For several days after the hot spring incident, Ryushiki did not dare meet Sana's gaze.
Noticing this, Sana turned Ryushiki's shame against him, defeating him again and again on the board...
After being punished repeatedly, his small body was gradually unable to take it. More importantly, Sana's devilish laughter was like something out of a nightmare.
Realizing this could not continue, Ryushiki began to reflect.
Sana was exceptionally good at catching people by their weak points. He absolutely could not expose his weaknesses before her!
The problem was... she already knew his weakness. Even if he pretended not to care, that would not solve the problem at its root.
Right... even if she caught hold of his weak point, all he had to do was remain calm at all times!
Why not develop a technique like that?
During his time in Dragon Palace City, Ryushiki had brought those wild ideas of his to life through Noble Phantasms.
This time, Ryushiki was entering the field of techniques for the first time.
Late at night, Ryushiki found inspiration in the flickering candlelight in his room.
"The candle flame flickers because of the airflow. If the airflow could be kept unchanged..."
Thus, Ryushiki used his eyes to record his most peaceful state of mind and manifested it as a technique. Whenever this technique was activated, if his heart was disturbed, it would be forcibly restored to a calm state!
This technique... Ryushiki named it Mirror Mind, Still Water!
"Great! With this technique, I won't have to fear Sana's off-the-board tactics anymore. I'll definitely win tomorrow... heh, heh!"
Thinking that he would see Sana flushed with embarrassment tomorrow, Ryushiki was immensely excited.
The next day, atop the Wonder-Contemplation Platform on High-Heaven Grain Spirit Peak.
Ubiji took a leisurely sip of tea.
"Our Go lessons