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Prev Chapter Contents Next Chapter I’d forgotten to mention this, but in Pair Shogi, there is a five-minute break time. While partners are prohibited from discussing with each other during play, some time is separately allocated to analyze the current situation, decide on the future direction of play and plan out strategies with one’s partner. As such, Pair Shogi holds quite a strong position as...

Prev Chapter Contents Next Chapter “So, once again, I am in your care.” “Let’s go on an all-out offense from the opening to the midgame to the endgame! Leave them no room to wriggle around! We’ll corner them by hook, crook, or jutte!” “You’re not planning to use violence off the board, are you?” “P-Please go easy on me……” The four of us surrounded a table and got ready for a fair fight. The team...

Prev Chapter Contents Next Chapter Starting from the conclusion, Suzumiya-san held quite some interest in Shogi itself, rather than the fact that the two of them were playing a game. “Whose turn is it? Is it Mikuru-chan’s turn? Hmm…… Ah, so that’s why you were so troubled. You could use a captured piece and go for a check on the next turn, or get your dragon to retreat near your own pieces and go...

Prev Chapter Contents Next Chapter It was a day in early winter, near the end of our first year. I turned up at the SOS Brigade Clubroom, only to witness a rare occurrence. “Umm, this, silver general, right? My silver general has been captured, right……” “Shall we make it such that Asahina-san’s silver generals will never die?” “Is something like that alright?” “Of course. If anyone has a...

Preface Contents Next Chapter There is no single viewpoint of the world. I, Itsuki Koizumi, certainly know that having a subjective viewpoint is a vague, unreliable notion. Let’s say, for instance, that I want to look up at the night sky. We can only hope that the celestial bodies that seem to be floating amiably next to each other, on the false spherical surface of the sky, remain coldly...