To the gods I offer my gratitude. For once again I can finally, I can finally return to this world.
S1 E1Eternal Rivals
Who are you?
I am Fujiwara no Sai.
[Through Hikaru, Sai makes a move]
That's... that isn't the best move. It's not even a good move. He played it to see how I'd respond. It's like he's testing my strength. He's measuring my skill from a level far above mine.
S1 E2The Key Point
There was no such rule during Shusaku's time.
Hmm, it never crossed your mind that black might have an advantage?
Now that I think about it, I've never lost playing black.
[referring to the television Hikaru's watching] Hikaru, what is this device? People are playing Go inside that little box.
Hikaru!
Akira?
I found you. I finally found you, Hikaru Shindo!
S1 E3Akira Bares His Fangs
I saw kids in there even younger than me. And they were all so intense. It was really kinda cool.
Kinda cool? Haven't you ever felt the intensity of the game before?
Intensity?
Can I take a look at your hand?
My hand?
His fingernail isn't worn down or anything. It doesn't look like the hand of a Go player.
What are you doing?
Uh sorry. Are you going to become a pro?
Pro? Me, a pro? I've never even thought it. Uh, are you gonna become a pro, Akira?
Of course I am.
Well if that's what you want to do. Say, do professional Go players make a lot of money?
The winner of the Meijin title gets ¥36,000,000. The Kisei title has a prize of ¥42,000,000.
Uh, how many Go titles are there? And how much money do you get if you can win them all?
There are 8 titles in all, so your total winnings could reach about ¥180,000,000.
¥180,000,000?
S1 E4Kaga of the Shogi Club
[to Sai] You went too far! You took control of my body, didn't you?
I just came from your house and you weren't there. What have you been doing all this time?
I've been playing Go.
Look, I want that book, so give me the hardest one you've got.
KTKimihiro Tsutsui
Whoa, you want the hardest one in the book? OK then. If you can solve this one, you're at Akira Toya's level.
Go's a game for losers. That's what I think of Akira Toya too. Know why? Cuz I've already beaten him at Go.
[to Kaga] You probably started playing Shogi after you ran away from Go!
S1 E5An Inkling of an Awakening
Sai, where were you? Why didn't you say anything? You could've at least told me about the clock. I looked like a fool.
Regrettably we did not have such things in Shusaku's time.
[after Hikaru makes another bad move] Listen, stop messing around.
But I'm enjoying myself.
You aren't realizing your true potential and you know it. Did you just come here to have fun or what?
Yeah, to have fun.
What?
Look at this. There, you see? There are nine star points on the Go board. Just think about that for a moment. It's like a universe. And with each move, with each stone, I'm adding stars one at a time. The sky is at my fingertips. It's as if I were a master builder. Do you see where I'm getting at? I get to do it. I get to design my own universe on this Go board.
S1 E6A Game Of Beauty
Sometimes Hikaru has an amazing instinct which guides his potential. But just as often his immaturity causes him to play impulsive, disappointing moves.
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