That day, news about Kaito spread worldwide.
The official AlphaGo team also released AlphaGo 2 for the Go community to try. Unsurprisingly, everyone suffered crushing defeats!
Even Ke Jie tried to hold out, but eventually surrendered.
The games were just too one-sided!!
How insane was the AlphaGo 2 that Kaito faced?
Kaito had forced the AI to crash!!
Even if it wasn't literally smoking, the fact that AlphaGo 2 malfunctioned and crashed showed how terrifying Kaito was!
People outside the Go community were overjoyed that humanity had defeated AI.
Then, the title of world champion firmly landed in China.
Even Korea shut up, no longer claiming their player was the best or refusing to acknowledge Ke Jie.
Japan was simply happy that Kaito had accepted their "talented descendants", suggesting the world title would eventually come to them.
But some people weren't happy, pointing to Kaito's daughter and saying Hisui would surpass them all anyway.
Besides, couldn't his disciples change their nationality?
Since their master was from China, it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to change nationality to truly learn from him, right?
That was the current situation.
Anyway, after the major news channel's 3-minute segment at 7 PM, the entire China was thrilled. Even people uninterested in Go became curious and thought about trying it.
Then, after learning the rule about surrounding a stone to capture it, their enthusiasm died when they saw the next rules.
What's this???
What's a ko?
What's a ladder?
Kaito's parents and brother called him, and in the end, he just said, "Well, I just learned to play from a young age, didn't I?" to brush them off.
In fact, he had indeed started playing Go in middle school. Everyone, including his family and neighbors, just hadn't realized his talent was this terrifying.
However...
Kaito's brother was also basking in his reflected glory. Not long after starting university, he was already surrounded by many pretty female classmates and seniors.
Heh...
Anyway, Kaito wasn't going to interfere with his brother. And his brother wouldn't agree to introduce anyone to him.
If things got out of hand, his brother would have to deal with it himself!
He was an adult; he had to take responsibility for his actions!
Just as long as he didn't end up with a multi-million dollar breakup fee.
…
Two days passed.
Akina had to return.
During this visit, she had successfully toured the Jade Chamber and chosen a bedroom for herself.
Satisfied, it was time to return to managing the Hinatsuru Inn. As the head of the family, she couldn't stay away too long.
Who knew what trouble her family would cause if she was gone for an extended period?
She was also considering following Kie's example: either find a successor or a "tool" she could use as a hands-off manager.
Ai?
No. Not only was she too young, but she also had no interest in managing the inn.
So, she'd have to find a suitable person within the family, like hiring a CEO.
After Akina returned with Ginko and Ai, Ginko finally heard what she wanted from Kaito.
She was allowed to play Shogi again.
She immediately challenged Yaichi to an online match. Surprisingly, Ginko found her thinking had completely opened up.
She was no longer suppressed by Yaichi as before, and even showed different strategic approaches...
'Could it be...'
'Was this the reason Master had insisted I set aside Shogi and learn Go first?'
At that moment, Ginko was deeply moved. Yaichi was also amazed, commenting that Ginko had improved tremendously; he'd almost lost to her!
"Kaito, you're leaving again?"
"Heh, I need to manage my overseas business."
Again, the same excuse.
Last time, he used it to go to Kie's place. This time, he was going to the Misuzu's world.
But unlike last time, he would be taking his sister-in-law, Beelzebul.
What?
Why wasn't Baal going?
Kaito didn't know. Only the Raiden twins knew what they had discussed.
The result was, when Kaito mentioned going out, Baal told him to take Beelzebul along.
"Well... alright. Be careful overseas."
Yunyun shrugged helplessly.
There was also a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
The disappointment stemmed from the fact that, ever since moving into the Suzhou-style villa, she had never had any alone time with Kaito.
Without alone time, there was even less chance for...
Cough, cough!
But there was nothing she could do. Hisui ran to Kaito's room every night, insisting on sleeping with him.
To Kaito, she was a sweet little darling, but to Yunyun, she was an even scarier rival than Baal!
Because with Baal, she could negotiate, but with her daughter?
Negotiate, her foot! She'd just start crying!
And since Kaito was leaving just a few days after coming home, Hisui was even more reluctant to let him go.
Sigh...
"Alright, wait for my return. I believe we'll have some time to ourselves."
"Really?"
"Of course. After all, you'll always be my senior!"
"What do you mean, 'I'll always be your senior'? Go, go, go make your money!"
"Haha! I'm off!"
It was true, he hadn't had any alone time with Yunyun lately.
But these past few days, she wasn't the only one lucky enough to visit the Jade Chamber.
Last night, Kaito had secretly taken Baal there, spending the night discussing modifications to the Jade Chamber.
By morning, he lifted the hypnotic suggestion on Hisui, letting her slowly wake from her deep sleep.
Hehehe, even if his sweet little darling Hisui was clingy, Kaito had his own ways!
So...
After this trip, he really needed to have a proper date with Yunyun.
But for now...
"Let's go, sister-in-law!"