"Check!"
Ayaka's piece was threatening his king, and Li Qiuzhi's king had nowhere to move.
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Li Qiuzhi with a light smile:
"Hehe, it seems I've won the first game."
"Don't celebrate too soon. I've only just started playing shogi and haven't gotten used to it yet. You won't stand a chance next game."
Although Li Qiuzhi's knowledge of shogi extended only to its rules, his Psychic Power was vastly, vastly greater than Ayaka's.
While ordinary people could look two or five moves ahead, a casual glance let him simulate countless variations within the rules.
Thus, despite his limited experience, he would essentially never lose.
He had lost this first game only so Ayaka's defeat would not be too crushing. If he swept her, she might think he had deliberately sought her out to amuse himself at her expense.
"Oh? Then I'm rather looking forward to your performance, Mr. Adventurer."
Naturally, Kamisato Ayaka did not believe that the shogi skills she had honed over many years could be surpassed so easily.
They set up the pieces again, and the second game of shogi began.
But the way this game unfolded surprised Kamisato Ayaka somewhat. Although she gradually gained the upper hand, she found that several of her finishing moves were countered.
The game soon reached a deadlock, and before long, Kamisato Ayaka found herself gradually being backed into a corner.
Finally, with a cry of "Check!" Li Qiuzhi claimed victory in this game!
"How could this..."
Kamisato Ayaka still seemed unable to believe it. Kujou Sara was also somewhat surprised, not having expected Li Qiuzhi to be so accomplished at shogi as well.
"Can't help it. Perhaps this is what being a genius means," Li Qiuzhi said with a smile. "Come on, let's start the third game."