[Akina]: Maybe I should contact the authorities after all. My daughter's recent obsession is honestly scary.
[Kaito]: Ahem, Mrs. Hinatsuru, how old is your daughter? Is making such a big fuss necessary?
[Akina]: Hello, Kaito-san. My daughter Hinatsuru Ai is currently 9 years old. My avatar is her!
[Kaito]: I see. Your daughter is really cute.
[Akina]: Hehe, thank you for the complint, Kaito-san. I'm just a bit troubled by her hobbies right now.
The plot hadn't deviated, but the deviation was Akina herself joining the chat group.
Logically, Kaito shouldn't have the right to interfere in these matters. But thinking about how much he liked Ai, and to prevent Yaichi from getting pretty but cold silver bracelets...
'Sigh, good buddy! I'll help you out this once!'
'You're welco!'
"Ahem!"
[Kaito]: Actually, why not try letting her learn other types of board gas? Like Xiangqi or Go? Those two are also very well-known. (T/N: sen.wikipedia/wiki/Xiangqi.)
From the Ani, Ai's talent for Shogi was genuinely high. After only 3 months of study, she could compete against Sora Ginko. Although she ultimately lost, Ginko in the plot went all out and at full speed still couldn't completely suppress her.
It's like a Diamond player soloing a Bronze player in LoL. The result should be a total stomp in every aspect: ga knowledge, positioning, last hitting, everything.
But then, the Bronze player, through sheer tenacity, drags a 15-minute ga out to 50 minutes before finally losing.
How would you feel? Wouldn't you be tilted?
[Akina]: Uh... still board gas? Why would Kaito-san suggest that?
[Kaito]: It's simple, nurturing an interest. A parent can't just outright stop their child's interests, right? Sotis, the more you forbid it, the more the child will rebel.
[Kaito]: So, since that's the case, guiding is better than blocking. If the child likes board gas, just nurture it properly.
[Kaito]: If she has no talent, she'll likely give up quickly. But if she has talent, she'll definitely persist.
To be fair, what Kaito said were reasonable suggestions. Shodai also chid in the group, agreeing. For instance, wasn't she teaching her daughter, Izumi Sagiri to draw?
It's just the content of the drawings… well...
[Akina]: I see... nurturing my child's interest. But I...
[Kaito]: You're worried she'll end up like your father?
[Akina]: Yes, that's exactly why I don't really like Shogi and such.
[Kaito]: That's understandable. However, in this process, you need to accompany and guide her.
[Kaito]: Nurturing a child's interest, like in board gas, can exercise their logical thinking and improve their overall abilities.
In the future, when she faces difficulties in life, she'll also have strong and calm coping skills.
Kaito actually admired strong board ga players, like Ke Jie. (T/N: A famous Go players.)
The Ryuo, Yaichi, was basically his parallel.
Kaito didn't continue after this, as Sephie, Irisviel, and others all jumped in to persuade and comfort her.
As mothers themselves, their words were far more effective than his.
Ultimately, Akina agreed to let her daughter like Shogi. But regarding the choice of teacher, she rejected that sixteen-year-old "Ryuo" or whatever.
She didn't know how high or powerful the Ryuo's status was, or how famous…
What concerned her was her daughter's personal safety.
Not knowing Yaichi's character, she dared not let her daughter actually go to him.
After much consideration, she decided to wait and see for now, and specifically bought Ai a tablet to play online against others.
But she also set a condition for her daughter: she could only play in her spare ti. If her grades dropped, Shogi would be banned until they recovered.
For now, Akina could only do this.
Seeing this outco, Kaito wasn't too surprised. For now, he regretted being unable to travel to the various worlds of his group mbers.
"M-Master... Shall I start making lunch now?"
"..."
'Spread the word, my wife, the Raiden God Baal, has the longest legs!!'
'She wasn't wearing any of the other clothes, just ordinary casual loungewear.'
'But wearing short won's athletic shorts perfectly showcased her long-legged figure!'
'Wonderful, wonderful.'
"Master, please stop staring at ..."
"Ahem! So, Baal, make lunch. I'm hungry after walking all morning."
"Okay, Master."
Baal nodded shyly, took the new apron hanging by the kitchen door, and skillfully put it on.
"Whoa!!"
1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point...
'Indeed, the charm of an apron is everywhere.' Kaito ca to the kitchen door and watched Baal's skilled cooking form, unable to stop the tears from flowing from the corner of his mouth.
So fragrant.
Ah, that refers to the dishes Baal was cooking, you understand.
After a while, it was the sa perfectly sumptuous, glowing al.
As delicious as ever, Kaito suddenly felt he might never be able to eat food made by anyone else again.
The way to a person's heart is through their stomach, and Baal had undoubtedly perfected it.
After they finished lunch together, before Kaito could even get up, Baal proactively began clearing the dishes and even brewed him a pot of tea.
'Hmm...'
For a mont, Kaito felt that if this continued long-term, she might spoil him into uselessness.
'Well, let's handle Hinatsuru Ai's matter first.'
Sitting at the computer desk on the living room balcony, Kaito turned on the computer and started downloading a Shogi platform.
Like Xiangqi and Go, he downloaded the international version. With a VPN, he could play against people overseas.
"Oh? Master, are you playing Shogi?"
"Yes. To save a youth about to go astray, to prevent him from getting silver bracelets, I'm brushing up on my old skills and waiting for a disciple to co apprentice under ."
"Huh?"
The dishcloth Baal was holding slipped from her hand.
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