Chapter 35 Snowy Forest
December 17, Hokkaido, Sapporo City, a mountain road.
The rising sun shines through the dense branches, forming a beam of light in the woods. The chirping of birds echoes crisply in the white forest.
At this time, two figures were walking in the woods.
"It's really strange..." Urushihara Ritsu put his hand on his chin, his deep eyes thoughtful, "I always fall behind for no apparent reason."
"I've never lost to anyone in chess," Anson said vividly.
"There was an old man in his 50s in the neighborhood who had a really bad temper. I felt like he would have picked up a stick and hit me if I hadn't let him do it, so I quickly let him do it a little bit."
At this moment, the two of them were walking towards the Sapporo International Ski Resort. Mainly because Yuri didn't reply to the message, they were a little worried that something might have happened to the Icelandic girl.
Of course, it is also possible that she is still resting, but even if nothing happened, they can also take a short soak in the hot springs in the hot spring tavern near the ski resort before nightfall.
On the way, Urushihara Ritsu suggested to Anson Lu that they use the chat panel to pass the time.
At first, Anson Lu was still wondering what was so fun about the chat panel. He might as well use his mobile phone to play the newly reproduced classic RPG game - "Wasteland Story".
As a result, after Ritsu Urushihara carefully flipped through it, he realized that the chat panel of the game system came with a bunch of interactive mini-games.
For example: rock-paper-scissors, gobang, chess, go, etc. There are all kinds of convenient games, covering almost all the common folk entertainment games in all countries in the world. It is roughly estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of game forms.
On the way, Urushihara Ritsu invited Anson Lu to play "chess".
Anson Lu became excited, thinking that he had to find an opportunity to beat up this charlatan, so he started playing chess on the friend panel while on the way.
"Lu-kun..." Urushihara Ritsu pondered for a moment and said, "I lost."
"Haha, you are still far from being good at chess." Anson Lu was very straightforward. He gently patted Urushihara Ritsu's shoulder and said with a disdainful tone:
"Comrade Crow, practice for another hundred years!"
"Indeed, I am far from it."
"Come back next time if you want to play. I'll continue playing RPG."
"No, I still have self-awareness." Urushihara Ritsu shook his head and said calmly, "But if it was Yuri, she might still have a chance to fight with you."
"That Icelandic girl?" Anson Lu turned on his phone and said nonchalantly, "She's not interested in these, right?"
"No, she replied to my message." Urushihara Ritsu said, "She said that she spent an hour last night memorizing several chess books and hoped to play against you."
Anson Deer stepped on a branch covered with snow, making a snapping sound. He turned his eyes away from his phone and said with wide eyes:
"Wait, really? How many chess manuals should I memorize in one hour?"
At this point, he suddenly remembered that Urushihara Ritsu had mentioned the three traits that the system used when matching Yuri with special professions.
"I told you, she suffers from hyperthymesia. In short, it is..." Urushihara Ritsu paused and said seriously:
“I have a photographic memory.”
"You've memorized the chess manual, so she's as hard to beat as the AI. I think I've seen through your tricks. You have a backup plan, right? If you get beaten, just hire a substitute to mess with my mentality!"
"I'm just simply curious about your talent in chess games, Lu Jun." Urushihara Ritsu spread his hands and stared at him with deep eyes:
"It would be simple to test it with a computer, but since you said you don't want to work with artificial intelligence, I can only find someone who is close to artificial intelligence to replace you."
Anson Lu protested firmly, "Get lost! Even guys close to artificial intelligence are not allowed. I have a phobia of AI, especially the uncanny valley effect. Do you understand the uncanny valley effect?"
"There's no need to think like that. No matter how mechanical her behavior is, she is still a human being," said Urushihara. "And unlike me, I received many chess trainings in middle school, but this is her first time to play chess."
"Not even the first time!"
"This Icelander is very competitive. I think she will not let you go easily now that she is prepared."
"Come on! Isn't she emotionally deficient? Why would she be so competitive?"
"Perhaps interested in your talents?"
"Are you all traitors? You just want to beat me up in the area that I am best at, right?" Anson Lu took a deep breath.
He said in a firm tone, word by word: "Anyway, I will never play chess with her, don't worry."
At this time, a figure slowly walked out of the snow-covered forest. Although the air was so cold, Yuri was still wearing a white dress today. Against the background of the dress, her sickly white skin looked even lighter.
Yuri stopped and closed the friend panel.
She raised her head and met Anson Lu's gaze with her emotionless and cold eyes.
"She appears, the Icelandic girl!" Anson Deer reacted as if he saw a ghost.
The Icelandic girl's snow-white hair fluttered in the wind, as if it would melt into the air along with the ice and snow at any time.
She opened her mouth slightly and said in a cold voice:
"Play chess."
This guy is a heavyweight among the weirdos... Anson Deer's eyes twitched slightly.
"Lu Jun, you need to face your own talent." Urushihara Ritsu put his hands on Anson Lu's shoulders and said seriously, "Since you don't want to play chess with AI, why not play a game with her?"
Hello, is this 110? I'm surrounded by two perverts. Please come and save me quickly. If you come any later, I'm really going to die in this remote mountain...
"I really can't play chess, believe me," Anson Lu said with a serious face, "In fact, it was my second personality who played for me before. He was a pharaoh who traveled from ancient Egypt, but now he has collected the 'Three Magic Gods' cards, unlocked his memory and traveled back to Egypt."
"Lu-kun, it's not like I haven't watched the anime 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'" Urushihara Ritsu's smile was a little scary, "Please don't be perfunctory with me, I'm serious."
The scene was a bit stiff for a while, the snow was still falling and the cold wind was howling.
"It seems that what you said is different..." Yuri hugged his shoulders and tapped his arms lightly with his slender fingers. "You said that he wanted to play chess with me, so I came here."
Her eyes seemed to be shrouded in mist, and she stared at Urushihara Ritsu with a hint of hostility, as if waiting for his reply.
Urushihara Ritsu took a deep breath and said very seriously.
"No, I'll be done with him in a minute."
"Communicate!" Anson Lu narrowed his eyes. "Why didn't you communicate with me in advance? I thought you two were teaming up to trick me. You wanted me to lose to a novice in chess?"
"Lu Jun, you have to get off today."
"Get lost! If you want to play chess, come to my chessland, okay?!" Anson Deer shrank his neck because of the cold.
He rubbed his shoulders with his hands and stammered, "Brother... Where is my army of stone statues? Hurry up and protect me. Damn it, damn it."
"I just want to find out how talented you are in chess," Urushihara Ritsu said quietly, "Because you give me the feeling that... there is a god watching you and guiding your every move in the game."
"Fuck you, you just lost to me two games of chess, is that a big deal?" Anson Lu shivered in the cold wind, wanting to cry but without tears.
He finally realized how terrifying these weirdos' desire to win was. In the future, Urushihara Ritsu will form a union called "Hell Lighthouse" to gather weirdos from all over the world in one place.
Then making him the president is simply putting him on the spot!
By then, all kinds of monsters will pop up. If their competitive spirit is as strong as that of Urushihara Ritsu and Yuri, wouldn't they all want to test what abilities he has as the president?
At this moment, Anson Lu finally understood the sinister intentions of Urushihara Ritsu.
He slowly raised his head and took a deep breath. "If I win this game, you are not allowed to force me to play chess again."
"No problem at all," said Ritsu Urushihara.
"That's a shame..." Yuri paused and said without any emotion, "What a shame. Anyway, I can't lose."
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