[{"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-599":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},1952574,2739,"Chapter 599","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-599",599,"\u003Cp>He had once been full of spirit in his youth, feeling his talent was decent and that he had hopes of stepping into the professional arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, because he could never win against those true professional players he faced, he suffered defeat after defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, before reaching the age limit, he was \"suppressed\" at the semi-professional level, unable to rise; that sense of frustration and helplessness is something he still remembers vividly to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, one can also see how strong those who eventually become professional players truly are; talent and hard work are both indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, those things are perhaps still too far off for the current Xia Xia Xia Mujun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in their minds, Xia Xia Xia Mujun reaching the sixth round as a high school student is already a very, very strong achievement worthy of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dare not even think about going further, or rather, they feel the probability is too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because starting from the sixth round, those he will face next are truly a group of monsters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of \"old timers\" who might be older than you, have studied Shogi much longer, might have higher talent, and possess richer competitive experience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sport like Shogi that relies extremely heavily on talent, hard work, and time, when you think you are a genius, you might just be a stepping stone for some even more genius \"monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning against these \"genius old timers\" is incredibly difficult!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nomura Tomohiro snapped out of his memories and reflections, looking at the calm and clear-eyed Xia Xia Xia Mujun before him, and that sense of cherishing talent welled up in his heart once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat up straight, placed his hands on his knees, his expression becoming solemn and serious as he said in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet club room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have seen your talent and strength in Shogi with my own eyes; it is truly outstanding, perhaps even one of the strongest I have seen among high school students in recent years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such talent should not be buried, or rather, it should not just be a 'hobby'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was in the faculty office, I also heard other teachers mention that you possess astonishing talent in baseball as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But after you decisively rejected the baseball club advisor's multiple invitations, I understood that perhaps you truly do not like baseball, or at least lack that level of passion for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that does not matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nomura Tomohiro's gaze softened, but his tone remained serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, judging by your temperament, personality, and appearance, you do not seem suited for those 'brutish' sports that require massive physical training every day and running around sweating in the sun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my view, your temperament—calm, sharp, yet hiding a hidden edge—is perfectly suited for Shogi, a mental sport that requires extreme focus, deep thought, and a steady mindset!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone gradually carried a hint of persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So—Xia Xia Xia Mujun, as the advisor of the Shogi Club, I once again solemnly extend an invitation to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quit that... Collection Club and officially join our Shogi Club!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, you have opponents of similar strength like Araki and Yasui to spar with frequently, and you have an old man like me to share experience with; the club also has plenty of game records and materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By frequently engaging in high-quality practice and matches with us, your Shogi strength will certainly rise to the next level! It will be of great benefit to your future development, whether you want to pursue a professional path or simply keep it as a specialty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Araki Araki Araki Yuai and Yasui Ryouto felt the same way in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them had expected at first that Xia Xia Xia Mujun's talent in baseball would be so high, completely on par with Shogi, even causing that strict advisor of the baseball club to have an extreme desire for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xia Xia Xia Mujun's overall temperament and appearance are truly too outstanding, too deceptive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his slender, tall build, refined features, and a gaze that carries a sense of detachment when calm, he looks like a beautiful youth who should appear in a literature club, quietly reading books or painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is impossible for anyone to immediately associate him with the kind of baseball sport that requires daily intense confrontation and sweating in the dust-filled field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the image of him quietly sitting in front of the Shogi board, lost in thought while holding a piece, is inexplicably harmonious, as if he were born to belong here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Araki Araki Yuai-nee also thinks Nomura-sensei is right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Araki Araki Araki Yuai nodded vigorously, taking over the conversation; her method of persuasion was more direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Xia Xia Mujun, you are truly super suited for playing Shogi! Really! It's not just the strength, it's that feeling! The way you look sitting in front of the Shogi board is much cooler than when you play baseball!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, join our Shogi Club! Araki Araki Yuai-nee will look after you! I guarantee no one will dare to bully you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yasui Ryouto also put away his usual playful attitude, patted Xia Xia Xia Mujun on the shoulder, and said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, as your senior, feel the same way. Your strength is now not much weaker than mine, or even Nomura-sensei's; what you lack might just be some systematic training and more actual combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given time, with your talent, the possibility of becoming a professional Shogi player is very high. By then, just participating in various tournaments and events would bring considerable income, and your social status would be different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the number of high-quality matches you play now is still too few; you need opponents like us who have similar strength and can put pressure on you to hone your skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze also carried expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, join our Shogi Club! This is your best choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun looked at the three people before him, all looking so serious, expectant, and sincere, listening to their earnest persuasion, and he could not help but fall silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel their good intentions and their appreciation for his talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat up straight, also responding with a serious and solemn attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nomura-sensei, Araki-senpai, Yasui-senpai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding the matter of joining the Shogi Club, I actually considered it before and thought about it seriously for a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I thought for a long time... and in the end, I still feel, no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the expectant expression on Araki Araki Araki Yuai's face froze, turning into obvious astonishment as she blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh? Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly could not understand why Xia Xia Xia Mujun would refuse when he had such good conditions and so many like-minded partners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Xia Xia Mujun looked at Araki Araki Araki Yuai's puzzled eyes, then looked at Nomura Tomohiro and Yasui Ryouto, who were also showing confusion, and explained patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am truly grateful to you, senpais, and Nomura-sensei, for valuing me so much and inviting me multiple times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I really... quite like the Collection Club I am in now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, you see, my hobby is just collecting all kinds of things with stories and unique characteristics; I like wandering around, exploring different places, and I like the free and easy pace of life every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his hands, revealing a helpless but genuine smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you were to make me sit and study game records like a professional player-in-training, performing a large amount of boring practice and matches every day... I really cannot sit still, and I would feel stifled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, the initial and primary purpose of me participating in Shogi tournaments was just for the generous prize money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, my interest in Shogi itself... can only be considered average; it has not reached the level of passion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed slightly to express his apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can only say sorry again for your kind invitations, and I have let down your expectations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them listened to this honest, and even somewhat \"too blunt\" explanation from Xia Xia Xia Mujun, and their feelings were incredibly complex for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt both incredibly speechless and deeply helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made them speechless was that despite possessing such strong strength and talent that countless Shogi enthusiasts would envy, he himself only had \"average interest\" in the sport of Shogi?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply like holding a golden bowl and begging for food; it made one want to pry open his head to see what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what made them feel helpless was that, based on their perception and observation, Xia Xia Xia Mujun's personality and hobbies were indeed... unconventional, or rather, \"eccentric.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, basically everyone in the school had heard more or less about Xia Xia Xia Mujun's unique \"collecting habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the baseball that Nakajima Satoshi regarded as a treasure, the baseball glove that Shinohara Shingo had used for many years, the wooden sword passed down in the Kendo Club, or the iron in the home economics classroom... he had collected a pile of messy, seemingly unrelated things anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Xia Xia Xia Mujun's words just now were not wrong; his interests were indeed different from ordinary people, and he just liked \"collecting\" things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at it this way, that \"Collection Club,\" which sounded a bit strange, might indeed be the place most suitable for Xia Xia Xia Mujun, the place that made him feel most at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nomura Tomohiro sighed in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twisted melon is not sweet; he had lived for decades and understood this principle perfectly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a person does not like something, no matter how much outsiders beg them or tell them how good it is, it is very difficult for them to truly invest passion into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they truly like it, even if you push them away and don't let them touch it, they will find ways to get close to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interest is the best teacher, and it is also the most lasting motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, although Araki Araki Araki Yuai was still a bit regretful, looking at Xia Xia Xia Mujun's calm expression, she quickly let it go and did not continue to force him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she quite liked this somewhat special and strong junior, and she did not want to make things difficult for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it's fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand, a bright smile appearing on her face again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Araki Araki Yuai-nee understands you! People, the most important thing is to be happy and do what you like!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you like the Collection Club, then just stay there! Just don't forget to come over and play Shogi with us occasionally!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nomura Tomohiro had actually invited Xia Xia Xia Mujun two or three times, openly or secretly, and had been rejected with similar reasons; it seemed Xia Xia Xia Mujun truly lacked enough passion for Shogi, at least not to the extent of being willing to invest a large amount of time in the club for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only shake his head helplessly, sigh, and his tone softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... fine, whatever you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since this is the choice you made after careful consideration, I respect you, teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not forget to add one sentence, leaving behind hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, if you ever change your mind, or want to systematically improve your Shogi strength, the door to our Shogi Club will always be open for you, and I welcome you to come over at any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1946,"2026-06-15T07:10:31.195Z","2026-06-15T07:45:40.648Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7799d66b7fe5f3f998faa82616aee6009df9d9af71532c3587af7292d87d09b2","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-600","tokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-chapter-598",624,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftokyo-you-call-this-normal-equipment-cover.jpg"]