Chapter 758: Meeting Private Tianhao again! Guess who couldn't come to the competition?

Xia Mujun stopped his steps.

The tall and majestic Tokyo Shogi Hall stood in the morning light.

In the square in front of the hall, the queue of spectators waiting to enter wound like a long dragon, and the noisy sound waves mixed with excited gasps seemed to be denser than in the previous rounds.

A sea of black heads was moving slowly.

And in front of the special passage for contestants on the side, the scene was completely different.

The grand occasion of rubbing shoulders was long gone.

At this moment, only a few people were standing sparsely at the entrance of the passage, looking down and operating their phones, appearing exceptionally deserted.

It could hardly be called a queue.

It was just a few scattered people, simply showing the QR code on their phone screens to the staff, and then walking straight into the hall.

The rest of the contestants had either not arrived yet or had already entered inside to rest.

There was indeed no one in front of the passage who needed to queue.

Xia Mujun was not surprised by this.

Each round of elimination ruthlessly screened out nearly half of the contestants.

And this special "two-match" competition system in this round would even more cruelly wash out the survivors.

The number of people who could stay behind would probably only be fewer.

He didn't think much more and walked towards the contestant passage.

He took out his phone from his pocket and brought up the electronic QR code for contestants.

The staff member in uniform took the phone, and his eyes scanned the screen.

Immediately, he looked up.

The moment he saw Xia Mujun's face, a trace of imperceptible understanding flashed in the eyes of this young staff member.

Even without the QR code, he could immediately recognize this young man in front of him.

Xia Mujun's popularity is indeed very high now.

It might even be more watched than some professional shogi players of low rank.

The reason is none other than—

This face is truly too outstanding.

Clear and handsome contours, calm eyes, cold temperament.

Among all male contestants, there is indeed no second person who can rival him in appearance.

Just as Xia Mujun passed through the gate and was about to step into the passage—

In the spectator queue next to him, several sharp-eyed young women recognized him.

Exclamations exploded instantly.

"Ah! It's contestant Xia Mu!"

"In person! Even more handsome than seen on TV!"

"Contestant Xia Mu! Please do your best! I will always cheer for you!"

"I have been following you since the first round! Please must win!"

"Do your best!!"

Xia Mujun heard this, his steps paused imperceptibly, and fine sweat seeped from his forehead.

He is not a star, when did he actually have such enthusiastic fans?