'I'm the god of the board!'
So said 12-year-old Hikaru Shindo when he first picked up a Go stone.
Back then, the child with clear, lively eyes had no idea that this playful remark would come to define his entire life.
Hikaru Shindo was a child chosen by the gods.
Hikaru Shindo shakes off admirers and suitors of every kind, sweeps through the world of Go, and becomes a legendary Go god! Probably...
Everyone-loves-Hikaru throughout, no pairing in the ending.