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The "God's Hand" finally appears in the short story "The Great Revolution of Go" in "Soul of Chess"!

The content that has been foreshadowed throughout the comic came out under the pressure of AI!

When they saw the hand of God, the readers were all excited.

"I have been watching "The Soul of Chess" since 1994, and I have finally waited for this day!"

"Looking at Shindo Hikari and Sawei's "God's Hand", I was really moved and burst into tears. "

"Under the strong pressure of Alpha Dog, Aguang kept pursuing breakthroughs, and finally made a miraculous one-handed dig!"

"This is a victory for mankind!"

This is not a move learned in a battle with a powerful opponent, but a move played in a desperate attempt to maintain the dignity of the chess player. It is particularly romantic.

After a long time, many people are still moved and have goosebumps all over their bodies when they think of that comic strip.

Listening to Yang Sen's explanation, Guli was very moved.

"From the time Ogata Seiji discovered the AlphaGo loophole, through Taya Ryo's testing, and then to Shindo Hikaru's explosion, this is not a victory for one person, but the indomitable and powerful spirit of professional chess players in the face of AI."

"Yes." Yang Sen nodded, "It is precisely this point that many frustrated chess players understand the principle of perseverance."

"Also...artificial intelligence will definitely have loopholes."

Guli scratched his hair and understood this work more and more.

"So, what happened next? There are still two chess games left."

Yang Sen's expression turned cold.

"We lost the next two games," he said. "Alfa Dog's loopholes were repaired in time, and Shindo Hikaru was no match for him. In the human-dog battle, we lost by a big score of 1:4."

Guli was not surprised by this result, it was quite normal.

"And here's the final story, about the future of Alpha Dog."

"In 2017, the AlphaGo research team found the top chess player at the time, Chinese Ke Cupping 9th Dan."

Gu Li's expression twisted, "Ke Cupping, what kind of weird name is this?"

"After all, the author is Japanese." Yang Sen shook his head. "In the current Go situation, he believed that in 2017, Chinese Go had the upper hand, so he chose Chinese players."

He continued: "A year later, AlphaGo upgraded and played 100 games with the previous AlphaGo. The result was a 100:0 victory."

It was only a year later, and Guli's expression became serious.

How much progress can a chess player make in one year?

And AI has evolved.

The huge gap between the two is really a terrible fact.

"The strongest professional chess player, pulling his hair while playing, shed tears in the process, still persisted in playing chess, and finally lost everything..."

"Is this the future of Go?" Gu Li said unwillingly.

"In the future, some chess players will find loopholes in new artificial intelligence, but that is no longer important." Yang Sen said.

"The Great Revolution of Go" ends here. The content about Ke Cupping is only the last two pages, which are lightly drawn and are a prediction of the future.

"But I think Mr. Tori Akino's idea is that chess players and artificial intelligence will continue to be entangled, just like light and light, growing and promoting each other..."

"With artificial intelligence, professional chess players will be much stronger than they are now. It is precisely because of the needs and challenges that artificial intelligence can be continuously updated and pursue the path of thoroughly studying Go."

After Yang Sen finished speaking, Gu Li let out a sigh of relief and said, "Maybe that's it."

After the comic ended, he felt lost and unable to calm down for a long time.

"What an amazing story."

…

"Go Revolution" is over.

Spring big hand and before competition.

Odagiri closed the single volume, and his expression changed from regret to sharpness.

He understood that the story of Shindo Hikaru was over, and the story of "The Soul of the Game" was also over.

From now on, there will be no connection between Tori Akino and Go in the future. From now on, the only one left with his indissoluble bond with Go is himself.

"Teacher Hibiki Higashino, please watch carefully." Odagiri thought silently in his heart.

When Higashino Hibiki entrusted him with his Go career, Odagiri already had enough determination.

Now, this determination is even deeper.

"I'm going to get first place!"

…

Akira Yamazaki is on live TV.

Because of the popularity of "Go Revolution", the TV program also urgently launched an explanation section of the chess game in the comic.

As each chapter of the comic progresses, the latest insights are provided.

Thanks to this, the ratings have been rising.

As of today, the ratings for the most important game in comics have broken through program records and reached a height that can never be surpassed.

In the program, Yamazaki Akira explained Tori Akino's ideas when drawing comics. Because there were only a few pages about the chess game, she could only talk about it according to her own understanding.

"Shindo Hikaru's idea is to play chess against AlphaGo's vulnerabilities, which shows that Mr. Tori Akino believes that artificial intelligence has clear limitations."

After this episode, Akira Yamazaki took off his headset and sat down tiredly.

Her career reached new heights, but she was not happy at all. She began to regret that perhaps she should not have urged Tori Akino to serialize "Go Revolution".

"Goodbye, Higashino-kun."

Yamazaki Akira thought silently.

They have known each other since 1993. The two of them studied Go together and studied show tactics.

These years and the years of playing chess together are the fond memories of Akira Yamazaki.

But from now on, the boy named Hibiki Higashino no longer has the need to draw comics, and he will drift away from Go...

"Bye now……"

…

After "Go Revolution" ended, Hibiki Higashino felt much more relaxed. Some time ago, he drew the plot of "Comic Comics Day and Two" and had to draw comics twice, which made him look too tired.

But at that time, he drew vividly and vividly, expressing the future world through comics, and also brought his own Go path to a successful conclusion.

Next, I have to put down my heavy burdens, relax, and devote myself to the serialization of "Slam Dunk".

At this time, Tetsuya Endo called him.

"The "Soul of Chess" animation has been introduced to mainland China!"

It's good news right from the start.

"Soul of Chess" has not been restricted in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Thanks to the Chinese cultural circle, the audience has a general understanding of Go.

Starting from Taiwan, China, then Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam...

Now that it has been introduced in mainland China, "Soul of Chess" has been fully launched, and the influence of this work is becoming more and more amazing.

"That's great news," Hibiki replied.

The ratings of this work are very good in these regions. As the author, Hibiki Higashino has made a lot of money from the copyright.

Endo Tetsuya invited Higashino Hibiki to have a dinner. Hibiki was very distressed. Why do people in Japan always have dinner parties? He declined politely.

"I still have to draw comics, but I really can't spare the time."

Endo Tetsuya understood him very well, and then said not to disturb him, and then hung up the phone.

…

The short story "Spirit of the Chess" did very well. If it weren't for "Slam Dunk", Kazuhiko Toshima would really want Hibiki Higashino to change the short story into a full-length one.

"Sales of single volumes of short stories reached 300,000 copies in one week. Among short comics, this is simply a miracle."

He was really lucky to meet two top cartoonists one after another.

"Toriyama-sensei also said that he is creating a new work." Toriyama Kazuhiko had a smile on his face, feeling an unexpected burst of ecstasy.

If Jump is going well, it might even surpass its previous peak!

Thinking about this, he looked at the report in his hand.

""Yu-Gi-Oh!" won Xiaozheng's third place this week!"

Torishima Kazuhiko was a little shocked. This work, which was highly recognized by Tori Akino, had been serialized for more than half a year and had been tepid. This story suddenly became popular among readers?

He raised his head and glanced at the editors at work. Yoshihisa Azo, the editor of "Yu-Gi-Oh!", was standing respectfully beside Nao Sasaki, listening patiently and nodding from time to time.

After they finished their work, Torishima Kazuhiko called over the bottle and asked about the latest situation of "Yug-Gi-Oh".

"Yes, I am paying attention to this," Bozi adjusted his glasses and said, "According to my judgment, it is related to the previous game design."

The results of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" fluctuate greatly, depending on how exciting the game is designed.

In the ninth game, Takahashi Kazuki introduced his favorite monster factors and introduced monsters into the cards, and players decided the winner through the rules of the card game.

"The name is "Magic and Sorcery Cards," which is similar to Magic: The Gathering, so it's very competitive. "

Torishima Kazuhiko nodded. He had an impression of that sentence and was well received by readers.

However, Takahashi Kazuki went to draw other games, causing the good results to be short-lived.

Thinking of this, Torishima Kazuhiko suddenly understood.

"The future of Yu-Gi-Oh! that Tori Akino imagines may lie in this "Magic and Witchcraft Card"! "

"Yes," Bottle nodded, "So when the main line was not popular, I made a suggestion and asked Mr. Takahashi Kazuki to focus on "Magic and Witchcraft Cards." Now it is showing results. "

"You did a good job." Torishima Kazuhiko nodded with satisfaction.

Ping Jijiu is also a talent. He is now full of talents and lacks nothing.

…

After Hibiki Higashino finished working, he finally had free time to read Jump.

He has been paying attention to "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

When the "Yu-Gi-Oh" serialization reached the twelfth chapter, he finally had the card duel he was familiar with.

It is also in this episode that Seto Kaiba makes his first appearance.

Along with Kaiba, there is also a classic card - Blue Eyes White Dragon!

Bruiswaite Doragon!

Seto Kaiba, who first appeared, was a complete jerk. Before the monster card duel, he transferred the cards of Grandpa Muto Yugi.

In the subsequent dark duel, he was eliminated by "Muto Yugi".

Readers also like Higashino Hibiki's very special episode. In that episode, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Komasa ranked second, just below "Slam Dunk".

However, for Takahashi Kazuki, card games are just one of the ordinary games, and his goal is to play more games.

Then my grades dropped.

The readers didn't buy the main story game that I set myself, and Hibiki Higashino just flipped through it in a hurry.

In the final analysis, apart from the card game, the plot or the painting of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" are not as exciting as Hibiki Higashino imagined. It can only be said to be an extremely mediocre work in terms of jump.

At this point, Takahashi Kazuki finally returned to the creation of "Magic and Witchcraft Cards" under pressure.

Seto Kaiba has made a comeback, and Hibiki Higashino can already get a preliminary glimpse of the future Kaiba.

He couldn't help but feel pressure rising in his heart.

The current era of jump belongs to Hibiki Higashino and Mirai Tori Akino.

But beneath the glory, there are already undercurrents.

"Yu-Gi-Oh!" is on the right track,

"One Piece" is about to be serialized.

Both of these works are promising. One has IP value, and the other has surpassed "Dragon Ball" in single book sales. Both of them are not easy to mess with.

"Would you like to start preparing the storyboards for the serialization?" Oda called happily.

The short story "Romance Down" has achieved very good results and is highly anticipated by editors.

There is no doubt that the setting of "Romance Down" is a passionate and royal comic.

There are adventure, hard work, struggle, friendship, pirates, devil fruits, etc. that attract readers.

"I'm looking forward to your work."

Oda is now in the bag, and his edge appears.

Seeing him cheering, Hibiki Higashikata was happy for him but also nervous.

At this moment, the phone stopped ringing. Hibiki Toriyama looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Akira Toriyama.

He hasn't called for a long time, and the two men rarely communicate on the phone. Every time they talk, they always have something to say.

"Hey, Mr. Toriyama, why did you call me when you were free?"

Even if Akira Toriyama is not serializing "Dragon Ball", he has not been idle.

The exhibition of works, the character drawings of "Dragon Ball GT", and the setting of game characters, as for other scattered work, and then one after another.

When he reaches his position, it is difficult to be idle.

"Niao Qiuye, I'm very restless," he said.

Dongye Xiang's heart "thumped", what does this sentence mean?

He asked: "Teacher, are you ready to draw comics?"

"Yes," Akira Toriyama replied, "Looking at your comics, "Slam Dunk" is the same, and "Go Revolution" is also the same. With the passion and emotion of the works, I can't help but recall my original intention of drawing comics. .”

Create freely without being influenced by others. This is what Akira Toriyama has always wanted to do.

"Congratulations, teacher." Higashikata replied.

He didn't know if Akira Toriyama actually had a new serialization. Regarding Akira Toriyama, the former Hibiki Higashino only knew about "Dragon Ball".

So this may be due to his own influence that led Akira Toriyama to continue creating.

Understanding this, Hibiki became even more stressed.

Even "Slam Dunk" cannot maintain its dominance with the works of these monsters.

Hibiki put down the phone, and Oda seemed to have heard something.

"Is Toriyama-sama going to create a new work?"

"Yeah." Dongye nodded.

"Great!"

Oda may be serialized, and Toriyama Akira is his competitor, but Oda is not worried and cheers excitedly.

Looking at him, Dong Yexiang was stunned.

Thanks, Xiaosi, the reward is very cute.