Chapter 771

At this moment, he only felt that the timing, the location, and the people were all on his side!

Luck was completely on his side!

You, Natsume Chikage, what do you have to fight me with?!

He almost couldn't help but burst into loud laughter.

Soon.

The time reached nine o'clock.

The match started on time!

Morimoto Yūki forcibly suppressed his surging heart; he reached out his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly from excitement.

He picked up a piece.

"Clack!"

A crisp tapping sound echoed in the suddenly quiet match area.

The piece landed steadily on the board, and then he pressed the shogi clock.

The match was officially declared started.

And Natsume Chikage, sitting opposite him.

From beginning to end, his expression had not changed in the slightest.

As if that ritual to decide who went first, that first piece landing on the board, that wild joy almost overflowing from his opponent...

Had nothing to do with him.

He just calmly lowered his eyelids.

His gaze fell on the intricate grid lines of the board.

Then.

He extended his slender and steady fingers.

Calmly.

He picked up one of his own pieces.

His movements were fluid, without the slightest hesitation.

Gently, he placed the piece.

It landed in the position it was supposed to be.