Hikaru No Go: A World Held Up by Three People

I didn't expect this story to cause such a fuss, haha. At first, I just wanted to write about my own wish: for Sai to come back, by any means. Because I feel that a world without Sai is incomplete for both Hikaru and Akira. If you don't accept this approach, that's fine. But some people really like this setup and the style of the story. * The first time I read Hikaru no Go, I read the manga, but I couldn't keep going after the Sai arc. The second time, I watched the anime, sure that I'd make it to the end this time, but, to my surprise, I stopped at exactly the same point. It seems I just want Sai to come back, that's all. There are lots of great Hikaru no Go fanfics, but plenty of them are sad stories, too. So this time, I was determined not to write a tragedy. About the dan-ranking issue several authors brought up: let me clarify. Tenth Dan is indeed a title, but there are also lower and higher dan ranks. I based this on what Tōya says in the last episode of the TV series: “Don't look down on Hikaru just because he's a low-dan player.” Premise: