rubbed his sister's hair:

Hanging up the phone, a warm smile still hung on the corners of Natsume Chikage's mouth.

Although "picking up money" was just a well-intentioned lie, in his view, winning this match so easily was no different from picking it up.

The train moved slowly, and the streetlights outside the window lit up one by one.

Just then, his phone received a bank transfer notification—a full 10,000 yen had arrived, and the next match time was five days later.

"The efficiency is really high." Natsume Chikage was a bit surprised.

However, getting money is always a good thing.

Following this trend, perhaps he could really rely on the prize money to let the family get rid of their impoverished circumstances.

He suddenly remembered another "relic" related to shogi that Senior An-i Ryoto had mentioned.

If that thing was a special piece of equipment like the "shogi scorebook sealed for many years," that would be even better.

Although he didn't know what level his strength was at, any special equipment that could improve shogi skill was worth collecting.

"By the way," he suddenly thought, "Kondo Miyuki said that one of the shogi relics is with Senior An-i, then where is the other one? I'll have to ask another day..."

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At the entrance of the oden shop, the warm yellow light spilled out from the small cart, appearing particularly warm in the night.

When Natsume Ruri happened to walk over, she caught sight of Natsume Chikage and immediately pounced on him like a happy little bird.

"Brother!"

Natsume Chikage smiled and rubbed his sister's hair: ===== CHAPTER 125 =====