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Hikaru No Go -- Holy Encounter
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Volume One -- Holy Encounter
Volume 1 Round 1 -- Holy Encounter
Round 2 -- The Depth of the Skill
Round 3 -- Point of Defeat
Round 4 -- Unforgivable Statement
Round 5 -- Full Force, Akira
Round 6 -- Slashed Into Two
Round 7 -- Three Go Problems
Round 1 -- Holy Encounter

  • Hikaru found an ancient Go board and was possessed by a ghost who resided in it.
  • The ghost, Sai, told Hikaru who he is and how he died. He also told Hikaru that he still roamed in human world as he still wished to play Go.
  • Hikaru refused to let Sai play Go but finally gave in because "Sai's sorrow" can caused him to throw up very badly.
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Round 2 -- The Depth of the Skill

  • Hikaru went to Public Go Center to let Sai play Go.
  • Hikaru met Touya Meijin's son, Akira, who later played Go with him.
  • Sai who was the one who play, defeated Akira.
  • Akira was shocked to know that was actually Hikaru's first play.
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Round 3 -- Point of Defeat

  • Hikaru and Sai went to see Children's Go competition.
  • Hikaru made mistake by spitting out the correct step to the competitors.
  • Hikaru bumped into Touya Meijin before he left.
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Round 4 -- Unforgivable Statement

  • Unable to forget the match they had before, Akira went to look for Hikaru.
  • During the talk with Akira, Hikaru accidentally made an insult about being a Go pro.
  • Akira who was angered, asked Hikaru for a rematch.
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Round 5 -- Full Force, Akira

  • Akira pulled Hikaru to Public Go Center.
  • Sai told Hikaru that last match, he wasn't using his true ability.
  • This time Sai wanted to give his best shot.
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Round 6 -- Slashed Into Two

  • Akira conceded defeat in the middle of the match.
  • Hikaru tried to console Akira, but it was useless.
  • The next day, Ogata Sensei found Hikaru and dragged him to meet Meijin.
  • Hikaru was forced into a Go match.
  • During the match, Hikaru who was amazed by Meijin's play, unconsciously placed the Go stone like Meijin.
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Round 7 -- Three Go Problems

  • Hikaru ran out as he couldn't believe what he just did.
  • Hikaru insisted that Sai had controlled his body.
  • Akari who passed by asked Hikaru to go to the school affair.
  • Tsutsui was running the Go booth in the school affair.
  • Hikaru with the help of Sai tried to win Meijin's Go manual by solving 3 Go problems.
  • Kaga came out of nowhere and solve the puzzle "arrogantly" ^^;;
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