Chapter 22: The Pause in “The Rock”
The end of the month.
Only three days remained until spring break ended.
For those who had diligently finished their break assignments, these final days were a chance to relax.
For those who hadn't... well, they probably weren't going to start now.
It was a pause—like the kind you hear in a rock song.
A sudden, breathless stillness in the middle of crashing guitars and pounding drums.
But it wouldn't last long.
Soon, the rhythm would roar back in, faster and louder than before.
Yukima Azuma walked down the street, hands in his pockets, the wind tugging gently at his coat. He was out on a simple errand, but his mind wandered elsewhere.
The next match in the official Go tournament was just two days away—right after the new semester started.
It was a critical match.