[{"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-55":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},1949042,2739,"Chapter 55","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>Masahiro Furukawa and Saio Furukawa had no objections to this and remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satoru Fukuda looked at Masahiro Furukawa, always feeling that this old man looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen him for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at this combination of an old man and a little girl, he couldn't help but tease:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, old man, you're at this age, why are you still coming to participate in the competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And bringing a little granddaughter, when you play Shogi later, no one will help you watch the child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't see her crying later, I'm afraid you'll be asked to leave by the staff in the hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Masahiro Furukawa stroked his beard and smiled indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to worry, the one participating is not me, but my granddaughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satoru Fukuda was stunned, looked down at the little girl who was only about ten years old, and asked with an incredulous smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are so confident to bring your granddaughter to participate? Has she participated in any competitions before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or does she have any amateur rank, or even a rank in the training association?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Masahiro Furukawa's mouth curled up slightly, a hint of imperceptible pride flashed in his eyes, secretly looking forward to his granddaughter making a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this time, he was still relatively humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither, just bringing her to see the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satoru Fukuda stood there dumbfounded, almost unable to hold back his laughter, and in the end, he really couldn't hold it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only felt that this competition was really a mix of fish and dragons, and all kinds of monsters and ghosts had emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was more outrageous than the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Xia Xia Xia Mujun was a pure newcomer, which was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was even an old man bringing a ten-year-old girl to \"see the world\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People nowadays really have money with nowhere to spend, not even treating twenty thousand yen as money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is also good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more such \"water fish\" there are, the higher his chance of winning consecutively in the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could meet either of these two \"water fish\" on the field, he wouldn't have to win as hard as Kaori Horikawa did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he also paid a two-thousand-yen registration fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satoru Fukuda didn't want to run into a professional Shogi player or a strong player above level 5 of the training association in the first round—these people's strength was above his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, \"The high hits the low, hitting the chicken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his talent was limited, otherwise he wouldn't still be at level 5 of the training association at thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On weekdays, he had no special hobbies, just liked to act as a \"training association gatekeeper\", specifically abusing newcomer rookies to prevent them from improving their rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching those people struggling at the bottom was really pleasant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, compared to \"water fish\" like Xia Xia Xia Mujun and the little loli, those people were still much stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having said that, he was quite satisfied with this competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a scale of nearly two thousand contestants, even if there were strong players in other competition areas, they probably accounted for less than 20% of the total number, or even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as his luck wasn't too bad, he at least had the confidence to win three or more games in a row and earn a small profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to abuse rookies and get prize money, for someone like him with a \"rookie-abusing addiction\", it was simply double the happiness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good, very good, I'm very optimistic about you guys!\" Satoru Fukuda smiled hypocritically, but his eyes were full of contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, several people arrived at the gathering point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was located on the outskirts of the venue, and personal items needed to be stored first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After storing, they also needed to pass through security to check if they were carrying any cheating devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after confirming that there were no errors could they enter the venue to participate in the draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Masahiro Furukawa knew he couldn't accompany them any further, so he requested sincerely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun, could I trouble you to look after Saio a little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She rarely goes out, doesn't understand many things, I just hope you can ensure she enters the venue safely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun didn't refuse this small favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet, cute little girl who didn't make a fuss was indeed hard to dislike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Masahiro Furukawa said gratefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saio, you follow this big brother into the competition venue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saio Furukawa nodded solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Grandpa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun rubbed her little head gently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saio looked up and smiled happily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Xia Xia Xia Mujun, Satoru Fukuda, and Saio Furukawa, who had completed all the procedures, arrived at the draw queue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, they had no electronic devices on them; personal items such as watches, necklaces, and wallets had all been stored in lockers and could only be retrieved when leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The queue moved forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people in the queue were tense and looked uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere at the draw site was solemn and quiet, with almost no one talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few people appeared relatively calm—these people were mostly quite confident in their own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satoru Fukuda looked around and soon identified those calm faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the front of the queue were two professional Shogi players: Jyuya Yoshikawa and Aogo Akechi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of these two was extremely terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he didn't want to draw either of them in the first round at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he really met them, he would definitely lose, without any suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was a training association player and was considered a master among the general public, compared to professional players, it was simply a world of difference, not on the same level at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that even if all the training association players were added together, they might not be able to beat one professional player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of professional players was just that terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, the sport of Shogi is extremely dependent on talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that those professional players are not only gifted but also work harder than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, there was simply no possibility of victory!\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-15T06:10:17.270Z","2026-06-15T07:45:38.736Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9ba07ed9fcb6ca255231f321859f91915ba3834728afd5bbfda9c6fe94681d00","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-56","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-54",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]