Chapter 470

With this kind of gap in strength, there is actually little meaning in who goes first or second.

But Furukawa Masahiro is not the type who likes to argue with people; he prefers to let the actual situation speak for itself.

Moreover, since Natsume-kun is not yet his apprentice, he is naturally too lazy to refute such a thankless task.

But Furukawa Caixu is different.

She directly retorted in a huff:

"That's not true!"

"Big Brother is very amazing; even if he goes second, he will still win!"

Fukuda Tsukasa laughed in exasperation:

"I am an adult, I won't lower myself to a child's level. I won't argue with you; I don't want to be accused of bullying a child like you."

Furukawa Masahiro shook his head and smiled, soothing the still-fuming Furukawa Caixu.

"Caixu... do not get attached to appearances."

"What did Grandfather say?"

Furukawa Caixu puffed out her little cheeks:

"Calm the heart..."

Furukawa Masahiro asked:

"Then, have you calmed down?"

Furukawa Caixu sat back down in a huff, crossed her arms over her chest, and huffed:

"I'm calm now."

Her appearance actually amused both Horikawa Kaori and Furukawa Masahiro, who were on the side.

Fukuda Tsukasa also shook his head and smiled repeatedly.

He just felt that she was indeed a little brat.

In fact, it is not just Fukuda Tsukasa who thinks Natsume Chikage won because of the first-move advantage.

Even Tanabe Yuto's good friends, Asahina Akatsuki and Suzuki Takayuki, both think so.

They know Tanabe Yuto's strength very well.

One could even say.

Tanabe Yuto's ability to quickly rise to such a level is also partly due to their contributions.

Because the two of them have been helping him research and develop this set of tactics.

They even gave him pointers on how to deal with the opponent's defense.

It can be said that, basically, as long as he doesn't encounter someone several levels stronger than him, he won't lose.

But only Natsume Chikage appeared as an exception!

This guy... simply doesn't play by the rules!

Under normal circumstances, when encountering the extreme pressure of speed-attack and fast-chess tactics, the inevitable response is to overcome hardness with softness, to retreat in order to advance, focusing mainly on defense and grinding out time to wear down the fast-chess player's patience.

Since these types of players choose to play fast chess, their patience is indeed much less than most slow-chess players.

As long as one grinds slowly, most of these people will reveal flaws themselves.

But Tanabe Yuto, after being coached by them, is different; once you choose a defensive strategy, if he cannot break through with a strong attack, he will immediately switch to other tactics.

You grind, and he grinds too.

While he has a slight advantage in speed-attacking, he also quickly changes tactics, and ordinary defensive players really cannot handle it.

But only this Natsume Chikage simply does not defend.

He just recklessly charges!

He just goes head-to-head with you!

You play fast, and I play fast too!

And he even has the first-move advantage!

They had almost never taught Tanabe Yuto how to deal with such an ultimate reckless brute.

After all, most shogi players actually play slow chess.

And the promotion tournament uses entirely slow-chess rules.

So, basically, no one would specifically study how to use fast chess against fast chess in such a tournament.

Naturally, the two of them wouldn't teach these things either.

And because of this.

This reckless brute Natsume Chikage really did hit the mark, catching Tanabe Yuto off guard.

But... it is not to say that Natsume Chikage's strength is insufficient.

Because players weaker than Tanabe Yuto, even if they used the same reckless strategy as him, would likely only end up in defeat.

And based on the situation of the pieces when Natsume Chikage finally won on the board, his strength is indeed just slightly better than Tanabe Yuto's.

It can be said that if Natsume Chikage didn't have the first move this time, even if he defended or attacked, with the strength gap between the two being similar, Tanabe Yuto would really be guaranteed to win!

But it must be said.

Natsume Chikage's performance in this tournament has indeed refreshed their impression of him.

This person is indeed capable, and his luck is also very good!

After all, he faced a little girl, Furukawa Caixu, in the first round.

He faced Fukuda Tsukasa, whom he had researched in advance, in the second round.

And in the third round, he obtained the first move, which happened to counter Tanabe Yuto.

At the same time.

The two of them looked at the dejected Tanabe Yuto on the big screen and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

Tanabe Yuto is their good friend.

Seeing a friend lose, they naturally feel a bit sad.

Just as Suzuki Takayuki was still feeling sad, Asahina Akatsuki quickly recovered.

She looked at Natsume Chikage on the screen, her eyes filled with intense interest and affection.

Although it is sad that her friend lost.

But it is impossible to say she isn't happy that the boy she likes won the match.

And most importantly.

As long as she also wins this third round, the number of remaining contestants will be halved.

As both of them are in the A-division, they will naturally have a higher probability of meeting.

If they really do meet.

She won't need to go out of her way to come up with any little tricks; she can just propose a bet directly on the field.

At the same time.

Natsume Chikage and Tanabe Yuto, who had just walked out of the arena, were both simultaneously interviewed by the host, Sawada Rika, who had been blocking the exit early on.

Natsume Chikage wanted to dodge, but a microphone was shoved directly into his face.

Sawada Rika was seen with a smile that said, "You finally couldn't escape, could you?" and she began:

"Contestant Natsume, you have broken our arena's record for the fastest match completion ever; what are your thoughts?"

Natsume Chikage looked at the exit, which was blocked by people, fell silent for a moment, and knew he couldn't escape.

Thinking of this, he sighed helplessly, shook his head, and said:

"No thoughts."

Sawada Rika smiled:

"Then, Contestant Tanabe on the side, in what aspect do you think you made a major mistake this time?"

Tanabe Yuto was silent for a long time before saying:

"It was the first move... and Natsume-kun's identical speed-attack decision."

Sawada Rika followed up:

"Why do you think so? Can you elaborate?"

Tanabe Yuto explained:

"My speed-attack strategy relies heavily on the first move; once I fall into the second-move position, the effect is greatly diminished."

"But this is not completely unwinnable; as long as the opponent uses a back-and-forth or defensive strategy, I actually have countermeasures."