Chapter 219
The game went on for nearly 5 hours. The winner was Grandfather.
I don't really understand the game of baduk well enough to follow the game's progress or read the situation, but from what the commentators said, it seems it was a very tight match.
During the game, the level of play ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) was so high that there were several moments that surprised the onlookers among the thousands of forced spectators.
But as far as I am concerned, I couldn’t feel any of that.
'But isn’t Grandfather just playing according to Master Korea Young’s instructions? If so, that means the opponent must be really good.'
Master Korea Young is nicknamed the strongest Go player in human history. No matter the current trends, Grandfather must have also prepared and researched a lot over the past few months.
In essence, the current Korea Young is like a legendary prototype updated with the latest firmware.
'Looking at him now, he appears quite young.'
The opponent, with his disheartened appearance and shaggy hair, was hard to identify, but with a bit of attention, he looked like he was just an adult or maybe a high school student.
Of course, you can’t judge someone’s age by their appearance. Grandfather, after all, is in his 80s looking only like a middle-aged man due to anti-aging technologies that don't just delay aging but actually roll back physical age. If you target to be 20 years old, it makes you literally look 20—a dream technology that makes it almost impossible to determine age by appearance alone, unless you're willing to spend a fortune.
Even considering all that, there’s a certain aura that people emit with age, and Grandfather's opponent, Jisung Jun, didn’t quite give off an adult vibe. College student at best?
“Ah~. It really was a splendid match. The level was very high.” “Exactly. The moves were impeccable throughout.” “It’s really heartwarming to see such high-level play early in the league. Especially since Go Youngman showed quite unexpected prowess in last year’s special match, right?” “Yes, I'm really surprised. But not just him—Jisung Jun 3rd Dan's development also needs to be noted.” “Right! Jisung Jun 3rd Dan really improved on his weaknesses from last year. He used to have weaker defense and make mistakes in finishing, but none of that was evident today.” “And then there’s Go Youngman, who just crushed him...”