Hikaru and Kurata in “Shindo vs. Toya”

I'm here for my study session with Morishita-sensei.

I just saw the pairings for the Meijin tournament qualifiers. Your first match is against Akira Toya!

Yeah. And you know what? It's all thanks to you.

Thanks to me? How?

The only reason he has to play in all the qualifying rounds this year is because you managed to beat him last year. He's made it to the finals in every other tournament, but not the Meijin. It seems like he doesn't want to come down to my level or something.

[laughing] Well, what do you expect? He is Akira Toya after all.

I know, but he's so busy playing in other tournaments, our game hasn't even been scheduled yet. I should get going.