Chapter 44

Natsume Chikage lowered his head to look at the navigation map on his phone screen, confirming that he had arrived at his destination.

He slowly raised his head, and what came into view was the huge Tokyo Shogi Hall.

This "Newcomer Shogi Challenge" was being held in this hall where shogi players gathered.

Natsume Chikage stepped inside.

The interior space was spacious and bright, and the air was filled with a faint sandalwood fragrance.

Just entering the lobby, one could see people in twos and threes queuing at the service desk, preparing to participate in this competition.

Since it was the last day of registration, there weren't many people queuing in the hall.

Natsume Chikage walked silently to the end of the line and waited quietly.

At this time, there weren't many staff members responsible for receiving registrations.

There was only one female staff member busy.

The female staff member, Horikawa Kaori, who looked quite good, was currently a female professional first-dan player.

Although her strength wasn't outstanding, she had a sincere heart for shogi, so she chose to work here.

Several consecutive days of high-intensity work meant she hadn't really rested.

At this moment, she was already showing obvious fatigue.

When receiving the people queuing to register, her movements also seemed a bit slow.

"Please fill in your name, contact information, and whether you have a shogi rank here..."

While explaining, she couldn't help but cover the corner of her mouth with her hand and yawned a small yawn, her eyes filled with sleepiness.

Soon.

It was Natsume Chikage's turn.

Horikawa Kaori, who had originally been listless, saw Natsume Chikage and her tired expression was instantly swept away; she immediately sat up straight.

She considered herself to have seen many shogi players in the shogi world.