Volume 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Daily Life with Disciple
”Sorry Master! Did I keep you waiting?”
”No I just arrived”
I was standing before a shop at the first level of the association, and Ai ca away
It had been a week since Ai ca with my disciple became my daily life
In thebentos to the association, and Ai would have training in the dojo on the second floor for the Entrance Test, while I would head to the shogi room on the third floor to attend the research club
If both of us were free at noon, ould head to the nearby park to have our bentos
In the evening, ould gather here again before heading home That's our 'routine'
”Ara ara It's like you're lovers”
The pretty lady following Ai down the stairs saw us meet, and showed a Goddess-like smile
She's Keika Kiyotaki (hidden buxohter of my Master, 9th dan Kousuke Kiyotaki
Keika's a currenther best for Ai's test
”Sorry Keika You had to do soout at Master's classroom…”
”It's fine, it's fine”
Keika waved her hand heartily
”But you won't be able to proht?”
There are ranks in the Research Club
They go from F to A, and then to S Even the F rank, the lowest tier, requires the ability of an amateur 2nd dan
To beco has to be C1 at minimum
Keika's only at C2 For many years, she was unable to make the final hurdle
”I'e to join…playing shogi with so for me”
Keika officially started playing in the third year of high school
She entered the Research Group and aih school, and so became Master's disciple later than anedeshi+ and me So basically, Keika's my junior It's a complicated master-disciple relationshi+p, as complicated as Sazae-san's fa/wiki/Sazae-san)
”Oh yes Ai-chan, you got proht?”
”Yes! I'm at third rank amature!!” (TN: Typo deliberate)
”Ohh, that's good”
I patted Ai on the head as she gleefully showedreally happy I got to reward
”Oh, right To celebrate your pro for you”
”Really? Yay!!”
”Can't be too expensive though Has to be within 500 yen though”
Seeing Ai so overjoyed as she dashed into the shop, even I started to feel happy
It's strange
It wasn't long ago that I was envious of others winning and proh I was the one pro?
”She's growing Ai-chan”
Keika whispered as she stood besideAi to hear
”What do you think after playing with her?”
”I feel her getting stronger with every h—”
Keika said, and looked a little gloomy
”…If only I started playing at her age”
I couldn't say anything
The world of shogi is a world of talents The younger one is, the faster the talent can grow
There are people who started playing shogi in high school and beca pros before we started ele, and i on all the talented youths in japan
”Master Master! This! Can I buy this!?”
Ai chose a shogi piece strap (400 yen + tax)
”That's fine, but you're choosing the 'Rook'? The 'left horse' there should be luckier, you know?” (TN: The rook starts on the right, and given that it's the strongest unit,the horse on the left is tantaht that moves in an unorthodox manner)
”Ahh! It's so hard to choose! (>_<>
My disciple, holding straps in both hands, squealed in frustration She's so cute
Seeing her like this, Keika showed a tender s me,
”Yaichi, anything you want to buy for Ginko-chan?”
”What?”
What's this person saying here?
”Why do I have to buy so for me, the junior”
”…I say, Yaichi”
”Haa~” With a long sigh, Keika suddenly sounded stern
”If you do buy so for Ginko-chan, you should be buying so of equal rank for Ginko-chan If you can't maintain the situation, you'll end up in lots of trouble, you know?”
”Is that so?”
”That is so”
Is that so~?
”Ginko-chan's already fu to transfor away fro eable failure, you know?”
”As long as I can reverse things in the end game…”
”This situation isn't applicable to i”
Like shogi, a woman's heart is hard to understand I'll never be able to understand
”Really…why are you people so passionate about shogi and so aloof about the opposite gender…”
”But I like you, Keika?”
”Yes yes yes”
She took ranted!
The three of us had agreed to have dinner together, but she said, ”I have to take care of father” And hurried off alone She's probably scared that he'll splurge on gaachas if she kept her eyes away from him
”Master? Are you going to buy another one?”
”…Nope”
I put the 'Silver General' in my hand back onto the rack
I understood anedeshi+ very well, so I didn't need to do such a thing Right
Curry Meijin
”5-four pawn”
On the way back to the apartment, Ai and I continue to practice for the Entrance Test,
”4-six pawn”
”5-two Silver”
”3-two gold”
”3-six pawn”
”3-two king”
”3-five pawn!”
While walking, we played 'blind shogi'
The passers-by overhearing our conversation were either looking troubled or surprised However, it's not too difficult if anyone's ability is of a certain extent For Ai especially, who created the shogi board in her mind, it's effortless
At thismoves on the board, somewhat like a memory test
”What about 2-two silver?”
”4-eight silver!”
”6-two gold”
”4-seven silver”
”6-four silver Nohat do you move next?”
”3-eight rook!”
”Right! Playing the sleeve rook and attacking down the third and fourth files is called the 'second pawn assault opening” (TN: enwikipediaorg/wiki/Sleeve_Rook, 二歩(にふ)突(つ)っ切(き)り定跡 youtubecom/watch?v=4utYMMpOdso)
The higher ranked will take down the rook and the two generals by the corner, basically 'sacrificial Shogi' (TN: 駒落ち将棋)
Basically the two openings that often encounter such a scenario are the 'second pawn assault opening' and the Silver Surrounding (TN: 銀多伝, Gintaden, where the silver generals are shi+elded in various directions)
In contrast to a Silver Surrounding where the rook is placed down the , the 'second pawn assault opening' is more suited for Ai's style
But even so, defending's equally important
”Next, read out theafter this ”
”6-eight silver, 6-five pawn, 7-eight gold, 6-four gold, 6-nine king, 7-three horse, 5-eight gold!”
”So what's the na?”
”Crabby attack!!”
It's surrounding crab, okay?
”Good You basically ht?”
”Yes! It's easy to win after !”
”Yep”
The growth of a disciple is the delight of the master
Mywell I won a few matches recently, consecutively!
As the title holder, winning a few consecutiveto be particularly happy about, but after having gone through a hter than ever
”Ai, what's for dinner tonight?”
”I want to cook curry…do you like curry, master?”
”Oh, not bad! Let's go buy ingredients before heading back then”
”Yes! I'll serve you some real Kanazawa Curry!”
We bought so district, and went home to cook
”You let me stay here, so I'll do all the housework! Leave it all to me!!”
So Ai insisted, but I really felt aard about it I'm not so much of a devil to force an elementary school kid to handle all the housework
And finally, we made a compromise to share the housework
”Alright! Let's do it!!”
”Let's do it!”
Both of us stood in the kitchen Ai's standing on a stool to cook due to her height, but her skill with the chopper's pretty good, as to be expected of someone trained in a hotel, more skilful than anedeshi+ and me To be honest, anedeshi+'s dishes aren't considered cooking at all
Ai showed off her culinary skills while cooking the curry
The speed she peeled the red carrot was five times ofthe cabbage at an a speed
Hm?
”…Cabbage?”
”We use cabbage as a side dish for Kanazawa curry”
Curry with cabbage…sounds like it works? Sounds like it'll be refreshi+ng when eaten
The thinned ingredients were fried, and thrown into the work Blurp blurp
We continued to solve tsuredients to stew for a certain tiot burned)
After that, pour the curry in, and it's done!
So I thought, but,
”Hm…”
Ai frowned, narrowing her eyes as she stared inside the brook, looking is
”…The color of the curry block bought at the uess”
”Eh? It should be this kind of color, right?”
”No, has to be blacker”
…Blacker?
”Master, do you have any sauces here?”(TN: Okonomiyaki sauce)
”Eh? Y-yeah…it's Osaka, so sauce is a necessary ingredient in homes”
”Okay”
”Wait!? Why are you adding it into the curry!?”
Ai added an unbelievably large amount of sauce into the curry, and stirred it
The originally golden brown curry immediately became a black brown
”Goody♪ This is the kind of color that can increase appetite”
Really? Is that really the case?
Ai then lowered the fla the ladle to prevent burned stuff at the bottoredients Sweat's showing on the little forehead; I didn't know you could make curry this way…
”It-it's about done now, right?”
”No, it's not h…”
”Eh? Mushy?”
”We have to stew the ingredients until it's all sticky and gooey, until we can't see the shape…I guess it's not ayo…and not nice looking if it's not stainless silver gaine…”
Gayo? Gaine?
What do I do? My disciple's saying weird stuff
Ai started to hts out, ”Un!” But it see
”Looks like this is the limit! Let's eat!”
”O-ohh! Let's eat, let's eat”
Ai served the rice on the plates, poured the curry gravy on theht fro theood luck to a player, and really was a delicate act of kindness from my disciple She's a natural competitor (TN: Katsu means either pork or victory)
As for what she was holding, a fork of course
”Eh? Eating with a fork?”
”Yeah?”
”Don't you normally use a spoon?”
”No way~ master Curry has to be eaten with a fork!”
”Re…ally?”
”Yes!”
Oh, I see Ahahaha, just felt that soether withaway
I ondering if a fork could scoop curry, but as the gravy was extremely thick, there was no problem
And then, I put the curry into my mouth—
”Master”
”Hm?”
”Pull yourself together, okay?”
What?
I ondering about her strange words, and my hand that stopped continued to put the curry into the mouth The flavour of the curry spread in the mouth, and seemed unexpectedly sweet
And then, the spiciness,
Caught
Up
To
Me
”………………Ah………eh…?”
The sound of the fork dropping onto the table caused me to wake up
It appeared I passed out without re steam had become lukewarm, and there was a thin layer on it
”Ho-how long…have I been like this…?”
”Fufu”
Ai was already done eating the curry, her elbows on the table as she cupped her hands on her cheeks, looking at ful smile as unpredictable as this curry…
And then, I started gobbling down the curry, as though I was possessed by so I did not pass out like I did the first ti the fork could not stop I ate a mouthful, and then another mouthful, until the black color of the sauce vanished from the bottom of the plate
I was done
A delightful, unprecedented sensation engulfed me
What's this…it's different from the curry I had before…
”Wh-what is this…did you add cannabis in…?”
”No way, I didn't add such a thing in Huhuhu”
”I want…I want this tomorroo days later too…I want this every day…”
”Yes! I'll make it more delicious tomorrow ♪”
After trying such a taste, would I be able to go back to the original taste…?
”Wh-what about the dojo? Made any friends there?”
After finishi+ng the curry, I gulped down so What's withcurry…
Ai, giving a Buddha-like smile, suddenly frowned
”What?”
”…Master”
”Hm? What is it?”
Did she get bullied at the dojo? It's co rookie Back in the day, there were groups to 'defeat Ginko Sora'
To prevent this fro, I had Keika accompany her…
”Erm…well…”
Ai see me an unexpected confession
”C-can we? Can we have the Research Group here?”
”…Research group?”
”Yes!”
Again, Ai lowered her head, sta out the reason
”A-actually, erm…I talked about how I ended up at master's house, and everyone…”
Want to knohere the Ryuuou (dragon king) stays! I guess it probably ended up this way
What So that's how it is
”Of course! You don't have to worry about this”
”Th-thank you…master!!”
”Hahaha, just ask if you need anything, whether it's the shogi board, pieces or clock”
Thud!
I s my cute disciple
At this moment, I did not understand ould happen if I invited eleroup
Not yet, at this moment
JS Research (TN: JS => elementary school kids)
”(Nervous, nervous)”
”Master, everyone will only be here in an hour”
”Oh, I-I see”
On the day of the research group
As the disciple's friends were to arrive at
There would be three others co, two of the same year as Ai, and said to be in the Research Group
Ai prepared sandwiches for everyone, and she watchedwith a bothered look,
”Master…why are you dressed in a suit at home”
”Ah, should I be wearing japanese clothing?”
”You could be dressed normally…”
”Is everyone late? Did they get lost?”
”It's not time yet”
”I guess I should head to the station to meet them—”