I want to be the protagonist when my presence is low

Early October, October 2nd to be exact

Before you know it, it’s the middle and lower part of autumn, and the heat is quietly leaving as September passes, and the weather is gradually cooling.

Today, the Tokyo Chess Research Association has sent the specific list and schedule of this battle to Izumi Kinomoto by email.

Compared with the two challengers on Guiichi’s side, Nakamura Kui’s side seems to be much more lively, counting Kinomoto Spring, there are thirty-two challengers.

This also means that in order to qualify to challenge Nakamura, Izumi Kinomoto has to play five rounds to win five opponents.

Looking at the list in the email, Kinomoto’s face was a little solemn.

Among them, there are some well-known and well-known figures in the chess world, and their strength is extremely strong.

Although with the help of Shinomiya Kaguya, Kinomoto Izumi can’t guarantee whether he can defeat them, and really can only say that he will do his best.

The five rounds are scheduled for the three days of October 9th, 10th and 11th, and the winner is to compete with Nakamura for the title of “elephant” on the 14th.

For Nakamura Kui, with the information of Ai Hayasaka, Kinomoto Izumi can be said to have studied it well, but he knows very little about these opponents who stand in front of him, except for a very few opponents.

After all, before getting the battle list, no one knows who their opponent will be, so naturally they can’t study it in advance.

Although there are not many professional nine-dan chess players, but there are many, it is impossible to study every professional nine-dan chess player, with this work, it is better to look at the chess score, and you can also improve some strength.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Izumi Kinomoto knocked on the office door.

“Please come in!” An unfamiliar voice came from the office.

Izumi Kinomoto took a breath, pushed open the office door, looked at the location of Hiratsuka Shizune’s desk, and found that this older leftover woman was smoking a cigarette, and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, walked to Hiratsuka Shizuma, and said:

“Teacher Jing, I’ll take a leave!”

Hearing someone shouting about himself, Hiratsuka hurriedly put away the comic books on the table, while reaching for the ashtray with the cigarette in his hand, ready to extinguish it.

But after discovering that the person who came was Kinomoto Izumi, Hiratsuka Shizuki’s eyebrows relaxed.

The comic book that she had hidden before was taken out by her, turned to the previous place to continue to read, and the hand reaching for the ashtray also retracted, and after taking a puff of smoke, Meizi said:

“Take leave, huh, why take leave?” How long do I have to take time off? ”

Looking at Hiratsuka Shizune’s invisible action, Kinomoto Izumi’s eyes couldn’t help but jump wildly.

Should I be happy or sad?

“Ahem!” Izumi Kimoto coughed slightly, adjusted his mentality, and said, “I plan to take leave until the eleventh from today, and if necessary, I may have to ask for the fourteenth!” ”

“Clams?” Hiratsuka Shizune’s hand holding the cigarette couldn’t help but shake, obviously shocked by Kinomoto Izumi’s request for leave for so long, and couldn’t help but ask, “What are you kid doing taking so long leave?” ”

So, Izumi Kinomoto told Shizuki Hiratsuka the reason for his leave.

The 8th to the 11th is the qualifying period, because I don’t know where I will go, I simply invite to the 11th, and if I can get the qualification for the challenge, the leave will be extended to the 14th.

As for the reason for taking leave from today to the seventh, it was because Kiichi Kato wanted to take advantage of this time to train Kinomoto Izumi.

For such a good opportunity to improve himself, Kinomoto Izumi naturally will not refuse, and his heart is more and more grateful to Kato Kiichi.

You must know that Takaichi Kato himself is also preparing for the battle for the title!

After listening to Kinomoto Izumi’s reason for taking leave, Hiratsuka couldn’t help but support his forehead and said:

“The reason is a valid reason, but this leave time is too long, some are not very easy to do!”

“Why, can’t it?” Izumi Kinomoto was a little nervous, staring at Shizuki Hiratsuka.

Whether it was the special training of Uncle Guiichi a few days ago, or the qualification battle in the next few days, Izumi Kinomoto didn’t want to give up.

“Haha!” Sensing Kinomoto’s nervousness, Hiratsuka couldn’t help but smile, patted Kinomoto Izumi on the shoulder, and said, “Actually, the school is very happy for you to participate in this kind of competition!” You kid can go to the competition with confidence, and leave the leave to me! You add the fake strip first! ”

“Thank you, Teacher Jing!” Kinomoto Izumi thanked Hiratsuka Shizune from the bottom of his heart, and he also knew that it should be difficult to take such a long vacation, but Hiratsuka Shizumi directly said to give it to her.

For the authenticity of Hiratsuka’s words, Kinomoto Izumi did not doubt it at all.

Although Hiratsuka Shizuka’s temper is a little explosive and he is a little older, he is still very reliable!

It was then that Izumi Kinomoto realized how important it was to have a good relationship with his teacher!

“When did you kid become so pretentious!” Hiratsuka Shizuki waved his hand, indicating that Kinomoto Izumi didn’t care too much, “As long as you come back and invite me to eat ramen, old place, you know!” ”

“Well, definitely!” Izumi Kinomoto nodded.

“Also, you kid must come back with a title!” Otherwise, there are you good-looking! Hiratsuka raised his fist, which was considered to cheer up Izumi Kinomoto.

“On the fourteenth, it happened to be the weekend, I will go to the scene to see it!” Don’t lose until then! ”

“Good!” Although Izumi Kinomoto was tempted to say that he did his best, it was clear that this was not the time to say such a thing.

It seems that Shizuki Hiratsuka is more confident than Izumi Kinomoto himself.

After that, the two talked about some other topics, and during this time, Kinomoto Izumi also wrote the leave note.

“Then please Teacher Jing!”

Izumi Kinomoto once again expressed his gratitude to Shizune Hiratsuka and left the office.

After watching Kinomoto Izumi leave, Hiratsuka Shizune took the leave slip and said to himself:

“It’s a little troublesome, are you going to find the old woman of the principal again?” But there should be no big problem, after all, this is also to win glory for the school! ”

After leaving the office, Izumi Kinomoto went to the classes of Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka to tell them about it, saying that he could not play chess with them these days.

Although the two women felt a pity, they also knew which was more important than the other, and they expressed their wishes one after another, and also said that if they had time, they would definitely come to the scene to cheer for him.

After that, Izumi Kinomoto went to the chess club again, explained the situation to Fujiwara Fenghua, and then packed up his things and went home.

Next, even special training time!