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Chap 3

Sai is within my go… so the only way for me to 'meet' him is to play go. I have to fulfill his dream too; I have to use Sai's technique to get the Kami no Itte…


"Who is Sai? He defeated Touya Meijin, THE Touya Meijin! Aren't you curious too, Isumi?" Waya asked, shocked at the game played Touya Meijin and the saint of net go, Sai.

The black haired insei just sighed at his friend's antics; "This shows that there is an incredibly strong player hidden in the shadows… who is not a pro."

"Well DUH! I can figure that out as well!" Waya retorted, slamming his fist on the table.

"Waya, you're too noisy." Nase complained. "I bet Touya Meijin wants to know the identity of Sai too… but don't you think it's such a coincidence?"

The group turned to face her, "What do you mean?" they asked in unison.

"Oh, you know," Nase replied flippantly, "Touya Meijin logged in, refusing all requests until Sai log in then they start playing? It's like they had an agreement before hand…"

"Dunno." Waya shrugged, then he suddenly changed the subject. "Have you read that manga I told you about, Isumi?"

"Hmm… no. What is it about?" Isumi replied.

"Its about this guy from the Hein era who loves to play go. Teaches go in the imperial court. He was framed by another go instructor and was exiled from the capital. He committed suicide but because of his love for go, his spirit remained in a goban.

That's in the first volume. I'm waiting for the second one. Heard it was drawn by this famous artist… Hikari?"

Nase gaped, "Are you serious! Hikari-sama is like, the best artist in Japan. He started the Sai series… and he started a manga series as well!! OMG! What is the title! I am so going to read it!"

"Fujiwara no Sai. That's the title… though he sure like the name Sai…" Waya shrugged.

"Nothing is known about Hikari-sama. His age, real name etc. in fact the only thing we know is his gender." Nase said seriously, eyes filled with love for her Hikari-sama.

Isumi laughed, "A mysterious netgo player called Sai, an unknown artist who draws art works and a manga naming them Sai… why do I feel a connection between them?"


"Hikari-sensei, your manga is a huge success! Though why did you start on a manga series all of a sudden?" The famous mangaka's editor asked.

Hikaru smiled sadly, "I have a story to tell… and my art works are not enough to convey it."

"A story?" the editor enquired.

"The story of Fujiwara no Sai." Hikaru replied.

"Could it be, Hikari-sensei, that Fujiwara no Sai actually exist?" the editor asked excitedly.

"Something like that." Hikaru smiled.

Sai, I will never forget you and I will not let the world forget you either…


TBC

This chapter is quite short but blame it on my up coming exams and my lack of inspiration –grin-. Any ideas on how to proceed with this fic will be kindly appreciated as well…