Chapter 980

On the other end of the screen, Jiu Jing Ziyuan put down her phone, leaned back in her chair, and was slightly lost in thought.

According to the matches she had watched previously, as well as some professional commentary and analysis on the internet, Natsume Chikage being able to break into the sixth round had already greatly exceeded many people's expectations.

Analyzing from objective strength, the opponents he would face afterward would be all professional shogi players; the difficulty of going further was extremely high.

However... being able to get to this step and get hundreds of thousands of yen in prize money was already an extremely outstanding achievement for a high school student.

She thought again of Natsume Chikage's novel, "The Devotion of Suspect X."

She had heard him mention the publication matters before; it seemed it was officially going on sale in these few days?

She had been very busy in the last few days, so she didn't know how the situation was.

Jiu Jing Ziyuan originally wanted to send a message to ask, but after looking at the time, she gave up.

It was too late; she would wait until Natsume returned to school for class and ask him in person.

At the same time.

The president of the Private Tianhao Shogi Club, Honda Chongsi, was half-leaning on the head of his bed, the light from his phone screen reflecting on his somewhat excited face.

He was browsing discussion posts about the "New Sharp Shogi Tournament" on forums and social platforms.

Netizens were analyzing the shogi styles and win rates of various contestants, predicting the upcoming matchups and results.

Among them, quite a few posts mentioned him, Honda Chongsi, and also mentioned that "Natsume Chikage" who left a deep impression on him.

Some even made the "remote shouting" between the two of them in the live interview into a topic.

Honda Chongsi watched those comments with great interest.

【Natsume Chikage? He looks pretty good, but it's a pity this is a shogi match, not a beauty pageant. I think he will definitely lose in the sixth round!】

【If Honda Chongsi really faces Natsume Chikage in the sixth round, then there will be a good show to watch. An arrogant genius professional 4-dan, a mysterious dark horse contestant with no rank...】

【Although I don't like the arrogance of this kid Honda, I have to admit that he has the capital to be arrogant. A minor professional 4-dan, a promising future. As for Natsume Chikage... winning against a quasi-professional like Suzuki Longzhi is probably his limit; luck plays a big part.】

【Agreed. Suzuki Longzhi was clearly not in good condition that day. This single-elimination format has too much randomness; if it were best-of-three, Suzuki would definitely win.】

Watching the comment section almost overwhelmingly favoring himself and looking down on Natsume Chikage, Honda Chongsi's lips curled, revealing a malicious smile.

How could he not look forward to facing that guy?

Not only did he openly mock their Tianhao Academy in the live broadcast, but he also used a gambling match to win the entire 150,000 yen prize money accumulated from the first round to the fifth round from that stupid club member of his!

As for avenging that waste? He didn't have the leisure.

But that money... he was very jealous of it!

How much pocket money can an ordinary high school student have in a month?

150,000 is definitely not a small amount.

I heard that Natsume Chikage's family circumstances have declined and he is desperately participating in the tournament to make money to support his sister?

If... if he could meet him in the match, and like what he did to others before, set up a gambling match, and then take away all the prize money he had won before in one fell swoop...

Imagining the expression of collapse, pain, and despair that might appear on that handsome face when Natsume Chikage lost the match and became destitute at the same time...

Honda Chongsi felt a wave of pleasure welling up in his heart, and the smile on his face became increasingly twisted and excited.

That scene would definitely be very, very interesting! ===== CHAPTER 981 =====