Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

"That's it, then..."

Masumi Sera tried hard to find a topic, starting from Shuidu Tower and talking about the famous restaurants in Aipido Town, and then about the recent weather and everyone’s living environment. After a while, she pulled Ike Fei Chi to ask what the famous restaurants in Aipido Town were. , and then he pulled Haneda Hideyoshi to talk about the recent weather changes, and he was very busy.

When Sera Masumi spoke to Haneda Hideyoshi and Ike Feichi, both of them responded, but Sera Masumi soon discovered the problem——

No matter how she found the topic, the chat between the three of them was still in the single-line chat mode of "she was chatting with Haneda Hideyoshi" and "she was chatting with Chi Fei Chi". Not only did the chat not enter a virtuous circle of interaction between the three, Chi Fei Chi and Haneda Hideyoshi didn't even speak to each other much.

She even said, 'I found out that you all live in a high-end apartment.' The two of them still did not take the initiative to talk about the troubles or benefits of living in a high-end apartment, even if she took the initiative to ask, 'Do you find life convenient?' The two of them answered her questions one-on-one, with no intention of discussing the quality of their living environment with each other.

Really... these two people also live in a high-end apartment in Cupido Town, and have been to the same restaurants, shopping malls, parks and even hospitals. Why can't they find a common topic to talk about?

It's not impossible to have her push the topic, but it seems useless for her to push the topic...

After working hard for a long time with no results, Sera Masumi saw the food being served on the table and immediately gave up the idea of ​​'saving the atmosphere' and began to concentrate on tasting the food.

These two people are really difficult to mobilize. There is no need to save them. Let’s destroy them together!

After Sera Masumi was so tired that she gave up, Haneda Hideyoshi and Ike Feichi started chatting naturally.

"But it's hard to explain such things as fate," Haneda Hideyoshi slowly ate the food and smiled at Ikefeichi, "We both live in Cupido Town, but the place where we met was not Cupido Town. Kyoto... When I think about it now, I still feel that I made the right decision to attend the flower viewing party that day. Not only did I meet the two children from the Mizuno family who have excellent memories at a young age, but I also met you, who is a very good chess player. , and even met the chess master who has won consecutive championships in the Go game and his disciples. Although they are not good at the same kind of chess, it is really a rare event for so many professional and non-professional chess players to come together! "

"Including you, a shogi master who is expected to become a seven-time champion," Chi Feichi agreed, "That party was really star-studded."

"I just have more fame than others," Haneda Hideyoshi said with a smile. "If you are interested in shogi, I may not be able to successfully win the previous six shogi titles, and every shogi title challenge It’s not easy for me to win. Sometimes I’m just slightly better than my opponent and win by luck!”

"That's too modest of you to say," Chi Feichi said, "but speaking of competitions, the celebrity rankings seem to be about to begin."

There are seven major titles in the Japanese shogi game: chess master, chess king, dragon king, king general, throne, throne, and celebrity.

Professional shogi players first need to advance through games to rank. After reaching the highest rank, they can qualify for the title challenge by defeating other chess players of the same rank. After winning the challenge, they can obtain a certain shogi title. .

Haneda Hideyoshi had already won the title of 'Celebrity' when he was dating Yumi Miyamoto. However, Haneda Hideyoshi later planned to win all seven titles, so in the next few years, Haneda Hideyoshi has been accumulating challenges for other titles. , temporarily giving up holding on to the celebrity title.

Over the years, Haneda Hideyoshi has won four titles one after another, and won two more this year. Now there is only one celebrity title that Haneda Hideyoshi has not won once.

Haneda Hideyoshi is now the highest-ranked chess player. As long as he participates in this celebrity ranking competition, wins the first place in Group A, and is qualified to challenge the previous year's celebrity and succeeds, he can win the celebrity title again.

In addition to the previous six titles, Haneda Hideyoshi can become the second "Seven Crown Champion" in Japanese history.

"Yes, the celebrity ranking competition is about to begin," Haneda Hideyoshi said with a smile. "In this competition, I will definitely go all out to win the seventh title! But the celebrities of the previous year did not have that It’s easy to deal with, and we can be considered old rivals. If I take it lightly, I may not be able to beat him. So in order to win this competition, I plan to start retreating five days before the competition, reduce social activities, stay at home or The chess room concentrates on studying the chess moves of me and my opponent. Of course, it would be better if I could communicate with you before retreating. Although there are different rules between Shogi and Go, which you like, I am very interested in the Go game you talked about last time. I’m very interested in the solution to the endgame. The transformation of attack and defense is really clever. If I can transform it into a shogi tactic, I might be able to scare my opponent..."

"You are also very naughty. Your tactics are so clingy to your opponents that they can easily make your opponents angry and fight you outside the court after the game."

"Hahaha... You are right, that tactic is indeed a bit annoying, but whether they are the people in Group A of the Celebrity Ranking Tournament or the celebrities from the previous year, they are all senior chess players who have participated in many competitions. They've played against a variety of opponents and they've been able to stay calm during games and I think they can withstand that kind of tactics..."

"Really? I remember the shogi match the year before last. Two senior shogi players started fighting two days after the match. I heard that it was because one of them used too rogue tactics during the match, while the other one was okay during the match. I was restrained and calm, but after the game, when I went home to review the game, I became more and more angry, and I couldn’t help but go to the opponent’s house and overturn the chess table.”

"Ah, I also know this. Some shogi players really hate their opponents' rogue tactics, but...if I successfully win the celebrity battle this time, I will be my challenger in future shogi matches. This kind of anger Human tactics can be used to tease opponents at the same level and celebrities from the previous year, but they are inconvenient to tease juniors and people who challenge me. It is easy for people to think that I am treating them with contempt, so if I don’t catch Taking advantage of this opportunity, I'm worried that I won't have the chance to use this tactic in the future..."

Kaiseki cuisine is characterized by richness and exquisiteness.

The seven appetizers include bowls, sashimi, fried food, boiled food, grilled food, rice, soup and pickles, and a dessert at the end. Generally, a kaiseki meal consists of 11 to 17 dishes.

The portions of each Kaiseki dish are small, but they are exquisitely prepared. Different seasonal vegetables are usually selected according to the season, and flowers and plants of different seasons are used as decorations, and are served in different containers. Make the dish a work of art that can be eaten.

And unlike Japanese cuisine such as Honzen cuisine, Kaiseki cuisine rarely uses table tables. Basically, you eat on a long table and eat one dish after another.

For such a meal, the three of them would certainly not be able to eat much faster.

During the meal, Haneda Hideyoshi and Chi Feichi chatted about chess and a certain chess player from the last cherry blossom viewing party. There was never a moment of silence during the dinner.

Sera's pure mood gradually turned from surprise to numbness.

Yes, after she didn't take the initiative to find the topic, the two of them became more and more engaged in the conversation. Ji Ge laughed from time to time, and talked endlessly about his opinions. He seemed to have endless words to talk to Fei Chi, and he was in a good mood. It's amazing, sometimes the two of them talk about more complicated chess tactics, which makes her feel a little redundant...

The two of them didn't pay much attention to each other's life activities, but they were very willing to exchange interests and hobbies, and the atmosphere of the exchange was lively, without seeming alienated or alienated at all.

When the last dessert was served, Chi Feichi and Haneda Hideyoshi had already agreed to go to the Seven Detectives Office together in the afternoon to study how to transform Go tactics into Shogi tactics.