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Volume Nine -- The Main Test Begins
Volume 9 Round 70 -- Training! Training!
Round 71 -- Cannot Win
Round 72 -- Four People
Round 73 -- A Perfect Coincidence
Round 74 -- Hon Suyon
Round 75 -- Only One Winner
Round 76 -- My Name
Round 77 -- The Main Test Begins
Round 78 -- Floods Of Wins
Round 70 -- Training! Training!

  • Hikaru and Isumi won and the team managed to win.
  • Hikaru trained himself by visiting the Go Center everyday.
  • One day, Waya and Isumi brought Hikaru to another Go Center to play team match. This time, Waya also want those who lost to treat Sushi.
  • 3 of them won. Isumi however still offered them a treat...
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Round 71 -- Cannot Win

  • In a Special Exhibition Tournament, Akira was asked to play with the sponsors, but was told not to win.
  • Like usual, Hikaru went to Go Center to train. This time he wanted to learn how to create a draw in a match.

Round 72 -- Four People

  • Akira was playing against the 4 people of the sponsors and managed to create all tie.
  • Hikaru managed to create a tie-match, and began to try 1 on 2 tie match.

Round 73 -- A Perfect Coincidence

  • The sponsors were shocked that they were all tie. Akira had revealed the true power of a Pro.
  • Hikaru played 1 on 4 tie-match, but the fourth board was slightly off by one moku.

Round 74 -- Hon Suyon

  • Hikaru, Waya and Isumi had another Go training trip. This time is a Korean Go Club.
  • Having a little misunderstanding, Hikaru ended up quarreling with a Korean Kenkyusei (Insei), Hon Suyon.
  • Both finally decided to settle their anger on a Go match.

Round 75 -- Only One Winner

  • Suyon had a troubled past in his Go life, but he didn't want to lose to Hikaru. Hikaru too had no intention to lose to Suyon.
  • Yun Sensei came in and was surprised to see Hikaru having a match against a Korean Kenkyusei.
  • Sai was happy to see the two determination to the match, but there's only one winner...

Round 76 -- My Name

  • Hikaru had created a great step out of a bad position, but Suyon still fought till the end.
  • Hikaru won by a slight different of one and a half moku.
  • Suyon was upset upon losing to Hikaru, but he promised to come back to Japan someday and play with Hikaru again.
  • Yun sensei recognized Hikaru's Go skill. Sai began to feel uneasy.

Round 77 -- The Main Test Begins

  • The main Pro exam had began.
  • This time Hikaru wasn't scared to face Tsubaki, instead he regained his calm.
  • Hikaru's first match was against Iijima.
  • Iijima confronted Waya and Isumi when he knew that it was them who helped Hikaru to overcome his fear against adults.

Round 78 -- Floods Of Wins

  • Hikaru won his first 6 matches. The other Insei began to notice his existance.
  • Along with Hikaru, Waya, Isumi and Ochi also won their first 6 matches.
  • Akira was shocked to know Hikaru won his first 6 matches.
  • Meanwhile Ochi's grandfather asked Akira to be Ochi's Go tutor.

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