[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment":3,"chapter-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-489":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Tokyo: You Call This Normal Equipment?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1952464,2739,"Chapter 489","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-489",489,"\u003Cp>In this way, he couldn't step on him fiercely in the highly anticipated post-match interview, ridicule him to his heart’s content, and get back at him for the school and himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This \"regret,\" like a poisonous insect, gnawed at his heart, making his annoyance at Natsume Chikage increase rather than decrease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not far from the two, the 12-year-old brat who was also watching the game, after seeing Natsume Chikage draw Suzuki Takayuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was stunned at first, then happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just been defeated by Suzuki Takayuki and knew well the strength of this person, which was completely not something he could win against now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Natsume Chikage met this person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was not even worth thinking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Natsume Chikage’s three-legged cat skills, how could he win against this Suzuki Takayuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private Moonlight Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shogi Club Activity Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh—! It’s over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Araki Araki Araki Yuai held her head with both hands and let out a wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did Xia Xia Xia Mujun have to draw that guy Suzuki?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy is a monster that even I can't beat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consultant teacher Nomura Tomohiro pushed his glasses and complained helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun being able to draw Suzuki can already be considered a 'top-tier draw', okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he drew the other two real professional players, that would be called having no chance of winning at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, his tone also dropping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However... against Suzuki, the chance of winning is indeed not much higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, this guy’s talent, even I have to admire... a seventeen-year-old quasi-professional, sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yasui Ryoto crossed his arms and looked at the TV screen calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, he spoke slowly, his tone carrying fairness and recognition:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, being able to walk to this step, Xia Xia Xia Mujun has already done very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fifth round 'Hell Double-Header'... look at who is left: either title powerhouses, or quasi-professionals, or real professionals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Natsume Chikage’s calm profile on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A chess player who started halfway and regards the competition more as a way to get prize money, can break into this final four battle with his own strength...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This in itself is the best proof of talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words had less competitive meaning and more objective recognition of the strength of the junior in the same school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Araki Araki Araki Yuai and Nomura Tomohiro heard this, were silent for a while, and then nodded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsume Chikage’s performance had long exceeded their initial expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in the hearts of the three, they had all silently accepted the result that seemed most likely—Natsume Chikage would lose to Suzuki Takayuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nomura Tomohiro touched his nose, a look of elder-like, slightly regretful relief on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Xia Xia Xia Mujun comes back from the game... I want to teach him the 'Running Thunder Hand' variation that I’ve been keeping at the bottom of the box.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has such talent, not taking the professional path is really a waste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he can learn systematically, even if he can't become top-tier in the future, at least he can have a stable and decent income, and won't have to live so hard with his sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Araki Araki Araki Yuai nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! I think so too! If Xia Xia Xia Mujun focuses on playing chess, he will definitely be very powerful in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yasui Ryoto, who had always regarded Natsume Chikage as a potential opponent, nodded slightly at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he is willing... this is indeed a good choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade 1 Class B Classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the teacher on the podium turning around to write on the blackboard, Akita Sana quickly lowered her eyes and glanced at the phone screen hidden in the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was showing a brief commentary of the live text broadcast: \"Contestant Natsume is slightly at a disadvantage, Contestant Suzuki has the first-move advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her small face collapsed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurriedly sent a message to her best friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Akita Sana: (；?д｀)ゞ Miki Miki! The commentator said Xia Xia Xia Mujun is in a bad situation again, a bit of a disadvantage with the second move! The most headache-inducing thing is, this opponent seems to be even more powerful than the last one! What should I do, what should I do!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miki sighed silently in her heart, a hint of helplessness flashing across her exquisite face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only felt that she had broken her heart for her best friend’s love affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although judging by common sense, she also felt that the situation Natsume Chikage faced this time was more severe than before, and he was basically bound to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, comforting her friend was the top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly lowered her head, her fingers dancing lightly on the keyboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kondo Miki: Don't panic. The game has just started, and the commentator is just making a routine judgment based on the few moves in front of them. Maybe Xia Xia Xia Mujun will turn the disadvantage into an advantage?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused slightly and entered another encouragement that even she felt was a bit \"blind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kondo Miki: Since you like him, you must believe in him!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Akita Sana: (?o??o?)?? Yes! I will definitely believe in Xia Xia Xia Mujun!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kondo Miyuki leaned forward involuntarily, her gaze fixed on the TV screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the analysis of the commentator that \"the strength gap might be obvious,\" \"Contestant Natsume is at a disadvantage with the second move,\" and \"Contestant Suzuki has a higher chance of winning\" were all clearly transmitted to her ears, her whole face twitched, filled with worry that could not be dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her own heart, which was biased toward Natsume Chikage, began to waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent this time is \"quasi-professional.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A teenage genius who has already stepped half a foot into the realm of the highest hall of Shogi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is no longer an ordinary amateur master, but a reserve elite who has been screened by the strictest system and is about to obtain the \"professional\" title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun... a teenager fighting for life, can he really cross this threshold that looks like a chasm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must... work hard...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-06-15T07:10:31.195Z","2026-06-15T07:45:40.648Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","102253b010ad855c0c1e0203b26a14746f96661dbceb4f69ed8b155aeb7862f9","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-490","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-488",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]