Summary : After the Hokuto Cup, Hikaru found himself missing Sai more than ever. One day, he saw a portrait of Sai! How could anyone other than him know how Sai looks like? This is his chance, his only chance to find back Sai!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hikaru no Go, although I would love to own them.

It had been a month ever since the Hokuto Cup. Hikaru's lost at that tournament had not reduced his will to become the best. Although his heart was fired up to beat all his opponents, he still lost to Touya Akira at the Wakajishisen. He lost to Touya, again. Will he ever win against Touya in a real match? Not letting himself drown in the thought of losing against his rival, he continued to replay Honinbu Shusaku's matches over and over again.

A soft air blew the curtains in Hikaru's room. He gazed at the sky so far away from him. That sky was out of his reach, just like Sai was. An overflowing surge of sadness invaded him. All he could think of now was Sai.

Sai… Will I ever see you again?

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"Sigh… Why did I agree to this?" murmured a young boy.

He looked no more than a 15 years old teenager. He was staring at the art gallery's paintings with no knowledge of what it represents. He scratched his head and messed up his yellow bangs with his black hair. His yellow t-shirt was half tucked in his pants.

"Hmm… I say that this is a pig! That's it! A pig!" yelled out that boy.

"Hikaru! Lower your voice. Everyone is staring at us!" The brown haired girl whispered.

"Akari, are we done yet? It's boring here."

"You promised me to go here with me!"

"But I didn't know that it's this boring…"

"Well a promise is a promise."

Akari pushed Hikaru to the next section. It was an art exposition of the results of a painting contest. Excited, the girl went ahead and admired at all the paintings. On the other hand, Hikaru was passing by all the paintings as if they were all nothing.

'Dogs, rabbits, cats,' Hikaru named the main theme of each painting. 'trees, flowers, car… Wow, they really have nothing better to do. Another tree painting, field, Sai, an unknown object, ra… SAI?"

He hurriedly went back to the previous painting. It was a picture of a man with purple hair, a black long hat, and a white assemble. He was smiling peacefully and was looking at a go board with half a game left to play. That gentle smile, that nostalgic look… It was Sai! It had to be him! Sai… SAI! How can anyone other than him know his existence? Is it possible for Sai to be in another person's body?

"Who drew this?" shouted Hikaru. "Does anyone know…"

"Hikaru!"

Akari covered her friend's mouth and dragged him away from the exposition. Although she felt embarrassed by Hikaru's action, she felt relieved; it had been ages since he acted like his old self, like the boy she knew before he "quitted" go. Unlike the past months, his eyes shined with hope and joy. At the same time, there was a bit of sadness.

"Let go of me Akari! I need to know who…"

"Will you just calm down? If you read the note under the painting, you'll see that it's written there."

Slowly and carefully, Hikaru walked back in the exposition. He could feel his legs trembling of fear and joy. Finally… There was a sign that Sai was back… He took a deep breath and looked at the sign.

'The God of Go' by Hacilise R.

'The God of Go? Sai would definitely live up to that name.'

He went to a guide in the museum and asked where he could find the painter of this piece of art.

"Oh, that artist actually never showed up." One of the workers said, "He only submitted it here and didn't even pick up his prize for getting second place. But who knows? Maybe he'll show up at the end."

For the upcoming days, Hikaru spent all his spare time in the exposition. He hanged out there whenever he didn't have matches or jobs. Still, that person hadn't shown up.

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"Shindo, Shindo!" yelled the young boy in front of Hikaru. "Are you listening to me?"

"Stop yelling at me, Touya."

"If you were not daydreaming, then I wouldn't have to yell at you."

"Daydreaming? How can I be daydreaming when I am winning… huh?"

Hikaru took a look at the game that Touya and he were playing and realized that he is losing very badly.

"What did you say again?" Touya retorted.

"Well I can still turn this around. All I've to do is to attack here."

"Are you an idiot? I won't let you survive here."

"Idiot? You are the idiot!"

"What? You are the one who is not paying attention and is losing."

"I'm going home!"

Hikaru rushed out of the go parlor. Even though he claimed of going back home, the only place he went to was the exposition.

"Ah, young man," the guard that Hikaru saw everyday said, "You just missed the artist. Run if you want to catch up to that kid."

Without waiting any second, Hikaru ran as fast as he ever could have imagined. This was it! This was the chance that he had been waiting for for days! He could not let go of this hint, the only hint to find back Sai!

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