Volume 3 Chapter 5
by Golden DragonVolume 3 + Chapter 5: Clash
“Y-you…!” The vice president was just about to lose her temper when she noticed that many freshmen in the room were watching her.
(No… I have to endure this. They’re from the student council. Since Bai Yuxuan suffered a setback against Qianxue at the end of last semester, he must hold a grudge. That’s why he deliberately sent people here to stir up trouble during recruitment. I must stay calm, I promised Qianxue.)
“We are currently conducting recruitment. If you’re here to cause trouble, then please leave immediately!”
“What do you mean ‘cause trouble’? I just want to play a match with you, Senior. What, as the vice president of the Go Club, are you this timid? If that’s the case, then your president can’t be much stronger either. Perhaps Senior Ouyang only became president of three clubs and won that public debate against Senior Yuxuan because of the popularity brought by her looks?”
Xia Bingdie said with a faint smile.
“You’re absolutely right,” Jiang Cheng beside her immediately chimed in agreement.
(It looks like they’re not leaving easily… But if I don’t respond, Qianxue’s reputation may suffer.)
The vice president glanced to the side. The freshmen, having heard those words, were already murmuring among themselves.
“Shut up, you shorty!”
Suddenly, Duan Haichen, who had been observing from the sidelines, stood up and shouted angrily.
“Whether it’s club achievements or the public debate, Senior Ouyang relied entirely on her own strength! I’ve watched every competition she’s participated in, the title of president of three clubs is something she absolutely deserves!”
His words sent a shock through everyone in the room.
“Y-you actually called me short?” After a long pause, Xia Bingdie finally spoke, her voice trembling with anger.
“So what if I did? Not only are you short, you’re ugly too. You slander Senior Ouyang by saying she relies on her looks, doesn’t that just mean you’re jealous of her beauty? Someone like you, short, ugly, and narrow-minded, what right do you have to gossip about someone as talented and beautiful as her?”
“Y-you…!” Xia Bingdie was so furious she could barely speak.
“Haha! Brother, you’re a true hero. Aside from Senior Yuxuan, you’re probably the only one in this entire school who dares talk to Xia Bingdie like that,” Jiang Cheng laughed loudly, slapping the table.
Hearing his laughter, Xia Bingdie’s face turned a deep shade of red with rage. She roared at Duan Haichen.
“You bastard! Since you’re here to apply for the Go Club, do you dare play a match against me? If I lose, I’ll kneel and apologize to Ouyang Qianxue, but if you lose, you’ll go to the restroom and rinse your mouth with toilet water!”
“And why would I be afraid of you?” Duan Haichen stepped forward, ready to accept,
But at that moment, the vice president stopped him.
“This is a conflict between the Go Club and the student council. You haven’t joined yet, don’t get involved.”
“But, Senior!”
Duan Haichen tried to protest, but the vice president shook her head.
“Since you’ve gone so far as to insult our president, I, as vice president, cannot stand by any longer. I will face you myself!”
“Fine. Even though I’d love to tear that guy’s mouth apart right now, since you insist, ‘Senior, I’ll play against you first.’”
Taking a deep breath, Xia Bingdie walked around and sat opposite the vice president, casting Duan Haichen a glare along the way.
“Since we’re ready, let’s begin.”
With that, the match started.
“No way… that first-year is actually challenging the vice president of the Go Club one-on-one?”
“Is she looking for death? We all saw it just now, she was playing nine of us at once, even giving us a two-stone handicap, and still crushed us!”
“She probably doesn’t know how strong the vice president is. Even though her reputation isn’t as great as President Ouyang’s, she’s still an amateur fifth-dan player and achieved excellent results in the last city-level high school competition!”
“Exactly…”
Most of the students in the Go Club believed Xia Bingdie was simply humiliating herself.
But Xia Bingdie wore a confident smile.
“Let me test her first.”
At the start of the match, the vice president did not reveal her full strategy. She played cautiously, waiting for Xia Bingdie to make the first move so she could respond accordingly.
She remained composed, though she didn’t believe she would lose, her opponent was still someone under Bai Yuxuan. Caution was never a mistake.
“Oh? You’re letting me make the first move? Then I’ll gladly accept!”
With that, Xia Bingdie invaded the corner of the board, launching the first attack.
(Her style… is it similar to Bai Yuxuan’s aggressive approach?)
The vice president hesitated briefly before choosing to defend, but Xia Bingdie’s offensive was even fiercer than she had anticipated.
Each move struck directly at the vital points of her formation, leaving her struggling to respond.
“Hey… isn’t it just me, or does it feel like the vice president is being suppressed by that student council freshman? It looks like the newcomer actually has the upper hand right now,” a few onlookers whispered.
“No, it’s too early to say. The short one is trying to overwhelm her with relentless offense. On the surface, the vice president seems pressured, but the attacker also has many weaknesses, it’s just that the vice president hasn’t had the chance to seize the initiative.
Now it’s a test of precision. If the vice president makes a mistake, the short one will crush her with continuous attacks. But if the attacker falters and loses momentum, then the vice president can counterattack.”
At that moment, after playing several matches earlier during recruitment, the vice president was beginning to feel fatigue in this evenly matched battle.
“This is bad!”
After the vice president placed her next stone, Duan Haichen realized she had made a critical mistake.
Xia Bingdie’s lips curled into a sly smile. With her next move, the entire situation shifted decisively.
“What?!”
Only then did the vice president realize her error. Because of that one misstep, she had completely fallen into a passive position, and judging from the current score, defeat was inevitable.
Panic surged through her. If she lost to a freshman from the student council in front of so many new students, the club’s reputation would plummet, and it might even tarnish Ouyang Qianxue’s name.
“Senior, you should just resign. It’s better than dragging this out, you might at least salvage some dignity that way,” Xia Bingdie said smugly.
“No way… the vice president of the Go Club is actually going to lose to a first-year?”
The surrounding students looked on in shock.
But just then…
“Declaring the outcome of this match now would be a bit premature.”
A clear, pleasant voice sounded from behind Xia Bingdie. At the same time, strands of golden hair brushed past the still-dumbfounded Duan Haichen.
[Author’s Note: P.S. Regarding the concern raised in the previous chapter about a player’s mental capacity when facing multiple opponents, this varies from person to person. The author has personally seen a professional first-dan teacher simultaneously play against five or six amateur-level students. Thank you all for reading carefully and for your feedback.]
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