thenovelthief Chapter 22 - 22: The Pause in
Chapter 22 - 22: The Pause in
At the end of the month.
Only three days left until the spring break ends.
The tasks that needed to be completed during the break must have already been finished by now.
As for the unfinished ones, it's unlikely they'll be completed in the remaining three days of the holiday.
It's like a pause in the middle of a rock song.
A brief moment of stillness and stop.
Then, the hurried melodies will come again.
Yukima Azuma went out to buy something.
The next match in the official Go tournament would be the day after the new semester begins.
This was an important match that would determine whether Yukima Azuma could reach 6-dan.
At the same time, it was a very noteworthy part of the entire official tournament.
Because this time, the opponent was Yamato Kajin, a 8-dan player.
However, Yukima Azuma wasn't too concerned about it.
Recently, he had also looked over some of Yamato Kajin games.
The impression was that both of their Go skills were quite similar.
Not a difficult opponent to defeat.
Moreover, even if he lost, it didn't matter.
In future official matches, if he won two more games, he could still reach 6-dan.
The tournament would count the total number of wins, so losing a match wouldn't necessarily end his chances of winning the championship.
Yukima Azuma was even more focused on the upcoming school year.
Going to Toyosaki Private School, the school that had existed in Yukima Azuma's memories from his past life.
His mood was somewhat ambiguous.
It felt as though something was about to happen.
A strange feeling between a light novel and reality.
Also, there was another noteworthy thing.
It was about the game that Yukima Azuma had created.
Yes, that's right, Yukima Azuma had made a game.
After leaving the world of Go and seeking another way to make money, Yukima Azuma chose to create a game.
After teaching himself programming and accumulating skills, Yukima Azuma had reached the 4th level of programming.
Level 4, which was the basic level of becoming a professional programmer.
Through Yukima Azuma's experiments, this was the threshold of skills when entering the 'professional' field.
Of course, having only reached level 4 meant he was considered a professional, but there were still limits.
With his level 4 programming skills, Yukima Azuma had created a special game called "Sheep of a Sheep."
(origin: 羊了个羊... I
If he wasn't sure whether he knew her, simply asking her name would give him a clue.
If not, he could ask for her contact info, chat for a few days, and get to know her.
...
The girl name was Gotoh Hitori.
True to her name.
Gotoh Hitori was always alone.
Because of her shy personality, she didn't know how to make friends.
In elementary school, just a little slip-up, and she had become the "forgotten corner" of the class.
Without friends, she didn't know how to interact with others.
And without the ability to communicate, she couldn't make friends.
Gotoh Hitori fell into a vicious cycle.
Then, in the blink of an eye, she graduated elementary school, moved on to high school, but still couldn't make any friends.
Gradually, Gotoh Hitori developed a communication disorder.
By now, after graduating high school,
Gotoh Hitori remained invisible, unnoticed by anyone.
How does an introvert make friends?
The recommended approach on the internet was: wait for an extrovert to come and help.
And today,
Some extroverted person had noticed Gotoh Hitori and decided to help her.
By the way,
To make friends, Gotoh Hitori had taught herself how to play the guitar, and after years of practice, her skills had become quite impressive.
She was a guitar blogger with 30,000 followers online.
Unfortunately, she didn't have a place to showcase her talent.
Even though she had graduated middle school, she had never once participated in a performance at a school festival.
She had sworn that during this spring break, she would definitely form a band at high school.
But clearly, that wasn't going to happen.
--------------------------------------------
If you like this story, please leave me a comment, review and power stones if you can. I would be very happy about that.
If you want to read the advanced chapters that I have translated in advance and support me to have more motivation to continue as a translator, here is my p.a.t.r.e.o.n patreon.com/curse_heian_chef