Teaser.
At the Go Club.
Page 31. Frame 2. Balloon 1. Kawai: You're telling us now that you passed? We heard about it ages ago!
31.2.2. F/X: Noogie.
31.2.3. Hikaru: Ulp.
31.3.1. Kawai: You're slooow! You shoulda come faster! It's only thanks to me you passed, anyway!
31.3.2. F/X: Repeated noogie.
31.3.3. Hikaru: Why do I have you to thank for my passing?
Cover Illustration
Inside cover: Hikaru T-shirt pattern
Still at the Go Club
35.1.1. Terauchi: What, did he say that kid passed the Pro Qualifier?
35.1.2. Player A: Oh that's right, you don't know Shindou.
35.2.1. Player A: He came here every day during summer vacation.
35.3.1. Kawai: You're saying I didn't help you pass?!
35.3.2. Hikaru: You can't take all the credit!
35.4.1. Player B: "Go Weekly" magazine announced the results of the Pro Qualifier the other day. Here it is.
35.5.1. Player B: Look.
35.5.2. Terauchi: Hmm. Hikaru Shindou.
36.1.1. Kawai: When you win your first title, you'd better tell them: "I owe it all to Mr. Kawai."!
36.1.2. Hikaru: You're joking!
36.2.1. Player B: A pro title, that'd be great. Be like Master Touya and go for four of them!
36.2.2. Player C: I heard he's going for a fifth one soon!
36.3.1. Hikaru: A fifth title? Master Touya?
36.4.1. Player C: Once he manages the Ouza-Sen, yes.
36.5.1. Player D: He's won his first two games back-to-back, so he's got a good shot at it.
36.5.2. Hikaru: So how many more does he need to win?
37.1.1. Kawai: The Ouza-Sen is a best-of-five [might be best-of-nine, will check] so if he wins his third game, he's the Ouza!
37.1.2. Terauchi: But he's also playing games during breaks to defend his Tengen title, so he's having to work hard at it.
37.2.1. Hikaru: Tengen? Is that a title, too?
37.3.1. All: (shocked silence)
37.4.1. Player E: I guess if he doesn't even know that, it'd be a stretch for him to win a title match.
37.4.2. Player F: Hey, is this kid really a pro?
37.4.3. Kawai: You idiot!
37.5.1. Kawai: How dare you embarrass me!
37.5.2. Hikaru: This has nothing to do with you!
37.5.3. Player B: Now, now.
37.5.4. Player B: Here, I'll give you some old newspapers, take them home and read them, and you'll learn a little bit about the world of Go.